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

Chapter 439 Manchester United vs. Valencia, Defending First Place in Champions League Group
Match Preview: At 3:10 AM on October 3rd, Manchester United will host Valencia in the second round of the Champions League group stage. Can the Red Devils defend their top spot in the group?

Manchester United beat reporter Wheeler: Tom requested a "National Day holiday" from the club, but was refused. On October 1st, Manchester United players will need to undergo professional ball and physical training.

I simply requested an extra day off, but to my surprise, the club refused.

This is very uncomfortable.

Sitting on the grass in the training field, Tang Ye searched for something on his phone.

Is National Day a statutory holiday?

The network at the base was as bad as ever, and Tang Ye waited a few seconds before the page refreshed.

National Day is a statutory holiday. According to the law, all citizens are entitled to a 3-day holiday.

Tang Ye remembered correctly that National Day was not only a statutory holiday, but also a full three-day holiday.

Tang Ye would go home during the holidays when he was training in Shandong, so his memory is accurate.

Hey! Tom

A ball flew over from the far end, and Tang Ye tightened his core and headed the ball back.

"Tom, didn't you say you were taking today off?"

De Jong received a header from Tang Ye and seemed somewhat surprised by Tang Ye's presence on the training field.

"I don't know. Some clubs are breaking the law, but I won't say who."

Tang Ye stood up from the ground: "But it doesn't matter, Frankie. You know, a one-day holiday doesn't mean much to me. We need to prepare for Valencia; they're not an easy opponent."

Tang Ye and De Jong have both played in La Liga, so they are quite familiar with Valencia.

This team is considered to be in the second tier of strength in the entire La Liga, which is quite impressive.

"Warm up! Hurry up!"

Ten Hach urged him on, forcing Tang Ye to end his chat with De Jong.

The first training session of October has begun!

"Full-backs pushing forward to participate in the attack is something I've been emphasizing, and it was also the focus of our training with the ball today."

Standing in front of the players, Ten Hag spoke quickly.

"We need to maintain a sufficient number of attacking players to maximize our advantages in long passes and wing attacks."

Ten Hag briefly explained his philosophy to the players.

In his view, Manchester United's current tactics still have significant flaws.

If they encounter a strong team of similar caliber, and those strong teams shut Tang Ye down, then Manchester United's attack will be crippled.

The solution is to move the full-backs up, as Manchester United have enough attacking players, so the opponent won't be able to keep marking Tang Ye.

"Hmm, this tactic seems pretty effective."

Tang Ye's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt that the day of holiday he had given up was worthwhile.

“It’s good to know”

Ten Hach heard what Tang Ye said.

"..."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Cross over, run in a crossover pattern!"

At Ten Hag's request, Tang Ye ran from the middle to the right baseline, directly switching positions with Valencia.

"Move towards the center!"

Valencia and Rodri were both ready, while De Jong was positioned behind Tang Ye as a protective point.

Snapped!
[De Bruyne's cutback cross level 4: Realistic]

Proficiency: 531/600
The inverted triangle leads directly to Valencia!
Valencia sets up Rodri for another goal.

boom!
A long-range shot went in!

Bang bang bang bang! !
"That's good, that's right, but you can kick it a little faster!"

The results are pretty good, at least from the training perspective.

[De Bruyne's cutback cross level 4: Realistic]

Proficiency: 533/600
……

[De Bruyne's cutback cross level 4: Realistic]

Proficiency: 552/600
During the morning training, Tang Ye kept practicing inverted triangle and crosses from the left and right baselines. Now, his [inverted triangle cross] is less than 50 points away from level 5 proficiency.

Tang Ye is quite excited as his last level 4 skill is about to be upgraded to level 5.

"Tom"

A voice suddenly came from behind him, and Tang Ye turned around.

It was Ziyech who brought Tang Ye a bottle of water.

"Oh, thank you, Hakim."

Tang Ye and Qi Yehe bumped fists.

……

The front page headline of the China Football News: Manchester United midfielder Fellaini may transfer to Shandong Luneng Taishan.

"With his individual performance declining and the arrival of Tang Ye and Rodri, Fellaini has gradually lost his chance to play for Manchester United. The player himself is open to a transfer, and Manchester United will most likely let him go. If the transfer goes through, Fellaini's annual salary will reach close to £1000 million," the reporter shared with fans all the information he knew so far.

[Holy crap, I thought GGBond had come to Taishan, what's Fellaini doing making headlines?]

[6. Tang Ye is returning to Luneng, right? Shandong fans have quite the imagination.]

Don't underestimate me, Fellaini! How many midfielders in the Chinese Super League are worth €1500 million? This is an epic upgrade for Shandong Taishan!

Why not let Tang Ye do it?

[Hilarious! If my Tang King of Football were to play in the Chinese Super League, he'd go to Guangzhou Evergrande, okay?]

Fellaini might join the Chinese Super League, and for some reason, a few Chinese Super League fans started arguing in the comments section.

In addition, some fans fabricated a news story.

[Here we go! Tang Ye returns to Shandong Luneng, is the Taishan team aiming for the AFC Champions League title this season?]

Besides the possibility of Fellaini leaving during the winter transfer window, Manchester United beat reporters have also revealed another piece of information.

This news had been circulating for some time.

That means Ten Hag wants to sell Martial in the winter transfer window and then buy a new tall striker or full-back for Manchester United.

Similar news has appeared many times, so it seems unlikely to be false.

However, considering that Martial's performance at Manchester United was not as outstanding as in previous seasons, fans have gradually become more open to the transfer.

……

Reprint: Manchester United announces starting lineup for Champions League match against Valencia, with Tang Ye and Rashford leading the way, Haller absent, and McTominay continuing as a substitute.

"Take me home ~United Road~"

"to the place I belong to"

"To Old Trafford and see United!"

"..."

The more than 7 fans in the stands suddenly fell silent, and then the stadium lights suddenly flashed.

"China Media Group! This is a live broadcast of the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League..."

"The players from both sides have come out of the player tunnel!"

"Now let's introduce the starting lineups for both sides!"

Manchester United (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: De Gea
……

Valencia (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Neto

Defenders: Gaya, Garay, Paulista, Piccini
Midfielders: Kondogbia, Coquelin, Parejo
Forwards: Guedes, Rodrygo, Batshuayi

Head Coach: Marcelino
Manchester United deviated from their usual practice today, deploying a 4-3-3 formation.

Ten Hag's adjustment is seen by fans as related to Haller's injury and absence, with Martial starting as the center forward, and Manchester United's attacking line being moved back.

7th minute of the match!

Mata was dribbling the ball in the attacking third when Tang Ye ran over to receive it.

"Come!"

Reach out to ask for the ball!

Mata passed the ball back to him!

Tang Ye stretched out his leg!

Swish!
Tang Ye slipped off his shoes and slid out, performing a split right in front of Kirkland.

"My grass!"

"Oh!!"

The fans were jeering, and Tang Ye, who was lying on the ground, could only watch helplessly as Kirkland dribbled the ball away in front of him.

He reached out to pull the opponent's jersey, but unfortunately, Tang Ye's arms were still too short.

"Tang Ye slipped!" "This might be Valencia's best attacking opportunity so far in this match!"

"Let's take a look..."

Kirkland dribbled the ball forward for almost 20 meters, with Tang Ye chasing after him.

We're almost there.

But Kirkland seemed to hear Tang Ye's panting, and hit the ball away a second before Tang Ye could touch him.

A high ball is pushed to Batshuayi near the top of the arc!
"Batshuayi is about to shoot!"

"Eh!"

Just a second before Batshuayi swung his leg to shoot, the referee suddenly blew his whistle.

"Oh, offside!"

The replay shows that Batshuayi's body was halfway in front of Smalling.

The offside was very obvious!
"call……"

Standing still, Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

I almost became a war criminal, damn it!
Ten Hach wiped his sweat and exchanged a glance with Van der Gach beside him.

"Wow"

It's safe to say that with Tang Ye on the field, Manchester United's matches are significantly more entertaining.

The fans were thrilled.

But the coach sitting on the bench looked rather pitiful.

"Tell them to spray less water during halftime."

Ten Hach whispered.

Time quickly came to the 20th minute of the first half.

Valencia currently have the lead in possession, but they haven't been able to gain any benefits from Manchester United other than possession.

clap clap!

Tang Ye and Luke Shaw executed a super-fast one-two pass, with Luke Shaw easily dribbling the ball to the left baseline.

"Number 10! Number 10!"

The goalkeeper shouted, and in a short time, two more people appeared in front of Tang Ye.

To be honest, it's a bit upsetting that Tang Ye was forced to give up his position in the mid lane.

Tang Ye made a cross-run with Mata and appeared on the right side of the penalty area.

Luke Shaw passed the ball to Rashford.

Rashford makes a cross!

Rashford's pass slipped between two defenders and found Tang Ye perfectly.

After carefully observing the surroundings, Tang Ye had a flash of inspiration and stepped on the ball with his foot.

"Come!"

Upon hearing Tang Ye's voice, De Jong took three quick steps forward and then unleashed a powerful shot.

The ball went in!
This was De Jong's first goal for Manchester United, and the Dutch midfielder could no longer contain his excitement.

Tang Ye and De Rong put their hands on each other's shoulders and hurried towards the right corner flagpole.

"Roar!!!"

"VAMOS!!!"

Two former La Liga players have shouted out their slogan!
You have gained 15 comeback points.

Tang Ye and De Jong high-fived, and then celebrated with their teammates.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were very excited.

Because they knew that Manchester United's second Champions League victory was just around the corner!
After greeting the fans in the stands, Tang Ye took a moment to check his system.

[Stage 1 Mission Progress: Goals (0/3) / Assists (3/3)]

Status: Completed

Logically, Tang Ye should only deal with the task rewards after the match, but the Champions League tasks are interconnected.

Let's start and finish as soon as possible!
[You have received the reward for the first stage of the chain quest: 3000 Counterattack Points]

[Chain Mission - Phase Two: Achieve a total of 8 attacks and assists in the Champions League]

[Current progress: 3/8]

Not to mention the tasks in Phase Two, the reward for the tasks in Phase One was a whopping 3000 comeback points.

To be honest, Tang Ye couldn't remember how many comeback points he had when he received this award last year, because it had been so long ago.

However, he was certain that the reward for the first stage of last year's Champions League was definitely not as much as 3000.

Tang Ye smiled happily as he walked with Rodri.

Income has increased.

However, prices have remained unchanged.

The world is moving in a positive direction!
"Stand firm! Stand firm!"

Ten Hah pulled Tang Ye back and emphasized, "Don't fall!"

"Okay, no problem."

That split was just a mistake; GGBond usually won't make the same mistake twice!
The game restarted, and De Jong, who scored the first goal, is now in top form.

His outstanding competitive performance and noble status as a member of the rattan armor army have forged his current confidence.

If he continues to play in this form for a few more games, he should be able to become Manchester United's starting defensive midfielder!
"..."

"Smolin! Beautiful!"

Smalling intercepted the ball outside the penalty area and immediately found Rodri, who was in an open position. Rodri then passed the ball to De Jong.

De Jong received the ball and immediately moved forward, following Van der Gaghe's instructions.

He dribbled past his opponent on his own, covering a distance of about 30 meters.

Wow!!!

Manchester United fans in the stands were chanting.

Tang Ye was ready to receive the ball in the attacking third, and after some feints, he created a brief opening.

Received a pass from De Jong!
He gets the ball while holding off the defender, then uses a feint to get past him.

Turn around and move forward!

The defender came over, and Tang Ye flicked the ball to the left with his heel.

The bottom edge is now cut inside!

Snapped!
Just attack!
This is a long-angle lob shot.

The angle was average, but the ball speed was incredibly fast.

The goalkeeper made a save, but couldn't reach the ball.

"GOOOO-AAAAAA-LLLLL!!!"

"Tang Ye!"

Let's run out and celebrate!
"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

He glided across the grass with his arms outstretched, while fans in the stands shouted his name.

Tang Ye was thoroughly enjoying this feeling!

At the very bottom of the stands, several fans were reaching out to Tang Ye, who simply walked over.

"Come!"

He shouted and hugged both fans tightly.

Of course, Tang Ye wouldn't use too much force, because he knew his strength was immense.

If he used all his strength, the fan would definitely be seriously injured and fall to the ground!
Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Tang Ye scores and assists, Manchester United leads Valencia 2-0, De Jong scores his first goal for Manchester United.

[Phase Two Mission Progress: 4/8]

Check your task progress in the locker room.

Because of the previous 3 assists, the task in stage two was completed quite quickly.

It's already halfway done!

The reward for Phase One is 3000 Comeback Points, so the reward for Phase Two should be...

Although he didn't know the exact amount, Tang Ye was already looking forward to it.

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PS: There will be 3 updates tomorrow and the day after.

(End of this chapter)