The Era of Emerald

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Although under the impact of the Bosman Act, Ajax has fallen behind from the ranks of the top European giants, and has even become a satellite club of Florence in essence. It has to rely on the support of Viola every year to barely maintain itself in the Netherlands. The dominance of PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord has not been coveted.But unlike clubs such as Monaco and Vicenza, Ajax, which has a glorious past, is not willing to just become Fiorentina.

The best evidence is that Van Prager, as the chairman of Ajax, has built a global scouting system through large loans from banks in the past few years, and at the same time established a scouting system in Africa and South America. Several satellite clubs have been recruited to strengthen the scope of Ajax's selection of young potential rookies and so on.From these actions, it can be seen that Ajax was not willing to completely tie itself to Florence's chariot while accepting the assistance of Florence, and was constantly looking for opportunities to escape from Viola's control.

Fiorentina are naturally very dissatisfied with Ajax, a club that seems obedient on the surface, but has another small calculation in the dark.After all, in their eyes, if Fiorentina hadn't lent Inzaghi and other players to the other side in a critical moment, Ajax would have been wiped out in the wave of wealthy families. Dominate the king, and even have a chance to show his face in the Champions Cup?

Although Zhuang Mingge was also very dissatisfied with the tenacious attitude shown by Ajax and Van Prager, he was actually more surprised.You know, it has been more than seven years since the Bosman Act came into effect. From Van Prager's perspective, it should be obvious that Ajax, who is in the Eredivisie, a second-tier European league, cannot play here. Surviving the current wave, it is even more out of reach to reproduce the glory of the era of Michels and Van Gaal.Under such circumstances, Ajax is still unwilling to tie itself to Florence's chariot, and is constantly looking for opportunities to be independent. This has to be said to be a very incomprehensible thing.

"Perhaps, these people in Ajax still can't let go of the glorious history they have created, and the pressure of reality forces them to make compromises in order to maintain their own appearance. Therefore, Van Prager is unwilling to let Ajax Its history and heritage are far inferior to its Florence banner, but it is more hoped to stand by our side as an ally." This is the answer given by Zhuang Mingge after Groz Jr. raised the same question , He felt that this was the only way to explain the series of almost ungrateful actions of Ajax and Van Prager.

What Zhuang Minge didn't know was that his guess was actually very close to Van Prager's idea. The chairman of Ajax really didn't want the club to decline in his hands, and let the dignified four-time Big Ears Cup winner become Vassal of Florence.Therefore, he will spare no effort to expand the scope of the club's selection of talents, intending to use this to get rid of the influence of Florence and reproduce the glory of the Ajax youth army in 95.

The direct confrontation with Fiorentina this time is a touchstone for Van Prager to test his achievements over the years.If he can achieve a better result in these two rounds, then he will also have enough confidence to say goodbye to Florence.For this reason, Van Prager decided to personally go to the team coach Koeman to light a fire, so that he can prepare for these two games more attentively.

"Ronald (Keman), what do you think is our chance of reaching the semi-finals against Fiorentina?" Van Prager came to Koeman's office the day before the Champions League match, He resorted to aggressive tactics against the head coach of the team, "You know, many people outside are not optimistic about us now, and think that it is no suspense that Fiorentina beat us to advance to the next round."

"Which bastard is talking nonsense?" Koeman, who was a fiery temper in his player days, still hasn't changed his temper after becoming the head coach.Therefore, after hearing Van Prager's provocation, the former Dutch international immediately flew into a rage, and said sharply, "Our Ajax will never lose to Fiorentina, an upstart who has no background at all. It is the ability not to lose to any top giants. So, Mr. Chairman, don’t worry, I will definitely beat Fiorentina, and let those who look down on us see who is the real giants club!"

In the eyes of the stubborn Koeman, Fiorentina, which has completed its rise with the help of a rich boss, is a pure upstart, even if they surpass Ajax in the number of Champions League champions.

Seeing Koman's blood boiling, Van Prager nodded secretly.He knows that Koeman's fighting spirit has been successfully picked up by him, and he no longer has to worry about the players not working hard enough in the game.Therefore, Van Prager, who had achieved his goal, returned to his office with peace of mind, waiting for the arrival of the game.

In this way, the time came to March 3, which is the day of the first round match between Fiorentina and Ajax.

At 3:26 pm on March [-], the Amsterdam stadium was full of people. Nearly [-] Ajax fans and thousands of Fiorentina fans from afar filled the stands on all sides. It can almost be said to be overcrowded.

"Needless to say, Ajax must have deliberately oversold the tickets this time." Noticing the scene of fans crowding shoulder to shoulder in the stands, Zhuang Mingge frowned and muttered dissatisfiedly, "Heysel and Healzburg Less than 20 years have passed since what happened, so why can't they have a long memory and have to sell thousands of tickets?"

"Tony, you're wrong." Karin corrected her solemnly. Unlike Zhuang Mingge, who only focused on the general direction and didn't care much about the details, she obviously paid more attention to these details. For us, the income of thousands of tickets is nothing. But in a second-tier league like Ajax, tickets account for a large part of their financial revenue. So, like this can guarantee attendance at the same time. With the high rate and high ticket price of the Champions League knockout match, Ajax will of course take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"Tsk, what a group of guys who don't care about anything for profit." Capitalists will take risks when they have 50.00% profits. Mr. Marx's words really make sense.After hearing Karin's explanation, Zhuang Minge thought in his heart while talking.