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

第525章 79分不是79分，是763，是754
Three minutes after the end of the Manchester City vs. Tottenham match, a poster of Tang Ye was pinned to the top of the Dongqiudi app.

Most fans who regularly watch Manchester United matches will be able to recognize it.

This is the scene of Tang Ye celebrating his hat-trick of assists in the match against Manchester City last season!
Pinned post: Manchester City suffers a shock defeat to Tottenham, Manchester United tops the Premier League after 30 rounds.

2018-19 Premier League Standings (as of Round 30):

1. Manchester United, 79 points.

2. Manchester City, 76 points.

3. Liverpool, 75 points.

4. Tottenham Hotspur, 55 points.

5. Chelsea, 55 points.

What's going on? Why did Manchester City suddenly slip up?

Holy crap, Manchester City suffer their second consecutive defeat!

Brothers, for a long battle like this, we'll have to rely on Manchester United. If it goes on for too long, Manchester City will just collapse.

Manchester City fans are saying they have too many games in February; De Bruyne cramped up twice in one game, can you handle that?

[Doesn't Manchester United have many matches in February?]

【GGMU!!!】

Manchester City has a much deeper bench than Manchester United, so theoretically, Manchester City should have the advantage in a long game.

However, the reality is that Manchester United withstood the impact of the packed schedule in February, while Manchester City did not.

Manchester United can afford the absence of Luke Shaw and De Jong.

But Manchester City can't do it!
With De Bruyne injured, Manchester City players seem completely lost.

In a post-match interview after the loss to Tottenham, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed an important piece of information: Kevin De Bruyne, who was sidelined with an injury, has resumed training with the first team and is expected to be able to play within two weeks.

This is certainly good news for Manchester City.

The bad news is that Manchester City's current situation may not last more than two weeks.

"Before Kevin (De Bruyne) returns, do you think Manchester United will pull away from you? Despite also having key players absent, Manchester United has maintained a winning streak."

Maybe.

In the footage, Guardiola is seen picking at his scalp with his fingernails.

It's quite obvious that Guardiola has several light red marks on his head, which he scratched off with his hands.

The Manchester City manager is under a lot of pressure right now!
In the interview, Guardiola reiterated the huge impact the packed schedule in February and January would have on Manchester City's squad.

While it might seem like an excuse for the defeat, you can't deny that the schedule in the first two months did weaken Manchester City's current strength.

After watching this interview video, fans now have only one question.

Both have packed schedules and both have key players injured.

Why Manchester City was dragged down.

And Manchester United didn't?
……

The day after Manchester City's defeat, Manchester United were preparing for their next FA Cup match.

Ten Hag gathered all the Manchester United players in the meeting room and briefly explained the upcoming arrangements.

Many fans have suggested that Manchester United should abandon the FA Cup and focus their energy on the league and the Champions League.

The Manchester United coaching staff has a different opinion on this.

"Our FA Cup match is on the 16th, and the next match after that is on the 30th."

Ten Hag paced back and forth in front of the whiteboard: "14 days, a 14-day interval between matches, I think that's more than enough time. We'll have ample, even surplus, time to adjust."

The FA Cup will indeed have some impact on Manchester United's league and Champions League campaigns, but considering the relatively good schedule this month, the impact of the FA Cup can be ignored.

According to Ten Hag.

If they have the ability, then the team needs to try to win every championship possible.

Looking at De Jong: "Frenzy is training well, so in my opinion he'll be fit to play in the next match."

The Manchester United players remained silent in the meeting room.

His face remained expressionless, but Tang Ye's heart was racing.

Frankie returned to action immediately, and both Manchester City and Liverpool encountered their own problems.

The situation is very good.

So what should we do next?

King Tom leads his mouse army in a charge!

The Rat Army is about to slaughter everything!
……

Dongqiudi reposted a long article from the Manchester Evening News: an in-depth analysis of the differences between the two Manchester clubs.

A rare tactical article in the Manchester Evening Post.

Generally speaking, tactical articles are not very attractive to fans because most fans are not particularly interested in tactics.

But this article in the Manchester Evening News is special because it accurately targets the two teams with the most traffic in the Premier League right now.

According to journalists and tactical experts, the gap between Manchester United and Manchester City may be larger than fans imagine.

Manchester City plays possession-based football, and every player is crucial in order to achieve fluid attacking and defensive performances.

Therefore, if a key player gets injured, such as De Bruyne who plays a playmaking role in the middle, it could lead to injury.

The team is like a computer. After De Bruyne got injured, Manchester City's network slowed down. The same attack took 20% longer, and the team's winning percentage naturally dropped.

In comparison, Manchester United's tactics are more straightforward.

According to a Manchester Evening News reporter, Manchester United has three common attacking methods, each of which is different.

1. Tang Yechuan Rashford.

2. Tang Ye Chuan A Lai.

3. Tang Ye Chuan Qi Yehe.

Manchester United's choice to tie their attack to a single player is a tactic rarely seen in other teams in today's top five leagues.

Just like with computers, a lack of RAM, a faulty graphics card, or a poor network connection won't have a significant impact on Manchester United.

"Because some CPUs come with their own graphics card and network," the Manchester Evening News reporter said.

With a CPU that comes with a graphics card and network, and a few simple memory sticks and a monitor, the computer can work.

A Manchester Evening News reporter used a metaphor to explain Manchester United's situation to fans.

As long as the forwards perform well and Tang Ye remains in top form, Manchester United's winning percentage won't drop too much, no matter what.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand: Unless the Asian Cup is held again in April, I can't think of any way to stop Manchester United from winning the Premier League title.

"Is there an Asian Cup in April?"

In the Manchester United canteen, Tang Ye stared wide-eyed.

What Ferdinand said on Dongqiudi almost scared him to death.

He meant, "If you misunderstood Tom!"

Rodri corrected Tang Ye's question.

Unless the Asian Cup is held again in April.

The statement is very clear, and a normal person would not misunderstand it.

Unfortunately, Tang Ye just couldn't understand it correctly.

Perhaps... this is the difference between a master and an ordinary person?

"So that's how it is. Why couldn't we win the championship because of the Asian Cup in April? Is there a limit to the number of trophies a person can win?"

"Ha ha"

Rashford couldn't stand it anymore and covered his forehead with his hand: "Does this mean, Tom, if there's the Asian Cup in April, are you going back to play? Then we won't have a starting midfielder."

"Ha ha!"

His teammates were laughing, while Tang Ye looked as if he had just realized something.

"It would have been better if he had just said it directly; otherwise, some fans might have misunderstood like I did."

Tang Ye could even imagine that scene.

Fans were startled when they saw this news. Just like the guru was startled earlier!
"Well... I feel like no one else besides you would misunderstand."

Rodri was extremely lethal, and Tang Ye hung his head.

"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Rodri and Alai patted Tang Ye on the back: "We've been right here with you. I'll help you understand and translate it into something you can comprehend."

Of the Manchester United players present, Rodri and Haller had known Tang Ye the longest, along with assistant coach Van der Gach, who was sitting at the next table.

They knew Tang Ye very well, knowing what he could and couldn't understand.

Even his underling Rhodes could predict what Master Tom might say next!
With the news of the Asian Cup in April forgotten, Manchester United players began discussing the upcoming Champions League knockout stage draw tonight.

"To be honest, I feel like neither of them will be easy to beat. Ideally, we'd draw Liverpool; we have a natural advantage against Premier League teams."

Van der Gach shared his thoughts with the players: "Although Eric isn't here right now, he told me last night that Liverpool and Ajax should be the easiest teams to play against. That's certainly true for us."

There are eight teams participating in the Champions League quarterfinals, three of which are from the English Premier League.

Compared to dealing with teams from other leagues, Manchester United is better at handling familiar opponents, such as Tottenham and Liverpool.

In comparison, Barcelona and Dortmund are not good choices.

"I have a feeling we'll likely face Dortmund."

Tang Ye suddenly spoke, blinking his eyes.

"The Champions League and Europa League draws are controlled by UEFA, you didn't know that, did you? Let me tell you, when I was at Villarreal, we drew Utrecht, and then after I came to Manchester United, we drew Villarreal again."

Manchester United players huddled together in the middle of the table, while Tang Ye wore a serious expression.

"Someone is controlling all of this. I'll be drawn against a team I don't want to play against, believe me."

Are you sure, Tom?

De Jong pretended to be surprised.

"Coincidences don't happen that many times!"

"It seems we need to be more careful, but it's alright. No matter who our opponent is, a master will lead us to victory."

Van der Gach is very optimistic.

……

TA – 2018-19 UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw: Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto.

Two hours before the official draw, the head coaches and club officials of the eight participating teams arrived at the draw venue in Switzerland.

Click, click, click!

Among all the head coaches, Ten Hag's popularity is undoubtedly the most exaggerated.

Just two days before the draw, Manchester United climbed to the top of the Premier League table after Manchester City's defeat!

So standing before the Swiss journalists now is the leader of the Premier League's top team!
"Eric, you've won 25 out of 30 league games this season and lost only one. You're currently at the top of the Premier League table with 79 points. What are your thoughts on that?"

Click, click, click!

Eskeriva was standing not far away when Ten Hach was being interviewed by reporters.

His eyes were filled with envy.

"Um……"

"Because Manchester City won the Premier League title with a total of 100 points last season, many fans don't think 79 points is a lot, but I think that's a very wrong idea."

Ten Hach spoke eloquently.

"Because you need to understand that 79 points is not just 79 points."

Ten Hag's words left the reporters and coaches present somewhat bewildered.

“79分76+3，是75+4”

Well.

The reporter didn't dare to speak, and only reacted after a moment of hesitation.

76 is Manchester City's points total, and Manchester City's points plus 3 points equals Manchester United's points total.

As for 75...

Liverpool's points total is 75, and Liverpool's points plus 4 points equals Manchester United's points total.

……

Top post on Dongqiudi: Champions League quarter-final draw results are out, Liverpool vs. Neymar and Mbappe, Liverpool and Tottenham in an all-English clash, Dortmund vs. Barcelona.

1. Manchester United vs. Paris Saint-Germain.

2. Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur.

3. Dortmund vs. Barcelona.

4. Ajax vs Porto.

The opponents for each of the eight teams have been determined.

It's a real shame that Tang Ye's prediction was wrong; Manchester United didn't get to face Dortmund, where Mr. Ferran plays.

Their opponents are Paris Saint-Germain, where Neymar and Mbappe play!

[Neymar vs. Tang Ye, is this a CS derby?]

[This draw doesn't seem good for Manchester United.]

Why is Escriva playing against Barcelona again?

Good grief, I just checked, Manchester United have 7 games next month, and 8 if they win the FA Cup. That's insane!

Tang Ye texted me: Manchester United will win the Premier League title next month. Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people.

From the fans' perspective, Manchester United's draw result was not good.

From the perspective of Manchester United players and coaching staff, their draw result was absolutely terrible!

Manchester United's problems this season are obvious, one of which is the lack of top players in the right winger and center forward positions.

The other one is the full-back.

Paris Saint-Germain's most prominent feature is that the attacking prowess of Mbappe and Neymar on the wings will give Manchester United a lot of headaches.

"Kilian runs very fast, Antonio, you'd better watch out."

It was drizzling on the training field, and Tang Ye and Valencia chatted while Tang Ye was shooting hoops on the court.

"I know, I watched a lot of Mbappe's game videos last night when I got home. I probably can't keep up... oh, not probably, if he's running at full speed, I definitely can't keep up with him."

Valencia was more pessimistic than Tang Ye had imagined.

As a defender, the Manchester United captain also noticed something that Tang Ye hadn't.

For Manchester United, Mbappe's biggest threat is not his maximum speed, but his ability to accelerate instantly.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' starting speed is among the best in the top five European leagues; at least within Manchester United, there is no player who can match him.

That's terrible.

Tang Ye let out a long breath.

If he had played for Paris Saint-Germain a few years later, he would have raised his speed attribute to 99 and then ruthlessly defeated the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Unfortunately, Tang Ye couldn't contact his future self, so he couldn't deal with Mbappe.

"Hey, Tom!"

"Get moving, get moving, or you'll catch a cold!"

Ten Hag's voice came from afar. Tang Ye quickly patted Valencia on the waist and then ran away.

……

Early in the morning of June 3.

This was on the day of the FA Cup quarter-final match between Wolves and Manchester United.

England fans who stayed up late and Chinese fans who got up early both saw the same news at the same time.

Italian journalist Romano: Juventus have officially made a request to Manchester United to trade for TY, hoping to bring TY to Italy in exchange for Cristiano Ronaldo plus €7500 million.

……

(End of this chapter)