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Chapter 403 Surpassing Van Basten [Second update, ask for monthly subscription]

On the morning of March [-], on the shore of Lake Oderkerke.

Yang Yang, Maxwell and other teammates ran with the ball bouncing, talking and laughing all the way.

This has become a unique landscape on the shore of Lake Oderkerke.

Occasionally, it will attract the pursuit of nearby resident fans, and sometimes someone will even run beside them.

But no one will affect them.

In this regard, the consciousness of Dutch fans is still very high.

After running around the lake three times, when he returned to the intersection of the town, Yang Yang met an old acquaintance.

Reporter for the Dutch newspaper Telegraph, Michel van der Smaa.

Yang Yang still remembers that three years ago, when he met Van der Sma for the first time, he was still starting a business and guarding a small website of his own to collect news. But now, the Dutch website has closed down, and he has become a well-known reporter for the Dutch Telegraph.

Every time he saw him, Yang Yang would call him with a smile, "Hello, big reporter."

"Oh, please." Van der Sima held up his glasses with a wry smile every time, "You make me dare not appear in front of you again, you know?"

Although he didn't say it himself, he knew it in his heart. He was able to enter the Dutch Telegraph because he relied on Yang Yang's news.

And later, he gradually became famous in the Telegraph, and most of the time it was because he had a good relationship with Yang Yang, and he was able to get some private interviews and learn some inside stories.

This gives him an advantage over other media reporters.

He still remembered that Yang Yang once used the Chinese language to say that the two had known each other at a young age and were different from others.

"Ha, that's just right, I don't want to see you recently." Yang Yang smiled.

As he spoke, he bent down and untied the sandbags wrapped around his legs and waist.

This is a sandbag specially prepared for him by Winston Bogarde. It originally only had his legs, but later he wrapped it around his waist for him to use for extra training.

After handing over the untied sandbags to Vermaelen, Yang Yang greeted his teammates and said goodbye, "I'm going to buy breakfast."

Walking all the way to the breakfast shop on the corner, Vandersma immediately followed.

"Hey, let's have a chat."

Yang Yang shook his head, "I know what you want to ask."

"I haven't even asked yet," said van der Sma gloomily.

Yang Yang curled his lips, "As soon as you appeared, I guessed it."

Van der Sma shrugged. This is a smart guy, and nothing can be hidden from him.

……

Yesterday afternoon, Ajax ushered in the No.20 nine rounds of the Eredivisie and challenged Groningen away.

The Euroborg Stadium in Groningen can be called a prison for strong teams this season. Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Alkmaar have all failed here. If it weren't for Groningen's poor away record, this team's ranking could be improved.

But Ajax is clearly no other team.

In the No. 13 minute of the first half, Groningen took the lead with a penalty kick.

But only 4 minutes later, Yang Yang pulled back a game for Ajax and evened the score.

After that, Groningen continued to defend tenaciously.

After the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half, Ajax's defense made a mistake at the beginning and was led by the opponent again.

This time it was not until the No.608 minute that Yang Yang equalized the score again.

After that, the two sides never scored again.

……

For this game, the Dutch media generally gave Ajax a low evaluation.

The main sticking point is still in the defense.

This is the tragedy of small teams.

The average age is only 22 years old, which is too young, which is better on the offensive end. Young players such as Yang Yang and Sneijder are known for their stable performance, but they have more problems on the defensive end.

Vermaelen is 20, Vlaar is 21 and Heitinga is the oldest at 22.

If Ajax's three central defenders are placed in the four major leagues, they can only be regarded as rookies, but in Ajax they are already the backbone of the defense.

Coupled with the fact that Ajax has always attached great importance to the central defender's play, this will inevitably lead to the team's weakness in the defense, the lack of physical confrontation of the players and many other problems.

Strong offense and weak defense have always been the crux of Ajax.

It's just that the offense has been too sharp this season, and the defense has become more obvious.

Of course, Ajax is not without defensive improvement. For example, in the second half of last season, the team's defense was good, but the offensive performance was not good. Yang Yang can only drag it down. This is obviously inappropriate, and the fans are not satisfied.

In the Netherlands, professional football is a show to please the fans.

Winning or losing is not very important, but it must look good.

Therefore, offensive football is the most respected style of play in the Netherlands.

In contrast to Ajax's defense, Yang Yang received unanimous praise from the media after the game.

This game staged a brace. His Eredivisie goals this season reached 37 goals, catching up with Ajax's star Van Basten, and tied for the second most goals in a single season in Ajax's history.

But there are still five rounds left in the league, and everyone is looking forward to seeing Yang Yang continue to score goals.

This is why van der Sma came to him early this morning.

……

"I've told you many times that Van Basten is a legend, an irreplaceable legend."

"I know."

"His 37 goals came in the Eredivisie in his heyday."

"It's hard to say, you both scored 26 goals in 37 rounds, but you are two years younger than him."

"What do I have to say to make you understand?"

"You don't need to say it, I understand, he is your idol."

At the entrance of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang looked at Van der Sima speechlessly, nodded, "It's good that you know."

"I just want to know, what are you thinking now?"

"what idea?"

"Goal, you are only five goals away from Groot, and you are only six goals away from Dylan. There are still five rounds left in the league..."

When Vandersma said this, his eyes were full of expectation, and he was waiting for Yang Yang to say a few inspiring words, then he could go on a job.

37 goals, this is definitely a shocking number of goals.

Nobody has reached this height in the Eredivisie for many years.

"Let me tell you, this is not only what we all expect of you, but also Van Basten's." Van der Sma persuaded.

Yang Yang couldn't help but think of the phone call Van Basten made to him.

On the phone, Van Basten told Yang Yang about his experience that season.

Ajax's offense was really strong that season, even stronger than this season. Van Basten scored 22 goals in the first 34 league rounds, which was even better than Yang Yang.

Among them, he only had two hat-tricks, but scored twice but scored five times. What's more, he also scored five goals in one game and six goals in one game, which kept his overall state unprecedentedly good.

But just after the 22nd round, he was injured and missed six games. After his comeback, he scored three more goals, but his form could not be recovered, and he was injured and missed the last two rounds.

It can be said that Van Basten in that season was very close to the historical legend, but because of injuries, he was unable to move forward in the end.

Even so, he is still a legend of Ajax, but this is still a great regret in his career.

His regret is not because he didn't work hard, but because he could have done better and achieved more outstanding achievements, but he missed it because of injuries.

In his phone call to Yang Yang, Van Basten told him that he hoped that Yang Yang would continue to work hard and not leave any regrets!

"I believe that you can surpass me!"

Of course Yang Yang would not reveal the communication between Van Basten and himself, even though he has a good relationship with Van der Sma.

The two walked into the breakfast shop, and the owner of the breakfast shop had already prepared it, as usual.

The Dutch reporter took out his wallet to pay, but was stopped by the owner of the breakfast shop.

"No, no, no, he will come to my restaurant for free in the future." The owner of the breakfast shop said with a smile.

Vandersma was taken aback, don't you need money for food?Is there such a good thing?
"But seriously, Yang, you must keep up the good work. I've cut out all the papers from this morning."

As he spoke, the owner of the breakfast shop patted his thick newspaper clipping vigorously.

"It's already a huge volume. Someone asked me to buy it yesterday. Tell me, can I sell it?"

Yang Yang laughed, "The other party must have lowered the price?"

"Nonsense, I changed my mind. I want to leave this book to my son and let them know that I chased you all the way and watched you score goals. I also saved all the tickets for this season as a souvenir."

When the owner of the breakfast shop said this, he looked very shrewd and snobby, as if to say that collections are of course more valuable than commodities.

"So, you have to work harder and try to score more goals. From now on, I will be responsible for your breakfast."

"How can I do that? Open the door to do business, isn't it a loss for you?" Yang Yang asked with a smile.

"So, you want to score more goals. If you score more goals, you'd better break the historical record. Then I will be treasures. Those people want to write your biography. These are the best materials. How valuable are they?"

Seeing the owner of the breakfast shop smiling with his eyes squinted into a straight line, Vandersma wanted to smash his beautiful fantasy and told him that all newspapers had archives, and now it was the Internet age.

However, in the end, he still didn't have the heart to do such a thing.

"Okay, thank you then." Yang Yang didn't hesitate, carried his breakfast, said goodbye and left.

For many people like the breakfast shop owner, football is a kind of entertainment, but also a kind of sustenance, and at the same time, it is like a kind of belief, which they have grown up with.

And Yang Yang is like the incarnation of their beliefs, carrying their expectations and fighting for them on the green field.

There are too many people like this in Holland and Amsterdam.

When he walked out of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang raised his head and looked at the blue sky, feeling very relaxed and happy.

"I think, I definitely think about it. If I say I don't want to, it must be a lie." Yang Yang said suddenly.

Van der Sma knew it was meant for him.

"But I know that thinking can't solve the problem. What I need is to keep my feet on the ground, step by step, and play game by game."

"Seven goals in five games, as well as the Champions League and the Dutch Cup, this is also a big challenge for me."

Yang Yang spoke lightly, but it gave off a very firm feeling.

He just doesn't like talking too much.

(End of this chapter)