Chapter 37: Eredivisie, I'm Coming!
Back in the dressing room, Basten could no longer tolerate Van der Wiel's mistake and criticized him even more harshly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
VanderWiel was initially unresponsive, but he stood up to defend himself, only to be criticized harsher by Basten.
VanderWiel fought back, and if it weren't for the persuasion of several old people inside, they might even have a big fight.
Basten made the decision right then - to put Van der Wiel on the cold bench for the rest of the season!
The next day, the media in Amsterdam were fiercely critical of Basten and Ajax.
According to Handelsblatt Amsterdam: "We are tired of Basten's stubbornness, right-back Van der Wiel's form has been in a slump since the end of the winter break, with two consecutive games of poor performance, but Basten has insisted on putting him in the squad. ”
"In last night's game that we couldn't afford to lose, it was Van der Wiel who made a fatal mistake when he brought down striker Pau Yaosin and gave them a penalty from a corner.
"This mistake directly led to three consecutive defeats for Ajax!"
"Basten paid a heavy price for his stubbornness!"
Ajax continue to play at home on 4 February when they take on Hercules, a must-win game for Basten as they drop to sixth in the standings, an unimaginable ranking.
However, the problem remains at right-back, starting in place of Donny van der Wiel. Cesar. Emar, in the thirteenth minute of the first half, made a passing error, was tackled by the opposing striker Basdos, and successfully counterattacked.
Ajax was the first to be breached.
Basten's nightmare was not over, and in the thirty-first minute of the first half, Pablo. Cesar. Emar was shown a second yellow card for a behind-the-back attack on Basdos while defending, turning two yellows into one red and leaving Ajax with one man to play.
In the 37th minute of the first half, the opponent took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and sent the football into the goal, and Ajax fell behind by two goals.
Basten's side launched a second-half counter-attack, with Suarez and Andrew Anderson fighting back. Alvarado equalised in the 17th and 41st minutes of the second half.
In the end, the two sides drew 2-2, and Basten's side stopped their losing streak, but after the game, he was again criticized by the media.
The Amsterdam Handelsblatt said: "When has it been so difficult for Ajax to play underdogs at home? If it weren't for Andrew. That goal four minutes before Alvarado's game will greet Ajax with a four-game losing streak! ”
"Basten is not far from stepping down!"
The Amsterdam Daily newspaper was scathing in its criticism of Ajax's right-back position: "First Van der Wiel, then Pablo. Cesar. Emar, the two have become the team's laggards, is there no good right-back candidate for Ajax? ”
'If not, why didn't Basten bring in a quality right-back in the winter transfer?'
The Telegraph, a well-known Dutch sports media, reported that the Ajax hierarchy is looking for a successor to Basten, which means that the Ajax passing star will lose his job opportunity again.
After the start of the second half of the season, Ajax had a nightmarish record of just three defeats and one draw, which did not please the fans and the media.
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Chen Fan is still fighting on the field of the Dutch Second Division, and after that in-depth discussion with Fang Jinyu, Chen Fan is more focused on defense, but this does not affect his attack.
He continues to contribute goals and assists as Ajax's youth team continues to widen the gap to second place.
The full-backs who can only defend can no longer meet the requirements of modern football, but Chen Fan has focused more on attacking before, and no one can refuse the joy of assists and goals.
What's more, Chen Fan is only eighteen years old, which is an age that longs for himself to change the game by himself.
On 5 February, the night of the away game, the Ajax youth team returned to Amsterdam at 1 a.m.
As soon as Chen Fan lay down, his mobile phone rang.
Why is it late who is looking for me?
Chen Fan picked up his mobile phone and saw that it was the agent Thomson. He knew something big had happened, otherwise Thomson would never have called him at this time.
"Chen, I have great news for you!"
And so it was!
Chen Fan took a deep breath and asked, "Do you want me to join the first team?" ”
Thomson was surprised and said, "You already know in advance?" Who told you that? ”
Chen Fan shook his head and said, "No one told me, this is my guess." ”
If Chen Fan could see it, Thomson must be giving him a thumbs up at this time.
"Basten asked David tomorrow to find out more about you. Basten's assistant was there today to watch you play Waalwijk away and I just received the news that Basten has decided to call you up to the first team. ”
"The club will call you tomorrow morning!"
Chen Fan exhaled a long breath, Fang Jinyu's inference really became a fact, a scholar is a scholar!
"I see."
Chen Fan said lightly.
Isn't it, Fang Jinyu had foreseen this situation a long time ago, and he had already been mentally prepared, otherwise how could he put more energy on defense.
Thomson didn't expect Chen Fan to be so calm under this good news, but this calmness is very important for a player.
Life has its ups and downs, and so does its players' state, and if you can't look at them calmly, it's hard to get through the difficult periods.
"Rest well, keep your spirits up, all you have to do is quickly embrace Basten's football philosophy, get his approval as soon as possible and step on the Eredivisie."
"As for the off-the-field matters, leave it to me!"
Chen Fan said: "Okay, you can also rest early." ”
Thomson smiled: "I can't rest early tonight, I still have things to do, I'm going to talk to Rick tomorrow?" Van den Berg renegotiates your contract. ”
Yes, entering the first team, the annual salary of 500,000 is obviously low, which is not in line with the identity of the Eredivisie player.
Chen Fan said sincerely: "The contract can be negotiated slowly, you still have to rest." ”
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At eight o'clock the next morning, Chen Fan really received a call from the club, and it was David who called him.
David told him the facts about reporting to the first team and encouraged him: "Chen, you are the fastest growing player I have ever seen, and I am amazed by the rate of your progress, the fastest improved young man I have seen in my career over the years. ”
'The Eredivisie is bigger but more competitive, so I wanted you to recommend you to the first team after you had finished the youth season, but now they can't wait.
"When you get to the first team, you can't relax, don't be presumptuous, believe in yourself, and continue to work hard to improve your basic skills. Only when the foundation is solid, can we go further and stand higher in the future! ”
Chen Fan agreed to David one by one, and he knew that what David said was from the bottom of his heart.