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Tong Yi asked: "Then do you know where your problem lies?"

Van Dijk didn't answer at the first time, but thought carefully for a while, then shook his head slightly, expressing that he didn't know.

Tong Yi looked at Van Dijk and said, "Actually, you don't have any major problems!"

Van Dijk was instantly puzzled.

There is no major problem, so why is my state not good?

Seeing Van Dijk's doubts at a glance, Tong Yi said, "Because these problems are common at your age, they are not really big problems."

Van Dijk was even more puzzled: "A common problem?"

Tong Yi nodded.

After a long pause, he said: "During the defense of the recent game, did you clearly make a judgment in your heart, but you didn't take any action?"

Van Dijk was startled as if struck by lightning.

Seeing Van Dijk's reaction, Tong Yi knew he was right.

Tong Yi continued: "You are hesitant, you are not confident! Or, you are afraid!"

Van Dijk lowered his head slightly.

Tong Yi sighed and said: "In fact, based on your talent and current strength, most of the defensive judgments you make in your heart will not make mistakes. You must have this confidence in this point, and you must believe in yourself."

Van Dijk immediately raised his head and stared at Tong Yi brightly.

He didn't expect Tong Yi to have such a high opinion of him.

Tong Yi continued: "The reason why you are hesitant and afraid is because you made a mistake in your defensive judgment in the previous few games, and you were scored by the opponent, which led to the loss of the game, right?"

Van Dijk, who was silent, did not speak, and nodded slightly.

It is indeed the case!

In the previous game, it was because of his defensive mistakes that led to the loss of the ball, which eventually led to the team losing the game.In fact, in the few games before losing the game, he had made many mistakes in defensive judgment, which led to a back pass, allowing the opponent's offensive player to face the goalkeeper directly and complete the shot.In the first few times, he was lucky and the goalkeeper played well, so he didn't concede the ball and lose the ball. His problems were not magnified.

Recently, a pitiful mistake led to conceding the ball and losing the ball. Coupled with the fanning of the media reporters and fans, Van Dijk was a little afraid to make moves in the game.When facing the opponent's offensive players, he made accurate defensive judgments, but he still hesitated to make moves.

Therefore, this has caused Van Dijk to perform very poorly in recent games, and his state has seriously declined.

Seeing Van Dijk nodding, Tong Yi was not surprised at all.

Looking at Van Dijk in front of him, Tong Yi actually felt a little distressed.

If he hadn't brought this guy from Groningen to Crystal Palace, he wouldn't have been exposed to so many media reporters and fans at this age, and he wouldn't have been under so much pressure.He can easily grow up in the Netherlands and Scotland for a few years, and slowly become the world's top central defender.

It's all my own reasons that caused Van Dijk's current discomfort.

Tong Yi immediately said: "Actually, this is not your problem!"

Van Dijk was shocked, and immediately looked up at Tong Yi, his eyes full of doubts.

Tong Yi smiled and said: "Actually, you have not made many wrong defensive judgments in the game so far. The reason why you feel that you made a lot of mistakes in your eyes is because of your hesitation and fear in the later stage. On the other hand, what you are facing are those mature old fritters who have been in professional football for decades. Your defensive judgment is correct, but they still disintegrate your success with their years of rich experience. Defensive anticipation."

Van Dijk understood, and gave you Tong Yi with bright eyes.He asked weakly, "Is that so?"

Tong Yi nodded and said, "Of course!"

This gave Van Dijk an instant boost of self-confidence. There was nothing wrong with his defensive judgment, and he himself was still very good.

Van Dijk clenched his fists.

Tong Yi asked suddenly: "Do you know what your biggest problem is now?"

Van Dijk shook his head suspiciously and said, "I don't know!"

Tong Yi didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "Your biggest problem is that you are still very young and seriously lack experience in games and defense. Do you think this is a common problem among you now?"

Van Dijk suddenly realized that Tong Yi meant this!

He nodded immediately.

Tong Yi continued: "You are a very good player and a very talented player. As long as you accumulate a certain level of game experience, you will definitely become one of the best people in the world. You must have this confidence!"

Van Dijk was hot in his heart, he didn't expect that Tong Yi would be so optimistic about him, and would have such a high opinion of him.He was very excited in his heart, and he was also very grateful to Tong Yi for his attention and cultivation.

Tong Yi continued: "How is experience accumulated? Experience is accumulated through repeated practice and mistakes. Therefore, now you must let go of your courage in the game, don't be afraid of making mistakes, and be bold and decisive. This will be of great help to your accumulation of experience, and you should not hesitate in the game."

Van Dijk understood what Tong Yi meant.

Seriously, he was thrilled.

But Tong Yi continued: "At your age, don't be afraid of making mistakes, and do it boldly. Just make sure that when you face the same scene again, you can find a way to deal with it and don't make mistakes again. Then such mistakes are actually worth it. Yes, it will also be of great help to your growth."

Van Dijk nodded firmly, he understood.

The knot in his heart was finally untied at this moment.

Tong Yi also said: "During this period, your performance may be very good for a while and bad for a while, and the ups and downs will be very large. But don't worry about it, because this is a process that you have to go through at this age. It's a process of growing up."

Van Dijk listened humbly.

Tong Yi said: "Of course, this process is also a process of sharpening your mental quality. A strong enough mental quality is also a necessary condition for becoming an excellent central defender, so at this stage, you have to learn to control your emotions, learn to How to deal with the pressure with a normal mind and so on."

Van Dijk felt that what Tong Yi said today would really benefit him for life.

Tong Yi also said: "Virgil, I am really optimistic about you, and I have great expectations for you. I hope you will not let me down, grow up well, and become our Crystal Palace in the next ten years. The best central defender and become a rear legend in the history of Crystal Palace professional football club. I believe you have this talent, and I hope you don't waste your talent."

The excited Van Dijk immediately said firmly: "Boss, don't worry, I will work hard and never let you down, please believe me!"

Tong Yi nodded slightly and said, "Of course I believe in you, let's work hard!"

Van Dijk nodded firmly.

Tong Yi continued: "You and Aymeric are the young central defenders that I value very much. He is also a genius like you. I hope you can become the most loyal partners and become the best of Crystal Palace in the next ten years. The central defender combination will become the best central defender combination in the next ten years in the Premier League. Come on, boys!"

Van Dijk thought of the French kid in the team, that guy was really talented.

Van Dijk immediately said: "Boss, don't worry, I will train with Aymeric. From now on, we will start to cultivate a tacit understanding between us, and we will not let you down!"

Tong Yi nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I trust you!"

Van Dijk was very happy.

However, at this time, Tong Yi still reminded Van Dijk and said: "Your performance may fluctuate very much recently. I hope you can maintain a good attitude and not be influenced by the outside world. Do it at the request of yourself and the coaching staff, understand?"

Yes, Tong Yi still needs to vaccinate Van Dijk.

Otherwise, if Van Dijk's mentality collapses during this period, everything will be over.

Van Dijk nodded resolutely and said, "Boss, don't worry, I will work hard!"

Hearing this, Tong Yi nodded slightly, very satisfied.

Tong Yi discussed the defensive matters with Van Dijk again, and then let Van Dijk leave.

Van Dijk was very happy when he left, and he was not as decadent as he was a few days ago.

On the second day, all the players of Crystal Palace felt the change of Van Dijk.This guy Van Dijk also talked more, laughed more, and looked much more relaxed.More importantly, this guy is getting more and more decisive in training, and his defense is getting better and better.Of course, sometimes mistakes are made, but from the point of view of the political system, it is much better.

Everyone was shocked, and they couldn't understand why Van Dijk changed so much overnight.

Seeing the changes in Van Dijk, Tong Yi was very pleased.This young man is really transparent at one point. It's really great to have such a big change in one day.

On the same day, Tong Yi brought Laporte over again and said almost the same thing.

Laporte was also very excited, and he didn't expect Tong Yi to take such a fancy to him.He also immediately stated that he will train with Van Dijk more recently to cultivate a tacit understanding between the two.

Tong Yi is naturally very satisfied, and Tong Yi is also planning to hand over the two to Campbell, so that Campbell can train the two defensive details and cultivate the defensive tacit understanding between the two, so that they are more familiar with each other. can better cooperate.

Seeing this, Delaney's eyes darkened.

But then he thought of his age again, and he gave another wry smile.The future belonged to young people. He himself was old. What's the point of eating the jealousy of these little guys?

Therefore, Delaney didn't think about these issues anymore, what he has to do now is to grasp the present moment.In his opinion, these two little guys are completely in charge, and they will go there in three or four years at the earliest.At that time, I was already 35 and six years old, and it was time to give way to others.

But now, the position of the main force must belong to him Draenei!

Now suppressing these young words, Delaney is still very confident.

Delaney is naturally worried about their club's captain, McCarthy, who is only 29 now.If he hadn't been seriously injured this year, it would be impossible for Van Dijk to become the team's main central defender.

Now that Tong Yi is so optimistic about Van Dijk and Laporte, what will happen when McCarthy returns from injury?

Delaney suddenly worried about McCarthy's future.

However, he doesn't have any deep friendship with McCarthy, after all, he only transferred over this summer.What he was afraid of was that after McCarthy returned from injury and saw that his position was gone, would he have conflicts with the head coach Tong Yi?

McCarthy's weight in the hearts of the fans is still very high. If there was a disturbance at that time, what kind of chaos would the Crystal Palace be like?

He can't imagine it!