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

Chapter 297: World War II giants, intensive defense that makes people feel troubled
"United! Man United!"

"We're the boys in red and we're on our way to Wemberly!"

"Wemberly! Wemberly!"

The red Manchester United bus slowly drove into the road in front of Old Trafford Stadium.

Sitting in his window seat, Tang Ye could hear the Manchester United fans singing the team song from a distance.

This is a showdown between the top teams in the Premier League, so the attention it receives is of course exaggerated.

The competition is still 4 hours away from starting, but the venue is already packed!

"Tom!"

"Go Man Utd! Go Tom!"

After getting off the bus, Tang Ye walked straight towards the fans outside the cordon.

He arrived early today, so he had time to write his autographs for the fans.

"Come on Tom!"

"Kill Tottenham, kill Tottenham!"

Manchester United fans are so passionate!

Of course Tang Ye also wants to beat Tottenham.

But Tottenham is not an ordinary team, and it is definitely not easy to defeat them!

"this is for you"

Tang Ye reached into his pocket and took out a piece of chewing gum.

However, the chewing gum seemed to be a little crumpled by Tang Ye, so he took out another one from his bag.

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Football Emperor pinned: Manchester United vs. Tottenham's starting lineup announced, Tangye Rodri PK Eriksson Winks, Son Heung-min as center forward. (Comments 8921)

[Son Heung-min as center forward? Pochettino has started scientific research, right?]

[Kane is injured, so someone has to take over]

[Rodri is the starter again, but Rodri is really stable]

[Although I am a Tottenham fan, but...Come on Tang Ye! ]

[Tottenham Hotspur plays with three defenders? The formula is instantly wrong. Playing with Tang Ye with three defenders is pure pretense]

The game hasn't even started yet and Chinese fans are already using formulas in the comment section.

Speaking of which, Pochettino has really been a bit inflated this season.

Swansea played with three defenders for two consecutive times, and were penetrated by Manchester United both times.

Why do Tottenham still think they can play with three at the back?
Of course, the overall strength of Tottenham players is definitely stronger than that of Swansea, and Pochettino may have taken a fancy to this point.

Swansea's three defenders were beaten by Manchester United, but that doesn't mean Tottenham's three defenders will also be beaten by Manchester United.

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

"As you can see, the players from both teams are now ready in the player tunnel. Let me first introduce to you the starting lineups for both teams in this game."

"..."

"Then it's the visiting team Tottenham!"

Tottenham (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Lori

Defenders: Vertonghen, Dier, Alderweireld
Midfielders: Ben Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Aurier

Forwards: Eriksen, Son Heung-min, Ali

Head coach: Pochettino
"call……"

He took a long breath and followed Rodri out of the player tunnel.

Due to the lack of protection from the soundproofing system, the cheers of the fans at the scene seemed to be suddenly amplified, which was very shocking.

Check your tasks.

[Progress: Goals (2/3)/Assists (1/3)]

1 goal!
This is his goal for today's game!
Tang Ye's heartbeat began to speed up as he clenched his fists.

This is a very important game, he must give his all!

“Beep!!!!”

The game is on!

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As the kick-off party, Manchester United directly launched a fast break against Tottenham.

Mkhitaryan passes the ball back to Smalling!
“In front, in front!”

Tang Ye ran forward with his teammates.

Snapped!
Smalling's long pass comes over!
Tang Ye began to look for a landing point, but Winks quickly ran towards him.

Mata and Rodri come together to help!
After taking a look, he found that he was not in the best position to receive the ball, so Tang Ye chose to use his body to move to the position of Carewynks to help Mata get the ball.

Mata is very good at stopping high balls, he controlled the ball!
Turn around and move forward quickly!

Dodging the defender, Mata dribbled the ball forward.

Find the right time!

boom!
Send a straight pass to Tang Ye!

"Pretty!"

"Manchester United used the opening attack opportunity to play a good combination!"

"Let's take a look at this attack!"

Tang Ye dribbled the ball forward quickly, with Winks chasing him from behind.

Winks is about to catch up with him!
The situation was somewhat critical, and Tang Ye quickly made his choice.

Found Rashford running forward on the left.

Snapped!
Rub the outside of your right foot!

Send a charming outside-of-the-foot curved ball to the back post!
Rashford rushed forward and blocked his position with one hand.

Head the ball directly!
boom!
Rashford's header hit the penalty area, bounced up and fell into the hands of goalkeeper Lori.

Tang Ye's pass was so sudden that Rashford had almost no time to choose the angle.

This ball was hit so straight!
"United!"

"United!"

"United!"

The quick break at the start got the Manchester United fans in the stands a little excited.

At Old Trafford, is there any chance of suppressing Tottenham?
"With Harry Kane, Tottenham's top scorer, out, this is a great opportunity for Manchester United!"

Pochettino paced back and forth on the sidelines, occasionally yelling.

The opponent is Manchester United and Kane is injured. Putting these two factors together, it would be a lie to say that Pochettino is not nervous now.

Then look at Ten Hag next door.

Compared to the flustered Pochettino, Ten Hag seemed much calmer. He stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, with very obvious forehead wrinkles on his face.

Is that a forehead wrinkle?

No, that's a Chinese character.

"king"!
King of what?
King of the Netherlands!

The time came to the 15st minute of the first half!

TOT: 56%.

MUN: 44%.

Despite losing the ball continuously in the frontcourt, Manchester United did not fall behind in ball possession by much.

It seems that Kane's absence has indeed had an impact on Tottenham.

This influence is not only on the tactical system, but also on the momentum.

Rashford dribbles the ball on the left!
Seizing the opportunity, Tang Ye ran past Rashford.

The crossing movement between the attacking midfielder and the wingers, this is exactly what Ten Hag asked for!

It seems that No. 1 Middle School is here!
"Give it to me!"

He took the ball from Rashford, then Tang Ye put his right hand behind his back and dribbled the ball into the penalty area with the outside of his foot.

!!!

Of course Rashford understood what Tang Ye meant, and ran directly from behind Tang Ye to the bottom line.

Snapped!
Pass to Rashford at the bottom line!

Then go to the top of the arc yourself!

Rashford inverted triangle!
Give it to Tang Ye!

Adjust it!
Adjust it again!
When Lori in the penalty area approached him, Tang Ye suddenly threw out a fried meatball and moved sideways to create distance.

Look far away!
Hit the close corner!
In the penalty area, Tang Ye watched the ball he hit roll into the net.

Goalkeeper Lori did not react!

The ball went in!
Tang Ye spread his arms and prepared to run out to celebrate, but at this moment the referee blew the whistle.

what's the situation?
Slowing down and staying where he was, Tang Ye instinctively looked at the linesman.

The linesman raised the flag in his hand.

This ball is offside!
"I rely on"

Tang Ye shook his hands.

As expected, the ball he passed to Rashford was offside.

Damn, if it was offside, they should have blown the whistle earlier!
He was not very happy, but Tang Ye didn't say anything.

Live match report from the Football Emperor: Tang Ye scored after dribbling past the defense with a fried meatball at the top of the arc, but the pass was judged to be offside, and the score remained 0:0.

[Fuck, you called a goal for GGBond, Mr. Referee, do you want to be cyberbullied? ]

【Is this ball offside? 】

[I watched the replay and it seems that he was indeed offside. He is invincible]

【Give me back Manchester United goals! 】

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were obviously a little anxious.

The score was 55- between the two sides. Tang Ye finally broke into the penalty area and scored a goal but the referee blew the whistle. This was obviously not a happy thing.

“Is this offside?”

Ten Hag spread his hands to the fourth official, wanting to comment on the penalty for the goal, but the fourth official just relayed what Ten Hag said to the referee on the scene.

then……

Then there is no more.

The referee confirmed that he saw it clearly, so he would not listen to Ten Hag's opinion.

With narrowed eyes, Ten Hag put Anthony Taylor on his blacklist.

What kind of idiot dares to call Tom God’s goal?
I’ll scold you to death at the press conference!
“It’s a pity that this goal was disallowed.”

"But we can see that although Tang Ye likes to kick the ball out, his ability to hold the ball near the penalty area is still very strong."

"Of course there is a problem. Tang Ye's stability when facing impact is not good enough, which greatly weakens his ability to surpass others." "..."

"Son Heung-min is very fast!"

Although his position is center forward, Son Heung-min still instinctively leans to the left when playing.

Valencia dribbled the ball towards the baseline and retreated little by little.

Son Heung-min is fast, but it is obviously unrealistic to want to eat Valencia alive.

Snapped!
Cross pass to Winks!
Winks to Eriksen again!
This is the strongest attacking midfielder in Tottenham!
Eriksen kicks!

Directly find Ali at the back point!
The accuracy is so exaggerated, Ali received it very comfortably.

But after receiving the ball, Ali hesitated, which directly led to him missing the best shooting opportunity.

Tang Ye ran back from the frontcourt with Rashford!

He motioned Rashford to go behind Ali, and then went to find Eriksen himself.

Several passing positions were blocked, and finally Ali could only kick the ball randomly in a panic.

Of course the ball flew away!
"call……"

Taking a long breath, Tang Ye slowly walked towards Tottenham's half.

As Mr. Eric said, Tottenham's three-back system is a bit different from Swansea's.

The cooperation between Tottenham players is obviously better!
Of course there is one very key player...

Tang Ye turned his head and looked at Erickson.

Since joining the Premier League, this guy's passing is the most accurate of all the players Tang Ye has ever seen!

A very cool guy!
35 minutes into the first half, the score was still 0:0.

A truly evenly matched match.

Snapped!
De Gea kicked the ball out from the backcourt.

These are the only two Ballon d'Or candidates in Manchester United, and they are both goalkeepers.

but!

His big foot driving is indeed a bit lame!
"This way, this way!"

"Hey, no, no, go over there, go over there!"

Having misjudged the landing point at the beginning, Tang Ye changed direction.

Help Roderica!
Rodri comes up and competes with Sissoko for a header!
Rodri got the first point!
Rodri's header went to Herrera behind him.

coming!

Realizing that this was a goal-scoring opportunity, Tang Ye ran forward quickly.

Herrera passed the ball, and Tang Ye jumped up slightly while running, letting the ball roll naturally to the front.

Tang Ye was ready to pass the ball into the penalty area, but Ben Davis next to him suddenly reached out and pulled him.

The ball was still rolling on the grass, but Tang Ye had already fallen down.

Of course Tang Ye noticed Ben Davis, but he just didn't expect this guy to go straight for it!
"Beep!"

Ben Davies was shown a yellow card by the referee, and Manchester United got a chance for a set piece.

This is Manchester United’s fourth free kick in the first half!

Pulling Tang Ye up from the ground, Rodri ran towards the penalty area.

Rashford and Tang Ye stand together.

Take a closer look.

Ok……

Tang Ye didn't like this position very much: "Marcus, do you want to play?"

Tang Ye didn't want the free kick, but Rashford certainly wouldn't refuse it and nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll cover for you."

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye began to retreat.

Beep!
"Tang Ye takes a running start!"

"It slipped through!"

"Rashford!"

Snapped!
Rashford takes the free kick.

This is an elevator ball!

There is hardly any rotation!

Start falling!

Goalkeeper Lori jumped up and successfully pushed Rashford's shot away.

"Fuck!"

An angry roar from Rashford.

The angle of this ball is terrible!

"it's okay no problem!"

Tang Ye signaled Rashford to go to the penalty area quickly, he wanted to grab a position at the top of the arc!

With less than 5 minutes left before the whistle for the first half, Ten Hag frowned in front of the bench.

He let out a breath, then sat back on his seat on the bench.

"Their dense defense played very well"

Ten Hag said, and Van der Gag nodded continuously.

That's indeed the case. Tottenham's dense defense in the penalty area limited Tang Ye's performance.

Tang Ye was able to pass the ball into the penalty area, which was easy for him.

But the most serious problem was that the Manchester United players in the penalty area couldn't get the ball.

Manchester United doesn’t have a center forward!
“Beep, beep, beep—!!!”

Half-time report from the Football Emperor: Manchester United 0:0 Tottenham, Tang Ye's offside goal was blown off, Rashford's free kick was saved by Lori.

[It’s hard, brothers]

【Anthony Taylor I'll fuck you to death】

[You called my goal, King Tang. Aren't you afraid that Fujisei will put you on the blacklist? 】

[It feels like Manchester United had more chances in the first half, let's see how they perform in the second half]

At halftime, the score was 0:0 with Tottenham, which seemed pretty good.

But if you think about it carefully, Tottenham will not have Kane today.

Then this score is a bit low!
Without the visiting team's top star, Manchester United should have taken the lead!

crunch--

In the locker room, Valencia and Ten Hag pulled the tactical blackboard to the middle.

Tang Ye leaned against the cabinet behind him and didn't say anything.

[Progress: Goals (2/3)/Assists (1/3)]

He didn't get the goal he expected in the first half, and his mission to become a Manchester United superstar has not been completed.

With only one goal to play, Tang Ye was still very confident before the game started.

But after 45 minutes of the first half, his confidence was already under control.

Tottenham's dense defense in the penalty area was disgusting.

He had no way of passing the ball to Marcus and Mata in the frontcourt!
Swish swish!
Ten Hag quickly drew on the tactical board with three colors of pens, and when he was done, he attracted the attention of the players in the locker room with applause.

The first is the personnel adjustments in the second half.

"I will not make any substitutions in the second half. I will continue with the starting 11. There is no problem with this lineup."

Rodri breathed a sigh of relief and listened to Ten Hag continue.

"Our problem was mainly our tactics in attack. We should have created a lot of chances, but we didn't in the end because the opponent's dense defense made it difficult for us."

Pointing to what he drew on the tactical board: "Although it is a three-back formation, Tottenham will have about 6 or even 7 players in the penalty area when defending, which means it is difficult for us to pass the ball to the offensive players in the penalty area."

Tang Ye could hardly hear what Ten Hag said, but he could see the diagram Ten Hag drew on the tactical board.

Just take a look and you will roughly understand what Mr. Eric is talking about.

Vision is much more useful than hearing, at least for Tang Ye!

“So our solution is…”

Ten Hag moved the defenders out of Tottenham's penalty area: "When they attack, there will definitely not be many players in the penalty area. This is the opportunity we need to seize"

Defensive counterattack!

This is Manchester United's tactics in the second half of the game!

Used to deal with Tottenham's dense defense!
Ashley Young gathered the players to the middle and habitually gave the opportunity to cheer and shout to Tang Ye.

hiss--

"3, 2, 1!"

“Manchester forward!”

Walking out of the player tunnel, Tang Ye met Son Heung-min who was walking out of the visiting team's locker room.

Originally, Tang Ye was just planning to look up and say hello, but he didn't expect Son Heung-min to walk directly towards him.

"Should I call you Tom, or... Don?"

Son Heung-min read out the Chinese words with great effort. Because they are both Asians, Son Heung-min has a natural liking for Tang Yehui.

It’s just like when Tang Ye met Zhang Yuning when he was playing football in the Netherlands, the feeling is similar!
“You run fast.”

Tang Ye put his hand on Son Heung-min's shoulder: "And the muscles are also very big"

"You're still praising me. You're much better than me."

"It's different. The one who runs fast is the best."

When Tang Ye was a kid, he was always the slowest runner when he played football with older players in football school, so he has a special liking for speed.

In Tang Ye's opinion, players with faster speed will be better, even if Son Heung-min's ball control is not very good.

“Come on in the second half!”

"come on!"

The two walked to the player tunnel together.

"Glory, glory, Man United!"

"Glory, glory, Man United!"

Standing behind Rodri, Tang Ye could clearly hear the sound of Manchester United fans singing the team song outside.

Son Heung-min is very friendly and he can be friends with Son Heung-min.

But being friends is something that needs to happen after the game is over.

During the game, Tang Ye would definitely not treat the opposing players as friends!

Stretch your head forward.

"Rod, I'll speed up the pace in a moment, so keep up with me!"

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(End of this chapter)