On the flight back to Amsterdam in Turin, Italy, everyone in Ajax sat silently.

No one even wanted to speak.

Yang Yang sat in his position, and it was rare that he didn't "sleep", but no one paid attention to his changes.

He was thinking about the whole game, about his rivalry with the Juventus stars, about the mistakes he made in the game, about the opportunities he had.

Two voices kept popping up in his head.

One is telling him that Zambrotta is a world-class full-back, excellent in attack and defense, Nedved is also a world-class star, Emerson and Tacinati are also outstanding midfielders, and at least he doesn't look too ugly in front of such opponents, which is enough.

"You've just turned eighteen!"

But another voice was telling him that he could have done better, and he even had a chance to dribble into the box, but it was in the physical confrontation with Zambrotta that he was squeezed away by the Italian full-back, resulting in the ball being lost.

If he gets up in the box that time, he's fully confident he'll get a shot.

What if, what if the ball goes in?

Guilt, self-blame, unwillingness, helplessness......

Many different complex emotions are intertwined, and this is Yang Yang's mood at this moment.

Unconsciously, I don't know when Yang Yang took on more responsibilities for himself, especially on the offensive end.

Perhaps, it was when media reporters called him the new standard-bearer of Ajax; Or when a group of fans wore his jersey and ran to the periphery of Detokmost's training ground to cheer him on; Or maybe Van Basten told him that the opportunity presented itself; Or......

Who knows when?

That's a good thing, because he is constantly improving within the team.

With great power comes great responsibility.

He knew that if he was to take over the banner of Ibrahimovic and Van der Vaart, he would have to learn to play under that pressure and responsibility, and even beat them.

And now, Yang Yang also began to feel the pressure that pressed Van der Vaart before and was overwhelmed.

He didn't know if he would be able to handle the burden, but he was willing to take on the challenge.

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The flight arrived at Amsterdam airport late at night.

As soon as Yang Yang turned on his mobile phone, he immediately received two text messages from China.

"You lost, but you did your best, don't be sad."

"Secretly tell you good news, my dad has agreed to me to apply for the Chinese opera, thank you for your encouragement!"

After reading the text message, Yang Yang's mind came up with Su Xiaomei's flowery smile, and the crisp laughter seemed to sound in his ears, which made his originally heavy mood feel much better.

"I'm fine, don't worry, congratulations on getting what you wanted."

After sending the text message, he put away his phone, followed the team out of the airport, and got on the bus.

Unexpectedly, I received a reply soon.

"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, and I may not be able to pass the Chinese opera."

Yang Yang didn't expect that Su Xiaomei was so late that she hadn't slept yet.

Had she been waiting for her reply?

But after thinking about it, I felt that it was unlikely, and shook my head amusedly.

"It's okay, if you don't get into the exam this year, you will repeat it, if you really can't pass the exam, I will do my best to help you realize your dreams, at least let you make a movie and get on the big screen."

"I'm counting on you for what you said."

Immediately afterwards, another one came, "Then don't be discouraged, you must continue to play hard, otherwise how can I have the money to make a movie?" ”

Seeing that she was serious, Yang Yang couldn't help but smile, but he quickly thought that this was Su Xiaomei changing ways to comfort him.

"Thank you, I'm in a much better mood."

"Then smile more, you look very handsome when you smile, and the girls in our class say they like to see you laugh."

Yang Yang couldn't help but laugh again when he saw this.

"Okay, I won't tell you, I'm tired and going to sleep, and I have to go to class tomorrow, bye."

"Well, go to bed early, good night."

"You too, good night."

Yang Yang put away his mobile phone, and the boredom in his heart was also reduced a lot.

After losing the game, he was convinced, but he still felt very unwilling.

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Super training ground.

After the review, Yang Yang began to devote himself to training.

But this time, instead of doing basic training and star skills as before, he went straight to sparring training.

The simulated opponent was Juventus' Zambrotta.

As one of the world's top full-backs, Zambrotta can play on both the left and right wings, and although he is a right-footed player and debuted as a right wing-back, he is actually quite good on the left.

Height of 1.81 meters, weight 76 kilograms, left and right foot skills are very proficient, fast, excellent physical fitness, strong confrontation ability, the style on the court is very fierce, forward can cross can cut in, retreat can fall into the position can defend, very comprehensive.

Even, Yang Yang feels that he is synonymous with a perfect fullback.

In the super training ground, Yang Yang practiced with the simulated Zambrotta again and again, and was knocked to the ground by the opponent again and again, and it was always difficult to break through Zambrotta's defense.

But Yang Yang always stood up again and again and re-entered the competition.

At first, Lao Bing didn't deliberately stop him, but gradually, he also found that Yang Yang was venting more than training.

was shoveled by Zambrotta once, and when Yang Yang stood up again, he found that the star in front of him had disappeared.

He knew that Lao Bing had stopped the simulation sparring.

"Do you know why you can't do anything about Zambrotta?" Lao Bing's voice sounded faintly.

Yang Yang sat on the grass and did not say a word.

"It's not just you, countless wing raiders can't do anything about him, do you know why?"

Yang Yang was a little curious, "Why?" ”

"Because of normal play, he is all-round and has almost no weaknesses."

Yang Yang was silent, he had to admit that Lao Bing was right, Zambrotta really didn't have any weaknesses.

"Remember what I told you before, only a well-rounded skill set can create a variety of tactics, Zambrotta is like a full-back with no obvious flaws, Juventus is like an army of steel with no obvious flaws."

"In the face of such a team and such an opponent, you have only one way to go, and that is to make yourself as comprehensive as your opponent, hide all your weaknesses and weaknesses, fight with your opponents, and see who exposes their weaknesses first."

Yang Yang still didn't speak, but he knew that Lao Bing was right.

Juventus is one such team, and there is one of them in the Netherlands.

PSV Eindhoven under Guus Hiddink is like a simplified version of Juventus.

After the national derby, Yang Yang even thought that if he hadn't made a breakthrough from Li Rongpyo and earned a penalty and a red card from Alex, the final result of that game would have been more than auspicious.

That's true for the team, it's true for the players.

Why is Ibrahimovic scary?

He's got a lot of physicality, he's got the height, the strength, the fight, all the strengths of a Nordic striker.

But what's even more terrifying is that he still has delicate foot skills that are not lost to the number 10 player, and his body flexibility is also quite good, which makes him like a technical player with the body of a strong Nordic man, which makes him more comprehensive.

On the other hand, the basic skills are made up, and the stopping skills are not lagging behind, but these are still far from enough.

Especially in the face of a European fullback like Zambrotta, Yang Yang needs to make himself more comprehensive, which requires higher and more demanding requirements for himself.

He needs to hone his basic skills more carefully and solidly, polish his stopping ball more consistently, and make every stop of his foot more comfortable.

He wants to get stronger!

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In the morning, Yang Yang still got up early, took Maxwell, Fairmaren and McConn and others, and ran around Lake Odekelke three times, and the whole process lost the cheerful atmosphere of the past and became a little depressed.

After the run, after breakfast, Yang Yang went directly to the gym of Detokmost

He was still the same as usual, meticulously completing the warm-up before strength training, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Winston Bogard still arrived at the gym on time and accompanied Yang Yang one-on-one for morning strength training, asking him a few subtle questions from time to time.

After Yang Yang completed the bench press, squat, deadlift, instant upper arm and bicycle training, he took out the nutritious drink he had carefully prepared, and watched Yang Yang pinch his nose and pour it into his stomach, he completed the task satisfactorily.

But Yang Yang didn't want to leave as early as usual today, but asked with concern, "Winston, are you free during the winter break?" ”

"Winter break?" Bogard was somewhat surprised.

According to Ajax's arrangement, the team will be on holiday during the winter break, and it will not be until after Christmas, early January, when the team will reassemble in southern Europe for a winter break training camp to prepare for the second half of the season.

During this period, the team is on holiday, and the coaching staff and staff are also on vacation except for a few people on duty, and many people even have early holiday plans.

"Do you have a plan?" Yang Yang asked.

Bogard shook his head, "Not yet, maybe stay home, or go to my friend's gym to help out, you know, my biggest wish is to have a gym of my own." ”

"I'd like to hire you to continue as my personal trainer, is that okay?"

"Personal trainer?" Bogard was surprised.

"Yes, during the winter break, I want to continue to train, and I need to have an experienced coach like you to supervise and guide me, and I can pay you according to the rate of paying for an outside personal trainer these days."

Bogard's salary at Ajax is not high, mainly because of his fame, even if it is paid to his outside personal trainer, it is not a big problem for Yang Yang, not to mention that it is only a dozen days.

"I'll think about it." Bogard hesitated.

Yang Yang nodded, "Of course, I'll wait for your news." ”

With that, he turned around and walked out of the gym under Bogard's eyes.

The moment he stepped out of the gym, he suddenly found that there were flying flakes floating in the sky.

It's snowing!