super storm

Chapter 354 Dragon and phoenix among people

After Ajax defeated Feyenoord [-]-[-], the Dutch media once again made a wave.

Especially for Yang Yang's increasingly hot state this season, he has given quite high expectations. He is considered to be the most powerful contender for the top scorer in the Eredivisie League this season, and he is also looking forward to his performance in the UEFA Champions League this season.

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

The opponent is Liverpool, who just staged a miraculous comeback in Istanbul, Turkey.

After playing Feyenoord, Ajax rested in Amsterdam for a day, and then flew non-stop to Monaco in the south of France, and Liverpool flew 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 of the same day, Ajax, including head coach Ronald Koeman and Yang Yang, received an invitation from UEFA to attend the UEFA Champions League group stage draw held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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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 all the way to the final and even scored a key goal in the final, he was just a rising rookie in European football, so naturally he would not be invited.

But this year is clearly different.

He led Ajax to win the Eredivisie championship, and he broke Ronaldo's legendary record that had been dusty for ten years. Everyone in the world realized that there is such a number one player in the Eredivisie league.

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

Not only did UEFA invite him, but FIFA also invited him to attend the World Footballer Award Ceremony in December.

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

This has also attracted great attention from the domestic media, and many domestic media even 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 appropriate to say that it is the best award in the Champions League, and the UEFA Cup will always just accompany it.

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

In European football, whether you have proven yourself in the Champions League or not is a completely different level.

In other words, no matter how good Yang Yang performs in the UEFA Cup, it is useless. If he does not prove himself in the Champions League, he will not be able to rank among the first-tier European stars, and he will not even be able to compete with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and van der Vaart last season.

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

From the perspective of performance alone, Yang Yang really has nothing to show for it, but if he puts his achievements on a young player, it will really make European football and even world football praise him.

Yang Yang has a very clear understanding of this.

At the same time, he is also very clear that if he does not make any progress 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 immediately.

For him, this is a pressure, but it is also the motivation to urge him to continue to work hard and improve.

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As soon as Yang Yang walked into the venue, UEFA staff immediately greeted 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 powerful leaders of the 32 teams that have entered the UEFA Champions League group stage, or they may be European coaches, or well-known legends from the past.

Yang Yang sat on the seat, looking up, he could see the stars, famous coaches and seniors who could be counted at any time. He still felt very excited, especially when he saw the Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho.

Almost everyone believes that Ronaldinho will be the number one favorite in this year's World Footballer, and he is also the world's number one superstar closest to Ronaldo, and may even surpass Ronaldo.

He is the well-deserved No. [-] star in world football now!

None of Real Madrid's big stars came, but that's no surprise, because they didn't do well in the Champions League, and it was a real embarrassment for them to stop in the last [-].

Yang Yang was hesitant to go forward and greet Ronaldinho, but he was worried that there were many people around him, and he was worried that he would not be recognized by him when he went up, which would be embarrassing.

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

"Hi, hello, Yang." Ronaldinho grinned, showing his cute buck teeth.

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

But when he saw Ronaldinho walking in front of him and greeted him proactively, he stood up abruptly and shook the hand of the Brazilian superstar excitedly, "Hello, Ronaldinho."

"Your performance last season was really great. What impressed me most was that in the game you played against Villarreal, Cruyff turned around and added the pendulum to pass, and in the last pass over the goalkeeper, Reina himself said that he thought he was sure of it, but I didn't expect you to be prepared." Ronaldinho said with a smile.

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

"Well, he is a goalkeeper who went out of Barcelona's youth training and went to Liverpool this summer."

Yang Yang suddenly realized that it was so.

"My little brother Messi, but you never forget about him. I have always targeted you. I tried to use your trick on the training ground before, but it still didn't work well."

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

"Actually, I was trying to get my wits out of my wits at the time, and there was really nothing I could do."

"That's right." Ronaldinho nodded. "Football should be like this. Be open and happy. It's very interesting. There's no need to turn it into a boring offensive and defensive game."

Yang Yang nodded as he was instructed. He knew that the Brazilians were always very happy playing football, always with a smile on their faces.

"After coming back from the World Youth Championship, Messi has trained even harder, and you have to be prepared, he will take revenge at any time." Ronaldinho smiled rather gloatingly.

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

The giants have such benefits.

As soon as he debuted, he has not even played a few games in the first team. He is a genius known all over the world. With a superstar 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 am always waiting for his arrival." Yang Yang said confidently.

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

They all play football, so they all know that weakness is a big taboo for a player.

Only when he meets the strong and becomes stronger, and constantly challenges and breaks through himself, can this player go further.

If Yang Yang bows his knees now, although he has given Ronaldinho enough face, the Brazilian will inevitably look down on him a bit.

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

Just now Yang Yang only noticed Ronaldinho, but through 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 Adriano who played for Inter Milan.

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

In contrast, the Ajax played by Yang Yang is much poorer.

This world is like this, there is no harm without comparison.

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 he was sitting, Yang Yang was sitting in the second row. In front of him were Liverpool's midfielder Steven Gerrard and AC Milan's Kaka. Both of them saw Yang Yang when they were sitting, and they shook hands with Yang Yang to say hello.

Yang Yang is very familiar with Kaka, because in the first season of his debut, Kaka helped AC Milan defeat Ajax, but Yang Yang was sitting in the stands of the Amsterdam Arena at that time, so Kaka naturally did not know him.

However, Yang Yang was particularly impressed by AC Milan poaching Trabelsi and creating internal strife in Ajax.

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

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

Gerald seemed a little serious, but he was very leader, and he was strict in his speech and actions, which gave Yang Yang the feeling that he was very reliable and trustworthy.

Although Ajax and Liverpool will soon be opponents, Gerrard seems to have no memory of it at all, and when he talks to Yang Yang, it is just some daily chat.

This also made Yang Yang have to admit that those who can fight in the extremely competitive environment of European football, stand out from the crowd, and climb to the top of the pyramid are all dragons and phoenixes.

None of them are simple.

(End of this chapter)