super storm

Chapter 39 Van Basten
It's game day again.

Entering the sixth round of the knockout round, Almere showed amazing strength and attracted countless citizens to watch the match.

The opponent of this game is Ajax, and the whole south of Amsterdam is very concerned. Many fan organizations have booked seats with Almere in advance. Considering the large number of fans, the club temporarily decided to arrange it at home.

The game was still played at night, and when night fell, there were already crowds around the stadium.

Because it is an amateur game, all fans can enter the game for free.

When Yang Yang entered the stadium, he found that not only the simple single-story stands around the stadium were full of people, but even the aisles around the stands were crowded. Obviously, there were not only Almere and Ajax fans present.

"Hey, when has our stadium been so full?"

"That's natural. In the past, the games only sold stand tickets, not standing tickets. Of course, they wouldn't be so full."

"Aren't you bragging? We can't even sit in the stands for the first team game."

"I'm afraid there are three to four thousand people?"

"There must be, the parking lot outside is full."

All Almere players were taken aback by the enthusiasm of the fans. When did they feel such a battle?

Yang Yang was also shocked, but not like other teammates. He was more emotional, and even slightly excited. These three stadiums with 4000 people can already form such a huge momentum. What if it is in a stadium like Ajax or Eindhoven that can accommodate tens of thousands of people?

So it's not swallowed yet?
Suddenly, Yang Yang felt a longing. He hoped that he could gallop in a stadium with tens of thousands of fans like his idols Ronaldo and Van Basten. Not only would the fans see him, but he would also let more people see and hear him through live TV and radio.

Thinking of this, his whole body was on fire.

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"I didn't see it, this kid was born to play games."

In front of the coaching bench of the home team, Dick Van Poel looked at the players warming up on the field, pointed at Yang Yang and smiled.

The other players were more or less intimidated by the momentum of the fans and became a little cautious, but Yang Yang seemed more excited. The warm-up training was meticulous, and he even practiced a few back and forth sprints and back-and-forth runs, which seemed very high-spirited.

John Repp also noticed Yang Yang's actions, nodded and praised: "Some people are born to live for the game."

Having a big heart that resists pressure is the basic condition for becoming a professional player.

John Repp used to think that Yang Yang was very stubborn and declined his good intentions many times. Even when he was humiliated by his teammates, he would never give up. However, he did not expect that his ability to resist pressure was so good.

"This kid... we can't keep it anymore." John Rip said regretfully.

If Yang Yang is there, Almere will be more confident in the Dutch second league, but now...

At this moment, at the entrance of the stadium's chairman's stand, club chairman René Terberg greeted a group of guests.

A group of people did not come directly from the stands on the ladder, but came behind the coach of the home team.

"Hi John."

When John Rip heard the shout behind him, he turned around, his expression changed, and he greeted him with a smile full of surprise.

"Hey, Tony."

John Repp shakes hands firmly with Ajax chief scout Tony Browns Slots on the outside through the iron fence.

"Oh, hello, Patrick."

"Hello, John."

"Ha, nice to meet you, Luther."

"Me too, I've heard the name for a long time."

"Oh, old friend Fred."

"Haha, John."

When John Repp met and shook hands with Ajax's chief scout, two youth training assistants and scouts one by one, and then saw the tall figure turning out behind them, he was stunned.

"Oh my God, Marco, why are you here?"

It was Marco van Basten!

"Ha, I heard that there is a game to watch, of course I can't miss it."

The two shook hands vigorously through the iron fence.

John Repp suddenly remembered a previous report that Van Basten had already obtained his coaching certificate, and he will start coaching the second team of Ajax this summer, officially stepping into the field of professional coaching.

Playing while being good is teaching, this has always been the tradition of Dutch football.

With Luther Gullit coaching the Dutch national youth team this season, Van Basten coaching the second team of Ajax, plus Rijkaard, who coached the Dutch national team earlier and is now the head coach of Barcelona, ​​the Dutch Three Musketeers, who were famous in European football back then, have all entered the field of professional coaching.

"My God, I really didn't expect you to come," said John Rip, startled.

He and Van Basten have not been teammates, but they have been opponents.

Although he was born in the youth training of Ajax, he moved to several teams in continental Europe. When he returned to the Netherlands, he went to Zwolle first, and then went to the rival Feyenoord, and played for Ajax on behalf of these two teams.

Among them, in Feyenoord's second season, he and Gullit teamed up to lead Feyenoord to beat Ajax, coached by Cruyff, with Rijkaard, Van Basten and Ronald Koeman twice in the league.

The tall Van Basten, dressed in a neat suit, was undoubtedly the focus of the crowd, and he was easily recognized by sharp-eyed fans. There was a stir on the scene, and countless fans exclaimed in unison.

It turned out to be Van Basten!
Who would have thought that it would be possible to see Van Basten in the amateur arena!

The sound of the fans on the sidelines immediately attracted the attention of the players on the field. Yang Yang looked to the sidelines, and the first thing he saw was Van Basten who was talking eagerly with coach John Repp on the sidelines. He was completely stunned.

This is the idol he has been obsessed with for ten years!
How many times he dreamed about meeting Van Basten, but he did not expect to see him.

He felt that his whole heart was beating faster and faster, as if it was about to jump out of his chest. Suddenly, a voice in his mind kept telling him that there was something he had to do, and he would regret it if he didn't do it.

I saw Yang Yang waving his hands towards his teammates who were warming up, and quickly rushed to the sidelines, and rushed to the side of John Repp, looking at the idol in front of him in disbelief, and stretched out his right hand tremblingly.

"You... hello, Marco, I... I..."

His blushing expression made everyone around him burst into laughter, but they all understood.

This is Van Basten, how many players have grown up as idols?
Not to mention others, but the rebellious Ibrahimovic of the first team, the first time he saw Van Basten, his reaction was not much better than that of Yang Yang, and he was not even as brave as Yang Yang, who dared not go forward to say hello.

Van Basten stood very straight, with a gentle smile on his face, stretched out his right hand, and firmly held Yang Yang's hand.

"I know you, Yang Yang, very nice to meet you."

Holding Van Basten's generous and warm right hand, Yang Yang felt as if he was about to suffocate, and when he heard Van Basten's words, he actually had the urge to cry. He had always taken Van Basten as his idol, and he dreamed of competing with Van Basten, but unexpectedly, it turned out that Van Basten had heard of himself.

This feeling was so wonderful that he almost cried.

"Take a photo." Fred Arroyo suggested.

"Okay." Yang Yang was overjoyed, and immediately climbed over the iron fence and came to Van Basten's side.

The idol is only a little taller than Yang Yang, but it feels extremely tall to him, like a majestic mountain standing in front of him, making him have to look up.

Behind them, John Repp and Dick Van Poel looked at each other, both shook their heads and smiled wryly. Ajax is launching an emotional offensive and wants to compete with Eindhoven for Yang Yang.

But it's normal to think about it again. For a player of Yang Yang's age, who doesn't like idols?
Van Basten, Zidane, Ronaldo, Maradona...

Being able to think of having Van Basten come in person also shows Ajax's intentions.

So, John Repp and Dick Van Poel didn't point it out, but went with the flow.

"Perform well, I hope to see you play well."

Before Yang Yang returned to the court, Van Basten smiled and encouraged.

Yang Yang looked deeply at Van Basten and nodded heavily.

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The arrival of Van Basten did not cause a commotion among Ajax players, but many people found it funny.

Is the reaction so big?

But that's right, it's very rare for other people to see Van Basten once, but Ajax's youth training players are different. They can see them almost every day, so it's not surprising.

An Ajax central defender pointed to Yang Yang who was walking back to the pitch to warm up, and reminded the dark-skinned African-American player beside him with long braids like Ruud Gullit: "He is the No. [-] Yang Yang of Almere."

"It doesn't seem to be very good, the body is quite thin." The long-braided player felt very inconspicuous.

"In the last match between Volendam and Almere, he scored twice and reversed Volendam. I guess he is still the core of Almere's offense in this game. Be careful on your side." The central defender cautiously reminded.

"Hmph, of course, he's a right winger, and I'm a left back. Naturally, I have to be careful, but aren't you behind me? Right, Thomas?" the long-braided player laughed nonchalantly.

The central defender named Thomas shrugged, a little helpless, he had already fulfilled his duty of reminder.

"In short, be careful, don't let him enter the restricted area easily."

"Don't worry, I will force him to the side." The long-braided player looked at Yang Yang with provocative eyes.

They are very clear that the player named Yang Yang is the key to Almere's ability to enter the sixth round this season. Not only does he shine brilliantly, but he has also attracted the favor of many teams. Ajax has mobilized the entire youth training core for this game.

In any case, in front of the youth training leaders, no one wants to screw up.

Once you perform well and you can get tickets to the first team every minute, who will not do their best?

With Ajax's strength, under the noses of many youth training core executives, if they can't win their opponents, what qualifications do they have to talk about entering the first team?

"I will step on you to enter the first team." The boy who had just turned 17 looked at Yang Yang proudly and said.

(End of this chapter)