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

Chapter 423 Tom returned to Manchester, but things seemed a little different.
The New York Times Sports Department: Manchester United players were photographed at the airport preparing to board a plane, but Tom was still not among the team. The players' activities in Los Angeles are kept extremely secret, and there is currently no news related to Tom.

Apart from The Sun successfully obtaining information that Tang Ye had transferred to Los Angeles, all other newspaper reporters' search efforts ended in failure.

For the past two weeks, Tang Ye's only activity has been posting on Instagram constantly for Man.

The official website of the league and James gave it a thumbs up.

Many fans asked Tang Ye what he was doing, and Tang Ye was very honest, saying that he was secretly training.

However, the impact of that Sky Sports program was simply too great.

Fans now believe that Tang Ye is suffering from depression but wants to keep it a secret, which is why he did all these things.

Tang Ye was about to explain further, but was stopped by Teng Hahe via private message.

Ok?
Tang Ye frowned as he looked at the text message from Teng Hahe on his phone.

[Tang Ye: It seems the fans are quite worried. It's no secret, I can just post a few photos and the problem will be solved, right?]

[Tennhav: No way]

[Teng Hag: I wouldn't say that fans only sing our praises when we make a name for ourselves, but that's the truth. Don't you want to be a great person, Tom?]

"Well"

Tang Ye's eyes lit up.

Mr. Eric really thinks a lot!
but……

Why did Mr. Eric use "we" instead of "you"?

never mind!

Shaking his head, Tang Ye decided not to delve into the charm behind the language.

He just needs to become a great person in the hearts of the fans, just as Ten Hag said.

that's enough!
……

According to Diario Sport, Villarreal's legendary coach Escribá has not renewed his contract after it expired, and rumors suggest that the Spaniard's next destination will be either Borussia Dortmund or Inter Milan.

The Sun's front-page headline: Manchester United train for the Manchester derby on the afternoon of August 4th; reporters were unable to photograph Tom at the training ground.

"Manchester United played a 9v9 friendly match, and new signing De Jong performed brilliantly, but reporters hiding in the trees didn't see Tom on the training ground, even with high-powered binoculars."

Manchester Times – Manchester police have arrested two journalists for using binoculars to spy on Manchester United's training ground. The identities of the two journalists are currently unknown, but they will reportedly be fined.

"No, you have to believe me, we should give up the Community Shield!"

In the conference room at the training base, Ten Hag got into an argument with several Manchester United executives.

Manchester United's management believes they need to fight for the derby against Manchester City and see if they can win the Community Shield.

But Ten Hag didn't think so.

"The Community Shield is meaningless, it's not important. What matters is the league and the Champions League. Gentlemen, you should have seen the report written by Cragg. Tom coming back a week later is a good thing for the team!"

Ten Hag pointed to the Premier League standings posted in the conference room; the season hadn't even started yet, and all 20 teams had 0 points.

"We should look further ahead! That's how Manchester United can revive."

Ten Hag kept talking about Manchester United's revival, which put a lot of pressure on the leaders in the room.

Considering Ten Hag's impressive second-place finish in the league, Manchester United's management ultimately decided to trust him.

As for Ten Hag's request to want Dembele.

There was nothing the Manchester United management could do about it.

The fact is, Manchester United didn't have much of a budget this summer transfer window, and even if they sold Martial, they wouldn't have enough money to buy Dembele.

"..."

Ten Hach sat in his chair, looking thoughtful.

"What about installment payments?"

Is Dembele really that important? Although he won the World Cup, his performance for Barcelona last season wasn't great.

Ten Hag has faced criticism from higher-ups.

“Okay, Eric, I need to tell you that Barcelona's stance is firm: our chances of getting Dembele are 0%. Unless…”

Ten Hach looked up: "Unless what?"

"The people at Barcelona told me that if we were willing to include Tom in the deal, we could pick anyone from their squad, anyone we wanted."

The leader nodded slightly: "Including Messi."

"Yes, of course. They need to give Tom a psychological test first, because, you know, the recent news has everyone a bit panicked."

"..."

Ten Hach stood up from his chair and walked away.

Van der Gach stood to the side, helplessly shrugging his shoulders.

The leader clearly doesn't understand Ten Hach.

Tom wanted to buy Dembele because he wanted to play with him.

You said you could only get Dembele if you sold Tom.

Is there any point in continuing negotiations for this transfer?
……

"Grass!"

Sitting on the grass where the sun couldn't reach him, Tang Ye gulped down watermelon juice from his glass.

He thought Kragg's appearance was his salvation, but Kragg actually extended his sentence.

Because of his excellent training results, Ten Hag directly approved his stay until August 10th, the day before the start of the next Premier League season.

grandma's.

If it were in the past, Tang Ye would definitely have run away immediately.

But because he really wanted to show off in the new season and wanted to let his haters see his strong physical strength, Tang Ye chose to persevere.

Okay, let's take a look at my current panel.

Tang Ye (40 years old)
[Ball possession: 87; Passing: 90]

[Shots: 78; Headers: 56; Set pieces: 79]

Speed: 77; Endurance: 75; Physical Strength: 84

[Defense: 73; Vision: 97]

Overall rating: 85
Speed, endurance, and physical strength have all been significantly improved.

It has to be said that the talent at the [world-shaking] level is truly amazing. Tang Ye feels that the benefits he gains from training for one day now are comparable to twice the benefits he gained from training for one day before!
Take a close look at your current state.

I will return to England on August 10th.

Hmm, he should have a chance to get his physical strength rating to 85 before going back?

"Hey, don't drink anything cold!"

After Tang Ye finished using the restroom, the coach ran over to him and said, "Quickly put down your drink, you still have three 200-meter races to run!"

"I rely on"

With his hands covering his head, Tang Ye felt that he was not far from death.

The evil altar granted the villain king a great deal of power, but at the same time absorbed a great deal of his life force!

……

On the day of the Community Shield final, the number 10 that fans were hoping for did not appear in Manchester United's squad list.

New signings De Jong and Ziyech are both on the roster, but star player Tom hasn't returned yet.

After the squad list was announced, Manchester United's odds plummeted, and unsurprisingly, they lost 0-2 to Manchester City.

"Fuck you! Give me my money back!"

Manchester United fans are furious outside Wembley Stadium.

While the Community Shield title isn't important, handing it over to Manchester City would be too much.

The pressure should have been on Tang Ye at this point, but perhaps because Tang Ye had such a good impression on Manchester United fans, after the loss, the fans all turned their anger towards Ten Hag and the club's management, believing that Manchester United had not protected the player well.

"Is it really that hard to find a good therapist for Tom? There are so many good therapists in London, why go all the way to America?"

"Fuck you! Give me my money back!"

Several Manchester United fans who were interviewed by Sky Sports are now red-hot.

Losing a Community Shield is not something fans should be so angry about.

Fans are worried about the upcoming Premier League matches.

If Tang Ye hasn't returned by the start of the Premier League season, what will Manchester United do this season?
Are they being used as toys by Manchester City next door?

……

After the Community Shield final, Thai cartoonist Just toon it posted a new Premier League poster for the upcoming season on his personal Twitter account.

The poster features three cartoon characters, with Guardiola grabbing Ten Hag and slapping his bottom as if scolding a child.

In the corner stood Tang Ye, dressed in a hospital gown, with rain falling from the sky above him.

The poster features a quote from Ten Hach in the center.

"You have someone to save you, but I don't!"

【unbelievable】

[Why aren't you back yet? Something really happened!] [I, Tang Qiuwang, said I was doing extra training, why don't you believe me?]

[Extra training shouldn't mean we'll miss the Community Shield, right? Did Wu Lei's missed one-on-one chance really raise my blood pressure?]

Manchester United fans blocked Ten Hag from driving to the training ground for work.

"Teng Hah!"

Where is Tom?

"Tom is in which hospital? I'm a psychiatrist, I can save him. Don't trust American psychiatrists, trust me!"

Ten Hag quickly signed autographs for the fans.

"Calm down, calm down."

"I assure you, Tang will appear at the right time. You have my promise, okay?"

"..."

Dongqiudi pinned post: There are still 3 days until Manchester United's first league match of the new season, and Tang Ye has not yet appeared.

……

Speed: 77 → 78

[Heading: 56→58]

Although he didn't practice heading, Tang Ye's heading attribute still increased by 2 points.

According to Tang Ye's deduction, this should be an indirect improvement brought about by the enhancement of core strength.

"Hey, Tom!"

James walked in, gave Tang Ye a fist bump, and said, "Brandon (Ingram) said you've gotten a lot darker, haha, but I think it's okay."

"I think it's okay, but my club coach told me I've gotten a lot darker. But it doesn't really matter; I think being a little darker would be more intimidating."

Tang Ye shared his opinion.

His skin is of very good quality; if it were too fair, it would look very gentle.

This is inconsistent with Tang Ye's personality.

King Tom is extremely cruel, and cruel people should look fierce!
After resting, Tang Ye stood up, ready to begin his second set of chest press drills: "By the way, LeBron, aren't your games in September? How come you're back so soon?"

"It's time to prepare for the new season. Only disciplined people can become GOATs!"

"Wow"

Tang Ye took a deep breath and nodded slightly in agreement with James's words.

"I feel I need to learn from you."

Tang Ye said sincerely.

He also wanted to experience what it was like to be a Goat, but he knew it wouldn't be an easy thing.

"Ha ha"

James patted Tang Ye's arm and turned to go to the locker room.

"By the way, Tom, I'm having a party tonight, wanna come? It's the kind where you can make money."

"Oh, never mind, I've been going to bed earlier lately because I need to recover my muscles."

Tang Ye was curious about the money-making parties James mentioned, but he wasn't particularly interested in making money right now; he just wanted more rest time.

He was exhausted from training every day, and if it weren't for the help of [Kant Hot Chocolate Milk], even 12 hours of sleep might not have been enough for him to recover.

……

August 9th was Tang Ye's last day of training at Lakers House.

Having paid a heavy price, Tang Ye finally got what he wanted.

The physical combat attribute has finally broken through the 85 mark, and even the extremely difficult-to-improve endurance attribute has been enhanced again.

Tang Ye (40 years old)
[Ball possession: 87; Passing: 90]

[Shots: 78; Headers: 59; Set pieces: 79]

Speed: 78; Endurance: 76; Physical Strength: 85

[Defense: 74; Vision: 97]

Overall rating: 86
hiss!
Reflecting on his gains, Tang Ye looked down at the sunburnt muscles on his shoulders.

I think I got sunburned, but it doesn't matter.

Super physical confrontation of 85!
This is a very good level even in the Premier League.

Although he can't beat the 1.9-meter-tall center-backs in the Premier League, Tang Ye can still easily go toe-to-toe with defensive midfielders and full-backs.

Tang Ye can already picture himself crashing into people all over Old Trafford!
The opponent can no longer win possession of the ball from him through physical contact!
Your recovery is truly amazing!

The coach sat on the sofa opposite, his face showing surprise.

"You must be the athlete I've ever seen recover the fastest. Even those players who use growth hormones don't recover as quickly as you."

PS: Growth hormone can speed up recovery and is not easily detected, so it is used by many NBA and NFL stars.

"You should really go to the Academy of Sciences and do some anatomical research. I feel like you're one of those people with naturally high growth hormone levels; you'd be perfect as an athlete."

"The prerequisite is that you are willing to put in the effort; only then can you bring out your talent in physical recovery."

The coach said with a smile.

Haha, I think so too.

Tang Ye also felt somewhat guilty.

【Kant's Hot Chocolate Milk】is a super item, but Tang Ye has never been able to maximize its effect.

"Good luck, Tom!"

The coach and Tang Ye exchanged fist bumps, and then they ran into James, who was getting ready to leave work.

"Are you really not coming to the party, Tom?"

"Haha, thank you LeBron, I'd love to participate, but I'm leaving tonight."

"OK then"

James shrugged, then walked over and gave Tang Ye a hug.

Tang Ye, who had just grown to 1.80 meters tall, only reached James's chest.

……

Dongqiudi (a sports betting platform) preview: At 3:8 AM on August 11th, the first round of the new Premier League season will see Manchester United host Leicester City.

Manchester Airport.

"This way, sir. Your airport pick-up vehicle is ready."

Airport staff led Tang Ye toward the business jet terminal, where he noticed a keychain with the Manchester United logo on it.

"Wow, are you a Manchester United fan?"

Tang Ye suddenly asked.

"what?"

The staff member picked up the keychain: "Oh, you mean this? Haha, yes, I'm a Manchester United fan, but as you know, this season won't be too good for us. Tom doesn't know when he'll be back because of some mental illness. People living in England are too susceptible to illness. Sir, watch your step."

"Haha, why do you all think I have a mental illness? That's ridiculous!"

"because"

"……Um?"

The staff member turned around and looked Tang Ye up and down. Tang Ye realized he had said the wrong thing, so he pulled down his mask.

"Oh, shit!"

"I felt like that voice sounded familiar, shit shit shit!"

The staff member was a little excited: "Damn, I didn't realize I'd talked to you so much. Wait, why have you gotten so muscular? And...did you go to the beach?"

"Haha, I just wanted to say that I don't have a mental illness, I'm perfectly fine now."

Escaping the hellish Los Angeles, Tang Ye felt reborn.

Airport staff stood still and watched Tang Ye get into his pick-up car.

"wow..."

"what's the situation"

……

The Sun's headline: Tom's disappearance special team reports that Manchester Airport staff reported seeing Tom and are certain he returned to Manchester on August 10.

"The two had a brief exchange. Airport staff commented that Tom seemed a bit strange, but not like he had a mental illness."

"I don't know if it's because we're standing too close, but Tom seems to have gotten wider and is a bit tanned. At first, I didn't realize it was Tom. Hmm... I don't know why, but he gives me the feeling that even though he didn't participate in the warm-up games, he's already prepared for everything. The Tom I used to have never given me this feeling," said an airport staff member.

……

PS: There will be one update at 10 AM tomorrow, followed by two updates before 11 PM.

Because I've been writing over 10,000 words a day, my hands have been hurting terribly these past few days. I took two days off, and now I've run out of drafts. I'm really sorry.

Updates are definitely coming; I'll adjust it to 3 updates at 10 PM as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)