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

Chapter 364: Champions League quarter-finals are coming, an extremely difficult battle
The competition between KFC and McDonald's for Tom was hotly discussed by fans online, but the heat of the matter was soon overshadowed.

This is because the Champions League quarter-finals are about to begin, and Manchester United will face Juventus at Old Trafford on April 1.

The second place in the Premier League VS the first place in Serie A, there is no doubt that this is a strong dialogue.

But who is stronger is still unclear.

While players from both sides were working hard to prepare for the match, the "442" newspaper also made their analysis.

According to "442", Juventus' tactics this season perfectly demonstrate the characteristics of Italian football: solid defense, efficient counterattacks, and emphasis on midfield control.

Among these three characteristics, counterattack and midfield control are both very restraining for Manchester United.

"Manchester United has a characteristic when attacking, that is the unlimited forward pressure of the midfield line. Tom even often disappears in the midfield. If Juventus seizes the opportunity to counterattack, it will be unacceptable for Manchester United's defense."

Tom often disappears in midfield?
The comments made by the newspaper "442" caused dissatisfaction among Tang Ye's fans, and the Twttier comment area was quickly flooded.

Tom's presence is so strong, how could he be missing in the midfield!
It’s just that the teammates on the wing need Tom!

……

China Sports Lottery: Home win odds are 1 to 2.17, away win odds are 1 to 2.61.

Judging from the sports lottery index, the home team Manchester United is the more favored side.

But considering that many people bet on Manchester United to win with the mentality of supporting Tang Ye, this index does not have much reference value.

The gap in strength between the two sides is very small, and no one knows which team will be the final winner.

Owen: The first leg between Manchester United and Juventus should be 2:2 or 1:2. Manchester United is very strong, but to be honest, I am more optimistic about Juventus.

"..."

Tang Ye was not in a good mood when he saw Irving's prediction news.

How can I be more optimistic about Juventus!
This is a very hateful guy. Tang Ye directly put Owen on his blacklist.

Anyone who underestimates his bond with his friends will be proven wrong!

Without further ado, Tang Ye took out the handle he had placed on the bedside.

Let’s try playing a few dozen games against Juventus first!
……

On the day of the game, Juventus' bus and Manchester United's bus entered the stadium almost at the same time.

Tang Ye simply glanced in the direction of the Juventus bus, and then focused his attention on the posters hanging outside the stadium.

In addition to the Champions League logo, Tang Ye also saw a giant poster of him and Rashford.

Tang Ye really didn't understand why Manchester United made such a kind poster for him.

Obviously he was a very ferocious guy in the game!

"I don't think I need to emphasize to you how important this game is. Our opponents are very good and they will find ways to control the ball. At the beginning of the game we can give them the ball. It doesn't matter. I also said this during training."

Tang Ye sat on a stool and listened to Ten Hahe's speech.

It can be seen that Mr. Eric is a little nervous now, but he is trying his best to control his nervousness.

"..."

"Everyone has to give their best, only in this way can we win!"

"Roar!"

There was a roar from the locker room, with the Manchester United players gathering in the middle.

As always, Commander Tom will lead his teammates to make the most ferocious noise.

Tang Ye scanned the eyes of his teammates one by one.

"3, 2, 1!"

Take a deep breath!
"Manchester United go ahead!"

"Manchester United go ahead!"

"Manchester United go ahead!"

Gone, gone!

boom!
Kicking open the door of the locker room, Ashley Young led the players out.

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

The familiar UEFA Champions League theme song was playing on the field. Tang Ye stood in his position after chewing gum and high-fiving his teammates.

The fans in the stands are counting down to the kick-off of the game.

"10!"

"9!"

"..."

"1!"

"Beep!!!"

[You purchased Vardy's Red Bull +5]

"Okay, the game has begun. Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team Manchester United, wearing red jerseys, appearing on the screen..."

"Because he has already played in the Champions League for Villarreal, Alai still cannot play in this game"

"..."

"Then it's the visiting team Juventus!"

Juventus (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Buffon

Defenders: Alex Sandro, Chiellini, Benatia, De Sciglio

Midfielders: Matuidi, Pjanic, Khedira
Forwards: Mandzukic, Higuain, Douglas Costa

Head coach: Allegri.

Juventus used a 433 formation that they have often used this season.

Ten Hag stood on the sidelines with a serious expression and didn't say a word.

When the Manchester United coaching staff studied Juventus, they studied 433. Guessing the opponent's formation was of great help to Manchester United in today's game.

But Ten Hag couldn't laugh.

Because this is the first time Manchester United has played against an Italian team this season.

Juventus' completely different playing style may cause trouble for Manchester United!
"Front, front, go, go!"

Chiellini signaled Matuidi to go to the left, while he himself moved forward with the ball.

Tang Ye follows Chiellini!

Looking to the left and then to the right, Tang Ye signaled Herrera to keep an eye on Mandzukic.

Snapped!
Chiellini passes the ball to Matuidi!

"Matuidi dribbled the ball down the wing"

"The speed is still relatively fast. Manchester United does not have players with good interception ability in the frontcourt, so they may have to let Matuidi advance."

When he came to the frontcourt, Matuidi was pressed by Herrera.

Just pass the ball to Mandzukic!

Snapped!
A very decisive cross was passed to Higuain in the penalty area.

Stop the ball!

Another volley!

Snapped!
Higuain's volley was saved by goalkeeper De Gea!

Although they were visiting Old Trafford, Juventus put a lot of pressure on Manchester United at the beginning of the game.

The Italian team used this wave of attack to tell Manchester United a message.

They are in very good shape!

"hiss……"

Tang Ye bit the gum in his mouth and returned to the top of the arc to wait for the corner kick.

The opponent is really strong.

In the first few minutes, Juventus put a lot of pressure on Tang Ye.

Tang Ye had only felt this kind of pressure when he played against Manchester City before!
Juventus gave a corner kick and Tang Ye made his judgment.

"Later point!"

boom!
Bailly pressed his opponent with a header and cleared the ball directly.

Pretty!

Praising Bailey in his heart, Tang Ye started running forward.

The opponent is very powerful, but Tom's friend is no small character either!

Herrera gets hold of Bailly's clearance!

Realizing that this was an opportunity, Tang Ye stopped directly in the middle.

Get rid of Pjanic!

Herrera passed the ball horizontally, Tang Ye stood on his left foot and extended his right foot decisively.

Snapped!
[De Bruyne arc through pass lv5: Replica (surpassed state)]

Proficiency: 192/3500
"Tang Ye, just pass it on!"

A long pass, neither too high nor too low, came from the backcourt.

Hit the open space in front of De Sciglio!

The moment the ball touched the grass, it suddenly changed direction to the left.

Rashford is here in a hurry!

This is... cat and mouse connection!
This was a good opportunity. Rashford did not dare to delay and accelerated directly towards the penalty area.

Tang Ye, who had just completed the pass, ran slowly forward from the backcourt.

Judging from the speed capabilities of Rashford and De Sciglio in FIFA18, if the ball is passed to the right position, Rashford should be able to find a one-on-one opportunity.

What to say Marcus!

It's all on you!

With his right hand in front of him and confronting De Sciglio, Rashford came to the outside of the penalty area.

The goalkeeper strikes!
Rashford slows down!
Push!

Buffon sat down and Rashford's shot went between his thigh and arm into the penalty area.

"GOOOO-AAAAA-LLLLL!!!!"

"Macus Rashford!"

The Sky Sports commentator on the scene shouted out the name of the scorer.

"In the 8th minute of the game, Manchester United scored the first goal!"

[Rashford is really fast!]

[King Tang! Another 40-meter pass! ]

[Take off, brothers. I thought Juventus was going to score first.]

[Rashford is very stable in single shots, can you teach Wu Lei?]

Rashford slid on his knees to celebrate.

The goal in the Champions League quarter-finals, the significance behind it needs no further explanation.

Tang Ye is on his way.

"Haha, Marcus!"

Hug Rashford tightly.

Tang Ye wouldn't say that he had calculated everything, but that was the fact.

[You get counterattack points*15]

[Phase 4 Task Progress: 6/]

Before I knew it, I had completed more than half of the tasks in stage three.

Tom is still very good!
But now is not the time to celebrate.

"Pay attention to the rhythm, pay attention to the rhythm"

Ashley Yang put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and gave him a loud warning.

After being suddenly counterattacked by Manchester United, Juventus will definitely find a way to get back on track.

After all, their counterattack capabilities are not bad!

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"Glory Glory..."

Manchester United fans know that it is not easy to get ahead, and have already started to put pressure on Juventus. Coach Allegri paced on the sidelines, occasionally shouting at the players on the field.

Falling behind is not a big problem.

According to Allegri's judgment, as long as Juventus maintains its current state, it is only a matter of time before Juventus catches up with the score.

"At the moment, the weak score has not had much impact on Juventus' players"

"Yes, this is a very obvious difference between a strong team and an average team. Look at Juventus' forwards. Even though they know they are behind in the score, they still pass the ball to each other calmly."

Whoosh whoosh!

The opponent controlled the ball in the midfield, which was really uncomfortable for Tang Ye.

Continuously pressing opponents in midfield is not what he likes to do!
"I come!"

boom!
He seized the opportunity to make a tackle, but Khedira did not let Tang Ye succeed.

To Benatia.

Benatia makes a long pass to Higuain in front!

Higuain took advantage of the opportunity to stop the ball and passed it directly to Mandzukic on the left.

Mandzukic shoots!

Mandzukic's shot was blocked by Smalling.

Juventus still no goal!
"Press, press!"

Ten Hag yelled out.

"Marcus, Rodri, press, press!"

Several Juventus defenders are capable of making long passes, so the forwards must keep pressing!

For a team like Juventus, you can't give him too many chances, otherwise you will definitely regret it.

"I rely on..."

Tang Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Suddenly I regret wearing a long-sleeved jersey.

The pace of this game is really fast!

After 20 minutes, the backstage gave some data of both teams.

Manchester United is one step ahead of Juventus in terms of corner kicks, which shows that they have launched more counterattacks than Juventus.

But in terms of ball possession, Manchester United fell far behind.

It has dropped by 35%!
The players on both sides gradually got into the game and the pace of the game became faster and faster.

Tang Ye got the ball on the left side of the center and Rashford came over.

Give the ball to Rashford, then run past Rashford, aiming for the left baseline!
When Tang Ye was about to reach the position, Rashford made a straight pass.

Manchester United played a slow two-pass combination in the frontcourt, and Tang Ye challenged De Sciglio at the bottom line.

Use the outside of your foot to dribble the ball and slowly compress the opponent's defense!
Pretending to have an extraordinary idea, Tang Ye suddenly pushed the ball to Rodri who was running over.

Rodri to Rashford again!

boom!
Rashford pushes it into the far corner!
The ball was hit out by Buffon!

"I'll come, I'll come!"

Mata shouted, quickly came to the landing point to stop the ball, and then made another shot.

Buffon got up from the ground at the speed of light, stretched out his arms and completed his second save.

But this time he still failed to hold the ball.

Tang Ye's eyes lit up and he shouted Martial's name loudly.

"Anthony!"

Martial headed the ball into the goal with a light touch in front of the goal.

“Ahh!!!!”

"Oh my God"

"Manchester United finally scored a goal in the chaos in the penalty area!"

2: 0!

It was still 25:2 0 minutes ago!

Manchester United got a perfect start today!

Standing on the left waiting for Martial.

Ok, Martial is here!

Tang Ye followed Martial's rhythm.

3, 2, 1!

Jump up!
Real-time battle report from Dongqiudi: Buffon made two consecutive saves, Martial scored with a header in the chaos in the penalty area, and Manchester United got off to a dream start with a 2:0 victory over Juventus.

[Invincible! ]

[This is really awesome! This season’s Manchester United is totally not on the same level as last season]

[Rashford? Ranaldo! ]

To be honest, Manchester United's luck today was a bit too good, but of course strength is also indispensable.

2: 0!

This score made Manchester United fans in the stands and the live broadcast room excited, and Allegri was also very panicked.

"Steady, steady!"

We really can’t give Manchester United any more chances to score.

Otherwise Juventus would really explode today!

"Ha ha!"

The Manchester United players on the bench high-fived to celebrate, but Van der Gahe's face did not look very good.

The reason is that judging by the data, Juventus and Manchester United played similarly, or even better than Manchester United.

But why was Manchester United leading by 2 goals?

This is not because Manchester United suppressed Juventus, but because Manchester United seized the opportunity but Juventus did not.

Juventus has forwards who are capable of seizing opportunities, and there is more than one, which is what Van der Gag is worried about now.

After all, there are still some obvious problems in Manchester United's defense!

In the 38th minute, Manchester United regained some possession of the ball, but Juventus also found a way to proceed with the game.

Higuain, Mandzukic, and Isco's arc-shaped pressing in the frontcourt successfully limited Manchester United's ball output.

Rodri passes the ball back to Smalling.

But at this moment, Higuain came out from nowhere and intercepted the ball.

"My grass!"

Knowing that something was wrong, Tang Ye began to retreat at an accelerated speed.

Tackle in front of Higuain!

Tang Ye wanted to block Higuain's shot, but it was actually a fake shot.

Higuain's actual purpose was to set up a pass for Mandzukic on the left.

"wow!!"

Mandzukic!

boom!
A powerful shot was given and De Gea jumped out to save it.

But Mandzukic's shot just brushed De Gea's fingertips and flew past.

"We have the ball!"

"Mandzukic's world goal helped Juventus pull one back!"

After scoring the goal, Juventus players began their celebration.

Rodri is now blaming himself, while Tang Ye has his hands on his hips helplessly.

Pooh!
Spit on the grass.

Damn!

The cooperation between Juventus' three forwards is really outstanding!
How can we prevent it?
"Juventus!"

Boom!

"Juventus!"

Boom!

Juventus fans who came from afar cheered for their home team.

After adjusting his mentality, Tang Ye walked over and clapped his hands with Rodri: "It's okay, Rodri, it's okay, it's okay."

I remember captain Ashley Young said that the team's mistakes should be borne by the team.

Rodri needs to reflect on his mistake, but what the 11 Manchester United players on the field need to do next is to kick the ball well.

Winning this game is the most important thing now!
On the East Stand, Tang Zhengxiong stood with countless Manchester United fans.

Tom's Dad held his clothes tightly with both hands.

The pace of the game is very fast, which makes Tang Zhengxiong very nervous.

"Come on, Tang Ye..."

"Damn it, Valencia, pass the ball, can't you see the big open space?"

Tang Zhengxiong hugged his head.

Mistake.

I bought a seat under the podium because of the view.

In fact, he should have bought the one at the bottom of the stands.

This is the only way to command the Manchester United players on the field!
Well, using the not-so-good English he learned from bragging to the British!

The live camera was given to Tang Zhengxiong, and Zhan Jun completed the identification directly.

"Tang Zhengxiong, this is Tang Ye's father!"

"Like Mr. Zhan Jun, we are both Liverpool fans, haha!"

[Ultra Father! This wave is not stable]

[Tang Ye never lost a single match supervised by his father]

[It's you, Masao! ]

[Juventus is gaining momentum, Manchester United is not GG]

In the first half stoppage time, Mata was knocked to the ground.

Manchester United had originally planned to take this opportunity to launch a set-piece attack, but there was a problem with the physical communication between Tang Ye and Smalling, which gave Juventus a chance instead.

"It's still Mandzukic!"

Fortunately, Manchester United had Valencia stay back to protect them, so Juventus failed to create a one-on-one opportunity.

Valencia blocks Mandzukic's position!
Snapped!
A shot was made in front of the penalty area and De Gea knelt down and hugged the ball.

"call……"

Ten Hag let out a long sigh and shook his head.

“Beep, beep!!!”

The first half of the game is over.

Fortunately, Manchester United maintained their advantage in the first half!

Tang Ye squatted on the ground, gasping for breath.

It’s hard to imagine that I would be so tired after just playing for 48 minutes.

This game is really difficult to play!

"Come!"

Ashley Yang reached out and pulled Tang Ye up from the ground.

"It's not over yet, Tom, don't squat yet."

Tang Ye is very tired. He can let his teammates know that he is tired, or let the coach know, and then slightly modify the tactics according to Tang Ye's physical strength.

But he can't let his opponent know that he is tired!
If the Juventus players knew that Tang Ye couldn't hold on any longer...

hiss!
I can’t imagine what kind of targeting Tom will face in the second half!
……

(End of this chapter)