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

Chapter 409 If you're willing to trust me, I think we can give it a try.

Dongqiudi pinned post: China vs. Sweden, Round 3 of the group stage is underway, current score 0-0.

Dongqiudi pinned post: Germany vs. Senegal, Round 3 of the group stage, currently tied at 0-0.

In the two matches played simultaneously, no goals have been scored yet, and the gap between China and Germany remains at 0 points and 2 goals.

"..."

In the 20th minute of the first half, Sweden had taken possession of the ball to 75%.

However, the Chinese team's defense was quite good, and the Swedish team's repeated attacks failed to result in a goal.

In addition, the outstanding performance of Chinese national team goalkeeper Zeng Cheng in this World Cup was one of the decisive factors in the final score of this match!

Snapped!
Olsen played a long pass, heading straight for Toivonen at the front!
"The Swedish team seems to be playing in a bit of a rush..."

"Yes, the Swedish players showed a very strong attacking desire right from the start of the match..."

Sweden played with great anxiety, and their head coach, Andersson, was shouting and yelling from the sidelines.

There's nothing we can do about it. Sweden currently has zero points in the group stage. If they want to advance to the knockout stage, they need to beat China by at least five goals in this match, because they are still behind Germany in goal difference.

This way, their goal difference will surpass both China and Germany, allowing them to advance to the knockout stage as the second-placed team in their group!

Sweden wants a 5-0 victory, but the problem is that it's already the 22nd minute of the game and the score is still 0-0. No wonder the Swedish players are under so much pressure.

Be decisive!

"Look for an opportunity on the right!"

Under Andersson's command, the Swedish team launched an attack through the middle.

Larsson and Berry executed a one-two pass, with Larsson eventually bringing the ball to the right baseline.

The Chinese team players are retreating!
"I'll come, I'll come!"

Zhang Xizhe kept an eye on the marathon's position, while Wang Shenchao went directly to find Berry.

Man-to-man marking is a defensive tactic that the Chinese team frequently uses.

Let's see what happens...

Snapped!
Lasong suddenly cut inside, and Zhang Xizhe quickly followed to block his position.

Both of them were very fast.

Lass passes back to find teammates!
They gave us Ekdal, who was inserted from the left!
Tang Ye had returned and gestured for Mei Fang to go find Toivonen, while he himself blocked Granqvist's position.

boom!
Ekdal played a through ball into the penalty area.

It was given to Toivonen!
"Oh!"

Feint, step on the ball!
boom!
Toivonen unleashed a shot, but it was blocked by Mei Fang.

Sweden's corner kick!

clap clap clap!
"Okay, okay, just be careful, be careful!"

Feng Xiaoting encouraged his teammates, while Zeng Cheng directed the players' positioning in front of the goal line.

Sweden's corner kick!

Snapped!
At the first point, Granqvist leaped high and headed the ball into the six-yard box.

Lustig arrived in a flash and unleashed a powerful shot.

"The ball is in!"

"My God, Sweden has scored!"

Wow!!!

After the goal was scored, the Swedish players in the stands roared and ran off the field to celebrate almost simultaneously.

Wu Lei and Hao Junmin both lowered their heads.

Hey!

Tang Ye quickly found the referee: "Offside! Offside!"

"Sir, I assure you, this ball is offside, absolutely offside!"

The situation changed, and the players from both sides quickly surrounded the referee.

"Sir, you need to take a look!"

Tang Ye pressed forward relentlessly, but was then pushed away by a Swedish player.

However, the referee did hear Tang Ye's words. He pressed one hand on the microphone in his ear and then raised both hands to draw a square in the air.

"call……"

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."

"Oh, here it comes!"

"This is VAR, or semi-automatic offside detection technology, introduced in this World Cup."

"The referee needs to go to the sidelines to review the goal."

Beep beep beep!!!
The stands behind the VAR video equipment are the area for Chinese team fans.

The fans were geniuses too, clutching a handful of rubles and shouting at the referee: "Here's your money, here's your money! Do you want rubles or dollars? I have dollars too!"

The referee ignored him, so the fans holding banknotes simply threw them out.

The referee looked at the video equipment in front of him, checked repeatedly, and then returned to the field.

Draw another box.

"Beep!!!"

Goal disallowed!

"Sweden's goal is disallowed!"

Anderson was getting impatient and started yelling at the fourth official.

The Chinese fans in the stands have already begun their celebrations.

"Sweden!"

"xuuu!!!!"

Dongqiudi live match report: Sweden scored but was ruled offside, the score remains 0-0.

[Guanyin has unleashed her power, brothers!]

[Tang Ye has a really sharp eye; I think he was offside by half a foot in the replay?]

[You guys stay here and don't move. I'm going to CCTV5+ next door to cheer on Senegal. If Senegal wins, we only need a draw.]

[My suggestion is for Senegal to beat Germany, then we'll draw 0-0 with Sweden and advance directly to the knockout stage!]

Because of their confidence in Senegal's form, Chinese fans are now only hoping that they can play a good defensive game.

With a score of 0-0, the Chinese team has a great chance to advance to the knockout stage.

The fans' intention was to play defense, but the Chinese players on the field didn't seem to think that way.

After several unsuccessful attacks by the Swedish team, the Chinese team launched a counter-attack.

"Go forward."

Tang Ye shouted loudly, picked up the ball in the middle, and kicked it directly towards the baseline.

[De Bruyne's Standard Long Pass Lv5: Replica (Beyond Form)]

Proficiency: 799/5000
A long pass found Yu Hanchao near the left baseline.

Yu Hanchao turned around and headed the ball to Wang Shenchao behind him.

Wang Shenchao prepared to go to the bottom line when Tang Ye's voice came from the middle.

"Give, give, give!"

!

Without hesitation, Wang Shenchao made a direct pass to Tang Ye, who then ran towards the ball.

The player in front is the Swedish team's defensive midfielder.

Ok……

After quickly calculating a few steps, Tang Ye soon came up with a solution.

With a feint, Tang Ye took a step forward, and once the defender's feet were open, he gently pushed with his left foot, directly nutmegging the defender.

"Pretty!"

"Tang Ye!"

"I'm coming on my own!"

A great opportunity, Tang Ye focused intently.

Before me lay the Swedish penalty area, and in my mind were the positions of the players from both sides on the field.

After a quick calculation, Tang Ye found the most suitable solution for the next step.

Pointing to the penalty area, Wu Lei made a direct run into the box, while Zhang Yuning pushed forward even further.

The ball was pulled back to Zhang Xizhe, who was there to receive it. Zhang Xizhe then passed the ball low to Zhang Yuning.

"Wu Lei! Wu Lei!"

Tang Ye shouted again.

Zhang Yuning passes the ball to Wu Lei!

As Wu Lei received the ball, he looked in Tang Ye's direction, and the Chinese national team's number 10 pointed to the small open space in front of him.

Pass the ball across the box!

The camera focused on Tang Ye as he charged forward.

!!!

Granquist sensed something was wrong and reached out to pull at Tang Ye's clothes.

I was pulled back, but it didn't matter.

Snapped!
Poke it directly with the toe of your left foot.

It looked like a shot, but Tang Ye actually delivered a through ball to Wu Lei with precision down to the centimeter.

After completing the pass, Tang Ye fell to the ground, his eyes fixed on Wu Lei in front of him.

Wu Lei!

Stop the ball and adjust.

boom!
The ball flew up over the net; it was a powerful shot from Wu Lei.

“GOOO—AAAA—LLLL!!!”

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"Wu Lei!"

"Wu Lei scores!"

"1:0!"

"China 1-0 Sweden! China is in the lead!"

The two directors in the studio were flushed, expressing their excitement, and Tang Ye quickly got up from the ground.

"Wow!!!"

The Chinese players ran out amidst cheers.

Tang Ye followed behind Wu Lei, and in his excitement, he sprinted off at his fastest speed.

Then jump onto Wu Lei!

"Brother Lei, haha!"

"Awesome, Tang Ye!"

Wu Lei carried Tang Ye to the bottom of the stands, and the two of them roared at the stands together.

"Come on, come on!"

Hao Junmin fell to the ground, and Wu Lei reacted by making a fishing rod-throwing celebration gesture.

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

When Wu Lei finished his game, Tang Ye, Zhang Yuning, and Feng Xiaoting together lifted Hao Junmin off the ground and placed him in Wu Lei's arms.

The big fish is hooked!
After scoring his first goal in the World Cup finals, Wu Lei was so excited he almost cried. Tang Ye quickly put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Haha, I told you, it would have gone in at the top corner, they wouldn't have had time to react."

Tang Ye's through ball was designed for Wu Lei to shoot into the top corner.

Wu Lei was just about to shoot for the top corner, so he felt that Tang Ye's through ball was very comfortable, so comfortable that when Wu Lei received the ball, he felt as if the ball had been made for him by Tang Ye himself.

"Wu Lei! Wu Lei!"

The fans shouted, and Tang Ye and Wu Lei raised their arms together.

You have gained 30 comeback points.

Dongqiudi Live Match Report: Tang Ye's through ball leads to Wu Lei's powerful shot into the top corner, giving China a 1-0 lead over Sweden.

Live match report: Germany vs. Senegal is in progress, current score 0-0.

The Chinese national football team poster on the homepage of the Dongqiudi APP is burning fiercely.

The flames represent the current momentum of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team unleashed all the pent-up anger they had been suppressing for over a decade!

The match resumed, and some disputes arose among the Swedish players, while the commentators were still discussing Wu Lei's goal.

"My God!"

"Haha, who would have thought that the Chinese team would be the first to score before the match started?"

The camera focused on Wu Lei, the national team's number 7, who was slowly making his way around the field, his eyes occasionally glancing in Tang Ye's direction. *Hiss...*

This guy seems to have found the answer to the game?
"Sweden!"

"xuuuu!!!"

Sweden had been attacking for so long, but China scored first instead. Chinese fans started making sarcastic remarks, making Andersson blush.

They want to qualify.

But given the current situation...

Their points total is 0, and their goal difference is also negative.

How can the Swedish team qualify?

After quickly adjusting their strategy, the Swedish team gradually regained control of the game.

With China slowing down their attack after taking the lead, Sweden increased their possession to nearly 80%, which was quite terrifying.

He couldn't get the ball, but Tang Ye didn't care anymore.

Just hold on for the first half!
Granquist...

Just kick him!
The Chinese goalkeeper was in excellent form and made another save.

"Brilliant!"

Feng Xiaoting and Zeng Cheng bumped into each other chest to chest, while Tang Ye and Ekdal had a conflict out of the camera's view.

Seeing that they couldn't score, the Swedish players started to mess with Tang Ye's mentality, but Tang Ye had a good temper, so he wasn't affected too much.

"Calm down, bro. I don't even know you, why are you doing this to me?"

Tang Ye pushed Ekdal away.

Sweden has a corner kick opportunity, and the Chinese players begin to take their positions.

"If you get the ball, clear it; if you get tackled, just come to me."

Tang Ye gave his teammates some instructions.

Snapped!
A corner kick is awarded.

The ball was initially won by a Chinese player, but after being cleared, it fell to the feet of a Swedish player.

Depend on!
Tang Ye attempted a sliding tackle to block the ball, but it was evaded.

Pass it into the penalty area!

Berry!

Stop the ball, adjust your position, and create distance laterally.

Berry took a direct shot!

The ball was hit.

Chinese fans breathed a sigh of relief, but the situation seemed to be more complicated than they had imagined.

"Handball!"

The Swedish player made a handball gesture and shouted at the referee.

Zhang Linpeng stood in the penalty area, his expression giving the impression that he was about to collapse.

"Beep!"

This is Sweden's penalty!

Feng Xiaoting and Wu Lei each came over and hugged Zhang Linpeng, who was still feeling guilty about giving away the penalty.

The match between Germany and Senegal is also underway, and it is currently unclear what Germany's final points and goal difference will be.

I can't imagine how much he would be criticized by fans if the Chinese team hadn't made it to the knockout stage because of that penalty kick.

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Sweden had a penalty opportunity, and captain Granqvist stepped up."

"approach……"

"Knock on the door"

"Goal!"

The CCTV commentator said listlessly, "The Swedish players quickly took the ball out of the goal and prepared to launch their next counterattack."

"..."

Zhang Yuning walked forward slowly, and Tang Ye reached out to clap hands with his teammates.

It's a bit uncomfortable.

We need to think of a solution.

"Let's play it safe for now!"

Madaloni, accompanied by a translator, shouted from the sidelines: "Hold the line in the first half!"

Sweden is on a roll right now, so it would be better for the Chinese team to focus on defense first.

"Currently, Sweden has a significant advantage. If possible, the Chinese team could try to slow down their attack for the time being."

The commentators and coaching staff shared similar ideas.

boom!
Wang Shenchao cleared the ball from Augustinsson's feet!
China's defense was relatively good, but Sweden's attack was very strong. If China was constantly attacked like this, it was inevitable that some problems would be exposed.

Beep! ! !
39 minutes.

Sweden's set piece!

Snapped!
Give it to the restricted area.

"Number 6! Number 6!"

Tang Ye shouted it out.

His teammates were already watching, but Sweden's number 6, Augustinsson, was quite clever and directly demonstrated a curved run.

Jump up!
boom!
A header was scored.

The distance was too close, and Zeng Cheng could only rely on luck to make the save.

Unfortunately, the Chinese national team goalkeeper didn't seem to be blessed with good luck today.

“GOOOOO—AAAAAA—LLLLL!!!”

hiss--

With his hands touching his buttocks, Tang Ye stood on the grass and sighed.

After scoring that goal, the Swedish team wasn't done yet. Granqvist rushed into the goal and took the ball out again.

They wanted to score again!
Pooh!
Tang Ye spat on the ground and shook his head.

It's now the 40th minute of the first half...

Tang Ye got the ball and flicked it to Zhang Xizhe with his heel.

Ekdal was shaken off!
After a short exchange of passes, Tang Ye finally received the ball and moved to the edge of the penalty area.

boom!
He took a shot, but lost his balance and the ball went wide!

"My grass..."

Tang Ye felt a pang of sadness watching the ball he had kicked away. Meanwhile, the Swedish players next to him were arguing about the defensive play.

"Make sure you know where you're sitting!"

Granquist yelled at Ekdal, "Don't let yourself get left behind so easily! Create some distance!"

Ekdal shrugged at Granqvist, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

"Beep, beep beep!!!"

……

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: China lost 1-2 to Sweden in the first half. Wu Lei scored with a powerful shot into the top corner, and Zhang Linpeng conceded a penalty.

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Senegal leads Germany 1-0, Mane scores a precise shot into the corner.

The situation in neighboring Germany and Senegal is favorable for the Chinese team.

However, the problem lies in the Chinese team's own matches.

It's unrealistic to expect Senegal to score a lot of goals and reduce Germany's goal difference; the Chinese team still needs to play their own game well.

Senegal played very well. If China can draw with Sweden in the second half, they will probably qualify for the knockout stage!
"Lin Peng!"

In the players' tunnel, Wu Lei and Feng Xiaoting comforted Zhang Linpeng, while Tang Ye looked at the Swedish players next to him, lost in thought.

Go China!

Go China!

The fans cheered loudly, and Tang Ye raised his hand to acknowledge them before quickly returning to the locker room.

"You played quite well; we played quite well in the first half."

Madaloni gave a brief summary, then stepped aside to comfort Zhang Linpeng along with the players.

Lippi came to the center and slowly worked on the magnetic flags on the tactics board.

Tang Ye couldn't come up with a good solution himself, so he decided to listen to Mr. Marcello's thinking.

Lippi summarized the situation in the first half.

China played reasonably well, but they didn't do well enough in some details.

Defending set pieces has always been a major problem for the Chinese team, and there is still no good solution.

Then came the second half of the game.

"I don't know if you guys have noticed, but I think you, as players on the field, should be able to. Our opponents are playing in a lot of rush."

Lippi pulled over the second tactical board, which displayed data analysis done by Madaloni.

"Sweden needs a goal difference of around 4-5 to qualify for the World Cup, so they've been playing very anxiously since the start of the match and have made many mistakes."

"I think this is our opportunity."

"Are we going to play defense? No, we're not playing defense."

Ok?
Lippi's words gave Tang Ye a bright idea.

Lippi seemed to know that Tang Ye would look over at this moment, and his gaze shifted to Tang Ye, forming a brief eye contact.

"Since our opponents are making frequent mistakes, we need to follow suit and launch an offensive."

"We have players in our team who are very good at creating chances, so if Sweden makes a mistake, we have a high chance of finding a scoring opportunity."

The Chinese national football team players in the locker room all looked at Tang Ye.

The "player who is very good at creating opportunities" that Lippi mentioned is obviously China's number 10.

GGBond's ability to create chances is among the best in global football.

"As for defense, my view is that they play too hastily, which hinders their attack. If we can do a good job of basic man-marking, our chances of winning are very high."

Lippi was unusually confident, and the players in the locker room were getting restless.

I think this is great.

Zhang Yuning spoke softly, offering his opinion.

Wu Lei leaned closer and said in a voice only Zhang Yuning could hear, "You think you're so useless..."

The players looked at Tang Ye, whose gaze was unfocused, as if he were lost in thought.

He is considering the feasibility of Lippi's tactic.

If the team continues to play an attacking style in the second half, then he will definitely be under a lot of pressure.

Simply put, if Tang Ye agrees, the team's fate in the second half will be tied to his performance.

Pupils returned to normal.

"Um……"

"If you're willing to trust me, I think we can give it a try."

Wu Lei put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder: "You don't need to ask that question."

"You underestimate us, Tang Ye. We know exactly how good you are, even better than they (the fans) do."

So you don't need to ask anymore, we will always believe in you.

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye and Wu Lei high-fived.

After a quick adjustment, the Chinese team players began preparing to enter the field.

Zhang Linpeng's expression wasn't too good, the other players looked at each other blankly, and finally Feng Xiaoting stepped forward.

"Linpeng! I told you it's okay."

"As long as we win, your mistakes don't matter."

"We will definitely win, I promise you."

Feng Xiaoting said, and Zhang Linpeng glanced at Feng Xiaoting before looking at Tang Ye.

"Um……"

"I can promise you that, Brother Peng."

Tang Ye walked over and gave Zhang Linpeng a high five.

Feng Xiaoting spread his hands at Zhang Linpeng: "You can distrust me, but you can't possibly distrust him, can you?"

"Haha, I believe it all, I believe it all!"

Zhang Linpeng patted Feng Xiaoting on the waist, and then the players left the locker room together.

……

(End of this chapter)