Chapter 354 Dragon and Phoenix Among People

After Ajax defeated Feyenoord three-to-one, the Dutch media hyped up again.

Especially for Yang Yang's hotter and hotter state this season, he has high expectations. He believes that he is the most powerful contender for the Eredivisie top scorer this season, and also expects him to be able to play in the Champions League this season. performance.

The weekend's European Super Cup is undoubtedly the first test of Ajax's new European season.

The opponent is the Red Army Liverpool who just staged a miraculous reversal in Istanbul, Turkey.

After Feyenoord, Ajax took a day off in Amsterdam before flying non-stop to Monaco in the south of France, while Liverpool flew in from England almost at the same time.

The two teams arrived one after the other, but were arranged to stay in different hotels.

But in the afternoon, Ajax, including head coach Ronald Koeman and Yang Yang, received an invitation from UEFA to attend the Champions League at the Grimalti Conference Centre in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Group draw ceremony.

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This is the first time Yang Yang has been invited to attend such a high-profile event.

At this time last year, although he helped Ajax reach the final all the way, and even scored a key goal in the final, he was just a rising rookie in European football, and naturally he would not be invited.

But this year is markedly different.

He led Ajax to the Eredivisie title, he broke Ronaldo's legendary record that had been sealed for ten years, and everyone in the world recognized that there was a player like him in the Eredivisie.

Moreover, as a core player, he led Ajax to the UEFA Cup, and he was also elected as the best player in the UEFA Cup, which gave him enough weight and attention in European football.

Not only UEFA invited him, but FIFA also invited him to attend the World Player of the Year award ceremony in December.

Before that, he also entered the list of 30 candidates for the world football player. He is the only player in the history of Asian football who has entered this list, and no one has ever entered it before.

This has also attracted the attention of the domestic media, and even many domestic media believe that Yang Yang should have the hope of winning the UEFA annual award, but Yang Yang himself knows very well that this is almost impossible.

Although this is the best award in European club competitions last season, in fact, it is more suitable to say that it is the best award in the Champions League. The UEFA Cup is always just a run.

This is why Yang Yang insisted on staying at Ajax for one more year.

In European football, whether you have proven yourself in the Champions League are two completely different levels.

In other words, even if Yang Yang performed well in the UEFA Cup, it would be useless. If he did not prove himself in the Champions League, he would not be able to rank among the first-tier players in Europe, or even keep up with Ibrahimovic last season. Rahimovic is comparable to Van der Vaart.

Of course, Yang Yang also has his own advantages, that is his age.

Just from the perspective of performance, Yang Yang really has nothing to do, but if he puts his achievements on an 18-year-old young player, it will really make European football and even world football praise him. There are plus.

In this regard, Yang Yang has a very clear understanding.

At the same time, he is also very clear that if he does not make an inch in the next two years, the outside world will soon forget him, and there will be a second or even a third person to replace him.

For him, this is a pressure, but it is also the driving force that urges him to continue to work hard and improve.

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As soon as Yang Yang walked into the venue, a UEFA staff member stepped forward to greet him and took him to the area designated by the players to sit.

Those who can enter here are all people with status in European football. They may be the real power bosses who entered the 32 teams in the Champions League group stage, or they may be famous European coaches, or famous legends in the past.

Yang Yang is sitting in the seat, looking up, he can see the stars, coaches and seniors who can be named at any time. He still feels very excited, especially when he sees the Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho. when.

Almost everyone thinks that Ronaldinho will be the number one favorite of the world footballer this year, and the world's number one superstar who is closest to Ronaldo and may even surpass Ronaldo.

He is the best player in world football right now!

Real Madrid's superstars didn't show up, but that's not surprising, because they didn't do well in the Champions League and ended up in the round of 16, which really embarrassed them.

Yang Yang hesitated whether to take the initiative to go up and say hello to Ronaldinho, but he was worried that there were many people around him, and he was worried that he would not be recognized by the other party, which would be embarrassing.

Just as he was struggling, Ronaldinho seemed to notice him and walked towards him.

"Hello, hello, Yang." Ronaldinho grinned, revealing his cute buck teeth.

Frankly speaking, Yang Yang is no longer a rookie who just debuted, and he has seen many legends and stars over the years.

But when he saw Ronaldinho walking in front of him and taking the initiative to say hello to him, he still stood up and shook the Brazilian superstar's hand excitedly, "Hello, Ronaldinho. Dinho."

"You played really well last season, I was especially impressed by the Cruyff turn and the pendulum you played against Villarreal, and the last shot that passed the goalkeeper. , Reina himself said that he thought he was sure of everything, but he didn't expect you to be ready." Ronaldinho said with a smile.

Yang Yang was very happy at first, but when he heard Reina later, he was a little surprised, "Reina?"

"Well, he's a goalkeeper from Barcelona's academy, and he's going to Liverpool this summer."

Yang Yang suddenly realized that this was the case.

"My little brother Messi, but you never forget, and always target you. I tried to use your trick on the training ground before, but I still couldn't use it well."

Yang Yang laughed, he didn't expect Ronaldinho to learn his own moves, he was proud of it.

"Actually, I was in a hurry at the time, and I really had nowhere to go."

"That's right." Ronaldinho nodded. "Football should be like this, open up and have fun. It's very interesting, and there's no need to turn it into a dull offensive and defensive game."

Yang Yang nodded when taught. He knew that Brazilians are always happy to play football, always with a smile.

"After coming back from the World Youth Championship, Messi has trained harder, and you have to be prepared. He will take revenge at any time." Ronaldinho smiled with a bit of schadenfreude.

From the words between the lines, Yang Yang can feel Ronaldinho's love for Messi, which is a big brother's maintenance of a little brother full of potential, which makes him somewhat envious.

The giants have such a benefit.

As soon as he debuted, he has not even played a few games in the first team. He is a genius known to the world. With superstars like Ronaldinho teaching him, Messi's potential for growth and improvement will be amazing. .

"Then please help me convey that, I will work harder than him, and I will wait for his arrival at any time." Yang Yang said confidently.

Ronaldinho smiled and nodded: "Good boy, I like you!"

They all play football, and naturally they all know that weakness is a taboo for a player.

Only when he is stronger and stronger, and constantly challenges and breaks through himself, can this player go further.

If Yang Yang is servile now, although he has given Ronaldinho enough face, the Brazilians will inevitably look down on him a little bit, but confronting him as hard as he is now will spark more sparks.

Brazilian players have always been the protagonists of major awards events in European football, and tonight was no exception.

Yang Yang only noticed Ronaldinho just now, but by chatting with the Brazilian superstar, he also noticed other players around him, such as the superstar Kaka who played for AC Milan, and the Brazilian superstar Adri who played for Inter Milan Arno.

These are the most popular first-line stars in European football right now. Although they are slightly inferior to Ronaldinho, they are all the leading stars and pillars of the major European teams.

In contrast, Ajax, which Yang Yang played for, was much poorer.

That's the way the world is, there is no harm without contrast.

Yang Yang is invincible in the Netherlands and has been unanimously appreciated by fans and the media, but compared with these superstars in the venue, he is nothing at all.

At the very least, he is far from proving his strength like they did.

When they were sitting, Yang Yang sat in the second row, just in front of them were Liverpool's midfield core Steven Gerrard and AC Milan's Kaka. Both of them saw Yang Yang when they were sitting and took the initiative to talk to Yang Yang. Handshake to say hello.

Yang Yang is very familiar with Kaka, because in the season he just debuted, Kaka helped AC Milan beat Ajax, but Yang Yang was sitting in the stands of Amsterdam Arena, so Kaka naturally didn’t know him. Nobody.

But Yang Yang was particularly impressed by AC Milan's poaching of Trabelsi and the infighting of Ajax.

Although this kind of thing is very common in European football, Yang Yang also has a preconceived dislike for the impression of AC Milan, but Yang Yang appreciates Kaka very much.

The main reason is that he is handsome, plays the ball well, and smiles very kindly. From time to time, when he turns his head to talk to Yang Yang, he will nod and smile politely, which left a good impression on Yang Yang.

Gerald seemed a little serious, but he had the temperament of a leader. He spoke and did things in a straight-forward manner, which made Yang Yang feel very reliable and trustworthy.

Although Ajax and Liverpool will soon be rivals, but Gerrard seems to have no memory of this incident, and when he talks to Yang Yang, it is also some daily chat.

This also made Yang Yang have to admit that he was able to fight in the fiercely competitive environment of European football, stand out from the crowd, and climb to the top of the pyramid, everyone is a dragon and a phoenix.

None are simple.