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

Chapter 429: Champions League Group Stage Draw for the New Season; Manchester United Begins Their Chase in the Standings in September
The Manchester Evening News' front page in bold reads: Hat-trick! Tom's perfect performance with 2 goals and 1 penalty in his first start keeps Tottenham clean, officially announcing Manchester United's entry into the Premier League title race for the new season?
Just as fans had predicted, the match against Tottenham will be Manchester United's first real show of force this season.

A score of 3-0 is almost perfect for this match, and new signing De Jong also had a very good performance.

At this time, betway also released their data.

在第1轮联赛结束后，曼联以1赔6.5的夺冠赔率排名第三，但踢完热刺之后这个赔率直接上升到了1赔2.87，仅次于1赔2.5的曼城。

Therefore, some fans say that Tang Ye's starting appearance in the game eliminated half of Manchester United's odds.

It sounds exaggerated, but it seems to be true in fact.

In addition to the league, Manchester United also has a Champions League match this season.

《中国足球报》——2018-19赛季欧冠小组赛抽签将于北京时间8月31日0时在摩纳哥举行，曼联位列第二档。

In addition to Manchester United's tier list, the China Football News also provided a list of top-tier teams to help fans understand the potential opponents Manchester United might face.

The AH consists of 8 groups, with the top-tier teams being Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain, Lokomotiv Moscow, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Juventus.

Manchester City and Manchester United are to avoid each other, meaning that Manchester United could potentially face a total of 7 teams in the first tier.

"For Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow should be the best opponents. However, Manchester United's Champions League group stage draw has not been very favorable in recent years."

[Just giving you a heads-up, right?]

[I suggest playing against Bayern again; I feel Tang Ye is a natural nemesis of Germany.]

[Don't mess around, Bayern can easily beat Manchester United.]

[How about we smuggle Juventus and Barcelona into the stadium? Let Messi and Ronaldo know who the real king of football is!]

I felt a little unwell at midnight. I'll check again when I wake up the next day, hoping to see good news from my GGBond.

When fans freely express their opinions on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform), little do they know that a blond guy is monitoring their comments through his phone screen.

"Um……"

Tang Ye pinched his nose and took a sip of apple juice.

The idea that fans consider themselves Germany's nemesis is completely wrong.

Having faced Bayern Munich multiple times, Tang Ye was well aware of just how formidable the Bundesliga champions were.

Juventus and Barcelona?
No, these two teams are too strong!

Then... Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid?
No, that's not possible.

Let's see if there's anything else.

Moscow Locomotive?

Teams outside the top five leagues are probably best avoided. It would be terrible if this Locomotive team pulled out a tactic that Manchester United had never seen before and pulled off an upset.

So……

After eliminating the teams you don't want to face, what's left are the opponents you hope to encounter.

they are……

"I rely on"

Squinting at his phone screen, Tang Ye took a deep breath.

It seems he's excluded all the top-tier teams...

All the top-tier teams are tough to beat, so there's nothing we can do but leave it to fate.

Tang Ye tossed his phone onto the bedside table and turned off the bedroom light.

He has been working hard on something very important these past few days.

That is, try to dream about Cristiano Ronaldo at night!
Not long ago, Tang Ye was scolded by Ronaldo for slacking off in training. Now, after 20 days of hard training, he has made a triumphant return and must take his revenge on Ronaldo!
Ding!
The phone suddenly rang, and Tang Ye, who was disturbed, was not happy. He reached out and picked up the phone with practiced ease.

It was a message sent by Zhou Ye.

With less than five days left of the university holiday, Zhou also wanted to come and stay with Tang Ye for a few days.

"..."

Tang Ye quickly typed on his phone screen with his thumb, indicating that Zhou should stay in Beijing and study hard.

It wasn't that Tang Ye was heartless; it was just that he had very important things to do in the past few days.

After adjusting his sleeping position and covering himself with the soft blanket, Tang Ye was filled with anticipation for the evening.

Little Cristiano, come quickly into my dreams!
……

At his residence in Huizhou, Guangdong, Zhou Ye looked somewhat aggrieved when he saw the message from Tang Ye on his phone.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

When Zhou's father saw his daughter like this, he suddenly became anxious.

"Yes, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Zhou turned off his phone and quickly shook his head.

"..."

Mr. Zhou squinted and slowly walked over to sit down next to Zhou Ye: "I've been through this before. If you encounter any problems, you can talk to your father."

"Zhou Ye, come here, look me in the eyes, and tell me honestly, do you have a boyfriend?"

Zhou Ye didn't say anything immediately, and Zhou's father knew that his guess was correct.

"Hey, you've only just started filming a movie, you can't get distracted. You can date later..."

Looking at the expression on Zhou Ye's face, Zhou's father seemed to suddenly realize something.

"You haven't run into a jerk, have you?"

"I...I didn't. He's a very good person, Dad. You can believe me, there won't be any problems. He really is a very good person!"

Zhou placed his hands on his father's thigh, pleading.

"you!"

"Tell your boyfriend to come see me right now!"

"No, Dad, he's very busy. Just trust me. He's a really good person."

"Too busy to come? I think you've lost your mind."

Zhou's father stood up immediately.

His intuition told him that his daughter had been deceived by a scumbag!

"Then why don't you just call him?"

"No, I can't bother him. What if he gets angry?"

Zhou also shoved his phone under the sofa, not giving his father a single chance.

"..."

"Okay, okay, alright then."

"hiss--!"

"Come on, just tell me, was he riding a motorcycle or an electric scooter? Tell me the truth, don't lie to me."

"No, Dad, you have to believe me!"

Zhou stood up and explained quickly, which relieved his father greatly.

But his questioning wasn't over yet.

"So... what's your education level like? Did you go to university?"

Zhou Ye pursed her lips and remained silent.

The elderly father is already feeling some pressure.

It's alright, though.

After all, there are relatively few college students.

"You must have a high school diploma, right? It's not hard to find a job with a high school diploma these days."

Zhou remained silent.

"..."

"hiss……"

An ominous premonition shot straight to the top of my head.

"...His hair isn't blonde, is it?"

Zhou Ye gave an awkward smile.

"you!!!"

Mr. Zhou's face turned red, and he angrily pointed his index finger at his daughter.

Never!

He's never been this angry before!

"you you!"

"Zhou Ye, you!"

"I...I don't know what to say!"

As a loving father, he felt like his world had collapsed.

"You've been taken advantage of by a pig!"

……

"I'm coming!"

Tang Ye quickly rushed forward and delivered a precise cross from the byline to Ale in the penalty area.

Ale's sliding shot!

The ball went in!
"Haha, Sebastian!"

Tang Ye pointed at Alai and laughed, "Look behind you!"

Ok?
Alai pulled his training clothes to the front to look at them.

The grass was wet, and with the shovel shot coming at a fast pace, Alai's back was covered in mud.

"Come on, don't move!"

Tang Ye shouted, then gestured for Rodri to pass him the ball.

He bounced the ball a few times, then kicked it.

Snapped!
Tang Ye's shot hit Alai's back, precisely removing the deepest patch of mud.

"Wow"

Alai's surprised expression made Tang Ye somewhat smug.

"You're welcome, Sebastian."

"Beep beep!!!"

Tang Ye wanted to show off his achievement to his teammates, but just then Van der Gach's whistle blew, and the players quickly ran over.

"Rhodes, you saw that, didn't you?"

Before Ten Hach could speak, Tang Ye chatted with his teammates for a while.

"Next time you get mud on your face, don't brush it off first, just come find me."

Tang Ye looked down at the grass; a ball was standing on his feet. "It didn't hurt when I hit it."

Tang Ye added.

"Then see if it hurts when I hit you."

As he spoke, Tenhah raised his hand and waved it at Tang Ye, startling the latter into quickly backing away.

"I rely on!"

"Hahaha!"

What are you afraid of?

Ten Hach mimicked Tang Ye's tone: "Alright, alright, everyone quiet down, listen carefully."

"That concludes our training for today. I'll briefly cover the rest of the day. Um... the Champions League draw is tomorrow night, right?"

"17 points!"

Tang Ye quickly answered that he was ready to watch the draw with his teammates.

"Okay, that's right. Anyway, what I mean is it doesn't matter which team we get drawn from, just relax."

This season's Manchester United may not be the strongest, but they should have no problem advancing from the Champions League group stage.

So Ten Hag's idea was to let the players focus on the league first.

Manchester United drew two games at the start of the season, which has put them some distance from the title race.

"We need to start catching up."

"September is the most crucial month."

Ten Hag stepped aside, and Van der Gach took a step forward: "We have four league games next month, and the only really tough one to deal with is Wolves. I just did the math, and if we win all our games in September, finishing in the top three shouldn't be a problem."

"Yes, the goal for September is to win everything. That might be a bit demanding, guys, but the thing is, I've been watching the game footage and it seems like Liverpool is acting a bit strange this season. We can't be sure yet, but to be on the safe side, we need to get as many points as possible."

Manchester United has learned this the hard way.

Last season, they didn't get enough points in the first half of the season, which made it difficult for them to catch up with Manchester City in the second half.

The Premier League title is a bit different from the titles of other leagues. If you want to win the Premier League title, you have to go all out from the very beginning of the season!

……

People's Daily Online, Beijing, August 31: The draw for the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League group stage was held in Monaco, with Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur forming a "group of death," and Tang Ye facing Bayern Munich once again.

Grouping results.

Group B: Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan

Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade
Group H: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys

Manchester United seems to be at odds with Bayern Munich. They played Bayern in the Champions League last season, and now they're facing them again this season.

Bayern Munich is certainly a tough opponent, but apart from Bayern, the teams Manchester United drew in the third and fourth tiers are quite good.

Young Bern?

As the only veteran in the history of the top five European leagues to be over 40 years old, Tang Ye's favorite thing to do is bully young people!

Just two hours after the draw results were announced, Tang Ye received his Champions League assignment.

[At 40, you're back in the Champions League. When you hear the Champions League anthem, do you think back to when you were 20? Back then, you were just a naive young man.]

Tang Ye is once again competing in the Champions League, but he doesn't think about his 20-year-old self.

Because he is 19 years old this year.

[Champions League Challenges, Stage 1: Achieve 3 goals or 3 assists in the Champions League group stage]

[Current progress: Goals (0/3) / Assists (0/3)]

According to Tang Ye's memory, the reward for the Champions League series of missions should be a large amount of comeback points.

This is indeed something to look forward to, because Tang Ye's [Ronaldo Chicken Breast] is not far from being at its maximum level.

His physical condition is already very good. If he gets the chicken breast to +10, he'll take off like a rocket!
The rugby players have come to play soccer!
……

On the second day of September, Manchester United released their squad list for the away game against Burnley, which sparked some discussion among fans.

Douyu TV.

"If we can't make it to the World Championship, I feel like Faker should retire already. Maybe S9 at most, one more year and that'll be about it."

"Hiccup~"

After burping to prove his identity, Li Laoba began answering questions from viewers in the live stream.

"Could you comment on Manchester United's upcoming matches...?"

"Does this even need an explanation? Burnley is one team, Manchester United is another—they're not even in the same league, okay? *hiccup*"

"Let me tell you this: with Tang Ye on the team, Manchester United could beat Burnley so badly that even a dog chained to the bench would get completely thrashed."

Li Laoba seems to look down on Burnley.

"Honestly, those defenders from the bottom-tier Premier League teams probably didn't even realize Tang Ye had made his move. So how are we supposed to play then? It's game over."

[Host, are you Tang Ye's son? Why are you fawning over him like that?]

[Could you give your opinion on Lippi? What's Lippi's level?]

[Why aren't we talking about League of Legends anymore? What are you doing, streamer?]

[Forget about League of Legends, Tang the Ball King has arrived!]

[No need. Even if the real Tang Ball King came, he'd still have to talk about LOL. To be honest, GGBond's jungler is pretty strong.]

"Give your opinion on Lippi..."

Li Laoba read the comments.

"Personally, I don't watch the Chinese Super League much, but I do know a bit about the national team. As for Lippi, to be honest, reaching the Round of 16 in the World Cup was truly a historic achievement. Under normal circumstances, Lippi would be a figure in the history books of Chinese football. There are indeed many people praising Lippi now."

Regardless of what he says, just by looking at his body language while speaking, Li Laoba always manages to give viewers in the live stream the feeling that he is very knowledgeable.

"But to be honest, 90% of Lippi's World Cup Round of 16 team was influenced by Tang."

"Whether he deserves credit or not, he certainly does. The renowned Italian coach Marcello Lippi (with a Manchester accent) is no joke."

"But you might not think Lippi deserves a lot of credit."

Li Laoba gestured, placing his right hand on top of his left: "Lippi is basically lying on Tang Ye's rickshaw, getting off to push it a few steps when there's nothing to do, but ultimately the one pulling the rickshaw is still Tang Ye. If it weren't for that world-class outside-of-the-foot goal, Lippi would have been back in Italy long ago!"

……

"Beautiful, Rodri!"

Rodri dribbled down the left flank, while Tang Ye positioned himself in his usual spot in the center.

"Go up! Go up!"

Goalkeeper Hart shouted, and Benjamin immediately tackled Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's long-range shot in last month's match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur served as a wake-up call for other teams in the league, which has led to Burnley now specifically marking Tang Ye.

Even with the ball, there was no chance to shoot, so Tang Ye abandoned his position and went to the right wing to look for Mata.

Mata and Tang Ye executed a cross-cutting move!
Tang Ye has reached the vicinity of the baseline!
Snapped!
Rodri made a cross pass to Tang Ye.

"Oh!"

The home team's fans were starting to panic, but Tang Ye remained very calm.

My teammates aren't in good positions, so let's wait a bit.

Alai inserted it!
OK!

A great opportunity! Tang Ye used a triangular cut to find Rashford cutting inside.

Rashford!

Snapped!
The shot was taken, but it was blocked by a Burnley defender.

The ball flew out!
"Take it! Take it!"

Tang Ye helped to block a defensive player.

The rest is up to my teammates!
Smalling arrived quickly, stopped the ball to adjust, and then lobbed it into the penalty area.

Mata immediately unleashed a powerful volley.

"The ball is in!"

"Pretty!"

Mata's goal in the 7th minute of the first half gave Manchester United the lead.

"Haha, Mata!"

Tang Ye and his dear Uncle Mata collided chest to chest.

Mata is amazing!
The camera pans across, and unsurprisingly, Ten Hag is already seated on the bench.

Manchester United's biggest characteristic is that they start late and then shut down early.

Simply put, Manchester United's strongest period is from the 20th to the 70th minute. In the first 20 minutes, the players are not in the game, and in the last 20 minutes, the handsome GGBond can no longer run.

And today's match!
Dude, Manchester United took the lead before the first 10 minutes were even over, and that was before the Manchester United players were fully in the game.

What's the point of Burnley playing anymore?
Covering his mouth, Tang Ye communicated with his teammates.

"We can play a bit more aggressively; I feel like we're incredibly strong today."

The second goal of the first half has been scored!
"..."

"Tang Ye, your speed is excellent!"

"Tang Ye made a good choice; his teammates weren't in good positions to receive the ball, so he chose to dribble forward himself."

Tang Ye ran nearly 15 meters by himself, maximizing his ball possession time.

Of course, Burnley wouldn't let Tang Ye show off like that all by himself; the defenders stopped retreating after pushing him to a certain point.

Thump thump!
If Tang Ye paid close attention, he could hear his own heart beating incredibly fast.

He was ready to clash head-on with McNeil!

McNeil stuck out his foot!
I grass!

Startled, Tang Ye fell to the ground.

"Oh!"

But it's okay, Tang Ye is very good at handling unexpected situations.

Use your hands to support yourself on the grass and your feet to control the ball, then stand up while safely protecting the ball.

Send a through ball into the penalty area!
boom!
The through ball was made less than half a second after Tang Ye stood up; Tom clearly wasn't going to give the opposing defenders any time to react.

A low, through ball sailed past Burnley's captain's feet and found Haller in the penalty area.

Give me a push!
The ball went in!
Tang Ye assisted Ale, which is Tang Ye's first assist of the season!
"Roar!"

Tang Ye ran out with his arms outstretched, jumping directly onto Alai.

Afraid of falling, she wrapped her legs around Alai's waist!
You have gained 10 comeback points.

You have received a new side quest.

Assists are indeed worth 10 points for a comeback, but after this assist, Tang Ye heard something else.

……

(End of this chapter)