59 The first test
In fact, Ibrahimovic's good mood did not last long.
On the Saturday after the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, Ajax ushered in the first round of the new season's Eredivisie, who was thrillingly relegated last season.
Ajax played away, and Yang Yang and Fermulen both hid at home and watched live TV.
The away team still played poorly in the first half. Just thirteen minutes into the game, Witts defender Frankel assisted forward Amoyahe to score a goal. After that, Ajax was unable to break the deadlock. It was not until ten minutes later that he equalized the score with Frankel's own goal.
Ibrahimovic was replaced by Victor Scola after only one hour in this game. After that, Koeman made consecutive substitutions. Finally, Sneider scored a goal in the 87th minute, ensuring that Ajax escaped from the away game.
Two consecutive games saved Ajax, Sneider became the team's veritable savior since the start of the season, surpassing the number one star Van der Fate and center Ibrahimovic.
The first round of the new season is often difficult to play. It is not easy for Ajax to win away and get a valuable three-pointer. Eindhoven drew Roda JC 2-2 away, and Feyenoord, who played at home, also narrowly defeated Nijmegen 2-1, which is not easy.
After returning to Amsterdam from the away game, Ibrahimovic's mood was obviously much worse. It is said that he was scolded hard by head coach Koeman and technical director Van Gaal, which made him feel very angry.
Finally, in the second leg of Graz AK at home in the middle of the week, Ibrahimovic sent the ball into the opponent's goal with just fifteen minutes of the opening game, relying on a cross from his good friend Maxwell from his good friend Maxwell, opening the first record for the team and scoring his first goal in the Champions League this season.
But the good times didn't last long. Before the first half was over, Ajax made a mistake in the defense line and his opponent seized the opportunity to equalize the score.
After that, Ajax could not defeat him for a long time, and the score of 1-to-1 was maintained until the end, and both sides entered overtime.
Finally, in the 104th minute, Grazak's defender Eman made a mistake. Veteran Galasek seized the opportunity and calmly scored the winning goal, helping Ajax advance to the group stage with a total score of 3-2.
The survival of the disaster made everyone in the team breathe a sigh of relief, but the accusations from the media quickly made the sky of DeTok Moster dark clouds.
He played three official games in the new season, but Ajax played very badly. Not only did the offense that the team relied on last season failed to threaten, but even the originally solid defense frequently encountered problems.
Two wins and one draw in three games, scored five goals and conceded three goals. This report card seems to be quite reasonable, but one of these five goals was an own goal, and one was given by the opponent's voluntary mistake. Two unexpected goals helped Ajax get three points in the league and successfully advanced to the group stage in the Champions League.
It can be said that without these two unexpected surprises, Ajax would have suffered a catastrophe.
What is even more unacceptable is that I lost three goals in three games and lost one goal per game, but I am not facing a strong team. Such defense makes it difficult to let go.
Everyone knows that without a solid defense, the team's performance will not be stable. How can we compete with Hiddink's Eindhoven?
In an interview with the media after the game, Koeman said that he was satisfied with Ajax's start. The team had problems within his expectations, because this summer, the team lost Van der Mead and Ziwu, two players in the first and second place. Both the offensive combination and defense line have been reorganized and it takes time to get started.
But Koeman finally warned the players, hoping that everyone would enter the pace of the new season as soon as possible and show their best form. No matter who is in poor form, they will not appear in his lineup.
The stern warning from Koeman undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the first team.
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Influenced by the first team results and external media opinions, the atmosphere of the training session of Ajax II in the afternoon was a bit tense.
Tomorrow we will go to challenge Esther Merzus away, and everyone also felt the pressure of the first game of the new season. In addition, the first team's performance was not ideal, and the outside media talked about it, and the players were not relaxed.
The same is true for head coach Van Basten, who is standing on the sidelines.
He didn't say anything during the whole training class, just stood on the sidelines and watched silently.
The team's 18-man roster has been drawn up, and it was posted in the locker room at noon. Everyone can see who entered and who did not enter at a glance. Some people are happy and some are disappointed. This is certain.
There are more than 20 people in the entire team, but only eighteen can make the roster. Van Basten can only make a choice from it, and he even has to choose eleven of these 18 people, which is undoubtedly even more cruel.
But this is just the second team, and it is only facing an amateur team in the first round of the Dutch Cup knockout.
If you can't even adapt to this, how can you face the mountain-like pressure of the first team?
Under pressure, the players' training situation also reflects their psychology truthfully. Van Basten and his assistants also took all this into consideration. He also needs to use these to evaluate a player's trustworthiness.
"Have you made a decision?" Robo Witzger came to him.
He is Van Basten's brother. The two grew up together in the Ajax youth training camp since childhood, fighting side by side, and establishing a deep friendship, even though Robo Witzger later served for his mortal enemy Feyenoord for a long time.
"The competition is held in the afternoon, but he still has to attend school in the morning. I still think it's better to let him play as a substitute."
While speaking, Van Basten landed his eyes on Yang Yang in the training ground.
In less than two weeks, Yang Yang had completely integrated into the team's training. He always meticulously carried out the arrangements of the coaching staff, never slacking off during training. After the training class, he was also one of the few players who took the initiative to stay and practice on his own. Van Basten never said this, but he knew it.
Although talent is valuable, it is not uncommon in the huge world football world, and hard work is the most precious.
Besides, who can accurately judge a person’s talent?
"This kid is indeed a good seedling. As long as it can continue according to the current development momentum, he will definitely be able to contribute to the first team in time." Robo Witzger said affirmatively.
After saying that, he looked at Van Basten, who was difficult to make a decision, "Why, I'll talk to him?"
But Van Basten shook his head stubbornly, "No, I'll tell you myself."
As a professional player, he believes that no matter what choice he makes for the squad, he should take on this responsibility and personally convey it to the players, and even explain his intentions.
He once encountered the head coach who was simple, straightforward and rough, and pushed the announcement of the roster to his assistant, which made him feel very inappropriate, so he decided to say in person that it was not only Yang Yang, but also other players who were not selected.
At the very least, he wants them to understand why they can't get on the bench and what should they do when they are substitutes.
Robo Witzger nodded. He understood that this was the first game of Ajax II's new season, and wasn't it the first game of Van Basten's coaching career?
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Just like usual, after the training class every afternoon, Yang Yang and Fermulen will take the initiative to stay and practice more.
Yang Yang started from the most basic parts of the ball, and later practiced a volleyball pass with Fermall, and then he performed routine cross training and one-on-one offense and defense.
[Ronaldo's Assault] can be said to be Yang Yang's unique skill, especially after mastering the pendulum's extraordinary ability, he began to practice other actions such as continuous directional pulling, which made Fermall very difficult to defend in one-on-one situation, and his defensive success rate is also declining.
All of this proves Yang Yang's progress.
But the Belgian central defender is not a good deal. His defensive level has also improved rapidly through continuous practice. After knowing that frontal defense cannot stop Yang Yang, he began to use other defensive methods, and there are always ways to make Yang Yang uncomfortable.
The two of them just disgusted each other and urged each other to make progress.
With the persistent training every day, he began to have more experience and experience of [Beckham's cross], all of which are difficult to describe in words, but now he is obviously more confident in crossing.
And facts have also proved that the quality of his cross ball is becoming more and more reliable.
After a cross was pushed by Fermall, Yang Yang was going to ridicule his teammates for a few words, but suddenly he heard Van Basten's voice coming from the sidelines.
"Come on, give me some to try."
Seeing Van Basten rushing into the training ground in training suit, Yang Yang would not be polite. He laughed and first kicked a long pass, sending the ball into the penalty area. After seeing Van Basten pushing the ball into the net with a very sensitive sense of smell, he passed another arc cross, allowing the Dutch legend to score.
Seeing Van Basten's personal exit, Fermuren and Yang Yang were also excited. The Belgian central defender was responsible for passing the ball to Yang Yang, and he was responsible for crossing it, while Van Basten was responsible for grabbing points and heading the ball in the penalty area.
During this process, Van Basten kept pointing Yang Yang's cross.
Although he is a center forward, Van Basten's footwork is quite superb and he has put forward a lot of opinions on Yang Yang's cross-footing technique. But the most important thing is that he analyzes Yang Yang's cross-footing ball from the perspective of a center forward. From the landing point to the arc to the strength, he can always hit the key point directly, which makes Yang Yang's eyes lit up and gains a lot.
Because of Van Basten's friendly guest appearance, Yang Yang's extra training continued until the night fell, and then he reluctantly gave up.
When Yang Yang came to Ajax, what he wanted most was to get guidance from his idol Van Basten. He gained a lot, and even Fermall next to him gained a lot.
After finishing the training, he was sweating profusely, but Van Basten was in a good mood and said that he would have to practice with Yang Yang again if he had time in the future, which made Yang Yang and Fermulen very happy.
As for those who were not able to replace him tomorrow afternoon, Yang Yang did not hesitate to express his support for Van Basten's decision.
No matter what, it is not very suitable for him to come here for a new arrival and he has not achieved success.
On the contrary, Demur is the direct youth training department and has entered the first-team training camp this summer, so he should indeed be more qualified.
But Van Basten also promised that no matter what the outcome of the game, at least 30 minutes will be left for Yang Yang to show off.
Chapter completed!