September 25, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In Ajax''s Amsterdam stadium is holding the seventh round of the Dutch game, AJAX home against zwaller.
There is a significant gap between the two teams. AJAX is currently ranked third in the Dutch league, behind Feyenoord and Eindhoven, while zwaller is at the bottom of the points, ranking 18th in the Dutch league.
At home, AJAX coach Pete Bose played 4-3-3 formation. In the front court, he played out the trident attack combination of Younis, Zhang Yuning and neres. In the middle field, sheen was behind, and klasen and Ziehe were in front.
Such a set of middle and front lineup can be said to be full of attack power, gathering Ajax''s strongest attack lineup at present.
Zhang Yuning, a young Chinese player, has performed well in this season''s Dutch league. In addition to his goals in the World Cup qualifiers, he has temporarily stabilized his position in the first team of Ajax. However, after the return of King Qin of Asia, he has served as a substitute for three consecutive games. After that, he started for an hour in the Dutch Cup against William II, and the team won 5-0, Zhang Yuning failed to score.
This time against zwaller, he appeared in the starting lineup again.
Unknown to the players and fans, in the VIP box of Amsterdam stadium, Gao Han, accompanied by Sergio Garcia and shaumu, also watched the game on the spot. In addition to van der Sar and other Ajax core executives, Gao Han and Zhang Yuning''s agent Jorge Mendes, as well as Ajax star van Gaal were accompanied.
Among them, van Gaal was specially invited by alpine region.
"We are very satisfied with Zhang Yuning''s growth and progress, but we are still young and lack of self-adjusting experience. Therefore, after a long journey to Asia, we have had some influence after returning to the world cup pre competition, but the adjustment is good."
Van der Sar took the initiative to explain the current problems Zhang Yu Ning encountered in the team.
Even if he is promoted to the top of Ajax, van der Sar still reveres Gao Han, his former mentor.
"How was the training?" Gao Han asked.
"The attitude is very good, the body also recovers well, believed that can soon adjust Van der Sar said with a smile, "in addition, the team has begun to tailor and strengthen the training plan for him, mainly the last shot, as well as the adjustment before the shot, we think it can better enhance his competitiveness."
High cold nodded, this treatment is only available to the players who are cultivated in the team, such as the former new star players such as Ibrahimovic, van der Vaart and Sneijder. It is not difficult to see that Ajax attaches great importance to Zhang Yuning from Ajax''s ability to cultivate.
This is not only the recommendation of alpine, but also the operation of Mendes. Of course, Zhang Yuning''s own strength is indispensable.
Many people have a misunderstanding of Ajax, thinking that the Dutch giants are famous for their youth training. It can be said that this is right, but it is also wrong. AJAX is good at carving semi-finished products.
If you carefully study Ajax''s past youth training output, it is not difficult to find that what they like to do most is to search for young semi-finished products from Holland or all over the world. These potential young players already have the foundation to become professional players. AJAX is responsible for their final stage promotion and then sell them at a high price.
Ibrahimovic, Huntelaar, Suarez... Many stars are out of Ajax like this.
The whole training process is an industrial chain. Players are just a processed product in the chain. It''s very cruel, and there may even be the inhumanity of survival of the fittest. But this is Ajax''s way of survival in European football. There is no room for mercy.
As early as the beginning, when Gao Han suggested that Zhang Yuning join Ajax, he had explained all kinds of interests clearly, and he also made the final choice, choosing to join Ajax and accept this challenge.
For him, if he loses, the big deal is to go back to the original shape. Even with Ajax''s Gilded share, his market will be bullish, but if he wins, it will be soaring.
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Today''s AJAX is no longer what it was at the beginning of the century.
A group of players headed by Ibrahimovic, van der Vaart and Sneijder represented Ajax''s final glory. At that time, there were not only foreign players like Ibrahimovic, but also outstanding local rookies like Van der Vaart and Sneijder, which made Ajax strong at that time.
However, AJAX went down year by year. Although Suarez and Huntelaar were born, their performance and momentum were inferior to Feyenoord and Eindhoven. In addition, the turbulence of the club''s management greatly affected the team''s performance.
Until around 2010, the return of a group of legendary stars headed by Cruyff, debol and van der Sar reshaped Ajax and ushered in the fourth consecutive championship. But at this time, AJAX can only play in Dutch football.
Ajax has vigorously promoted the reform of youth this season. Of the 11 players in this game, nine are post-90s and five are post-90s. It''s really a very young team.
In this young team, Zhang Yuning in 1997 is undoubtedly the youngest.
However, AJAX didn''t start the game well. In the first four minutes, zwaller scored a goal from Thomas, the left winger, and brama, the midfield.
Fortunately, four minutes later, clarson took advantage of a corner to assist Davidson Sanchez, Colombia''s centre back in 1996, to score a goal, and Sanchez even the score successfully. In the 38th minute, he was assisted by zieher and scored twice to surpass the score.
Throughout the first half, AJAX suppressed zwaller and created opportunities frequently, but it''s a pity that Zhang Yuning, Younis and neres failed to score in the end and missed opportunities frequently.
This made the cold in the box somewhat disappointed, but he also understood that Zhang Yuning was still young and lacked the ability of self-regulation in dealing with multi line operations. This is what Buena Ventura will deal with next.
"How''s it going? How do you feel? " Van der Sar asked with a smile.
Alpine nodded, "it''s very good, Klassen, Ziehe, Sanchez, schen, are very good, the front field that neres huge potential, good cultivation is certainly another treasure."
At this point, Gao Han turned his head and looked at Mendes, who was sitting next to Edwin van der Sar, but secretly cocked up his ears to eavesdrop on him. He jokingly said: "if I guess correctly, are the two players Sanchez and neres introduced by Jorge?"
Van der Sar and Mendes were stunned, then looked at each other and laughed.
"I said, he is very cunning, how can you hide from him?" Mendes laughs.
"This summer, when Gazi moved to Lille, Jorge introduced us to neres. For this reason, we had a lot of trouble to sign him from Sao Paulo. All of us are optimistic about him Van der Sar nodded.
With the growing business of the brokerage company, Mendes also began to set up his own scouting network channel. In addition to the rich experience accumulated in the past few years, he seldom digs for and looks for young players, and then goes through the eye-catching appraisal of the cold weather. Generally, it is the internal inspection of the company.
This is also a sign of the maturity of the brokerage company, which is also very welcome by alpine.
From a few words, Gao can also understand that Sanchez, neres and Zhang Yuning are bound together in the cooperation between Mendes and Ajax this summer, which can be regarded as a normal in European football.
Think of here, alpine eyes a squint, eye movement, swept off the field of neres and Zhang Yuning.
"According to the performance in the first half, neres is a very smart player, which is also the characteristic of many players in Brazil recently. The world economy is globalizing, professional football is globalizing, and the Brazilian youth training is also improving in the wave of globalization. Many new generation players are no longer free to deal with the ball, but become more reasonable."
It''s a trend for people to nod their heads.
For example, hessus, who plays for China City, has performed very well this season, but he is not a very traditional Samba player. On the contrary, he has a bit of European style.
Neres is a bit like Hercules and is about the same age, but on the whole, Hercules is better.
"He is smart enough and calm enough. He seldom puts himself in a very uncomfortable environment where it is difficult to deal with the ball. He also knows how to cooperate with his teammates. However, his physical fitness is slightly poor. I think he should be strengthened and his scoring ability should be improved. In less than three years, he will succeed."
Mendes and van der Sar looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other''s eyes.
Obviously, this is the first time for Gao Han to watch the game of neres, but as a result, it only took him half time to figure out the advantages and disadvantages of neres so thoroughly, and even gave out the development plan for the next three years.
In combination with the results of Ajax''s careful research and investigation in the past few months, it is found that it is very close to what is said by the alpine cold, and the only slight difference is the physical fitness. Ajax thinks that there is no need to strengthen it any more.
But this is not the fault of the cold, but Ajax has always been the tradition, they do not attach great importance to physical fitness training.
It was also at this moment that van der Sar really felt why Alpine football was known as Bole in European football.
"What about Zhang Yuning?" Asked Mendes with concern.
He also knows the high cold very well and knows that the purpose of his trip is Zhang Yuning. Naturally, he knows how to borrow flowers to offer Buddhas.
"At this age, a lot of things have been fixed. I think Ajax''s training direction is right. Zhang Yuning should turn to the direction of tactical fulcrum and scorer, improve the strength of the goal, and the adjustment after the stop, especially the back. I still remember..."
Gao Han talked about the match when he played Iran at home. Zhang Yuning once stopped the ball on the left side of the front edge of the penalty area and turned around. He hit the goal directly with his right foot. It was wonderful. He almost scored a goal, which left a deep impression on Gao Han.
Ordinary fans certainly feel that such a goal is normal, occasionally can play a Meng, but Gao is very clear, this shot represents Zhang''s future development trend.
Since the basic skills and other aspects can no longer be further improved, we have to work hard to find a suitable way for our own development. Even if we become a role player, as long as we can tap our own potential, it is also a good choice.
This point, AJAX has proved that they tap the strength of young players.
After listening to Gao Han''s introduction, van der Sar immediately asked Gao Han for a video of Zhang Yuning''s World Cup qualifier, saying that he wanted to give the technical department a good study and make a better and more targeted intensive training plan for Zhang Yuning.
Van Gaal, who sat aside, did not participate in the discussion.
Since leaving the post, he has been idle at home, but never left football.
But for Ajax, as a legendary star in the past, he didn''t participate in it or even comment on it, because now the helmsman believes in Cruyff.
As everyone knows, he and Cruyff are famous enemies.
If he hadn''t received an invitation from the high cold tonight, he would not even have set foot in Amsterdam stadium.