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Chapter 162 It's really him

On the night of the game, Ajax held another pre-match meeting, with Ronald Koeman announcing his starting XI.

The goalkeeper is Robont, the defense is Maxwell, Escuder, Heitinga and Trabelsi, the midfielder is De Jong, Van der Vaart and Sneijder are in the middle, and the frontcourt is Wesley Songk, Ibrahimovic and Victor Scola.

Yang Yang came off the bench again. The specific time to play depends on the trend of the game, but it should be in the second half.

Since the suspense in the league has long since disappeared, and the Dutch Cup final opponent Utrecht can't threaten Ajax, the team has more than ten days of preparation time. The players already know everything about Porto. The closer the game is, everyone's heart becomes calmer.

After the pregame meeting, before all the electronic devices were turned in, the players got a time to talk with their families.

Yang Yang called his parents who live in Gelsenkirchen. They arrived in Amsterdam yesterday, and today they flew from Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen with their uncle Shen Ming's family and Ajax's family and friends.

But since Yang Yang came to Germany with the team yesterday afternoon, he didn't meet with him.

When Yang Yang called, the parents were very lively. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had endless topics to talk about, among which Yang Yang was the most concerned.

Wei Zheng and his cousin Shen Yuzhu are going to return to China for development. At that time, there will be only two uncles and aunts left in the Netherlands. They both have a house in their hometown and plan to continue to earn a few years in the Netherlands and return to China for retirement.

Upon hearing Yang Yang's call, everyone was very concerned and kept asking questions. Wei Zhen was most concerned about Yang Yang's game tomorrow. After learning that he was still a substitute, he was somewhat disappointed, but he also knew that Yang Yang was only 17 years old, and it was still not suitable for him to start in such a major event as the Champions League final.

"Don't worry, we will definitely win." Yang Yang said confidently.

After listening to it, everyone encouraged them. Among them was a strange girl whose voice was very pleasant to the ear. It made people feel soft and sweet. She spoke with a standard Beijing accent. Presumably, she was a friend brought by Wei Zhen from China.

To participate in the Champions League final, Ajax gave every player in the first team 25 tickets, but Yang Yang didn’t have many friends. John Repp and others would have free tickets from the club, and not many friends in China were willing to travel long distances to watch a final, so Yang Yang gave Wei Zhen all the tickets except his parents and uncle’s family.

And Wei Zhen also helped Yang Yang handle things very well, from helping his parents to go abroad, to buying air tickets and booking hotels, etc., he was responsible for everything, which also saved Yang Yang from worrying about the future.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yang felt warm when he remembered that he hadn't seen his parents for two years.

This is also the first time he has played in front of his parents since he came to Europe, and he can't lose no matter what.

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On the day of the game, after Ajax had breakfast, another tactical meeting was held. This time it was mainly to study the offense and defense of free kicks. Ronald Koeman's preparations even went down to the tasks of each player.

After the meeting, everyone had a simple recovery exercise in the park next door to the hotel.

Lunch, break, afternoon tea, departure.

Going all the way south from the Berg Hotel, the closer you get to Schalke, the more fans you will meet on the road. There are both Ajax and Porto, but because Gelsenkirchen is closer to the Netherlands, there are obviously more Ajax fans.

Along the way, there was silence in the bus. The players were listening to music, resting their eyes with their eyes closed, and some were looking out the window sideways and thinking, but no one spoke.

Tonight's battle will be the most important match for everyone so far, and no one dares to be careless.

When the team arrived at Schalke, the Ajax fans at the scene rushed up to greet them. They chanted slogans and encouraged the team. They hoped that everyone could make persistent efforts and strive for another Champions League championship for Ajax.

The players did not linger outside, and went directly into the player channel after getting off the bus.

After sorting things out in the locker room, he quickly walked into the stadium under the leadership of the coaching staff and UEFA staff for the last warm-up training session before the game. At this time, most of the stands of the stadium were already occupied by enthusiastic fans.

When Yang Yang came out of the tunnel, he heard many Ajax fans shouting his name in unison, which made him habitually raise his hands to thank the fans, which immediately aroused a burst of cheers and applause.

In the process of walking towards the stadium, Yang Yang kept searching the stands. According to the tickets, he could roughly know the area where his parents and uncle's family were sitting, but there were too many fans at the scene, and the heads on the stands were like ants, and it was impossible to tell them apart.

But he knew that at this moment, his parents and his uncle's family must be sitting somewhere in the stands, watching him.

This feeling is very strong, which brought him unprecedented courage and encouragement, and made him determined to try his best to win this game no matter what, and made them feel proud and proud of themselves.

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"Look, Yang Yang has come out!"

"It's him, it's really him."

The moment she saw Yang Yang walk out of the player tunnel, her mother Shen Lifang couldn't help but shed tears.

It's been two years, I haven't seen you for two full years.

In the past two years, she has been thinking about him almost every day and night, worrying about whether he is doing well in the Netherlands, how he is playing football, whether he will be bullied, she is always worried.

But now, seeing someone, she felt a little strange, not quite the same as the son she remembered.

"He's a little taller and a little fatter." Father Yang Yongqiang said with red eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Uncle Yang, that's not fat, it's strong." Wei Zheng reminded with a smile, "He is a professional player now, and he has strict regulations on three meals a day, and he is thin. Ajax made him strengthen his physical fitness training. Now he is much stronger than before, but he is still relatively thin, and he needs to continue to strengthen."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's strong, not fat." Yang Yongqiang nodded happily.

"Hey, Yang Yang, we are here, do you see, uncle and aunt are here, do you see?"

Seeing Yang Yang walk out of the player tunnel and turn around to look at the stands on his side, Shen Yuzhu immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

But there were too many people and the noise was too loud, her shouts could not reach Yang Yang at all, and it was also difficult for Yang Yang to see him among so many fans, so he quickly ran into the stadium under the greeting of his teammates.

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The capacity of Aofu Schalke is more than 5 people, which is similar to the capacity of the Amsterdam Arena.

But for some reason, it gave Yang Yang a completely different feeling. It seemed that he couldn't relax after warming up in this stadium. His body became active slowly, and it was hard for him to get excited.

He knows very well that this is the pressure that the Champions League final puts on him.

Since he entered the first team, almost every game has been under pressure.

In the first game against Brugge, he came off the bench at the last critical moment, then played against PSV, he also came off the bench, and later played against Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Monaco, he played under pressure every game.

But the pressure of tonight's game far exceeds all previous games.

For this point, Yang Yang has a clear enough understanding, and he also knows that he can overcome this pressure.

After finishing the warm-up and returning to the locker room, none of the players spoke, and the locker room was dead silent.

Even Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is usually the most nervous, is sitting in front of the closet with a serious face at this moment, straightening his chest, and every deep breath seems to calm his inner emotions.

Ronald Koeman walked in, but like all players, he kept silent.

At this time, there is very little he can do, because he has no way to replace the players in the game, he can't make his players not nervous, and he can't let the players take off the pressure and go into battle lightly.

To put it bluntly, tension and pressure are part of a football game. The more important the game, the more tense and stressful it is.

Professional players have no way to avoid it, they can only overcome it.

This morning, he had an in-depth exchange with every player in the team, especially Victor Scola, who returned to the starting lineup this time. Ronald Koeman is also open and honest with this player who has followed him for many years.

For Yang Yang, everyone in Ajax knows very well that he is the future of the team, but it may be difficult to provoke the team's mainstay in two years, so he is still a substitute in this game.

Technical director Van Gaal also said that a substitute is the best choice to play out Yang Yang's threat.

The real test of this game is the defense. Heitinga is prone to recklessness, and Escuder is more stable. However, Ajax's traditional four-three-three style of play can easily make the team overly aggressive and expose the space behind them. This requires two central defenders to be stable.

Garasek is absent, and De Jong is the team's midfield barrier. Ronald Koeman is most worried about his movements. As a defensive midfielder, it is easy to get cards if he moves too much.

On the contrary, it is offense, Ronald Koeman is the least worried, this is Ajax's advantage.

When the time was almost up and the players' moods basically calmed down, Ronald Koeman took a deep breath and stood up.

"Okay, everyone."

Everyone followed suit and stood up.

"I won't say much about the unnecessary things. We have already prepared everything that needs to be said and prepared."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Tonight's game may be the most important game of your career so far, but what I want to tell you is that from the moment you walked into this stadium, you have become legends of the club."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help raising their heads and puffing out their chests.

"So, don't stress, tonight, enjoy this game to the fullest, do our best, don't leave any regrets, that's enough."

After speaking, Ronald Koeman hugged the group of fighters who were about to play one by one.

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