Taking advantage of Christmas and the team's holiday, Yang Yang took a special flight to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
He didn't come to travel, but came to visit the country.
Van Basten was ill, and it was not light, which caused him to resign from the position of Alkmaar's head coach and become Alkmaar's assistant coach in September, but he kept hiding and did not tell anyone Yang Yang didn't know it until recently.
So he took advantage of this Christmas holiday and flew over to visit him.
Over the years, Van Basten's coaching has not been smooth, and has been intermittent.
The coaching of the Dutch national team was quite successful, stopping at the quarterfinals, then coaching in Ajax was not successful, and later coaching Heerenveen, also did not improve much, until the summer of one or four coaching Al Kemal.
In the first three games, one win and two losses. After that, he personally resigned from the club for personal reasons.
At that time, Yang Yang also called him and cared about his situation, but he didn't think much about it, but now, when he saw Van Basten himself, he only found out that there is such a personable person in his impression, The image of a gentle and elegant reputation?
Van Basten is now at least two laps thinner than before, with gray hair, and the whole person's spirit is not particularly good.
"Actually, I really have no problem, that is, when you are middle-aged, you will inevitably suffer from illness." Van Basten laughed at himself.
In recent years, he has been living in Amsterdam, but Yang Yang is really too busy, and he is relatively rare to come to the Netherlands. It is rare to encounter a holiday. He hastened to return home, or accompanied his wife and children. Visiting friends?
Everyone knows how much pressure professional players have.
Yang Yang did not have many contacts with Van Basten, but he did not meet many times. Seeing him like this was somewhat sentimental.
It was at this moment that he really realized that Van Basten was also fifty years old.
As for the cause of Van Basten, Yang Yang has heard something about it, all from the original old friends.
Mainly because of the pressure of coaching.
As one of the greatest players in football history, Van Basten has extremely high demands on himself, not only when he played football, but also when coaching today, but many times, great players may not be able to become great. Head coach.
It is like the Argentine national team brought out by Argentina's greatest star Maradona, but has been accused by countless people.
But the problem is, how proud of Van Basten, no matter from the height of his career, or the reputation he carries with him, he is unwilling to be ordinary, and he always wants to work out a career. Avoiding it will increase the pressure.
From the Dutch national team to Ajax to Heerenveen, and now Alkmaar, finally there is still a problem.
According to his old friend Ronald Coman, most of his illness is caused by stress.
In the courtyard of the Van Basten family, Yang Yang sat opposite him, watching him silently, with some pity and some sympathy.
"You know, I don't want to tell you, I just don't want you to look at me with this kind of eyes." Van Basten said with a smile.
Yang Yang knew what he meant, even if he was old, he was still the proud and great Dutch striker.
"You are wrong, Marco, I was just thinking, you are thin, but handsome." Yang Yang laughed.
Van Basten was amused by his sudden sentence and couldn't help smiling.
This smile also brought the two closer.
In fact, in the early stage of Yang Yang playing for Ajax, Van Basten really gave him a lot of help, including training.
Even, he was able to enter Ajax because of the approval from Van Basten.
If Van Gaal is his Bole, then Van Basten is regarded as the second Bole.
But it is a pity that the Koror in front of him is suffering from stress, while the other Koror, who is already sixty-three years old, continues to toss on the coach seat and suffers in the fire pit of Manchester United.
Van Gaal's biggest wish is to make up for his unsuccessful career and at the same time make up for the regrets caused by Barcelona's setbacks, which makes him refuse to admit defeat even when he is sixty-three years old.
When Yang Yang mentioned Van Gaal, Van Basten shook his head. "Don't compare me with the stubborn old man. I'm much smarter than him."
"Oh?" Yang Yang was interested.
"Look, I soon figured it out. I just quit my position as head coach. I concentrated on being an assistant coach. I'm much better now, and my body is getting better soon. Unlike him, I find myself suffering. . "
Although Van Basten was ridiculed, he actually had some regrets in his tone.
Some people say that in this life, people are at the mercy of their own personality.
Van Gaal is indeed the same. He just likes to fight hard, but he refuses to accept. This kind of character always makes him tired and hard. Even many times, he is not recognized and accepted by others.
Today ’s world football is completely different from that time. Now this generation of players is experiencing the impact of the Internet wave, and the next generation will be more difficult. For example, Yang Yang has now discovered that several young players in Real Madrid, whether it is Life and rest or daily habits are very different from them, even out of place.
Faced with players of different eras, different management methods should be adopted, but Van Gaal has always adhered to his own old rules. This will definitely not work, and sooner or later there will be problems.
But there is no way, he is the type that gets older and more stubborn.
"Is it really so stressful to be a head coach?" Yang Yang asked.
Van Basten looked at Yang Yang with interest. He also read some reports and knew that Yang Yang was determined to be a head coach after he retired, so he smiled.
"Some people say that coaching is like taking drugs and getting addicted."
When Yang Yang heard this sentence, the first thing that popped up in his mind was Ferguson, but the old man was in his seventies.
"I have read a book, and the book said that men ’s lifelong pursuits are nothing more than those things, money, fame, power, and women. As the head coach, it can really give people a sense of accomplishment in controlling the overall situation and let the team Everyone in the world, perhaps even the world's top superstar, willingly listens to your arrangement and is driven by you. You said, is it too enjoyable? "
Yang Yang nodded, it sounds really enjoyable.
But like drug use, it is not without side effects.
Harvest and risk always complement each other. The greater the harvest, the greater the risk.
In European football, everyone knows that the head coach is the most dangerous career.
"I have a friend, Mauro Tassotti, do you know?"
Yang Yang nodded, ac Milan's gold assistant coach, but also the main player of ac Milan at the peak of the past.
"After retiring, he has been working in AC Milan and has experienced many head coaches, but have you ever found out that he has always been an assistant coach, and in these dozen years, he has had many opportunities to turn right, but he is just Want to be an assistant coach, do you know why? "
Yang Yang thought about it and guessed: "Because the head coach is a high-risk profession and the assistant coach is relatively stable, he may just like football, ac Milan, and want to do football-related work in this club."
"This is only one aspect. On the other hand, because he is very smart. He knows that the pressure of being a coach is so great that it can't be tolerated by anyone, and even a successful professional player can't tolerate it. The pressure from the handsome position is almost suffocating. "
When Yang Yang heard this, he specifically looked at Van Basten's white hair, and it was really haggard.
Van Basten coached, and now he retires to become Alkmaar's assistant coach, which is more convincing than anything, although Yang Yang has always felt that Van Basten's coaching really lacks some luck.
"I have experienced a lot of world famous coaches, including Cruyff, Michelle, Saki and Capello. They are all excellent and excellent coaches. I have learned a lot from them. And when I retire, I will want to combine these things I have learned into my own, and then instill in my players. "
"But gradually, I found that things were not so simple. I learned and taught others, and there was a huge gap between them."
Yang Yang nodded, this is the most criticized place for Maradona, that is, he is always addicted to his own ideas and thoughts, and there is no way to transmit what he wants to his players.
You know, the head coach can only stand on the sidelines, and if you want to win the game, then you have to let eleven players play for you and implement your tactical ideas. This requires teaching them.
Among the coaches Yang Yang has experienced, Ancelotti is undoubtedly the best.
This grandpa is not just a master of tactics, if he transforms into a teacher, I believe it will be very successful.
"What do you plan to do next?" Yang Yang asked with concern.
Van Basten smiled and shook his head, "I have no plans, I am having a good time now, relaxed and no worries, Ronald wants me to go to the Premier League to help him, but I am still thinking, you know, go The work of the Premier League is the pursuit of countless people. Working on a high-level platform, working with great players, but with it comes great pressure and various problems that may arise at any time. I need to think about it. miss you."
Ronald Coleman, Yang Yang ’s head coach during the Ajax period, now coaches Southampton in the Premier League, and his results are quite good. Yang Yang ’s national teammate Gao Lin plays for this team.
And Van Basten's remarks also gave Yang Yang some ideas, especially about his current situation.
There is no doubt that when he is the head coach, he is certainly not ready.
Zidane prepared for this day for more than ten years. Yang Yang has just made up his mind. He hasn't even prepared much yet. But he is ready to serve as assistant coach for Zidane?
Can he really do both the player and assistant coach job?
This is a problem he needs to solve.