Chapter 82 The Reformer's Fate

"Why are you free to see me?"

Yang Yang panted to Van Gaal's side, sat down directly beside him, unscrewed the bottle cap, and gulped water into his dry stomach. This feeling was quite enjoyable.

After Yang Yang entered the Ajax youth training camp, Van Gaal seemed to keep his distance from him intentionally or unintentionally, but from several contacts, Yang Yang could feel the care from Van Gaal, but it was only out of personal friendship.

He believes that Van Gaal has been quietly watching himself.

"I'm in trouble," Van Gaal said flatly.

But Yang Yang saw that at this moment his expression was a shallow smile, not like a troubled person.

"Then what?" Yang Yang asked.

"The last time I had trouble, I ran into you at the skate park in Almere, and you helped me with the first trouble, but also the trouble I have now."

"Ah?" Yang Yang was a little puzzled, what is this?

"So, shouldn't you do something?"

"for example?"

Van Gaal raised his brows, "For example... answer me a question."

"Oh, this is simple." Yang Yang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Van Gaal couldn't help but smile when he saw him smile.

Is it simple?

Maybe, but for Van Gaal at this moment, it is not easy at all, even difficult.

"Okay, let's start," Van Gaal said softly.

"For example, I mean, for example, you decide to do something, but everyone around you thinks it's impossible to succeed, and even they take this opportunity to attack you and retaliate against you, then what do you think you will do?"

Yang Yang frowned and thought for a while, "Like how Henk Dimer and others treated me back then?"

"A lot more serious than that."

"Then I will definitely consider whether this matter is worth doing. If it is, then I will do it. No matter how many people doubt it, no matter how many people attack it, I will do it, just like when Henk Dimel and the others Laughing at me in front of the whole class, I don't take it seriously because I know exactly what I'm doing."

"But what if you fail? You could lose a lot of what you have now."

"This is the price of taking risks!" Yang Yang laughed. "But before we do it, how do we know what the result will be? We can't take risks because we are afraid of failure. How can there be zero risks in this world? A good thing?" Yang Yang asked back.

After seeing Van Gaal's silence, Yang Yang said again: "Besides, everything I have now is earned by hard work, not falling from the sky. I lost it. The big deal is that I will work hard again to fight for it. Now, what's there to be afraid of?"

Van Gaal looked at Yang Yang and had to admit that his remarks were very frank and true, and he was such a person.

From Almere to Ajax, he has come this way all the way.

In fact, Van Gaal is very clear that he has always been soberly aware of how to choose, but he just wants to find someone who agrees with him to give himself a little encouragement and courage.

And this person is Yang Yang.

This is a very strange feeling. From the time I met Yang Yang in Almere until now, Yang Yang has always been special.

"I decided to do something," Van Gaal said suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Yang Yang asked casually.

He didn't notice the expression on Van Gaal's face becoming extremely serious and solemn when he said this.

"I haven't been able to tell you yet, but you will find out later." Van Gaal didn't say it directly, but just looked back at Yang Yang and smiled lightly, "I tell you this because I think you will understand me. , we are friends, right?"

"That's my honor." Yang Yang nodded with a smile.

"That's the way people are, no matter how arrogant they are and when they encounter difficulties, they always hope to get some help, even if it's just verbal consolation, I hope that no matter if this thing is successful or not, at least you will understand me, even if One day I will be forced to leave Ajax, and at least you will send me off."

In the end, Van Gaal's expression contained a trace of loneliness that was not understood by others.

For Van Gaal, everyone's evaluation is very polarized, with praise and criticism, no one can tell.

But as a friend, Yang Yang felt that his temper was indeed a bit big and his personality was a bit stubborn. He seemed difficult to get along with, but there was no doubt that he was not a hypocritical person.

"I remember."

Van Gaal sighed, stood up from his seat, and looked back at Yang Yang, "Don't practice too late, pay attention to rest, if you have time to practice your left foot more, the progress is too slow."

At the end, Van Gaal himself laughed dumbly.

With the speed of Yang Yang's progress, it can be described as rapid on anyone, but for some reason, Van Gaal still feels that it is not fast enough. Maybe it is because he is already seventeen years old, or because...

"Koeman and his coaching staff should transfer you to the first team in the past few days, train hard and perform well."

Yang Yang looked at the back of Van Gaal leaving, and he was both happy and worried.

The joy is that he is about to enter the first team, and the worry is what Van Gaal has to do.

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While Yang Yang returned to the locker room to pack up, Van Gaal left De Tokmost, but instead of driving, he walked slowly all the way to the Amsterdam Arena.

Familiarly entered the administrative office and came to the door of the office of the club chairman Michael Van Prager.

The door was not closed, and the people inside were sitting anxiously, waiting impatiently.

Seeing Van Gaal appear, Van Prager immediately stood up from the sofa, called Louis, and beckoned him to come and sit quickly.

Michael Van Plage is a descendant of his father. His father created the most glorious legend in the history of Ajax. Michels and Cruyff are both from that period, but in the old Van Plage. After grid retreated, Ajax was in a quagmire for a while, and it was Michael van Prager who finally stepped forward.

Little Van Prager brought the final glory to Ajax, that is, the legend of Van Gaal's coaching period, but then it was hit by the Boseman Act, coupled with the failure of investment in youth training, and the club's listing. The impact has made Ajax's situation worse from year to year, and it has been losing money every year in recent years.

In the past few years into the new century, Michael Van Praag's chairmanship has been in crisis, and because of this, he once again invited his old friend Van Gaal to come out as the technical director of the club, hoping to reverse the situation.

But now, it seems that nothing has changed.

"Louis, you said you have something important to talk to me about, what is it?" Michael Van Prager asked with concern.

Van Gaal looked at the club president solemnly and replied lightly: "I have decided."

"What?" Van Prager's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "What was decided?"

"Don't worry, I won't entangle with Cruyff anymore, that means nothing to me, and I won't change myself easily, compromise with difficulties, I decided to be the one who I am as Aja what a tech director should do.”

"What do you mean?" Van Prager had a very ominous foreboding and panicked.

"You know, Michael, there are some things that can't be avoided, problems arise, right there, we can't pretend it didn't happen, pretend we didn't see it, and what we should do is how to solve these problems, not run away. "

Van Prager now understood what Van Gaal was going to do, shook his head and said: "No, Louis, you are too radical, understand? Not to mention Cruyff, even other board members will not agree. ."

"But you and I understand that this may bring short-term pain, but it can bring long-term development to the team."

"No, this can't be done." Van Prager waved his hands repeatedly, looking very resistant.

"You can't grow good skin if you don't gouge out the carrion."

"But it's too loud, and it could have a serious impact on the team's performance."

"It's been affected for a long time, Michael, today's European football is no longer ten years ago, and now AC Milan relies on a false transfer rumor, which can make our team panic and make our main generals detached. , can't you see where we are?"

Van Gaal's remarks left Van Prager speechless.

Ajax does have a glorious past, but as Van Gaal said, it's all in the past.

Today's European football is no longer the European football of ten years ago. At that time, there was no Boseman Act. At that time, Ajax could rely on a group of players it cultivated to dominate European football, but now?

Even Van der Vaart, who is rooted in red and young, is secretly operating transfers, let alone others?

Van Gaal sneered, shook his head and said: "Michael, like many people and fans, you are still immersed in the glory of the past, and you are unwilling to open your eyes and take a good look at this new world, you are afraid, you are in escape."

Van Prager couldn't resist and sat back on the sofa weakly.

"This is a cruel world where the fittest survives. What we need to do now is to put aside the layers of shackles in the past, carry heavy burdens, make drastic reforms, and play lightly, so as to have a chance to keep the team in European football to the greatest extent possible. position, otherwise, we will be eliminated sooner or later."

Van Gaal's remarks were firm and firm, and Van Prager's face turned pale.

"They...they wouldn't agree."

"I don't need their consent," Van Gaal insisted.

"how do you want to do it?"

"You don't have to worry about this, as long as you believe in me, I will try my best to make sure that the team can beat Brugge in the next game and advance smoothly. If the team advances by then, you can't stop me."

"Then... what if the promotion fails?"

"I took the blame and resigned and took all the responsibility. From now on, everything about Ajax has nothing to do with me."

Van Praage's hands trembled. He had no idea that Van Gaal would bet so big, which was completely unexpected.

But he has a hunch that whether or not what Van Gaal wants to do is successful, he will not end well in the team.

This should be the fate of the reformers.

I can already see the first team beckoning, how about you?

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