Vol 3 Chapter 358: When self-masochism becomes a habit

With the arrival of the two-week national team match day, the club's internationals have rushed to the national team to participate in the game.
Some are adult teams and some are youth teams.
After celebrating the return to the European Super Cup from Monaco, Detok Most became deserted.
Especially with the closing of the transfer market door, Yang Yang did not leave Ajax as expected by the outside world, which disappointed countless media reporters and fans.
They are all looking forward to Yang Yang going to the four major leagues, especially Chinese fans.
This will be the first Chinese player to play for the top teams in the European top league, which can be said to be much anticipated.
For the transfer, Yang Yang gave a brief explanation on his blog, indicating that he was not ready yet.
Everyone knows that he is not unable to go to the four major leagues, but he chose not to go temporarily.
As for the reason, Wei Zhen, a famous reporter from National Television, explained in his blog that Yang Yang is particularly careful when choosing a team and has a very clear long-term plan for his professional development.
After playing North Korea in June, the Chinese team has successfully advanced to the World Cup.
The national team specially arranged two World Cup warm-up matches in September, the purpose is to continue to blend in the team's technical and tactics, while investigating players, especially some newcomers.
As early as the end of the World Youth Championships, Yang Yang had communicated with Arihan and the national team leader Zhu in the Netherlands. He hoped that in the new season he could concentrate on playing for Ajax and strive for more in the Champions League in the new season. Better and better performance, to win more bargaining chips for your next career development.
Whether it was Ali Han or Team Zhu, they clearly expressed their support for Yang Yang.
But this time in September, the national team training, Yang Yang did not enter the big list.
Not only him, but foreign players including Zheng Zhi of Mainz, Zhao Junzhe of the Celtics, Feng Xiaoting of Feyenoord, Gao Lin of Alkmaar, Zhou Haibin of Benfica, and Hao Junmin of Hamburg were not selected.
In October, the Chinese team will hold a training camp in Germany. At that time, they will play two warm-up matches. Overseas players will play well with domestic players in these two games to prepare for the next World Cup.
Whether it is the East Asian Games in November, or next year's warm-up and Asian Cup qualifiers, Yangyang and other overseas countries will not be called in to participate. This is also to allow the international students to establish a foothold in the club and play well.
In fact, the East Asian semi-finals in early August this year did not call for foreign players.
Without the task of the national team, Yang Yang did not return to his country, but continued to stay in Amsterdam.
He still insists on training in Detok Most every day.
Winston Bogard and Luther Carroll will also come to Detok Most every day.
Occasionally, friends will visit.
For example, Van Gaal.
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"Huh, Louis, what brings you here?"
At the corner of Detok Most, when Yang Yang finished a full day of training, he turned around and saw Louis van Gaal sitting silently in the corner, handing him a bottle far away Water, he couldn't help laughing out loud.
"I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you here?" Yang Yang asked happily.
"Sneak over to spy on the intelligence." Van Gaal said jokingly.
Alkmaar will encounter Ajax in the fifth round, which will be another hard fight in the new season.
Of course Yang Yang will not believe him, "Your next round opponent is Rosendal, you should not spy on Detok Most."
Twist the bottle cap and drink the water gurglingly. Soon, a bottle of water will run out.
Louis Van Gaal looked at the water in his hand, shook his head, and handed it up again.
Yang Yang also took it honestly, "I invite you to dinner tonight."
Van Gaal was happy, and two bottles of water were exchanged for a meal, worth it.
"I heard that the club gave you two weeks of vacation, you just have to return to the team with the internationals, why didn't you go home?" Van Gaal asked with a smile.
Yang Yang remembered his parents and relatives, Su Ye, and shook his head and said, "It's not convenient to go back."
Needless to say, my hometown, the third- and fourth-tier cities, the gym is not easy to find, training must be greatly affected.
As for returning to Beijing, although it is possible to train, but the national team is training there to play warm-up matches, Yang Yang is on vacation. It is really unreasonable, so Yang Yang finally chose not to go back.
"Then you can take a holiday and take a good rest." Van Gaal said here, his eyes flashed a bit of elders' sympathy for the juniors, "You have not rested for three years?"
In the summer of 2003, Yang Yang participated in the amateur invitation tournament on behalf of Almere, and then came to Ajax to participate in the talent day selection, and basically did not have a rest. He also had no rest during the whole journey.
Needless to say this year, after the World Cup qualifiers, the World Youth Championship was played again.
Sometimes when I think about it, time is really fast, and it ’s been three years.
"A few days ago, I went back to Almere." Yang Yang found a place beside Van Gaal and sat down softly.
Van Gaal nodded slightly, and he knew exactly what this place meant for Yang Yang.
"I went to visit my uncle and took a trip to the previous club to meet the previous teammates. Many of them are now the main force of the team and are playing in the third level league."
Yang Yang introduced his experiences in Almere as if he were talking about a world that was not in the same time and space as him.
It was as if he was sitting on a bus and talking to Almere ’s teammates about Ajax ’s anecdote.
In fact, Amsterdam ’s southeast New Town to Almere is only more than 20 kilometers, and it takes about half an hour to travel, that is, Yang Yang will not drive.
Where Van Gaal lives, it is more than an hour's drive from Alkmaar Training Base.
This is too common and normal in the Netherlands.
"Three years later, this team rushed every year, every year failed." Van Gaal said with a bitter smile.
He and John Rep are also old friends, and he can't say much about Almere's experience.
There are too many teams like Almere.
Really speaking, that is certainly worthy of sympathy, but this is the case in the professional league.
This is like a pyramid. Everyone has sharpened their heads and wants to climb up, but if they go up one, they have to squeeze down one. How can it be so easy?
Yang Yang's emotions were not entirely due to Almere's experience.
To be honest, his feelings for this team are not deep, but for some of his teammates.
Genk Dimer, Nick and others, when they were in the Almere youth camp, performed better than him, but now their situation is very different, especially when Yang Yang saw them , I feel that they have begun to be a little bit more ordinary status quo.
Twenty years old, still can't rush into the Dutch League, this is really a big blow to Almere.
"Mr. Repp said that if he can't rush into the new season, he will resign." Yang Yang said lightly.
Van Gaal nodded, "Continuous failure to charge B, hit him a lot, and the pressure is also huge. Resigning may be a relief. For him, it may not be a bad thing."
Yang Yang agrees with this statement because he feels that John Rep was obviously much older when he met this time.
"Sometimes, I feel lucky. You know, my biggest wish was to stay in Almere and play in the first team. I never thought that I could go to today."
Yang Yang turned his head, looked at Van Gaal, and said with a smile.
This is the deepest feeling in his heart.
He really felt that he was particularly lucky, especially when he returned to Almere and saw the current status of his former teachers and teammates, when these people looked at him with envy, even envy, but with When despair is beyond reach, he cherishes all that he has now.
"You can go to today, the situation is only part of it, but more important is your diligence and hard work."
Van Gaal gently tapped Yang Yang's shoulder and said affirmatively.
When a person turns hard work and self-discipline, even self-abuse into a nearly instinctive habit, it will burst out with incredible energy.
Yang Yang is like that.
"Your teammate in the national team, Gao Lin, he has a solid basic skill, excellent physical fitness, a strong ability to take the ball from the back, a very comprehensive feature, and a good speed, but here, there are some missing Things, which makes him obviously half a beat slower than his teammates, whether it is competition or training. "
Van Gaal pointed to his head, but he was definitely not saying that Gao Lin was not smart enough, but the wisdom of playing football.
Yang Yang can understand what Van Gaal said, just like when he was in the Almere youth team, he couldn't grab his teammate's ball anyway.
"He has a good understanding, give him a little more time and opportunity, I believe he will pay you back." Yang Yang helped Gao Lin speak.
Van Gaal laughed, "I know, otherwise, I will not sign him, but I will not say anything to him, I need to put a little pressure on him, make him work harder, make him work harder, this can be done. Metamorphosis. "
Training young players is Van Gaal's strength. Yang Yang has no ability and no right to comment.
In these few games, Van Gaal did not just use Gao Lin as a center. He often let him play and even let him play in the midfield. I believe this is also for him to integrate into the team faster and better.
As for when he will be able to open his mind, it depends on his own character.
Van Gaal is now doing well and can give him more patience, but once the team's results show ups and downs, if Gao Lin doesn't get better, the next thing he greets him is the bench.
"Relax, I will help you urge him." Yang Yang laughed.
Van Gaal doesn't know where, this guy is going to secretly remind, but he doesn't care.
He is the team's head coach and doesn't care what young players think. What he needs is the player's performance.
As for Yang Yang, he will not interfere with Van Gaal's training of players. He just wants to give Gao Lin some encouragement and suggestions.
After all, the two of them are not only comrades in the national team, but also good friends in private.