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

Chapter 277 Tom will become a penalty shooter and start in the second league game of the season
Pinned by the Football Emperor: Manchester United VS Basel in the Champions League group stage, the current score is 3:1, Tang Ye assisted and scored twice.

"United!"

Boom!

"United!"

Boom!

As the score widened, the cheers of Manchester United fans became louder and louder.

The director quickly turned the camera to see what Ten Hah’s expression was like!

The Manchester United manager in the stands...

The Manchester United coach is missing from the stands!
Football Emperor real-time report: After the third goal, Ten Hag left the stands early.

【no? ? ? 】

[I got him installed, damn]

[I thought putting my hands in my pockets was the limit, but I didn't expect Teng Sheng to be able to do it]

[You think too much, Ten Hag is not trying to show off, he is just protesting against UEFA's punishment]

[Wait until the game is over to see what Ten Hag has to say. I, the Saint Teng, will directly swallow Basel’s goal at the press conference]

The score is 3:1!
And this was played when the head coach was suspended!

The Basel fans in the stands fell silent.

They have to face the reality!

It's impossible to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford!

In the 84th minute, Van der Gag made a substitution.

"Mkhitaryan is replaced by Rodri!"

"This is Rodri's first game at Manchester United!"

"Yes, the viewers in front of the TV should be familiar with this player"

"He was Tang Ye's teammate at Villarreal last season"

Snapped!
After clapping hands with Mkhitaryan and quickly running onto the court, Rodri saw Tang Ye waving at him.

"Come on, Rod!"

Tang Ye gave Rodri a thumbs up, and Rodri responded with a thumbs up.

On the first corner kick opportunity, Rodri rushed into the penalty area very actively to grab the ball.

The same goes for the next game.

There is no vine armor on Rodri's body.

One less piece of equipment means he needs to work harder to get a chance!

The game entered the second-to-last minute of injury time!

boom!
Tang Ye set up a cannon for Rashford!

boom!
Rashford just kicked it!
Rashford's shooting was too stiff and the ball missed the target!

"Fuck!"

Shaking his head feeling a little uncomfortable, Tang Ye ran over and patted Rashford's hand.

"It's okay, come on Marcus"

……

Football Report: Manchester United defeated Basel 3:1 at home to win the first round of the Champions League group stage. Tang Ye assisted and scored twice in his debut.

After accompanying Rashford to receive the MVP trophy, Tang Ye returned to his seat in the locker room.

[Whether to receive the rewards for the Phase 1 mission]

"Tom!"

Tang Ye was just about to take the time to collect the reward when Mata came up to him and said, "Perfect performance, Tom!"

"You too, Mata"

Tang Ye and Mata bumped fists, and the latter sat down next to Tang Ye: "Do you like to participate in the attack?"

"This is what a striker... an attacking midfielder should do. Mata, you know, I play as an attacking midfielder."

"Offensive midfielder, haha"

Mata shook his head: "Well, you are the most striker-like among all the attacking midfielders I have ever seen"

After thinking it over carefully, Mata finally said what he wanted to say to Tang Ye: "But Tom, if you suddenly run too far forward, our defense will have problems."

“So what should I do?”

Tang Ye looked at Mata.

Of course he knew the problem that Mata had talked about. In fact, Tang Ye had already encountered this problem as early as his time in Utrecht.

This is his playing habit and it would be very difficult to change it.

“You need to tell us in advance”

Mata points to himself: "Me, Henrikh (Mkhitaryan), or Jesse (Lingard)"

Tang Ye looked slightly thoughtful, then nodded quickly.

"Then I'll tell you in advance!"

……

The Sun's front-page headline - UEFA's ban will not affect Ten Hag's participation in post-match interviews, but Ten Hag still rejected the reporter's interview request, telling reporters that "this is unnecessary."

"Ten Hag seemed to think the game was too easy."

Two Sky Sports commentators chatted about Ten Hag's refusal to be interviewed: "Maybe Eric just felt that he didn't have the head coaching job in this game, so there was no need to be interviewed?"

"No, I know Eric, he probably just thinks this game is not difficult"

Another commentator made a serious analysis: "Ten Hag felt that beating Basel 3:1 was a very easy game, but we only saw the ease in the score. Manchester United encountered many problems in the game, such as passing the ball from the backcourt. Manchester United's backcourt players had no way to pass the ball to the frontcourt. This is a problem they urgently need to solve."

"Because you know, looking at all the teams participating in the Champions League, Basel's offense is still relatively weak. If Manchester United wants to get a good performance and a good ranking in this season's Champions League, they must improve the problems they encountered at the beginning of the season as soon as possible."

After returning to the base in the evening, Rodri and Tang Ye got in the car.

This is the advantage of bringing good friends to a new team. Tang Ye and Rodri rented two suites in an apartment less than 10km away from the base.

This way he can ride in his friend Rod’s car home every day when he goes to and from get off work!

"Rod, you look very happy."

Tang Ye pushed the passenger seat chair back, leaned on it, and supported his head with both hands.

Having just finished his first Champions League game in his life and achieved a very good performance, Tang Ye now feels very relaxed.

"Of course I'm happy, this is my first appearance for Manchester United"

Rodri was steering the car and driving out of the base when he met Manchester United fans waiting for autographs on the roadside, so Rodri stopped the car temporarily.

"Rodri, I noticed you when you were at Villarreal, you and Tom worked very well together"

The young fan took Rodri's autographed player and looked a little excited: "So you can have a chance to start? I think you can cooperate well with Tom"

“I don’t know the answer to this question either.”

Rodri put his right hand on the steering wheel: "But I think it should be soon"

The car restarted, and Tang Ye continued to lean back in his passenger seat: "Rod, the fans want you to start."

“But it’s not an easy thing to do”

Rodri glanced at Tang Ye and said: "Mata and Herrera are much better than Bruno and the others."

“But Bruno is also very good.”

Tang Ye did not quite agree with Rodri's point of view: "You know Rod, Bruno can always pass us good balls"

"Haha, that's right. But I think what I need to do now is to integrate into Manchester United's system"

In order to get a starting position, Rodri made a detailed analysis.

It's a long way from being on the bench to being a substitute and then to starting.

Rodri went through this journey when he first joined Villarreal's first team last season.

He's going to do it again this season!
"See you tomorrow Rod"

"Remember to set an alarm. If you don't wake up in the morning, I will break down the door and pull you out."

"Ha ha"

After saying goodbye to Rodri, Tang Ye returned to his apartment.

boom!
Tang Ye threw his backpack on the ground and lay down on the sofa.

[Do you want to receive the reward for the Phase 1 mission? ]

[You obtained... Counterattack Points*1500]

Well!
Just give the money directly!
Compared to the advanced and superstar templates, 1500 counterattack points are a little too little.

However, this is a serial task after all, and you should be able to get more rewards later.

[You have completed stage 1 of the chain quest]

[Serial Tasks (Phase 2)]

Mission objectives: 2 Champions League goals, 10 threatening passes, limited to 4 games.

Current progress: Goal (0/2), Threatening pass (0/10)

2 goals + 10 threatening goals.

If it were the La Liga, Tang Ye would be confident that he could complete this task within two games.

But considering this is the Champions League...

It’s still a bit challenging!
Check your current balance now!

Account balance: 5.42M
Oh no, not this!

Account balance: Counterattack points*1872
The two Asian qualifiers and today's Champions League earned him a lot of money. Add on the 2 counterattack points reward for the phase one mission, and Tang Ye is not too poor now.

[De Bruyne 45-degree cross level 4: realistic]

Proficiency: 358/500
Considering that he was about to upgrade to level 5 of [45 Degree Cross], Tang Ye already knew how he would use the money.

[Pogba's hair mud +3 → Pogba's hair mud +4]

Material cost: Counterattack points*1000
[Pogba's Hair Mud +4: In the next 6 hours, when you perform skill training, you will gain an additional 1 point for every 1 point of proficiency you gain]

+4 level Pogba mud, and +3 level broccoli. As long as Tang Ye trains now, he can get 4 times the proficiency benefit.

With the same training time, Tang Ye’s training benefits are 4 times that of other players.

What is the King of Football? This is the King of Football!
……

“It’s cloudy again.”

At the Carrington base, Tang Ye walked out of the gym rubbing his hands.

The weather forecast said that the sun would come out at 10 o'clock today, but Tang Ye did not see the so-called sun.

'This is England'

Captain Carrick walked out from behind Tang Ye: "Tom, you have to learn to adapt"

Tang Ye nodded: "I have adapted to it now"

Carrick turned to Tang Ye and walked backwards: "You don't have to be so brave"

“I’m not trying to be strong.”

Tang Ye walked out, and soon Ten Hag and Van der Jag arrived.

Van der Jag stood next to Ten Hag with a notebook in his hand, while Ten Hag lowered his head and looked left and right, not knowing what he was looking for.

"Mr. Eric?"

Tang Ye said in a low voice.

Ten Hag turned around and raised his eyebrows: "Well, I thought you were sitting on the grass. It's okay, let's talk about today's training task..."

Rashford put his mouth close to Tang Ye: "Sitting on the grass? Did you sit on the grass during meetings before? Wouldn't Eric scold you for this?"

"Marcus!"

Ten Hag turned his head and stared at Rashford, who quickly shut his mouth.

Tang Ye also shook his body unconsciously.

Mr. Eric is so scary!
"Let's practice penalty kicks today."

Tang Ye was originally very relaxed, but what Ten Hag just said made him feel more pressured.

Point, penalty kick?
He can't do this...

Manchester United players were divided into four groups and gathered in front of four big goals.

Tang Ye touched his hand and found Van der Gahe who was closest to him: "Hey, Mr. Michel, I don't know how to take a penalty kick."

"If you don't know how to do it, you have to practice."

Tang Ye scratched his hair.

The main thing is that he doesn't have any template for penalty kicks, which is the most uncomfortable thing.

Reset the template you already have and see if you can come up with a penalty kick template?
Tang Ye absolutely cannot do this because the templates on his body now match each other perfectly.

He cannot actively weaken his combat effectiveness in mobile warfare for the sake of penalty kick ability!

"Mr. Michel, Marcus and Rod are both very good at penalty kicks, you can let them play when it's time for a penalty kick."

"I know we have a Zlatan who is our starting striker and he was supposed to be our first penalty taker."

Ibrahimovic?
“But I’ve never seen him.”

“This is because his injury has not healed yet.”

Van der Gahe put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, and the two walked towards the goal together: "Some situations are unimaginable. We need to ensure that all players in the team have the ability to take penalties."

Tang Ye listened to Van der Gahe carefully, and finally stood on Rodri's side.

Rashford is ready on the penalty spot!

His opponent is Manchester United's substitute goalkeeper Romero!
After making a gesture to Romero, Rashford started his action.

Tang Ye watched very carefully, trying to remember Rashford's movements in his mind.

He will also take a penalty kick like Marcus later!

Rashford moves sideways!

Run towards the penalty spot.

Slow down and take small steps!
boom!
A shot hit the dead corner, but Romero saved it in the wrong direction.

"Wow!"

clap clap clap!
The players applauded on the field and Rashford raised his right fist.

Carrick was the next to come on, Tang Ye watched the United captain's movements while van der Gag spoke into his ear.

"Don't worry Tom, I tell you, I was the best penalty coach in the Eredivisie before"

Vandergaard wanted to say something more, but seeing Tang Ye's serious expression, he stopped talking.

Like Rashford, Carrick also takes small steps before taking the penalty.

But compared to Rashford, Carrick's body posture is more stretched, and he can be seen as an old penalty taker at first glance!

boom!
Carrick's penalty also went in!
After a few more players took turns, it was Tang Ye's turn.

Whoosh!

Rubbing his hands and recalling the penalty kicks taken by his teammates just now, Tang Ye chose the one that he thought was most suitable for him.

Van der Gahe put one hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and pointed at Romero who was standing in front of the goal with the other hand.

"You need to always pay attention to Romero's center of gravity and know where he is going to jump. You kick in the opposite direction. This is the most important thing."

"Of course, it is also important to hide your shooting intentions"

Of course Tang Ye knew everything that Vandergaard said.

However, there is definitely a gap between theory and practice.

Take a look...

approach!

Imagining Rashford's slowing down action, Tang Ye took out the [Zidane Rhythm Control Template] at this time.

slow down!
Here comes another [Mbappe aims far and shoots close template]

The supporting foot and eyes are both pointing toward the right upright.

Actually hit the left side!

boom!
It wasn't a blind spot, but Romero guessed the direction wrong, so Tang Ye's ball still went in.

"Ha ha!"

Combo skills are useful!

Although Tang Ye has some resistance to penalties due to his experience in the Europa League last season.

But to be honest, this thing is pretty fun if you take it seriously!
The training continued, with Tang Ye and Rashford comparing their penalty success rates.

"4 into 3, Marcus, I have one more than you!"

"Fuck, Tom, didn't you say you can't take a penalty?"

"Rod, look at me, look at me!"

"Oh, what a mistake!"

After watching the training of the other three goals, Ten Hag walked over to Van der Gag.

"I told you, Tom has room for improvement, he has a talent for penalty kicks"

Looking at Tang Ye competing with Rashford on the field, Ten Hag had a smile on his face.

Vandergaard turned his head and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"He has a very stable mentality and is not easily disturbed. Sometimes he can't even hear what I say. Players like Tom are the most suitable for taking penalties."

"You know Michel, the most important thing about a penalty is the ability to resist interference"

Van der Gag didn't say anything, obviously there was nothing wrong with Ten Hag's theory.

"He also has great rhythm and he can always deceive opponents outside the penalty area."

Putting his hands in his pockets, Ten Hag nodded slowly: "It turns out that my judgment of people is never wrong. Remember Frenkie (De Jong), he is playing very well in Barcelona now."

"You, you want to train Tom to be our number one penalty shooter?"

Reacting, Vandergahe turned his head sharply.

“I think this is OK”

“But he’s too young.”

Van der Gag believes that he is more specialized than Ten Hag in terms of penalties.

Let an 18-year-old player be Manchester United's first penalty taker.

To be honest, this sounds a bit ridiculous!
"Age is not a problem, character is the key. A penalty taker needs a good character, and Tom meets this requirement."

"and"

Ten Hag turned around and patted Van der Gag on the shoulder: "I can never make a mistake when judging people"

"All right"

Van der Gahe had no choice but to compromise: "What about Rodri? I let him come on as a substitute in the previous game against Basel. Although he didn't play very well, I feel that he is still very talented."

"Rodri?"

Ten Hag shook his head: "We should have bought Amrabat"

“But you can try to cultivate it.”

……

Football Emperor event preview: In the 5th round of the Premier League, Manchester United will play against Everton at home. Tang Ye will start for the second time in his Manchester United career, and Martial will face Rooney head-on.

It’s still the locker room at Old Trafford!
“Our opponents have good aerial ability, so our defenders in the penalty area have to concentrate”

"Use your bodies to block the Everton players from entering the penalty area"

"..."

"Come!"

Captain Carrick twisted his neck and Manchester United players quickly gathered in the middle.

Adjusting his breathing quickly, Tang Ye was ready.

3, 2, 1!

"United!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

Tang Ye ran out behind Carrick.

……

(End of this chapter)