Chapter 403 Beyond Van Basten [Second, Ask for a Monthly Subscription]

On the morning of March 20th, on the shore of Lake Odekerke.

Yang Yang and Maxwell and other teammates ran with the ball, talking and laughing along the way.

This has become a unique landscape on the banks of Lake Odekerke.

Occasionally, it will attract the pursuit of nearby residents and fans, and sometimes there will be people running beside them.

But no one is going to affect them.

In this regard, the consciousness of the Dutch fans is still very high.

After three laps around the lake, when he returned to the intersection of the town, Yang Yang met an old acquaintance.

Michelle van der Smaar, correspondent for the Dutch Telegraph.

Yang Yang still remembers that when he first met Van der Sema three years ago, Van der Sema was still starting a business, guarding a small website of his own to collect news, but now, the Dutch website has closed down, and he has Became a well-known reporter for the Dutch Telegraph.

Every time he saw him, Yang Yang would call him with a smile, "Hello, big reporter."

"Oh, please." Vandersma held up his glasses with a wry smile every time, "You make me dare not appear in front of you again in the future, you know?"

Although he didn't say it himself, he knew in his heart that when he was able to enter the Dutch Telegraph, he relied on Yang Yang's news.

Later, he was able to gradually make a name for himself in the Telegraph, often because he had a good relationship with Yang Yang, and was able to get some private interviews and learn some insider stories.

This gives him an edge over other media reporters.

He still remembered that Yang Yang once used Chinese words to say that the two of them knew each other at Weimo, and they were different from others.

"Ha, that's right, I don't want to see you recently." Yang Yang smiled.

As he spoke, he bent down and untied the sandbags wrapped around his legs and waist.

This is a sandbag specially prepared for him by Winston Bogarde. Originally, it only had his legs, but later he even wrapped it around his waist for him to use during extra training.

Handing the unfastened sandbags to Fermalen, Yang Yang said goodbye to his teammates, "I'll go buy breakfast."

All the way to the breakfast shop on the corner, Vandersma immediately followed.

"Hey, let's have a chat."

Yang Yang shook his head, "I know what you want to ask."

"I haven't asked yet," Van der Smar said gloomily.

Yang Yang pouted, "As soon as you appeared, I guessed it."

Van der Smar shrugged, a smart guy who couldn't hide anything from him.

...

Yesterday afternoon, Ajax ushered in the twenty-ninth round of the Eredivisie, away to Groningen.

The Euroborg Stadium in Groningen is a prison for strong teams this season. Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Alkmaar have all suffered here. If Groningen's away record is not too bad, this team 's ranking can be improved.

But Ajax is clearly no other team.

In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Groningen took the lead with a penalty kick.

But just four minutes later, Yang Yang pulled a game back for Ajax to tie the score.

After that, Groningen continued to hold on stubbornly.

In the second half, after the two sides changed sides and fought again, Ajax's backline made mistakes at the beginning and was led by the opponent again.

This time it was not until the 68th minute that Yang Yang equalized the score again.

After that, the two sides never scored again.

...

For this game, the Dutch media generally gave Ajax a low evaluation.

The main crux is still in the back line.

This is the tragedy of small teams.

The average age is only 22 years old, which is too young. This is better on the offensive end. Young players such as Yang Yang and Sneijder are known for their stable performance, but there are more problems on the defensive end.

Fermaelen was only twenty, Flair was twenty-one, and Heitinga was the oldest at twenty-two.

If the three central defenders of Ajax are placed in the four major leagues, they can only be regarded as rookies, but they are already the backbone of the defense in Ajax.

In addition, Ajax has always attached great importance to the ball from the central defender, which inevitably leads to the weakness of the team's high defense and the lack of physical confrontation of the players.

Attacking the strong and defending the weak, this has always been the crux of Ajax.

It's just that the offense has been too sharp this season, and the defense has only become more obvious.

Of course, it's not like Ajax didn't have a good defense. For example, in the second half of last season, the team's defense was good, but the offense was not good. It could only be dragged by Yang Yang alone. This is obviously not good. Appropriate, and fans are not satisfied.

In the Netherlands, professional football is a show to please the fans.

Winning or losing is not very important, but it must be good-looking.

Therefore, offensive football is the most respected way of playing in the Netherlands.

In contrast to Ajax's defense, Yang Yang was unanimously praised by the media after the game.

In this game, he scored twice. He has scored 37 goals in the Eredivisie this season, catching up with Ajax legend Van Basten, and tied for Ajax's all-time singles The player with the second most goals of the season.

But there are still five rounds left in the league, and everyone is looking forward to seeing Yang Yang continue to score goals.

That's why Van der Smar came to him early this morning.

...

"I told you many times, Van Basten is a legend, an irreplaceable legend."

"I know."

"His 37 goals were scored in the Eredivisie during his heyday."

"It's hard to say. You both scored 37 goals in 26 rounds, but you are two years younger than him."

"What shall I say to you to understand?"

"You don't need to say that I understand, he is your idol."

At the entrance of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang looked at Vandersma speechlessly and nodded, "It's good that you know."

"I just want to know, what are you thinking now?"

"what idea?"

"Goal, you are five goals away from Groot, six goals away from Dylan, and there are five rounds left in the league..."

When Van der Sma said this, his eyes were full of expectations, and he was waiting for Yang Yang to say a few inspiring remarks, then he could do business.

Thirty-seven goals, that's an astounding number.

It's been years since the Eredivisie has reached this level.

"I tell you, this is not only what we all expect from you, but also Van Basten's." Van der Sma advised.

Yang Yang couldn't help thinking of the phone call Van Basten made to him.

On the phone, Van Basten told Yang Yang his experience that season.

Ajax's offense that season was really strong, even stronger than this season. Van Basten scored 34 goals in the first 22 league rounds, even better than Yang Yang. .

Among them, he only had two hat-tricks, but five braces. What's more, he also scored five goals in one game and six goals in one game, which kept his overall state as good as ever.

But just after the 22nd round, he was injured and missed six games. After his comeback, he scored three goals, but his form could not be recovered, and he was injured and missed in the last two rounds.

It can be said that Van Basten that season was very close to a historical legend, but because of injuries, he ultimately failed to go further.

Even so, he is still a legend at Ajax, but this is still a big regret in his career.

His regret is not because he didn't work hard, but because he could have done better and achieved more outstanding achievements, but he missed it because of injury.

In his phone call to Yang Yang, Van Basten told him that he hoped that Yang Yang would continue his efforts and leave no regrets!

"I believe that you can surpass me!"

Yang Yang certainly won't talk about Van Basten's communication with him, even though he has a good relationship with Van der Smar.

The two walked into the breakfast shop, and the owner of the breakfast shop had already prepared it, as usual.

The Dutch reporter took out his wallet to pay, but was stopped by the owner of the breakfast shop.

"No, no, in the future he will come to my shop for dinner without paying." The owner of the breakfast shop said with a smile.

Vandersma was stunned for a moment, don't you need money for food? And such a good thing?

"But seriously, Yang, you have to keep going. I've cut out all the newspapers from this morning."

With that said, the owner of the breakfast shop patted his thick newspaper clipping vigorously.

"It's already a big book. Someone asked me to buy it yesterday. Tell me, can I sell it?"

Yang Yang laughed, "That must be because the other party's price is low?"

"Nonsense, I changed my mind, I will leave this book to my sons to let them know that I chased you all the way and watched you score goals, and I also saved all the tickets for this season and kept them as commemorate."

The owner of the breakfast shop said this with a shrewd snobbery, as if to say that collectibles are of course more valuable than commodities.

"So, you have to work harder and try to score a few more goals. From now on, I will be responsible for your breakfast."

"How about that? Open the door to do business, isn't it a big loss for you?" Yang Yang asked with a smile.

"So, you have to score more goals, score more goals, it's better to break the historical record, then I'm the treasure, those people want to write your biography or something, I'm the best material , how much is that worth?"

Seeing the breakfast shop owner's smiling eyes narrowed into a straight line, Van der Smar wanted to shatter his beautiful fantasy and told him that newspapers all have archives, and now is the Internet age.

However, in the end, he didn't have the heart to do such a thing.

"Okay, then thank you." Yang Yang didn't hesitate, grabbed breakfast, said goodbye and left.

For many people like breakfast shop owners, football is a form of entertainment, a sustenance, and at the same time a belief that they grew up with.

And Yang Yang is like the embodiment of their beliefs, carrying their expectations and fighting for them on the green field.

There are too many such people in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam.

When he walked out of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang raised his head and looked at the blue sky, very relaxed and happy.

"I think, I definitely think about it. If I don't want to, it must be a lie." Yang Yang said suddenly.

Van der Smar knew it was being told to him.

"But I know that if I can't solve the problem, I need to be down-to-earth, step by step, and play game by game."

"Seven goals in five games, as well as the Champions League and the Dutch Cup, which is also a big challenge for me."

Yang Yang said it lightly, but it gave people a very firm feeling.

He just doesn't like to talk too much.