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Chapter 73 I'm Ibrahimovic
At noon the next day, Yang Yang was called to the office of the head coach of the second team as soon as he returned to De Tokmost from school.

After the training session in the afternoon, he was left alone by the coaching staff amidst the envy of many teammates.

John Van Schip was once a very good right winger for Ajax. He only stayed in two teams in his career, Ajax in the Netherlands and Genoa in Italy, and he was successful in both teams.

While playing at Ajax, he helped the team win the European Cup Winners' Cup under the guidance of Santa Cruyff.

For such a senior who has achieved brilliant achievements, Yang Yang has always been respectful.

Respecting teachers is also the education he has received since he was a child.

Van Basten has always been Yang Yang's idol, and he has given him some advice and guidance several times after training sessions and during Yang Yang's additional training, but it is obviously different from now.

Standing in front of the two Dutch seniors, Yang Yang felt somewhat flattered.

Although he knows, this is just a tradition of Ajax.

"Okay, time is precious, so I won't say too much. John will be in charge of the specific matters, and he will be in charge of training you in the future." Van Basten pointed to his teammates beside him and smiled.

"Yang, remember that John has more than ten years of experience in professional leagues, from the Netherlands to Serie A to the European arena. His experience is extremely rich. He is open-minded and asks for advice. He will make you smarter on the court and know how to play."

Yang Yang nodded receptively, he believed what Van Gaal said.

John Rip told him more than once that professional football is not only based on strength, but often requires skill, and even some cunning tricks, because both of them want to beat their opponents to the extreme within the limits allowed by the rules.

I didn't feel much in the youth team, but in the first team, this situation will be very obvious.

In fact, Yang Yang felt it in the first game of the Dutch Cup. Even if the opponent is only a semi-professional team, they are all veteran players who have been in the low-level league for many years.

"Here, I just want to tell you something I have observed recently." Van Basten said solemnly.

Yang Yang nodded solemnly.

"You are very diligent and hardworking. I can see and feel it. You are full of passion for football and hunger for the game. Your desire to win is very strong and you work hard for it all the time. This is your characteristic."

When Van Basten said this, the topic suddenly changed, "But you have to know that sometimes hard work does not necessarily mean being right, just like in the game, you are always running and looking for opportunities, but you may not be able to get the results you want. Have you ever thought about this problem?"

Yang Yang nodded, he really thought about it.

"On the football field, it is not difficult to make yourself run and fast, but how to stop yourself and slow down is the most difficult and the most intelligent. Maybe you don't feel it now, but you will definitely have the opportunity to understand in the future."

After hearing this, Yang Yang couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression.

He vaguely understood what Van Basten meant. To put it simply, it was how to distribute physical energy reasonably and rest during the game.

Every player's physical fitness is always limited. Even if Yang Yang's physical fitness is very good, it is impossible to keep the whole court full of energy in the 10-[-] minutes of the game, so he must learn how to distribute his physical energy reasonably, when to stop and rest, when to run, when to sprint quickly, and when to take his time. These all test a player's game wisdom.

Once, Yang Yang talked about this topic with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, because everyone in the team knew about his conflict with Van Gaal, Yang Yang asked him why it happened, and the Swedish center also had his own reasons for his explanation.

"My tall, strong and flexible body is my advantage, but it also means that I consume faster than other players in the game. Then, have you ever thought, if I keep pressing and running like that damn old Dutch man said, how much energy do I have to attack?"

"I understand the meaning of the Dutch old man. He thinks that I should not be too sticky to the ball. He also thinks that I should not be just a scorer, but a qualified tactical center. But he forgot that I am not Kluivert. There are many things that Kluivert can accept, but I cannot accept it, because I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic."

When the Swedish center said this, Yang Yang still remembers the resolute appearance.

Don't press and press, don't actively return to defense, just to keep your strength, and when the opportunity arises, you can create threats better and more confidently.

Rest is to go further.

The retracted fist will be more powerful when punched out.

These two sentences have the same meaning as what Van Basten said.

"In addition, there is another point that I think you should pay attention to next, and that is passing."

After Yang Yang basically digested what he said, Van Basten continued.

"In our traditional concept of Ajax, passing is undoubtedly very important. It can even be said to be the basis of all tactics. It is also the first choice for us to encounter any difficulties and difficulties in the game. When choosing between passing and breakthrough, we will choose the former, because the latter is more risky."

"Of course, I don't mean to ask you to change your style of play. I want to say that your playing habits are not good. This is obviously affected by your previous playing experience. You are always used to passing the ball when you can't break through."

"It is true that you have done a good job breaking through on the right. I can clearly see your progress and I believe you can continue to develop like this, but I hope you can understand that football is a team game. You need to respect and adapt to the overall philosophy of our club, and we will also respect and get used to your way of playing football."

Van Basten's words once again made Yang Yang fall into deep thought.

Obviously, even now, he has not been integrated into the Ajax second team. He is like a knife in someone else's hand, not a strong arm holding the knife. Van Basten can see this more clearly than himself.

"I have told you so much, not to ask you to give up your own advantages. Everyone has their own characteristics and advantages, and you are the same. What I hope you do is to respect and integrate into our Ajax, and learn to make the most appropriate and most beneficial judgment at the right time."

Speaking of this, Van Basten patted Yang Yang's shoulder lightly, and said earnestly: "Believe me, this will make you integrate into the team faster and more actively, and it will also make your progress faster."

Yang Yang solemnly nodded in agreement.

He knew that this was what Van Basten said from the bottom of his heart.

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The dark cloud hanging over Ajax's head came and went quickly.

A week after playing Breda, Ajax ushered in the sixth round of the Eredivisie.

In order to reserve strength for the Champions League in the middle of the week, Koeman adjusted the starting lineup. Van der Vaart didn't even make the squad, but precisely because of this, Ajax's frontcourt offense was very active.

Relying on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's one pass and one shot, Ajax finally beat Willem II [-]-[-] at home and won a hearty victory, but it also once again sparked outside discussions about the compatibility of the Swedish center and Van der Vaart.

As Eindhoven unexpectedly lost [-]-[-] at home to Alkmaar in this round, Ajax successfully reversed and reached the top.

In the middle of the week, Ajax continued to sit at home and ushered in the second opponent in the Champions League group stage, Bruges in Belgium.

Van der Vaart returned to the starting XI, alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but neither player performed well in the end. Instead, Belgian striker Wesley Sonck scored twice to help the team win [-]-[-] at home.

On the weekend, in the seventh round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Groningen in an away game. Another pass and one shot from Ibrahimovic, goals from Wesley Songk and Mitya helped the team reverse Groningen [-]-[-] away.

The successive victories brought everyone's doubts about the Ajax first team to an end, and Ronald Koeman also successfully resolved the first crisis of confidence in the new season.

During this period of time, Yang Yang lived a very ordinary life. He still went to school every morning to study and practiced in the afternoon, but after each training session, before his own extra training, he would follow John Vanskip for three to 10 minutes of special training. The latter not only gave Yang Yang some technical and tactical matters, but also taught him some countermeasures in the game.

Ajax II played two games against Heerenveen II and Utrecht II. In both games, Ajax II won. Although Yang Yang failed to score again, he performed very well on the right, especially against Utrecht II. He had two assists.

After this period of time, everyone has gradually accepted that Yang Yang is the main right winger of the second team. Even De Moore usually acquiesced to this fact, but he was somewhat unconvinced when he came into contact with Yang Yang.

After entering October, the two-week national team match day soon ushered in, and leagues at all levels were once again suspended.

During the period, Yang Yang specially ran back to Almere for two days, but there was basically nothing serious about it. He just noticed by chance that his cousin Shen Yuzhu seemed to have a different view of the new part-time foreign student, which is quite interesting.

The peaceful days passed quickly, and the league soon resumed fighting.

In late October, Ajax II narrowly beat Sparta Rotterdam [-]-[-] at home, and then beat Willem II's reserve team [-]-[-] in an away game. Yang Yang contributed assists in two consecutive games, and all of them were given to Babel.

Perhaps because of the assist, Babel's perception of Yang Yang has also eased, but the two have basically no other friendship except football, and Yang Yang is not interested in getting involved with this lonely Dutchman.

After two weeks of national team competition, Van der Vaart finally ushered in an explosion and scored twice. He helped Ajax beat the newly promoted Volendam [-]-[-] at home, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winning goal at home, helping Ajax beat Celta Vigo [-]-[-] and win two consecutive Champions League group victories.

In the subsequent ninth round of Eredivisie, in the away game against Eindhoven, Van der Vaart received a red card before the end of the first half and was sent off. Soon, Eindhoven scored a goal from Van Bommel.

Although Songk quickly equalized the score, John de Jong then made another victory for PSV.

At the critical moment, Zlatan Ibrahimovic once again showed amazing personal strength, broke through the goal of PSV Eindhoven, helped Ajax get back a point in the [-]-[-] away game, and kept the league leader's position.

At the same time, the second team of Ajax also ushered in a strong opponent in the Dutch Cup.

The Dutch second league leader, Den Bosch.

　Heh, the illness is cured, but the recommended votes for the past two days seem to be a bit sluggish, brothers, work harder!

　　


(End of this chapter)