March 20, morning, on the shores of Lake Odekerk.

Yang Yang, Maxwell and other teammates ran on the ball, talking and laughing all the way.

This has become a unique sight on the shores of Lake Odekerk.

Occasionally, they will be chased by nearby residents and fans, and sometimes someone will even run around them.

But no one will affect them.

At this point, the consciousness of Dutch fans is still very high.

After running around the lake three times, when he returned to the intersection of the town, Yang Yang met an old acquaintance.

Dutch Telegraph correspondent, Michel van der Sma.

Yang Yang still remembers that three years ago, when he first met Van der Sma, Van der Sma was still starting a business, guarding a small website of his own to collect news, but now, the Dutchman's website has collapsed, and he has become a well-known reporter for the Dutch Telegraph.

Every time he saw him, Yang Yang would call him with a smile, "Hello, big reporter." ”

"Oh, please." Van der Sma held up his glasses with a wry smile every time, "You made me dare not appear in front of you again in the future, you know?" ”

Although he didn't say it himself, he knew in his heart that when he was able to enter the Dutch Telegraph, he relied on Yang Yang's news.

Later, he was able to gradually become famous in the Telegraph, and many times it was because he had a good relationship with Yang Yang, and he was able to get some private interviews and learn some insider information.

This gives him an edge over other media reporters.

He still remembered that Yang Yang once used Chinese words to say that they knew each other in Weimo, and they were different from others.

"Ha, that's right, I haven't wanted to see you lately." Yang Yang said with a smile.

So saying, he bent down and untied the sandbags around his legs and waist.

This is a sandbag specially prepared for him by Winston Bogard, originally only with his legs, but later even his waist was wrapped around him, so that he can use it when he usually exercises.

Handing over the untied sandbag to Fermalen, Yang Yang greeted his teammates and said goodbye, "I'm going to buy breakfast." ”

Walking all the way to the breakfast shop around the corner, Van der Sma immediately followed.

"Hey, let's have a second talk."

Yang Yang shook his head, "I know what you're going to ask." ”

"I haven't even asked." Van der Sma said depressedly.

Yang Yang pursed his lips, "As soon as you appeared, I guessed it." ”

Van der Sma shrugged, this is a smart guy who can't hide anything from him.

……

Yesterday afternoon, Ajax ushered in the 29th round of the Eredivisie and challenged Groningen away.

Groningen's Euroburg Stadium has been a prison for this season's strong teams, with PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar all failing here, and would have moved up the table had it not been for Groningen's poor away record.

But Ajax is clearly not the other team.

In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Groningen took the lead thanks to a penalty kick.

But just four minutes later, Yang Yang pulled a game back for Ajax and equalized the score.

After that, Groningen continued to hold on.

After the two sides changed sides in the second half, Ajax's backline made a mistake at the beginning and was re-led by their opponents.

This time, it was not until the 68th minute that Yang Yang equalized the score again.

After that, neither side could score again.

……

For this match, the Dutch media generally gave Ajax a low rating.

The main sticking point is still at the back.

That's the sadness of a small team.

The average age is only twenty-two years old, which is too young, which is better on the offensive end, and young players such as Yang Yang and Sneijder are known for their consistent performance, but when it comes to the defensive end, there are more problems.

Fermaelen was only twenty years old, Vlaar was twenty-one, and Heitinga was the oldest, twenty-two.

Ajax's three central defenders can only be regarded as rookies if they are placed in the four major leagues, but they are already the backbone of the defense at Ajax.

Coupled with the fact that Ajax has always attached great importance to the ball of the central defenders, this will inevitably lead to many problems such as the team's defensive weakness and the lack of physical confrontation of players.

Strong offense and weak defense, this has always been the crux of Ajax's problem.

It's just that the offense has been too sharp this season, and the defense has become more obvious.

Of course, Ajax is not without a time when the defense is improving, for example, in the second half of last season, the team's defense was good, but the offensive performance was not good, and Yang Yang could only drag it alone, which was obviously inappropriate, and the fans were not satisfied.

In the Netherlands, professional football is all about pleasing the fans.

It doesn't matter if you win or lose, but it does have to look good.

Therefore, attacking football is the most admired style of play in the Netherlands.

In contrast to Ajax's defense, Yang Yang was unanimously praised by the media after the game.

It was a brace that took his tally to 37 goals in the Eredivisie this season, equalling Ajax's Louis van Basten and tying for the second-highest number of goals ever scored by Ajax in a single season.

But there are still five rounds left in the league, and everyone is looking forward to seeing Yang Yang continue to score goals.

That's why Van der Masma came to him early this morning.

……

"I've told you many times that Van Basten is a legend, an irreplaceable legend."

"I know."

'He scored 37 goals in the Eredivisie in his heyday.

"It's hard to say, both of you scored 37 goals in 26 games, but you're two years younger than him."

"What am I going to say before you understand?"

"You don't have to say that I understand, he's your idol."

At the door of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang looked at Van der Sma speechlessly, nodded and nodded, "It's good that you know." ”

"I'm just wondering, what the hell are you thinking right now?"

"What thoughts?"

"Goals, you're five goals away from Groot, six goals away from Dylan, and there are five rounds left in the league......"

Van der Masma said this, his eyes were full of anticipation, just waiting for Yang Yang to say a few inspiring words, then he could make a difference.

Thirty-seven goals, that's an absolutely staggering number of goals.

It's been many years since no one in the Eredivisie reached that height.

"I'm telling you, it's not just what we all expect from you, it's Van Basten's." Van der Sma persuaded.

Yang Yang couldn't help but think of the phone call Van Basten had made to him.

On the phone, Van Basten told Yang Yang about his experience that season.

Ajax's attack that season was really strong, even stronger than this season, Van Basten scored 34 goals in the first 22 rounds of the league, which was better than Yang Yang.

He scored just two hat-tricks, scored five times and scored five goals in one game, and six goals in one game, which kept his whole form better than ever.

But just after the twenty-second round, he was injured, missing six games, and scored three more goals after his return, but his form was no longer available, and he was injured in the last two rounds.

It can be said that Van Basten was extremely close to the historical legend that season, but due to injuries, he was unable to go further.

Even so, he is still an Ajax legend, but it is still a big regret in his career.

His regret is not that he didn't work hard, but because he could have done better and achieved more achievements, but he missed out on injuries and illnesses.

In his phone call to Yang Yang, Van Basten told him that he hoped that Yang Yang could make persistent efforts and not leave regrets!

"I believe that you will be able to surpass me!"

Of course, Yang Yang will not say anything about Van Basten's communication with him, although he has a good relationship with Van der Sma.

The two walked into the breakfast shop, and the breakfast shop owner had already prepared it, as usual.

The Dutch reporter took out his wallet to pay, only to be blocked by the owner of the breakfast shop.

"No, no, he won't need money to come to my store to eat in the future." The owner of the breakfast shop said with a smile.

Van der Sma was stunned, don't you need money to eat? And such a good thing?

"But seriously, Yang, you have to keep up the good work, I've already cut out all those newspapers this morning."

As he spoke, the breakfast shop owner patted his thick newspaper clippings vigorously.

"It's already a big one, and someone asked me to buy it yesterday, you say, can I sell it?"

Yang Yang laughed, "Then it must be that the other party's price is low?" ”

"Nonsense, I've changed my mind, I'm going to leave this book to my son, let them know, I've been chasing you all the way, watching you score, and I've saved all the tickets for this season as a souvenir."

The owner of the breakfast shop said this with a very shrewd snobbish look, as if to say that collectibles are of course more valuable than commodities.

"So, you've got to work harder, try to score a few more goals, and from now on, I'll be in charge of your breakfast."

"How's that going to work? Open the door to do business, don't you lose so much? Yang Yang asked with a smile.

"So, you want to score more goals, you score more goals, it's better to break the historical record, then I'm a baby, those people want to write your biography or something, I have the best material, how much is it worth?"

Seeing the smiling eyes of the breakfast shop owner, Van der Sma wanted to shatter his fantasies and tell him that newspapers were archived and that it was the age of the Internet.

However, in the end, he still couldn't bear to do such a thing.

"Okay, thank you then." Yang Yang was not verbose, carried breakfast, said goodbye and left.

For many people like the breakfast shop owner, football is entertainment, a sustenance, and at the same time a faith, a belief that they grew up with.

And Yang Yang is like the embodiment of their faith, carrying their expectations and fighting for them on the green field.

There are too many such people, in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam.

When he walked out of the breakfast shop, Yang Yang raised his head and looked at the blue sky, very relaxed.

"Yes, I definitely want to, and if I don't want to, it must be a lie." Yang Yang said suddenly.

Van der Sma knew that it was meant for him.

"But I know that if I can't solve the problem, what I need is to be down-to-earth, step by step, and play game by game."

'Seven goals in five games, the Champions League and the Dutch Cup, it's a big challenge for me.

Yang Yang said it very softly, but it gave people a very firm feeling.

He just doesn't like to talk too much.