When Yang Yang walked into the concert hall, he immediately drew everyone's attention.
He was undoubtedly the star of the evening at Royal Festival Hall, the focus everyone was vying to watch, regardless of whether he ultimately won an award.
In the past, Yang Yang had attracted the world's attention mainly as a player. Now, however, another halo had appeared around him: Head Coach.
As the saying went, outsiders watched the spectacle, while insiders saw the finer points.
The strength of Yang Yang's Ajax, its completely transformed performance compared with last season, and the team's tactical style had all dazzled the experts. Everyone could sense the changes in the team.
As Alfredo had written in his column, this young Youth Guard had injected fresh blood into the dull European Football scene.
As the team's de facto Head Coach, Yang Yang had naturally won unanimous recognition from the professionals.
No one knew what results they would achieve next or whether they could qualify from the group. But their away comeback against Bayern Munich and their crushing away victory over Eindhoven had both shown the strength and potential of Yang Yang and Ajax.
Many people had also seen the future of Ajax's players. In fact, many European powerhouses were already itching to make their move.
Under such circumstances, Yang Yang's appearance at the FIFA awards ceremony with the entire Ajax squad naturally drew everyone's attention.
The moment Yang Yang entered the concert hall, people kept coming over from all around to cultivate connections with him.
Anyone could see that Yang Yang was not only the number-one figure in World Soccer, but also a rising young manager in European Football.
"You really played beautifully!"
After finally waiting for the crowd around Yang Yang to disperse, French coaching legend Wenger sauntered over.
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