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Chapter 44 Van Gaal's Selfishness
"Last night among the fans in Almere, I saw Pete de Visser."

The chief scout, Tony Browns Slotz, frowned worriedly and reminded, "This is the second time PSV has observed Yang Yang closely, and I suggest that we should do it as soon as possible."

Almere is a satellite club of Ajax, and Yang Yang is a die-hard fan of Van Basten. No matter from which point of view, Ajax has no reason to let this highly promising player fall aside, especially when they voted for their arch-enemy Eindhoven.

If this is the case, then Ajax's face will be ruined.

"I also agree with Tony's statement. When Robben was in Groningen, we had the best chance, but in the end, PSV Eindhoven took the lead. If we had taken Robben in time, the current situation would be completely different." Patrick Ladru also responded.

Robben is one of the most eye-catching rookies in Dutch football in the past two or three years. Together with Van Persie of Feyenoord and Van der Vaart of Ajax, he is called the new Dutch Three Musketeers.

Back then, Robben caused the three giants to compete, but in the end it was Eindhoven who took the lead. This made the Ajax team always feel sorry.

But it is a pity that today Robben has become the star of PSV Eindhoven.

"I also think that Yang Yang does have the ability to play for Ajax, and from what I know, he is obviously closer to us than other teams. After all, he stayed in Almere for a year." Luther Carroll also expressed his opinion.

Although it is only a satellite club in name, in fact, Almere can be regarded as part of the Ajax youth training system.

Of course, this part is still very trivial.

"How did he behave yesterday?" Van Gaal asked flatly.

Although he was very happy to see that Yang Yang was recognized by everyone, since it was a business, he would do it and not care about personal relationships.

"He performed well, especially in the first half. He created several threats and scored a goal. Under the defense of two players, Vermaelen and Emmanuelsen, he was able to single-handedly grab a goal. It is not easy." Chief scout Slotz said.

"Last night, Aaron Moy's football online was also discussing this game enthusiastically, and he also recognized his performance very much. This is the third consecutive period. It is estimated that there are many teams eyeing him now." Patrick Ladrew reminded.

Van Gaal continued to ask noncommittally: "What about his own attitude?"

"I don't know, but I think he would be happy to join Ajax."

"why?"

"He came to the Netherlands a year ago and stayed at his uncle's house. His uncle runs a Chinese restaurant in Almere, and he himself is studying at Bakken Academy. If he joins us at Ajax, his life and studies can remain the same, but when he goes to Eindhoven, everything will be messed up."

When he said this, Patrick Ladru suddenly smiled, "I specifically got to know John Rep. It turned out that this kid is better at reading than playing football. He even got the first place in the whole grade in the final assessment of Bakken Academy and got a scholarship."

"Really?" Everyone present was surprised.

Even Van Gaal and Koeman were slightly moved.

In the Ajax youth training camp, there are many players who are good at playing football, and there are also many players with good academic performance, but players who are good at playing football and have good academic performance are really rare.

Unexpectedly, this man named Yang Yang is actually a top student.

Van Gaal pondered for a while, then turned to look at Van Basten, "Marco, what do you think?"

Van Basten grinned and chuckled, "I like that kid."

In one sentence, it completely expresses Van Basten's attitude.

Van Gaal looked at the head coach of the first team, Koeman, who shrugged and said that he had no opinion.

Although his head coach is also involved in youth training, it is more for the promotion of youth training talents. Luther Carroll is in charge of more affairs, while Van Gaal, the technical director, is in charge of all Ajax's competitive affairs.

In other words, the famous Dutch coach is everyone present, including Van Basten's immediate superior.

Right now, his words can judge Ajax's choice.

Van Gaal was not in a hurry to make a statement, but flipped through the scouting reports and materials in his hand, frowning slightly, obviously deliberating and thinking, but soon, he put down the documents in his hand.

"According to the materials, he has already obtained a quota for Almere to participate in the talent day. Therefore, my opinion is that we can talk to him first to stabilize him, but it is best to arrange for him to participate in the selection of the talent day, and then make a systematic and close inspection. This is a rare opportunity for experience and exercise."

Ajax's talent day selection is held twice a year, and every time, players from the first team will be arranged to participate in training and competitions with all the players participating in the selection. At that time, there will also be nearly a thousand young players from around Amsterdam, from all over the Netherlands, and even from all over the world.

This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to recognize one's own strength, and it is also a platform to broaden one's horizons.

More importantly, if a 16-year-old player like Yang Yang is directly signed into the team, he will usually leapfrog to the age group of 78-[-], and then gradually promote from the echelon.

This can be regarded as a little selfishness revealed by Van Gaal within the scope allowed by the rules and power.

Van Gaal believes that whether it is from the perspective of the club's inspection of players or from the perspective of Yang Yang's own development, it is a good choice to participate in the talent day selection, and it is also a good opportunity for experience.

After all, the opportunity to compete with the stars of the first team is not something that can be obtained casually.

After listening to Van Gaal's words, everyone still felt that Van Gaal was out of prudence and strict requirements, which was also in line with his usual style of conduct, so it was not surprising.

It doesn't matter whether you participate in the talent day selection or not, the main reason is that there are competitors now.

"What if Eindhoven contacts him during this period of time?" Chief scout Slotz asked worriedly.

The reason why everyone was eager to sign Yang Yang was also due to this consideration.

"He's a smart guy. He doesn't have many opportunities to go to Eindhoven at this time, and as you said, his uncle is in Almere. As long as we promise that after the talent day selection, we are willing to sign him regardless of his grades. Then I believe he will not refuse."

After hearing this, everyone also felt that it was reasonable, and they were still very confident in the attractiveness of Ajax.

"Of course, just to be on the safe side, Patrick, you should go to Almere yourself after the meeting."

Patrick Ladru nodded and agreed, "I'll go to the Chinese restaurant to talk to his uncle first."

"If he is not at the Chinese restaurant, it should be at the skate park. You can go there to find him and tell him by the way that this is my decision." Van Gaal said lightly.

Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

How did Van Gaal know where to find him?
Did they know each other before?
So what is their relationship?
Everyone was suspicious, but Van Gaal refused to say more, and there was no need for them to guess.

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Near noon, youth training assistant Patrick Ladru, accompanied by scout Fred Arroyo, came to Shenji Chinese Restaurant in Almere, but Yang Yang was not there.

After an in-depth conversation with Yang Yang's uncle, Shen Ming, they went to the skateboard park led by Shen Yuzhu, and saw Yang Yang who had been training hard all morning in the core skateboard area.

At this moment, Yang Yang has already completed the training program on the wall. He is in front of a yellow sign board, moving his left and right feet or pushing or pulling or picking or buckling to let the ball move around the small sign board.

As Ajax's youth training assistants and scouts, Ladru and Arroyo are naturally very clear that this is the most basic ball control action, but Yang Yang repeated it over and over again, with a very focused expression on his face, and did not notice their appearance on the periphery at all.

From his wet jersey, sweating profusely, and the dilapidated wall in front of him, they can easily associate Yang Yang's training program here and how hard this Chinese kid is.

This shocked both of them.

This is almost masochistic training, especially this kind of extremely boring basic training, but he can be so focused.

"How long has he been training like this?" Patrick Ladrew asked tremblingly.

"It's been three months." Shen Yuzhu still felt a little distressed when she said it.

Parents regard Yang Yang as their son, and she also regards Yang Yang as her own younger brother.

Ladru and Arroyo looked at each other, and they both saw the shock in each other's eyes. Obviously, they all thought of the same thing, that is, Yang Yang's rapid rise from Almere, which started three months ago. After that, he seemed to soar into the sky, surprising everyone, and improving almost every game.

Afterwards, everyone concluded that it was because he suddenly became enlightened and understood the game. Combined with Yang Yang's poor basic skills, everyone thought it was reasonable, but now it seems that the secret of his rapid rise is hidden in this skateboard park?
Van Gaal must have known that, which is why he told them to come to the skate park if they couldn't find anyone in the Chinese restaurant.

But what is his relationship with Yang Yang?How did they meet?
"It seems that we still underestimated him." Patrick Ladru shook his head.

Fred Arroyo also deeply believed that they really underestimated Yang Yang.

This is not to underestimate Yang Yang's current strength, but to underestimate Yang Yang and his future possibilities.

God knows how far he can reach in the future with his almost self-abuse immersion in hard training and the momentum of progress he has shown so far?
(End of this chapter)