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

Chapter 283: Champions League second round, but the strongest player is not in the team

The Guardian - 5 wins and 1 draw, 4 wins and 2 draws, are the two Manchester City clubs expected to dominate the Premier League this season?

Sky Sports commentator: The reason why Manchester United is ranked second now has nothing to do with Ten Hag, it is because they did not encounter strong teams in the first 6 rounds.

"As Carragher said before, if Manchester United meet teams like Liverpool and Arsenal, they will soon suffer their first defeat of the season."

Attached is the Premier League standings (as of round 6)
1. Manchester City, 16 points.

2. Manchester United, 14 points.

3. Arsenal, 12 points.

4. Liverpool, 11 points.

5. Tottenham, 11 points.

Manchester United's goal difference is 2 more than Manchester City, but because of the loss against Southampton, Manchester United failed to top the Premier League standings after the 6th round.

This is of course a very regrettable thing.

……

When he returned home in the evening, Ten Hag repeatedly watched the video of the team's match with Southampton.

"Huh, huh..."

Ten Hahe's breathing was heavy because he was quite emotional.

He knows that this season he has the hope of leading Manchester United to a higher league ranking and even to win some championship trophies, so he must work hard.

Tom is eager to get the trophy!

The game video was playing on the notebook, and Ten Hag was writing quickly on the notebook with a ballpoint pen.

1. The full-backs are not active enough in attacking.

2. The center back's attention is distracted.

3. Pass the ball from the backcourt.

After writing the words "pass from the backcourt", Ten Hag hesitated for a while, then circled the words.

Then comes the fourth point, defending the open crotch in the middle.

Due to the lack of defensive players in the middle, Manchester United is often attacked by opponents from the middle.

Just like passing the ball out from the backcourt, defending the gap in the middle is also a key point, so Ten Hag also circled this sentence.

To add a few more things, what is now written in his notebook is all the problems encountered by Manchester United.

Putting the pen on the table, Ten Hahe frowned slowly as he looked at what he had just written.

The team now has a lot of problems, and the task of head coach Ten Hag is to solve as many problems as possible.

The issue is……

What should Ten Hag do?

After thinking carefully, Ten Hag looked up the video of Villarreal's game last season.

He hoped to find something from it.

……

On the third day, Tang Ye returned to the base and came to the cafeteria and whispered to Rodri beside him: "They are not in a good mood, and I am the same."

Rodri put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and the two walked inside together.

Tang Ye put some macaroni on the plate and went to the beverage area to get a bottle of Coke.

Rodri looked at the watermelon juice in his hand, then looked at the Coke in Tang Ye's hand, and asked a question he had always wanted to know: "Tom, how many bottles of Coke do you drink a day, 2 bottles?"

"Well, about the same, in the morning and after training in the afternoon."

"So if it's game day you can only drink one bottle."

Rodri laughed.

"It's not like that, Rod."

Tang Ye found an empty seat next to Mata, so he sat over with Rodri: "If it's a match day, I'll drink again after I get home, so still 2 bottles"

"Oh, okay then."

Rodri shrugged: "Manchester United should have written in the contract that you can't drink Coke when they bought you. They can't control you now!"

Tang Ye shook his head and ate the food on his plate.

The morning training session wouldn't be very intense, so he would just need a plate of macaroni to get by.

“You should eat more beans”

Mata said, showing Tang Ye his toast, which was spread with a lot of beans and some mushrooms: "These things are good for us."

While chewing macaroni, Tang Ye thought seriously: "I don't like these things very much, but Mr. Michelle told me about this issue. I have been accustomed to eating some mushrooms for dinner recently."

“So you’re already working on it.”

Mata nodded, then stuffed the bread in his hand into his mouth: "Hurry up, the morning meeting will soon be over."

Next to the cafeteria, in the conference room on the first floor of the base, the team analyst was playing a PPT on the stage. The PPT consisted of images and data from the match between Manchester United and Stoke City the day before.

"That's about it. The main problem is the big gap in the middle defense. 60% of all our counterattacks came from the middle."

After finishing his summary, the analyst made way for Ten Hag, and the Manchester United coach stood next to the projection.

Ten Hah did not rush to start his analysis, but looked around the conference room and finally did not find Tang Ye.

So he turned to look at Vandergaard.

"Michelle, can you help me go to Tom's house and wake him up?"

“He should be in the cafeteria.”

Mata gave a reminder, and at this time the door of the conference room was opened, and Tang Ye and Rodri ran in quickly.

Tang Ye stopped and closed the door of the conference room when he remembered something.

After confirming that all the players were present, Ten Hag processed the PPT.

"We played badly against Stoke City"

dong dong!

Ten Hag tapped the tactical board next to the projector: "This shows a problem, that is, our current tactical system is not very perfect"

Ten Hag gave the players a brief analysis and finally emphasized the lack of central defense.

"Tom's offense is great, but if we want to fully tap into his offensive capabilities, something has to give."

At this time, Tang Ye was shaking his legs, and he quickly raised his head when he heard his name.

"The defense in the middle is what we pay for, but the defense in the middle is very important, we can't give up the middle completely"

As Ten Hag said, the center of any team is very important.

Penetrating attacks from the middle are something that no player wants to face when defending.

Just like what Tang Ye did in Utrecht last season, his pass went straight through the defense line and the defending players didn't even have a chance to steal the ball!
"So... I need to watch my position?"

Tang Ye leaned forward and spoke tentatively.

"No, no, absolutely not"

Ten Hag shook his head: "This is not the best choice"

Ten Hag pointed to the next page of the PPT and said, "The best option is to let the defensive midfielder fill in Tom's position."

!

Rodri, who was leaning on the chair, suddenly sat up straight.

Done!

His starting code was cracked by Ten Hag!
……

Coming out of the conference room, Tang Ye kept staring into Rodri's eyes: "Rodri, you seem a little nervous?"

"I'm nervous, am I?"

“Yes, it’s very tense.”

Tang Ye nodded quickly: "I can feel it"

Pushing open the door of the locker room, Tang Ye whispered, "Don't you like Mr. Eric's new tactics?"

Speaking of which, Tang Ye felt a little guilty. During the morning meeting just now, Ten Hag asked the Manchester United defender to fill in for him.

This also means that Rodri, Mata, and Herrera need to run more distance.

Tang Ye's endurance was not good to begin with, so he certainly knew how uncomfortable it was to run more distance on the court!

"But Rod, Mata and Herrera will also run. Henrik will also run when he plays as a defensive midfielder. You don't have to run so much by yourself."

Rodri nodded.

He didn't know how to explain it to Tang Ye.

Three people running?

It’s awesome to run alone!

Tom is the general of Rattan Armor, Tom will definitely start.

If Rodri fills in all the positions lost by Tom on the field by himself, then Rodri will definitely be the starter!
But Ten Hag actually distributed this task equally to all the midfielders in the team. What should Rodri do?
"It's not easy to start at Manchester United"

Rodri's expression was serious, and Tang Ye nodded quickly beside him, obviously agreeing with what Rodri said.

……

The training content in the next few days was very complicated. In addition, Van der Gahe also gave Tang Ye some penalty kick training.

In the penalty area, Tang Ye gave a thumbs up to De Gea in front of him, and then focused his attention on the ball.

Run and shoot!

The ball went into the net steadily!

“What is the success rate now?”

Ten Hag walked over to Van der Garg, who took out his notebook and did a quick calculation before giving the answer: "77%"

“It’s rising faster than I thought.”

Ten Hag had a noticeable smile on his face.

"Well, you are right, he will not be disturbed by the goalkeeper, but it is not known whether he will be disturbed by the fans."

“100% no”

Ten Hag quickly gave his verdict: "He is a natural first penalty taker, born!"

"But... he has only been here for less than 2 months." Van der Gahe scratched his neck. Although he and Ten Hag knew that Tang Ye had only joined the team in early August, he felt that he needed to remind Ten Hag.

"Eric, you need to be more rational"

“Of course, I’m rational.”

Ten Hag put his hand on Van der Gag's shoulder: "Don't worry, I haven't let him take penalties in official matches yet, which is enough to show my rationality"

……

The front page headline of "Rotterdam Morning News" - Ten Hag may find it difficult to enter the Netherlands, is Feyenoord expected to defeat the Manchester City devil?
The Champions League match between Manchester United and Feyenoord is approaching, and Feyenoord fans can be said to be the most excited these days.

The head coach is suspended and Manchester United is weakened, which means Feyenoord will have hope of beating Manchester United!

Defeat Manchester United, one of the super giants in football!

"I can not wait any more!"

A Feyenoord fan said in an interview with reporters: "We have lost to Ten Hag's Utrecht many times before. Now Ten Hag has gone to Manchester United, but we still have a chance for revenge!"

"So... do you think Feyenoord can beat Manchester United in the game the day after tomorrow? You know, Manchester United is now second in the Premier League, and they have won 6 of their 4 Premier League games!"

The fan being interviewed hadn't spoken yet when another Feyenoord fan entered the camera.

“They don’t have a coach!”

"Wow!"

"Erik ten Hahe~"

"Erik ten Hahe~ in jail~Erik ten Hahe~ jail is waiting for you~"

"Manchester has no future, only darkness is left for Ten Hag~"

Damn!

This is the "Ten Hag Prison March"!
……

[De Bruyne's inverted triangle pass level 2: similar]

Proficiency: 182/200
It will be upgraded soon!

They will leave for the Netherlands at noon tomorrow. Tang Ye needs to improve his newly acquired [Inverted Triangle Cross] template as soon as possible before the game starts.

You know, Mr. Eric won’t be in charge of their game the day after tomorrow!
That was definitely a very tough game!

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

“Bottom line, bottom line!”

Get the ball and use a fake move to trick captain Carrick.

Snapped!
[De Bruyne's inverted triangle pass level 2: similar]

Proficiency: 183/200
[Pogba's hair mud +4 is taking effect]

[Inverted triangle pass proficiency: 183 → 184]

Give it to the top of the arc!

Ashley Young!

boom!
It's a pity that Ashley Young's long-range shot was a bit off target.

Of course, the proficiency Tang Ye gains has nothing to do with the performance of his teammates. It mainly depends on the effect of his first pass. At the same time, if it is a competition, Tang Ye can easily gain more proficiency.

However, both Fa Ni and Broccoli are very strong, so even if it was just training, the inverted triangle that Tang Ye just made also brought him a 2-point proficiency bonus.

This means that he has a chance to upgrade [Inverted Triangle Cross] to level 3 before the end of today's training!

However, at this moment, Ten Hag blew the whistle.

The players ran over quickly, and Tang Ye looked at Ten Hag's eyes and blinked: "Mr. Eric, is today's training over?"

"It's over early. I want to talk about the game the day after tomorrow."

Ten Hag took out his notebook and spread it out in his hands: "So you want to practice more?"

"..."

"Well, let's forget it for now."

Based on Tang Ye's understanding of Ten Hag, if he takes the initiative to stay for additional training after the training, Ten Hag will definitely assign him extra training tasks every day in the future.

Mr. Eric is that kind of guy!

"I won't go to Holland with you tomorrow. Then..."

……

"Ding dong!"

Tang Ye, who was playing games, suddenly felt his phone vibrate, so he took the time to take out the phone and have a look.

[Ten Hag: Starting]

Many head coaches like to tell players whether they will start or be on the bench in the next game through text messages, and Escriva sometimes does the same.

Suddenly remembering something, Tang Ye asked Dembele to help call a timeout, then ran out of his room in shorts.

Boom boom boom!
"Rod!"

crunch--

Tang Ye hadn't spoken yet, but Rodri knew what he wanted to ask.

Manchester United's defensive midfielder showed his mobile phone screen in front of Tang Ye: "First start"

boom!
Tang Ye and Rodri bumped fists.

……

The Sun's front page headline - Manchester United players boarded a plane at Manchester Airport, but reporters and fans at the scene did not notice Ten Hag.

Football Emperor Match Preview: Manchester United will play away against Feyenoord in the early morning of the 28th. The strongest player is not in the team. How will Manchester United deal with the strong opponents in the European war?

Ten Hag was unable to travel to the Netherlands, and fans directly brought up his three-year prison sentence.

Fans from all over the world were analyzing Ten Hag's case, successfully raising the heat on the game.

In addition, an illustrator from Thailand drew a warm-up poster for the game.

The poster is divided into two parts, the left part shows the Manchester United players who have landed in the Netherlands, and the right part shows Ten Hag squatting at the door of Carrington Base.

Ten Hag's mind was picturing him being handcuffed by police officers just after he stepped off a plane.

[Bold, I, Teng Sheng, have absolutely not committed any crime]

[I feel that this three-year prison sentence is a punishment for what Teng Sheng said at the press conference]

[It has little impact. Utrecht won the Eredivisie without a coach before.]

[The Eredivisie is the Eredivisie, this is the Champions League, bro]

[Just tell me if the opponent is a Dutch Eredivisie team]

[Damn, that makes sense! ]

……

Manchester United players have already checked into a local hotel in Rotterdam. Tang Ye plopped down on the soft bed and then turned on the TV.

The first thing you see is Ten Hag’s big head.

Look at the name of the channel again: Sky Sports.

Mr. Eric is being interviewed by reporters!
"Eric, you didn't go to the Netherlands with the team this time. Are you trying to evade criminal responsibility?"

hiss--

Take a deep breath and drink a sip of the mineral water provided by the hotel.

Tang Ye suddenly felt a bit stressed.

Because strictly speaking, it was he who pushed the beloved Mr. Eric into court!
"I didn't shirk my responsibility, I never shirk my responsibility"

On the stage, Ten Hag spread his hands to the interviewer: "I have only one responsibility, that is to lead Manchester United to success. This is my only responsibility"

"But Manchester United will not have a head coach for the next game"

Ten Hag spread his hands and said: "When the gap between the strength of two teams is big enough, it is useless for the weaker team to resist no matter how hard they try."

The reporters in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment, and after they realized what was happening, they started taking pictures.

Ten Hag is having fun again.

Based on the reporter’s experience, this live interview will definitely be a hit.

Of course, this really became a hit, and almost all the Manchester United players who turned on the TV in the hotel were watching this live broadcast.

The gap in strength is big enough!
Tang Ye sat on the bed without saying a word.

Are they so awesome?

……

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

"The referee is looking at his watch!"

"The game has started. Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams."

Feyenoord (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Brad Jones
Defenders: Harps, St. Just, Dicks, Newkop
Midfielders: Villena, Tostra, Ahmadi

Forwards: Larsson, Joensen, Berghuis

Head coach: Van der Ronkhorst

"Feyenoord, this team should be familiar to Tang Ye, because Tang Ye had many encounters with Feyenoord during his time in Utrecht."

Although this is true, Tang Ye actually has only a vague understanding of Feyenoord at present.

He had seen Feyenoord's players just now when he was in the player tunnel, but there were only a few familiar faces.

Feyenoord refreshed their lineup, which means their tactics must have changed as well.

Damn!

Mr. Eric is not here at this moment!
……

The Sun's front page headline - Ten Hag posted a photo of himself watching the game at home on social media and quoted a famous Chinese saying.

"Planning in the tent, winning the battle thousands of miles away" is what Ten Hag posted on Instagram.

"He must have copied it, it's the language from Tom's hometown," said a reporter from The Sun.

(End of this chapter)