54 Compromise
After the four-day genius day, DeTok Most is still busy.
The new season is coming soon, the first team must actively prepare for the game, and Ronald Koeman must always worry about the phone calls from the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium, for fear that any phone call will be sent to inform him and he will lose another player.
Last season, I was empty-handed and the pressure on my results this season was quite high. This was also transmitted from the management to the coaching staff to the players. No one could relax. Everyone was diligent and dared not be careless at all.
Regarding Manchester United's forced dig for Trabersea, Barcelona wants to get Van der Fate, and a Serie A giant covets Ibrahimovic... Many transfer news has been frequently seen in the newspapers, and the real and false are difficult to distinguish, but it also makes it difficult for the club to be calm, and no one can fully control their future.
The youth training camp is relatively calm.
Technical Director Van Gaal held a senior youth training camp meeting on the second day of the end of Genius Day, which mainly discusses some of the players who stood out in Genius Day activities and the lineup of players from various echelons in the new season.
As early as July, during the first team training camp, Ajax's first team had officially issued a draw, transferring several players including Ryan Babel, Maduro, Tom Demur, Daniel Deridel and Nicklas Mitya to the first team.
Among these players, only Maduro is one midfielder, and the others are all wingers. Except for Nicklas Mitea who is a left-footed player, but can play the right winger, the rest are all right-footed players, including Ryan Babel, who is used to playing the left winger position.
From Ronald Koeman's roster, everyone can easily guess his intention, that is, he is full of worries about the position of the right winger in the new season, and the loss of Van der Mede made him very worried, even in this position, there are already many players including Pinal and Sneider.
The first team suddenly transferred a large number of players, resulting in a serious shortage of personnel in the second team. Van Basten had to temporarily draw a group of players from the youth training camp to join the team, including central defender Thomas Fermuren who was recalled from Belgium this season.
"I just discussed with Ronald that several young players including Ryan Babel, Maduro and Tom Demur are not meeting the requirements of the first team and will return to the second team."
At the beginning of the meeting, technical director Van Gaal announced the results of his discussion with Ronald Koeman.
"But these players, along with Thomas Fermuren, Emmanuelson and Lars**** DeGren, will all be shortlisted for the first team and may be drawn into the first team at any time."
After the first team let go of captain Qiwu, there was a vacancy in the central defender position. Although there were three central defenders in the first team after Escud was introduced, Hetinga was only 19 years old. Although Koeman had high expectations, he was too young. Finnish central defender Pasaning's performance has never been able to convince Koeman, which also made a vacant position in the central defender.
Fermuren and Lindgren are both young talents at the center back. Fermuren even relied on his outstanding performance in the amateur game against Almele and was immediately recruited by Van Basten into the second team after the game. It is normal for Koeman to draw them at any time.
It is difficult for Ajax to keep people nowadays, and there is a vacancy in the first team. The first thing that comes to mind is to poach people from the second team and the youth team. Youth training camp must be mentally prepared and do a good job in the aftermath.
Van Basten knew Ajax's operating model very well. After listening to Van Gaal's arrangement, he didn't say much and agreed on the spot, but at the same time he also put forward his own request.
"I want that Yang Yang."
Van Gaal was secretly happy after hearing this, but his face remained calm. Instead, he looked at others including Tony Browns Slotz, Luther Carroll and Patrick Ladrew.
"Yang Yang performed very well in the Genius Day event. Whether it is the basic assessment in the morning or the afternoon confrontation, he is one of the best players. I think he has the strength to enter the second team."
Chief scout Tony Brons Slottz pondered for a moment, and saw that no one spoke and took the initiative to express his opinion.
"I also agree with Tony's judgment. Yang Yang does need a higher platform to challenge himself and improve his level." Patrick Ladrew also agreed.
Luther Carroll thought for a while, "I support it, and I even think we can consider putting him on the special training list."
Everyone present was stunned, and even Van Gaal and Van Basten, who were optimistic about Yang Yang, were a little surprised.
The so-called special training is a traditional practice of the Ajax youth training camp, which means focusing on cultivating a certain player. For example, a special coach will be arranged to conduct one-on-one special training for him and a targeted training plan for his strengths and weaknesses. These are all to help players improve as quickly as possible.
But those who can receive this special treatment are generally talented players like Van der Fatt, Sneider, and Ryan Babel. Yang Yang doesn't look like that kind of genius no matter how you look at it.
Van Gaal looked at the reactions of everyone present, thought for a while, and said, "You can enter the second team and then consider it if you enter the special training list, but the scouting department should pay close attention to Yang Yang's training and game situation."
The meaning of this sentence is that it will not be included for the time being, but it is considered to be included.
It should be said that this is a compromise plan.
"If everyone has no objection, then I will sign the document and arrange for him to report as soon as possible and participate in the team's joint training. The logistics department must also make proper arrangements as soon as possible."
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Yang Yang received news from Ajax when he returned from training in the skate park two days later when he went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. In addition to his scout Fred Arroyo, he also brought this news to him. There was also a female employee named Priscilla Jensen.
According to Arroyo, she is a handyman in the logistics department of Ajax and is specialized in logistics work, including properly handling the resettlement of players from other places.
They have been waiting in a Chinese restaurant for more than an hour and have talked a lot with their uncle Shen Ming. Among them, Shen Ming and Yang Yang's parents are also concerned about Yang Yang's study. They don't want Yang Yang to give up his studies too early.
At this point, Ajax gave two plans. One is that Yang Yang will continue to study at the Baken School in Almere. However, since Yang Yang only has one Ajax youth training player in Almere, it is difficult for the club to arrange a special car pick-up and drop-off. At that time, someone will have to pick up Yang Yang to DeTok Moster every day for training.
Another option is to go to the school arranged by Ajax, which is also a well-known school in the Southeast New City of Amsterdam. Almost all Ajax players from other places are studying in this school. Every day, club buses pick up and drop off players to DeTok Most.
"The training time of the second team conflicts with the school's class time, so no matter which plan it is, Yang Yang will only have half a day of class at school, and will go to the club to gather around 2:30 to 3:00 after lunch break, and train and eat at the club from 3:00 to 7:00." Priscilla Jensen reminded.
"But in this way, won't the study be delayed?" Shen Ming asked anxiously.
Yang Yang’s parents only require that study must not be delayed.
Jansen smiled and shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this. The school we chose has been working with us for a long time. The education level will definitely not be lower than that of Bakken Academy. Although we missed the afternoon courses, our youth training camp will hire more than a dozen professional cultural teachers to teach specifically for players to ensure that he will not miss his homework."
"Not only that, we will keep in touch with the school closely. Once the player's cultural grades decline, we will immediately stop all his training and competitions until he improves his academic performance again. We will keep in touch with you at any time and will never affect his studies."
After hearing this, Shen Ming felt a little relieved. He believed that Ajax was responsible, but he felt deeply embarrassed about the choice of the two plans and couldn't help but look at his nephew.
Yang Yang also frowned and was considering this issue.
The first plan is undoubtedly the most suitable. He is already familiar with everything about Almere, including study and life, but the problem is that picking up and dropping off every day is a very troublesome thing. After all, Almere is more than 20 kilometers away from De Tok Most, and the round trip time is just the meal time for lunch and dinner. The restaurant will be very busy and cannot do without people.
As for the second plan, you will undoubtedly have to leave Almere and move to the Southeast New Town in Amsterdam to live.
Perhaps seeing Yang Yang and Shen Ming’s dilemma, Jansen smiled and introduced: “For the first plan, the club will provide a transportation subsidy fee every month, and for the second plan, the club will also help rent a house and pay the rent. However, players of the second team may have to share the lease with other teammates. The location is usually near DeTok Most.”
Yang Yang looked at his uncle Shen Ming and thought about it himself.
Ajax helps rent a house and pays the rent. Even if he shares a rent with his teammates, it doesn't matter. He just treats an extra companion. Anyway, he spends most of his time training, and after signing the contract, he can receive a salary of 400 euros from the club every week, which is completely enough for his daily living expenses.
This salary is very low in the club. Even young rookies like Heatinga and De Jong have increased to more than 2,000 euros after renewing their contracts, and Van der Fate even received the club's maximum salary of 25,000 euros.
But no matter what, at least Yang Yang can support himself.
"I'll transfer to school." Yang Yang thought for a while and made a decision.
This was also his decision after careful consideration.
Uncle Shen Ming also knew the current situation and felt that transferring schools was the best choice at present. After all, he really had no way to pick up Yang Yang to Detok Moster every day.
"Okay, I will communicate with the school and Almere Club immediately, and complete all the procedures as soon as possible, so as not to delay the start of the new semester." Jansen obviously had handled similar matters many times and said confidently.
Chapter completed!