Chapter 58 Finally Upgraded
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Chen Ai Ting
Chapter 58 Finally Upgraded
In the next few days, Yang Yang's life was dull but fulfilling.
After getting up early every day to wash up, I went out to the east of the town and jogged around the beautiful Lake Oderkerke. It was exactly three kilometers. I was sweating and went back to the town to bring breakfast home.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell are now so poor that they have to wait not only for dinner but also for breakfast.
Fortunately, their rented houses are signed for a long time, otherwise, they might have to sleep on the street.
On the third day after arriving in Amsterdam, Jansen came to inform him that the school was open.
Ajax has already signed up Yang Yang, and every morning he only needs to show up on time at the intersection east of the town to wait for the school bus, take cultural lessons at school in the morning, and return to De Tokmoorster for training after lunch break.
The new season is approaching, and the atmosphere in De Tokmoster has obviously become more serious. Only nervous guys like Zlatan Ibrahimovic are as cool as ever, and everyone else obviously feels the pressure of the new season.
The training of the second team is still as high-intensity as ever, but Yang Yang has been training hard for the past few months, and there is nothing uncomfortable with him, and he has been working hard to integrate into the team.
Whether it's training or team competition, Yang Yang can clearly feel Van Basten's intentions.
At present, many positions in the main lineup of the second team have almost been determined, and the formation used by the team is still Ajax's unmovable four-three-three formation.
Ryan Babel is the youngest, but the most stable player on the team, he is the perfect candidate for the center position.
In the midfield, Maduro and Kroen have a solid position. They complement each other very well. As for the remaining position, the competition is fierce. Kuhala, Emmanuel Sen, Demur and Kayser all have opportunities.
Among them, Emmanuel Sen has the ability to play as a left winger, and Demur can also play as a right winger. Both of them are important competitors on both wings of the frontcourt. In addition to Demur, Yang Yang's right winger also has Sergio Cameron, an African-American player, who is currently the fastest in the team.
Compared with Yang Yang, Vermaelen is very popular as a central defender. He and Lindgren are Van Basten's most trusted central defenders.
As for the goalkeeper, of course it is captain Zwinkels.
Whether in daily training or in group matches, Van Basten and the coaching staff are constantly inspecting players and selecting the main lineup for the new season, which also makes the team's competitive atmosphere increasingly intense.
Yang Yang didn't pay much attention to the competition, he was more concerned about how to improve himself, he always believed that as long as his strength was strong enough, the main position would naturally fall to himself.
The wall in the skate park is gone, but Vermaelen is welcome as a teammate. The two will continue to practice in the team after the training session every day. The Belgian also accompanied Yang Yang to do some basic stopping and passing training. It was only during cross training that he turned into a powerful center forward.
The two are about the same age, live together, and their personalities are very compatible with each other. They can be regarded as like-minded, and the two added one-on-one offense and defense. This is Yang Yang's strength, but Vermaelen's defensive ability is not bad. The two had a great time fighting on the training ground.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, who spend breakfast every morning and evening, often go to the training ground of the second team to practice against them after finishing the training of the first team. It happens that Maxwell also needs to practice crosses from the left, so the training ground often sees Yang Yang and Maxwell making crosses from left to right, and Ibrahimovic in the middle ravages Vermaelen.
On the second night after officially enrolling, as soon as Yang Yang fell asleep and entered the super training ground, Lao Bing officially notified him that from now on, his partner training partner would be upgraded from the original third level to the second level, which is the strength of the Dutch second league.
Finally upgraded.
This was Yang Yang's first feeling after receiving the news, but he also gradually felt that his improvement in strength was slowing down.
In the past, the foundation was too poor, and the speed of making up for it was very fast, and the improvement was very rapid, giving people a feeling of progressing a thousand miles a day, but when the shortcomings and weaknesses have been filled, the next step is not only more difficult, but also slower.
But Lao Bing also said that the speed of progress is not important, the important thing is to solidify the basic skills and pay close attention to details.
Daily basic training is still essential, but in the super training ground, the focus is still on [Ronaldo's Assault] and [Beckham's Cross]. These two star skills will be the basis for Yang Yang to gain a foothold in the team.
Even if he jumped from Almere to Ajax, Yang Yang is not at all proud, because he knows very well that in the Ajax youth training camp, there are too many players who are better than him, and there are too many players who are better than him.
This is unacceptable to him.
Therefore, he could only concentrate on training hard. Even if Vermaelen could not accompany him to practice sparringly, he would find a remote and uninhabited place in De Tokmoster to train against the wall, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The days went by like this for a week.
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At noon on this day, Ajax's special car took the youth players back from school to De Tokmoster.
After Yang Yang and his teammates waved goodbye, they returned to their teams.
Among the players in De Tokmost who are still studying so far, Yang Yang's team is at the highest level.
The players of the first team and the second team are basically full-time. Even De Moore, Emmanuel Sen and Babel, who are the same age as Yang Yang, have given up their studies early and concentrated on playing football.
As usual, Yang Yang walked into the lounge of the second team with his schoolbag on his back. As soon as he entered the door, he obviously felt that the atmosphere was not right. He looked at the people in the lounge strangely, and walked straight to Vermaelen's side.
"Thomas, what's going on?" Yang Yang asked softly.
Vermaelen approached Yang Yang and whispered, "The first team almost lost last night."
"What?" Yang Yang frowned.
Vermaelen nodded, "In the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, the opponent is Graz AK from Austria. In the first game of the new season, the first team played poorly. They couldn't score the opponent's goal in the first half, but they scored a goal in the second half."
"and then?"
"At the critical moment, Sneijder saved the team."
Yang Yang heaved a sigh of relief, and the image of the restrained little man could not help appearing in his mind. He always felt that Sneijder was very unusual. Although he was not as eye-catching as Van der Vaart, he was always unpredictable.
"One to one, scored a goal in the away game, but failed to beat Graz AK, the coaching staff of the first team was furious this morning, very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, especially the offensive end."
"Nazlatan..." Yang Yang was a little worried for the Swedish center.
Vermaelen shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't worry about him, I saw him during lunch, he seemed to be okay, he ate more than usual, he seemed to be in a good mood."
"Why?" Yang Yang was very surprised.
"Last night, Ronald Koeman didn't let him start. Wesley Songk started for 65 minutes. The team didn't score. After Zlatan replaced him, the team's offense improved a lot, and Sneijder evened the score. Do you think he can be in a bad mood?"
Yang Yang secretly laughed in his heart. With the temperament of the Swedes, he might be complacent, but the head coach Koeman must be depressed.
The poor performance of the starting lineup is just one of them. More importantly, the away game against Graz AK failed to win, leaving the suspense at home. If one is not careful, the opponent may be upset at any time.
The UEFA Champions League has always been an important source of income for Ajax. If they fail to participate in the official group stage and the team suffers heavy losses, Ronald Koeman must be responsible. Although it will not be dismissed, the pressure will definitely increase greatly.
"Then what's going on with everyone now?" Yang Yang asked again.
"It's very simple, we will also play games soon."
"When?"
"Next Wednesday, the first round of the Dutch Cup against Ethel Merzus from Spakenburg."
Yang Yang knows about Spakenburg. It is about 5000 kilometers away from the new city southeast of Amsterdam. It is in the southeast of Almere. The southeast of Lake Hoy is connected to Lake Em. Spakenburg is on the southeast of Lake Em. It is said to be a small town, but it is actually more like a village, with only [-] residents.
Despite the small population of Spakenburg, football is very popular in the Netherlands. There are two amateur teams in such a small village, and the league level is not low. Both of them can participate in the Dutch Cup. It can be seen.
"This team is not difficult to play." Yang Yang said.
Not to mention the second team of Ajax, even the first team in Almere, I am afraid they can easily beat their opponents.
Vermaelen nodded, "The game is not difficult to play, but in the away game, you can't be careless, and everyone is worrying about the squad for the game, and even the starting list."
"Oh." Yang Yang suddenly realized that it was so.
Most of the people present have to worry about this, and Vermaelen is one of the few players who don't need to worry about the position, which is why he has the heart to whisper to Yang Yang here.
"What? You're not worried?" Vermaelen looked at Yang Yang strangely.
To say that in this team, Yang Yang's position is not stable. Tom Demour's voice as a right winger is even louder than Yang Yang. Does he really not care about his position at all?
"It's useless to worry, and I can't make the decision, right?" Yang Yang chuckled, "In this case, then I can only do some things that I can make decisions, such as working hard, and let the rest take its course."
"You can see it." Vermaelen didn't know whether what he said was true or not.
It is impossible to say that Yang Yang does not want to enter the big list or start the game. Water flows to low places and people climb to high places. He came to Ajax hoping to go further and continue to climb.
But as he said, since it was out of his control, he wouldn't think too much about it.
In his opinion, instead of worrying about these useless things, it is better to work hard to improve himself down-to-earth. He still has many shortcomings that need to be strengthened, but he has no time to waste on such things.
The new season is about to start, this will be an unforgettable journey!
(End of this chapter)
In the next few days, Yang Yang's life was dull but fulfilling.
After getting up early every day to wash up, I went out to the east of the town and jogged around the beautiful Lake Oderkerke. It was exactly three kilometers. I was sweating and went back to the town to bring breakfast home.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell are now so poor that they have to wait not only for dinner but also for breakfast.
Fortunately, their rented houses are signed for a long time, otherwise, they might have to sleep on the street.
On the third day after arriving in Amsterdam, Jansen came to inform him that the school was open.
Ajax has already signed up Yang Yang, and every morning he only needs to show up on time at the intersection east of the town to wait for the school bus, take cultural lessons at school in the morning, and return to De Tokmoorster for training after lunch break.
The new season is approaching, and the atmosphere in De Tokmoster has obviously become more serious. Only nervous guys like Zlatan Ibrahimovic are as cool as ever, and everyone else obviously feels the pressure of the new season.
The training of the second team is still as high-intensity as ever, but Yang Yang has been training hard for the past few months, and there is nothing uncomfortable with him, and he has been working hard to integrate into the team.
Whether it's training or team competition, Yang Yang can clearly feel Van Basten's intentions.
At present, many positions in the main lineup of the second team have almost been determined, and the formation used by the team is still Ajax's unmovable four-three-three formation.
Ryan Babel is the youngest, but the most stable player on the team, he is the perfect candidate for the center position.
In the midfield, Maduro and Kroen have a solid position. They complement each other very well. As for the remaining position, the competition is fierce. Kuhala, Emmanuel Sen, Demur and Kayser all have opportunities.
Among them, Emmanuel Sen has the ability to play as a left winger, and Demur can also play as a right winger. Both of them are important competitors on both wings of the frontcourt. In addition to Demur, Yang Yang's right winger also has Sergio Cameron, an African-American player, who is currently the fastest in the team.
Compared with Yang Yang, Vermaelen is very popular as a central defender. He and Lindgren are Van Basten's most trusted central defenders.
As for the goalkeeper, of course it is captain Zwinkels.
Whether in daily training or in group matches, Van Basten and the coaching staff are constantly inspecting players and selecting the main lineup for the new season, which also makes the team's competitive atmosphere increasingly intense.
Yang Yang didn't pay much attention to the competition, he was more concerned about how to improve himself, he always believed that as long as his strength was strong enough, the main position would naturally fall to himself.
The wall in the skate park is gone, but Vermaelen is welcome as a teammate. The two will continue to practice in the team after the training session every day. The Belgian also accompanied Yang Yang to do some basic stopping and passing training. It was only during cross training that he turned into a powerful center forward.
The two are about the same age, live together, and their personalities are very compatible with each other. They can be regarded as like-minded, and the two added one-on-one offense and defense. This is Yang Yang's strength, but Vermaelen's defensive ability is not bad. The two had a great time fighting on the training ground.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, who spend breakfast every morning and evening, often go to the training ground of the second team to practice against them after finishing the training of the first team. It happens that Maxwell also needs to practice crosses from the left, so the training ground often sees Yang Yang and Maxwell making crosses from left to right, and Ibrahimovic in the middle ravages Vermaelen.
On the second night after officially enrolling, as soon as Yang Yang fell asleep and entered the super training ground, Lao Bing officially notified him that from now on, his partner training partner would be upgraded from the original third level to the second level, which is the strength of the Dutch second league.
Finally upgraded.
This was Yang Yang's first feeling after receiving the news, but he also gradually felt that his improvement in strength was slowing down.
In the past, the foundation was too poor, and the speed of making up for it was very fast, and the improvement was very rapid, giving people a feeling of progressing a thousand miles a day, but when the shortcomings and weaknesses have been filled, the next step is not only more difficult, but also slower.
But Lao Bing also said that the speed of progress is not important, the important thing is to solidify the basic skills and pay close attention to details.
Daily basic training is still essential, but in the super training ground, the focus is still on [Ronaldo's Assault] and [Beckham's Cross]. These two star skills will be the basis for Yang Yang to gain a foothold in the team.
Even if he jumped from Almere to Ajax, Yang Yang is not at all proud, because he knows very well that in the Ajax youth training camp, there are too many players who are better than him, and there are too many players who are better than him.
This is unacceptable to him.
Therefore, he could only concentrate on training hard. Even if Vermaelen could not accompany him to practice sparringly, he would find a remote and uninhabited place in De Tokmoster to train against the wall, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The days went by like this for a week.
…………
…………
At noon on this day, Ajax's special car took the youth players back from school to De Tokmoster.
After Yang Yang and his teammates waved goodbye, they returned to their teams.
Among the players in De Tokmost who are still studying so far, Yang Yang's team is at the highest level.
The players of the first team and the second team are basically full-time. Even De Moore, Emmanuel Sen and Babel, who are the same age as Yang Yang, have given up their studies early and concentrated on playing football.
As usual, Yang Yang walked into the lounge of the second team with his schoolbag on his back. As soon as he entered the door, he obviously felt that the atmosphere was not right. He looked at the people in the lounge strangely, and walked straight to Vermaelen's side.
"Thomas, what's going on?" Yang Yang asked softly.
Vermaelen approached Yang Yang and whispered, "The first team almost lost last night."
"What?" Yang Yang frowned.
Vermaelen nodded, "In the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, the opponent is Graz AK from Austria. In the first game of the new season, the first team played poorly. They couldn't score the opponent's goal in the first half, but they scored a goal in the second half."
"and then?"
"At the critical moment, Sneijder saved the team."
Yang Yang heaved a sigh of relief, and the image of the restrained little man could not help appearing in his mind. He always felt that Sneijder was very unusual. Although he was not as eye-catching as Van der Vaart, he was always unpredictable.
"One to one, scored a goal in the away game, but failed to beat Graz AK, the coaching staff of the first team was furious this morning, very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, especially the offensive end."
"Nazlatan..." Yang Yang was a little worried for the Swedish center.
Vermaelen shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't worry about him, I saw him during lunch, he seemed to be okay, he ate more than usual, he seemed to be in a good mood."
"Why?" Yang Yang was very surprised.
"Last night, Ronald Koeman didn't let him start. Wesley Songk started for 65 minutes. The team didn't score. After Zlatan replaced him, the team's offense improved a lot, and Sneijder evened the score. Do you think he can be in a bad mood?"
Yang Yang secretly laughed in his heart. With the temperament of the Swedes, he might be complacent, but the head coach Koeman must be depressed.
The poor performance of the starting lineup is just one of them. More importantly, the away game against Graz AK failed to win, leaving the suspense at home. If one is not careful, the opponent may be upset at any time.
The UEFA Champions League has always been an important source of income for Ajax. If they fail to participate in the official group stage and the team suffers heavy losses, Ronald Koeman must be responsible. Although it will not be dismissed, the pressure will definitely increase greatly.
"Then what's going on with everyone now?" Yang Yang asked again.
"It's very simple, we will also play games soon."
"When?"
"Next Wednesday, the first round of the Dutch Cup against Ethel Merzus from Spakenburg."
Yang Yang knows about Spakenburg. It is about 5000 kilometers away from the new city southeast of Amsterdam. It is in the southeast of Almere. The southeast of Lake Hoy is connected to Lake Em. Spakenburg is on the southeast of Lake Em. It is said to be a small town, but it is actually more like a village, with only [-] residents.
Despite the small population of Spakenburg, football is very popular in the Netherlands. There are two amateur teams in such a small village, and the league level is not low. Both of them can participate in the Dutch Cup. It can be seen.
"This team is not difficult to play." Yang Yang said.
Not to mention the second team of Ajax, even the first team in Almere, I am afraid they can easily beat their opponents.
Vermaelen nodded, "The game is not difficult to play, but in the away game, you can't be careless, and everyone is worrying about the squad for the game, and even the starting list."
"Oh." Yang Yang suddenly realized that it was so.
Most of the people present have to worry about this, and Vermaelen is one of the few players who don't need to worry about the position, which is why he has the heart to whisper to Yang Yang here.
"What? You're not worried?" Vermaelen looked at Yang Yang strangely.
To say that in this team, Yang Yang's position is not stable. Tom Demour's voice as a right winger is even louder than Yang Yang. Does he really not care about his position at all?
"It's useless to worry, and I can't make the decision, right?" Yang Yang chuckled, "In this case, then I can only do some things that I can make decisions, such as working hard, and let the rest take its course."
"You can see it." Vermaelen didn't know whether what he said was true or not.
It is impossible to say that Yang Yang does not want to enter the big list or start the game. Water flows to low places and people climb to high places. He came to Ajax hoping to go further and continue to climb.
But as he said, since it was out of his control, he wouldn't think too much about it.
In his opinion, instead of worrying about these useless things, it is better to work hard to improve himself down-to-earth. He still has many shortcomings that need to be strengthened, but he has no time to waste on such things.
The new season is about to start, this will be an unforgettable journey!
(End of this chapter)
