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

Chapter 268 Returning to China to prepare for the Asian Qualifiers and the Champions League Group Stage Draw

The top comment from the football expert: Tang Ye has confirmed his return to China, but the exact time for his national team training is currently unknown. (Comments: 19834)

Since he was first selected for the national team in March this year, the news of Tang Ye's return to China has always been in the top five of Baidu's hot search list, and this time he even directly jumped to the second place.

the reason is simple.

These are the last two games of the third stage of the Asian qualifiers!

Go directly to the World Cup, enter the play-offs, or miss the World Cup directly?

The fate of the Chinese men's football team will be determined in two games!

To this end, the China Football News published a long article on its front page analyzing the next two games of the national football team.

First up is the match against Uzbekistan on August 8st, and there is only one week left before the game starts!

"Uzbekistan's defense is relatively average among the six teams in Group A. Considering the outstanding offensive abilities of Tang Ye and Wu Lei, the Chinese national team should be able to gain an advantage in the game."

[“We should be able to gain an advantage”, this makes me a little panicked]

[Can we lose to Uzbekistan? It’s very blue! ]

[Tang Ye and Wu Lei have excellent offensive abilities? I feel like Tang Ye and Zhang Yuning's cooperation should be better, right?]

[Wu Lei is really upset. The top striker of the current Chinese national football team cannot score a single goal, which completely avoids our Tang football king's strengths]

[He is not a good match for Tang Ye. If Ten Hag coaches the Chinese national football team, Wu Lei will be directly put on the bench. I am not kidding.]

[King Tang, take us to Russia! ]

“Wuhu, haha!”

On the training ground, Tang Ye and Gao Lin, who had just scored a goal, high-fived each other.

Tang Ye was in a good mood today and jumped a few times on the spot after scoring the goal.

The training intensity between the national team and the club is quite different. The afternoon training session ended quickly, but Tang Ye did not feel too tired.

Take some time to look at the system.

[De Bruyne crosses from the bottom level 3: simulation]

Proficiency: 344/400
I'm only a short distance away from upgrading my proficiency!

Standing in place, Tang Ye calculated carefully.

50 points of proficiency, taking into account the difficulty of obtaining proficiency in [Cross the Ball].

His broccoli is now at level +3, and it is matched with the [Pogba Puree] which is also at level +3.

If he concentrates on training the bottom cross in the next few days, he can upgrade this growth template to level 4 before the match against Uzbekistan!
I wonder if his passing attribute can be raised to a higher level by then?
At this moment, a ball suddenly flew over and hit Tang Ye directly on the head.

"Damn it, Tang Ye, are you okay?"

Zheng Zhi ran over, but he didn't expect that Tang Ye didn't notice his pass.

Shaking his head, Tang Ye laughed: "My my, here I come, here I come"

"When you were a kid, you cursed Brother Zhi every day on the forum, and now Brother Zhi is angry."

Gao Lin put his arm around Tang Ye’s shoulders.

"Ha ha"

Agreed to take a photo of Gao Lin.

The trainer had already set up the dummy, and Tang Ye ran over to prepare for the set-piece training.

Wen Qianshi walked towards Tang Ye with a notebook and spoke Chinese with very standard pronunciation.

"When you were away, we practiced set-piece tactics, because you know, we have never had a suitable set-piece tactic, but this tactic is very necessary."

Hearing this news, Tang Ye suddenly felt some pressure: "The competition will start in 3 or 4 days. Is it too late for me to get ready now?"

"Well, I should be able to make it in time. Marcello (Lippi) told me that I will definitely make it in time."

Looking at Lippi who was directing Zhang Linpeng and others to practice tight defense in the distance, Tang Ye shook his head.

Mr. Marcello still trusted him a little too much!

Set-piece tactics are actually not much easier than mobile warfare tactics.

How to cooperate with the players in the penalty area is a big problem!

“But I also feel that you have time.”

Wen Qianshi chuckled.

"Okay, then tell me what the tactics are."

Tang Ye changed a new piece of chewing gum and concentrated on listening to Wen Qianshi explaining the set-piece tactics to him.

Wen Qianshi pointed to the penalty area in front of the goal and said seriously: "The tactic is... our offensive players stand in the penalty area, and then..."

"Then?"

“Then you just knock on the door.”

"..."

"This... is there any more?"

"Marcello told me that top free-kick takers have their own judgment, and special tactics will affect your performance."

"All right"

Tang Ye now understood why Lippi was so sure that he could integrate into the set-piece tactics.

This shit!

Is this a tactic?

After finishing the defensive training, Lippi came over with the Chinese national team defenders, speaking a strange Italian language and making some movements with his hands.

"What is he saying?"

"He said this is the strongest set-piece tactic we can come up with at the moment."

"……All right"

Tang Ye waved his hands and carried out the next set-piece training under the arrangement of Lippi and Maddaloni.

Lippi's set-piece design was very violent. He directly pushed the players who were best at heading into the penalty area, and then Tang Ye and Zheng Zhi stood behind the set-piece.

Zheng Zhi is like Bruno. He will cover for Tang Ye, depending on the actual situation of the game.

The core is Tang Ye.

"Top free kick takers often make the most appropriate decisions," these are Lippi's original words.

Teammates, take your positions, Tang Ye is ready!
Keep your eyes open and observe.

The dummy is the defensive player, and his passing options include Gao Lin, Zhang Yuning, and Feng Xiaoting.

"Indirect free kick!"

Lippi blew the whistle after shouting.

However, Tang Ye only heard the whistle.

Just hit it!

boom!
[Ronaldo's tomahawk free kick template]!
The ball flew over the dummy and Gao Lin's head.

Without any rotation, it hung directly in the blind corner of the goal!

Zeng Cheng stood on the goal line in a daze.

"It's an indirect free kick!"

Lippi shouted.

Coming out of his thoughts, Tang Ye finally heard Lippi's voice this time.

"Ah, my problem!"

"It's okay, the next ones will be indirect free kicks!"

Lippi gestured to continue, then stared at Tang Ye, and at the same time looked at Madaloni beside him.

"Did you see that ball just now?"

"I saw it, it's amazing, but the success rate of this kind of ball is not very high. It would be amazing if it could reach 20%."

Madaroni meant that although the Chinese national team has an excellent direct free kick taker, it should still focus on indirect free kicks.

"no"

Lippi shook his head slightly, and the wrinkles on his face were very obvious in the sunlight.

"We don't have any players who are particularly good at heading the ball..."

Lippi pointed out a very critical issue.

That is, the Chinese national team's forwards are generally not good at scoring in the penalty area.

In other words, from a world-class perspective, Zhang Yuning and Gao Lin's heading ability is not outstanding.

“What is our goal rate from indirect free kicks?”

Lippi asked the question and Maddaloni quickly ran to the back to get the notebook.

"3.9%"

"I only want the data after Tom joined. What is our indirect free kick goal rate after Tom joined? Indirect free kicks within 30 meters from the goal." There are two screening conditions, but this is not a difficult task for assistant coach Madaroni who is good at processing data.

After some operations, Maddaloni got the data that Lippi wanted.

“10.4%, tripled!”

Lippi smiled and said, "This is not even 20%. Do you think I am right?"

"!!!"

Madaloni suddenly realized!

Damn!

Considering the current situation of the Chinese national football team.

In fact, letting Tang Ye shoot all direct free kicks at the right distance has the highest chance of scoring!

Simple is best!
The Chinese coaching staff immediately changed the training content after discovering the problem. Madaroni pulled Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Linpeng out of the penalty area and said, "Go practice defense, go practice defense!"

The dummy remained there and Lippi asked Tang Ye to continue training set pieces.

boom!
Boom!

After playing for more than 20 minutes, Madaroni recorded the success rate of Tang Ye's direct free kicks.

24%
It may be lower during official competitions, but it will never be lower than 15%.

The data has proved that Lippi's idea is indeed feasible!
Set-piece training was not tiring. When the training ended in the afternoon, Tang Ye was not even breathing heavily.

"Tang Ye!"

Zhang Yuning ran over from behind and said: "Damn, your direct free kick is very powerful, but I see you don't seem to use it much"

Zhang Yuning can be considered as half teammate + half fan of Tang Ye.

He often watches Tang Ye's games, but apart from the kick in the Europa League final, Zhang Yuning's impression is that Tang Ye has basically never taken a direct free kick?

Tang Ye and Zhang Yuning walked towards the chairs placed on the training ground. Suddenly, Tang Ye suggested that they sit directly on the ground.

Because he could see that Zhang Yuning was a little tired.

"Brother Lei, please help me throw a bottle of drink. Brother Yuning, what do you want?"

“I want a drink too”

"Then throw two bottles, thank you Brother Lei!"

Two people were lying on the grass.

The grass was very hot when we started training at noon, but it is much better now.

“It all depends on the actual situation.”

Tang Ye explained.

"I am good at passing the ball from set pieces, so I need to make a choice when I get the chance. Even if the referee gives me a direct free kick, I will most likely choose to pass the ball."

"But that was last season, and we don't know what will happen this season."

Tang Ye recalled: "Well, I just participated in a set-piece training for Manchester United"

"By the way, Tang Ye, can I ask you a question?"

After thinking carefully, Zhang Yuning finally decided to speak.

"You ask Brother Bei Yuning."

Tang Ye took the two bottles of drinks from Wu Lei and patted Wu Lei's thigh: "Thank you, Brother Lei"

"Haha, it's okay."

Wu Lei sat down on the sidelines, but this did not affect Zhang Yuning from telling his problems.

"I went to Bremen (Bundesliga Werder Bremen) last month. I trained with the team for a whole month and completed every training task..."

"What's wrong? The head coach doesn't want you to play?"

Wu Lei immediately guessed what Zhang Yuning wanted to say.

No chance to play is a problem that Chinese overseas players often encounter.

"It's almost the same. I can't even make the squad. So far I've only played 20 minutes in the warm-up match in Bremen."

The tone was still normal, but Zhang Yuning's expression already looked a little aggrieved.

"Tang Ye, what did you do when you first joined Manchester United? Did the head coach give you a chance if you performed well in training?"

"This one……"

Tang Ye lowered his head and thought carefully.

Zhang Yuning encountered the problem of being unable to play, and to be honest, Tang Ye felt a little uncomfortable.

“It should be because of good training performance”

After careful consideration, Tang Ye found the answer.

"I played a lot of competitions before the game, and I scored in almost every competition, and then I started. By the way, I cooperated well with my teammates."

Tang Ye put his hand on Zhang Yuning's shoulder: "It's okay, Brother Yuning, you are very good at grabbing points and fighting fiercely, you will definitely have a chance to play, don't worry"

"Tang Ye!"

Zheng Zhi's voice came from the far end: "You have a text message on your phone!"

Tang Ye got up from the grass and patted Zhang Yuning on the shoulder: "It's okay, brother Yuning, come on!"

Then ran away.

"So the key is to get along with your teammates and play well together?"

Zhang Yuning was thinking about what Tang Ye had just said, when Wu Lei kicked him in the foot.

"You shouldn't ask Tang Ye this question. His advice is not applicable to us."

"why?"

Zhang Yuning sighed.

That’s right, with Tang Ye’s level, he would probably be in the starting lineup even if he doesn’t train or play.

“You don’t have a rattan armor.”

Wu Lei laughed: "Haha, do you want to listen to my advice?"

"Brother Lei, what do you say?"

"You can play a little more uniquely during training"

Wu Lei stood up and added: "But don't be too independent"

While Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning were communicating, Tang Ye received a text message from former captain Bruno.

[Bruno: The Champions League draw will be held at noon today, Tom. It should be at night where you are. It’s the same anyway.]

"Ha ha"

Tang Ye signaled to Zheng Zhi to go to the physiotherapy room first, and then typed on his mobile phone with both hands.

[Bruno, are you afraid that if you meet me, I will beat you to death]

After thinking about it carefully, Tang Ye added.

[When the time comes, you can only sit in your Maserati and cry]

With a smile on his face, Tang Ye waited for Bruno's reply.

Now should be the time for Villarreal to start its morning training.

[Bruno: Hahahaha, Mateo is right next to me now, he said he is going to tackle you]

Arrogant Bruno!

And there is the arrogant Musacchio!
However, although……

Tang Ye still doesn't want to meet Villarreal in the group stage.

Soon it was night, and Tang Ye was lying on his gaming chair watching the live broadcast of the draw.

UEFA Champions League

Looking at the UEFA Champions League logo displayed on the computer screen, Tang Ye slowly chewed the gum in his mouth.

Before I knew it, I had entered the Champions League.

It was clear that he was still playing games in the dormitory of Utrecht II team two years ago.

Time flies!
The scene changed, and after the host's brief opening remarks, the drawing ceremony began.

Looking left and right, Tang Ye felt a little empty inside.

It would have been nice if the match against Uzbekistan had started a little later.

This way he can watch the drawing ceremony in the cafeteria with Marcus, Mr. Eric and others!
The results of the 2017-18 Champions League group stage draw are out, Chelsea, Roma and Atletico Madrid have formed a group of death, Manchester United will compete against Benfica and Feyenoord in Group A.

Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, Feyenoord.

……

(End of this chapter)