What is the biggest challenge for a head coach?

There is always only one answer, that is, how to make your players play according to your own ideas.

Whether it is locker room management or team transfers and recruitment, they are all serving this.

If the player cannot implement the head coach's tactical thinking, then the team will not be able to succeed.

The most typical one is the Argentine national team in the South African World Cup. Maradona's team has no idea what tactics their head coach wants to adopt, so that after Maradona coached the Argentine national team and played the South African World Cup, he never had another stop.

Yang Yang has experienced several head coaches in his career. Benitez has the highest tactical qualities. He even believes that Benitez is better than Ancelotti in professionalism, but if he is asked to choose the best head coach, it is probably Ancelotti, because he has done a very good job in interacting and communicating with players.

So much so that after transforming into the head coach, Zidane was learning Ancelotti and Yang Yang was also learning.

It is also human nature to learn from strengths and weaknesses.

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After chatting with Frankie DeJong and Van DeBek for more than an hour, Yang Yang took a short rest and soon welcomed De Rigt.

This young player, who was only nineteen years old on August 12, has now become the main player in the Ajax defense line. Whether it is the technical teams such as Van Gaal, or the coaching teams such as Yang Yang, they all praise him.

He is 1.89 meters tall and weighs 89 kilograms. Such a big figure can be said to be an ideal central defender.

Although he is tall, he has good flexibility, large range of movement, strong ability to chase back, and excellent high-altitude ball defense. More importantly, he started to enter the Ajax youth training camp at the age of nine and received the indoctrination and influence of the most formal Ajax youth training concepts. He is considered the team's own direct line.

When entering Ajax's youth training, De Rigt was an organized midfielder with excellent foot skills and strong passing ability. However, as his height grew rapidly, his position became more and more backward, and he was finally fixed as a central defender.

But it is precisely because of this that he has the ability to be a midfielder, foot skills, protecting the ball, passing the ball, and even inserting it after dribbling the ball. These things that other central defenders seem to be very troublesome in his opinion.

Since the team sold Davidson Sanchez, it has been basically determined to support De Rigt.

Yang Yang inspected him for one season and introduced Militon this summer.

The Brazilian central defender is 1.86 meters tall, has excellent physical fitness, calm mind, strong passing ability, and very fast.

In Yang Yang's plan, Militon and De Rigt will be Ajax's central defender combination, because his team also needs two central defenders with excellent ball-taking ability.

Feltman is an old minister in the team and was the captain of the team before, but Yang Yang does not think he can compete with Militon or De Rigt. At best, he can only be a substitute on the team's defense line.

Therefore, the team's captain position requires another choice.

Yang Yang is optimistic about the person in front of him.

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When Yang Yang, who was sitting opposite him, said in that natural tone, he wanted to hand over the team's captain's armband to him, De Ligt was very surprised because he was completely unprepared for it.

He is less than nineteen years old.

"Youth is not a problem." Yang Yang heard De Ligt's surprise voice, his eyes left the computer monitor, and fell to the young and young central defender in front of him, who looked very young, couldn't help laughing.

Ajax hasn't seen such a young local central defender for a long time.

Fertonheng and Aldvereld, who stood out before, were both Belgians, while De Rigt was born and raised in Ajax youth training, which gave him a strong Ajax football feature.

That is the cooperation of transmission and cutting.

Ajax's football line is in the same line, from Michels to Cruyff to Van Gaal to Ronald Koeman.

Even Barcelona learned this from Ajax.

"Don't be nervous, Mattes." Yang Yang smiled and comforted the little brother in front of him. "I'm not trying, or deliberately trying to do this, but because I think you are very suitable for this role."

"I don't understand, boss." De Rigt's eyes were filled with shock and looked at his childhood idol.

Yang Yang had just left when he joined the Ajax youth training camp, but at that time, Ajax and even Amsterdam were full of legends about Yang Yang, and all the fans were still talking about his deeds.

Under the influence of his eyes, in Dericht's eyes, Yang Yang was like a legendary god-like figure.

He was ecstatic about being a teammate with a player like Yang Yang. Being the captain was definitely something he dared not think about.

"I think you are more suitable than me," said De Rigt with a slight trembling.

Yang Yang smiled kindly, "But I won't play every game."

De Ligt was a little surprised. Wouldn't he play every game?

What does this mean?

"Don't be surprised, of course I'm an Ajax player, I'll be there all the time when the team needs me, but in fact, since two years ago, I've been reducing my game properly, and a lot of times I'm a substitute or even a rotation."

De Rigt naturally knew this, but he was still a little anxious, "Boss, the intensity of the Eredivisie is different from that of La Liga."

"I know." Yang Yang nodded and smiled, "So, I don't need to play too many such games. Just keep it in shape. More importantly, I believe you can handle the Eredivisie with ease."

De Ligt was a little surprised because in his impression, Yang Yang, as the big brother, led the team to overcome difficulties and fight in the Champions League, but why did this end up being like this?

"The reason I decided to give you the captain's armband is because I think that as a player that is focused on training in the Ajax youth training camp, you should take on this responsibility, just like my teammate Heatinga, or Ronald Koeman, Debord, etc. who go a little further, you should be like them."

"Me?" De Rigt was a little flattered.

These are all legends of Ajax Club. Even Heatinga, who has the lowest career achievements, has helped the team win the Champions League and compete in the Premier League, but he is just starting out now.

"You know, they always say that my eyes look at people accurately." Yang Yang smiled confidently.

De Rigt nodded constantly, and he had seen all of these in the media.

"So, I believe you can do this position, and you are the most suitable one."

De Rigt's breathing became a little rapid. Obviously, his mood had changed, he was a little nervous, and more excited.

"But...Boss, I'm afraid I can't do it well." The young general shook his head and said.

"Then learn slowly, I have confidence in you." Yang Yang replied.

At this point, De Rigt already knew that Yang Yang had made the decision.

He was very nervous about this appointment, but he was more excited and grateful.

Yang Yang saw gratitude in his eyes, just like when Van der Beck and Frankie DeJong left just now.

As young players, they will be grateful to those who help themselves and support themselves.

It was as if he was still grateful to Van Gaal, Van Basten and others so far.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about anything, nor do you do anything deliberately. When wearing this captain's armband, all you need to do is set an example. In normal times, during training, on the court, you are the captain of the team at all times, and you must set an example and be the role model for other players."

"This is easy to say, but it's hard to do, but I believe you can do it and do it well."

De Rigt's head was confused and just nodded mechanically.

Even the moment he left the head coach's office, he couldn't believe it.

He is actually going to become the captain of Ajax?

Oh my God, this is his dream since he was a child!

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"Do you really think he is competent?"

Assistant coach Xavi Alonso walked in and asked with concern after De Rigt left.

He felt that this decision was a bit risky.

"Indeed, Taliafico is a good choice, and he has been captain of the Argentine Independence team, but I still insist that De Rigt is more suitable."

"Because he is Ajax youth training?"

Yang Yang smiled, "I'm not a theory of blood. It's not because he is Ajax youth training, so I let him be the captain, but because he is Ajax youth training and has played in the midfield. He is familiar with Ajax's football philosophy than anyone else. He will understand my tactical ideas and requirements faster than others and put them into practice."

"In our tactics, the full-back needs to be forward, but the defense also needs a suitable person to take charge, so I think he is very suitable and more suitable than Taliafico."

Harvey Alonso understood Yang Yang's thoughts, and he also knew that Yang Yang was not a nepotist. On the contrary, Yang Yang always tended to be practical and always was so rational, so this decision must have been carefully considered.

"We did not do well in the defense before playing against the Swiss team, and the midfield was also poor. Once the pressing and pressure in the midfield and frontcourt encountered interference from the opponent, we would lose the structure, which requires us to pay attention to it." Xavi Alonso frowned.

Why doesn’t Yang Yang know?

"You can't hurry, take it slowly, we need some time." Yang Yang seemed very confident.

"We don't have much time, the Champions League is about to start."

Ajax has not entered the Champions League group stage for many years, and he always stops in the perimeter and play-offs. If he can't make it this year, his face will be greatly lost.

More importantly, the psychological pressure on players will become heavier and heavier in this hurdle that cannot be overcome for several consecutive years, and it will eventually evolve into a kind of knot in the heart. How to break the knot in the heart of the players is also a very serious problem.

Ziyech transfer, will Ajax's frontcourt offense work?

到时候是不是把杨阳推上去?

哈维·阿隆索不怀好意地盯着杨阳.
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