Europa League: Time to exhibit for Van de Beek | Champions League 2019

The Dutch Ajax, followed by Real Madrid, faces Getafe in Europa League on Thursday

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“He said to me: 'Yes, I know Donny. He is good at this, that, that …'. I couldn't believe I described him so in detail.” When your idol knows so much about your son, the pride a father feels becomes immeasurable. For Andr van de Beek, that the same Johan Cruyff unraveling the virtues of his offspring with such accuracy, it was an unforgettable moment.

It was only possible thanks to another myth pay off as Sjaak Swart, or, translated, the player who most often wore the shirt of the Dutch. Until the age of 17 in the entity ('one club men') the Ajax trricampen member of Europe. 'Mr. Ajax 'always noticed Donny. He even lent him his house when Van de Beek got up at six and did not return home until eleven to be able to train and rest normally.

It wasn't until the previous year that the world set its sights on the 22-year-old crack. If there was a combined revelation last year that was undoubtedly the team of Erik Ten Hag. De Jong, De Ligt, Ziyech, Van de Beek … their names will remain in the football imaginary of that Champions and will be intertwined forever with the fun of playing ball without fear of huge monsters whose showcases expose the glory of past wars.

These reckless Dutch youths faced the King of Europe in the Bernabu and were able to go back to get into rooms with a casual style and a taste for the ball. When the draw decided it was the Vecchia Signora The next opponent, the Dutch team did not get upset and presented that joy for the leather at Juventus Stadium with CR7 in front. It was in the next phase, with a goal from Tottenham in the last minute, when fortune left that stupid team.

exodus

That meant a great exodus of talent in the Dutch pearl factory. Last summer, De Ligt set sail for Turn and De Jong, for Barcelona. This winter, Ziyech has been known to play the next campaign at Chelsea. For his part, Van de Beek was until the last day of the summer market on the Madrid agenda. It is said that meringues have him tied. United also appears, who has set his eyes on him because he knows that Pogba It will go in June. The power he holds to reach the opposite area makes him a box to box tireless in style Fede Valverde. Even Mou put him in the 'ideal eleven' of the last Champions campaign.

Donny wants to play white. The deployment that the Dutch possesses is to the taste of Bernabu. Your first powerful step allows you to overcome lines. The strength in individual duels makes him a winner, with great ability to steal balls in disputes. Recovers a lot to be a flyer. It maintains possession and is very aware of the space for maturity that it should have. He manages the times and prefers to go towards the rival goal. All these attributes make him a great player, but what makes the difference is his tactical intelligence. He always took advantage of it to appear in the area. It does not arrive, it appears … because it almost always makes it brand free. The Real already has prepared the 70 'kilos'.