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Chapter 138 Strong and Weak

Even when he was back at school and in the classroom, Yang Yang was still immersed in the dignified atmosphere of the UEFA Champions League draw.

He still clearly remembers that the moment Friedrich pulled out of Monaco, the air in the rest area seemed to be sucked dry, and everyone inside, including the rebellious Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the talented van der Vaart, fell silent.

No one wants to touch Real Madrid, this team is terrible.

Ronaldo, Raul, Zidane, Beckham, Figo, Roberto Carlos, Guti, Salgado, Casillas, Elguera...

In almost every position, Real Madrid has the world's top stars, and even the benches are filled with famous European stars such as Solari, Cambiasso, Raul Bravo and Portillo.

This is one of the strongest and most fearsome teams in Europe, and any one of their stars can end a game.

No team wants to meet Real Madrid, but it is Ajax who are unlucky.

Yang Yang’s idols are Van Basten and Ronaldo. He once dreamed of competing with the two idols. In De Tokmoorster, he had the experience of being in the same training ground as Van Basten many times. The Dutch star also taught Yang Yang a lot.

Now, he ushered in Ronaldo again, but his mood was not at all brisk.

Not only him, everyone on the team seemed to be pressed against a huge rock.

Real Madrid is like a towering mountain, standing in front of everyone in Ajax, forcing them to look up.

"Cough...cough..."

When Yang Yang fell into depression, two coughs suddenly came from beside him.

When he woke up, he suddenly saw that the middle-aged teacher who was in class had walked to his side at some point.

Everyone in the class turned their heads silently and looked at him, the atmosphere was like an arrow, ready to explode.

Like a student who made a mistake, Yang Yang immediately stood up from his seat, "Excuse me, sir."

Dare to admit his mistakes, this is one of Yang Yang's strengths.

This middle-aged teacher is notoriously strict. He stared deeply at Yang Yang, so that everyone present thought he was going to get angry, but suddenly bent down, picked up the football that Yang Yang had slipped out from under his feet, and gently placed it on Yang Yang's table.

"It is indeed a pity to draw Real Madrid, but you have to understand that Ajax fans will never be blindly demanding. For us, it is already a very good result to be able to qualify for the group stage and eliminate Arsenal to enter the quarterfinals."

As he spoke, he patted Yang Yang's shoulder lightly, motioning him to sit down.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, you have done enough, whether you win or lose against Real Madrid, all of us Ajax fans are proud of you."

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause in the classroom.

This group of Ajax fans responded to the teacher's words with applause.

Yang Yang was very moved and encouraged, but his heart was still heavy.

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In the next two days, Yang Yang was still the same as usual. Every day was basically the school, De Tokmoster and home, three points and one line. The training was still very hard, but the whole person always felt unhappy.

Not only him, but the entire first-team players, even a nervous guy like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, seemed unable to laugh anymore. Everyone was different from usual, and the atmosphere in De Tokmost also became very strange.

Of course Ronald Koeman knows the reason, and he is also very clear that the team must get out of this depressed mood as soon as possible. He has tried many methods, but the results have not been good.

Ajax is too young, the average age is only 22 years old, and Yang Yang is only 17 years old. Almost every one of them grew up watching the superstars in the Real Madrid team play football. Many people there are their idols since childhood.

In the minds of these young players, Real Madrid's superstars are almost omnipotent, but now, they have to play against such a group of people and a team, how can they be free of pressure?

Not to mention this group of young people, even some experienced veteran players will inevitably feel the pressure.

Technical director Van Gaal told the players very frankly at the pre-match pre-match meeting of the No.20 round of Eredivisie that this is a hurdle that any team and any professional player will encounter.

"I still clearly remember that in the UEFA Champions League in the [-] season, Capello led his AC Milan from the qualifiers all the way to the final. In the eight games before the final, AC Milan won eight consecutive games, scored [-] goals, conceded only one, and kept seven games without a seal. However, Marseille in Ligue [-] struggled all the way. There were four draws in all, and it was very thrilling to win."

"But what no one expected was that Marseille defeated AC Milan [-]-[-] in the Champions League final."

After a pause, Van Gaalton smiled slightly at the players in front of him, "Everyone, the AC Milan team at that time included Van Basten, Rijkaard, Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Tassotti, Albertini, Donadoni, Lentini, Papin, etc., a lot of world superstars."

"At that time, Marseille also had Butters, Deschamps, Desailly and other names that sound recognizable now, but they were about the same age as you are now, and the team was also in the process of metabolism, but they overturned the mighty AC Milan."

"But a year later, AC Milan, which suffered heavy losses, made a comeback. Capello's team went all the way to the Champions League final, encountered Cruyff's Barcelona, ​​lost Rijkaard and Van Basten, AC Milan's offense was greatly affected, but Cruyff's Barcelona reached unprecedented heights."

"La Liga has won four consecutive championships, scored 91 goals in a single season, and is the most powerful offensive team in Europe. The team even has superstars such as Michel Laudrup, Romario, Begiristain, Guardiola, and our current head coach Ronald Koeman."

"But the final result was that Capello's team slaughtered Barcelona [-]-[-]."

The entire conference room became silent, everyone looked at Van Gaal silently, but Van Gaal standing on the stage seemed to be trapped in his own memories, unable to extricate himself.

"Another year later, AC Milan reached the final of the Champions League once again. This is the third consecutive year they have entered the final of the Champions League. They are ambitious and want to defend the St. Blair Cup. Everyone knows their challenger this time is the young Ajax at the time."

"That game was very difficult. We had nothing to do with AC Milan's defense throughout the game. Until the No. 805 minute, the young player Kluivert who replaced Litmanen on the field, at the moment his body lost his balance, he stabbed and broke through the goal guarded by Rossi."

"This goal is recorded in the history of the Champions League and also ushered in another Champions League championship for Ajax."

Everyone on the field played football. Although Van Gaal said it very simply, they could all feel the pressure and difficulties these teams faced at that time from these few words.

"The UEFA Champions League is a stage full of magic. It is highly anticipated and attracts the attention of fans from all over the world, but it is also very cruel. It does not show the slightest pity and sympathy to anyone. It does not believe in the tears of the weak, nor does it accept the cowardice of any timid.

It only accepts conquest from the strong. "

"The so-called strength and weakness do not depend on who has more stars and who has stronger strength, but on you."

At the end of Van Gaal's speech, he pointed hard at everyone present.

Yang Yang was sitting in the crowd, and he seemed to see Van Gaal's hand pointing at him from afar.

He never knew that Van Gaal had such eloquence, but he had to admit that these words were very encouraging, and even the stone that had weighed on his heart for many days was relieved a lot.

But he doesn't know whether other people can listen to it, or how much they can listen to it.

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The results of the Champions League quarter-finals knockout draw deeply affect the team, but that is only in the Champions League.

In the Dutch league, Ajax has never doubted its own strength.

In the fifth round of No.20 in the Eredivisie, Ajax beat Roda JC [-]-[-] at home.

In this game, Ajax played with a full substitute lineup. Anastasio scored twice, Mitya and Pinar each scored a goal, which also made everyone see the tyrannical strength of Ajax's substitute lineup.

Perhaps, the Champions League is not enough, but in the Dutch league, Ajax is invincible.

In the middle of the week, still at the Amsterdam Arena, Ajax ushered in the Dutch Cup semi-final opponent Breda.

This time, Ajax beat the opponent cleanly with two goals at home. Yang Yang came off the bench in the No. 705 minute. The team scored the second goal in the No. 706 minute, but it had nothing to do with Yang Yang.

The most gratifying thing about this game is the cooperation between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and van der Vaart. The two scored a goal each, showing a good competitive state and a sense of cooperation.

After returning to the Eredivisie, Ajax continued to sit at home to welcome Vitesse. In order to better prepare for the midweek game to the Bernabéu, Ronald Koeman continued to play with most of the substitute lineup. The result was only a small home victory over Vitesse [-]-[-] with Mithia's goal.

It is worth mentioning that after Eindhoven lost [-]-[-] at home to Feyenoord in the last round, their performance in this round was sluggish again. They drew [-]-[-] at home with Breda and lost [-] points in two rounds, which allowed Ajax to quickly expand their lead to [-] points.

With only eight rounds left in the league, this has basically declared the league champion in advance.

After playing No.20 in the Eredivisie for six rounds, Ajax rested in Amsterdam for another three days, flew to Madrid on the evening of March 23, and checked into a hotel not far from the Bernabéu Stadium.

All the players are also recharging their energy and waiting for the battle against Real Madrid tomorrow night.

(End of this chapter)