Chapter 41: Questioning Van Marwijk!

"Little cheetah, congratulations, we are competitive enough to produce a national team player, which makes us so happy!"

"Chen, damn it, you clearly told me that you are not a relative at the top of the Football Association, otherwise how could you become a member of the national team before you even set foot on the field of the Eredivisie? This makes so much sense! ”

……

After half past eight in the morning, Chen Fan received a call from his teammates from the Athletic Enough team and the Ajax youth team. He thought www.biquge.info they were joking, but it was only after more and more calls that he realized it was true.

After great joy, he wondered, why did Van Marwijk take a fancy to him?

It doesn't make any sense.

The Netherlands is full of talent, and not only has a large number of stars in the Eredivisie, but they are active in all major European leagues, so how can Van Marwijk keep his eyes on the Eredivisie?

"Chen, we're more proactive now, Rick? Van den Berg insisted yesterday that he could not change his contract, and said that no one in the history of Ajax has ever changed his contract in a year, and now we have the capital to reason with him! ”

"It's true that Ajax hasn't changed his contract in a year, but there has never been a time when he went from youth to first team and even into the national training team in less than a year!"

"Since we are a special case, then the contract must also be a special case!"

What excites agent Thomson is that the hope of a new contract has increased greatly, and as for Chen Fan's fate in the national team, he has not thought about it at all.

Or subconsciously, he thinks that Van Marwijk is just trying to develop young players, and Chen Fan can't really enter the national team.

But he could use the opportunity to finalize a new contract and even get more salary for Chen Fan.

Chen Fan nodded and said, "Okay, we have to fight for more benefits for ourselves, and it's all up to you!" ”

Thomson said excitedly: "No problem, I am familiar with the bargaining set, and the main thing is that you are in the rocket ascending stage, you have a great future, Ajax has to think about this." ”

Soon after, Chen Fan received a call from an official of the club, who kindly reminded him that it was best not to accept any media interviews at such a time and to keep a low profile.

The last time his words caused such a big shock in the media, Chen Fan knew that before his performance conquered these discerning media reporters, it was best for him to keep a low profile.

……

Obviously, the news of Chen Fan's selection for the national training team exploded in the media like a bomb.

They began to question Van Marwijk's selection criteria.

After announcing the list of training squads, The Telegraph commented: Van der Wiel has been poor in the Eredivisie and there are signs that Basten is prepared to hide him.

In this case, Van Marwijk will have to reconsider the choice of right-back, but Chen Fan is only an 18-year-old young player who has not even played in the Eredivisie. How is it possible for such a player to be qualified for such an important position at right-back in the national team?

"New Rotterdam Handelsblatt" commented: Chen has performed very well in the Eredivisie, and it can even be said that he is the best right-back of his age.

Thirty-seven goals and the top scorer shows that his attacking ability is quite good, but we all know that when a player has such a high number of goals, it means that he is mainly focused on attacking.

It also shows that Chen is a player who is strong in attack and weak in defence, and according to Van Marwijk's previous selection criteria, the important indicator of his selection of full-backs is defensive ability.

Just like Ajax's rising star Donny van der Wiel, who was unsuccessful this time, after he arrived at the national team, he changed his style at club and focused on defence.

So, is Van Marwijk going to revamp a defender once again?

And even if he succeeds in his transformation, how can a player who has never seen it in the Eredivisie have performed well in such an important arena as the World Cup qualifiers.

Van Marwijk's behavior undoubtedly annoyed Michels' supporters, and he was slapping them in the face.

Speaking to the media, Neeskens said calmly: "I believe that the young man will not be able to become a player of the Dutch national team, and he will go home after this training camp." The Dutch national team is a sacred place that not anyone can stay. ”

"If, I say if, this possibility is almost non-existent, if Chen really stays in the Dutch national team, it can only mean that this Dutch team has changed its taste, it is no longer a sacred place, it is no longer a place that any Dutch player yearns for!"

……

The media like to get to the bottom of things, and after Van Marwijk attended a press conference to introduce the new training roster, he was under intense fire from reporters.

"How much do you know about Chen Fan? Why did you choose him? ”

The Telegraph reporter was the first to ask.

Van Marwijk said: "I got to know every player selected, including Chen. ”

"I know that you think Chen is a player in the Eredivisie, and his level is not up to the level of the national team. In fact, if you go to the scene to watch him play, you will definitely not think so. ”

None of these reporters present were tracking the Dutch B game, of course they didn't know Chen Fan's specific performance in the Dutch Second Division, but they only analyzed Chen Fan from the data as a player who was strong in attack and weak in defense.

"I watched him three times on the spot and studied all the footage of the fights he played, and I finally decided that this young man should be given a chance, he is a talented young man and all he lacks now is a stage."

The reporters in the audience were in an uproar, they didn't expect Van Marwijk to give Chen Fan such a high evaluation.

And for Chen Fan, Van Marwijk actually went to the Dutch second division, and watched three games at a glance.

And he watched the videos of all Chen Fan's games!

What does this mean?

It shows that Van Marwijk is cautious in dealing with Chen Fan, and it also shows that he values this young man very much!

Sensitive journalists were quick to catch the information.

A reporter from the New Rotterdam Handelsblatt asked: "The new list does not have Van der Wiel's name, do you want to abandon him and choose Chen Fan?" ”

Van Marwijk said: "Van der Wiel's poor form of late, that's a well-known thing, so I won't comment on it here. As for whether I will replace VanderWiel with Chan......"

"It depends on the level and ability that Chen shows in training, if he can adapt to the rhythm of the national team and integrate into the tactical system of the national team, then I have no reason to give up on such a talented young man."

This was so pertinent that the journalists could not find a place to attack.

A reporter from Football World asked: "What do you think of what Neskens said about Chen?" ”

Van Marwijk exhaled heavily and said: "Mr. Neeskens is a meritorious figure in Dutch football and we can understand his respect for Michels. ”

"I hope Mr. Neeskens should go live and watch Chen's game if he has time, and I believe that if he watches Chen's game, it should change his opinion."

Fortunately, Van Marwijk has had a very good record in the Netherlands since he took over, winning three consecutive World Cup qualifiers, and the media has a very good impression of him, otherwise he would have been under more intense fire today.

Maybe it was for the future of the Dutch team, or maybe it was just a training camp and didn't mean anything, but the reporters finally let him go after asking a few more questions.