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

Chapter 17 He Has Not Yet Reached the Level of a Genius

After the game, Ten Hag was interviewed by local reporters at Utrecht's home stadium, the Galgenward Stadium.

Click!

Click, click, click!

The press conference was very lively, and the photographers gave Ten Hag extremely good treatment. The Dutchman couldn't even open his eyes because of the constant clicking.

"Eric, the No. 99 player who provided the assist in the final minutes today, we understand that he was just promoted from the second team. Did you bring him into the first team because you thought he could be trained with emphasis?"

"Well, that's right"

"We know that he made such a wonderful pass in the second team's warm-up match. May I ask... is he a genius?"

"genius?"

Ten Hag raised his eyebrows: "Don is very talented, but he is not yet a genius"

"Then how do you explain today's pass?"

"Oh, you mean that pass, that's the result of training"

Ten Hag smiled at the reporter: "After Tang was promoted to the first team, I developed a special training plan for him, which helped him to have better passing ability"

what?
The reporters looked at each other.

It turns out that this pass is not a talent, but the result of targeted training by the head coach!

Ten Hag!
Famous coach, capable!
……

"Assisted in the lore against Groningen, the talented teenager announced his return"

"Only passing the magic ball, Utrecht coach Ten Hag announced that he was responsible for Tang Ye's pass!"

"With 4 last-minute goals in 2 games, Utrecht has officially ushered in the Ten Hag era!"

The fourth round of the game brought Tang Ye into the sight of more Chinese fans, and everyone was very surprised by this young genius.

16 years old, Eredivisie, came on as a substitute in garbage time in 2 games, had 1 assist and 2 steals.

With his outstanding performance, Tang Ye successfully entered the first team canteen.

It’s just the same as I remember, the variety of dishes in the first team cafeteria is at least three times that of the second team cafeteria!
Tang Ye and Amrabat sat together for dinner. Since both of them were promoted from the second team, they had more common topics.

"Hey, Tang!"

Alai walked towards Tang Ye with his plate: "Can I sit here?"

"Ok, of course, it's okay, you sit down!"

Tang Ye moved his butt slightly inside, leaving the space outside for Alai.

Alai simply drank some grapefruit juice and didn't eat anything. He thanked Tang Ye: "Tang, your pass was great, really great. I didn't expect you to be able to get the ball to that position. Oh my God, it's incredible."

After being praised by the captain, Tang Ye suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

“You must train well in the future.”

Alai put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and said earnestly: "You have to fight with Eli for the chance to start. You know, I am not doing this for your pass, I am simply doing this for your future. Tang, you are only 16 years old, this is the time when you need to work hardest!"

“I have been working hard.”

"But you seem to be late for training today, is that right?"

"Well, I'm trying not to be late, which is also a kind of effort."

"..."

……

There are still two weeks before Utrecht's next game against Vitesse, and Tang Ye took this time to return to China.

Because of his age, he was unable to obtain a work visa for the Netherlands, which meant that he was holding a tourist visa for the Netherlands, which was only valid for three months.

He needs to go back to China every three months and then return to Utrecht for training with a new visa.

The process is rather complicated, but Tang Ye has to do this until he turns 18, unless he gives up studying abroad.

Since he would not stay for long, Tang Ye did not bring a suitcase with him. He returned with a Nike backpack given by his sponsor.

Tang Ye threw his backpack on the seat next to him, told the driver the address, and prepared to go to sleep.

But the driver started chatting with him directly.

"You look only 15 or 6 years old. You're traveling abroad by yourself on a plane. Are you an international student?"

The airport terminal is divided into domestic and international terminals, so the driver knew that Tang Ye was returning from abroad.

“No, I’m playing football outside.”

"Play football? Football?"

The driver thought Tang Ye was an international student, but when he heard that he played football abroad, he lost interest instantly: "Football has no future, it's 2015 now, IT is popular, that is, computers, you know, computers..."

"I know a little bit, it seems pretty cool, but I can't play that thing"

After Tang Ye finished junior high school courses at a sports school in China, he went to the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, Tang Ye studied in a high school that cooperated with Utrecht, and he only needed to go there for two days on weekends.

Tang Ye studied four subjects in total: Dutch, mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and computer science was not included.

"Then you should make a decision to change your career as soon as possible. A kid of my classmate has a master's degree in computer science and his starting annual salary is 30 yuan!"

The driver shared his experience with Tang Ye from the perspective of a person who had experienced it.

If Tang Ye played football, he would not be able to reach an annual salary of 30 yuan if he played in any other league except the Chinese Super League.

Moreover, computers are mental work, which is respected.

"Well, it's okay. There's no rush. I'll think about it slowly."

Tang Ye put on his headphones and stopped chatting with the driver.

Tang Ye returned home around 1 p.m., but he did not tell his family in advance. So when Tang Ye bumped into his mother at the door, her expression was stunned.

Seeing Tang Ye carrying a backpack in front of him, Zhang Qingqing quickly took the backpack from him, then took out her phone with great effort: "Ah, Zhengxiong, come down quickly! Come down quickly! Your son is back!"

"Well, Tang Ye, Tang Ye..."

Zhang Qingqing casually put Tang Ye's backpack on the ground, then hugged Tang Ye tightly, and the key chain in her hand kept making a "ding-dong" sound.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Three minutes later, Tang Zhengxiong's voice appeared. He ran so fast that he lost his slippers on the road: "Hey, shit, wait a minute"

Putting on slippers, Tang Zhengxiong came to Tang Ye and said, "Tang Ye, well, you've grown taller!"

“It seems to have gotten a little taller.”

Tang Ye touched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Well... I'll only stay for one day this time."

"Ah, just one day, why?"

Tang Zhengxiong's smile suddenly froze, and Tang Ye was also a little helpless: "I am now in the first team, and I have changed coaches. That coach only gave me 5 days to renew my visa. I have to leave tomorrow afternoon."

“What the hell???”

Tang Zhengxiong frowned, a little angry at Tang Ye's coach: "Hey, Qingqing, go and pack up, let's go out for a walk and have dinner together in the evening"

"Ah, I have something else to do."

Zhang Qingqing pointed at the keychain in her hand, roughly estimating that there were 6 or 70 keys: "The keys from this month and last month have not been collected yet. I estimate that I will not be back until 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening."

"Oh, it's okay. There's no rush. Let's take my son out for a walk first."

“But I told them I would collect the money today.”

Tang Zhengxiong waved his hand: "We need to celebrate, so just exempt them from today's event."

After saying that, Tang Zhengxiong's hands were grabbing Tang Ye's shoulders: "Damn, you have definitely grown taller, awesome, you are almost taller than me!"

……

(End of this chapter)