Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 125 I suddenly wanted to change my foot
"Beep!"

"Okay, the second half of the game begins!"

"There is no movement from Zurich yet, but the home team Villarreal has already started making substitutions, with Rodri replacing Cheryshev!"

"Hiss, I feel like Escriva is planning to use Rodri more."

This is not the first time this season that Rodri has been substituted at the start of the second half.

Escribá provided Rodri with a lot of opportunities, and the Spanish rookie did seize the opportunities given by the coach.

Whether it is coach Escriva, CCTV commentators or Villarreal fans, everyone thinks that this is a very talented player.

I just wonder when he will make his first La Liga start?
"Go, just go!"

Winter urged Sal to press forward. Tang Ye couldn't understand what the other side was saying, but it seemed that he wanted to change the attack route.

No matter what, let’s just hold this Sar first!
Following Sal running back, Tang Ye kept looking back.

He is a little tired now and can't defend completely, so he tries to prevent the opponent from passing the ball from the side.

He just needs to be a deterrent here.

What Tang Ye didn't expect was that the Zurich players didn't take his pressure seriously at all, and Sadiku passed the ball directly to Sarr.

grandma's!
Tang Ye couldn't bear it anymore and went straight to Sal.

"Beep!"

"Zurich's offensive foul! Sal knocked down Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye's strategy is very clever. He knows he can't fight against Sarr, so he puts pressure on the side and induces the opponent to commit a foul!"

Depend on!
Tang Ye is rolling on the ground now.

This Sal looks to be about 1 meters tall, not much taller than Tang Ye.

But why is the body so stiff?

[Perfect, King Tang made a tactical foul! ]

[My brother Mongo’s basketball IQ is still top-notch. This wave directly puts the brakes on the opponent’s offense]

【Vamos Villarreal! 】

The game reached the 72nd minute, and Escriva was ready to make a substitution.

He knew that Tang Ye didn't have the stamina to play the entire game, so he reserved a substitution spot for him today.

Castillejo was standing on the sidelines, but Escrivá was not in a hurry.

Haller was just brought down and Villarreal successfully got a chance for a set piece!
Bruno, the team's top set-piece player, is holding the ball with both hands.

After taking a deep breath to adjust himself, Bruno decided to make a good cross, but Tang Ye stood in front of him at this time.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Seeing Tang Ye, Bruno became a little nervous and took a step back unconsciously.

"that……"

Tang Ye touched the back of his head with his right hand: "How about letting me do it?"

"..."

"can you?"

“It should work!”

Tang Ye turned his head and glanced at the restricted area.

This distance is pretty good.

Should be able to perfectly display the ability of [Ward-Prowse's topspin free kick template]!

"..."

Bruno thought about it.

He was a little hesitant because the location of this set piece was indeed quite good.

But after thinking about it carefully, Bruno passed the ball to Tang Ye.

This is not a penalty kick, and there is really nothing to argue about for a set piece. Since Tang Ye wants it, give it to him!

"Thanks Bruno!"

Tang Ye placed the ball on the arc just drawn by the referee and used his hand to brush away the white foam in front of the ball.

"Villarreal's direct free kick, Bruno gave the free kick opportunity to Tang Ye"

"Run into the penalty area yourself"

"It has been confirmed that Tang Ye will take Villarreal's free kick!"

"Let's take a look at the quality of Tang Ye's free kick..."

The fans' attention was fixed on Tang Ye on the screen, who was standing behind the left side of the ball.

He seemed to suddenly think of something and touched his nose with his hand.

If the ball was kicked with the left foot, the arc would be better, so Tang Ye moved three steps to the right and came to the position behind the right side of the ball.

fan:?
"Hey, Tang Ye is going to kick with his left foot?"

"This is, haha, what's going on?"

The CCTV commentators were all stunned.

Although Tang Ye has the ability to pass the ball with both feet and it is very convenient for him to pass the ball, the opponent will not press you when you take a set piece. In this case, shouldn't you use the foot that you are most comfortable with?
The fans were confused, but Tang Ye actually never thought about his left or right foot at all.

To put it bluntly, Tang Ye didn't know whether he was using his left foot or right foot. He felt the same way about both feet.

Tang Ye only knew that if he kicked the ball with his other foot, it would have a greater chance of reaching the correct location.

"Tom!"

Escrivá shouted: "Honestly, we are only leading by one goal!"

Tang Ye had kicked free kicks with his left foot before, and Escrivá knew this, but he also knew that Tang Ye's dominant foot was his right foot.

If you are right-footed, you should use your right foot to kick set pieces.

Instead of using your left foot!

Huang Qian is leading now, but only by 1 goal. It is really a bit too much for Tang Ye to play like this!
Hearing Escriva's voice, Tang Ye turned his head.

Oh!
Seeing Tang Ye turning around, Escriva was delighted and quickly shouted: "We are only leading by one goal, only leading by one goal!"

what……

Tang Ye took a deep breath.

Mr. Phelan is right, they are only leading by one goal now.

Only one ahead!
Escrivá was definitely not happy with this, and he probably meant to let himself shoot directly.

hiss--

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye felt a little stressed.

He is good at indirect free kicks, not direct free kicks.

But there was no other way. Since Mr. Feilan had asked for it, Tang Ye could only give it a try.

Tang Ye gave a thumbs up and Escrivá breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Tang Ye raised his left hand.

!!!

Escribá suddenly panicked because this was the gesture for a direct free kick!
Leave you!

Snapped!
The ball was hit and Zurich's penalty area fell into chaos.

Haller and Pato ran into the small penalty area at the same time!

Although Tang Ye gave the direct free kick gesture, Villarreal's offensive players still had to fight for the landing point!

Jump up!
The Zurich goalkeeper's attention was all on Haller and Pato, and Tang Ye's free kick went directly to the upper left side of the goal.

It's not a dead spot in the absolute sense, but it's almost there.

[You get counterattack points*15]

Well?
Tang Ye blinked.

He just gave it a simple try, but he didn't expect that he would actually get in in the end!
I feel comfortable now!
“GGGGG—OOOOOO—LLLLLLLL!!!”

"The goal was scored by... (Spanish)"

"TOM!!!"

The announcer's voice shouted out, and Tang Ye rushed out directly from the position where the set piece had just been taken.

Quick run-up!
Knee down!

Make sure the toes of both feet are pointed inward!
Swish swish!
His knees and calves rubbed against the grass, leaving four black bars along the way.

Two deep and two shallow, they seem symmetrical from a distance!

"VAMOS!"

Bruno shouted at Tang Ye, then noticed the black marks on the grass: "Wow! What is this!"

"Ha ha!"

Alai bypassed Bruno.

Bruno looked like he had never seen the world before.

It’s just the four-bar sliding kneeling move. Tang Ye practiced this every day in the base in Utrecht last season!
"VAMOS!"

The Villarreal players hugged each other around the corner flagpole.

After Tang Ye scored directly from a free kick, the score became 3:1!

"I rely on..."

Escriva took a deep breath and then pursed his lips.

Although he didn't know why Tang Ye didn't listen to him just now, he got in anyway.

With the topspin arc and the final attack angle, Tang Ye's left-foot free kick is really something!
Sitting back in the chair, Escriva became more curious about the youth training base called Shandong Luneng Taishan.

What kind of youth training base would allow players to train set-pieces with both feet at the same time? Of course, this is secondary.

The point is.

Why can Tang Ye really practice set pieces with both feet! ? ?

Escribá acted quickly and immediately replaced him with Castillejo after Tang Ye scored.

"Clap clap clap!"

Applause broke out in the stadium, and Tang Ye imitated the fans and applauded himself.

"Tom!"

Boom!

"Tom!"

Boom!

The home fans at the Love Song Stadium were very enthusiastic and cheered for Tang Ye who had a perfect performance today.

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye and Castillejo high-fived each other before leaving the court, and then raised his right hand to greet the fans.

"Tom!"

"Vamos Tom!"

Sitting on the bench, Tang Ye untied his shoelaces very comfortably, feeling very relaxed.

Although he made a fatal mistake in this game which led to the team losing the ball, he played very well overall!
"Well done!"

"Come on, Tom!"

Marty and Soriano asked Tang Ye to fist bump in turn. After the latter responded, he leaned back in his chair, drank a few sips of water, and then watched the game from the bench.

Being able to qualify for the Europa League at least shows that Zurich was in pretty good shape last season, and they did put in a good performance.

It’s a pity that they entered Group L. Villarreal is under great pressure in Group L. Zurich, which is much weaker than Villarreal, is even trembling!

"Hey, Tom!"

Soriano woke up Tang Ye who was thinking.

"what happened?"

"Can you also kick set pieces with your left foot? How did you practice that?"

Soriano was curious.

Tang Ye's ability to kick set pieces with both feet seems to be useless.

But it’s so handsome!
As a midfielder, Soriano was very envious of Tang Ye's ability: "Does this require talent? Do you think I can practice it?"

talent?

Tang Ye shook his head: "This doesn't require any talent at all."

"Don't you need talent?"

Soriano's face lit up with joy.

If no talent is needed, does this mean that he might as well practice it just in case?

"So...Tom, how did you train yourself to do this?"

"effort"

Tang Ye looked determined: "Training with your non-dominant foot requires a very high level of proficiency. This doesn't require talent, but you must work very hard."

Soriano fell silent.

Come to think of it, the ability to accurately strike the ball with your non-dominant foot is definitely not easy to acquire.

With his upper body leaning back and looking at Tang Ye in front of him, Soriano couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Villarreal's No. 99 may look lazy on weekdays, but he is actually a very hardworking guy.

Only God knows how hard this guy works behind the scenes!

Innate bipedal ability?
Just a fairy tale!

……

At the end of the game, Villarreal held on to the score of 3:1 and successfully won the game.

Looking at the post-match data, Tang Ye's overall score was as high as 8.1, only 0.1 point lower than Pato who had the highest score.

It was a pity that he missed the MVP, but because of his outstanding performance in the game, Tang Ye was still invited to the press room of the stadium.

Following Escriva, Tang Ye came in and closed the door.

Villarreal's press room is a little different from Utrecht's. The space here is larger and there are a lot more reporters.

Tang Ye was not quite used to this environment, but fortunately, it did not make him feel too much pressure.

Click!

Click, click, click!

"Ferran, you won the game today. This is obviously a very good start for the team..."

The reporter spoke slowly. I thought he wanted to praise Villarreal, but unexpectedly this guy suddenly changed the subject and talked about the group stage division.

"But we need to note that in this season's Europa League, you were placed in Group L with Inter Milan and Ajax, which is also the so-called group of death. Did you guess that you would meet these two teams before the draw?"

"Of course not. There are 48 teams participating in the draw and we have no way of knowing who we will face in advance."

"So you are not prepared?"

The reporters in the room focused their attention on Escriva, and even Tang Ye couldn't help but look towards the coach.

"No, of course not"

Escriva shook his head: "We just didn't expect our opponents before, but we are very well prepared for the Europa League games. Just like today, we knew that our opponent in the first game was Zurich, so we prepared for it and finally won."

The reporter pondered for a moment and then asked a question that all fans were curious about.

As the team's head coach, does Escrivá think the team has a chance of qualifying from the group stage?

"Um……"

The Spaniard bit his lower lip lightly. It was obvious that this question was not so easy to answer.

Fortunately, he had made some preparations before entering the room.

"Inter Milan, Ajax, and Zurich are all very difficult opponents to deal with. As for whether we can advance, my answer is that we are ready,"

After thinking about it carefully, Escriva added: "I think we will qualify as the second in the group."

Click, click, click!

The reporters didn't care about anything else, what they cared about most was the last words that Escriva said.

Qualify as second in the group?

It depends on whether Escrivá will be slapped in the face!

After finishing the interview with the team coach, the camera in the room slowly turned to Tang Ye.

"Tom, we noticed that you originally planned to use your right foot to take the set-piece in the second half, but later switched to your left foot. What was your consideration?"

The microphone was passed to Tang Ye, who answered without thinking: "I suddenly wanted to kick with another foot, so I changed it."

The reporter's mouth twitched, and Escrivá, who was sitting next to Tang Ye, also became a little uneasy.

This……

Are you pretending?

Looking closely, Tang Ye's expression now looks very serious.

It didn't seem like he was pretending, he was answering seriously.

The reporter leaned over and asked, "Isn't it... too casual to suddenly want to change your foot?"

"It's not random. I think my left-footed free kicks are pretty accurate."

"Then why did you use your right foot to take set-pieces before? I mean, in the warm-up match before, and in Utrecht?"

“Because I am more used to using my right foot.”

reporter:?

"This, this... You mean, your left foot is more accurate, but you are more used to using your right foot, is that right?"

The reporter looked at Tang Ye, and Tang Ye was also looking at the reporter, his expression was dull.

Ok……

Is that what you just said?

Tang Ye's confused expression now clearly showed that he didn't know what to say, so the reporter then asked, "So when you pass the ball, do you prefer to use your left foot or your right foot?"

"..."

The two people stared at each other.

Tang Ye narrowed his eyes and lowered his head slightly. His brain was working at a very high intensity: "Is it the left foot?"

The reporter leaned forward.

Is it the left foot?

I understand the principle, but why do you use questions?
"It should be the left foot. If it's not the left foot, then it's the right foot. Well, it might be the right foot."

Tang Ye nodded.

Aren't the left foot and the right foot the same thing?

Do you guys play football based on your dominant foot?

"..."

The reporters in the audience looked at each other.

Yes, is there something wrong with their ability to understand?

……

(End of this chapter)