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

Chapter 168 80 overall rating! La Liga Round 15 vs Atletico Madrid!

After Villarreal defeated Zurich 3-1, the group stage of this season's Europa League ended.

In Group L, it goes without saying that Villarreal, which has won all six games, ranks first. Following Villarreal is Ajax, which has 6 points.

As a previous Champions League champion team, Inter Milan suffered an upset in this season's Europa League, with 6 wins, 2 draw and 1 losses in 3 games, a total of only 7 points, and no chance of qualifying.

As for the knockout stage, 12 teams from each of the 2 groups in the Europa League will qualify, so there will be 24 teams. In addition, there will be 8 teams from the UEFA Champions League, and 32 teams will form the 32 teams of the Europa League knockout stage.

It is not a good thing for the teams participating in the Europa League that the strong teams of the Champions League will suddenly appear in the Europa League. Coach Escriva also made it clear to the players during training.

"Even if we are drawn against a Champions League team, we can just play normally. Being eliminated from the Champions League shows that those teams are not in good shape this season. We are in good shape, so we actually have a chance."

On the training ground at the base, Bruno nudged Tang Ye with his elbow and said, "So, Tom, would you like to meet a Champions League team?"

“Of course not.”

Tang Ye shook his head quickly: "But I haven't played against a Champions League team yet. If we really meet one, I can play against it. I think we shouldn't be afraid."

“You are very confident.”

Bruno pinched the back of Tang Ye's neck hard: "So have you finished your homework?"

"..."

Tang Ye switched positions with Musacchio, and Bruno spread his hands.

I thought Mr. Phelan was the only bad guy in the team.

But now it seems that Bruno is not a good person either!

"It's okay. Although the draw will start soon, I want to tell you that our focus now is not the Europa League, but the league."

Escribá's words attracted Tang Ye's attention. The Spanish coach of Villarreal stretched out his two fingers and said, "Two days, we will play against Atletico Madrid in two days!"

Atletico Madrid!

Tang Ye's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Atletico Madrid is now ranked fifth in the league, with points not much different from Villarreal, and can be said to be an absolutely strong team.

correct!

Remembering that he still had a skill to upgrade, Tang Ye quickly opened his panel to take a look.

[De Bruyne crosses from the bottom level 2: similar]

Proficiency: 179.5/200
There are 21 points of proficiency left...

2 points of proficiency in 21 days, to be honest, it is still a bit rushed even with the bonus of Pogba's mud. It depends on how Escribá arranges the team's training in the next 2 days.

In the following time, Escribá briefly talked to the players about the characteristics of Atletico Madrid's playing style.

According to Escriva's speculation, Atletico Madrid will adopt a 442 formation in the game, which means that their defense line will be relatively wide, which will bring difficulties to Villarreal's flank attack.

Under the leadership of coach Simeone, Atletico Madrid players may play in a slightly tougher style.

Simply put, they may commit fouls frequently.

"Damn, they won't just kick me, right?"

Under Escriva's exaggerated introduction, Atletico Madrid seemed like a team that relied on kicking people to win, which made Tang Ye feel a little nervous.

He was maliciously tackled once when he was in Utrecht and had to rest for nearly half a month before returning to the game.

Ok……

Escrivá looked Tang Ye up and down: "I think you should not be afraid"

"Ah, why?"

Tang Ye's eyes lit up: "Won't they kick me?"

Escrivá chuckled and said, "You can avoid confrontation. Just focus a little. If someone tackles you, just dodge it."

Tang Ye's ability to avoid confrontation is top-notch in the entire La Liga, which means that even if his physical fitness is weak, he rarely gets injured.

This is Tom's talent!

"This……"

"Okay then"

Tang Ye nodded.

In the next few days, Tang Ye trained as usual, but in order to deal with Atletico Madrid, Escribá had the players conduct targeted set-piece and center penetration attack training. By the time the starting lineup was announced, Tang Ye's proficiency had barely reached 190.

At this time, Tang Ye had two choices. One was to give up directly, and the other was to stay at night and practice for a while longer to first raise the proficiency of [Crossing the Ball] to level 2.

In the end, Tang Ye gave up and followed Ale and Bruno to the cafeteria.

Bruno stirred the salad in the bowl with a serious expression: "To be honest, tomorrow's game is not going to be easy."

"Atletico Madrid is not easy to play against. Griezmann and Saul are very good."

Pato added that he is considered a veteran in La Liga and is familiar with Atletico's players and their style of play.

"It's okay, we'll see what happens when the time comes!"

Realizing that he could not affect the team's morale, Bruno quickly added a few words: "I just saw that Atletico's number of goals in the past two months is not even in the top 2 in La Liga. If we can break down their defense, we still have a chance to win."

Speaking of opening their defense, the players at the table invariably turned their eyes to Tang Ye.

At this time, Tang Ye had just bitten on the hamburger, and he felt very embarrassed when his teammates looked at him like this: "Um, do you want to eat it too? But it seems that there is only this one..."

Bruno patted Alai, signaling him not to stare at Tang Ye: "It's okay, just play normally, just play normally"

Tang Ye ate the hamburger in his hand and remained silent.

After hesitating for nearly half an hour, Tang Ye finally changed the decision he had made long ago. He played a few FIFA games on his mobile phone to take a break, and then went to the locker room to get his sneakers.

He was still 10 points away from proficiency, and his opponent every day was the strong Atletico Madrid. Tang Ye felt that he needed to make some effort tonight.

Tang Ye did not start training directly, but used a cart to move the dummy from the equipment room to the front of the goal.

The reason why Tang Ye did this was because his system was very strict in judging training. If there were no players or dummies in the penalty area, the proficiency he would gain would be very, very little.

Everything is almost sorted, Tang Ye takes a few simple steps.

I check my phone and it's 6:50pm.

Well, I should be able to reach maximum proficiency by 7:.

【You bought Pogba's hair mud】

Snapped!
[De Bruyne crosses from the bottom level 2: similar]

Proficiency: 191/200
Snapped!
[De Bruyne crosses from the bottom level 2: similar]

Proficiency: 191.5/200
In order to ensure that every kick can achieve the best effect, Tang Ye needs to observe the situation carefully before kicking and imagine the possible landing point of the next pass.

To be honest, it is not tiring to just practice passing the ball. What Tang Ye needs to overcome is the barrier in his heart and slowly accept the fact that he has to take the initiative to practice more.

"Shit!? Tom?"

Tang Ye was just about to make the next cross when Ale's voice suddenly came from behind.

Alai took the phone and quickly ran to Tang Ye's side: "Were you punished by Feilan?"

"No"

Tang Ye turned around and was a little happy to see Ale, because it meant that he wouldn't have to stay alone on the court all the time.

The sun sets early in winter, so even with lights on, it’s still easy to get scared.

"So what are you doing... wow, are you training yourself?"

Alai stretched his neck and was a little confused about Tang Ye's behavior: "So why did you do this?"

"Um, I just felt that my cross was a little uncomfortable, and then..."

Tang Ye explained slowly.

"All right"

Alai nodded and said, "I think you might be a little too nervous. You're the starter tomorrow. If you practice more now, your muscles will become tense and you won't feel comfortable playing every day."

"It's fine"

Tang Ye waved his hand.

He has the help of [Kante's Hot Chocolate Milk], so even if he practices until 10 o'clock tonight, it will not affect the game the next day.

"Sebastian, I was always like this when I was in Utrecht, and it didn't affect the game the next day."

"It seems to be the same..."

Alai took a deep breath.

Tang Ye’s personality is that he doesn’t like training.

But his talent is more durable.

This……

Without thinking about it, Alai looked around and finally found a bench on the stands, so he asked, "Tom, how long do you plan to practice?"

"Half an hour, half an hour should be enough."

Tang Ye replied.

"Will you be scared if it's dark at night? Do you need me to stay?"

"This one……"

Tang Ye was hesitant, so Alai moved a stool over and sat down: "Then I'll wait for you, and I can take you home later."

Ale stayed on the sidelines, watching Tang Ye running up and passing the ball on the field, not knowing what to say.

Although Tang Ye is not very reliable during training, he is always serious when facing the team and his teammates.

Ale can feel that Tang Ye really wants to win tomorrow's game against Atletico Madrid!
Snapped!
[De Bruyne's cross from the bottom lv2: Similar → lv3: Simulation]

Proficiency: 1/400
[Pass: 87 → 88]

[Overall rating: 79 → 80]

"call……"

He let out a long breath, and the sudden sense of achievement made him very happy.

88 passing attributes!
The most important thing is that his comprehensive attributes have exceeded 80!
……

At the same time, in the far office building, Escrivá and Marti also did not leave. The two coaches of Villarreal were discussing the team's tactics for tomorrow's game.

"Their (Atletico Madrid) defensive tactics are mainly to limit passing, which is very effective when playing against La Liga teams."

Marti pointed to the hot spots of several Atletico Madrid players on the laptop screen.

It can be seen from the heat map that Atletico's forwards and midfielders will retreat deeper when defending.

This is the characteristic of Simeone's tactics, they will make their defense very dense.

This is also a headache for other La Liga teams when facing Atletico Madrid, because Atletico Madrid players have very good defensive coordination ability when facing passing and controlling the ball.

“But we don’t need to worry too much.”

Escriva said suddenly.

This season is quite special in the entire La Liga. They not only play passing and controlling the ball, but also long passes and fast breaks.

The reason is that there is a midfielder in the team who likes to make trouble and often makes some wonderful passes, and this will be the key to breaking the deadlock in tomorrow's game against Atletico Madrid!
When talking about Tang Ye, Escrivá let out a long breath and turned his attention to the notebook.

VS Atletico Madrid, starting player: Tang Ye (non-core).

It still felt like something was not right, so Escriva picked up the pen and added a few more words.

VS Atletico Madrid, starting player: Tang Ye (non-core) (non-core).

Escrivá needs to keep reminding himself.

"Tom shouldn't be our core player, he's just on loan!"

"What about tomorrow's game?"

Marty asked his question.

"This is a special situation," Escribá explained, "Tomorrow's game is special, so let him play as the core first. Atletico Madrid is too strong."

"Phelan"

Marty suddenly raised his head and looked directly into Escrivá's eyes: "People who take drugs say they won't get addicted at first."

"No no no, I'm not addicted, I'm not addicted, believe me, I'm definitely not addicted"

“Special treatment for special situations”

"What about the last time we played against Leganes?"

“That was also a special case.”

"If we had lost that game we would have fallen out of the top three," Escrivá explained.

"Marty, don't worry, I already know how to get rid of the team's dependence on Tom."

As Escriva said.

When the time is right, Escriva will step up as the team's head coach.

stand out!
Detoxify the entire Villarreal team!
……

Dongqiudi event preview: In the 15th round of La Liga, Villarreal will play against Atletico Madrid at home, with Tang Ye and Griezmann leading the starting lineup.

Match preview: La Liga's strangest spear vs. the strongest shield, who will win this crucial 6-point battle between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid?

The weirdest spear in La Liga?

It seems as if the staff of Dongqiudi don't want to work there anymore, but that's not the case.

"Weird" is the byword for Villarreal this season, and the fans watching the game can feel it most clearly.

When watching other La Liga teams’ games, fans will have a premonition when a goal is about to be scored, and their heart rate will jump from 80 to 100 and then to 140.

But the game of Villarreal is different, 80 can become 160 in the next second.

The ball went in before my heart could fully react!

This is the weirdest spear in La Liga!

And today, the strangest spear is facing the strongest shield.

Only one can survive!
……

"China Central Radio and Television! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"We can see that both teams are ready!"

"The game has begun. Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Villarreal..."

"Then it's the visiting team Atletico Madrid!"

The camera turned to the visiting team coach Simeone with a serious expression on the sidelines, and the commentator Su Dong began to introduce Atletico Madrid's starting lineup.

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Godin, Savic, Juanfran

Midfielders: Koke, Thiago, Gabi, Angel Correa

Forwards: Griezmann, Gameiro
Head coach: Simeone

Atletico's formation was the same as Escribá predicted, and their starting lineup was not much different from Escribá's prediction.

This is very good news for Villarreal.

Because during the pre-match preparations, Villarreal conducted targeted training based on Atletico Madrid's current tactics.

Simply put, Atletico Madrid was like having no clothes in front of Villarreal today!
【Come on, King of Football, Tang! 】

[It's really hard to play against Atletico Madrid. I feel like Villarreal can just get a draw in this game]

[Draw? I think Villarreal should have a good chance. Atletico Madrid was a bit underwhelming in the last game.]

[In fact, it’s not Huang Qian that matters, it’s Tang Ye’s mood today]

[It’s like this, if Tang Ye is unhappy today, he will take his good friends to beat Atletico Madrid! ]

"Villarreal!"

Boom!

"Villarreal!"

Boom!

The cheers from the home team fans were loud.

This is because Villarreal's opponent today is very strong, and the fans know this, so they want to put as much pressure on the opponent's players as possible.

Villarreal is now very close to Atletico Madrid in the standings, and losing this 6-point battle would be an unacceptable consequence for fans of both sides.

Snapped!
Rodri passed the ball to Tang Ye from the left. Tang Ye did not rush to control the ball, but ran forward little by little following the ball.

Just as I was about to observe Atletico's penalty area, the opposing defensive players had already taken their positions.

This……

Just like what Mr. Ferran said, the discipline of Atletico Madrid players is really exaggerated!

There is no chance to pass the ball at all!
Because he couldn't find any passing route, Tang Ye started to control the ball on the spot.

Thiago ran towards Tang Ye quickly!
Not in a hurry!
Tang Ye spun around on the spot, then suddenly passed the ball to Gaspar on the right.

Escriva wanted to say something, but after careful consideration, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Tang Ye once again violated the team's discipline.

But don't worry.

If Tang Ye's rotation caused some problems in the first half of the game, Escrivá would punish him well in the midfield!
Gaspar gets the ball!

Tang Ye ran in between Thiago and Koke, and then Gaspar decisively passed the ball to Tang Ye.

This is a very classic two-pass combination, and Tang Ye is looking for the angle to pass the ball again.

However, Atletico's reaction was very fast. Just as Tang Ye was about to run a distance towards the baseline with the ball, Koke and Hernandez stopped Tang Ye from the front and the back.

problem occurs!
Two defensive players rushed to steal the ball together. Tang Ye knew he had no chance to protect the ball, so he quickly looked to the left.

Wow, there is also an Atletico player playing in Bruno's position.

Tang Ye kicked the ball back with his heel, his original intention was to pass it to Gaspar behind him, but the two of them had different ideas.

Gaspar had already run away when Tang Ye passed the ball!

This wave is a loss of ball possession!
“Oh!!”

The away team fans suddenly made a noise, Koke stepped forward to intercept Tang Ye's pass, turned around and ran towards the Villarreal goal.

Damn!

It was not a good situation. Tang Ye quickly chased back and tried to snatch the ball from Cork, but Cork ran very fast, leaving Tang Ye with no way to stop him.

Snapped!
"Koke! Move the ball sideways to the weak side of the right. There are relatively few Villarreal defensive players on the right side now!"

"This should be an opportunity for Atletico!"

"See what Atletico Madrid chooses!"

boom!
Gameiro heads the ball to Correa!

Correa continues to run forward with the ball!

Atletico's attack is like this, passing the ball quickly and then everyone takes turns running forward a little.

This style of play makes Villarreal a bit of a headache because you can't guess who will be the next player on the opposing team to dribble the ball forward.

"Wow!"

Correa passed the ball directly to Griezmann in the middle, and Atletico's French striker ran towards the top of the arc with the ball.

"Pay attention to the top of the arc and the wing!"

Escribá reminded the players on the field and Musacchio rushed up quickly.

Griezmann is a player with comprehensive technical characteristics and he has the ability to shoot from long range.

Villarreal can’t let Griezmann have the chance to shoot from long range!

boom!
Musacchio and Griezmann collided with each other.

But Griezmann had already passed the ball before the collision!
Cork on the left!
Koke never stopped running after kicking the long pass, which is why he now appears at the left bottom line.

Although the style of play is tough, it would be a big mistake to deny Atletico Madrid's passing and control level!
Facing Griezmann's through pass, Koke raised his left leg and made a direct cross!
Gameiro!
boom!
"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"Gamero's break!"

"Atletico Madrid was the first to break Villarreal's goal!"

After scoring the goal, Gameiro quickly ran out of the field to celebrate, but Griezmann and Koke stood there without moving.

Oh?
Tang Ye realized something and looked towards the right corner flagpole.

The linesman held the flag in his hand horizontally.

Wow, offside!

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

If the opponent scored a goal within 10 minutes of the start of the game, we really wouldn’t know how to continue the game.

"Pay attention to marking the man, the wing is very important, very important, pay attention to the wing!"

Escrivá kept shouting towards the field.

He saw clearly from the sidelines that Villarreal had not yet established its overall rhythm, so they were attacked quickly by Atletico Madrid.

This was something Escriva was unwilling to accept.

Today is Villarreal’s home game!
"Pay attention!"

Bruno and his teammates on the field emphasized it again.

The game continued, goalkeeper Asenho kicked the ball into the penalty area, and Tang Ye and Rodri went over to grab the ball.

After getting the [Anthony Ultimate Rotation] template, Tang Ye's sense of the ball has been improved a lot, and now he is quite confident in stopping high balls.

Stretch your legs!

boom!
The ball hit the ground and bounced back.

Ok, the landing point was misjudged, the ball didn’t hit the target!

But it doesn’t matter, Tang Ye used his head to push the ball back onto the grass from the air.

With one foot on the ball, the momentum of the controlling midfielder is undoubtedly revealed!

"I come!"

Gabi rushed directly towards Tang Ye!
Tang Ye reacted quickly, kicked the ball to Rodri on the left, and then decisively avoided the confrontation.

Tang Ye jumped out and shouted, and Rodri immediately made a good pass to him.

Stagger a few steps, don't rush to use the first kick.

Take a sneak peek into the restricted area.

Well, this should be an opportunity!
Snapped!
Tang Ye kicked the ball into the penalty area.

It was a high ball with an arc, it was really high, and when it was kicked out, it went over Thiago's head.

call!
After completing the leg swing, Tang Ye stood in place, staring at the penalty area.

There should be some drama, right?
……

(End of this chapter)