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

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

It feels very special when appearing as a visiting player at the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium.

What surprised Yang Yang was that at the airport, many Ajax fans came to greet him, and many of them were even wearing the No. 11 jersey he played for Ajax back then, which touched Yang Yang.

He specially applied for ten minutes with head coach Ancelotti to interact with this group of cute fans on the spot and sign and take photos. This was a very special feeling for him.

After leaving the airport, Real Madrid checked into a hotel that had been booked in advance, and UEFA publicity staff also came to the door.

As a player who once played for Ajax, even in UEFA official information, Yang Yang, who played for Ajax at the age of 16, is an Ajax youth training player. This time, facing his old club, everyone was curious about Yang Yang's mood.

Therefore, the official UEFA propaganda staff most wanted to interview Yang Yang.

Regarding this question, Yang Yang smiled and said in an interview with the media that he is a Real Madrid player, but he will always have Ajax's position in his heart. "It may even be that one day in the future, when I get old, if I can, I still hope to return to Ajax."

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

Of course, no one can tell what will happen in the future.

In recent years, Ajax's situation has not been optimistic. After Yang Yang left the team, Ajax sold his leading stars one after another.

First, a group of players such as Sneider, Hunteral, Heatinga and Fermuren left the team. Later, Suarez, who performed well, also went to Liverpool, and Ajax's overall strength was greatly affected.

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

"In fact, I have been back to Amsterdam over the years, and I have a lot of friends here, so I know that players like Feltonheng, Aldreveld, Eriksen and Wu Lei are all very good. I think they all have strong strength and potential, so I don't agree with the statement that Ajax's youth training is weak."

UEFA reporters also asked about the recent storm in which Van Gaal returned to Ajax, and Yang Yang immediately expressed his support for his old friend.

Speaking of Van Gaal, we have to mention his old enemy, Barcelona godfather Cruyff.

Although Cruyff lives in Barcelona, ​​he actually has a great influence in Dutch football.

Ajax's performance has not been ideal in recent years, and Cruyff has criticized and accused Ajax's management in many columns.

In 2008, 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 a few years ago. But just one month later, Cruyff resigned on the grounds of disagreement.

Then-head coach Van Basten pointed out that Cruyff resigned because his plan was too radical and ideal.

This is also a very serious problem for Cruyff.

If we use the domestic Internet theory, he is just a football keyboard warrior who is eloquent, but he has serious lack of front-line practical experience.

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

Subsequently, Cruyff and former player Edgar Davis and five others 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, Borgkamp served as the first team assistant coach, and Flander Debol served as the head coach.

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

This is a Chinese player and a teammate Cruyff trusts very much. However, since he retired, Lin Qiuli has never had any professional team management experience in the past 20 years. However, Cruyff rashly handed over an important position like Ajax's Executive Director to Lin Qiuli, which caused a fierce conflict within the five-man committee.

Half a month ago, Dutch media revealed that four other members of the Ajax Five-member Committee, including Davis, tended to invite Van Gaal to take over the position of Ajax General Manager, which aroused strong opposition from Cruyff.

A Dutch TV station revealed that during the discussion within the Ajax Five-member Committee, Cruyff was extremely excited and did not hesitate to resign to protest against Van Gaal's appointment, and also committed irrational racial discrimination against Davis.

Cruyff then filed a complaint with the court, accusing the five-member committee and the club board of directors of not fully consulting Van Gaal on the appointment of Van Gaal, which violated procedural justice and demanded a ruling on Van Gaal's appointment. In the end, the court ruled that Van Gaal's appointment was invalid.

In recent days, it is just the time when the public opinion in Amsterdam is raging, and fans who support Cruyff and criticize Cruyff have caused heated discussions and controversy.

As a former Ajax player, Yang Yang is one of the top superstars in the world today. UEFA reporters naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. Taking advantage of his opportunity to come to Amsterdam, he must want to know what he was thinking.

Yang Yang could have been out of the matter, and he could have used an inconvenient comment to make excuses, but this time he did not.

He first dismissed Cruyff racially against Davis. He said that he did not know the truth and did not express his opinion, but Yang Yang gave a positive answer to whether Van Gaal is suitable for Ajax.

"Louis is an excellent and successful head coach, and there is no doubt that this is. If he is not successful, then I don't know how many people are qualified to say that they are successful. What's even more rare is that he loves Ajax and has very rich coaching experience and business experience. He understands the operation and rules of professional football better than those who only know how to talk big."

Yang Yang's words were very sharp, which surprised UEFA reporters. They did not expect Yang Yang to stand on Van Gaal's side so clearly and open fire directly at Cruyff.

But after thinking about it, it is normal.

In the past two and a half years since Yang Yang joined Real Madrid, Cruyff has accused Yang Yang in the column.

As a junior, Yang Yang chose to tolerate the accusations and criticisms from Cruyff, regardless of whether it makes sense or not, and rarely refutes Cruyff. For example, Cruyff has repeatedly stated that Yang Yang is not as good as Messi, or that Yang Yang cannot play in Barcelona, ​​etc.

And this time, Yang Yang stood at Van Gaal and opposed Cruyff not only to support his old friends, but also to fight back against Cruyff. This is still his mercy. If he just replied to him like Mourinho and wrote your column, don't point fingers at professional football, then Cruyff would be even more embarrassing.

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

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"Why do you have to get into this muddy water?"

That night, Van Gaal and Van Basten visited each other in the hotel where they stayed at Real Madrid.

The three of them sat in the hotel cafe. Yang Yang ordered a cup of boiling water and talked about the interview Yang Yang received during the day.

Yang Yang didn't feel any problem at all about this, and shrugged, "I just said what I was thinking. He really only talked loudly. He has been away from the front line for nearly twenty years. What else has he done besides writing columns?"

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 has the same bad temper as Van Gaal, but Van Gaal is very fond of Yang Yang, so Cruyff is completely the opposite.

So sometimes it's really fun to talk about.

Van Gaal has been at home since resigning from Bayern Munich. He is waiting for a suitable invitation. Even this summer, there are media rumors that Yang Yang convinced Florentino to invite Van Gaal to coach, but in fact there is no such thing at all, and Van Gaal cannot coach Real Madrid.

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

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

Therefore, Yang Yang's wish to play football for Van Gaal has always been unaware that it will not be realized until the year of the Monkey and Horse Month.

"By the way, you have had a fierce battle with Messi recently." Van Basten said with a smile.

He always told people that Yang Yang was the best scorer he had ever seen, because Yang Yang was a masterpiece he promoted and carved, and it was bound to become his lifelong glory.

"Messi is trying to score goals this season." Yang Yang said with a smile.

In the 15th round that just ended, Real Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 3-0 away, Yang Yang scored a goal, and Messi also scored a goal in Barcelona's five-0 home victory over Levante, so the goals of both sides are now 18-16, and they are still biting very tightly.

"Guardiola should be very confused now." Van Gaal laughed. He coached Guardiola and had contacted Guardiola, so he knew Guardiola's temper. "He can't tolerate Messi, who only cares about goals this season, but he is not willing to be ruthless, but Messi..."

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

Should Messi be lucky or unfortunate when meeting a guy like Yang Yang?

Yang Yang didn't think so much. There have been rumors outside that Guardiola will leave the team after the end of this season because he is already tired.
Chapter completed!