Green Dragon

Chapter 39

"Snapped!"

"Clap!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Assistant coach John van Tskiep taped a printed sheet of paper to the wall of the tactical training room and patted it three times with great solemnity.

He successfully attracted the attention of all the players. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at the black and white paper.

The content on the printed paper is very concise, only three lines of bold and black characters:
"First leg, August 8, home;

Second round, August 8, away game;

The opponent is Florence! "

"We've been far too long away from the top competition in Europe, gentlemen."

The deep voice of head coach Van Basten echoed in the room. The football legend who won the Champions League trophy twice in his player era was as calm as usual at this time.

"I don't know how you feel, but I'm personally ashamed that a club like Ajax has been unable to play in the Champions League for three whole seasons, let alone Alkmaar, and even Twen Such a nameless person almost stood on our heads..."

"Yes! I cannot accept such a shame!"

Van Basten didn't gnash his teeth and growl, but everyone could feel his emotion.

Their head coach is not some unknown guy. This middle-aged man has already stood at the pinnacle of the football world, and he deserves such arrogance.

"Don't tell me that the Eredivisie team should be weaker than the Serie A team," he waved his hand, his tone unquestionable, "This is the world of football, even the most invincible team will always lose games, as long as All with me, why can't we give the Italians a defeat?!"

"Champions League! That's the game we should be playing in!"

It wasn't until the end that the Ajax coach raised his voice slightly.

The eyes of the young Ajax players also shone.

Yeah, who wouldn't want to take part in the most competitive events in Europe, or even in the world?

Who wouldn't want to be on this stage that hundreds of millions of fans pay attention to?

The Eredivisie League level is too low, not many people will pay attention to it, but the Champions League is completely different!

As long as they can make a difference, those European giants will definitely pursue themselves with huge checks!

Even if it is for their own future and money, they will not retain their strength at this time! -
Van Basten's mobilization meeting had an immediate effect. In the next few days, all Ajax players were as excited and fanatical as taking drugs. He added training items by himself, and the air of the future training base has been filled with the sound of players panting.

Perhaps only the equipment managers and turf maintenance workers will complain a little bit when they look at the messy turf and the training equipment scattered all over the field, but whether it is the head coach, the club's senior management, or the die-hard fans who visit the training, for Without exception, they will be happy from the bottom of their hearts for the changes that have taken place in the team.

Not entering the UEFA Champions League for three consecutive years has made everyone feel an unprecedented hunger for this competition. They are extremely eager to step onto this gorgeous and magnificent stage and fight with the top giants in European football!
Skyrocketing net worth, big contracts offered by clubs, olive branches from the real giants in Europe, huge commercial sponsorships, blinding spotlights, luxury houses and cars, beauties everywhere...these potential rewards are like the best aphrodisiac , to induce the players to stimulate all the hormones in their bodies!
As a professional player, no one can refuse the temptation of becoming famous!
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"Okay, little guy! Rest, rest, shall we?"

This is the second time that Fanzkipp has walked into the training ground. The second time he said this to Long Shute, who is sweating profusely for himself to practice dribbling:

"The improvement of technology is a slow process. No one will look brand new overnight. Excessive training will not only increase the load on the body, but also increase the risk of injury..."

But Long Shute was still unmoved, he just nodded slightly, and put aside the assistant coach who tried his best to persuade him.

Fanzkipp could only shut his mouth helplessly, watching the young but stubborn player return to the starting point of the continuous cone again, and began to coil quickly with the football.

Fifteen triangular pyramids are placed in a straight line in the training area less than 30 meters away, and the distance between each pair is less than 2 meters. Or Messi can do it, which can be done almost with eyes closed, but for Long Shute, who has just finished a day of intensive training and extra shooting practice, and his body is already showing fatigue, he needs him to maintain a high level of concentration. Concentration, once the attention is distracted, it is possible to lose the ball.

Perhaps the commentator on the Dutch TV station was right. In terms of offense, Long Special did not have much talent.

Whether it is in the game or in training, his performance in the team's offense is quite satisfactory. Most of the time, his figure is very inconspicuous-after all, the scene of running 60 meters alone like before is not very often. appeared.

Perhaps it is because he has been used as a defensive midfielder in the past few years. He is not good at grasping the timing of the attack and choosing the running position. This is in sharp contrast to his keen sense of smell and accurate prediction on the defensive end. Compared.

However, whether it is Van Basten or other teammates, they have maintained enough tolerance and patience with him in this regard: after all, Long Shute is just a rookie, and he is the youngest in the first team and has the shortest time to participate in overall training For the one, the tactics of the youth team and the first team are in the same line, but there is still a big difference after all. If you want to fully integrate into this whole, and have amazing performances on both ends of the offense and defense, for a 19-year-old teenager, It's really unrealistic.

No one will really put the task of destroying the city on his shoulders. Everyone thinks that his main job is to do a good job in intercepting and defending the midfield. Threatening the opponent's offensive with a high speed, he has already completed his task perfectly.

This Ajax team doesn't even need him to undertake the work of connecting the front and back courts, he is an engineer.

Even Van Basten is no exception.

Although he would never let Long Special be a purely defensive midfielder, and he personally taught Long Special to shoot, the Dutch young coach is not so naive as to think that Long Special can become another himself, at least in the short term. In time, this is impossible.

Long Shute probably knows this best.

He doesn't have Suarez's ghostly running position and precise shooting skills, he doesn't have Soleimani's ability to control the ball and grab points, and he won't step on the bicycle a hundred times in a row without being soft like Emmanuel Sen, but he will definitely Not willing to be just a defensive midfielder forever.

In today's football world, even if you are a goalkeeper, you have to master one or two skills in other positions. A player, no matter what position he is in, if he can only defend, then he can never be called top-notch.

He is not reconciled to having a label of "only defensive" on his body.

So he worked harder than anyone else.

At least, after working so hard, he has reason to say that he will not regret it.

(End of this chapter)