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Chapter 975 Football Keyboard Man

Returning to Amsterdam, Yang Yang was extremely excited from the moment he got off the plane.

He was included in the 18-man roster for this game, but he knew very well that he would not start and would only be a substitute in the second half.

It's a special feeling to play as an away player at the Amsterdam Arena.

To Yang Yang's surprise, at the airport, many Ajax fans came to greet him, and many of them were still wearing the NO.11 jersey that he played for Ajax back then, which moved Yang Yang very much.

He specially applied for 10 minutes with coach Ancelotti to interact with this group of lovely fans at the scene and sign a group photo. This is a very special feeling for him.

Leaving the airport, Real Madrid stayed in a hotel booked in advance, and UEFA's publicists also came to the door.

As a player who once played for Ajax, even according to UEFA official data, Yang Yang, who played for Ajax at the age of 16, belongs to the Ajax youth training players. This time facing his old club, everyone is very curious about Yang Yang's mood.

Therefore, the official UEFA propagandists want to interview Yang Yang the most.

Regarding this question, Yang Yang said with a smile in an interview with the media that he is a player of Real Madrid, but he will always keep Ajax in his heart. "Maybe one day in the future, when I am old, if possible, I still hope to return to Ajax."

In Yang Yang's heart, Ajax is where he started his career. If he retires here in the future, he will feel very honored and feel like returning to his roots.

Of course, no one can tell what the future holds.

In recent years, the situation of Ajax has not been optimistic. After Yang Yang left the team, Ajax sold off their stars one after another.

First, a group of players such as Sneijder, Huntelaar, Heitinga and Vermaelen left the team. Later, Suarez, who performed well, also went to Liverpool. The overall strength of Ajax was greatly affected.

For this, Yang Yang expressed his understanding, but denied that the strength of Ajax's youth training was not as good as before.

"In fact, I have been back to Amsterdam all these years. I have many friends here, so I know that players like Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Eriksson and Wu Lei are very good. I think they all have great strength and potential, so I don't agree with the statement that Ajax's youth training is weak."

The UEFA reporter also asked about the recent disturbance of Van Gaal's return to Ajax, and Yang Yang immediately expressed his support for his old friend.

Speaking of Van Gaal, one has to mention his old friend, Barcelona godfather Johan Cruyff.

Don't look at Cruyff who lives in Barcelona, ​​​​but in fact he has a lot of influence in Dutch football.

In the past few years, Ajax's performance has been unsatisfactory. Cruyff often criticized and accused Ajax's management in his column.

In [-], Van Basten coached Ajax. At that time, Cruyff returned to Ajax as a technical consultant. Everyone expected him to bring a new round of revival to Ajax like Van Gaal did a few years ago, but only one month later, Cruyff resigned on the grounds of differences of opinion.

The then head coach Van Basten pointed out that Cruyff resigned because his plan was too radical and idealistic.

This is also a very serious problem for Cruyff.

If you use the saying on the domestic Internet, he is a football keyboard man, can speak well, but seriously lacks first-line practical experience.

After leaving, Cruyff did not stop there. Instead, he intensified the pressure on the management in the media, and even launched the so-called [Velvet Revolution], using public opinion to overthrow the Ajax management.

Subsequently, Cruyff and the former wild boar Edgar Davis formed a reform committee to comprehensively promote the reform of the Ajax club. Cruyff first promoted his friend Junker as the youth training technical coach, Bergkamp as the assistant coach of the first team, and Fred De Boer as the head coach.

But in the position of administrative director, Cruyff was challenged because he chose his teammate Lin Qiuli.

This is a Chinese player and a teammate that Cruyff trusted very much. However, since retiring, Lin Qiuli has never had any professional team management experience in the past 20 years. Cruyff hastily handed over the important position of Ajax executive director to Lin Qiuli, which caused fierce conflicts within the five-member committee.

Half a month ago, Dutch media broke the news that the other four members of the Ajax five-member committee, including Davis, were inclined to invite Van Gaal to take over the position of Ajax general manager, which triggered strong opposition from Cruyff.

A Dutch TV station broke the news that during discussions within the Ajax five-member committee, Cruyff was extremely emotional and did not hesitate to resign as a protest against Van Gaal's appointment, and at the same time made irrational racial discrimination against Davis.

Then Cruyff filed a complaint in court, accusing the five-member committee and the club's board of directors of not fully consulting his opinion on the appointment of Van Gaal, violating procedural justice, and demanding a ruling on Van Gaal's appointment. In the end, the court ruled that Van Gaal's appointment was invalid.

In the past few days, just when the public opinion in Amsterdam was turbulent, fans who supported Cruyff and criticized Cruyff sparked heated discussions and controversies.

As a former Ajax player, Yang Yang is one of the top football stars in the world today. Naturally, UEFA reporters will not miss such a good opportunity. Taking advantage of his opportunity to come to Amsterdam, they must want to know what he thinks in his heart.

Yang Yang could have stayed out of the matter originally, he could have prevaricated with an inconvenient comment, but this time he didn't.

He first asked whether Cruyff had racially discriminated against Davis. He said that he did not know the truth and would not express his opinion, but Yang Yang gave an affirmative answer to whether Van Gaal was suitable for Ajax.

"Louis is an excellent and successful head coach. There is no doubt about it. If he is not successful, then I don't know how many people are qualified to say that he is successful. What's even more rare is that he loves Ajax and has rich coaching experience and management experience. He understands the operation and laws of professional football far better than those who can only talk about it."

Yang Yang's words were very sharp, and UEFA reporters were also taken aback. They did not expect Yang Yang to stand on Van Gaal's side so clearly, and directly fired at Cruyff.

But on second thought, it's normal.

In the two and a half years since Yang Yang joined Real Madrid, Cruyff often criticized Yang Yang in his column.

As a junior, Yang Yang chose to endure the accusations and criticisms from Cruyff, no matter whether it was justified or not, and he rarely refuted Cruyff.

But this time, Yang Yang stood against Van Gaal and opposed Cruyff, not only to support his old friend, but also to counter Cruyff.

Of course, Yang Yang's boastful talk has clearly expressed his attitude.

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"Why do you have to go through this muddy water?"

That night, in the hotel where Real Madrid stayed, Van Gaal and Van Basten visited at the same time.

The three sat in the coffee shop of the hotel, Yang Yang ordered a cup of boiled water, and talked about the interview Yang Yang received during the day.

Yang Yang didn't think there was any problem with this at all, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm just saying what I think in my heart. He really can only talk about it. He has been away from the front line for nearly 20 years. Besides writing a column, what else has he done?"

Van Basten was a little helpless, and Yang Yang was obviously fed up with Cruyff's bad temper.

Speaking of which, this person is really strange. Cruyff and Van Gaal have the same bad temper, but Van Gaal is very pleasing to Yang Yang, and Cruyff is completely opposite.

So sometimes it's really funny.

Van Gaal has been at home since he resigned from Bayern Munich. He is waiting for a suitable invitation. Even this summer, there were media rumors that Yang Yang persuaded Florentino to invite Van Gaal to coach, but in fact there was no such thing, and it was impossible for Van Gaal to coach Real Madrid.

To some extent, it is difficult for Van Gaal's team to accommodate a superstar like Yang Yang.

Friendship is friendship, but from the perspective of their respective interests, Yang Yang and Van Gaal are indeed incompatible.

Therefore, Yang Yang has always wanted to play for Van Gaal, but he didn't know that he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to realize it.

"By the way, you have been fighting fiercely with Messi recently." Van Basten said with a smile.

He has always told people that Yang Yang is the best scorer he has ever seen, because Yang Yang is a masterpiece he single-handedly selected and sculpted, and it is bound to become the glory of his life.

"Messi has worked hard to score goals this season." Yang Yang laughed.

In the just-concluded No.15 round, Real Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon [-]-[-] in an away game, Yang Yang scored a goal, and Messi also scored a goal in Barcelona's [-]-[-] home victory over Levante.

"Guardiola should be very entangled now." Van Gaal said with a chuckle. He has coached Guardiola and also been in contact with Guardiola, so he understands Guardiola's temper. "He also can't tolerate Messi who only cares about scoring goals this season, but he can't be cruel, but Messi..."

When Van Gaal said this, he looked up at Yang Yang and shook his head helplessly.

Is Messi lucky or unlucky to meet someone like Yang Yang?
Yang Yang didn't think so much. There have always been rumors that Guardiola will leave the team after this season because he is tired.

But Yang Yang is different, he still has fighting spirit, because not far behind him, there is another Messi chasing closely.

(End of this chapter)