Chapter 317: Finally enlightened
The match is proceeding vigorously. In the luxurious box on the south side of the stands, Alkmaar Club Chairman Scherlinga and team manager Moncler are watching the players on the field sprint.
"This new stadium is really nice," Scherlinga said. They just moved to the DSB Stadium this summer. The old home stadium, the De Hout Stadium, had less than 10,000 seats, while the new stadium can accommodate 17,000 people.
"We underestimated our football market a bit," Moncler added. "The average attendance was not very high at the old stadium, so we thought the new stadium could easily accommodate it, but the demand for tickets far exceeded expectations."
"This is because the club has performed very well in recent years. In the 04-05 season, we reached the semi-finals of the league cup, and last season we finished second in the league, almost winning the championship. Naturally, the fans are more supportive."
"Let's start the approved stadium renovation plan as soon as possible. By 2010, this stadium will be able to accommodate 21,000 people!"
Moncler nodded, then frowned suddenly. "But our league performance this season has deteriorated severely. The impact caused by that Chinese player cannot be ignored, and we need to make a decision immediately!"
Scherlinga rubbed his eyes. "Who would have thought that the target we desperately pursued at the time would turn out to be a flop? But running a club is like this, there will always be some unsuccessful signings."
"Dong Fangzhuo is not that easy to get rid of because he has a difficult agent, Balmond." Scherlinga said. "It was his superb negotiation skills that allowed us to sign such a disadvantageous contract in the first place. And if we break it, we'll have to pay a hefty price."
"We can use some other unconventional means," Moncler hinted, "There are many ways to suppress a player and make him choose to leave."
"That's the most difficult part! You should perhaps understand the current external situation more. Wang Feng, from the same country as Dong Fangzhuo, has won his third European Golden Ball Award."
"What does this have to do with anything?" Moncler asked puzzledly.
"Players who can win this honor are all extremely influential superstars in European football! Although Wang Feng is Asian, his network in European football is still very strong."
"Considering the unity of the Chinese people, and the fact that both their agents are Balmond, once we use underhanded means to deal with Dong Fangzhuo, Wang Feng will definitely use his influence to retaliate against us. It's difficult for the club's current size to confront him head-on."
"Dong Fangzhuo's agent Balmond also hinted at this point to me. Wang Feng will definitely stand up for him! But I have also made Alkmaar's attitude clear, the club absolutely cannot afford to be dragged down."
"Next, we will start negotiations, and you will mainly participate. The most important thing is to abolish the clause guaranteeing playing time. If Dong Fangzhuo's performance doesn't improve, just let him sit on the bench!"
Moncler nodded. The entire team has been harboring grievances on this issue for a long time, and it can't be dragged on any longer.
On the field, Dong Fangzhuo was unaware of what was happening in the stands, but he understood that he had very little time left. In the past ten minutes or so, he still hadn't gotten a good chance.
First, his teammates no longer trusted him and rarely passed him the ball. Second, Alkmaar was at a disadvantage overall, making it difficult to create effective attacks.
But he didn't give up. In his mind, Wang Feng's figure kept flashing, and Dong Fangzhuo gradually forgot about the domestic youth training system and began to try playing with his eyes and brain.
Ajax broke through the home team's goal twice in the 17th and 31st minutes, which made the Alkmaar fans in the stands very dissatisfied, and curses and curses were heard constantly.
On the sidelines, coach Van Gaal frowned tightly at his watch. He finally couldn't help it a bit, waving his hand to signal Van Se to warm up. Even if it violated the contract and caused losses to the club, at this time, replacing Dong Fangzhuo, who had done nothing, was the right thing for a wise coach to do.
But just then, there was a sudden change on the field. Alkmaar's attacking core Avilaze received the ball on the left, and Ajax defender Stam defended him very tightly, so he turned and dribbled the ball back, then dribbled inward.
At this time, another Ajax defender, Vermaelen, hurried forward to block, with two defensive players pressing him from front and back, Avilaze had to seek support, and Dong Fangzhuo was standing near the edge of the penalty area, with no one marking him in the five-meter area around him, perhaps because Ajax's defense thought his threat was minimal.
Out of striker's intuition, Avilaze saw that Dong Fangzhuo's position was good, so he subconsciously passed the ball to him. But he immediately regretted it. In previous games, the Chinese youngster always wasted excellent opportunities, either awkwardly passing back or losing the ball under pressure, without making the right choice.
But Avilaze still continued to run diagonally into the penalty area. This was also what a forward should do. After receiving the ball sideways, Dong Fangzhuo, with defender Sneijder and defender Maduro immediately rushing towards him.
But this time, he didn't make a mistake like before, but rather cleverly used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball into the penalty area, where Avilaze was advancing.
Sneijder was stunned for a moment, didn't expect the ball to come to him, coupled with Dong Fangzhuo's control not so good, the pass was a bit too strong, which caused him to fail to get the ball in the first time, but under the accelerated pursuit, he still controlled the ball before it rolled out of bounds.
There was no one marking near him at this time, and Ajax's defensive attention was all focused on the middle. No one went to mark Avilaze who was inserting into the penalty area, and Hetinga in the penalty area immediately moved towards Avilaze's position.
But the distance was still a bit far, and Hetinga adjusted a bit and decisively crossed to the far post, a figure flashed past, using the inside of his right foot to push the ball into the near corner of the goal, and the ball went into the net with a sound.
"The ball's in!! Dong Fangzhuo scored!! Beautiful!! He finally broke the goal drought!!"
"Alkmaar formed a wonderful cooperation in Ajax's frontcourt, and the protagonist of this cooperation goal is our young talent, Dong Fangzhuo!"
"Oh my god, I can hardly believe my eyes. Apart from Wang Feng, we really have a player who can complete such a beautiful attacking organization. Dong Fangzhuo didn't disappoint us!"
"Let's take another look at the replay of this goal. After receiving Avilaze's pass, he didn't hesitate at all to flick it into the penalty area, forming a combination with the advancing Georgian."
"At the moment when the ball was passed out, Dong Fangzhuo didn't just stand still like a fool, but immediately turned and ran towards the back post of the penalty area. This is the consciousness of a top striker! Avilaze was bound to choose a small-angle shot or a cross, waiting in the penalty area for an opportunity was the best choice."
"As expected, the ball came, and his near post shot was very calm, creating this goal. This is Dong Fangzhuo's fourth goal since joining the Eredivisie, but it's the most wonderful one!"
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