Chapter 59 The First Test

In fact, Ibrahimovic's good mood did not last long.

On the Saturday after the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, Ajax ushered in the first round of the Eredivisie in the new season.

Ajax is away from home, Yang Yang and Vermaelen are hiding at home to watch live TV.

The visiting team still played poorly in the first half. In just 13 minutes, the Waiters defender Frankel assisted the striker Amoyah and scored a goal. After that, Ajax also failed to break the deadlock until ten minutes. Minutes later, Frankel's own goal was used to tie the score.

Ibrahimovic was replaced by Victor Scola after only one hour of playing in this game. After that, Koeman made consecutive substitutions. Finally, in the 87th minute, Sneijder scored a goal. Strive to keep Ajax out of the away game.

Having saved Ajax in two consecutive games, Sneijder has become a veritable saviour since the start of the season, overshadowing top star Van der Vaart and centre Ibrahimovic.

The first round of the new season is often difficult to play. It can be said that Ajax can win away and get precious three points. It can be said that it is not easy. Feyenoord, who played at home, also beat Nijmegen 2-1 in a close and dangerous way, and it was not easy.

After returning to Amsterdam from the away game, Ibrahimovic was in a significantly worse mood. It is said that he was suffocated by a severe training session by head coach Koeman and technical director Van Gaal.

Finally, in the second round of Graz AK's home game in midweek, Ibrahimovic relied on a left cross from his good friend Maxwell in just 15 minutes to put the ball. He scored the opponent's goal, opened the scoring for the team, and also scored his first goal in the Champions League this season.

But the good times didn't last long. Before the end of the first half, Ajax's defense made a mistake, and the opponent seized the opportunity to equalize the score.

After that, Ajax could not attack for a long time, and the score of 1 to 1 was maintained to the end, and the two sides entered extra time.

In the end, in the 104th minute, Graz AK's defender Ayman made a mistake. Veteran Galasek seized the opportunity and calmly scored the winning goal to help Ajax with a thrilling 3-2 aggregate score. Advance to the group stage.

The aftermath of the disaster made everyone on the team greatly relieved, but the accusations from the media quickly made the sky in De Tokmost dark again.

Three official games were played in the new season, but Ajax all played very badly. Not only did the offense that the team relied on last season failed to be a threat, but even the original solid defense frequently had problems.

Three wins, two wins and one draw, five goals and three losses, this report card looks decent, but there is an own goal in these five goals, one was sent by the opponent's initiative error, and two unexpected goals helped Aja Cox scored three points in the league and successfully advanced to the group stage in the Champions League.

It can be said that without these two surprises, Ajax would have suffered annihilation.

What is even more unacceptable is that he conceded three goals in three games, conceded one goal per game, and he was not facing a strong team.

Everyone knows that without a solid defense, the team's performance will not be stable. How can it compete with Hiddink's PSV?

In an interview with the media after the game, Koeman said that he was satisfied with Ajax's start and that the team's problems were within his expectations, because the team lost Van der Meyde and Qiu this summer. The first and second generals, whether it is the offensive combination or the defensive line, have been reorganized, and it takes time to run in.

But Koeman also warned the players in the end, hoping that everyone will enter the rhythm of the new season as soon as possible and show their best form, no matter who it is, once the state is not good, he will not appear in his starting lineup.

The severe warning from Koeman undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the first team.

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Influenced by the results of the first team and the public opinion from the outside media, the atmosphere of the training session of the second team of Ajax in the afternoon was a little tense.

Tomorrow we will go away to challenge Ethel Merzus, and everyone has felt the pressure of the first game of the new season. Coupled with the unsatisfactory results of the first team, there is a lot of talk in the outside media, and the players are not easy.

So did coach Van Basten, who was on the sidelines.

He didn't speak for the entire training session, just stood on the sidelines and watched silently.

The team's 18-man roster has been drawn up and posted in the locker room at noon. Everyone can see at a glance who is in and who is not. Some people are happy and some are disappointed, that's for sure.

There are more than 20 people in the entire team, but only 18 people can enter the competition list. Van Basten can only choose from them. He even has to choose 11 starting lineups among these 18 people. This is undoubtedly true. more brutal.

But this is only the second team, facing only an amateur team in the first knockout round of the Dutch Cup.

If you can't even adapt to this, how to face the mountain-like pressure of the first team?

Under pressure, the training situation of the players also faithfully reflects their psychology. Van Basten and his assistants also have a panoramic view of all this, and he also uses these to assess the trustworthiness of a player.

"Decided?" Rob Wizger came to him.

He is Van Basten's buddy. The two grew up together in the Ajax youth academy and fought side by side to establish a deep friendship, even though Rob Wietzger was a long-term enemy of Feyer. Nord works.

"The game is in the afternoon, but he has to attend school in the morning, so I still think it would be better for him to be a substitute."

While speaking, Van Basten set his sights on Yang Yang in the training ground.

In less than two weeks, Yang Yang has been fully integrated into the team's training. He always meticulously implements the coaching staff's arrangements. He never slack off during training. In this regard, Van Basten never said, but he knew.

Although talent is valuable, it is not uncommon in the huge world football, and hard work is the most precious.

Besides, who can accurately judge a person's talent?

"This kid is indeed a good seedling. As long as the current development momentum continues, he will be able to contribute to the first team in time." Rob Weitzger said affirmatively.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Van Basten, who was having a hard time deciding, "How about I go and tell him?"

Van Basten shook his head stubbornly, "No, I said it myself."

As a professional player, he believes that no matter what choice he makes on the starting lineup, he should take this responsibility, and communicate it to the players in person, and even explain his intentions.

He once encountered a head coach who was simple, direct and rude, and pushed the announcement of the starting roster to his assistants, which made him feel very inappropriate, so he decided to say it himself, not only Yang Yang, but also other players who were not selected.

At the very least, he wants them to understand why he can't make the starting lineup and what to do when he comes off the bench.

Rob Witzger nodded. He understood that this was the first game of the new season for the second team of Ajax, so why not the first game of Van Basten's coaching career?

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As usual, after the training session in the afternoon, Yang Yang and Vermaelen would take the initiative to stay and practice more.

Yang Yang started from the most basic parts of the ball, and later practiced volley pass and catch with Fermaelen, and then it was routine cross training and one-on-one attack and defense.

[Ronaldo's Assault] It can be said that Yang Yang's housekeeping skills, especially after mastering the pendulum, he began to practice other movements such as continuous change of direction to pull the ball, which made Fermaelen in a one-on-one situation Xiadu is very difficult to defend, and the defensive success rate is also declining.

All of this is proving Yang Yang's progress.

However, the Belgian central defender is not a fuel-efficient light. In constant practice, his defensive level has also improved rapidly. After knowing that the frontal defense could not stop Yang Yang, he began to use other defensive methods, and there was always a way to make Yang Yang uncomfortable.

The two disgusted each other like this, and urged each other to make progress.

With the unremitting training every day, he began to have more experience and understanding of [Beckham's cross], which are some feelings that are difficult to describe in words, but now he is obviously more interested in crosses. Got it.

And facts have also proved that his passing quality is becoming more and more reliable.

After a cross was missed by Vermaelen, Yang Yang was going to ridicule his teammates, but suddenly he heard Van Basten's voice from the sidelines.

"Come on, pass me a few to try."

Seeing Van Basten in a training uniform rushing into the training ground, Yang Yang would be polite, haha ​​laughing, and first kicked a long pass, sending the ball into the penalty area, seeing Van Basten After a very sensitive push in front of the goal and shot into the net, another arc-style cross came out, which made the Dutch legend hit the top.

Seeing Van Basten coming off the pitch in person, Vermaelen and Yang Yang were also in high spirits. The Belgian central defender was in charge of passing the ball to Yang Yang, who was in charge of the cross, while Van Basten was in charge of grabbing points and finishing in the penalty area. header.

During this process, Van Basten kept pointing at every pass from Yang Yang.

Although he is a center, Van Basten's footwork is quite superb, and he also put forward a lot of opinions on Yang Yang's cross footwork, but the most important thing is that he analyzes Yang Yang's cross from the perspective of a center. The ball, from the landing point to the arc to the strength, can often hit the key points directly, making Yang Yang's eyes shine, which is quite rewarding.

Because of Van Basten's friendly cameo, Yang Yang's extra training continued until nightfall, so he reluctantly gave up.

When Yang Yang came to Ajax, what he wanted most was to get the guidance of his idol Van Basten. The harvest was very rich, and even Fermaelen on the side got quite a lot.

After training, he was sweating profusely, but Van Basten was in a good mood and said that he would definitely practice with Yang Yang again when he had time in the future, which made Yang Yang and Fermaelen very happy.

As for his failure to start tomorrow afternoon and can only substitute, Yang Yang expressed his support for Van Basten's decision without hesitation.

In any case, he is a newcomer, and it is not suitable for him to start without an inch of credit.

On the contrary, De Muer is a direct descendant of the youth training, and he has entered the training camp of the first team this summer. He really deserves a starting qualification.

But Van Basten also promised that regardless of the outcome of the game, he would at least give Yang Yang 30 minutes to express himself.

Obviously, this match will be his first test between Yang Yang and Demoor.

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