super storm

Chapter 143 Potential

Real Madrid defeated Ajax [-]-[-] at home, which aroused enthusiastic responses from the media and fans after the game.

Of course, the protagonist is not Ajax who has no sense of existence, but more of a galaxy battleship.

After falling behind by one goal in the first half, they scored four consecutive goals in half an hour in the second half, which shows the strength of Real Madrid.

But whether it is the media or the fans, they still have reservations about Real Madrid's victory. The main reason is that the performance of the superstars in the game is obviously unsatisfactory, especially the passivity in the final stage.

Even the Spanish newspaper Marca commented that if Raul Bravo's injury hadn't interrupted Ajax's offensive, Real Madrid would have conceded another goal and even been tied by Ajax.

Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona who was born in Ajax, even pointed out in his column that looking at Real Madrid's overall performance, it is really incredible that they were able to win two goals in the end.

But the Galaxy Battleship is not the only convulsion team, the other is AC Milan.

The Rossoneri played against Deportivo at home in the first round, but they also conceded a goal in the first 1 minutes and did not equalize until the last stoppage time of the first half. After that, AC Milan scored three consecutive domestic goals in just 40 minutes in the second half, completing the reversal.

In the end, AC Milan beat Deportivo [-]-[-] at home, and the result was slightly better than Real Madrid.

Whether it is the mainstream media or the fans, they have warned the two giants of Real Madrid and AC Milan, thinking that they should seriously find out the problems of the team, otherwise, it will become extremely difficult to enter the semi-finals.

Shrouded in the shadow of a giant team, Ajax did not receive much attention. After all, the game was defeated [-]-[-]. Even the media and fans in the Netherlands were full of mourning, as if the team had already been eliminated.

On the contrary, Yang Yang's interaction with superstars such as Ronaldo and Beckham after the game became the gossip news that the media paid more attention to. A Spanish tabloid even published the news that Real Madrid wanted to poach Yang Yang, but no one believed it.

Buy a 17-year-old teenager?
This has never been Real Madrid's style.

In the other two games of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Porto defeated Lyon [-]-[-] at home, and Monaco defeated Chelsea [-]-[-] at home.

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Yang Yang didn't pay attention to the disturbance from the outside world.

On the morning of the next day of the game, he participated in the team's post-match recovery training, mainly to adjust his state.

The head coach Ronald Koeman also told him that the weekend league will be rested and recharged to prepare for the second round in two weeks.

Although the away game lost [-]-[-], there is no chance at home, it depends on whether the team can grasp it.

After the training, Yang Yang didn't leave immediately. Instead, he was bouncing the ball aimlessly, frowning and thinking about a problem that had troubled him all day, that was the strong feeling he had when playing at the Bernabéu Stadium last night.

The feeling at that time was very strong, and the impression was particularly deep, but it seemed to flash through my mind, and I couldn't grasp it.

But what the hell is going on?

He discussed it with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Maxwell and Vermaelen, but they didn't get an answer. Later, he asked Lao Bing at the super training ground. He also talked a lot, but he couldn't explain clearly.

Yang Yang is a very stubborn person sometimes, and always wants to figure out when he encounters a problem. As he is now, he feels uncomfortable, so he can only sigh heavily.

"What's the matter? Are you in a bad mood?"

Suddenly, Van Basten's voice came from behind him.

Yang Yang immediately turned around and saw the smiling Ajax legend, he immediately laughed, "Hi, Marco."

"What's the matter? A frowning look."

"Nothing." Yang Yang smiled, "What about you? I haven't seen you for a long time. How is the team doing now?"

"Don't mention it, you're not here. We lost a sharp knife on the right. After being eliminated from the Dutch Cup, we also encountered some problems in the league. We didn't play very well, but fortunately, the team's strength is good, which is not bad." Van Basten smiled freely.

At his level, he no longer needs to prove himself to anyone.

"I'm not that important." Yang Yang laughed.

Being praised by others, especially by one's idol, feels really good.

"I heard you met your idol last night?" Van Basten asked with a smile.

"Idol? Don't you just stand in front of me?"

"Stop this set, I'm talking about Ronaldo, I heard that you also have a whole set of Real Madrid superstar jerseys?"

Looking at Van Basten's malicious eyes, Yang Yang felt depressed in his heart. Needless to say, it must have been spread by some big mouth last night. Fortunately, he had already put away his jersey.

"There is still one piece from Robert Carlos." Yang Yang laughed.

Seeing his appearance, Van Basten couldn't help but smile, after all, he was a 17-year-old groupie.

Although he is no longer playing under Van Basten, Yang Yang's respect for the Dutch legend has not diminished at all.

Soon, he described the problems he had encountered to Van Basten. Unexpectedly, when the latter heard this, his smile immediately disappeared, his expression became serious, and he looked deeply at Yang Yang.

"How should I put it? This is a phenomenon that is difficult to explain, but it does exist."

Van Basten was once one of the most successful professional players on the planet. Yang Yang paid great attention to what he said and listened attentively.

"Do you watch basketball?"

Yang Yang shook his head, "I don't know anything about basketball."

Van Basten was a little speechless, "In basketball games, you often see a phenomenon, that is, when a certain team suddenly plays a climax and scores consecutively, forcing the opposing coach to call a stop, interrupting the opponent's state."

Yang Yang doesn't understand basketball, but he understands the meaning of these words.

"If we regard a team as a machine, and the players are like the parts that make up the machine, then, in the game, the running of the machine requires the running-in of each part. Only when every part is running in smoothly can the machine run smoothly."

Yang Yang nodded, this kind of explanation is profound and simple, he can understand it.

"But you know, that's a machine, but we're human, and each of us is an independent individual with independent thoughts and thinking. It's not an easy task for you to adjust two people to the same channel, let alone a few people, or even eleven people. You can imagine how difficult it is."

Of course, Yang Yang can imagine that even in a team like Ajax with many youth players, many of them have been training together since they were young, and they have cooperated for many years after entering the first team, but it is not easy to adjust to the same frequency in the game, let alone so many people.

"However," when Van Basten said this, he changed the subject, "If multiple or even all players have the same thinking, adjust to the same channel, and work in one direction, then the team's cooperation will be very smooth at this time. Whether it is offense or defense, they can be invincible, just like a wave of climax in a basketball game."

"Someone used to call this [potential]."

Yang Yang suddenly realized that the so-called power cannot be scored, what he was talking about was this power.

"When I played for AC Milan, the head coach was Sacchi. At that time, he created a brand-new training called shadow training, that is, there is no ball in the training range, and everyone is like clockwork, constantly moving on the court. One ring is tightly linked, and everyone is adjusted to the same frequency unconsciously."

"And what you felt in the game, whether it was the attack led by Real Madrid for half an hour, or our Ajax's press and counterattack in the final stage, what formed was such a momentum."

When he heard this, Yang Yang finally understood.

This so-called potential can only be felt and experienced by individuals. It cannot be scientifically quantified, but it actually exists on the field, so it is difficult for even Lao Bing to say why.

Take last night's game as an example, Real Madrid scored four goals in a row within half an hour. It is obvious that the superstars worked together, and then formed a momentum, played a wave of climax, and suppressed Ajax.

But after the victory was established, one of them, or some of them, were broken, and Real Madrid returned to the previous rhythm and situation.

And Ajax played a momentum at the last moment, which gave Yang Yang a very strong feeling that the team can score again, as long as there is enough time, as long as the team maintains this momentum, they can keep scoring goals.

But at this moment, Raul Bravo's injury interrupted this momentum.

But soon, another question arose in Yang Yang's mind.

"Marco, according to what you say, can this kind of momentum only be formed by the concerted efforts of the team?"

After hearing this, Van Basten smiled appreciatively, shook his head and said: "No, it's not, teamwork is one aspect, but in fact, some people can guide the team solely by their personal ability, and then let everyone play around his rhythm and frequency, which also creates a momentum, and this kind of person is often the core soul of this team."

"Many of our head coaches tend to adopt targeted defensive strategies against this kind of person. The purpose is to prevent him from playing easily and calmly at the rhythm he is familiar with. The purpose is to worry that he will drive the entire team through his personal performance."

When Yang Yang heard this, he not only remembered a sentence that many people in China often chanted.

The times create heroes, but heroes often also create times.

The same goes for football.

Yang Yang looked back at the current Ajax team. It seemed that Van der Vaart was the core player. He was the captain of the team, but he was not.

Not Zlatan Ibrahimovic, not Sneijder or Wesley Songk, let alone De Jong, Heitinga and others in the midfield.

Today's Ajax does not have the person who can lead the team to create the situation.

That is, there is no soul core.

(End of this chapter)