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

Chapter 412 When you search for "Chinese CPUs," the results may not necessarily be CPUs.
"Roar!!!"

Tang Ye stood on the railing and roared at the fans in the stands, but then, because he was too tired, his legs gave way and he fell down.

"Holy crap, haha!"

Having gotten used to falling on the grass, Tang Ye didn't feel much pain.

"Come here, Tang Ye!"

Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Linpeng shouted as they came over, and the two of them pulled Tang Ye up from the grass.

"Hey, what's going on? Holy crap, what's going on?!"

Tang Ye suddenly panicked because he seemed to be able to guess what Feng Xiaoting and the others wanted to do.

Overwhelmed by emotions and trusting his teammates, Tang Ye ultimately gave up the struggle.

"Wow!!"

More than a dozen Chinese national football players formed a circle.

"3, 2, 1!"

With his eyes closed, Tang Ye hugged his body tightly with both hands.

"Wow!"

Take off!
With his hands raised, Tang Ye enjoyed the sudden feeling of freedom as he was lifted into the air.

Come again!

Wow!!!

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

Tens of thousands of fans in the stands chanted Tang Ye's name in unison, following the rhythm.

"GG ​​Bond!"

"GG ​​Bond!"

"GG ​​Bond!"

"..."

"Tang Ye!"

Tang Zhengxiong rushed onto the field at some point and joined the Chinese team's celebration.

Tang Ye's father displayed his "Tom's Dad" limited edition national football team jersey in front of CCTV cameras.

Shouted.

"Speak up, speak up!"

I don't know why, but there are always fans who want to criticize Tang Zhengxiong's genes.

Is this something that can be criticized?

Meanwhile, Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) also...

Brothers, be careful not to log out, or you won't be able to log back in.

[Tang Ball King!]

I've already been kneeling for two hours, so I've decided to kneel for another two hours.

Tang Ye, the One and Only True God!

[If they really make it to the knockout stage, damn it, they're still only 6 points]

"Dear viewers at home, I know you must be experiencing very mixed emotions right now, because I am too."

"You might think you're dreaming, that this is what you're seeing in your dream. But I must tell you, what you're seeing now is something that has actually happened."

“在以3：2的比分击败瑞典之后，中国男足小组赛3场比赛2胜1负，总积6分。这也就意味着他们将以小组第二的身份晋级本届世界杯的淘汰赛”

"This is what we've been saying all along: you may not see hope in Chinese football, but you still choose to persevere."

"It's not that we choose to persevere because there is hope, but rather that only by persevering will there be hope."

"Back when the 1998 FIFA World Cup was being held in France and the Chinese team failed to qualify, who could have imagined that such a young man would be born in Guangdong the following year?"

The camera focused on Tang Ye, who was still flying in the sky and had not yet come down.

He didn't know when he would be able to get down.

He only knew that he was thoroughly enjoying the moment, and that was enough.

……

懂球帝置顶：2传1射统治比赛，唐业战神降临参与全部3粒进球，中国3：2击败瑞典晋级世界杯淘汰赛。（评论数279723）

It seems that the server is so bad that the number of people online at Dongqiudi in real time is being limited.

After all, this app was never designed with the expectation that more than 1000 million people would use it at the same time.

The homepage was filled with comments, and Tang Ye stood in the center of the poster, his fists clenched and flames burning.

The poster design is incredibly detailed, even depicting the red scratch on Tang Ye's cheek from the advertisement.

Bang bang bang!

Fireworks exploded at Wanda Plaza.

Since the stunning victory over Germany, Wanda, one of the major sponsors of this World Cup, has already started planning possible knockout stage celebrations, and unexpectedly, they have actually come in handy today.

Fireworks in red and yellow, accompanied by the background music "GGBond's Passion Flows in Our Hearts," left the audience with only one word to describe the scene.

"Holy crap, the Tang Dynasty in its golden age!"

……

"Oh la la la la!"

The Chinese national football team players were dancing in the locker room. Tang Ye was now completely soaked because he had just been showered with mineral water by his teammates.

boom!
Wang Shenchao kicked the tactical board in the middle to pieces, and a water fight broke out in the locker room again.

Ten minutes later, after changing into different clothes, several national football players and head coach Lippi arrived at the press conference room.

Click, click, click!

The news was so shocking that the number of reporters present today was quite astonishing.

"The players have put in a lot of effort in training and warm-up matches, so I would say that the Chinese team deserves any victory."

Lippi was clearly unable to hide his excitement.

In his view, leading the Chinese team to the World Cup knockout stage is just as difficult as leading Italy to the World Cup final.

At 70 years old this year, Lippi himself never expected that he would usher in the second spring of his coaching career with the Chinese national team.

It contains 50% gold and 50% sugar.

Although it's not 100% gold, it's still at a pretty impressive level.

The camera focused on the Chinese national football team players, and Feng Xiaoting, Wu Lei, and Zheng Zhi all had red eyes.

Tang Ye was the calmest one, but he only appeared calm; he kept chewing gum in his mouth.

"Tang Ye, what do you want to say about this match? Did you think you could advance to the knockout stage before the World Cup started?"

"Of course we considered that, but our plan was to get four points, beat Sweden, and then draw with Senegal. But the current situation is not quite what we planned."

Tang Ye looked at the table in front of him and said slowly, "I think I mentioned before that reaching the knockout stage was our goal for this year's World Cup. Now that we've actually achieved it, my teammates and I feel a sense of reward. I even feel that what we've gained is greater than our efforts."

"Um……"

Tang Ye raised his head and looked at the reporter.

The light in Tang Ye's eyes can be faintly seen through the lens.

I think I cried, but not too badly; I think I could control it.

"Phew, this has to be the most important game I've ever played. The opponent was very strong, but we were the luckier side. After the game, I suddenly felt very relaxed because the reality is that if we had been a little less lucky, we might have lost."

Fans in the stands screamed and cheered, celebrating China's advancement to the World Cup knockout stage.

Although Tang Ye often forgets things, he will never forget today's match.

Of course, there's also what happens in the stands after the game.

"Tang Ye, in the past 3 games you have scored 4 goals and provided 3 assists, directly contributing to all 7 goals scored by the Chinese team. Some fans say that you are the hero that Chinese football has been waiting for, just like the lyrics of a song. Do you agree with this statement?"

The lyrics the reporter was referring to were, of course, from the song "Little Hero with a Big Belly," which remained a trending topic on various social media platforms throughout the World Cup, even surpassing the popularity of the official World Cup theme song.

"Um... I'm very grateful."

"But I don't think I qualify yet."

Wu Lei and Feng Xiaoting turned their attention to them, and the reporter continued to press for answers.

"Why is this?"

"This one……"

Tang Ye wanted to say that only by winning a ranking could one be considered a hero, but when he thought about the national football team's next opponent being Brazil, he swallowed his words.

Little hero?
Are GGBond a superhero?
GGBond doesn't know.

……

CCTV1：北京时间6月27日晚23点，国际足联世界杯F组第三轮比赛，唐业2次传球1次射门诠释个人英雄主义，最终男足国家队以3：2的比分击败瑞典男足国家队，排名小组第二晋级淘汰赛。

"According to CCTV reporters, this is the first time in history that the Chinese men's national football team has entered the knockout stage of the World Cup. Chinese fans held a large-scale celebration outside the Kazan Arena to commemorate this historic moment."

Baidu trending search.

NO.1: The men's football team advances to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

NO.2: China defeats Sweden.

NO.3: Tang Ye's Fairy Ball.

NO.4: China's national football team surpasses Germany to rank second in the group.

No. 5: Germany fails to advance to the World Cup knockout stage. (China)

“China!”

Outside the Kazan Arena, Chinese team fans were celebrating wildly.

This includes two groups of people: Chinese fans of the Chinese national team and foreign fans of the Chinese national team.

Why does the Chinese national team have so many foreign fans?

The reason is simple: the individual charisma of a certain midfielder on the Chinese national football team is simply too exaggerated.

"Here comes the knockout stage!"

Several fans gathered in front of the reporters and shouted their declarations into the camera.

"As you can see, the people standing behind me are Chinese fans. Just now, the Chinese national team defeated Sweden and advanced to the knockout stage of this World Cup as the second-place team in their group. I believe the fans here are extremely excited right now..."

"Excited! I'm so excited, damn it!"

The fans roared at the camera.

"But to be honest, although Sweden and Germany were defeated by China, their performances were still commendable..."

"Rubbish!"

Chinese fans grabbed the microphone: "Özil and Ekdal are no match for Tang Ye!"

"..."

The reporter was somewhat embarrassed: "Well, the fans' description might be a bit exaggerated. What's certain is that Sweden..."

While the reporter was still conducting interviews, the Swedish team's bus was surrounded by their own fans.

"Rubbish!"

"Give us our money back for the tickets."

"Not even a single point? They played very well in the Euro qualifiers?"

"You don't even have any shame!"

"Give us our ticket money back!"

boom!
Boom!

Swedish fans are now furious, throwing empty or half-empty water bottles at the bus.

To watch the World Cup, Swedish fans spent thousands or even tens of thousands of euros on plane tickets, match tickets, hotels, and so on.

As a result, their national team didn't even get a single point!

The fans next door were already in chaos, and Chinese reporters quickly went over to join the commotion.

Just then, a Swedish reporter conducted an interview with one of the fans who came out.

Swedish National Television

"That's so embarrassing, that's not how you play football!"

"We can't beat Germany, we can't beat Senegal, and now we can't even beat China."

Is it really that difficult to deal with a Tom?

The fan shrugged at the reporter, his cheeks slightly flushed.

"The Chinese team failed to qualify for the last two World Cups, but this year they made it directly to the knockout stage and earned 6 points. Why can't we do the same?"

"Our country's players thought they were so great, so incredibly great, that they could easily make it to the knockout stage, but they got completely thrashed by Tom. Why did China succeed? Because they kept learning."

"And then what? What were we doing?"

"We didn't do anything. I could tell Ekdal wasn't in form during the warm-up matches. If you don't want to play, why are you in the national team? Get out of here!"

"..."

After all that, the Swedish reporter didn't say a word; it was all the interviewed fan talking non-stop.

But that wasn't all. Fans leaned their heads close to the microphone, startling the reporter, who took a step back.

"Sweden, please refund my ticket!"

……

Swedish fans were heartbroken, and German fans were even more devastated.

The contrast between winning the World Cup and being eliminated in the group stage is so extreme that head coach Joachim Löw has received death threats from German fans as a result.

"The game is over. I advise you not to go back to Germany, or we'll make you experience the same despair we have now!" a German fan said in an interview with a YouTube football blogger.

Attached is the final standings for Group F of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia:

1. Senegal, 9 points. (Advanced)

2. China, 6 points. (Advanced)

3. Germany, 3 points.

4. Sweden, 0 points.

……

After the Group F matches concluded, only Groups G and H remained with four matches to be played in this World Cup.

The rules for determining opponents in the World Cup knockout stage differ slightly from those in regular leagues and cup competitions; they are determined based on group and group rankings.

The first-place team in Group A will play the second-place team in Group B, and the second-place team in Group A will play the first-place team in Group B.

So now all the knockout stage opponents for teams in groups A through F have been determined.

1. Russia vs. Spain.

2. Uruguay vs. Portugal.

3. France vs. Argentina.

4. Denmark vs. Croatia.

5. Brazil vs. China.

6. Switzerland vs. Senegal.

As the second-place team in their group, the Chinese team was very fortunate to face the group leader, Brazil.

FIFA官方：和巴西队的世界杯1/8决赛将在北京时间7月2日晚10时进行，比赛场地为萨马拉竞技场。

Brazil is certainly not a good opponent; in fact, among the teams in the round of 16, Brazil is arguably the strongest.

But whether the Brazilian team is strong or not is a matter for later. What the Chinese players and fans need to do now is celebrate.

Celebrate their historic achievement of reaching the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their team history!
Just half an hour after FIFA officially announced the match time and venue for the knockout stage between China and Brazil, the Russian World Cup Committee announced the best player in Group F.

Group F Best Player:
TangYe (China)

Attacking midfielder, playmaking midfielder.

Goals (penalties)/assists: 4 (1)/3.

Group stage match ratings: 9.8, 9.4, 10.0.

Overall group stage score: 9.733 (first in Group F).

With a combined rating of 9.733 across the three matches, Tang Ye is unsurprisingly the player with the highest combined rating in the group stage since the start of the World Cup.

Soon, some fans disagreed.

Tang Ye's goal tally is the same as Ronaldo's, and he only has two more assists than Ronaldo.

Why is his overall rating 1.0 point higher than Ronaldo's?

Chinese netizens provided the answer: on the night of the match and the morning of the following day, Douyin (TikTok) was full of highlights of Tang Ye's game, and even the match against Senegal was analyzed by fans.

"Let's look at this attack... Tang Ye has the ball in the middle, but he can't pass it out from this position. Let's see what he does."

"First look to the left, then look to the right, signaling Zhang Linpeng to move forward."

"It seems like looking to the left is useless, right? Come on, let's look again."

"Tang Ye passes the ball to Zhang Linpeng. Note that at this moment, Tang Ye's attention is focused on Wu Lei, Zhang Linpeng, and two other defenders; he lacks vision on the left flank."

"Zhang Linpeng has passed the ball back!"

"Tang Ye passed the ball directly to Yu Hanchao on the left with his right foot!"

"This is why, as we just mentioned, Tang Ye checks the left flank before passing the ball to the right, catching his teammates' positions three seconds in advance, so you can roughly guess where they are standing. After passing the ball to Yu Hanchao, Tang Ye uses his left hand to signal Zhang Xizhe to move behind him, and his right hand to signal Wang Shenchao to go down the wing to receive the pass..."

The power of the masses is immense; with hundreds and thousands of analytical videos, Chinese football bloggers have even figured out the color of Tang Ye's underwear.

No, I've never played soccer, really?

[A former football player tells you that this field is beyond our comprehension]

"I'm an anthropologist, this isn't human."

I'm a zoologist, and this isn't an animal.

GGBond people are not even animals.

So what exactly is he?

A fan posted a video on Douyin, which received over 5 likes in just half an hour.

In the video, the fan opens a browser on his computer, then opens Baidu, slowly types in the words "Chinese CPU," and then clicks search.

[Searching the entire web for content for you]

【…】

Tang Ye, nicknamed GGBond, Tom, Piggy Hero, and Meng Ge, was born on March 2, 1999, in FS City, GD Province. He is a Chinese professional football player who plays as a midfielder...

You search for Chinese CPUs.

The search results may not necessarily be for CPUs.

……

(End of this chapter)