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For Ajax, who was famous for their youth training, the oldest player in the locker room was 32 years old. This might be hard to imagine in other European powerhouses. After all, other powerhouses would more or less have some older players. At Ajax, there were only three players over 30 years old, including the critical age of 30 years old!
There would be a Champions League battle tomorrow!
In the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, Ajax went to Austria in the first game and was forced to a draw by Graz AK. The score was 1: 1. The result was not too bad, but considering the state and the actual performance of the game, especially the gap between the two teams, Ajax's performance was actually questioned by the outside world!
Where did Ajax go, the youth storm of last season?
After a season that shook Europe, this group of young players should be more mature. Why did it seem that the new season was not as good as last season?
The outside world could only speculate and discuss. The specific reason must be very complicated, because a team itself was made up of the most complicated creatures on the planet, people!
Finnish skater Litmanen, who had returned to play for Ajax for the second time, came to the locker room early. The 32-year-old quietly sat in the corner to change his clothes and prepare for today's training. As Graz AK had arrived in Amsterdam, the battle to enter the Champions League would be played tomorrow. Therefore, Ajax's training today was arranged at the youth training base. Their home turf had to be used for tomorrow's game. It was also the first time in the new season that it was used in an official game, so the club attached great importance to it.
Litmanen did not have much ambition. Although the strength was still there, Ajax's tradition was to push through the old and bring forth the new. As the former, he had played a role in the last season. This season, as the young players matured further, his role in the team would be significantly reduced.
Sitting in the chair in front of the locker room wardrobe was the 20-year-old van der Vaart. The Dutch prodigy, who had achieved success at a young age, was now a figure followed and observed by all of Europe's powerhouses. He had changed into his jersey and shoes earlier and was neatly dressed. Even if he did not wear the captain's armband on his arm, he still showed the captain's majesty by sitting in his seat.
He looked around the locker room and glanced at his teammates one by one.
Pinaar, who had gained a foothold in the First Team, stood shirtless in front of the wardrobe. He was looking at something in the wardrobe, perhaps a photograph or a letter. He appeared to be very focused.
The Czech personality Rigrea, who had been transferred to the club for 3.5 million Euros in the summer, had not yet familiarized himself with his teammates, so he waited quietly in the corner. He was also observing his teammates, trying to blend into the circle as quickly as possible.
Seeing Grigra, Van Der Vaart couldn't help but look at another teammate: Trabelsy.
Poor Trabelsi. He was the absolute right back of the team, but he suffered a major injury. The failure to defend the league title last season had a lot to do with his serious injury. Grygera's arrival was also to make up for the hidden danger of Trabelsi's questionable form in the new season.
The Brazilian Maxwell was also a young man who had made his name in Europe as soon as he debuted in the Brazilian league. In his early twenties, he had won a position as Ajax's main player. However, compared to Van Der Vaart, who had become the captain at the age of 20 and had become the target of the attention of Europe's powerhouses, his reputation was naturally a little lacking.
The American, O 'Brien, was a little pitiful. He had been poached by Ajax four years ago, but he had always played a peripheral role in the First Team. He had only played as a main player in one season. The rest of the time, he was either injured or squeezed out by the local talent. In the locker room, he was like an invisible person.
When Van Der Vaart saw Sonke, who was dressed neatly and jumping on the spot twice, his eyes narrowed slightly. There was a grievance in his heart that could not be vented.
Sonke, a Belgian national footballer, played very well in Belgium's Hank. In the last two seasons, he had scored 54 league goals. Ajax had spent six million euros to buy him. The reason Van Der Vaart was depressed was that he was originally supposed to occupy a position in the front line. Because the club had sold Chivu, the team needed to redesign the tactical balance. Manager Comain had made it very clear to him that in the new season, his position would need to be withdrawn from the front line!
Generally, the striker was the most dazzling on the field. After all, most of the goals came from the striker. Van Der Vaart played 21 games in the league last season and scored 18 goals!
This was the reason why he was the focus of the European powerhouses.
As the captain, he should empathize with the team and be tolerant of his teammates. However, Sonke's arrival and his position being withdrawn still made Van Der Vaart very unhappy. However, he could not explode because he was the captain.
At this moment, someone pushed open the door and entered. Van Der Vaart turned his head to look and saw a tall man who was as tall as a metal tower. Van Der Vaart immediately retracted his gaze. What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over.
The person who entered was the Swedish striker, Ibrahimović. He did not get along with Van Der Vaart. This was not a secret in the locker room because Ibrahimović sometimes appeared to be very solitary on the field.
Moreover, Ibrahimović's arrogant character also made Van Der Vaart, who was also successful at a young age, feel disgusted.
Ibrahimović whistled as he opened his wardrobe and began to change his jersey.
The short winger, Sikora, curiously asked Ibrahimović why he was in a good mood today. Ibrahimović smiled but did not say anything. Instead, he started to play around with the other side.
The fights in the locker room were sometimes as boring and childish as those of elementary school students. Pulling hair, kicking butt, suddenly frightening teammates, making some dirty and violent verbal jokes …
The atmosphere in the locker room was much livelier. However, Van Der Vaart and some of the Dutch players clearly did not participate. For example, the genuine Ajax Snede. His background here was really Miao Hong. Even his younger brother was now receiving training in the lower echelons of Ajax.
There was also the 18-year-old "fierce-looking" De Rong, the honorably promoted second goalkeeper, Stekelenberg, the 19-year-old native defender, Heitinga, and so on.
Outsiders like the Czech Republic national team's main player, Galászek, generally did not participate in these fights. Perhaps they were afraid of the ambiguity of the scale. If they went overboard and caused a conflict, it would not be good. Compared to some teams that were becoming more and more "international", a traditional club like Ajax still maintained a clear flag: Home is the king!
In this small closed circle of the locker room, there were also all kinds of people. Just as everything was going on as usual, like yesterday's scene, the door of the locker room was suddenly opened from the outside!
Everyone turned their heads to look, and the locker room immediately became silent.
Everyone looked at the unfamiliar outsider.
The person who came in had an Asian face. He was tall and slender and wore cheap black sportswear. His sneakers were also probably from a street stall.
Even though Ajax had been profitable for many years, their expenses were also huge. In order to ensure the quality of their youth training, they would spend most of their investment on the overseas satellite club system. The profits of the Eredivisie were very low, and Ajax could not offer high contracts to the players. This was one of the important reasons why they were unable to retain their talents.
However, for players like Van Der Vaart, Snede, and Ibrahimovic, Ajax could not make them rich, but at least their income level could reach the social middle class and above.
Therefore, they might not necessarily live in luxury houses, drive sports cars, and be able to spend a lot of money without batting an eyelid, but at least they could wear branded clothes and make themselves look more presentable.
When they saw a stranger barge into the locker room, and he had an Asian face and was dressed very shabbily, they had the idea to play a trick on him.
They probably thought that this person was the club's newly hired cleaner who did not know the rules and had mistakenly entered the locker room.
Ibrahimovic walked in front of the person and said seriously, "I'm Ibrahimovic. Who the f * ck are you?"
The Asian youth in front of Ibrahimovic looked to the left and then to the right. Then, he walked straight to the wardrobe that no one was using and put his handbag on the chair. Then, as if no one was around, he took off his sportswear and sneakers and began to change into his jersey and sneakers.
Ibrahimovic was a little angry at being ignored. Plus, this was the First Team's locker room, so he felt that he had a reason to be angry. Therefore, he wanted to go over and teach this unfamiliar youth a lesson.
Van Der Vaart immediately got up and walked over to block him. He said calmly, "Zlatan, maybe he just went to the wrong place."
Ibrahimovic tilted his head and scolded, "Look at how he doesn't react at all. Maybe he doesn't even understand what we're saying, idiot."
At this time, the Asian youth who had changed into his jersey and sneakers stood up and stuffed his sportswear and sneakers into his shoulder bag. He picked up his shoulder bag and walked out. When he passed by Ibrahimovic, he said something in English.
"My name is Qin Xiong. I don't care who the f * ck you are."
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