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

Chapter 323: Champions League knockout draw, Tom faces Villarreal? (Add more and ask for monthly tickets!)

The UEFA Champions League knockout stage draw ceremony will be held at 19:00 tomorrow night.

The news about the Champions League knockout draw immediately attracted the attention of fans.

Just as lively as the Europa League knockout draw last season!

But unfortunately, this season's Europa League has lost half of its popularity because of the loss of Tom!

Look at the current situation in the Champions League.

Manchester United advanced with six consecutive wins in the group stage and is a well-deserved seeded team, while their opponents are the second place teams in other groups (non-seeded teams).

According to the principle of avoiding the same league, Manchester United may encounter a total of six teams in the round of 16.

They are Bayern, Juventus, Villarreal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto, and Real Madrid.

hiss--

Taking a deep breath and looking at the various possible draws listed by the fans on the football website, Tang Ye felt overwhelmed.

He played in the Europa League last season, and the intensity of the Europa League and the Champions League can be described as a world of difference.

6 possible opponents, none of them are easy to bully!

Ding Dong!

The cell phone suddenly rang, and Tang Ye quickly went to the bedside table and unplugged the phone that he had placed on the cabinet to charge.

It was a message from Bruno.

[Bruno: Be careful, if you hit me, you're done for, Tom! ]

I rely on!

It's Bruno showing off!
Although Bruno is a good person, he is too pretentious, and Tang Ye must teach him a lesson.

Holding the phone with both hands, typing quickly with both thumbs.

[Tang Ye: Bruno, we are very strong now. If you draw us, you will lose miserably.]

Bruno: Haha, Mateo told me he would defend you to death.

[Tang Ye: If he tries to defend me, I will steal his fishing rod, and Mateo will have to use his hands to catch fish.]

[Bruno: Wow, then I have to make him careful]

After talking with Bruno, Tang Ye threw his phone on his bed.

Although he said a lot of harsh words, to be honest, Tang Ye definitely didn't want to meet Huang Qian in the knockout round.

The knockout round is where two teams advance and one wins. It would be fine if the teams are strangers to each other.

But if you are good friends...

hiss--

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye quickly shook his head.

Can only one of Manchester United and Villarreal advance?
This is so cruel!
……

On the other side, at the Villarreal training base, the Villarreal players who had just finished the party came out of the base.

Bruno called Musacchio and showed him his phone screen: "Mateo, Tom said he wants to steal your fishing rod. You'll have to call some helpers when the time comes."

"Well, Bruno, will you help me or Tom?"

Musacchio quickly browsed the contents on his phone.

"Of course I'm helping Tom."

“Haha, damn.”

Musacchio shook his head and pointed at the screen: "But Bruno, are you serious? You said you wanted to meet Manchester United?"

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you watch the Manchester United game?"

Musacchio and Bruno walked forward together: "Tom has become stronger again. He is as strong as a ghost now. We will be killed."

"Haha, I know, I was just kidding"

"One in six is ​​a very low chance that we will not draw Manchester United"

Musacchio smiled and shook his head: "So you are just talking nonsense, my fishing rod is safe"

Arriving at the entrance of the office building, Bruno got on a trek bicycle, and the flywheel of the bicycle made a crisp "clicking" sound.

"Go slowly, I'm leaving first."

"Fuck you Bruno, I'm going to buy a bike too"

……

Pinned by Football Emperor: The Champions League knockout draw ceremony is about to begin, what will happen between Tang Ye’s new and old clubs in the round of 16?
[Just don’t draw Real Madrid and Bayern, the others don’t matter]

[Yellow Diving should be easy to play against, let’s play Yellow Diving]

[There are many strong teams in the second group, I feel like GGBond is in danger]

[Brothers, don’t be fooled. The Champions League draw is scripted. Every time the fans want to see what UEFA draws, Manchester United will most likely play against Villarreal! ]

There were still 5 minutes left before the draw ceremony officially began, and CCTV had already started broadcasting.

CCTV was broadcasting exciting footage from past UEFA Champions League matches.

C Ronaldo, Muller, Messi, and Aguero appeared one after another, and these players represented the teams behind them.

Real Madrid, Bayern, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City, etc., these are the teams that will soon participate in the Champions League knockout draw.

Of course there is Manchester United where Tom is.

The screen played Tang Ye's goal in the match against Benfica, and then gave a focused shot of Tang Ye with his hands raised, with Manchester United's logo and team name on the side: Manchester United.

All 16 knockout teams and 16 star players were displayed, and the picture finally stopped on the UEFA Champions League logo.

【UEFA Champions League】

"China Media Group! Good evening, dear audience friends..."

"The draw ceremony for the knockout stage was held in the Swiss town of Nyon, where UEFA's headquarters is located. The host of the draw ceremony, the current director of UEFA's press office, is Portuguese Pedro Pinto!"

The host was giving his opening remarks and the live camera was focused on the audience.

The head coaches of all 16 knockout teams attended the draw ceremony, and the fans immediately saw Ten Hag and Escrivá whispering.

For some reason, Ten Hag and Escrivá were sitting together.

"Haha, that's right, but our group is very good, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to advance with all wins."

"Don't be so modest, Eric. I can see that you are really good."

Escriva had a smile on his face.

Ten Hag was somewhat happy to be praised.

Not knowing what to do, I pulled my phone out of my pocket.

At this time, Vandergaard suddenly sent him a message.

This is a file with the note "Villarreal tactical analysis video in the 2017-18 season".

[Van der Gag: I got the information you asked for, but Eric, are you sure you want to learn tactics from Villarreal? I feel like their tactics aren’t as good as ours.]

Damn!

Michelle shouldn't have given him the information at this time!

"...Ahem, this, haha."

Ten Hag put his phone back in his pocket and then spread his hands to Escriva.

Without waiting for Ten Hag to explain, Escrivá answered directly: "Haha, it's okay!"

Although van der Gaag's message was in Dutch, Escriva didn't understand.

But the notes in the document are in English, which he understands!

"Yeah, that's right, um, I have the habit of getting to know my opponents in advance, and we might meet in the knockout round, so I looked for your information in advance."

Feeling that he was misunderstood by Escriva, Ten Hag explained it again in detail.

"Just... you know, just looking around."

Escriva nodded quickly.

He certainly didn't misunderstand Ten Hag.

How could Eric, such a great coach, learn from a small character like him?
Ding Dong!

The phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated, and Escriva took it out.

[The YouTube blogger you follow has updated a new video: How to learn to coach a team from Erik ten Hag (Part 7)]

"This, this... Feilan?"

Ten Hahe stared with wide eyes.

This time it was Escrivá's turn to be embarrassed. The Villarreal coach quickly turned off the screen of his phone: "Yes, yes, Eric, you know, I have the habit of watching YouTube and Twitter. I don't watch them very often, but I like to watch them when I have nothing to do. Some videos are quite interesting. I just treat them as entertainment."

"Haha, yeah"

Ten Hah nodded quickly.

Manchester United base at this time.

"Cuckoo!"

Tang Ye took two sips of the juice in the glass with a straw: "Rod, why is Mr. Eric chatting with Mr. Feilan?"

"It's just a chat, isn't it?"

Rashford leaned back on the sofa with one hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

"No, Marcus, you don't know, they also sat together when the Europa League draw took place last season."

Tang Ye is right.

Ten Hag and Escribá also sat together at the draw ceremony for the Europa League knockout stage last season.

Tang Ye remembers the scene very clearly.

Mr. Eric and Mr. Phelan were both sitting in the second row!

“Maybe they have a good relationship in private.”

Rashford gave his guess.

"How's your relationship in private..."

Tang Ye showed a thoughtful expression.

A Dutchman who coaches an English team.

A Spaniard coaching a Spanish team, they should have no intersection at all!

Then why are they familiar with each other?
Are you so familiar with each other that you have to sit together at every party?
With a frown on his face, Tang Ye tried to think of a suitable answer.

But the drawing ceremony didn't give him much time to think.

"Let's get started Tom!"

Rodri suddenly patted Tang Ye's thigh, drawing Tang Ye's attention back.

"Juventus need to avoid Roma, a team from the same country, and Barcelona, ​​who they met in the first group stage. So, he has to choose one of the six."

"Look at Xabi Alonso's luck"

The camera turned to Xabi Alonso on the stage. Alonso took out a ball from the glass bowl, unscrewed it and found the note inside.

Unfold the paper.

"Torrenham Hotspur" [Match 1: Juventus VS Tottenham]

Pinned by the football expert: The first group of the round of 16 draw, Juventus vs. Tottenham.

[Juventus is not G, Tottenham was so strong last season]

[It doesn't matter, Juventus G is G, I just want to know who GGBond will play against]

【How about a Porto? 】

[Porto is not weak, to be honest, it’s better to play against Villarreal]

In the second group draw, Xabi Alonso picked Barcelona.

Then there are the opponents in Barcelona.

"Chelsea!"

……

Coming to the third group, Xabi Alonso took out Villarreal first.

coming!

Tang Ye, who was leaning on the sofa, suddenly became nervous. Rashford put his hand on Tang Ye's thigh: "It's okay, Tom won't get drawn."

Among all the unseeded teams, Rashford actually prefers to meet Villarreal.

But since Tom doesn't want to play against Villarreal, it's better not to meet them.

Tom is a great guy and Rashford hopes the draw doesn't disappoint him.

Alonso put his hand into the glass bowl again.

Open the white ball and take out the note.

Unfold.

"Manchester United!"

"..."

He didn't say anything at first. After reacting, Tang Ye suddenly turned his head and looked at Rodri: "Damn Rod, he really kicked Bruno and the others."

Rodri held his head with both hands, obviously not knowing what to say.

"It's okay, Tom."

Rashford patted Tang Ye on the shoulder, and Mata also came over to see Tang Ye's condition.

Rashford, Mata and Tang Ye have a good relationship, and they often listen to Tang Ye talk about his stories at Villarreal last season.

Tang Ye likes his friends in Huangqian very much.

This draw result is really bad for him!
Rashford observed Tang Ye's expression, who frowned and looked a little unhappy.

At this time he suddenly spoke.

"Damn, I heard from fans that the draw for the knockout rounds was recorded and then released. It turns out it's true."

“UEFA is so disgusting!”

Mata: “Haha!”

The live camera showed Ten Hag and Escrivá sitting together, and the two head coaches looked at each other.

Originally, Escriva's eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Ten Hag, but now there was a hint of wariness.

The reason is very clear.

In the Champions League knockout round next February, only one of him and his idol Eric can survive!
Thinking of this, Escriva looked away from Ten Hag and shook his head.

This draw result is very, very bad for Villarreal.

But Manchester United...

Considering Eric's terrifying strength.

It would probably be easy for Manchester United to beat them!
……

After the draw, Ten Hag immediately called Van der Gag.

"Fuck, what kind of result is this? We're playing Villarreal?"

"Depend on!"

Van der Gahe consoled him: "It's okay Eric, Villarreal is one of the weakest teams in the group."

"But you forget, Michelle, they are in great shape"

Thinking of Escrivá's carefully designed tactics, Ten Hag shook unconsciously.

Escriva!
That's a very powerful guy!
It was he who developed Tom's ball handling ability!

By shaking his hands, Ten Hag expressed his dissatisfaction with the result of the draw.

"To be honest, it's better to play against Juventus and Porto..."

Thinking back to what he saw on Escrivá’s phone: “Villarreal and the others are probably celebrating already!”

Ten Hag's words made Van der Jag feel confused, so he asked on the phone: "Why celebrate, Eric, we are not that easy to deal with, right?"

"Escrivá has been studying us and they may have completely mastered our tactics"

"Damn, this draw is the best for them!"

Escriva was very lucky.

He guessed Villarreal's round of 16 opponents, and thus started researching in advance and mastered a lot of things in advance.

"How to learn how to coach a team from Erik ten Hag (Part 7)..."

I've already seen the 7th part!

God knows what he has learned!
Ten Hag knows he's good.

hiss--

If only Escrivá could learn his own things...

Isn't it going to be bad for Manchester United!
Thinking of this, Ten Hahe's hands began to tremble!

Manchester United can't sit idly by!
Opening YouTube, Ten Hag slowly typed the letters "Esk" in the search box, and soon related information popped up.

[How to learn to coach a team from Escrivá (Part 5)]

[How to learn to coach a team from Escribá (Part 4)]

Well!
Really!
A smile appeared on Ten Hag's face.

He is almost 50 years old, but I have to say, these young people are really useful.

The times are changing, and he should make good use of the resources on the Internet!
【Blogger: ChinaNo.1GGBondForever】

Ok……

It’s still a US IP.

See what's going on.

"Why was Villarreal successful last season?"

!

The American IP speaks Chinese and then adds English letters.

This video blogger is a weird guy.

But his first sentence deeply attracted Ten Hah!
Why Villarreal was successful last season!

Check out what's going on!

"The reason why Villarreal is so good is mainly because Escriva takes Tang Ye (Tom) as the core. Tang Ye's technical characteristics are very extreme, and he plays like a core. This is why Tang Ye has many fans. This kind of player should be regarded as the core of any team, because he can really achieve the effect that others cannot..."

Haha!

Ten Hag burst out laughing after watching the beginning of the video.

I thought these young people on the Internet had come up with something new.

So that's it!
But I have to say, this Chinese-speaking American really knows a lot about football!

At least they know more than those damn English reporters!
【like】

[You followed the blogger: ChinaNo.1GGBondForever]

……

Pinned: The results of the Champions League knockout draw are out, Real Madrid and Barcelona face strong opponents, and Tang Ye’s new and old clubs face off.

[The Chinese national football team's luck is all on Manchester United, right? This draft position is unbeatable.]

[China: I’m playing against Germany, damn; Manchester United: I’m playing against Villarreal, haha]

[Ten Hahe is going to laugh so hard]

[It’s not a very good signing. Villarreal is only 4 points behind Atletico Madrid this season, which is very impressive]

Although Villarreal did not continue the momentum of last season this season, it still maintained a very high competitive level.

But according to fans' analysis, Manchester United's overall strength is still stronger!
Manchester United is second in the Premier League this season!

All the clues point to one result.

Tom is going to lead his new friends to defeat his old friends!

……

On December 12, the third day after the Champions League knockout draw, Manchester United players went to Bristol under the leadership of Ten Hag.

In the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, the opponent is Bristol City!

On the bus, Tang Ye thought of what happened last night: "Rod, I played a few games with Bristol City on FIFA last night..."

“You said you weren’t addicted to games.”

"That's not the case, that's not the case. You misunderstood me, Rod."

Tang Ye quickly explained to himself.

“I don’t know this team, so I want to learn about them.”

"You know what, Rod, they are in the Championship, so we should have a good chance."

Rodri looked thoughtful.

He has always been skeptical about Tang Ye's approach of learning tactics from games, but what Tang Ye just said was true.

Bristol City is a Championship club.

“It’s hard to say.”

Rodri narrowed his eyes slightly: "They must be quite impressive to have reached the quarter-finals"

“That’s not as good as us.”

Tang Ye said.

The last game against West Brom helped him and Rashford regain their confidence.

Manchester United must win this game at all costs!

It’s already the quarter-finals!
Look into Rodri’s eyes.

Ah!
Rod was brought to Manchester United by Tang Ye. He is Tang Ye's younger brother, so Tang Ye should be responsible for him.

Tom is going to take his younger brother Rod to challenge for the first championship trophy in his Manchester United career!
……

(End of this chapter)