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Chapter 56 De Jong's Story

Looking at the blond and blue-eyed talented midfielder in front of him, Qin Ming felt a little bit embarrassed.

Although he is younger than De Jong, his ups and downs abroad in recent years have made him more mature than De Jong.

He can understand De Jong's current state, and he also knows that De Jong has some problems.

But the team is now behind, and if De Jong cannot return to normal form, this game is likely to be lost like this.

"Brother, you have to believe in yourself! The opponent has nothing to fear, you can definitely do it!"

"But."

"There's nothing wrong with it! Think about it carefully, why did you become a professional player!"

Qin Ming stretched out his right hand and punched De Jong hard in the chest.

Bang!
The fist carried De Jong's slightly wrinkled jersey and made a muffled sound.

Qin Ming's roaring voice seemed to have a magical power, mixed with the howling cold wind, bringing De Jong's thoughts to the distant Dutch town of Acre.

A little boy was born there 25 years ago.

Influenced by his grandfather, who was an amateur soccer player, the boy was hooked on the game from a very young age.

Every day after school, he would call his little friends, in groups of three or four, to kick a few feet on the crude concrete floor.

At that time, he was happy and carefree.

At that time, he didn't think about stepping into the professional arena. He just had a pure love for football.

The ball rolling under his feet is everything in his life!
However, when he was 8 years old, accidents followed one after another.

He has received two invitation letters to the youth training camp, which are from the two Eredivisie clubs, Feyenoord and Willem II.

He was overjoyed to be favored by professional clubs.

He excitedly took the invitation letter, and showed off happily in front of his friends for a long time.

But it also brought him two questions, whether he should choose the path of professional football, and which club he should choose to accept.

In his view, the first problem is not a problem.

Even though he has never considered what professional football requires, he still chooses to nod.

As for the second question, it was a real problem for him.

His parents are die-hard fans of Feyenoord, and everyone naturally hopes to see him play for Feyenoord.

But after his grandfather's persuasion, the whole family finally chose for him, the Willem II Club, which has a relatively more relaxed competitive environment.

On the day he went to Wilhelm II, his grandfather watched his back with earnest eyes, as if seeing himself at the beginning.

However, his grandfather would never have imagined that his junior would one day become a world-class midfielder.

He is Frankie De Jong!

The next ten years were the happiest in De Jong's football career.

William II's youth training camp has a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, where he met many like-minded friends.

Growing up in such a relaxed and pleasant environment, his various technologies have also made leaps and bounds.

He gradually grew from a kid who loved football to a talented player.

He thought he could continue to be so happy, but things changed dramatically after he was promoted to the first team.

Although Strepel, head coach of Willem II's first team, recognized his ability, he didn't like his playing style.

Throughout the season, he only played 1 game off the bench for the team.

This is the first time he has experienced the moodiness of professional football.

This is also the first time he has felt the bitterness of not being able to play.

Of course, genius shines everywhere.

Because of his impressive performance of 21 goals and 14 assists in 5 appearances in the U2 youth training team that season, Ajax's sports director brought him to the city of Amsterdam.

After the short half-year loan contract expired, De Jong, who returned to Ajax, did not get a chance.

With very little playing time, he can only spend most of his time sitting on the bench of Ajax.

Eredivisie, Dutch Cup, Europa League.

After a full season, De Jong only played 11 times in the third-tier competition, and most of them came off the bench in garbage time.

That time was the hardest time he had ever had.

I insist on training hard every day and performing hard every day, just to fight for a chance to start the game.

Before every official game, he waited hopefully for the announcement of the starting lineup, and he was eager to see his name on it.

However, when he counted down the names one by one, he could only experience disappointment again and again.

Full of hope, gradually disappointed, and finally hopeless.

Such repeated experiences made De Jong's enthusiastic youthful blood cool down bit by bit.

He found that he was not happy, and he could no longer find the happiness that football brought him back then.

After lowering his high head, the idea of ​​retiring began to pop into his mind from time to time.

He hopes to find the kind of happiness he once had, if not here, then change to another place!
A young and unresolved heart gradually sank, and an unborn midfield genius almost disappeared on the bench because of this.

But just when he was about to give up, his nobleman appeared.

In December 2017, Ajax coach Boss dismissed get out of class, Ten Hag took over the coach, and De Jong ushered in a new student.

Under ten Hag's command, De Jong has successively served as a central defender and a midfielder. With his outstanding performance, he has gradually grown into the mainstay of the team.

As the core of the team, he helped the team win the Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup championship in the 18/19 season.

And in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid and Juventus were eliminated, and the club broke into the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

In just one and a half seasons, De Jong has grown from a young genius to a world-class midfielder.

It was also during this one and a half seasons that De Jong learned a lot from Ten Hag.

The most important thing is that he began to believe that as long as you keep working hard and don't give up, everything you do will become meaningful!

The memories buried deep in my heart were opened page by page.

Every familiar face, every unforgettable thing came to my mind one after another.

Tears welled up in De Jong's eyes, and he felt that a force was beginning to fill his heart!
"I see, Qin!"

"I came into football because of my love, and professional football makes my love more meaningful!"

"And as a professional football player, I need to do my best for my love and give everything for the victory of every game!"

De Jong's language is full of power, and he is no longer confused.

He wiped off the snowflakes that had settled on his eyelashes, and a bright light began to shine in his eyes.

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