At noon the next day, Yang Yang had just returned to Detokmoste from school when he was called to the second team's head coach's office.

After the afternoon training session, he was left alone by the coaching staff in the envy of many of his teammates.

John van Schip, once a very good right winger for Ajax, has only played for two teams in his career, Ajax in the Netherlands and Genoa in Italy, and has been successful in both teams.

During his time at Ajax, he was coached by Santa Cruyff and helped the team win the European Cup Winners' Cup.

For such a senior who has made brilliant achievements, Yang Yang has always been respectful.

Respect for teachers is also the education he has received since he was a child.

Van Basten has always been Yang Yang's idol, and he has given him some advice and guidance when Yang Yang is practicing after training sessions several times, but it is obviously different from now.

Standing in front of the two Dutch seniors, Yang Yang felt somewhat flattered.

Although he knows that this is nothing more than an Ajax tradition.

"Okay, time is precious, I won't say much about the superfluous, the specific matters are all in charge of John, and he will be in charge of training you in the future." Van Basten smiled as he pointed to his teammate next to him.

"Young, remember, John has more than a decade of professional league experience, from the Netherlands to Serie A to Europe, he has a lot of experience, he is open-minded, he will make you smarter on the pitch and know how to play."

Yang Yang nodded instructively, believing what Van Gaal said.

John Repp has told him more than once that professional football is not only about strength, but also about skill and even some cunning tricks, because each other wants to beat their opponents within the scope of the rules.

It doesn't feel like it in the youth team yet, but in the first team it's very noticeable.

In fact, Yang Yang felt it in the first game of the Dutch Cup, even if the opponent is just a semi-professional team, but they are all veterans who have been in the lower leagues for many years, and there are many small actions, some of which are even very disgusting, if they interfere, then don't want to concentrate on the game.

"Here, I just want to tell you about some of the observations that I have observed in recent times." Van Basten said solemnly.

Yang Yang nodded solemnly.

'You're very hardworking, you're very hardworking, I can see and feel it, you're passionate about football, you're hungry for the game, you're very hungry for the game, you're very hungry for the game, you're very hungry for it, you're always working hard for it, that's your trait.'

Van Basten said this, and the words suddenly changed, "But you have to know that sometimes hard work does not necessarily mean right, just like on the playing field, you are always running, constantly looking for opportunities, but you may not be able to get the results you want, have you ever thought about this question?" ”

Yang Yang nodded, he really thought about it.

"On the football field, it's not difficult to make yourself run and get fast, but how to stop and slow down is the most difficult and wise, maybe you don't feel it yet, but you will have the opportunity to understand it in the future."

After Yang Yang heard this, he couldn't help but show a thoughtful look.

He vaguely understood what Van Basten meant, and in a nutshell, it was about how to allocate his energy and rest during the game.

There is always a limit to each player's physical fitness, even if Yang Yang's physical fitness is very good, it is impossible to maintain the energy of the whole court in the 90-minute game, so he must learn how to distribute physical energy reasonably, when to stop and rest, when to run, when to sprint quickly, when to take his time, these are all tests of a player's game wisdom.

Once, Yang Yang talked to Ibrahimovic about this topic, because everyone in the team knew about the conflict with Van Gaal, Yang Yang asked him why he was like this, and the Swedish center's explanation also had his own reasons.

"Tall, strong and flexible is my strength, but it also means that I wear out faster than the other players, so have you ever thought that if I keep pressing and running like that damn Dutch old man said, how much energy do I have to put into attack?"

"I understood what the old Dutch man meant, he felt that I shouldn't be too sticky and that I shouldn't just be a scorer, but I should be a good tactical centre-forward, but he forgot that I'm not Kluivert, and Kluivert can accept a lot of things, but I can't accept it, because I'm Ibrahimovic."

When the Swedish center said this, Yang Yang still remembers the categorical appearance.

Don't press, don't actively defend, just to keep your strength and when the opportunity arises, you can create a threat better and more confidently.

Rest, in order to walk further.

The retracted fist will be more powerful.

These two sentences mean the same thing as Van Basten's words.

"There's another thing that I think you should pay attention to next, and that's passing."

After Yang Yang basically digested his words, Van Basten continued.

'In our traditional philosophy at Ajax, passing is undoubtedly very important, even the basis of all tactics, and it is the first choice for any problem or dilemma we encounter in the game, and when it comes to passing and breaking, we will choose the former, because the latter is more risky.

"Of course, I don't mean to ask you to change your style of play, I mean to say that your playing habits are not very good, obviously because of your previous playing experience, you are always used to passing the ball when you can't break through."

'It's true that you've done a great job of breaking down the right flank, I can clearly see your progress and I'm confident that you can continue to develop like that, but I want you to understand that football is a team game and you need to respect and adapt to the whole philosophy of our club and we will respect and get used to your way of playing.

Van Basten's words once again made Yang Yang fall into deep thought.

It is clear that even now, he has not yet integrated into the Ajax second team, he is like a knife in someone else's hand, rather than the strong arm that holds the knife, which Van Basten sees better than himself.

'I've told you so much not to ask you to give up your strengths, everybody has their own qualities and strengths, and so do you, and what I want you to do is respect and integrate into us at Ajax and learn to do what is best for the team at the right time.

Speaking of this, Van Basten gently patted Yang Yang on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Trust me, this will allow you to integrate into the team faster and more positively, and it will also make your progress faster." ”

Yang Yang nodded solemnly in agreement.

He knew that this was what Van Basten was talking about.

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The dark cloud hanging over Ajax came and went as fast as it came.

A week after playing Breda, Ajax are in the sixth round of the Eredivisie.

Koeman made changes to his starting line-up in order to keep the Champions League in midweek alive, and Van der Vaart didn't even make the squad, but because of this, Ajax's attack was very active.

With Ibrahimovic's pass and shot, Ajax finally beat Willem II 6-0 at home and won a hearty victory, but it also sparked talk about the compatibility of the Swedish center forward and Van der Vaart.

With PSV Eindhoven unexpectedly losing 1-0 at home to AZ Alkmaar in this round, Ajax managed to come back from behind to reach the top.

In midweek, Ajax continued to sit at home to their second Champions League group stage opponents, Club Brugge of Belgium.

Van der Vaart returned to the starting line-up to partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but both players were mediocre and it was Belgian striker Wesley Sonk who scored a brace to a 2-0 home victory.

At the weekend, in the seventh round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Groningen away, and it was a pass and a shot from Ibrahimovic, and goals from Wesley Sonk and Mitea helped the team win 3-1 away against Groningen.

The successive victories put an end to everyone's doubts about the Ajax first team, and Ronald Koeman also successfully resolved the first confidence crisis of the new season.

During this period of time, Yang Yang lived a very ordinary life, still going to school every morning to study and training in the afternoon, but after each training session, before he practiced, he would follow John Vanschip's special training for 30 minutes, the latter in addition to instructing Yang Yang on some technical and tactical things, he would also teach him some countermeasures in the game.

Ajax II played two games against Heerenveen II and Utrecht II, both of which were victorious for Ajax II, and although Yang Yang failed to score again, he performed well on the right flank, especially against Utrecht II, where he had two assists.

After this period of time, everyone has gradually accepted Yang Yang as the main right winger of the second team, and even Demur acquiesces to this fact in normal times, but he is somewhat unconvinced when he contacts Yang Yang.

Entering October, it soon ushered in two weeks of national team breaks, and the leagues at all levels were once again suspended.

During this period, Yang Yang specially ran back to Almere for two days, but basically there was no major incident, but he accidentally noticed that his cousin Shen Yuzhu seemed to look at the new part-time international student differently, which was quite interesting.

The quiet days passed quickly, and the league soon rekindled.

In late October, Ajax II narrowly beat Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 at home, followed by a narrow 1-0 away win over Willem II's reserves, with Yang providing assists in both consecutive games, both of which were given to Babbels.

Perhaps under the effect of assists, Babbel's perception of Yang Yang has also eased, but the two basically have no other friendship except football, and Yang Yang is not interested in having anything to do with this withdrawn Dutchman.

After two weeks of international action, Van der Vaart finally broke out with a brace at home to help Ajax beat promoted Volendam 5-1, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner at home to help Ajax beat Celta Vigo 1-0 to make it two consecutive Champions League group wins.

In the ninth round of the Eredivisie, away to PSV Eindhoven, Van der Vaart was sent off before the end of the first half, and soon Eindhoven scored a goal by Van Bommel.

Sonk equalised soon after, but then John de Jong added another goal for PSV Eindhoven.

At the crucial moment, Ibrahimovic once again showed amazing individual quality, breaking through PSV Eindhoven's goal to help Ajax take a point back 2-2 away and retain the league leader.

At the same time, Ajax II also welcomed a strong opponent in the Dutch Cup.

Eredivisie leaders, Den Bosch.