On May 29, the Ajax first team announced a holiday, and the entire team will not regroup until July 1.

Lin Kedi started his one-month vacation.

And in the Ajax office building.

Ajax general manager Edwin van der Sar and sporting director Overmars sat together.

Van der Sar spoke first.

"So, he still wants to leave?"

"Yes, Dortmund has sent us a fax. They are willing to pay the 5 million yuan in liquidated damages in Peter's contract."

"We just won the Europa League, and we can go to the Champions League next season. Everything is going so well, but he wants to leave? To Dortmund? Why?"

"Edwin, it's just the two of us here, and I believe you know exactly why he left."

"I know what he was thinking, but he acted too quickly. On the day after the Europa League final, he applied to expel Bergkamp, ​​Spikeman, Krellhoff and Riami.

As for so soon? It will take time to drive them away. Peter should know that we stand with him. In the last half month of last season, I already used my power to let Bergkamp go to UEFA for further training.

After studying, is he still not satisfied?"

"There is no way. Edwin Bergkamp is said to be the forward coach of the first team, but everyone knows that he is one of the four core members of the club. He is the core figure of the Cruyff faction. Get rid of him.

It’s really difficult.”

"So it takes time. Peter can't wait?"

"He has achieved results, and Dortmund is willing to pay him liquidated damages. Now we really can't do anything."

"Mark, why do I feel that you are biased towards Peter?"

"It's not a feeling, it's just. To be honest, I am very disgusted with Cruyffians now. I agree with Cruyff's ideas, but I am not a fundamentalist. Bergkamp has obviously gone astray. He wanted to be

The offensive coach of the first team has a very clear meaning. He just wants to implement Cruyff's tactical concepts, but in modern football, Barcelona no longer plays Cruyff's way. We need to use different tactics. So,

I have stood with Peter very early on. Moreover, Edwin, if you are the head coach and there is such a coach on the coaching staff who has a different philosophy from yours, but he still has a lot of power in the club, then

You said, it’s you, don’t you want to leave?”

Van der Sar was silent for a long time.

"Mark, you are right. Dennis, he must go. He is an old minister of the former government. If we want to create a brand new Ajax, we must get rid of Cruyff's shadow."

"Edwin, the top priority now is, what should we do about the head coach's problem?"

"Wait, the important thing is not now. But I have an idea. Since Peter left on his own initiative and he was not fired by us, then we can definitely announce that the entire coaching staff will also leave the first team. Then let Dennis -

It's enough for Bergkamp to return to management."

"It rises brightly and falls darkly?"

"Yes, if he is in the first team, he will affect the operation of the entire team, but if he goes to the management, this impact can be eliminated."

"However, Dennis has always said that he does not want to be in a management position."

"It's easier if you don't want to be a management team. Wasn't the head coach of the second team driven away before? Now he is an assistant coach leading the team. Since he likes to pass on Cruyff's ideas so much, wouldn't it be better to go to the second team to pass on the ideas than to the first team?

Fast?"

"Would he be willing?"

"I'm not sure, but it's worth a try. Mark, Dennis is a fool who is played by power, not a person who plays with power. From the time he became the offensive coach of the first team, I can see that this kind of person

, can often be easily defeated. And, Mark, you need to talk to Peter as soon as possible and explain the content of our conversation just now. Since the Bergkamp matter has been resolved, Peter can definitely come back.

."

At this moment, Van der Sar is full of confidence.

On the one hand, we need to eradicate the old forces.

On the one hand, it can retain the championship coach.

Then one day later, Van der Sar received still bad news.

"Edwin, Peter has decided to leave and there is no way he can come back."

"How is that possible? Does he want to see our sincerity? I already talked to Dennis yesterday. Although he didn't immediately agree to me, it's obvious that he is very interested."

"Hey, I said it too, but he feels that the lost trust is like a broken tulip, which can never be returned."

Van der Sar was silent for a while, then quickly cheered up.

"In this case, then bless him. The news of his departure cannot be released so soon. The fans are still immersed in the joy of winning!"

"Well, Dortmund is a listed company, and they will announce all actions that will affect the stock price. Dortmund told us that they will officially announce the news of Peter joining tomorrow."

"Damn! Then we can't rest, we must make a list of Peter's successors as soon as possible. You let——"

"Edwin, in fact, my department has always made preparations for this. Plan B is always prepared."

"Mark, you are really, you are really - quick, show me."

Van der Sar took over the shortlist with joy.

"Roger Schmidt, the former coach of Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, resigned in March 2017 and is currently unemployed."

"Erik Ten Hag, currently the coach of Utrecht in the Eredivisie, has a liquidated damages of 300,000 euros. He once coached Bayern Munich's second team from 2013 to 2015."

"Marcel Keizer - you crossed this one out?"

"We started making this candidate list very early. In fact, it was very reasonable for the second team's head coach's name to be on the candidate list at the beginning. But then it was not Lin's business. We got rid of him, but this matter

We did it very secretly, and he didn't tell anyone about it. In addition, we publicized that he was leaving for personal reasons, so my employees didn't know about this, so they still put him on the list, but I crossed it out when I saw it.

."

"Well, okay."

After saying that, Van der Sar continued to read.

"Jaap Stam, currently the head coach of Reading in the English Championship, has a liquidated damages of 3 million euros."

"Clarence Seedorf served as the head coach of AC Milan from January to June 2014, and as the head coach of the Chinese Super League Shenzhen team from July to December 2016. He is currently unemployed at home."

"So now there are these four candidates. Mark, I believe that you must have done preliminary screening, and these four people must be selected by you. So, Mark, tell me, which coach do you recommend the most?"<

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"Then I would definitely recommend Schmidt the most. He has a very good resume. He led Leverkusen to the Champions League consecutively. However, in his last season at Leverkusen, his performance in leading the team was not very good.

He was dismissed after losing to Dortmund 2-6. However, he also trained many young people when he led Leverkusen. Among the four people, Schmidt is the one I am most optimistic about."

"What about the remaining three people?"

"Among the remaining three, Seedorf is a famous player at Ajax, but his coaching level is indeed average. Stam has been with us and coached Reading quite well, but I'm afraid to invite him here.

Will fall into factional struggle again. Edwin, if you want to clear the past now, Stam is even a choice behind Seedorf. As for Ten Hag, he is worth talking about. The Dutchman, in

I worked as a youth team coach in the Eredivisie, and went abroad to Bayern Munich in Germany as the second team coach for 3 years with good results. Then I returned to the Netherlands and led Utrecht for 2 seasons with good results, finishing fifth in one season.

, ranked fourth this season, and his performance has improved steadily. So among the other three, I am most optimistic about him."
Chapter completed!