amazing coach

Chapter 43 New official takes office

AZ Alkmaar's head coach Virgil van Dijk finally left. After eight consecutive games without a win and the team falling into a quagmire, he finally acted like a man and took the initiative to resign without asking for his final year's salary.

In view of Van Dijk's gentlemanly behavior, Alkmaar is also very harmonious in its external publicity, saying that the two parties broke up voluntarily. Van Dijk has made a lot of contributions to the Alkmaar club. It is not all Van Dijk who has fallen to this point.

A person's fault is caused by many comprehensive reasons.

Because the league is not over yet, after Van Dijk left, Alkmaar immediately announced the candidate for the acting head coach, that is, the head coach of the youth team Jiang Mu. The 25-year-old Chinese was also the most popular candidate before.

Although Jiang Mu has little coaching experience, is too young, and has no connections in Dutch football, Jiang Mu has shown his super coaching talent in the Oriental Dragons, and because he has been coaching in the Alkmaar area

, is relatively familiar with the Alkmaar team and is very popular among fans. Of course, Jiang Mu is the most popular and there is another important reason. Jiang Mu’s assistant in the Alkmaar youth team, Linner Zhou, is a former Dutch international and was also an Ajak player back then.

Si's superstar, he can completely make up for Jiang Mu's shortcomings in other aspects.

There is only one thing about Jiang Mu's entry into the first team that makes the outside world and the club feel a little strange. Jiang Mu's good friend Zhao Guangming did not join the first team coaching staff, but stayed in the second team as a deputy. It turned out that Van Dijk's assistant coach Davis

Served as the head coach of the youth team.

However, many fans and players speculate that Zhao Guangming's deputy position in the youth team is just a transition. After all, Zhao Guangming is different from Jiang Mu. Jiang Mu has actual records, has a low reputation in the outside world, and his coaching ability has gained industry authority to a certain extent.

However, Zhao Guangming has no achievements, so it is impossible for him to succeed Jiang Mu in the youth team. He must at least make some achievements as an assistant coach.

The coach of the first team is completely different from the coach of the second team. The coach of the second team has no pressure and no specific indicators, but the first team is exposed to the eyes of the whole world, and its results are like the sword of Damocles hanging above its head.

The team has a complex personnel structure and is full of internal conflicts. It is necessary to complete the transformation of the team in the shortest possible time and to achieve good results in the league. This is the biggest test for Jiang Mu since his rebirth.

On the first day when he met with the players of the first team, Jiang Mu made an exception and asked "Chang'e 1" to wake him up in advance. The training time was nine o'clock. Before seven o'clock, Jiang Mu got up to wash his face, brush his teeth and cook. At seven o'clock,

Halfway through, he grabbed Zhao Guangming, who was still asleep, from the bed.

"You are seeking death, what time is it?"

Zhao Guangming angrily threw the iron basin Jiang Mu had put into his bed, got off the bed and walked to the toilet in his briefs.

"You are too lazy. Now you are a professional coach and you need to have a professional spirit. Look at me. I studied the new coach's speech on the first day until one o'clock yesterday, and now I am up earlier than you."

Jiang Mu started eating breakfast with a smile. It was difficult to describe his excitement in words as he became the head coach of a professional team for the first time. Although Alkmaar was only a second-tier team, Jiang Mu held the "Chang'e No. 1"

"With this smart computer and the advantage of rebirth, it is not impossible to turn Alkmaar into an invincible army.

Zhao Guangming walked out of the bathroom after washing up. Seeing Jiang Mu's complacent look, he couldn't help but strike: "Van Dijk has been working hard in Alkmaar for many years and has many confidants. We must prevent them from following you."

make trouble."

"Whoever dares to cause trouble will be directly transferred to the second team. You will continue to train him for me until he knows that my mother-in-law is my mother, or he will transfer and leave." Jiang Mu smiled and waved the knife and fork in his hand, and made a killing move.

A decisive stance.

"Damn, you left me in the youth team because you planned to let me be your thug. I'm afraid Mr. Davis won't agree." Zhao Guangming chuckled.

"Shelinja said that Davis will leave next season. During this period, you can dig out a few young talents and gild yourself. Then I can recommend you to Nelson and Schelinja as the head coach of the second team.

Coach, if you rely on a dog to hold you up to the wall, you can’t blame me." Jiang Mu said seriously.

"I know it too, but I only know a few people in the Netherlands, and our club has few scouts. We can only find a few talents in the area around Alkmaar." Zhao Guangming said he was a little frustrated about his job.

"Don't worry about this. I'll help you. I'll definitely give you a chance to find a good prospect like Kuyt."

"You have just arrived in the Netherlands for a year, what options do you have?" Zhao Guangming asked suspiciously.

"You don't have to worry about this, trust me." Jiang Mu said confidently.

In recent times, Jiang Mu has shown abilities that are unimaginable to Zhao Guangming and has achieved incredible results. If Jiang Mu hadn't been with him all the time, Zhao Guangming would have even suspected that the Jiang Mu in front of him was fake. Now Zhao Guangming is facing Jiang Mu

It was complete trust. Hearing this, he said: "It's easier to get on a pirate ship than to get off a pirate ship. I don't believe you, who else can you trust?"

"There are many people on this pirate ship like me who can't get on even if they want to." Jiang Mu said proudly.

"Whoever thinks so must have had their head caught in the elevator." Zhao Guangming laughed.

It was less than eight o'clock after breakfast when Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming rode their bicycles towards Alkmaar's training base.

Alkmaar's training base is very close to where Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming live. In less than five minutes, the two of them arrived at the base. At this moment, there are still forty minutes before the players start training. Apart from the administrator, the only person in the training base is Kuyt.

The two of them are training with Altidore.

Zhao Guangming sighed: "Kuyt is really a typical example of a stupid bird flying first. He is so eager to learn, and he will definitely have a foothold in Dutch football in the future."

Jiang Mu muttered: "Your eyes are not good. Kuyt's achievements are definitely higher than you think. You attach too much importance to the role of technology. Football is a team sport. For most players, technology is only successful."

Basic conditions. Skills like Ronaldo’s are the decisive conditions for success.”

"Okay, I won't argue with you. The fact that you can poach him from Katvik means that you are very optimistic about him. I believe you have a better vision than me." Zhao Guangming wisely chose to trust Jiang Mu, and in

In his later career, his trust brought about earth-shaking changes in his life.

"Just don't argue. Let's go see them."

Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming walked towards the training ground of Kuyt and Altidore.

Kuyt was practicing free kicks with Altidore. The arrival of Jiang Mu distracted Kuyt. He kicked the ball and the ball flew straight towards Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming.

Jiang Mu moved two steps sideways, stopped the ball with his chest, took it into his hand, and said to Kuyt with a smile: "Aim at me."

Kuyt was a little embarrassed and said hurriedly: "Coach Jiang, Coach Zhao, good morning. I'm sorry, I just kicked the ball."

"Good morning." Altidore also came over to greet Jiang Mu and Zhao Guangming.

"You are so diligent. If the substitutes in the first team had worked as hard as you, they wouldn't be in the current predicament." Jiang Mu praised Altidore and Kuyt with a smile.

"No matter how well the substitutes performed in training, they never had a chance to play. Van Dijk only believed in his confidants and the big-name stars he introduced. As time went by, every substitute became discouraged."

Altidore had always complained about Van Dijk, but now that Van Dijk is gone, he finally found an opportunity to vent.

Jiang Mu laughed and said: "You're right. Only those who perform well in training can play. Opportunities are fair, so players want to train. Altidore, Kuyt, let me give you a message first, because the main players are injured.

Too many, and your return from injury is not good. Today I may move you up to the first team to play in the league on Sunday, so you have to be mentally prepared."

"ah!"

"Thank you, Coach Jiang."

Altidore and Kuyt were surprised and happy. They did not expect that the first team would be promoted so soon. They thought they would have to wait until next season. Although this season is almost over, they still have the playoffs after the game.

Yes, if you can help the team reach the Eredivisie, not only will your position in the first team be maintained, but it will also be a rare honor.

"No need to thank you. It's the opportunity you fought for yourself. I have seen your recent performance in the second team. I hope you can bring victory to the first team."

"Thank you Coach Jiang for your trust. We will do our best."

Jiang Mu's two simple words moved Altidore and Kuyt so much that they thought Jiang Mu had been paying attention to them silently. They never imagined that in fact Jiang Mu only classified them based on the analysis and comparison of "Chang'e 1".

Selected.

At around 8:30, players from the first and second teams arrived at the stadium one after another. Some came by car from afar, some rode bicycles from a short distance, and some came on foot.

The players of the second team greeted Jiang Mu one after another. They had only been in contact with Jiang Mu for a month, but Jiang Mu's coaching was flexible, his management was lenient and strict, and his age was very close to the players. These young people were very

I like him. However, the players in the first team did not have a good impression of Jiang Mu. Only a few people nodded to Jiang Mu, and the others lowered their heads and passed by. Van Dijk's direct players even pretended not to see Jiang Mu at all.

Assistant coach Lin Nazhou was a little worried when he saw this scene and said: "It seems like your first three kicks are not easy to kick."

"It's nothing, as long as they obey my orders, otherwise they will all be sent to the second team. I can win with the young people from the second team."

Jiang Mu didn't mind. He came to the stadium early just to see the players' reaction. He didn't think that since he was the head coach now and had the power, he could manage the team according to his own intentions, but he was just an idealist.

The illusion is actually that power plays a very different role in the hands of different people. This is the so-called authority. Only with a certain prestige can power be implemented.