Chapter 18 World-Class Celebrity

Semester assessment is a traditional feature of Ajax's youth training. Two assessment tests are organized every year to assess players' competitive status and strength improvement. The five players with the worst performance in each age group will be eliminated each semester. , and replenish newcomers when the new semester is reorganized.

Strict assessment standards, a brutal elimination rate, and the stimulation brought about by metabolism make Ajax full of fierce competition at all ages. Every player must work hard to improve himself and meet the ball. team requirements.

Even after going through layers of screening and elimination, in the highest age group, only one person out of six can sign a professional contract with the club, enter the second team of Ajax, and get a two-year inspection period. If you meet the requirements of the first team, you will be forced to leave the team.

It is under this almost brutal competition mechanism that Ajax has a very high success rate. Ninety-five percent of the players who pass the echelon assessment will eventually become professional players, but they may not be playing for Ajax.

Almere has learned and learned from Ajax's entire youth training mechanism, including semester assessments, but is limited by the degree of perfection of the youth team and the difficulty of players' replenishment, so only one assessment test is arranged every year, and at the same time only one assessment test is arranged. Eliminate three players.

But even so, it has already made everyone on the team feel the pressure.

In the past, Yang Yang was the surest choice to be eliminated in everyone's mind, but in the past month or so, with Yang Yang's outstanding performance, especially in the past four games, he has won one game. He has become an indispensable and important member of the youth team, and it is not uncommon to pass the assessment.

There is even news from the team that it is said that the first team coach John Repp intends to transfer several outstanding students such as Yang Yang and Henk Dimel into the first team in the new semester to participate in training and competitions with the team.

Yang Yang saved himself, but it also intensified the competition within the team. The number of elimination places increased from the original two to three, and any players at risk began to become self-defeating.

Since the usual training is also included in the assessment results, everyone is doing their best on the training ground, and sometimes even the movements are a bit too big. Even during training, there is always a competitive atmosphere full of bayonet.

John Rip and Dick Vampel watched the training in silence from the sidelines, neither of them stopping it.

In their opinion, the team's previous training atmosphere was too loose, and now this kind of real swordsmanship is called training.

"Judging from the performance in the past period of time, it is not a big problem for Yang Yang to pass the assessment." Dick Van Poole said with satisfaction.

In the past four games, Bakken Academy has three wins and one loss, and only lost to the rival Omnibus in the same city. Yang Yang has performed very well in the last three games, with assists in every game, which is the team's three-game winning streak. Great hero, it makes his coach very happy.

"His performance in culture class is the first in the team. Even in Bakken Academy, he is considered a top student. Speed, flexibility, explosiveness and endurance are not a problem. One-on-one offense and defense are also top-notch in the team. There will be no problem in that regard.”

Dick Van Poole didn't know yet. After this introduction, he suddenly discovered that Yang Yang had many desirable advantages.

"The biggest problem at the moment is his basic skills like shooting, passing and crosses."

The assessment is divided into three parts. Usually the training and game records are evaluated by the coaching staff, and the final test is also scored by the coaching staff for the relevant items of each player. The items and scoring standards are borrowed from Ajax. There are two in total. Ten small projects.

After each sub-item is scored, the coaching staff will conduct a summary and evaluation, and finally get the assessment score, combined with the records of the usual training and competition, and finally give a total score.

The three leading players in total points will be rewarded to represent Almere in Ajax's Genius Day selection, while the bottom three players will be forced to leave the Almere youth team.

John Repp nodded slightly after listening to Van Poole's report, which was similar to his recent assessment.

As a well-known right winger in Europe, he is more and more interested in Yang Yang, who also plays the right winger position, mainly because his progress in the past month or so has been too fast and amazing.

Even now, his basic skills are still not very good, barely reaching the pass line of the youth team, but his pendulum trick is more and more skillful. In the past few intercollegiate competitions, There was no one who could keep him.

This surprised John Rip, but also clearly saw Yang Yang's potential.

After all, he's only sixteen years old, and with the current momentum of progress and his drive to train hard, it might really surprise people.

"There are still a few days before the assessment, you have to prepare well." John Repp reminded cautiously.

"This time, in addition to the Almere city government and some social people who cooperate with the club on weekdays, I also specially invited a world-class celebrity to come in person. He is usually not easy to invite, but this time he agreed. In the Netherlands and Ajax, we will definitely show our academy results."

Dick Vampel nodded solemnly, but curiously.

Given John Repp's status in Ajax and the Netherlands, even he finds it difficult to invite him. What is the origin?

However, the head coach doesn't plan to announce it in advance, so he doesn't ask too much.

"After training, you tell them that the top three players will not only get the chance to go to Ajax to participate in the talent day, but the club will officially sign a professional contract with them and enter the first team in the new season."

At present, Almere is at a critical moment in the second division. If the second is successful, entering the first team will be equivalent to having the opportunity to compete in the Dutch League. This is a great temptation for any player.

Even if the club unfortunately fails to reach the second division, it will be a big improvement for them to play in the third tier in the new season.

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Sure enough, when Dick Vample conveyed the manager's promise after training, the atmosphere in the team was even higher.

Especially a group of outstanding players headed by Henk Dimel, they are already the best players in the team on weekdays, and now the coach has promised such an attractive reward, why are they not working hard?

Yang Yang was also attracted, and he also wanted to fight for one of the spots.

Not only for professional contracts and first-team qualifications, but also for being able to meet his idol Van Basten.

Since seeing the magnificent Amsterdam Arena, he has dreamed of seeing Van Basten, wanting to compete with his peers like Ajax, and even the talented stars of the first team.

He really wants to know how big the gap is between himself and the best peers in the world.

Seeing the gap clearly, he will be more motivated.

In the next few days, there will be no competitions at Bakken Academy, and Yang Yang will devote himself to training day and night. Apart from going to school every day, he does not even have to help in the restaurant. Uncle Shen Ming knows that his semester assessment is imminent, and he strictly orders him to concentrate on training.

In the skate park during the day and entering the super training ground at night, Yang Yang kept rehearsing the basic movements that others had been so proficient at ten years old, and did not dare to slack off.

In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of the assessment test.

It was a rare sunny day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and it was as blue as if it had just been dyed.

Under Lao Bing's suggestion, Yang Yang, who was still in high spirits after a night of hard training, greatly reduced the amount of training he did at the skate park in the morning in order to maintain his condition. After calculating the time, he trotted all the way to the training ground.

The atmosphere in the locker room was obviously more stuffy than usual. Everyone was burying their heads in sorting out their jerseys and boots. No one spoke. Even after Yang Yang came in, everyone just looked up at him. The eyes looked very complicated, only Henk Dimmel and others nodded friendly towards him.

Obviously, they were all aiming for the top three and didn't feel the threat from Yang Yang.

More than a month ago, Yang Yang was still recognized by everyone as the bottom person. No matter how much he was reborn, it was impossible for him to make rapid progress in more than a month, or even reach the top three.

Things like basic skills are about gradual progress. The speed of progress like Yang Yang is already very fast, but if you want to catch up with Henk Dimel and other players who have been practicing hard for nearly ten years in just over a month, then is simply impossible.

Yang Yang is also very self-aware of this, but he is still willing to do his best for this.

For some other teammates who might be eliminated, Yang Yang felt the unwillingness, envy and even resentment in their eyes. He couldn't help feeling a little sad, but he knew very well that the survival of the fittest is the foundation of a team's competitiveness.

Even if head coach John Repp relented and kept them, he would only be less and less able to keep up with the team in the future.

Likewise, myself.

Putting on his jersey and boots, when Yang Yang walked out of the locker room, he saw Dick Van Poole encouraging the players who came out one by one. When it was Yang Yang's turn, he not only encouraged, but also specially warned a few words.

"Mr. Rip asked me to tell you, work hard and show your best, he believes you will be able to stay."

"Well, thank you Mr. Rip."

"He also said that as long as you pass the assessment, as long as you continue to work hard and maintain the current momentum of progress, the team will sign a professional contract with you in the new season, and he will also choose an opportunity to transfer him to the first team. He was disappointed."

"I understand." Yang Yang nodded.

He could feel that although John Rip and Dick Vample were optimistic about him, they still felt that it would be difficult for him to stand out in the assessment, otherwise there would be no need to give him such a promise in advance.

But the more so, the more he wants to fight.

At the very least, he has to prove that his blood, sweat and hard work in the past month or so of hell training have not been in vain.

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