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

Chapter 236: Tom took a step back for the team

, beep, beep——!!!
"The referee blew the whistle!"

"After 120 minutes of fierce battle, Villarreal lost to Besiktas at home with a score of 2:3"

"The two teams are currently tied at 5-5 and the away goals are the same, which means they will decide the final outcome through penalties."

Besiktas played against Villarreal away from home and achieved a score that no one could have imagined.

Leading Villarreal 3:2!

Coach Gunes' tactics have effectively limited the performance of Villarreal players!
Now Villarreal and Besiktas will have a penalty shootout to decide the team that will advance to the semi-finals!
Real-time battle report from Dongqiudi: Overtime ended with both teams tied on aggregate and entered a penalty shootout.

[Oh my god]

[Beşiktaş created a miracle this time, the 5 defenders directly locked down Villarreal]

[Penalty shootout, brothers, penalty shootout! ]

[Besiktas has no chance, Haller, Bruno, and Bakambu are all penalty experts]

[Talisca's penalty kick was also very powerful! 】

"..."

Tang Ye didn't say anything. Besiktas' special tactics made him play uncomfortably.

Although they scored a goal, they did not win the game before the end of overtime!

Now it's a penalty shootout!

Tang Ye’s first penalty shootout in his career!
Seeing the anxiety in Tang Ye's expression, Alai walked over and put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

"It's okay, it's okay, their penalties are not as good as ours!"

As Alai spoke, he pinched the muscles on Tang Ye's shoulders: "Trust me, Tom, I'll be the first to go up, and I'll score the penalty!"

It is Allais's responsibility as the team's number one penalty taker to transfer the pressure from his teammates to himself.

Suddenly thinking of something, Alai put his mouth close to Tang Ye's ear: "Have you ever taken a penalty kick before?"

"In Utrecht?"

"No, a little further forward!"

Alai shouted.

Tang Ye only spent one season in Utrecht's first team, and Ale watched him develop.

Tang Ye has never taken a penalty kick in all his games for Utrecht, nor has he taken a penalty kick in all his games for Villarreal.

But now he's going to the penalty shootout!

"I played in a penalty shootout when I was in the Chinese youth training camp, and we won that time!"

"That's great!"

Alai smiled and said, "It would be great if you had experience. You won that penalty shootout, and you will win this one too!"

“But I didn’t play when we won.”

"..."

Tang Ye's answer left Alai at a loss for words.

When Tang Ye joined Utrecht and Villarreal, he brought tactical changes to both teams, which resulted in Tang Ye not participating in much penalty training.

Ten Hag and Escrivá are both training his passing and attacking abilities!

"It's ok!"

The two walked to the side of the court, and Alai patted Tang Ye's shoulder again: "Tom, I will lead you to win, this is my promise"

Tang Ye is an excellent player and he shouldn't have lost in the quarter-finals because of a penalty shootout.

He should be in the semi-finals!

Should be in the finals too!
"hurry up!"

Escribá urged, and both sides had some preparation time before the penalty shootout began. The Villarreal coach called all 11 players on the field to the front of the bench.

"I know you are very unhappy with the score. I didn't expect it to end like this. They played very well, but that's not the point now!"

The stadium was so noisy that Escrivá had to shout out loud to make sure the players around him knew what he was saying.

"We are now facing a penalty shootout and we need to win it"

Escriva's lips trembled.

Advance through penalty shootout!
The problem is that Villarreal has only given its players three penalty practice opportunities this season!
Marty handed the tactical board to Escrivá, who looked around at all the players in front of him.

"We now need to determine the order of the penalties! Sebastian, you're first, any questions?"

Alai immediately said there was no problem.

"And then the second one, Bruno!"

"The third one is Matteo (Musacchio)"

"The fourth one, Bakambu!"

The order of appearance in the penalty shootout is basically the ranking of the penalty takers in the Villarreal team.
As the number one penalty taker, Haller was the first to appear.

The fourth penalty taker Bakambu was the fourth to appear!
"And then there's the fifth person..."

As he spoke, Escriva took a deep breath.

Find Tang Ye hiding behind Alai: "Tom, are you willing to go up?"

Tang Ye's contribution to the team this season is obvious to all, and he deserves a penalty kick opportunity at this time!

"The fifth one is too stressful. You can choose to be the fourth one to appear, or the second one!"

Escriva added, and Bruno immediately said: "Tom, I can change your position, I can play fifth"

"..."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Tang Ye's breathing quickened, and Alai reached out and grabbed his arm: "Tom, you can do it"

After hesitating, Tang Ye did not answer Escrivá's words immediately. At this time, cheers from Villarreal fans came from the stands.

"Villarreal!"

Boom!

"Villarreal!"

Boom!

This is the sound of Villarreal fans shouting the team’s name!
This is their desire for promotion!

"..."

Turning his head back, Escrivá and Marty were staring into his eyes.

After comprehensively considering his penalty kick ability, Tang Ye finally took a step back.

"Mr. Phelan, I'm sorry..."

"It's okay! It's not something to be ashamed of. Everyone has his own strengths."

Escrivá reached out and grabbed Tang Ye’s shoulder: “The fifth penalty kicker will be Nicola (Sansone)”

The order of appearance was determined. Captain Bruno went to the referee to toss a coin to choose sides, while the other players stayed on the sidelines to adjust their mentality.

Tang Ye squatted on the ground. Escrivá finally gave him the 8th appearance order. If nothing unexpected happened, he would not have to play.

Looking at the grass in front of him, Tang Ye looked a little aggrieved.

It would be great if he was also a penalty kick expert, then he wouldn't have to take that step back just now.

"It's fine"

Alai squatted beside Tang Ye without knowing when: "Ferran said that everyone has his own strengths. We will take you to the finals, and you will lead us to win the finals. Tom, believe me, I will score the first goal."

Tang Ye didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

“He really gave up”

In front of the bench, Marty held his head.

"I told you, he probably won't play, you still don't know him well"

Looking at Tang Ye squatting on the grass, Escriva couldn't help feeling a little distressed, but at the same time he also felt a little admiration for this little guy.

As the number one star of the Villarreal team, Tang Ye should have the right to take a penalty kick at this time. This is also the reason why Escribá let him play for the fifth time even though he knew that Tang Ye's penalty kick skills were not good.

But Tang Ye finally refused.

Because he knows that taking a step back will be beneficial to the team.

"Both players were ready, and Villarreal, who won the coin toss, chose the goal, which they placed on the side away from the away fans."

"Beşiktaş chose to play first!"

"The first one to appear is Talisca!"

Ten Villarreal players stood in a row on the center circle, shoulder to shoulder, each chewing gum.

Talisca came to the penalty spot with the ball, and standing in front of him was Villarreal's starting goalkeeper Asenho!

The home team fans in the stands taunted Talisca!

"Beep!"

"Talisca, see if Besiktas can score the first goal..."

"The ball goes in! It was a very tricky shot. It was useless even if Asenjo guessed the direction!"

Besiktas:√

Villarreal:

Talisca's penalty kick is very strong, which is why Besiktas chose to take the penalty kick first.

They have to find the momentum first!
Next up is Yellow Dive!
The first one to appear is Ale!
"Look at me"

Alai patted Tang Ye on the shoulder and then walked forward.

"Come on Alai!"

"come on!"

"come on! Come on!"

The Villarreal players were under a lot of pressure, and Tang Ye could clearly feel that Rodri was using a lot of force when pressing on his shoulders.

Tang Ye's shoulder hurt a little, but he didn't say anything.

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

The first player to appear on the Villarreal side is Ale!
Ale scored the goal easily!

"Beautiful Alai!"

"..."

"Bakambu missed the penalty!"

"Villarreal missed the chance to beat their opponent directly in the fourth goal!"

The CCTV commentator held his head in his hands, and in the camera, four or five Villarreal players were squatting on the ground.

Besiktas: √×√×
Villarreal: √√√×
Because Bakambu missed the penalty, the suspense was left until the fifth goal. "It's okay, it's okay!"

Bruno pulled Bacambra over and said: "It's okay, we are still leading now. If they lose the next ball, we will win."

Tang Ye squatted on the ground and watched as Besiktas' fifth penalty taker came out.

It's Hutchinson!

During regular time and overtime, Tang Ye almost pinned Hutchinson down, but let’s not focus on that now.

Penalty kick ability is the key now!
Hutchinson's penalty kick ability is not comparable to Tang Ye!
“Beep beep beep beep!!!”

“xuuuuu——!!!”

"Rubbish! Rubbish!"

"Trash!"

The home fans are constantly trying to interfere with Hutchinson!
Because if Hutchinson missed the penalty, Villarreal would have won directly.

【Diudiudiu! 】

[No need for Tang Qiuwang to take action, Hutchinson should just commit suicide]

[Asenho! It’s up to you, Asenho! ]

"Hutchinson, stand at the penalty spot!
"Hutchin

Hassen is under a lot of pressure now, because his goal directly determines the fate of the team..."

"Run and shoot!"

"The ball is in!"

Besiktas: √×√×√

Now both sides have 3 goals, and Villarreal still has one chance.

If Villarreal scored the fifth goal, they would win the game.

If you don’t score, you have to start the next round!
"I rely on myself..."

His breathing gradually quickened, and Tang Ye high-fived Sansone who was about to go forward to take a penalty kick.

Come on, Nicola!

Don't play the second round!

If they want to play a second round, Tang Ye will be forced to play!
In the camera, Sansone walked out and took the ball from the referee.

When they found out that the fifth kicker was Sansone, the fans in the live broadcast room and the stands were a little confused.

【? ? ? ? ? 】

[Don't you want to give Tang Ye a kick? ]

[What is Escribá thinking, the top scorer in the Europa League is not given a penalty position? ]

【Awesome! 】

The discussion taking place in the comment section of DocQiuDi is exactly what Escriva was worried about before.

The fans don’t know whether Tang Ye has the ability to take penalties. They only know that as the team’s top star, Tang Ye should have the right to play in penalty shootouts.

In the eyes of fans, it was Sansone who took Tang Ye’s position!

Escriva narrowed his eyes and looked at Sansone on the court.

Sansone is under the greatest pressure now!

He was even under more pressure than Ale, who was the first to appear!

In front of the bench, Cheryshev prayed silently to God.

"Sansone!"

"The fifth player to appear for Villarreal was Sansone. To be honest, I was a little surprised when I saw Sansone."

"It's like this, Escrivá may have considered that Tang Ye is young and can't handle the pressure, so he didn't choose to let him play."

"But it doesn't matter, let's take a look at Sansone!"

The referee blows the whistle!

Sansone starts running!
Hit the door!

Goalkeeper Favre guessed the direction and Villarreal fans held their breath.

But Sansone's penalty kick was at a good angle!

"The ball is in!"

The picture on the big screen of the Ceramic Stadium suddenly changed. The score of 2:3 disappeared and was replaced by a high-definition version of Villarreal's team logo.

【Villarreal WIN】

"Roar--!!!!"

Escribá rushed directly into the field with the players on the bench behind him, and the players who were already on the field started running quickly on the field.

"Vamos!"

Tang Ye and Bruno hugged each other.

"Vamos!!!!"

Almost 3 hours of play.

Villarreal was restricted by Besiktas' tactics.

But they finally won the game!
"Beautiful, Nicola!"

Tang Ye and Bruno collided with Sansone: "We won, we won!"

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

"Villarreal!"

The fans in the stands cheered loudly, and Escrivá, Sansone and Bruno hugged each other one after another, and finally hugged Tang Ye.

"Mr. Phelan, we..."

"Tom, we won!"

Although it was not the final, the ups and downs in the process made the players feel differently about the victory of this game.

"Yellow Submarine~Yellow Submarine~~~"

Villarreal's team song was playing in the stadium, and Tang Ye and Bruno were greeting the fans in the stands.

"Do you regret not taking the penalty kick?"

"what?"

The noise at the scene was very noisy and Tang Ye couldn't hear Bruno's words clearly.

"I said, do you regret not taking the penalty kick?"

"No regrets!"

Tang Ye didn't need to hesitate to give the answer. He pointed his index finger at Favre who was sitting in front of the goal with a frustrated look on his face. Tang Ye shouted, "He is very good at saving penalties. If the fifth ball was given to me, I wouldn't be able to score."

This is the absolute truth. Given Favre's ability to control the direction, Tang Ye's fake moves would most likely not fool him.

Fortunately, Tang Ye refused the opportunity to play for the fifth time, otherwise the penalty shootout might have to be played for a second round.

"Tom!"

"Didn't I say I would help you win?"

Ale ran over from behind with a smile, high-fived Bruno and stood beside Tang Ye. The three of them waved to the fans in the stands together.

"So, Tom, will you lead us to win the final?"

"Let's not worry about the finals yet, Sebastian?"

"Why do you say that?"

"We haven't even started the semi-final yet..."

“Oh, it seems so.”

After thinking for a while, Tang Ye added: "If we really make it to the finals, I will definitely try my best. Well, even if we don't make it to the finals, I will try my best. I will start working hard in the semi-finals."

……

Football Emperor's report: With an aggregate score of 6:6 and a penalty shootout of 4:3, Villarreal defeated Besiktas and advanced to the Europa League semi-finals, where they will face Ajax.

Hot discussion among football experts: What do you think? Escribá did not give Tang Ye a high priority for penalty kicks. Is it because of his poor penalty kick ability or his bad mentality?
[Although Sansone's last kick was very accurate, I still think GGBond should have taken the kick]

[It doesn’t matter, I won in the end anyway]

[Is it true that Tang Ye can’t take a penalty kick? 】

[Your Europa League top scorer can't take penalties? ]

[Hiss, the main reason is that Tang Ye’s technical characteristics are extreme, it’s really hard to say whether it will be true or not]

[I give up. King Tang is still the MVP of this game. He took over the MVP penalty shootout but didn’t play.]

Click, click, click!

In the press room, Escrivá, Marty, and Bruno sat together.

Escriva, who was sitting in the middle, felt relieved.

The choice of Villarreal's penalty taker is very controversial.

Fortunately, Sansone scored the goal with the last kick, otherwise Escrivá would probably have been scolded to death by the hot-tempered Spanish fans!
"First of all, Ferran, I need to congratulate you on winning this game. You lost in the regular time and overtime of this game. Besiktas' tactics seemed to have a good restrictive effect on you. Can you talk about this?"

"Well... they (referring to Besiktas) were in very good form today. Of course, it was mainly due to their special tactical arrangement. Their pressing made it impossible for our backcourt players to pass the ball, which directly led to Tom not being able to display his abilities."

"It's a very good tactic, but I have already thought of a solution. I will make further modifications to the team's tactics after I go back today."

The season is almost over, and the team’s qualification loopholes discovered at this time must be dealt with quickly.

They will play Barcelona at Camp Nou next month!
"Then can we talk about today's penalty shootout? You won the penalty shootout, but Tom didn't take the penalty. Was this your arrangement? Can you tell me why you arranged it this way?"

Tang Ye deserves a penalty kick position, fans and reporters unanimously agree.

Why didn't Escribá let Tang Ye take the penalty kick?

"In my original plan, Tom was our fifth penalty taker."

"Then why..."

"He told me he wasn't ready yet, that he might not be in great shape for penalties today, so he refused."

As he spoke, the scene of Tang Ye squatting on the grass emerged in Escrivá's mind.

It’s a pity that Tang Ye didn’t stand up at that time.

But objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with Tang Ye doing that.

Tom is right!
……

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(End of this chapter)