amazing coach

Chapter 34 Joining the youth team

The next day was Sunday. Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming had just had breakfast when Schlinjia called and asked him and Zhao Guangming to come to the Alkmaar Club. Manager Nelson and his father Dilk wanted to

Talk to them.

Jiang Mu hung up the phone, and Zhao Guangming asked, "Mumu, who are you calling? You're so busy."

Jiang Mu had not told him before that he asked Zhao Guangming to go with him to Alkmaar as an assistant coach because he was not very sure. Now he felt that he needed to have a good discussion with Zhao Guangming and said: "Guangming,

There is something I want to talk to you about. Schlinja just called me and asked me to talk to his father, the boss of Alkmaar, Dilke, and asked you to come with him. Schlinja wants to invite you.

Become assistant coach of the Alkmaar youth team. Would you like to go?"

"Go to Alkmaar to be an assistant coach?" Zhao Guangming was a little confused, "Mu, is it true or not?"

Jiang Mu said: "Of course it's true. Be my assistant. And senior Lin Nazhou."

"Then how do I return to China?" Zhao Guangming was obviously confused.

"If you agree, you won't be able to leave for the time being, but you can go back after the season is over. I wonder if you are willing to help me." Jiang Mu said.

After the initial confusion, Zhao Guangming suddenly realized and said with great joy: "Nonsense, fucking nonsense, how could I not want to? Being a coach abroad is not a hundred times better than being a coach at home. I originally wanted to return to China because I didn't have a stable and decent job abroad.

"

Then Zhao Guangming corrected himself: "Actually, Mu Mu, I still can't bear to leave you. You said that I had returned to China and you were left alone abroad. How could I bear it? So, please treat me to dinner."

"I found a job for you, but you still ask me to treat you to dinner. Which country's rules are you following?" Jiang Mu said angrily.

"The rules of my country, Zhao." Zhao Guangming put on his suit and polished his leather shoes, and said proudly.

"Go away, hurry up, don't let the boss wait for us wage earners."

Jiang Mu urged after seeing Zhao Guangming still looking at himself in the mirror after "dressing up".

"Let's go, let's go quickly, how can we make people wait for us."

Zhao Guangming felt that there was no flaw in his clothes, so he and Jiang Mu left home and rushed to Alkmaar.

Alkmaar Club is less than one kilometer south of Alkmaar City. They are the only professional club in this small town of 90,000 people. Although they were once glorious in the 1980s, they once won the league and cup double championship.

Wang, they have also reached the UEFA Cup final, but they are still a very small club. The club occupies a small area and the stadium is small. It can only accommodate 8,000 fans. If they are playing against teams like Real Madrid and Manchester United,

, their stadium can’t even accommodate the visiting team’s fans.

When Zhao Guangming and Jiang Mu arrived at the Alkmaar Club, Schlinja was already waiting in front of the door.

"Jiang, Zhao, my father and Uncle Nelson have agreed in principle, but he still wants to talk to you in person before making a decision. After all, this is not just a problem for the youth team coach. I hope you can understand their caution." Si

Helinjia seemed to have been waiting for a long time before getting straight to the point.

Before Jiang Mu could speak, Zhao Guangming said: "I understand, understand, who can be careless about such a thing?"

Jiang Mu said: "What about Lin Nazhou..."

Schlinga said: "Both my father and Uncle Nelson know Lin Nazhou and are very relieved about him. They just ask him to sign the contract when he comes to work."

Jiang Mu said: "That's good, let's go there, don't keep your father and Manager Nielsen waiting."

"OK."

Schlinja led the way, and the three of them arrived at Dilk's chairman's office. Manager Nelson was also there, and he and Dilk were talking about something.

Dilke is tall and burly, and because he is a policeman, he has a military demeanor and is not angry or intimidating. Nielsen is a short and fat type that is rare in Europe. He is sleek and seems to be like a Maitreya Buddha, but don't be fooled by his appearance.

, his eyes reveal shrewdness and wisdom.

"Welcome Mr. Jiang and Mr. Zhao to Alkmaar."

"I have wanted to meet Mr. Jiang and Mr. Zhao for a long time."

Seeing Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming come in, Nelson and Dirk both stood up and reached out to shake hands with the two people. After a brief greeting, the secretary brought coffee, and the five people sat down respectively.

"During this period, Mr. Jiang's name is very famous in the Netherlands. I have always wanted to visit Mr. Jiang, but unfortunately I don't have time. Today I got my wish." Dilk said with emotion.

"Don't you dare, Chairman Dilk, you have given me the award. Except for the Immigration Cup championship, which is not on the table, I have not achieved anything." Jiang Mu said sincerely. He was not being modest. He was originally a

A winner-takes-all, failing to win or win a championship is a failure for Jiang Mu.

"No, your results are more sensational than winning the championship. I still don't understand how you and your amateur team can defeat us, Brendan, and draw with Ajax in ninety minutes?"

Dilk became excited. This problem had been pressing in his heart for a long time. If no one explained it clearly to him, he would definitely get sick.

Nelson also stopped talking to Zhao Guangming and turned his attention to Jiang Mu. For him, this was also a mystery. If he hadn't been worried about affecting Van Dijk, he would have gone to meet Jiang Mu in person.

Jiang Mu is very familiar with this topic. Almost every reporter who has interviewed him has raised this question. However, Jiang Mu still pondered for a moment before saying: "This seems to be a miracle, but in fact, it seems to me that it is very strange."

Usually, people think that it is a miracle to lead an amateur team to defeat a professional team, mainly because they believe that the outcome of a football match depends on the 90 minutes of the game, or that the outcome of the game only depends on 22 players and a referee on the field.

, but in fact this is not the case.

Football is war, which shows that there are many factors that determine the outcome of a football match: the club's finances, the current situation, the players' personal abilities, technical and tactical use, psychology, spiritual quality, morale, luck, venues, fans, referees,

Understanding the opponent, etc. will all have an impact on the outcome of the game. We have made extremely detailed preparations before the game, and even studied the wind direction and sunlight. It can be said that in addition to the strength of the players, we have considered all other factors that affect the outcome.

We are stronger than our opponents, so winning is not a miracle, but the result of our hard work.”

Jiang Mu spoke without boasting, and was well-founded and coherent. After he finished speaking, Nelson and Dirk both clapped softly. Dirk sighed: "Indeed, we thought too little.

Well, what Coach Jiang said, it’s really not luck that we lost, we defeated ourselves.”

Nelson said: "If the coach is changed, I'm afraid the Eastern Dragons will have no hope at all."

Jiang Mu shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, because I am the coach of a professional team, so I probably won't seriously study a fourth-level amateur team."

Dilk was confused and said: "According to you, any coach can lead an amateur team to defeat a professional team?"

Jiang Mu smiled and said proudly: "Of course not, there is a critical point. Among the factors that determine victory or defeat, the most important is the player's personal ability. This is also the biggest difference between professional players and amateur players. Only

The other secondary factors add up to exceed the main factors that determine the outcome of the game, and it will only happen if the amateur team beats the professional team. Coach Van Dijk must have felt the most, and we have achieved perfection in every other factor."

Nelson said: "Coach Jiang's words gave me a deeper understanding of the football game. You simply treat a game as a war."

Jiang Muchao: "Yes, I think football is war, and the first thing to consider is victory or defeat."

Nelson said: "Judging from your tactical arrangements, your football thinking seems to belong to the pragmatist school."

Jiang Mu said: "Yes, in terms of tactical arrangements, I admire the views of Sun Tzu, a famous military strategist in our country: soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to the changes of the enemy are called gods."

"Wonderful!"

Dilk and Nelson clapped almost at the same time. They were a little worried because Jiang Mu was too young, but now they are more than half relieved about Jiang Mu. This is definitely a coach with extraordinary talent. Although he is young, he is very talented.

He doesn't look immature at all, he is calm and sophisticated, he has no plans left, and he even has some deep intentions.

Dilk said: "Coach Jiang, I now fully believe that you have the ability to coach Alkmaar well, but to be honest, you are too young and I am afraid you will encounter some trouble at the beginning. People are not purely rational animals.

"

Jiang Mu said: "Thank you, Chairman, for reminding me. I have made preparations in advance and asked Mr. Lin Nazhou to be my assistant. I just want to use his prestige to overwhelm those simple-minded players who only believe in authority but not ability."

Nelson chuckled and said: "Shelinjia has really found a treasure for us. Coach Jiang has really tried his best. Even my old man is convinced. I wonder what role this Mr. Zhao will play in Coach Jiang's team?"

Jiang Mu smiled and said: "Zhao Guangming is my former colleague. He is good at discovering talented players and physical training, and can help senior Lin Nazhou coordinate team relations."

Zhao Guangming glanced at Jiang Mu and was convinced. He was good at discovering talents and knew about physical training. Compared with European coaches, he was just a scumbag. But Jiang Mu said it with dignity and awe, as if his talent was rare. What a shameless spirit.

, he almost fell to his knees.

Nelson now believed Jiang Mu's words and stopped asking Zhao Guangming any questions. He directly took out the prepared contract and said: "Coach Jiang, Coach Zhao, here is a draft contract. You two should take a look at it and see if there are any differences."

If you are satisfied, please bring it up and we will discuss it again.”

Jiang Mu scanned the contract and asked Chang'e 1 to analyze it. Zhao Guangming hadn't even finished reading one page. Chang'e 1 analyzed all the details and doubts of the contract and presented them one by one on Jiang Mu's website.

in mind.

This contract was signed for three years. Because it was a contract to coach the youth team, the annual salary was not linked to performance. It directly gave an annual salary of 80,000 Dutch guilders. Although many years later, the annual salary of professional coaches is astronomical, but

In 1998, 80,000 Dutch guilders was considered a high salary for a coach of the Dutch second division youth team.

"I agree, there is nothing to modify. The club's lawyer is very good." Jiang Mu said.

Nelson couldn't help but give a thumbs up again and said: "Shelinjia said that Coach Jiang has a photographic memory, which is indeed true. In this case, just sign it."

After Jiang Mu signed the contract, Nelson signed an agreement with him for him to coach the first team next season. At this time, Zhao Guangming had just read the contract. Zhao Guangming's annual salary was 30,000 Dutch guilders. Although he and Jiang Mu's

The annual salary difference was more than double, but it was still more than 100,000 yuan when converted into RMB. Naturally, Zhao Guangming agreed and signed the contract immediately.

After the contract was signed, Dirk and Nielsen invited Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming to dinner at the hotel, which was considered as a way to catch up with each other. At the wine table, the two parties chatted and laughed happily. Jiang Mu's talent made Dirk like him more and more.

He invited Jiang Mu to his home when he had time, so much so that even Nielsen noticed something fishy and looked at Jiang Mu even more differently.