amazing coach

Chapter 51 The War of Words

(Don’t think wrongly! The start of football is always serious.)

When Jiang Mu and Altidore arrived at the press conference, Zwolle's assistant coach had been waiting for several minutes. He seemed very impatient. Zwolle's head coach Fernando was unwilling to attend this embarrassing event.

At the press conference, he, the assistant coach, also felt embarrassed, but he had no choice but to say a few words to Fernando and leave immediately.

When the host saw Jiang Mu arriving, he quickly said: "Mr. Jiang Mu is also here. Now let's ask Zwolle's assistant coach Feiner to give his opinion on this game."

Feina looked at the note in front of him expressionlessly and read: "I'm sorry to the fans and friends in front of the TV and the reporters at the scene. Coach Fernando is unwell, so I will attend this press conference in his place.

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Hearing the boos from the audience, the reporters were as smart as monkeys. How could they not hear such a poor excuse? Many people were waiting for the reporter's question session to expose Feiner's lies.

"...We didn't perform well in this game and were not fully prepared. Alkmaar controlled the rhythm of the game. Each of our players did not perform to their own level. This is the strange result at the end of the game.

The reason. Of course, it’s not that our players didn’t try their best. Many tactics on the football field are mutually reinforcing. Our players were restrained. They worked hard but did not get better results. This makes me regretful.

Let me reiterate the team's goal. Although we lost miserably in this game, it does not affect our goal of competing for first place in the final stage. I believe the players have regained their fighting spirit after adjustments."

What Feiner said was quite satisfactory. He not only explained the reason why the head coach did not participate in the press play, but also apologized to the fans and put forward the team's goals. It can be said that Feiner is very qualified as a spokesperson.

Feiner's speech had no highlights and was purely scripted. The reporters focused on Jiang Mu, hoping that the head coach in his twenties could reveal some explosive news.

"This is my first time attending a press conference. I may have said something inappropriate, so please forgive me, friends from the media."

Jiang Mu took a sip of the mineral water handed over by Altidore and said easily in Dutch that although it was his first time as a head coach, he attended many such occasions, so he did not have stage fright.

Many reporters in the audience did not know that Jiang Mu could speak Dutch, and they all looked surprised when they saw Jiang Mu speaking in fluent Dutch.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate my players. They played so well today. They made the sun eclipse this afternoon. It can be said that before the game, I never expected that the score would be like this. It was much better than I expected.

Six more balls.

Everyone knows that the strength gap between the Dutch second division teams is not big. It is crazy to have such a score. Even teams like Ajax and Real Madrid may not be able to score 9 goals. Because

This is my third day coaching this team, so all the credit for the victory goes to the players, they are the real heroes.

"...The victory is of course an overall victory, but we cannot deny the outstanding performance of some players, otherwise it would be unfair to them. Like our front three, Kuyt, Im and Altidore, they

They are the players with the best performance in this game. Without their outstanding performance, we may be able to win this game, but there is absolutely no way we can win so easily and so heartily.

Altidore is our engine, the new core of Alkmaar. He is fully capable of establishing himself in any Eredivisie club. Im has comprehensive skills and superb shooting skills. Without his opening record, there is no way the game will go as far as it will go.

At every step, he gave the team the initiative.

I would also like to give special praise to Kuyt. This young man is playing in a professional league for the first time. He is only 17 years old. It is a risk to let him start on such an occasion. If the team's injuries were not too serious, I would not

I will do this. I am actually a conservative coach, but he brought surprises to all of us. Naturally, I don’t need to say more about his performance. I tell him here that as long as he can maintain his current level in training

, I will let him play in the next game..."

Jiang Mu talked eloquently, mainly praising his players, and secondarily talking about his coaching philosophy and the problems of the team, without mentioning a word of his own contribution.

Next was a speech by Altidore, who attended as a player. The core midfielder who was re-activated by Jiang Mu from the second team talked about his views on this game and the changes that have taken place in the team in the past few days.

"This is the team's first victory in two months. It's really unexpected to win so happily and so crazy. I think the craziest Alkmaar fans would not dare to make such a guess. The reason why such a score can be achieved is

I think there are several reasons: First, morale. After coach Jiang Mu came to Alkmaar, the morale of the team has been greatly improved. I don’t need to say more about the role of morale in a team. Everyone knows

Not ball blind.

The second is luck. If you say there is no luck in scoring nine goals, it would be a lie.

The third point is victory in the details. We were very well prepared for this game. Coach Jiang analyzed the characteristics of each opponent's player in detail and made cards for us, so we played with ease in the game.

The fourth and most important point is the change in the team's playing style. Although coach Jiang Mu has only coached for three days, we have known about his tactical concepts very early. As early as the Dutch Cup and the Oriental Dragons

We have studied his style of play during the game. When Coach Jiang was in the youth team, everyone was familiar with it, so it is wrong for Coach Jiang to say that all the credit goes to the players. Our tactics today are completely Jiang style tactics.

Overall pressure, high-position pressing, ball control in the backcourt, and wingers cutting inside, these are the essence of Coach Jiang's tactics. So I think today's victory is actually a tactical victory."

Veteran Altidore's speech aroused applause from reporters. Many reporters originally looked down upon Jiang Mu, thinking that he achieved such a big victory in just two days of coaching because of the credit of his predecessor Van Dijk. What do they think of Jiang Mu now?

It's completely changed.

Next came the Q&A session with reporters. After the Zwolle assistant coach answered two questions from the reporter, seeing that the reporter was deliberately making him look bad, he cunningly refused to answer and left directly despite the host's dissuasion.

The only ones left at the scene were Jiang Mu and Altidore. Altidore is well-known in Dutch football and is not young at all. The reporters did not have much interest in him. The questions mainly focused on Jiang, whose identity is somewhat mysterious.

On the animal husbandry.

"Coach Jiang, did you ever think about losing before the game?" The first person to stand up was Hendry, a reporter from "News Comprehensive News".

"No."

"Why? After all, you have only been in office for two days."

"Because I believe that winning or losing in football is more a reflection of overall strength. The so-called round football is just an excuse for losers." Jiang Mu said unceremoniously.

"What if we really lose?" Hendry, who has a good relationship with Jiang Mu, asked ruthlessly.

"I apologize to the fans and the club, saying that I didn't do my job well. Fortunately, we won." Jiang Mu said with a smile.

"You have been saying that your football is winning football, and your style is relatively conservative, but today you played beautifully and openly. Why is that?" a reporter from "The Telegraph" asked aggressively.

"First of all, I want to make it clear that being good and winning are not contradictory. In fact, being good and losing are contradictory in many cases. Secondly, I can win today very well, mainly because my opponent is weak, but I don't think so.

If you are weak and want to play against us at the Dehout Stadium, it is normal for you to lose a lot."

"Then, does Coach Van Dijk have any credit for this big win?" the reporter from "The Telegraph" asked hatefully.

"Yes, I think even if coach Van Dijk is in charge, we can win this game by four or five goals." Jiang Mu replied matter-of-factly.

"Hahaha."

Jiang Mu's false and true answer aroused bursts of laughter in the press conference hall. Everyone knew that Jiang Mu was speaking sarcastically. Van Dijk could even lose to the deputy squad leader of the Dutch second division, but he could beat Zwolle by four or five.

The ball is a joke.

Jiang Mu's answer made the reporter from "The Telegraph" embarrassed to ask any more questions. Then another reporter stood up. He was a reporter from "International Football". Many reporters from major media came to the scene today.

"Coach Jiang Mu, what impact will this big victory have on you and the team?"

Jiang Muchao: "Of course, this big victory will make my managers, players and fans trust me more. In a group, trust is priceless."

"I just got the news that Eamonn, the leader of the Dutch second division, also won the game. Now there are only six rounds left in the league, and the points gap is still 12 points. Does your goal of direct promotion need to be revised?" Another reporter stood up and asked

He said, his expression and tone were both joking, and he obviously disapproved of Jiang Mu's goal.

"No, unless there is no hope at all, I will not modify the target plan. In addition, there is another good news that you don't pay attention to. The second-place Cambur team in the standings is tied, and we are close to a goal.

"Jiang Mu didn't think his goal was ridiculous at all, and replied seriously.

Next, Jiang Mu answered several reporters' questions. His answers aroused the interest of more reporters, who all stepped forward to ask questions. However, time was limited. After a delay of ten minutes, the host had to interrupt the reporters.

enthusiastically, announcing the end of the press conference.

This is the first time Jiang Mu has attended a press conference as the head coach of a professional team. Because he is Chinese, many of his previous words and deeds were outrageous. More importantly, he was too young, and many of the questions asked by reporters were very inappropriate.

Tricky, intentionally or unintentionally wanted to make things difficult for Jiang Mu, but Jiang Mu relied on the experience and wisdom of two lives, plus the help of Chang'e-1, to cope with it easily, and often had wonderful words, which made the reporters on the scene and watching the news

Fans at the press conference were full of praise. In his first professional appearance, Jiang Mu gave the outside world a good impression both on and off the court.