The office of the President of Ajax, Southeast New Town, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Technical director Van Gaal and Chairman Michael Van Prager sat in front of the TV and watched Setness header through Robonte's goal. Both of them slapped the table together, and then sat back on the sofa with both exhaustion.

It's over! It's over!

The Champions League road this season will end tonight!

Tomorrow, the media in the Netherlands will crazily bombard Ajax again, and all fans will launch a verbal criticism of Ajax, and everyone will be forced into a dead end!

Van Gaal's face was ashen, and his originally resolute face was full of loneliness and helplessness, as if this game made him rapidly aging ten years old, and he couldn't lift himself up and could not speak for a long time.

He does not think that the players deliberately wanted to kill him as the technical director. Even Ibrahimovic, who made enemies with him, did not have such an idea, because it did not benefit them at all. It can only be said that in this game, Ajax was under too heavy pressure and burden.

It was the first five games that led to the mountain of pressure on this game tonight.

At the same time, the team should also reflect deeply on the signings at the beginning of the season and let Van der Mede go. No strong aid was introduced on the right side of the frontcourt, which directly led to the team's original tactic of flying both wings being unable to work anymore. As the technical director, Van Gaal has an unshirkable responsibility.

As for what team's financial difficulties, who cares?

All fans and all media will only care about Ajax's away loss to Bruges tonight and was eliminated from the European arena in shame. This is a flaw that Ajax won the Dutch Eredivisie championship this season.

"Why is this happening?" Michael Van Prager murmured.

He couldn't understand, he was obviously stronger than his opponent, but why did he play the game like this?

Van Gaal gritted his teeth and gently patted the chairman on the shoulder, saying nothing, but he knew that this was professional football.

It's cruel, realistic, and there's no need to look back.

After being scored such a goal by the opponent in the 84th minute, the team's morale was about to collapse and everything was irreversible.

"Don't worry, Michael, I will give the media and fans an explanation tomorrow morning." Van Gaal said lightly.

He sighed deeply, stood up from the sofa, turned around and left the chairman's office.

He wanted to go back to his office to pack up his things, and from then on he left this place that made him sad and frustrated.

There is no doubt that he returned with ambitions more than half a year ago, but now, he must deeply reflect on all the decisions he has made in the past six months, and at the same time deeply reflect on his own problems.

Michael Van Prager looked at Van Gaal's down-and-out back as he left, slowly stretched out his right hand and opened his mouth to call him, but in the end, he could not make any sound and watched him disappear outside the door.

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Janbredel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium.

The moment Setness headed the ball, Ronald Koeman covered his face hard and squatted on the grass on the sidelines. A complex emotion mixed with shame, guilt, resentment, depression and other complex emotions occupied his soul.

He was really desperate!

After attacking for more than an hour, he still failed to use effective offensive methods to break through the opponent's goal, but was hit by the opponent in the 84th minute. What else can he do?

He could even clearly feel the frustration from the players on the court.

He is a professional player and knows very well that this goal completely defeated Ajax's morale.

He has made two substitutions, replacing veteran Litmanin and Sayetters, but he failed to reverse the offensive situation on the court, but instead he was scored by the opponent through a counterattack.

He has no choice!

Now there is only one offensive player left in his substitute list, that is, the 17-year-old young player Yang Yang.

This is his promise to Van Gaal.

He originally thought he wouldn't use Yang Yang, but he never thought that he would actually use it.

"If there is only one person standing on the court in the end, I believe it will be Yang Yang."

"If there is only one person left in the team and is willing to fight for me, then I believe it will be him."

"If God really decides to let me go, I hope he will send me this last journey in person."

What Van Gaal said that day was still in his ears, but the listener Ronald Koeman was in a completely different mood.

Could it be that if Yang Yang goes up, he really wants to send Van Gaal for the last journey?

"Ronald, there's no time." Luther Carroll, who was standing beside him, reminded.

Koeman looked up and looked at the scoreboard. He had jumped into the scoreboard for eighty-six minutes, and there was really no time.

Forget it, just treat it as fulfilling your promise to Van Gaal!

"Let Yang Yang go up, replace De Jong and hit the right side." Koeman shouted.

When Luther Carroll heard this, he quickly turned around and shouted loudly to the bench behind him: "Yang Yang, hurry, hurry, warm up."

Yang Yang on the bench was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon jumped up from the seat, took off his long-sleeved training suit, and replied vigorously: "I have warmed up and can go now."

"Then come here soon."

With Luther Carroll's wave, Yang Yang walked to the sidelines.

The ears were heard from the stadium, and the deafening cheers were heard, and the home team fans had already begun to celebrate their victory in advance.

Setness's goal not only scored three points for Bruges, but also qualified for the League Cup.

Yang Yang was completely confused. He even forgot how he came to Ronald Coman.

The head coach pressed his shoulder hard, leaned against his ear, and shouted loudly: "Boy, do you know why I brought you to Bruges?"

Yang Yang's mind was still blank, his ears were buzzing, and after hearing Coman's shout, he shook his head vigorously.

He really couldn't figure out why he selected himself on the 18-man roster. I believe it was not only him, but everyone in the team couldn't figure out why the head coach had to trust him, a famous rookie in such an important game?

"It's Louis!"

"Louis?" Yang Yang remembered Van Gaal.

"Yes, it's Van Gaal, he told me that at the last moment, the only person he trusted was you!"

Ronald Koeman's words stunned Yang Yang.

He was very honored to be friends with Van Gaal, but he never knew that Van Gaal trusted him so much, and trusted him to such a level.

"He decided to do something."

"I know."

Ronald Koeman flashed a little surprised. He didn't expect Van Gaal to tell Yang Yang such a secret matter.

Of course, he didn't know at all, and Yang Yang didn't know what Van Gaal was going to do.

But there is no time to investigate and sort out these things at the moment.

"If we lose this game, if we can't get the right to qualify for the Champions League group stage tonight, he will take all the responsibilities tomorrow and be forced to leave Ajax."

"What?" Yang Yang was shocked.

Ronald Koeman clearly understood the signal from Yang Yang's expression, and he was not aware of this matter at all.

"Van Gaal told me that if there is the last person in the team who is willing to fight for him, it will definitely be you; if things are irreversible, he hopes to send him the last journey with you."

When he said this, Ronald Koeman pressed Yang Yang's shoulder hard, his eyes red, and his teeth gritted: "Boy, you are our last hope. You are the only one who can save the team and save Van Gaal."

Yang Yang was very moved.

Since he came to Ajax, Van Gaal has been keeping distance from him intentionally or unintentionally. He thought that as a technical director, he intended to avoid suspicion, so he never mentioned his relationship with Van Gaal to anyone.

But he would never have thought that at the last moment, he was the one who Van Gaal trusted the most.

Yang Yang couldn't tell whether Ronald Koeman said this from sincerity or intentionally used to motivate him, but he knew very well that the guy who handed him water at the Almere Skate Park was in trouble.

After suffering consecutive setbacks, Van Gaal was in a slump. If he was asked to step down this time, it would be hard for Yang Yang to imagine how to deal with his arrogant personality. Even his coaching career may have fallen from now on.

More importantly, Van Gaal was the first person to trust him so much, and he has always believed in him so much since Almere.

Regardless of whether the final result of this game is whether it is a loss or a win, Yang Yang will prove to Van Gaal that he has not read the wrong person.

"I understand, boss." Yang Yang nodded vigorously.

Although it was just a simple sentence, Ronald Koeman read from Yang Yang's eyes firmly.

With less than ten minutes left in the game, Ajax's head coach had no choice. Yang Yang was the last and only choice he could make, which was his promise to Van Gaal.

But, can he bring miracles?

Luther Carroll brought Yang Yang to the sidelines, handling the handover procedures for replacing the field, and constantly encouraging Yang Yang.

Yang Yang never said a word, staring at the stadium with his eyes tightly, without letting people see what he was thinking.

In the 87th minute, a chance to die, the referee signaled to make a substitution.

Ajax used up his last substitution quota and replaced No. 16 Derong with No. 99.

When the broadcast on the court came out, all the fans in the audience were in an uproar.

No.99, such a large number is extremely rare.

After struggling for the whole game, De Jong quickly walked off the court, double-tipped Yang Yang, hugged him, encouraged him to cheer up, and finally patted him on the back and asked him to play quickly.

After Yang Yang stepped into the stadium, he stepped on the soft grass and quickly threw away all the thoughts in his mind. In the end, he only had one thought left, he wanted to win!

Not only for Van Gaal, but also for himself!

The panting Muskville came over to high-high Yang and rushed forward. When he passed by Ibrahimovic, the Swedish center also came over to hug him, but he reminded him in a low voice.

"These two bastards are both right feet, fuck them to death!"

Yang Yang nodded vigorously, ran to the right road, looked up at the scoreboard.
Chapter completed!