Chapter 19 Van Gaal

In order to show the importance that Almere attaches to this semester assessment, the venue is arranged to be held at the club's home court.

The municipal stadium belongs to the Almere municipal government, but is leased by the club for a long time. It is connected with the club's training ground, with the rugby field to the east and the tennis and baseball fields to the south.

The home field of the first team is not large, with only low single-level stands all around.

When Yang Yang and others came out of the locker room and entered the arranged venue, except for the center of the main stand, there were already quite a few fans sitting in the rest of the stands. Many players' parents, relatives and friends put up banners of encouragement.

Yang Yang also saw his uncle's family in the east stand. Even the employees of the Chinese restaurant came to cheer him on. Since it was warm-up time, he didn't go there, but just waved from a distance to say hello.

When Yang Yang meticulously warmed up in the stadium, there was a movement from the main stand.

I only saw the chairman of the club, Rene Terberg, accompanied by a few VIPs. Although there was no welcome ceremony, many people still recognized them. Among the guests were the mayor of Almere and government officials. Many of the attendants were also Almere celebrities.

Yang Yang was a newcomer and was very unfamiliar with these people, so he didn't take it to heart. He still carried out warm-up training. On the contrary, Henk Dimmel and others were very excited about the arrival of the mayor.

"It seems that the rumors that the city government will strongly support Almere's impact on the Dutch League is true."

"With the support of the city government and the fact that the club has officially become a satellite club of Ajax, I believe that in the next few years, Almere will make great achievements, and it will be a matter of time before entering the Dutch League."

"Yes, yes, I can't make it this year, but I can definitely make it next year."

Yang Yang listened without saying a word. He only recognized the chairman, Rene Terberg, who is said to be a local rich man in Almere, but does not live in the city, but in Bralickum.

Laren and Bralickum, in the southeastern suburbs of Amsterdam, are the most popular residential areas for the rich and business executives, but they are closer to Almere, just south of Lake Hoy, southwest of Almere.

What really impresses Yang Yang is Terborg's vision and courage. It took less than seven years since he founded Almere to bring this team to the level it is today. The main reason is that Terberg has a deep trust in John Rip, and in addition to finances, he has almost handed over the management of the club to John Rip.

Contrary to the fact that the football atmosphere in China is not strong, in the Netherlands, football is the most fashionable topic of discussion among all political and business celebrities. This can be seen from the fact that Terberg is laughing and laughing with the mayor and other government officials in the main stand.

The government is also very willing to invest in hardware. If nothing else, the venues rented by Almere, in addition to a standard stadium with stands and two training buildings, have six standard football training venues and three half-courts. , and there are at least three or four training venues of this size in Almere.

While Yang Yang marveled at the Dutch government's investment in football, there was another movement from the main stand.

Looking up, I happened to see the first team head coach John Repp appeared in the main stand, very politely leading the way for the two VIPs behind him, while Terberg and others who had been sitting in the stands for a long time were standing together. up.

"who is this?"

"What is the origin of this man and woman?"

"Ah, my God, that's...that's..."

"Van Gaal!"

"Who?"

"Van Gaal! Louis van Gaal!"

"real or fake?"

"Really, really Louis van Gaal."

"God, how did he come?"

Not only the players on the court were talking about it, but even the parents and fans in the surrounding stands were in an uproar.

Louis van Gaal is a super coach in Dutch football and Ajax. He has been engaged in youth training in Ajax for a long time, and has cultivated many stars. Later, he brought Ajax to the 1990s. The throne of the Champions League is the last glory of Ajax, and it is also known as the last godfather of Ajax after Michels and Cruyff.

If nothing else, the current Ajax coach Ronald Koeman is a player brought out by Van Gaal.

Everyone was amazed at the appearance of Van Gaal, and Yang Yang was also stunned.

He could see that walking behind the head coach John Repp was the middle-aged Dutch man who often went to watch his training? And isn't the middle-aged lady behind him his girlfriend, Truss Oppamel?

Come on, it turns out he's Louis van Gaal!

Yang Yang was surprised and couldn't believe it.

If he is in China, he is familiar with football news, and he is no stranger to the name Louis van Gaal, but since he is only a county-level city in Quanzhou, newspapers and information are not developed, and TV is not live. In La Liga, he came to the Netherlands to train for a year and ignored other things. Van Gaal wore a golf cap every time he saw him, covering most of his face, so that he didn't recognize him at all.

But Van Gaal is not coaching Barcelona?

Oh, by the way, there seemed to be news in January that he was fired early.

Although he was dismissed from Barcelona twice, and the coaching of the Dutch national team was unsuccessful, Van Gaal's status in Dutch football is still very high. Everyone respects him, and Almere is also very welcome to invite him. It's an honor to have the world's top coaches come.

Yang Yang looked at Van Gaal in the stadium, and the famous Dutch coach also found him in the stands, raised his right hand with a smile, and greeted Yang Yang from afar, which immediately caught the attention of John Repp next to him. .

"Louis, do you know Yang Yang?" John Repp asked in surprise.

Van Gaal withdrew his smile and nodded lightly, "It's an acquaintance."

He doesn't seem to like talking about his personal affairs in front of outsiders.

"What's more, he secretly followed people for more than a month, but he was wrong." Truss laughed and joking aside.

John Rip was even more curious, "What's going on?"

Truss took a look at Van Gaal and found that he didn't want to say more, so she could only say a few words, nothing more than Van Gaal felt that Yang Yang's basic training would not last long, and the result was unexpected. Category.

She said it vaguely, but John Repp was shocked to hear it.

As the head coach of the team, he has completely changed his view on Yang Yang, and is very optimistic, but after hearing what Truss said, even Van Gaal is very fond of Yang Yang, and even followed his training for more than a month. What does it represent?

Who does not know in the whole of the Netherlands, Van Gaal is notoriously bad-tempered, and there is absolutely no room for a grain of sand in his eyes, but he can follow Yang Yang for a month. Besides being very optimistic, what else can I say?

And who doesn't know, Van Gaal's eyes are notoriously vicious, and being favored by him is more convincing than being favored by Ajax's chief scout. If this news spreads, Yang Yang will be worth a hundred times immediately. It attracted the attention and even solicitation of countless Dutch teams.

What's more, John Rip has got the exact news that Van Gaal's next stop is...

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and the head coach of Almere was a little caught off guard.

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After the players finished their warm-up, the president of the club, Rene Terberg, gave a speech before the assessment. At the same time, he also announced a major event for the club, that is, Yanmar Agricultural Machinery from Japan officially sponsored the title of Almere. stadium.

In other words, the Municipal Stadium will be officially renamed Yanmar Stadium in the future.

This sponsorship from Japan will greatly ease Almere's financial pressure, while also greatly stimulating the club up and down.

Regardless of whether the team can succeed in the second division this season, at the very least, the club's business is definitely prosperous.

After the chairman Rene Terberg, the head coach John Repp solemnly introduced the purpose of the semester assessment, and at the same time announced that he had invited the famous coach Van Gaal to serve as the technical consultant of this assessment, which received a thunderous response from the audience. applause.

The test is the same as the usual training class, it is still 90 minutes, and the training items are similar to the usual training. They are some of the most important routine items for assessment, such as the 10-meter and 30-meter sprint back run, the monkey walk and the four. The only difference is that at the end of the training, a 30-minute full-court offense and defense was arranged.

Since the training program was not surprising, everyone soon began the final assessment under the organization of Dick Van Poole.

Although it is a daily training project on weekdays, everyone clearly feels the difference. There are many coaches with notepads on the sidelines watching the game and scoring, which makes many people perform well on weekdays, but they are a little nervous. Players are under pressure and make mistakes.

There is no sympathy from the coaches when grading this, as it is part of the psychological assessment.

The psychological quality is not strong enough, and it is also limiting the future development of the players. After all, when it comes to the real game field, the opponent will not give the weak the slightest mercy and sympathy.

It's like the game against Omnibus, the right back who replaced Nick played very badly, and has been put into the cold palace by Dick Vample since then, and never got even a single chance to play.

The coaches' scoring is not just to see that there is no error, but more to a comprehensive evaluation.

For example, passing the ball will not only evaluate the passing quality of the passer, such as the speed of the ball, the route of the ball, whether it is passed to the dominant foot of the receiver, whether it is easy to catch the ball, etc., but also evaluate the running of the receiver. Kick and catch action.

Yang Yang's passing and catching are his weak points. Although he has made great progress after more than a month of hard training, he is still not as good as others. However, his off-the-ball running, coping and passing lines have always been eye-catching. Performance.

In the speed test, whether it is a 10-meter or 30-meter sprint and return run, he is the team leader.

In the past month or so, in addition to the most basic training, he has not lost the speed advantage that he is best at. Under the professional supervision of Lao Bing, his speed and explosiveness have improved than before.

In the subsequent monkey walking game and group confrontation, Yang Yang also showed his progress.

At the end of the full-court offensive and defensive game, head coach John Repp and technical adviser Van Gaal also came down from the stands, went to the sidelines to supervise the game in person, and gave the players scores.

If nothing else, I should be watching the World Cup final at this time.

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