Chapter 68: The Dutch Crown Prince
"Levi is going to be off, a perfect assist performance..."
Zhan Jun sighed, with a mixed emotion in his tone.
"Not to be underestimated, this Dutch team, the offensive firepower is too strong."
Zhang Lu also said.
The thunderous applause resounded throughout the Amsterdam Arena and lasted for a long time.
“Levy!!!”
“Levy!!!”
Levi smiled, his eyes reflecting a surging sea of orange, and he raised his hands to applaud the fans.
After high-fives with Ibrahim Afelai, Levi walked up to Van Marwijk, and when the Dutch coach looked at him, his eyes were full of joy and his mouth was smiling.
It was as if his son-in-law was not Van Bommel but Levi.
"Someone wants to see you."
As they hugged, Van Marwijk leaned into Levi's ear and said that in the meantime there was already Dutch team leader Hans Joritzma waiting.
Levi was stunned.
"After the game?"
"Now... He couldn't wait. ”
Van Marwijk patted Levi on the back with a smile and added, "Go boy, I'll allow you to leave early." ”
As the game continued on the field, Levi went to the bench to greet his teammates one by one.
Sneijder, who didn't get a chance to start, looked very bad.
"Raphael, why is he? I can do better than him on the pitch. Sneijder muttered.
"Of course I believe you, Wesley."
Levi patted Sneijder on the shoulder.
"Also, why are you giving away a penalty to that nasty guy at Klaus, I can already imagine his stinky ugly face in my head."
Levi smiled and didn't speak.
The reason why he did this can be difficult for others to understand when he says it.
Football is always a team competition, no matter how strong a person's strength is, it must be properly integrated into the group in order to play at the maximum level.
The Dutch team, no matter how strong it is, is just a piece of loose sand, and it can only become news in the mouth of the media and the talk of fans.
And what if the Dutch team could be as united as possible?
It sounds crazy, and Levi doesn't have that ability right now.
He needs to keep scoring goals and assists to improve his weight in everyone's eyes;
You need to be as good as possible with everyone, and you need support from your coach and the outside world.
...
Led by Hans Joritzma, Levi walked through the corridors of the stadium to the door of the VIP viewing box.
Hans-Joritzma knocked on the door and left.
"Go in, he's waiting for you."
Levi had already roughly guessed who was going to see him, but the door to the box was not closed, and the sound of an argument from inside the room made the faces of the two of them change.
"Bullshit logic! What is called returning to Barcelona will ruin this child, he is originally a child of La Masia, and he will always be imprinted there! ”
"John, calm down!"
"I can't calm down! I know why you say that, you think Barcelona is sorry for you, they let you go to class, you have a grudge! ”
Inside the room, outside the glass is a majestic bird's-eye view of the stadium, Van Gaal's fat body stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the grumpy Cruyff on the sofa behind him is constantly slapping at him.
Van Gaal, on the other hand, has a bad temper and replies with a few spicy sarcasm from time to time.
The age gap between the two is not large, and Van Gaal, who was not capable of playing in the first team of Ajax when he was a player, is far from being able to compare with Cruyff.
But in terms of the results of leading the team to coach, Van Gaal, who has won the treble and has certain achievements in Barcelona, still has some capital to debate with Cruyff.
At the same time, he is also a coach who is very good at promoting and developing young players, and every team he has played for has left countless young talents behind.
At Ajax, he promoted Kluivert, Seedorf, Overmars, Van der Sar, Reziger, Litmanen, Kanu...
At Barcelona, Xavi and Puyol emerged in his hands and became the pillars of Spain and Barcelona.
And it was at that time that Iniesta and Valdés entered the first team and got their chances.
In the future, at Bayern, the young Muller, Kroos, and Alaba were also supported by him and began to occupy the main position.
"Barcelona is not suitable for him, so where is it? AZ Alkmaar? ”
Cruyff's impatience always subconsciously brought his fingers close to the tip of his nose, a habit he could not break for many years.
Van Gaal's forehead jumped and he was poked in the sore spot.
Before the start of the new season, he boasted that he would lead AZ Alkmaar to the Eredivisie title, but no one wanted to believe it.
"At Barcelona he will play with Messi, two of La Masia's most outstanding talents in the past decade will form a powerful forward line that has never been seen in history, and they will have Andres Iniesta and Xavi behind them, each of them is almost the best in the same position, and this team is even better than the Milan side of Basten, Ruud Gullit and Rijkaard."
Cruyff's face was full of yearning, a temptation that every football lover could not resist.
It's like playing a game of soccer, you always like to get all the good players into your team.
"So, John, tell me. If you have the power to do that now, are you willing to sell Messi and raise that kid to be the new core of Barca? ”
Van Gaal pondered for a moment and launched a soul torture against Cruyff.
"What?"
Cruyff was asked.
'You only think about taking all the talent for Barça, and that is getting you sick.
Louis van Gaal didn't save any face for the legend.
"You don't even notice how many touches he had in this game. This kid needs the ball, Messi also needs the ball, you tell me what he can do when he goes to Barcelona? Go inside the box and wait for your chance, or go to create space for Messi to attract defenders? ”
"Who's the boss of the team?"
"If you're on a team with Maradona, who do you pass the ball to? Barcelona will be stronger, but there will always be someone to sacrifice for the players. ”
"John. You are the greatest star in the Netherlands, why should you sacrifice the future of the Netherlands to become a role player for the Argentine? ”
Van Gaal's question immediately caught Cruyff.
"At Barça, he will never be the best in the world."
Van Gaal turned around and said goodbye to Cruyff, leaving the old man sitting on the couch in contemplation.
Seeing Li Wei waiting at the door, Chef Fan's cold face showed a kind look, patted Li Wei's shoulder and left.
Levi walked into the room and sat with Cruyff on the couch in the box.
Cruyff looked at the handsome young player next to him, he was too anxious, and he just cared about getting Levi over quickly.
At this moment, Levi hadn't even changed out of the jersey that was stained with grass clippings when he was playing, and his face was still a little sweaty and salted, looking a little embarrassed.
Only those black eyes looked bright and transparent.
Cruyff had prepared a lot of rhetoric to say to Levi, but he was fully prepared before he came, and received the due promise from the club's hierarchy.
Salary, location, and calling.
Laporta was jubilant two months ago when he earned 10 million euros from scraps.
During this time, it endured more attacks because of this.
He even prepared a collection of photos from his Academy days, hoping to evoke Levi's fond memories of his youth, even though Levi stood in a corner in each photo.
But after arguing with Van Gaal at the moment, he couldn't say a word.
I can only talk to Levi about some irrelevant topics as an elder and a celebrity.
When talking about his insights on the tactics and games of the Dutch team, Levi's every point of view can be said to Cruyff's heart, which once again inspires a strong love for talent.
The game on the field is coming to an end.
In the 65th minute, Van der Vaart stopped the ball on his chest in the middle and hooked a left-footed cross, and Huntelaar shook off the defender after successfully countering offside on the left side of the penalty area, and burst into the left side of the penalty area Nine meters from the goal, he volleyed with his left foot into the far corner.
Add another goal to the Netherlands.
In the 82nd minute, Sneijder, who had recovered from a knee injury, replaced Van der Vaart, and the scrappy Sneijder was very positive on the field.
Towards the end of the game, his long-range shot from outside the box was almost the icing on the cake, and a powerful left-footed volley that changed direction after touching the defender's body was met by the goalkeeper.
The referee's final whistle was faintly heard on the field, and then drowned out by the shouts of the fans.
"Let's go, go and receive the cheers of the fans, that's the most enjoyable part of football."
Cruyff got up and motioned for Levi to go to the post-match closing session.
Who can be the boss of the team?
Van Gaal's words kept circling around his mind.
Levi got up with Cruyff, and the old man leaned into his ear and said the last thing he wanted to say.
"Don't go to Real Madrid..."
...
"The Iceland players came to the sidelines and weptly thanked the fans who had come all the way to support them..."
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu make post-match presentations.
The Icelandic fans on the sidelines were a little depressed, and no one expected the result to be like this.
But they still endured the grief in their hearts and gave their team a final round of applause.
"And the Dutch fans are also waiting to applaud the heroes who fought on the field, and the Dutch players are back on the field, including Levi, who was replaced earlier, and he is the one who should not be absent at the moment."
And when Levi joined the ranks of the Dutch team, he thanked all the fans and enjoyed the applause and cheers of the fans.
An aging figure appeared on the court.
"The greatest Dutch footballer, the legend of the team, Cruyff also came to the field and hugged every Dutch player."
Cruyff hugged and kissed the players on the field one by one.
He then walked over to Levi.
"Cruyff hugged Levy, and the number 14 shirt worn by the young player at the moment has countless legends, and the creator of these stories is the old man in front of him."
"Take your jersey off to me."
Cruyff smiled and whispered in Levi's ear, a hint of cunning in his dark blue eyes.
Levi did so and took off his jersey.
Under everyone's stunned gaze, Cruyff compared the unfolded jersey to his chest as if he were still wearing it.
The meaning of this represents encouragement, recognition, and support.
Just like he did for Messi at Barcelona.