Green Dragon

Chapter 61 Superstar or Savior?
"There is nothing wrong with our tactics. In regular time, whether it is ball possession, passing, threats and opportunities created by players, Fiorentina has an absolute upper hand... But the result is that we lost the game."

Prandelli shrugged: "This is football, no one can have everything. We didn't expect Ajax to resolutely hoard high points in the frontcourt and focus on attacking free kicks; Ajax, which is known for its offensive football, will suddenly adopt a double midfielder tactic in such a critical game; it is even more unexpected...Ajax's young players will have such a strong will to fight."

"Well, I don't want to attribute my defeat to one of the opponent's players, but that's the way it is," he finally admitted, "I can only say that if the No. 8 player is not on the court today, then the victory of this game The winner will undoubtedly be Fiorentina. I would like to congratulate Ajax and Mr. Van Basten and wish them good results in the Champions League race."

Van Basten didn't grin unremarkably, but nodded with feigned reserve, shook hands with the other party, and comforted him in a low voice, and then sat down with captain Suarez on the speaking table.

"This was a thrilling game, and my heart almost stopped beating several times," he admitted honestly of his current pressure. "Fiorentina almost controlled the overall rhythm of the game. Although we have been looking for offense, But we never created too many chances and when Luiz was sent off, we became more passive."

"It was a correct decision to deploy two defensive midfielders. The combination of Long Schutt and Sime De Jong protected our defense very well. Their performance today was impeccable." He also rarely admitted The defensive players played a major role in the victory, "especially Long Shute. I remember someone once said that he is Makelele from China. I always think this description is a little inappropriate, because Makelele never Will come to take free kicks, not to score two key goals in the same game, yes, I mean, his achievements are not limited to the defensive field, he can reach a higher level, um, The premise is that he will play under a Dutch manager with a lot of attacking experience."

The white swan, who has always been as cold as ice, gave a rare boast, and his little joke also aroused good-natured laughter from the reporters.

"Marco," a reporter stood up, "First of all, congratulations on advancing as you wished, can you breathe a sigh of relief now?"

"You're right," Van Basten nodded. "The thing I want to do most now is to end this press conference, return to Amsterdam as quickly as possible, and get a good night's sleep!"

"Sorry, you can't sleep yet," the reporter said with a smile. "Talk about the second goal, the free kick. Did you rehearse it?"

Van Basten laughed: "If I say this is a tactic I designed in advance, I won't believe it myself. In fact, the current Ajax team is not particularly good at taking direct free kicks Players, Long Shute was able to stand up at the team's most critical moment, which was indeed beyond my expectation, and it was even more unexpected for everyone to score a goal after hitting the crossbar. I think... If you let If he takes another [-] free throws, it will be difficult to replicate such a goal."

"Hello, Mr. Van Basten, I am a reporter from China," a female reporter jumped out of nowhere, maybe her compatriots were shining in a foreign country, and her face was full of excitement With joy, "Longshut's performance in Ajax is obvious to all. Can he occupy a stable starting position in the team?"

Van Basten was immediately dumbfounded.

From playing football to becoming the head coach of the Dutch national team, he has always been a man of influence in the eyes of the media. Of course he has seen countless journalists, but today he feels that he has encountered the most unruly person.

That's right, Long Shute performed very well, especially in such a critical game, he almost turned the situation around by himself, but in any case, he is just a rookie who has just become a professional player, and his various skills are not enough to deal with all aspects Challenge, you ask the starting position as soon as you open your mouth, is it too hasty?
"Long Shute is still very young, his career has just started, and he still lacks experience in competitions." Van Basten didn't know how to answer this question head-on, so he played Tai Chi, "But I believe , As long as he maintains a positive attitude towards training and competition, and keeps going steadily according to the established goals, he can become a football superstar with his conditions."

The female reporter nodded repeatedly, obviously quite satisfied with his statement. At the same time, she was also "crackling" on the laptop in front of her, and a passionate news report was released in an instant.

"Van Basten praised Long Shute, and he will win the Golden Ball within five years!"

Didn't you Van Basten say that he can become a superstar?
Can't even win the Golden Ball, what kind of superstar? -
The news that the Chinese teenager helped Ajax advance to the lore caused a wave of waves in the country.

It is a pity that the influence of the Eredivisie and Ajax is already very weak, and these years have faded out of the public eye. Some fake fans don't even know what Ajax is...

But after all, many international-level players have played in the Eredivisie. The glorious honor and historical achievements of Ajax can also scare many fans who don't understand. At least they can accept that this is a traditional giant. .

As for Long Shute's two goals, it aroused strong repercussions.

Fans on the Internet were divided into two factions almost instantly.

One faction is naturally advocating:

"One person destroys a team! The savior of Chinese football has arrived!"

"From defensive iron waist to both offensive and defensive!"

"It's a combination of Makelele and Kaka!"

"He is faster than Makelele! He is more durable than Kaka!"

"Arrogance leaks out! Ajax's captain successor!"

"With this general, the national football team is expected to go to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil!"

"Strongly urge Gao Hongbo to recruit Long Shute into the national football squad!"

The other faction forcibly hacked a new path by relying on "detailed analysis" from various angles:

"The first ball was purely a random kick, luck is too good to stop it!"

"The second goal took advantage of Florence's exhaustion!"

"Looking at his last shot, if it wasn't for the Fiorentina goalkeeper's stupid choice to attack, this goal would never have been scored!"

"If he is really so powerful, why not let him go in the first round?"

"If he's really that good, why couldn't he win the last round of the league? He was the starter in that game!"

"Give up, there is no hope for Chinese football!"

"Even if he is Ronaldo or Messi, he can't save Chinese football!"

(End of this chapter)