Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Neeskens did not attend today's post-match press conference due to poor health. His deputy Albert Martins attended the press conference on his behalf.

When Martins and Shen Bin appeared at the press conference, reporters first focused their attention on Shen Bin.

"Shen Bin, what do you think of the rumors about your feud with Mr. Neeskens?"

"You know, no one respects Mr. Johan Neeskens more than I do."

“So, you think this is fake news?”

"Yes, it is definitely fake news."

"So would you like to talk about the argument you and Mr. Neeskens had after the game tonight?"

"It is precisely because I respect Mr. Johan Neeskens that I poured a bucket of cold water on him when he was stubborn and hot-headed, and it turned out to be very effective."

As you know, Mr. Johan Neeskens is a stubborn person, and so am I. When we were able to reach a mutual compromise, from that moment on, all our games were under control. I don't know who would have doubted that Johan Neeskens and I had a bad relationship. In my opinion, that was a proof of our deep friendship."

"But before this game he told me that he wanted to train Junior to be the next Ronaldinho. I hesitated and did not stick to my principles. I wondered if I was wrong. After all, he had been in football for 40 years, so I agreed to cooperate with him. As a result, you all saw that Junior was only suitable for performing in the circus."

"You know, Mr. Johan Neeskens is my mentor and friend. I will always respect him, but no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, unless he is God."

"At the beginning of the season, everyone thought that Neeskens would be a mentor to the youngsters at Haarlem, but in a sense, this is not the case." Albert Martins talks about Neeskens' position in the team.

"I know you want to get the so-called shocking inside story, but I tell you, Shen Bin and Neeskens have arguments over the use of players and team tactics from time to time. You can see similar scenes in every game. They are both strong people with strong personalities. I am not worried about this." Albert talked about the quarrel between Shen Bin and Neeskens after the game.

"I've always heard people say that Shen Bin is the best rookie of the year, but I tell you, he is the best rookie of the century so far. He has extraordinary abilities." Albert Martins spoke highly of Shen Bin.

"So do you think he's better than Pele and Maradona?" the reporter retorted.

"It is the 21st century now, and they are from the last century, including Ronaldo. The 21st century has just entered its fifth year. When it comes to who is better, Ronaldinho or Ibramovich, I choose Shen Bin. As time goes by, more and more people will agree with me, until 5% of the world's people agree with me. We will wait and see."

A British reporter asked, "You mean there is something fishy going on in the selection of the European Golden Boy Award? Then why did he only get third place last year?"

"Not really. Most young people are dazzled by fame, money, and status, and cannot resist the temptation of the honor of a wealthy family. Shen Bin is the calmest person I have ever seen in my career."

"If he couldn't resist the temptation during the winter break, he would have been a member of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, AC Milan, Juventus, Arsenal and other giants. He rejected the invitations of these giants at that time. It was not that Haarlem Athletic refused to let him go, but he himself rejected the call of these giants. I was also confused by his choice at the time."

"He explained to me that the development of Asians is often one to two years later than that of whites and Africans. I am just 18 years old now. Can you imagine that it is appropriate for a 16-year-old white player to participate in a league as intense as the Premier League?"

"Playing will cause harm to the body, and not playing will not bring him the training that the game brings. So what's the point of going to these giants? Only the intensity of the Eredivisie is suitable for him. He has a clear plan for every step he takes. His calmness and wisdom are the most terrifying players I have ever seen, no doubt about it."

Neeskens avoided the post-match press conference, but still could not escape the media's pursuit. After calming down, he still spoke to reporters and answered a few questions about the game and Shen Bin. He knew that he could not avoid it forever and some things had to be faced.

"You have to trust your teammates so that the situation can be fully opened, but Junior messed up. Everyone makes mistakes. He is only 20 years old and has a long way to go, Junior and Shen Bin too." Neeskens talked about the turning point of this game.

"There is no problem between Shen Bin and me. I know what kind of person he is and he knows what kind of person I am. After tonight, this matter will be over." Neeskens talked about his quarrel with Shen Bin.

"Believe me, Neeskens is the best mentor in the world. Only he can fully inspire the potential of young people." Michels highly praised Neeskens, one of his best students, in an interview.

However, things were not as simple as Neeskens thought. In the match between Haarlem and Den Haag at home on Thursday, Neeskens deployed Shen Bin and Tiote as double defensive midfielders, Deng Zhuoxiang as attacking midfielder, Howard as striker, and Sterling, who had not had a chance to play in several games, as left midfielder. The funniest thing was that he replaced Junior to the right to replace Gular, who was competing with him, and Gular was demoted to the youth team.

"This is not our way of playing!"

When Hallam entered the second half with a 1:0 lead, Neeskens didn't know whether he was angry or happy. Even Tony Leung Ka Fai couldn't act out that kind of complicated expression.

"But," said Albert Martins, "it works."

“But that’s not how we play!” Neeskens said weakly. “He isolates everyone.”

The dangers of letting Shen Bin wear the captain's armband are becoming apparent. His style, his playing style, and his personality are almost incompatible with Neeskens.

Especially on a night like tonight, when it was a particularly bad night for Neeskens and the team as a whole performed brilliantly, it had a clear undermining effect on the former's majesty.

In the first half of the game, Shen Bin did not play in the defensive midfielder position as arranged by the coaching staff, but moved to the attacking midfielder position. Deng Zhuoxiang moved to the left and took Junior's position. Except for Junior, the five-man team in the midfield and frontcourt coordinated with each other as if Junior did not exist. Haarlem's actual formation in the entire first half was 4-4-1. Haarlem was in a state of ten against eleven for the entire half of the game.

Junior was like a second referee, running around the field following the trajectory of the ball. Even when he was in a favorable position, no one passed the ball to him.

Less than 5 minutes after the game started, the home fans discovered this. The entire University Town Arena was like a vegetable market, with everyone talking and no one paying attention to the outcome of the game anymore.

In the 20th minute of the second half, another thing happened that made Neeskens nervous.

The teammates completely trusted Shen Bin and accepted Yu Fei's leadership, especially Deng Zhuoxiang, who not only snatched Junior's position, but also made a clean sliding tackle and took the ball away from his "teammate's" feet when Junior got the ball for the only time in the game.

The whole stadium was in an uproar, even the players of the opponent team ADO Den Haag fainted.

Deng Zhuoxiang's handling of the ball made the referee at a loss as to how to make the penalty. He just looked at the Brazilian lying on the ground like a zombie with a dazed look on his face.

Then pretend nothing happened.