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Chapter 59 The First Test
In fact, Ibrahimovic's good mood did not last long.

On the Saturday after finishing the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, Ajax ushered in the first round of the Eredivisie in the new season. Their opponent was Vitesse, who had a thrilling relegation last season.

Ajax is playing away, and Yang Yang and Vermaelen are hiding at home to watch live TV.

The visiting team still played poorly in the first half. Only 13 minutes into the game, Vitesse defender Frankel assisted striker Amoah to score a goal. Ajax also failed to break the deadlock until 10 minutes later with Frankel's own goal to tie the score.

Ibrahimovic was replaced by Victor Scola after only an hour of playing this game. After that, Koeman made consecutive substitutions. Finally, in the No.807 minute, Sneijder scored a goal to keep Ajax from the away game.

After saving Ajax for two consecutive games, Sneijder has become the team's veritable savior since the beginning of the season, overwhelming the top star Van der Vaart and center Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The first round of the new season is often difficult to play. Ajax can win the away game and get the precious three points. It can be said that it is not easy. Eindhoven tied Roda JC [-]-[-] in the away game. Feyenoord also defeated Nijmegen [-]-[-] at home, which is not easy.

After returning to Amsterdam from the away game, Ibrahimovic's mood was obviously much worse. It is said that he was severely trained by coach Koeman and technical director Van Gaal, which made him suffocate.

Finally, in the second round of Graz AK at home in the middle of the week, Ibrahimovic sent the ball into the opponent's goal with a left pass from his good friend Maxwell in just 15 minutes of the opening, opening the scoring for the team and scoring his first goal in the Champions League this season.

But the good times didn't last long. Before the end of the first half, Ajax's defense made a mistake, and the opponent seized the opportunity to equalize the score.

After that, Ajax couldn't attack for a long time, and the score of [-] to [-] was maintained until the end, and the two sides entered overtime.

In the end, at 1 minutes, Graz AK's defender Emmann made a mistake. Veteran Garasek seized the opportunity and scored the winning goal calmly, helping Ajax advance to the group stage with a total score of 4-[-].

The rest of the team was greatly relieved by everyone in the team, but the accusations from the media quickly clouded the sky of De Tokmost.

Three official games were played in the new season, but Ajax played very badly in all of them. Not only did the team rely on the offense last season fail to play a threat, but even the originally solid defense frequently had problems.

Three games, two wins and one tie, scoring five goals and conceding three goals, this report card seems to be decent, but among the five goals, there is an own goal, and one is sent by the opponent's active error. Two accidental goals helped Ajax get three points in the league and successfully advanced to the group stage in the Champions League.

It can be said that without these two unexpected surprises, Ajax would have suffered a catastrophe.

What is even more unacceptable is that they have conceded three goals in three games, averaging one goal per game, and they are not facing strong teams. This kind of defense makes it difficult for people to relax.

Everyone knows that without a solid defense, the team's performance will not be stable. How can it compete with Guus Hiddink's PSV?

In an interview with the media after the game, Koeman said that he was satisfied with Ajax's start. The team's problems were within his expectations, because the team lost Van der Meyde and Qi Wu, the former and the latter.

But Koeman also warned the players in the end, hoping that everyone can enter the rhythm of the new season as soon as possible and show their best form. No matter who they are, once they are in poor form, they will not appear in his starting lineup.

The stern warning from Koeman undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the first team.

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Affected by the results of the first team and the public opinion of the outside media, the atmosphere of the Ajax second team's training session in the afternoon was a bit tense.

Tomorrow we will go to challenge Ethel Merzus in an away game, and everyone has felt the pressure of the first game of the new season. In addition, the performance of the first team is not ideal, and the outside media is talking about it. The players are not easy.

The same is true of coach Van Basten standing on the sidelines.

He didn't speak during the whole training session, just stood on the sidelines and watched silently.

The team's 18-man roster has been drawn up, and it was posted in the locker room at noon. Everyone knows at a glance who is in and who is not. Some people are happy and some are disappointed, that's for sure.

There are more than 18 people in the whole team, but only 18 people can enter the competition list. Van Basten can only make a choice from them. He even has to choose eleven starting lineups from these [-] people. This is undoubtedly even more cruel.

But this is only the second team, facing only an amateur team in the first knockout round of the Dutch Cup.

If you can't even adapt to this, how can you face the mountainous pressure of the first team?

Under pressure, the training situation of the players also faithfully reflects their psychology. Van Basten and his assistants also have a panoramic view of all this. He also uses these to evaluate the trustworthiness of a player.

"A decision has been made?" Rob Weitzger came to his side.

He is Van Basten's iron buddy. The two grew up together in the Ajax youth training camp since they were young, fought side by side, and established a deep friendship, even though Rob Weitzger played for the arch enemy Feyenoord for a long time.

"The game is held in the afternoon, but he has to attend school in the morning. I still think it is better to let him play as a substitute."

While speaking, Van Basten set his sights on Yang Yang in the training ground.

In less than two weeks, Yang Yang has fully integrated into the team's training. He always meticulously implements the arrangements of the coaching staff and never slacks off during training. He is also one of the few players who voluntarily stays for extra training after training sessions. Van Basten never said anything about this, but he knows it well.

Although talent is precious, it is not rare in the huge world of football, and hard work is the most precious.

Besides, who can accurately judge a person's talent?

"This kid is indeed a good seedling. As long as he can continue according to the current development momentum, he will definitely be able to contribute to the first team in time." Rob Weitzger said affirmatively.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Van Basten who was having a hard time making a choice, "How about I go talk to him?"

Van Basten shook his head stubbornly, "No, I will say it myself."

As a professional player, he believes that no matter what choice he makes for the starting lineup, he should take on this responsibility, and personally convey it to the players, and even explain his intentions.

He once encountered a head coach who was straightforward and rude, and pushed the announcement of the starting lineup to his assistants, which made him feel very inappropriate, so he decided to speak personally, not only Yang Yang, but also other players who were not selected.

At the very least, he wanted them to understand why he couldn't make the starting lineup and what to do when he was a substitute.

Rob Weitzger nodded, he understood that this was the first game of the new season for the Ajax second team, so why not the first game of Van Basten's coaching career?
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As usual, Yang Yang and Vermaelen will take the initiative to stay for extra training after the training session in the afternoon.

Yang Yang started from the most basic parts of the ball, and then practiced volley passing and catching with Vermaelen, followed by routine cross training and one-on-one attack and defense.

[Ronaldo's Assault] It can be said that it is Yang Yang's housekeeping skills, especially after mastering the pendulum skillfully, he began to practice other movements such as continuous changing direction and pulling the ball.

All of this proves Yang Yang's progress.

But the Belgian central defender is not a fuel-efficient lamp. During continuous practice, his defensive level has also improved rapidly. After knowing that the frontal defense cannot stop Yang Yang, he began to use other defensive methods, and he always had a way to make Yang Yang feel uncomfortable.

The two disgusted each other like this, and urged each other to make progress.

With the unremitting training every day, he began to have more experience and understanding of [Beckham's cross]. It is a feeling that is hard to describe in words, but now he is obviously more sure about the cross.

Facts have also proved that the quality of his crosses is becoming more and more reliable.

After a pass was missed by Vermaelen, Yang Yang originally wanted to taunt his teammates, but suddenly heard Van Basten's voice from the sidelines.

"Come on, pass a few for me to try."

Seeing Van Basten rushing into the training ground in a training uniform, Yang Yang couldn't be polite. He laughed and kicked a long pass first, sending the ball into the penalty area. After seeing Van Basten's very sensitive push into the net, he sent an arc cross, allowing the Dutch legend to compete for the top.

Seeing Van Basten off the pitch in person, Vermaelen and Yang Yang were also very excited. The Belgian central defender was responsible for passing the ball to Yang Yang, who was in charge of the cross, while Van Basten was in charge of grabbing points and heading the ball in the penalty area.

During this process, Van Basten kept pointing Yang Yang's every pass.

Although he is a center forward, Van Basten's footwork is quite superb. He also raised a lot of opinions on Yang Yang's cross footwork, but the most important thing is that he analyzed Yang Yang's cross ball from the perspective of a center forward.

Because of Van Basten's friendly guest appearance, Yang Yang's extra training lasted until nightfall, so he reluctantly gave up.

When Yang Yang came to Ajax, what he wanted most was to get the guidance of his idol Van Basten, and he gained a lot, even Vermaelen on the side also gained a lot.

After training, he was sweating profusely, but Van Basten was in a good mood, saying that he would practice with Yang Yang again when he had time, which made both Yang Yang and Vermaelen very happy.

As for his missed start tomorrow afternoon and could only be a substitute, Yang Yang expressed his support for Van Basten's decision without hesitation.

In any case, he is a newcomer, and it is really not suitable for him to start without making any achievements.

On the contrary, Demour is a direct descendant of the youth academy, and he entered the training camp of the first team this summer, so he really deserves a starting qualification.

But Van Basten also promised that regardless of the outcome of the game, at least 10 minutes will be set aside for Yang Yang to express himself.

Obviously, this game will be his first test between Yang Yang and De Moore.

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