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

Chapter 346 Tang Ye and Ten Hag’s first Champions League knockout match, Tom PK Bruno!
懂球帝战报：足总杯第5轮曼联1：0击败哈德斯菲尔德晋级1/4决赛，埃雷拉破门，唐业罗德里替补未出场。

Successfully advancing to the FA Cup final also makes Manchester United the only team in the top five leagues to compete for the championship on four fronts.

It sounds impressive, but in fact it is a big test for Manchester United players.
There are just too many competitions!

Although he did not play, Tang Ye attended the press conference for this game.

With his Mr. Eric!
"Tom, you are about to play in your first Champions League knockout match in your career. You are worth 1.4 million but have never played in a Champions League knockout match. What do you want to say about this?"

"Tom, the next game is against a team I used to play for..."

"Psychological experts say that you are a person who values ​​friendship very much. Does the presence of former teammates affect your performance in the game?"

As soon as Tang Ye sat down on the chair, he was immediately questioned by reporters below the stage.

In 3 days, Tom will return to the place where he used to play football!
Ceramic court!

That all yellow court!
"Forehead……"

Tang Ye took the microphone in his hand and glanced at Ten Hahe beside him.

He didn't mean to seek advice from Ten Hag, it was just his habit to do so.

"Villarreal is very strong, that's for sure, I'm very familiar with them, I've been teammates with many of their players, but... well, I'll try my best"

Looking at the camera, Tang Ye touched his nose.

Tom is not Mr. Eric, he doesn't have that much to say to reporters.

Tang Ye had seen a piece of news on Baidu before, saying that the number of words a person can speak in his life is limited, just like the number of heartbeats is limited.

Tom should talk less to reporters.

Otherwise it would be terrible if you can’t speak to your friends when you are together!
The reporter's questions were not fully answered, so he wanted to ask Tang Ye more questions. At this time, Ten Hah picked up the microphone.

"Villarreal is a very strong team and Escriva is a very good coach. I have always recognized this. As for whether Tom will give his all against his old teammates, there is no need for you to worry about this."

"He's a Manchester United player now, that's the truth"

……

懂球帝赛事前瞻：2月22日凌晨3点45分，曼联客场对战比利亚雷亚尔，欧联决赛对手相遇陶瓷球场。（评论数23812）

[It’s time to kill the old master]

[Don’t mention it, Villarreal beat Manchester United last season, we must win back this season]

[Huang Qian just bought Lukaku, he seems very powerful]

[Do you know anything about football? The key is Tang Qiuwang. Have you forgotten how Villarreal won the Europa League final? ]

【Teng Sheng VS Ai Sheng! 】

There are still three days before the game starts, but judging from the number of fans participating in the discussion, it can be seen that everyone is looking forward to this game very much.

Of course, it would be abnormal if this match wasn’t very popular.

My God, this is a battle between two saints!
It is said that strong people attract each other, and now it seems that this statement is indeed true.

Because the third saint who had just achieved a breakthrough also got involved.

Sky Sports commentator Dawson: The knockout match between Manchester United and Villarreal is meaningless. Looking at the data from the Europa League final, you can see that Tom is the key to the game. Whichever team Tom is on will win.

"So in my opinion, Villarreal is out of the game"

As soon as Dawson's video was posted on YouTube, it was quickly attacked by Spanish fans.

But it was not a big problem. English fans and Chinese fans stood together and protected Dawson almost easily.

Marca - Some Spanish fans believe that Tom and Ten Hag control Sky Sports, so they no longer trust this British newspaper.

Tom and ten Hag take control of Sky Sports together?

Of course Tom didn't do such a thing. Now he was lying on his bed thinking.

He had dreamed about his predecessor Cristiano Ronaldo at night before, and now he wants to have that dream again.

It wasn’t the kind of dream about killing mice, it was another kind of dream.

When I was a child, I watched Armor Hero. The hero who summoned the Flame Dragon Warrior would suddenly fly into the sky while he was daydreaming, and then an old man with a white beard would teach him some fighting moves.

Tang Ye was deeply impressed by this.

If he dreams of Ronaldo again, will Cristiano teach him the skills to score in the penalty area?

He also wanted to learn skills from masters like Flame Dragon Man and become more powerful!

Snapped!
After turning off the lights, Tang Ye clamped the quilt between his legs and slowly fell asleep.

……

Bang! !
The door of the bus was opened and the Manchester United players walked down slowly.

"Let's go Tom!"

Rodri patted Tang Ye who was listening to music with headphones, quickly took off the headphones, and started packing his luggage.

hiss--

I remember when I left last year, it wasn’t so fast to get from Villarreal city to the train station!
"Tom, hurry up!"

"I'm coming!"

A group of Villarreal fans gathered at the entrance of the hotel, and the Manchester United players who had just come off the field were quickly "welcomed".

"Englishmen, go home!"

“Haha, xuuu!!!”

"Remember last year's Europa League? How you were defeated!"

"Ten Hahe, where's your hair? Why is your hair gone? Is it because of too much stress?"

The players lowered their heads and walked forward. At this time, Tang Ye and Rodri got out of the car.

"Wow! Tom!"

"Tom, look here, Tom! Can you give me an autograph, autograph!"

Tang Ye raised his hand and signaled to the fans.

Thank you very much for the support of Villarreal fans.

If it's a signature...

Tang Ye was a little hesitant now, because the fans surrounding him on both sides scolded his friend, so he didn't really want to give out his autograph.

Mata, who came out from behind, put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder: "What's wrong?"

Tang Ye didn't say anything, but Rodrigo had already seen through his thoughts.

"It's okay, swearing is normal, you need to separate these two things."

Feeling that what Rodri said made sense, Tang Ye walked towards the fans.

"Wow!! Tom!"

"Be careful to add some water, otherwise we will lose"

Tang Ye smiled and shook his head: "No, I won't let you go, I can't do that"

"but"

"I know Villarreal is strong, so you will have a chance"

But the chances are not as great as ours.

Tang Ye said the last sentence in his heart, because he knew it was not a good idea to say it directly to the Villa fans.

……

After arriving at the hotel at noon, the players have been resting. During this time, Tang Ye asked Ten Hag if he and Rodri could go out to meet old friends, but was directly rejected by Ten Hag.

"I told you Eric would say no."

Rodri looked at Tang Ye who looked a little disappointed and said: "It's okay, we can go after the game. Anyway, we will leave a day after the game."

Tang Ye suddenly raised his head: "Then we'd better win. If we lose, it would be terrible if Mr. Eric gets angry and doesn't let us out."

In the evening, Tang Ye played Landlord with Rodri and Rashford in his room. Soon Ten Hag summoned the players to the meeting room.

This is the schedule for tomorrow's game.

Of course, the most important thing is tactics!
"Although it is a winter transfer, Lukaku can play because Lukaku's previous team did not qualify for the Champions League"

This is not the first time Van der Gaag has mentioned Lukaku to the players.

Manchester United's assistant coach is really paying attention to the Belgian center forward!
"He just transferred here and hasn't gotten along well with his teammates yet."

Ashley Young suddenly said.

"I know, but we have to be careful. A 1m+ center will put a lot of pressure on our penalty area defense."

"Then the overall aspect, we played against Villarreal once last season, when they played on the counter-attack, well, Tom and Rodri were still there at that time"

"I need you to forget the memory of playing against Villarreal last season. Villarreal played a defensive counterattack last season, but this season it is not the same. Escribá changed their tactics, so the experience of last season will not be of much use to us..."

While Van der Gahe was speaking, Rashford sat down next to Tang Ye and asked, "You didn't play FIFA today?"

"Aren't you playing poker? But there's really no need to play FIFA today."

"why?"

Tang Ye had a smile on his face.

He plays FIFA the night before a game mainly to familiarize himself with the characteristics of each opponent's player.

But Manchester United’s opponent tomorrow is Villarreal!
If it were Bruno and the others, they wouldn't need to rely on games to get familiar with it!
……

On the morning of the game, Manchester United released a warm-up poster for the match against Villarreal, with the red little devil waving his trident at a yellow submarine.

Red Devils VS Villarreal, this is today's game!
Manchester United’s animated poster is relatively conventional, but Villarreal’s poster is quite intriguing.

Escribá faces Tangye Rodri, and there is also a virtual Allais (unable to play).

Tears welled up in Escrivá's eyes, but he finally thrust his dagger forward.

“In the town where I was born lived a man who sailed to sea~”

“And he told us of his life in the land of submarine~ (He told us about his life in the submarine)

"..."

The bus drove into the stadium. Tang Ye stared at the curtains in a daze. At this time, Mata suddenly patted Tang Ye on the head and said, "Tom, what do you feel when you hear this song?" Tang Ye shook his head with a firm look in his eyes: "No feeling"

"No feeling!?"

Mata showed an unwillingness to believe it.

“Well, a little bit.”

Feeling that what he said was not rigorous enough, Tang Ye made a "little bit gesture" with his right hand.

"But only a little bit, my legs shake when I hear this song, but I can control it"

The sound of Yellow Submarine, including the ceramic stadium, has a special feeling for Tang Ye.

But that doesn't matter.

Tang Ye will not let these things affect today's game!
They were about to get off the bus. Ten Hag walked down from the front and high-fived the players in their seats one by one to cheer them on. When he came to Tang Ye, he stopped for a while.

"Are you okay?"

"Of course it's okay, Mr. Eric."

"Well, come on!"

Ten Hag and Tang Ye fist-bump
……

Manchester United released the starting lineup for the away game against Villarreal. Rashford and Tang Ye are facing their first Champions League knockout match, and Rodry and Herrera will partner as double defensive midfielders.

"China Media Group! Here we are broadcasting the 2017-18 season live for you..."

"It can be seen that the players from both sides are already ready in the player tunnel."

"Tangye Rodri is greeting their old teammates"

The camera turned to the player tunnel, where Tang Ye, Bruno and Trigros hugged each other one after another.

"Tom, remember to stay after the game"

Bruno pinched Tang Ye's shoulder.

When they hugged just now, he clearly felt that Tang Ye had gained more flesh.

"But Bruno, you might not be happy to have dinner together then."

"Why, why would I be unhappy eating with you?"

“Because you will lose, and you won’t be happy if you lose.”

"Hahaha!"

Bruno and Musacchio laughed wildly at Tang Ye, and the chewing gum in their mouths almost got stuck in their throats.

Just at this moment the referee blew the whistle, Musacchio walked forward and pointed at Tang Ye: "Wait, Tom, wait."

"..."

Haha!

Matteo (Musacchio) is still too naive.

Today's competition is not about fishing, but football.

So how would Mateo stand a chance of defeating Tom?

There is a big difference between this season's Tom and last season's!
Ten Hag and Escrivá shook hands and then went to their respective benches.

The game is on!

Villarreal (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Asenjo
Defenders: Gaspar, Musacchio, Ruiz, Costa
Midfielders: Bruno, Fornals, Trigros
Forwards: Bakambu, Lukaku, Maxi Gomez

Head coach: Escriva

"It can be seen that compared with last season, there are some changes in Villarreal's starting lineup this season."

"The team's two new summer signings, Fornals and Gomez, have both shown very good form"

"The player who attracted the most attention from the fans was the No. 10 midfielder Fornals. Because of his outstanding performance in the first half of the league, Fornals was called 'Little Tom' by Spanish fans."

Many Chinese fans have not watched Villarreal's games since Tang Ye left, so of course they have never heard of the name Fornals.

But you can tell from the nickname "Little Tom".

This guy is really capable!
"Huh, huhu..."

Feeling a little stressed, Escrivá reached into his suit pocket, pulled out a mint-flavored gum, and put it in his mouth to chew.

Then he looked at the visiting team's bench.

Escrivá and Ten Hag looked at each other and suddenly realized that Ten Hag was also chewing gum.

Not knowing what to say, Escrivá could only nod to Ten Hag.

I didn’t expect that my idol Eric is also a guy who likes chewing gum!
The time came to the 7th minute of the first half!

With excellent passing and controlling skills, Villarreal successfully suppressed Manchester United players on the defensive line!
Bruno passes the ball to Trigros!

Trigros then passes the ball to Gomez on the wing!

As the attacking side, Villarreal is passing the ball continuously, and Manchester United's defense is following closely.

Looking back, Tang Ye took the initiative to run towards Bruno, choosing to temporarily block the position of the Huang Qian captain.

Gomez tries to go downfield himself!
Valencia is following!
Snapped!
The cross from Gomez after going down the bottom line accurately found Lukaku in the penalty area.

"Lukaku header!"

"De Gea saved the ball!"

Lukaku's header was very fast, but De Gea's best skill was his reaction in front of the goal.

Villarreal had the only shot on target so far in the game, but did not score a goal.

"Depend on!"

Escrivá angrily threw his hands on the sidelines.

A chance to lead Manchester United.

Pity!
"Pay attention to that number 9, pay attention to that number 9!"

Herrera and his teammates emphasized it.

Lukaku poses a huge threat to Manchester United's goal!

Corner kick for Villarreal!
Bruno is in charge!
Tang Ye observed the situation in the penalty area, then quickly ran in and found Smalling: "It should be for Bakambu"

Tang Ye retreated to his position and Bruno took a corner kick.

"Villarreal's corner kick goes to the back post!"

"Smalling headed the ball away"

"Smalling's reaction was very quick, otherwise Bakambu should have had a chance to get the ball!"

After continuous defense in the penalty area, Manchester United players gradually found the feeling of the game.

The most crucial point is Tang Ye in the middle.

Tom has grasped the opponent's rhythm!
What Manchester United needs to do now is to make good use of every counterattack opportunity!

In the 15th minute, Rashford started on the left after receiving a long pass from Mata.

The action was quick, but Villarreal was clearly targeting Rashford, and the Manchester United winger was surrounded after only a few steps.

Rodri runs up from the right.

Get the pass from Rashford!
Give it to Tang Ye again!

Beautiful Rod!
Tang Ye turned his back to Bruno.

He pretended to stretch his foot to stop the ball, but actually jumped up and tapped it with his heel, completing the crotch shot on Bruno.

"wow!!"

"Tang Ye is a very imaginative person!"

"Run ahead and get the ball!"

! !
Bruno knew that it would be very dangerous if he gave the middle position to Tang Ye, so he reached out decisively.

At this moment, Tang Ye's body suddenly shrank.

Bruno's tactical foul was avoided by Tang Ye!
boom!
A through ball finds Martial in the penalty area!

Snapped!
Martial's volley was successfully blocked by Musacchio!
Tang Ye, who barely completed the pass, lost his balance and finally fell to the ground.

"Tone"

Bruno quickly pulled Tang Ye up and patted him on the back: "Great!"

Tang Ye didn't say anything.

At this moment, he was regretting the through ball he had just made.

It should have been a little lighter, otherwise Mateo wouldn't have had a chance to block it!

After 20 minutes, the players on both sides reached their peak, and at this time the background also gave the ball possession rate data.

VCF: 64%
MUN: 36%
Just as the fans observed with their naked eyes, Villarreal had more possession than Manchester United.

Although Villarreal this season is not as amazing as last season, it is still the third in La Liga after all!

The good news is that both sides now have similar numbers of shots and shots on target, with Manchester United even having two more shots.

Both sides have opportunities, but no one can say who has a better chance.

"At the moment, Villarreal should strengthen their central defense"

"Tang Ye has been trying to find a way to pass the ball from the middle..."

"Mmm, beautiful!"

"Tang Ye's long pass directly found Rashford on the wing!"

……

(End of this chapter)