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Comain Ronald Comain.
Ajax's manager.
Yesterday, he had gone through a day of lingering fear. Ajax had only eliminated Graz AK in overtime and made it to the Champions League. If there had been any other result, he simply could not imagine!
If they had lost to Graz AK, it was clear that Ajax would have become a stepping stone for the small Austrian team and become famous in one game. And the financial losses suffered by the club would also be a huge pressure that Comain could not bear.
Fortunately, the team passed the thrill and the disaster did not happen!
The manager, who was once known as the Four Heavenly Kings along with the Dutch Three Musketeers and helped Barcelona pick up the first Champions League trophy in the club's history in 1992, breathed a sigh of relief when he came to the club's office.
He came early. The team's training today would start later because the Champions League game had just been played last night and the players needed more time to rest.
Just as he was enjoying the peace, someone knocked on the door and then pushed it open. Comain saw the person and could not help but frown slightly. After a moment, he returned to normal.
The "uninvited guest" was the club's technical director, Louis Van Gaal.
A few years ago, when Louis Van Gaal first took charge of Barcelona, Comain was Louis Van Gaal's assistant. Two years ago, Comain came to Ajax as the manager. Comain would never have thought that he would be working with Louis Van Gaal today. Moreover, he was very conflicted about Louis Van Gaal's role.
The boundaries of the technical director's power were very vague.
Coupled with Louis Van Gaal's strong influence in the club, Louis Van Gaal was almost the same as the "retired emperor."
For Comain, who had just turned 40 six months ago, the manager was on the road to proving his coaching ability. He did not want outsiders to think that he was Louis Van Gaal's puppet, nor did he want people to question how much of Louis Van Gaal's credit was due to his substantial achievements?
The friction between Comain and Louis Van Gaal also often occurred in the club. The latter openly intervened in the management of the team as the technical director, while the former tried to dilute Louis Van Gaal's influence to prove his "independence and sovereignty."
Louis Van Gaal walked to Comain's desk with excitement on his face and put a player's file in front of him. He said, "Ronald, the club has another talented seedling. We have to carefully cultivate this player. He will contribute to Ajax's return to the top of Europe. He just joined the club yesterday. I think you should immediately transfer him to the First Team and give him suitable training time in the league so that he can adapt to the Dutch game atmosphere as soon as possible. Then, we will see how he performs together."
Comain's eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure.
In Louis Van Gaal's words, he was most disgusted with the word "we."
We?
We!
Sorry, I am the manager of Ajax. As long as it is a decision related to the players, only "I" can make, and there is no "we"!
Dissatisfaction in his heart was dissatisfaction, but Comain really did not have the courage to completely fall out with Louis Van Gaal.
He flipped open the player's file with a calm expression. The player's personal information was on the first page.
"A Chinese player? No professional league experience? "
Comain saw Qin Xiong's photo and saw Qin Xiong's past experience. He just looked at these and shook his head. His tone was full of doubts.
It was as if he was not questioning Qin Xiong, but vaguely questioning Louis Van Gaal.
After turning to the next page and browsing through Qin Xiong's ability evaluation yesterday, he was a little surprised.
The evaluation results of Qin Xiong's speed and endurance made him wonder if the club had made a mistake.
After roughly looking at Louis Van Gaal's simple personal analysis of the player's ability and potential, Comain closed the file and looked up at Louis Van Gaal. He said, "He looks to be in good condition, but the First Team is full of talent now. There are too few opportunities for him. Plus, he has no professional experience. Either we let him familiarize himself with our football culture in the Youth Team first and see how he performs in the Youth League, or we can loan him out and see how he performs during the one-year loan."
Louis Van Gaal was a man with a strong personality. Coupled with his successful career in the past, it made him seem even more "dictatorial." He had not yet noticed Comain's inner conflict with him. It was also possible that in his eyes, Comain was still his obedient assistant.
Therefore, he discussed the matter with Comain in detail. He said with a serious face, "This player is different. He has not only shown potential. I think he already has a certain level of ability. He has the ability to contribute to the First Team! If we loan him out, it will be our loss. "
Comain spread his hands and said, "Then let him prove himself in the Youth Team first. I have to consider the order of the team's locker room, the fairness of the club's entire system, the promotion of the players, and standing out. The players need to show enough performance."
Louis Van Gaal slammed the table and said angrily, "Did you listen to me carefully?! He already has the ability to play for the First Team! It's a waste to let him stay in the Youth Team! "
Comain's face darkened when Louis Van Gaal slammed the table in front of him. He immediately said angrily, "He hasn't even played a single match in the Professional League, and I'm transferring him to the First Team? How many players in our reserve team train hard every day and yearn for the opportunity to enter the First Team? How many players are still in the Youth Team even though they are already 19 years old? We don't lack geniuses here! "
Louis Van Gaal closed his eyes. He suddenly did not want to argue with the other side because he felt that he was playing the lute to a cow!
Genius?
Ronald Comain.
You've changed so quickly. It's really in line with this increasingly utilitarian society. Geniuses have become cheap and worthless!
Have you ever seen a real genius?
When Kluivert won the UEFA Champions League under me, he was only 18 years old!
Overmars, a genius like Seedorf, played an important role in my team before he was 20 years old.
Haha, you're using a 19-year-old player in the Youth Team as a standard for geniuses. What's there to talk about with you?
Louis Van Gaal did not say anything and left in a huff. His expression was angry and stubborn.
If you don't know what a genius is!
Then, let me teach you!
After Louis Van Gaal left, Comain, who was originally slightly relaxed, became upset.
Actually, he was not "blind" or muddle-headed. If his assistant manager had handed him Qin Xiong's information and suggested that Qin Xiong be transferred to the First Team, he might have seriously considered it and made an objective decision personally.
However, Louis Van Gaal had appeared in front of him. A role in the club that restricted him made him reflexively resist all of Louis Van Gaal's suggestions in order to defend his authority as a manager.
If he did not have the courage to promote young people, then the First Team would not have the 18-year-old De Rong, the 19-year-old Snede, and the 20-year-old Van Der Vaart who became the captain.
After Louis Van Gaal left, he first went to inform the club to add Qin Xiong's name to the registration list for the Champions League and the Premier League. Then, he went to the Youth Team and found Ricklink.
The current manager was better than the county magistrate.
Louis Van Gaal's huge influence in Ajax permeated every corner. Ten years ago, when he was the manager here, the Youth Team, from the formulation of tactics to the development of key players, were all handled by him. Today, even if there were changes in the manager and personnel, as long as he gave orders, not many people dared to openly oppose him. Even the manager, Comain, only raised objections in a roundabout way. He would not openly say to him, "No!"
Louis Van Gaal was now a little angry.
Comain's doubts made him very unhappy.
He wanted to let Qin Xiong adapt to Ajax as quickly as possible. According to his vision, he had confidence in Qin Xiong. When Qin Xiong soared to the sky, Comain would be ashamed and unable to show his face!
He found Ricklink and directly gave the order.
Let Qin Xiong train with the Youth Team first and be the team's main starter in the U19 Youth League!
Ricklink would convey this request to the Youth Team manager. This represented the will of the higher-ups, and he believed that the Youth Team manager would not have the courage to go against it. Moreover, Qin Xiong had just arrived and performed amazingly in the trial training. The Youth Team manager was also curious about him and wanted to discover more of Qin Xiong's potential.
On Qin Xiong's first day of training with Ajax, he was in an awkward situation in the eyes of outsiders, but he himself felt that he was enjoying a comical farce. (What a good activity for a pie in the sky. Cool mobile phones are waiting for you! Follow ~ Click on the Chinese website's official account (WeChat friend – add official account – type qdread) and participate immediately! There's a prize for everyone, follow qdread's official account on WeChat now!)
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