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

Chapter 518 A Special 20th Birthday: Cristiano Ronaldo, the King of Comebacks Amidst Tumultuous Change (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!)

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All matches of the 29th round of the Premier League have concluded, and as expected, Manchester United have lost their top spot in the league.

But Manchester United fans were not saddened by this.

Because they have focused all their attention on the next match against Juventus.

With a 2-0 lead over their opponent in the first leg of the knockout stage, they should have been in a very secure position.

But you should know that Manchester United's opponent is Juventus.

That's where the King of Reversals lives!
There are videos on YouTube of reporters interviewing Manchester United fans.

"Well... even though Cristiano left Manchester United, I'll still be a fan for life."

Manchester United fans unzipped their down jackets, revealing Manchester United jerseys with the Chevrolet logo underneath.

It's obvious that this is Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey.

“I’ve always supported Cristiano, but the problem is Juventus are now two goals down. I’ve been watching football for 15 years, um… almost 16 years, and in the Champions League knockout stages, being two goals down after the first leg basically means there’s no chance of a comeback.”

The fan shook his head slightly, a clear sense of regret in his eyes: "If Juventus had scored a goal in the first leg, I think they would have had a chance, but the fact is they didn't."

"So you think Manchester United will beat Juventus in the second leg and advance to the quarterfinals?"

"Yes of course!"

The fans responded quickly: "Cristiano is a thing of the past; now, Tom is the king of Manchester United."

"..."

Exit full-screen mode, then turn off your phone.

Tang Ye's expression wasn't good as he sat on the cafeteria chair.

"Damn, why do they have to hype us up before the game even starts?"

Tang Ye, clutching his head, complained to Ale across from him, "The fans should know that Cristiano is good at comebacks. So Seba, we can't say anything bad before playing Cristiano, or we might get our comeuppance."

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye's worried expression put Alai, who was initially tense, at ease.

Tom is such a comedic character!

"Tom, I remember you don't believe in God; there aren't many religious people in China."

"No no no!"

Tang Ye shook his head repeatedly, explaining, "This has nothing to do with religion, it's..."

Tang Ye wanted to talk about feng shui, but couldn't think of a way to express the word feng shui in English for the time being.

"Hmm, it's a bit of a mystery. We need to eliminate anything that's bad for us before the match starts. Otherwise, those bad things will affect our chances of winning."

"Isn't this just being religious?"

Mata chimed in from the side.

"No, no, no, it's not about religion, I'm not religious."

Tang Ye became anxious when he realized that his teammates hadn't fully understood what he was saying.

"Then tell me, Tom, who will you pray to?"

Alai asked, and Tang Ye denied it.

GGBond does not pray.

Tang Ye felt that praising Ronaldo before the match would negatively impact the outcome, simply because Ronaldo is known as the "King of Comebacks."

"All right"

Mata waved his hand at Alai: "Looks like this is the difference between religion and metaphysics. Tom doesn't pray, but he believes in this."

After finishing his explanation with his teammates, Tang Ye took out his phone and opened Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform).

[With a two-goal lead after the first leg, tell me what Juventus is going to do? Tell me?]

Ronaldo was clearly not in good form in the first game, and now he's paying the price.

[Stop breastfeeding, stop breastfeeding, can you please stop breastfeeding?]

[If you keep nagging, you'll die from it, bro.]

Everyone's saying Manchester United is a sure win, but what you're doing is scaring me.

"call……"

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the fans' comments.

It seems he's not the only one with this concern.

We really can't keep nursing anymore.

What if we make a few more sarcastic remarks about Ronaldo and then get reversed?
To avoid this situation...

Juventus will win!

Tang Ye muttered to himself.

……

The Sun reports that a Juventus fan posted a video teasing their advancement to the quarterfinals, which Tang Ye liked but then unliked 27 minutes later.

Happy birthday to you~

Happy birthday to you~

"..."

Wow!!!

At Carrington training ground, Manchester United players sang a birthday song for Tang Ye.

Although the reporter had previously mentioned that turning 20 is a very important stage in life, Tang Ye decided to celebrate his 20th birthday in a simple way.

Happy birthday, Tom!

Van der Gach walked over and clapped with Tang Ye, followed by Ten Hach: "Happy Birthday!"

Ten Hach had a smile on his face and looked very happy.

But for some reason, when this guy said happy birthday, Tang Ye always had a strange feeling about him.

Perhaps Mr. Eric was just a serious person by nature!

"Tom, wow!!!"

The players ran around Tang Ye, one by one coming up to give the birthday boy a high-five.

Everyone thought it was Tang Ye's 20th birthday, but only Tang Ye himself knew the truth.

Hehe, Master GG is already 41 years old this year!
Today you turn 41, which means you've taken another step forward on your journey into middle age. It might seem ordinary, but remember you're playing in England's first tier of football!

[Uncle, you've broken your own record for the oldest player in the Premier League.]

You have received a new mission.

[Mission Objective: Win as many championships as possible this year. The quality of your reward depends on the number of championships you win.]

Current progress: 1
As before, it's still the ultimate task regarding the number of championships.

Manchester United dropped the EFL Cup this season, so they will have one less title contender.

The good news is that the system included Tang Ye's Asian Cup victory, so Tang Ye made progress as soon as he received the task.

As many championships as possible...

With his head bowed, Tang Ye was deep in thought.

Including the Asian Cup title, he should be able to win at least two trophies this season, possibly three (including the Premier League title).

The best-case scenario would be four, which would include the Champions League title.

Of course, judging from the current situation in the Premier League, winning both the Premier League title and the Champions League title at the same time is virtually impossible.

"Tom!"

The voice of Teng Hahe came from afar, and Tang Ye brought his thoughts back to reality.

"Tom, don't get distracted, this is training!"

Although today is Tang Ye's birthday, that's no excuse for him to be distracted!
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Eric!"

Tang Ye ran over quickly, and Ten Hah placed his hand on his back.

"You're incredibly focused during matches, and I need you to maintain that focus during training. Do you understand what I mean, Tom? You'll achieve more results if you stay focused during training."

Ten Hach gave instructions.

After nearly four seasons of experience in the Chinese Super League, La Liga, and the English Premier League, Tang Ye's technical characteristics have now largely taken shape.

But in Ten Hag's view, Manchester United's number 10 still has plenty of room for improvement.

But it becomes increasingly difficult to improve as you progress. If Tang Ye wants to continue getting stronger, he needs to maintain sufficient focus during each training session. "Mastering is not the end!"

Ten Hah and Tang Ye spoke, and the latter nodded repeatedly.

He certainly knew that becoming a master was not the end goal.

After the master, there is a grandmaster!

There are kings after grandmasters!

GGBond is currently just a master; he still has a long way to go before becoming a true king.

……

Juventus official statement: All club players and staff have arrived in Manchester to prepare for the upcoming Round of 16 second leg.

Juventus' official Twitter account posted a video of the players getting off the plane.

English journalists surrounded the plane, and as Ronaldo stepped off, a reporter could be heard asking him in the video whether he could turn the game around tomorrow.

"Of course!"

After saying that, Ronaldo gave a thumbs up and then walked away with the team.

The Juventus video was widely circulated among fans online.

If they were just ordinary players, it would be perfectly normal for them to make some tough talk before a match, and Manchester United fans wouldn't take it seriously.

Here's the problem: the person making these harsh remarks is Cristiano Ronaldo, so you need to be careful.

Because it's truly possible for him to turn things around!
"Ronaldo! Ronaldo!"

At the hotel entrance, Manchester United fans who had been waiting in ambush welcomed Cristiano Ronaldo.

These are the children of Dream Theatre, and the pride of Old Trafford.

Will you win tomorrow? Win and defeat us.

Cristiano Ronaldo gave out autographs to fans, saying, "I'm sorry, but I think so. If you want to win, you have to play better."

"No!"

A fan shouted, jokingly, and took away the jersey he was about to sign.

I'm so sorry, Ronaldo.

With a conflict of interest at stake, Manchester United fans can no longer stand on Ronaldo's side!

……

That evening at Carrington Base.

Dinner was a normal dinner, but since it was Tang Ye's birthday, each Manchester United player also received a small piece of chewing gum-flavored cake.

"Tom, you could really celebrate your birthday a few more times. This chewing gum cake is really good."

Ziyech said that he was enjoying the delicious cake on his plate.

Do you think this cake is delicious?

Tang Ye's eyes widened: "This mint flavor is too strong! I don't think it tastes as good as the last one."

Do you know why you think it doesn't taste good?

Rodri walked over, put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, and bent down to look at the half-eaten gum cake on Tang Ye's table: "Because you eat too much gum!"

"Eat less, Tom!"

Rodri patted Tang Ye on the shoulder.

"Hey Rod!"

Tang Ye shrugged, looking somewhat helpless.

Hey bro, Rod's been a bit too pretentious lately.

But it's okay, Tom is very generous, he won't care about these little things.

While Tang Ye was eating, Ten Hach walked towards him, with Van der Gach behind him.

"Alai said you're worried we'll be overtaken?"

Well.

Upon hearing Teng Hahe's voice, Tang Ye quickly raised his head.

This was somewhat unexpected, because in Tang Ye's memory, Mr. Eric was usually in his office in the main building at this time.

"Um……"

A little embarrassed, Tang Ye still said, "That's true, Mr. Eric. Haven't you seen the comments online? Cristiano is very good at comebacks. I've been watching his games since I was a kid. He'll lead Real Madrid to a comeback victory."

Ronaldo will turn the tide against his opponents.

Now, Ronaldo's opponent is Manchester United.

Give the equations and proceed gradually.

Conclusion: Cristiano Ronaldo will turn the tide against Manchester United.

Just thinking about this made Tang Ye's leg tremble.

The current public opinion environment is putting a lot of pressure on GG Master!

"Ha ha!"

Before Ten Hag could speak, Van der Gach burst out laughing: "Let the data speak for itself, Tom! We're leading by two goals! No team this season has ever come back from a two-goal deficit to beat us!"

Van der Gach reminded Tang Ye of something he didn't know.

However, what the Manchester United assistant coach didn't know was that Tang Ye became even more nervous after he said that.

Poisoned milk is something that Chinese people fear very much.

"Mr. Michel, please calm down. If you get too arrogant, we will lose the game."

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye's sudden caution caused his Manchester United teammates and coach to burst into laughter.

Hey……

Tang Ye let out a long breath.

He expressed his understanding of his teammates' carelessness.

Not all players have 41 years of experience like Tang Ye; it's perfectly normal to be young and impetuous.

Especially young Rod, who was only 24 years old.

Too small!

……

Although everyone seemed to laugh off Tang Ye's nervousness, the players actually took the matter quite seriously.

Back in Utrecht, he had said that a two-goal lead wasn't much, and on the morning of the match, Ten Hag specifically emphasized Juventus' tactics to the players.

The goal is to prevent unexpected situations from occurring!

"No surprises are allowed in today's match. We will take victory from Juventus; we are the winners of today's game."

Wow!!!

The Manchester United players screamed inside the team bus.

They are ready!
Dongqiudi pinned post: At 3 a.m., Manchester United will host Juventus in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Manchester United leads 2-0 after the first leg. Can the Red Devils defeat the Bianconeri twice and advance to the next round?
Stop jinxing me, stop jinxing me, brothers, just watch the game and see what King Tang does!

[Messi fan here, come on Manchester United!]

[I really feel like something's not right. While watching the video, it seemed like the weather was a bit too intense for Brother Luo today.]

[I wasn't worried about having this stack of buffs, right? I was only two goals ahead, but your hype has made me start to panic.]

With 32 minutes remaining before the start of the match, both teams announced their starting lineups.

Looking at Cristiano Ronaldo in Juventus' starting lineup on his phone screen, Tang Ye's expression was somewhat complicated.

Perhaps because they both played for Manchester United, Tang Ye always felt that he was entangled with Cristiano Ronaldo.

He often dreams that Cristiano Ronaldo is frequently insulted by a character in his dreams.

Moreover, according to Tang Ye's observation, unsurprisingly, Cristiano also dreamed of GGBond.

I wonder if I cursed Cristiano in my dream too?
This is a match between Manchester United and Juventus.

But in Tang Ye's view, this match was a fateful contest between him and Cristiano Ronaldo.

GG Master and Cristiano are destined for a calamity that cannot be avoided.

They must be ranked!

……

(End of this chapter)