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Louis Van Gaal admired Qin Xiong from the perspective of his role as a midfield playmaker. His specific strengths were reflected in the overall situation, team awareness, and teamwork ability. Thus, he carefully cultivated Qin Xiong.
Then the reason why Van Basten admired Qin Xiong was very simple: his technical ability had a solid foundation.
It had to be admitted that Europeans lacked spiritual energy and freedom compared to South Americans, especially in the contemporary era. With the advent of the utilitarian era, Europe's youth training system was mostly patterned and systematic. It was like a large factory that processed parts on an assembly line to "produce" players in batches.
There were too many players from first-tier clubs who could establish themselves in the top competitions. If one did not look at their faces or their jersey numbers, one would find that they seemed to be made from the same template.
On the other hand, due to the economic conditions in South America and the influence of football philosophy, many talented players were not deliberately cultivated. Even before the age of 16, they started out as amateur football players. Therefore, their football thinking was unrestrained, and the technical foundation of street football allowed them to often do unimaginable things on the football field.
It could be said that Qin Xiong's growth path, in the 15 years of football training at the Jiangcheng Youth Football Home, was to cultivate his strong physique according to European standards. He was also given a certain amount of free play in terms of football skills so that he would not be restrained or delayed by the backward football technical training concepts.
Perhaps 99% of people who had seen Qin Xiong play football said that he played very well, very well, very well. What was good about him? They could roughly say some of his characteristics.
However, Qin Xiong was certainly not an omnipotent figure on the field in everyone's impression. So, what was he lacking in?
More than 99% of the audience could not say why.
This was the most fundamental reason why Qin Xiong could not wait to leave China.
He knew that he was not the best.
But no one could give him the correct advice on how to improve and what to strengthen.
It was like all the judges had given Qin Xiong 80 points, but they had lost 20 points out of 100 points. What was the problem? No one knew.
When he came to Ajax, Louis Van Gaal was the first to improve Qin Xiong's skills and tactics. Then, Van Basten gave him detailed guidance. It was like putting Qin Xiong under a microscope. What should he do to get back the 20 points he had lost? Someone was able to point it out and help him improve and become stronger!
This made Qin Xiong very excited!
Qin Xiong was especially happy when he discussed the details of his training with van Basten and received his guidance.
At the very least, he clearly knew where he was lacking and needed to improve.
He also hoped that he could be like Van Basten, Cruyff, and Bergkamp, and play his own style on the field.
Confidence! Elegance! Elegance!
However, there was no shortcut.
Van Basten also made it very clear to Qin Xiong that if he still wanted to improve his ability and strive for perfection, he had to persevere for at least the next five years before he turned 23 years old!
Things like ball skills were developed through practice.
Practice makes perfect. Only by practicing repeatedly after mastering it could it be possible to achieve great success!
Therefore, even though Van Basten was a master, he did not have the magic to turn something rotten into something magical, nor did he have the magic to accelerate Qin Xiong's success. He could only make plans for Qin Xiong and give him personal suggestions on the details. He could also demonstrate and tell him how to go on this road. However, if he wanted to go on and reach the shore of success, he still had to rely on Qin Xiong himself.
Even so, Qin Xiong was still very excited.
He had persevered for 15 years. Perseverance was not difficult for him. It was not a challenge. It had become a habit. His focus was something that outsiders could not understand. Once he set his mind on something, he would not give up until he reached his goal!
Qin Xiong became the most envied figure in Ajax's First Team. During training, he was taught by Van Basten. Outside of training, he was personally taught by Louis Van Gaal.
However, he was not busy. Training emphasized a balance between work and rest. If an athlete was exhausted during training, it was definitely not a scientific training method.
The reserve team's training had a half-day break every three days.
On this Wednesday afternoon, the reserve team was on holiday. Qin Xiong came to Beihai Beach again. When he was jogging in the morning, he saw George practicing his ball skills by the beach. When he came over in the afternoon, George was still there.
This ten-year-old boy had a persistence that surprised Qin Xiong. However, from Qin Xiong's perspective, George's football talent was very ordinary. His physical fitness was not particularly outstanding. At least, his speed was not outstanding. However, Qin Xiong did not dare to guarantee what the future would hold for him.
Moreover, football was first and foremost an entertainment sport. George was by his side and would not interfere with his own practice. George would only come to ask for advice when he was relaxing and resting.
Qin Xiong would teach him reasonable running and breathing methods, dribbling skills, various footwork, and the main points of looking at the overall situation when playing football. These were all his experiences.
George listened and took note of it seriously.
There were not many people on the beach in the afternoon. Qin Xiong and George practiced dribbling and running on the beach together. Then they played a little game. At around three o 'clock in the afternoon, the two of them lay on the beach together and slept with the sea breeze …
When Zeller and Kaohus brought their classmates to the beach together, they were surprised to see Qin Xiong lying on the beach and sleeping with the cute George lying on his stomach next to him. They could not help but laugh at the scene.
When Qin Xiong woke up, Dehe Wuz joked, "You and George are really like a pair of brothers who have a very, very good relationship."
George smiled after hearing it. Not only did he admire Qin Xiong, but he also liked a big brother like Qin Xiong in the short days they spent together.
Qin Xiong also smiled and said nothing. When he played football with George, even if it was a game, he felt extremely relaxed, as if he could enjoy the purest joy of football.
When the sun set, Qin Xiong and Dehe Wuz formed a team to play beach football here. After returning victorious, they had dinner at a nearby open-air restaurant.
George did not participate. Whenever it was almost dark, he would definitely go home. It seemed that he wanted to go home and not let the adults in his family worry about his safety.
The dinner was not sumptuous, but the portion was sufficient and the atmosphere was very lively.
Not only were there Qin Xiong and his four friends, but there were also Dehe Wuz and his classmates, most of whom were girls.
On the table was a herring banquet!
Qin Xiong was very strict with his diet. Among the meat intake, his most popular was fish, and herring happened to be a local delicacy in the Netherlands.
It was neither fried nor barbecued.
It was marinated in salt in advance, paired with chopped onions, pinched the fish tail and swallowed directly!
It was Qin Xiong's first time trying it. At first, he was a little worried about whether his throat and esophagus would be pierced by the fish bones. Louisel told him that the bones of the herring were very soft and there was no need to worry about being pierced.
Qin Xiong bravely tried to eat a palm-sized herring amidst the cheering of the men and women.
Seeing his conflicted expression when he put the fish into his mouth, his friends around him were convulsing with laughter.
However, Qin Xiong showed a satisfied smile after tasting it. The herring was paired with onions. It was sweet and delicious, mixed with a choking taste.
He immediately took the second one to taste, but it was not worthwhile to swallow each one directly. It was fine to cut it into slices and slowly taste it.
"Hey, by the way, Ajax is going to Belgium tonight to play the Champions League. Even if you are not going with the team, don't you plan to watch the live broadcast of the game?"
Dehe Wuz asked curiously.
In fact, if Ajax was playing the Champions League at home, they would want to go and watch. Although the tickets would not be cheap, their economic conditions were not bad and they could afford it.
Qin Xiong nodded and said, "Yes, I will go back after dinner. I do want to watch the game."
As soon as his voice fell, several girls at the table showed disappointed expressions.
When she really got along with Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong was at least a very simple man. He wholeheartedly devoted himself to football. Sometimes, he would sit by the beach and paint. Although it was not a regular occurrence, occasionally, he would exude a unique charm that stood out from the crowd. Naturally, he would attract girls.
After dinner, he declined his friends' invitation to stay. He smiled and waved goodbye to everyone, then took the football to the bus stop.
After returning to the apartment, he went to take a shower first, then went downstairs to Dehe Wuz's restaurant. Here, he watched the live broadcast of Ajax's Champions League game on television.
There were not many people in the restaurant. Qin Xiong sat very close to the television. Although the television broadcast often could not see the whole picture, he still tried to capture all the details of the stadium presented on the television screen.
When the game was over, apart from the owner, Dehe Wuz, and the waiters in the restaurant, only Qin Xiong was there.
Some of the supporters of Jax had already left before the injury time arrived.
A few days ago, the bloodbath of the opponents in the league tournament made the outside world mistakenly think that Ajax was back on track and would become stronger and stronger.
Who knew that in the first game of the Champions League group stage, Ajax would lose 1: 2 in the away game against Club Brugge!
It was no exaggeration to say that Club Brugge was the weakest opponent in the group. If they could not get points from the opponent, it would be a fatal blow to Ajax's advancement in the group!
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