On the evening of 24 January 2004, Amsterdam Arena.

When the game reached the 60th minute and the score was still 0-0, Ronald Koeman made another substitution adjustment, and Yang Yang, wearing the No. 99 jersey, stood on the sidelines again.

All the fans in the stadium gave him a round of applause.

"We can see that Ronald Koeman is finally reluctant to make substitutions."

'In the other game played at the same time, PSV Eindhoven had already taken a 2-0 lead in the first half.

"Yang Yang, wearing the number 99 jersey, stood on the sidelines again, and he should be replacing Victor Scola on the right side."

"The 17-year-old was the biggest surprise for Ajax in the first half, and his repeated substitutions in the last few games have brought surprises and changes, which has won the love of Ajax fans, and I believe that his substitute appearance this time can also bring surprises."

"But this time, he is facing Nijmegen's left wing-back Jeffrey Rewakabesi, a former main player of the Dutch national youth team, whose performance in Nijmegen in the past two years has also been well recognized by fans, and I believe the two will have a good duel on the wing."

"Sure enough, No. 99 Yang Yang replaced No. 11 Victor Scola, which is also Ajax's first substitution in this game, to see if Koeman's substitution can work."

"After the substitution, Ajax left Deridl, Wesley Sonke and Yang Yang in the front to form a trident, the middle is still a combination of Van der Vaart, Sneijder and the veteran Galasek, the back line is to put O'Brien in the left wing-back position, Escud and Heitinga form a central defender, and De Jong, who plays in the midfield, has been adjusted to the right wing-back position."

"Ajax had some problems on the right side due to a number of international players being sent to the Africa Cup of Nations, and Ibrahimovic and Maxwell were injured in this round, and Ajax did not play with their main players, which also made it difficult for the team to win Nijmegen in the game."

"Now let's see if Yang Yang can bring changes to the team after he comes on the field."

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'Okay, Ajax broke the ball at the back, De Jong and Galasek managed to break the ball.

"Give it to Sneijder, a long pass......"

"Yang Yang's speed is fast, a counterattack from Ajax."

"Look at this offense."

"Yang Yang chased the ball, but Rewa Kabesi's return speed was also very fast, and the two formed a one-on-one on the wing."

"Stop, continuous change of direction to pull the ball......"

"Beautiful!"

"Yang Yang's action frequency is very fast, although he can't completely shake off the defense of Rewa Kabesi, but he cuts inside with the ball ......"

"Passed to Van der Vaart......"

"There was a gap in Nijmegen and Van der Vaart went through...... Wesley Sonk ......"

"The ball is in!!!!"

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Sixty-third minute, sixty-third minute!"

"Yang Yang, who had just come on as a substitute, planned a very sharp counterattack on the right wing, burst into the 30-metre zone of Nijmegen with the ball, cut inside and crossed to Van der Vaart, the captain of Ajax directly kicked the ball through the ball, tearing open the Nijmegen defence, Wesley Sonk successfully countered offside, and sent the ball into the Nijmegen goal in front of goal."

'One to zero, Ajax took the lead.'

'It was a golden goal, an assist from Van der Vaart, a beautiful shot from Wesley Sonk, and a feint to confuse the goalkeeper, which showed the Belgian striker's composure in front of goal and his keen sense of shot.

"We now have to admit that Yang Yang is indeed the lucky star of Ajax and the lucky star of Ronald Koeman."

'When he came on the pitch, he was very dangerous on the counter-attack with his first touch of the ball, and he continued to change direction to pull the ball down the flank, and it was very beautiful to shake off Rewakabessin's cut.

"This is the fifth game in a row, and Yang Yang changed the trend of the game after coming off the bench."

"It's unbelievable because he's only turned 17, but it's amazing how well he reads the game and executes the manager's tactical intentions."

"Perhaps, Ronald Koeman should really start thinking about whether to help Yang Yang to the main position, after all, the right side of Ajax has been changing frequently after Van der Meyde's departure, and he has never been able to find a suitable main candidate."

"But now, the appearance of Yang Yang has solved this problem very well."

"With the trident of Wesley Sonck, Ibrahimovic and Yang Yang, plus the midfield of Van der Vaart and Sneijder, Ajax's attacking combination is definitely worth looking forward to."

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"We're sorry, but that's not in our plans yet."

Ajax beat visiting Nijmegen 1-0 thanks to a valuable goal from Wesley Sonk, and Ronald Koeman did not hesitate to answer when asked by reporters at the post-match press conference if the manager would correct Yang Yang.

"I know that Yang Yang has been doing quite well lately, and he has played a key role in several consecutive games, but I would say that he is only 17 years old, and it is too early to be the main player, and it is not suitable."

"Whether it's me, the technical team, or the players themselves, I hope that I can get more opportunities to develop and grow, and it is obviously not a good decision to take the main position too early."

Ronald Koeman's remarks obviously did not satisfy the appetite of the live media, as they were more willing to hype a rising star than to watch Ajax constantly protect Yang Yang.

"Mr. Koeman, but as far as we know, Yang Yang does not seem to be satisfied with the status quo, his agent has reservations about his current situation, and we have also been informed that there are currently a number of Eredivisie teams interested in Yang Yang, what do you think?"

Ronald Koeman has long known that paper can't contain fire, and many things are difficult to stop the pervasive media reporters.

'I've seen the news but I don't think it's true, I talked to Yang and he has a lot of trust in me and the coaching staff, he believes he can get better development at Ajax, and that's what we've always been best at, isn't it?'

"For example?" Another reporter questioned.

"We can help him build a foundation that will help him achieve better and higher results in the future."

'But as far as we know, there is a problem with his contract with Ajax and if he leaves Ajax in the summer, it is likely that he will only have to pay a small compensation fee, and we are confident that with his performances in recent games, there will be many clubs who will be willing to pay that amount for him and give him a more lucrative contract.'

The reporters have obviously investigated clearly, Yang Yang's weekly salary at Ajax is only 400 euros, which is not only the minimum salary of the first team, but even in the second team, it is only in the middle and lower reaches, including Maduro and Lindgren, many players are higher than Yang Yang, and their salaries are twice as high as Yang Yang.

After Babbel renewed his contract, his salary also rose to more than twice that of Yang Yang.

Of course, media reporters will not be so righteous and outspoken about Yang Yang's salary, they still want to take this opportunity to hype the possibility of Yang Yang leaving the team, so as to attract the attention of Ajax fans and promote newspaper sales.

"Thank you very much for the concern of the media reporters, but I want to say that Yang Yang's contract renewal has entered the club's schedule, and everything is going smoothly at present, I believe that everyone will be able to get the answer soon, as for the rest, I have no way to reveal more for the time being."

Ronald Koeman said this, the expression on his face became very serious, "But I can take this opportunity to tell all Ajax fans, as well as friends who care about Ajax, that there is no problem with Yang Yang's contract extension, he personally promised me that he would never leave Ajax, and I believe in him." ”

But as the team's head coach, Ronald Koeman's commitment has clearly not been able to quell the speculation in the outside media.

"As far as I know, Mr. Koeman, Yang Yang immediately fired his original agent after returning from winter training in Portugal, does this mean that Ajax's contract renewal plan with him has changed?"

"I'm sorry, it's a personal matter for him, and all I can say is that he'll stay at Ajax."

"But there are rumours that he authorized his agent to contact the Eredivisie, what do you think?"

"I'm not going to answer any speculative questions."

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Media reporters can't get effective information from manager Ronald Koeman, and naturally it is difficult to knock Van Gaal in the mouth.

Ajax's technical director also repeatedly emphasized in an interview with the media that Yang Yang will not leave Detokmost.

"The renewal is on the agenda and everything is under our control."

But this still can't calm the discussion from the outside world, and even many fans have called the club, asking to keep Yang Yang no matter what.

A week later, Ajax welcomed the 18th round of the Eredivisie against Heerenveen away.

Ronald Koeman rotated his starting line-up again for the Dutch Cup in midweek, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic continuing to miss the start, but left wing-back Maxwell returned and Greek striker Anastasia, who had just been brought in from Roda JC, started alongside Deridel and Victor Scola.

As a result, no one expected that before the end of the first half, Ajax made a mistake and conceded a goal, and in the second half, they were eager to win, and they were scored two goals in a row not long after the opening.

By the time Yang Yang came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, the team was already three goals behind.

In this case, no matter how hard Yang Yang tried, it was difficult to change the team's collapsed morale, and after the eighty-third minute, the opponent scored another goal.

However, near the end of the game, Yang Yang made a threat on the right side of the counterattack, and when the low ball was passed into the penalty area, the opposing central defender Hansen blocked the ball into his own goal in the clearance and turned it into an own goal.

In the end, Ajax returned home with regret and a 4-1 defeat away.

Bitter rivals PSV Eindhoven beat Zwolle 5-1 at home to bring the league points back to a point behind.

The Eredivisie, the Dutch Cup, the Champions League, and the three-tier battle make it difficult for Ajax to stay focused and competitive.

The heavy defeat from Heerenveen also put Ronald Koeman and the team under pressure.

Because the team will face Feyenoord next.