Chapter 70

After playing the second team of Waiters, the second team of Ajax ushered in a holiday, but the first team has to play one more game.

At home against Zwolle.

The strength of the visiting team is not strong. After the thrilling relegation last season, it is still the favorite for relegation this season.

In the first two rounds of the league, they lost 0-1 away to Utrecht, lost 0-3 at home to Valvik, and visited Amsterdam Arena during the two-game losing streak. Everyone thinks that Ajax should Able to wrap up all of August's games with a hearty victory.

But the result was surprising.

In the home game, Ajax, who played their main force, played very badly. Although the defense was well organized, the offense was lackluster. The only bright spot was in the 32nd minute. Swedish center Ibrahimo Vic assists Pinar to score.

It was the only goal in the entire game.

After the game, head coach Ronald Koeman was criticized by media reporters. Everyone felt that Ajax’s performance this season was disappointing. Although they won three consecutive victories, both the scene and the result are impressive Can not accept.

Koeman said that the team is still in the process of adjustment.

"The visiting team was very tenacious in this game. Head coach Pete Boway formed a formation of 5-4-1, with five defenders, three midfielders, and heavy troops in the middle, which made our offense delayed."

As for the rumored incompatibility between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart, Ronald Koeman said that this is a rumor out of nothing, and there is no contradiction or conflict between the two players.

"They are all very good, very potential players, no matter in any team, under any circumstances, they will not have the so-called incompatibility, the problem now is that they need to adjust their pace as soon as possible to allow themselves Become more in tune with your teammates, with the team, in the same rhythm."

After three rounds, Eindhoven's top scorer Kežman led the scoring charts with five goals, followed by Valvik's Ivan Leiden with four goals. Ajax's players only scored A goal, ranking very low.

However, in the Eredivisie standings, Ajax performed well, scoring nine points in three consecutive victories, tied with Walwick, but ranked second in the standings because of goal difference, ahead of Eindhoven Warm two points.

Although the standings are good, the Dutch media are not satisfied with Ajax's performance, especially on the offensive end.

In the analysis of many reporters and celebrities, Ajax's wing problems have always plagued the team.

Many believe that the conflict between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart is not irreconcilable, but the problem now is that Ajax's flanks are not able to create a threat, making all teams a fight against Ajax. As long as Stu has to stick to the middle, this is quite unfavorable for the Eredivisie giants.

Last season with Van der Meed on the right, Ajax was the most lethal team in the Eredivisie, but judging from the performance of this season, after losing Van der Meed, Ajax suddenly seems to be completely Will not attack, the reason is that the flank lost the threat.

Reporters and celebrities have also said that if Ronald Koeman can’t solve this problem as soon as possible, it will still be difficult for Ajax to persist to the end this season, especially in the Champions League next.

Ajax's draw in the Champions League group stage has also officially come to fruition after a tough knockout of AK Graz.

Due to the restructuring of the UEFA Champions League this year, the previous second round of group matches was cancelled. After the first round of group matches, the top two directly entered the knockout stage, the third place played in the UEFA Cup, and the last place was eliminated.

Although Ajax reached the quarter-finals in the Champions League last season, they were still ranked third in this year's ranking. The first team drawn after that was the defending champion AC Milan. The second team is La Liga powerhouse Celta Vigo, and the fourth team is Belgian powerhouse Bruges.

Although Vandermede and Qiu left this summer, whether it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Van der Vaart, or Trabelsi, they were all left in the team in the end, and the overall strength was still retained. With the emergence of powerful rookies such as Ned, Pinar, De Jong and Heitinga, Ajax's prospects are still optimistic.

However, the four opponents in this group are not weak either.

Needless to say, AC Milan and Celta Vigo are both well-known and strong teams in Europe. Even Belgium's Bruges cannot be underestimated. They eliminated the Bundesliga powerhouse in the third round of qualifiers. Dortmund advanced.

As soon as the results of the lottery were released, the Dutch media was full of grief again, believing that the situation of Ajax, which was suffering from internal and external troubles, was in jeopardy.

This public opinion situation from the outside world has also added some pressure to the first team.

But as a player of the second team, Yang Yang returned to the familiar skate park in Almere.

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Affected by the European Cup next year, the schedule of the Eredivisie League this season is very tight, but there are only thirteen participating teams in the Youth League One. Although it is also a double cycle, the competition pressure is much lighter.

On the national team game day, the team began to have a holiday, and the international players who were selected for the national team such as Fermaelen also left the team one after another to fight for the country, while Yang Yang continued to go to school every day.

After school on Friday afternoon, cousin Shen Yuzhu drove to Odekerke to pick him up.

This is the first time he has returned to Almere since he came to Amsterdam. There is a feeling of returning to his parents' home. He finds everything new and interesting along the way. I have to say that this person has become very fast.

Back at the Chinese restaurant, it happened to be busy dinner time. Yang Yang took the initiative to help after putting down his things. Everything still looked the same as more than half a month ago, but it felt completely different.

It has been seven years since Almere was founded, and it has been two years since it became an Ajax satellite club, but Yang Yang is the first one who joined the Ajax youth academy from the Almere youth academy, and Or go directly to the second team.

The second team, also known as the reserve team, is a team specially prepared for the first team.

Many Almere citizens recognized Yang Yang and encouraged him to work hard to enter the Ajax first team as soon as possible. At that time, all of them would be willing to cheer for Yang Yang and become his family and friends.

Yang Yang naturally smiled and nodded in agreement.

Although he is still far from the first team, this is his goal.

In the evening, Henk Dimel, Nick and others who received the news came to see Yang Yang specially, and even the head coach John Repp and Dick Van Poole also came here, they were all concerned that Yang Yang was in Ajaya. The situation at the youth academy.

Fred Arroyo has always kept in touch with John Repp, and they all know a lot about Yang Yang's performance in Ajax's second team. Everyone was surprised when Jax's second team started and even had a tendency to be the main force.

They all know how difficult it is for Ajax's second team to become the main force, and the only reasonable explanation is that Yang Yang has made great progress in just over half a month. reuse him.

"Cough, Yang, you'll be fine. After the Dutch Cup and the Youth League One, the performance is better than the first, but we are miserable. The coach uses you to train us every day. Look at Yang Yang, it was not as good as you back then, and now everyone is the starter of the second Ajax team."

Henk Dimmel imitated John Repp's lecture, which made everyone in the room burst into laughter, but they all felt very emotional, because they could clearly feel the gap between themselves and Yang Yang. It is getting bigger and bigger.

Yang Yang didn't expect that one day he would become the child of someone else's family as the head coach of Almere said.

The initiator, Henk Dimmel, was gently slapped on the back of the head by John Repp.

There were only 80 teams in the first round of the Dutch Cup. Almere failed to make it into this list and was eliminated in the qualifying round. He could only concentrate on playing in the third tier. Many players inside are very envious of Yang Yang.

That was the Dutch Cup, a national competition in the Netherlands, and Yang Yang's performance in the second team is getting better and better. It is difficult to guarantee that in the near future, he will be favored by the first team and directly enter the first team. Then it will be different from now. .

John Repp also feels that Yang Yang's chances in Ajax are very good.

"From the information I have received so far, the Ajax management has no idea of ​​introducing a winger. They invested a lot of money in the renewal of this summer, and they did not have enough funds to operate the transfer. The weakness of the wing It is still decided to adopt the method of internal promotion, so you still have a good chance."

Yang Yang nodded again and again. As someone who trains in De Tokmost all day, he naturally understands this, but he also knows that Ajax is full of talents, and there are many players who can play on the right wing, including the first team. Several, Babel and De Moore of the second team can also play this position, and even Fred Benson has the strength to play this position.

In contrast, although I have a chance, I still have to work harder.

When Yang Yang expressed his thoughts, John Repp, who was born in the Ajax youth academy, couldn't help nodding. He also felt that for the time being, Yang Yang didn't have to think too much about it, just focus on improving his own strength.

"Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. You have to believe that Ajax's coaching staff and scouts will never miss any capable player, because this is the foundation of Ajax's foothold in European football. "

Yang Yang was taught and nodded his thanks.

After two days in Almere, Yang Yang returned to Amsterdam next Monday to continue school and training.

Since the team is still in the lockout period, Yang Yang's training is carried out alone.

This situation continued until mid-September, when the first and second teams resumed training sessions.

The next opponent of the second team is the Alkal Second Team of the Youth League One, and the game is played on the road.

Because the game and training were suspended for too long, coach Van Basten was a little worried about the state and performance of the players, and even Yang Yang was afraid that his previous good momentum would be interrupted.

Unexpectedly, not long after the game started, the players of the second team of Alkmaar took the initiative to send a generous gift.

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