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

Chapter 549 FA Cup Champion! Manchester United's New Season Plans: Hijacking Hazard's Bid for a Comeback?

"Holy crap, this is insane!"

"How can you save a shot like that?!"

Tang Ye took a shot from inside the penalty area without anyone noticing, but Ederson blocked it with his foot.

This infuriated Wang Chao, who was providing commentary.

"That was a total blunder, guys! How could anyone stop a shot like that?"

It is now the 30th minute of the first half, and the score is still 0-0.

Neither side was in a good position. Manchester City failed to gain the possession they wanted, and Manchester United failed to execute the counter-attacks they should have been playing.

"Depend on!"

Tang Ye rolled up his jersey and wiped the rain off his face.

It rained heavily in London when the match started, but it has now turned into a light drizzle.

To be honest, I feel a little upset.

However, upon closer analysis, this rain actually had some benefits for Manchester United, who are not good at ball control.

If Manchester City makes a mistake in their passing and possession, Manchester United will have a chance to launch a counter-attack!
"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Valencia noticed that his attacking players were playing too aggressively and gave them a warning.

Manchester United played Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City this month.

Of course, relegation-threatened teams can be easily beaten, but Manchester United wasn't playing against a relegation-threatened team today.

This is Manchester City!
Using the same mindset you use against relegation-threatened teams to beat Manchester City would be nothing short of handing away opportunities.

"Don't rush! Kick it little by little!"

Valencia ran over to Tang Ye and whispered something: "We'll attack the right flank."

It's the 34nd minute of the first half!

Manchester City are still in possession!

"Mahrez to Jesus!"

"Rodri, hey! Rodri, go and grab it!"

"Rodri, what kind of pressing is this? Go up there!"

"Oh? Sending Smalling is fine too!"

Manchester United brought Smalling out of the penalty area to defend this time.

Of course, Smalling was simply too slow, and Jesus easily got past the Manchester United center-back with just a few feints.

Jesus passes back to Gundogan!

Gündoğan to Sterling!
It was a through ball, and Sterling was already at the Manchester United byline after receiving the ball.

It's still the same Manchester City we all know and love. Even with the pitch wet, their passing and ball control were still outstanding!

Don't give Sterling a chance!

"Get him! Get him!"

"I rely on!"

Sterling used a feint and acceleration to get past Valencia.

Valencia tried to foul Sterling to bring him down, but Sterling easily dodged it.

This guy is as slippery as Tang Ye; you can't catch him at all!

Pass it back to Silva!
clap clap!

He combined with Sterling through a one-two pass and successfully entered the penalty area.

Wow!!!

Manchester City fans are eagerly awaiting their first goal.

Snapped!
Sterling's shot was delivered.

The ball went through De Gea's arm and thigh and finally went into the goal.

"GOOO-AAAA-LLLLL!!!"

The ball went in!
Sterling scores!

"Woww!!!!"

Amid cheers from the fans, Sterling ran out to celebrate.

"Nima's"

"If we let one go first, what about the rest...?"

"Eh!"

Wang Chao had already started devising a comeback plan for Manchester United, but then the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Manchester City players suddenly stopped celebrating because they realized the referee hadn't pointed to the center circle.

Unless the referee points to the center circle and blows the whistle, Manchester City's goal is disallowed.

Hey!

The players from both sides gathered together to reason with the referee, and the replay was shown on the big screen.

As Sterling broke into the penalty area, Jesus also came into the penalty area and used his hand to bring down Bailly, who was trying to intercept Sterling.

That's why the referee disallowed Manchester City's goal.

They fouled during their attack!

"var! var!"

Kompany shouted, signaling the referee to look at VAR.

"Stop calling me 'brother'!"

Tang Ye put his hand on Kompany's shoulder, but the latter pushed Tang Ye away, saying, "Get away!"

"Oh, no."

Tang Ye shrugged, looking somewhat innocent, and quickly explained, "Brother, there's no VAR in the FA Cup, I didn't do anything to you."

"..."

Kompany looked a little embarrassed, touched his nose, and then left.

Since the goal was not awarded to Manchester City, the referee's decision could not be changed once it was made, and Manchester City rightfully lost the goal.

"Fuck!"

"Fuck you, what kind of referee are you???"

"xuuu!!!!"

It goes without saying how important the first goal was for Manchester City. Fans are furious and believe that Manchester United bribed the referee.

This is such a misunderstanding!

GGBond did indeed slip $5 to the referee during the Asian Cup final, but they don't have any money today.

……

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Sterling's goal disallowed, Manchester United and Manchester City tied 0-0 at halftime.

[This referee is unbeatable for calling that!]

[If this goal wasn't called, then what goal was? The person upstairs must be a Manchester City fan, right? Italian fans say this goal should have been called.]

[Could the rain come down even harder? Let the other side see my mastery of rain-fighting skills!]

[They seem stronger when there are no league matches; maybe they all want a break?]

[This isn't impressive; it just didn't score. Which Premier League match this season has been more exciting?]

Manchester City fans are looking forward to their first trophy of the season, and the FA Cup title would be a face-saving victory for the club.

Manchester United fans are looking forward to their second title.

Everyone says Manchester United has revived, so if Manchester United has revived, how could they possibly lose to Manchester City?

A revitalized Manchester United should be the king of the Premier League!

"Damn, that... that scared me to death!"

Tang Ye sat in his seat, wiping the rain off his body with a towel.

Manchester United players are under a lot of pressure right now.

"Do you want a vacation? You want a vacation?"

Ten Hag was somewhat angry: "If that goal in the first half hadn't been disallowed, we would be behind now. Should we be behind?"

"Actually, you saw that Manchester City didn't play that well. We should have been pressing them, but we failed to do so in the first half, and that's our problem."

Ten Hag was very dissatisfied with the team's overall performance in the first half.

Manchester United were expected to score in the first half.

However, the actual situation and the plan have a way out.

"I know you're under a lot of pressure right now, but is that pressure affecting your performance?"

"will not"

Tang Ye answered quickly, knowing that he should agree with the head coach at this time.

"You won't do it, my foot!"

"of course!"

"Oh, oh, mine!"

Feeling a little embarrassed for not grasping Teng Hahe's intentions, Tang Ye quickly apologized.

"Pressure certainly affects performance, I'm sure of that, because I've seen it, but you have to understand I've also seen other things. Manchester City was also affected by pressure, and their pressure was even greater than ours."

"Because they don't have any championships, not a single one! They'll be more affected, and that's our opportunity, but your performance doesn't look like you're going to seize it."

Ten Hag pointed to the locker room door: "You can imagine, imagine Guardiola yelling at the Manchester City players. Guardiola is definitely yelling at them even harsher than I am right now."

Ten Hag criticized every player in the locker room from various angles before he began to make tactical adjustments.

The second half has begun.

After halftime, Tang Ye had an additional task: to target Bernardo Silva.

"..."

"Oh, here you are, Tang Ye!"

"Without Rashford, Tang Ye will go down the left flank himself!"

"Wow! That's fast!"

"Guys, if I were a Manchester City player, I'd be under immense pressure right now!"

"Pass it to me!"

"Holy crap, a feint!"

Tang Ye faked a cross to get past Kyle Walker, then cut inside with a backhand.

He ran towards the middle lane, just as De Jong arrived from behind.

Tang Ye and De Rong exchanged a glance, both knowing what the other wanted to do.

boom!
The through ball is passed to De Jong, who is ready.

boom!
The long-range shot hit Ederson's hand.

It bounced back!

Alai!

Snapped!
"The ball is in!"

"Alai!"

"Brothers, this is what I told you before!"

Manchester United are in the lead!

"Brilliant!"

"Brothers, I've already calculated that Manchester United will beat Manchester City by at least two goals in this match."

Manchester United players ran out to celebrate.

"United!"

"United!"

Manchester United fans kept shouting.

For fans, regardless of the outcome of the FA Cup final, Manchester United has already been perfect in every aspect this season.

They have no burdens.

Just do it!

"Glory glory Man United!"

"Glory glory Man United!"

"..."

Dongqiudi live match report: Tang Ye scores a penalty, Manchester United equalizes 3-3 in the 117th minute.

"Tang Ye!!!! (voice cracks)"

"Guys, this is the skill of Manchester United's number one penalty taker!"

"call……"

Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

When Manchester City scored three goals in a row, he thought Manchester United was doomed.

In retrospect, these worries were completely unnecessary.

Manchester United played too relaxed; they need to be three points behind to really ignite the players' fighting spirit.

Tang Ye sprinted out at our fastest speed and performed a knee slide on the grass at Wembley Stadium.

Swish swish!
It's the same familiar three stripes; he slides on his knees and then jumps up.

"Wowhoo!!!"

In the shot, Guardiola places his hand on his bald head.

He's really at his wit's end.

Because of a defensive error by Laporte, Manchester City will have to go to a penalty shootout with their opponents.

Manchester City could very well lose to Manchester United in this penalty shootout.

But now Guardiola can't criticize the players anymore; all he can do is encourage them.

"Manchester City are starting to make substitutions; they need to prepare for a penalty shootout."

"To be honest, guys, I feel Manchester City's substitution was a bit slow. They should have made the substitution earlier. But it's fine this way, it's just giving Manchester United a chance." The match went into a penalty shootout.

Ten Hag is assigning the players the order of appearance.

"Tom, you're number one."

"arrow"

Tang Ye was drinking water when he took a moment to answer Teng Hahe.

He just scored a penalty in extra time, and he's in top form right now.

The first penalty taker should be the first to step up and take the penalty!
"We choose the ball."

Tang Ye and Valencia said that if they won the coin toss, Manchester United would be the first to kick the ball.

"you sure?"

"Um"

"Haha, okay."

The plan is to choose the goal, because today is a neutral stadium, and the goal position will be quite important.

But since Tang Ye said he wanted to be the first to kick, then let him be the first to kick.

"ok..."

"Manchester United won the coin toss, but they gave up their goal, letting Manchester City go first..."

"Damn it, guys! Manchester United goes first!"

Tang Ye carried the ball toward the goal, greeting Ederson along the way.

Seeing Tang Ye's relaxed expression, Ederson had a bad feeling.

"Tom!"

Boom!

"TomTom!"

Bang bang bang!
The cheers were loud, and Tang Ye arrived below the Manchester City stands.

Let's wait for Ederson first, and while we wait, we can juggle the ball to get a feel for it.

"Beep!"

"Here come the brothers!"

"call……"

Tang Ye gave the run-up instructions, suggesting running in a small arc.

boom!
He took a shot that went straight for the left post.

duang!

It hit the post, bounced, and went into the goal.

"Wow!"

Tang Ye held up his hand and made a "1" gesture.

Manchester United are in the lead!

Then for Manchester City, the first player to come on was Fernandinho...

"Rodri!"

"The ball is in!"

"5:3!"

Manchester United have scored all five of their goals!

FA Cup Champions!

The stadium erupted after Rodri scored the penalty.

Because this goal meant Manchester United had won the penalty shootout.

They are the winners of this FA Cup final!
"Roar--!!!!"

boom!
Tang Ye and Rodley yelled at each other, and then the two of them collided.

[Mission Objective: Win as many championships as possible in 2019]

[Task Progress: 3]

"Wow!!"

Manchester United substitutes rushed out from the bench and hugged the players on the field.

"Come!"

Tang Ye came up behind Ten Hach, ready to lift up his respected Mr. Eric.

But it failed; Tang Ye couldn't lift Teng Hahe by himself.

"I rely on"

"Seba! Help me! Help me!"

Once my teammates arrived, things became much easier.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Ten Hah hesitated, seemingly wanting to refuse.

Toss it up!
"TenHag!"

"TenHag!"

"Eric TenHag!"

"..."

Clap clap clap!

Clap clap clap!

Amid applause from Manchester City players, Manchester United players walked the red carpet and received their championship medals from FA officials.

And of course, there's the championship trophy!
That's the most important thing!
"wowwowwowwow～～～"

"United!"

boom!
Bang bang bang!
Golden fireworks exploded as Valencia and Ashley Young raised the trophy together.

[2018-19 FA Cup Winner]

Manchester United

Wow!!!

Alai tossed the trophy aside and then handed it to Tang Ye.

"call……"

Lift it up suddenly!
Wow!!!

Haha!

After each player had received the trophy, Rodri carried it and walked down from the stands with Tang Ye.

Ten Hag then went down to the bottom of the podium.

In the stands are Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer from the Glazer family.

Ten Hach looked Joel Glazer in the eye and raised his hands high.

The team's celebration was not over yet.

"Come!"

Tang Ye took off the medal from his neck.

Throw it forward with your hand!

Snapped!
He delivered a powerful shot, accurately sending the medal to Tang Zhengxiong in the stands.

"fuck..."

Rodri took a deep breath.

"Give me Rod now!"

Tang Ye took the trophy from Rodri's hands.

Grab it and run!

"Eh!"

"Haha, Rod, I'm outta here!"

"Hey……"

Rodri didn't chase after him; he simply stood there, watching Tang Ye run away with a kind smile.

One year at Villarreal, two years at Manchester United—Rodri witnessed the rise of a super midfielder.

He learned a lot from the masters.

but……

Master, when will you ever be able to mature a bit?
……

In his season-ending speech, Ten Hag said: "Manchester United is on the right track. I believe that the future Manchester United will be even more outstanding than the past Manchester United, because miracles are created by people."

Manchester United official announcement: Second trophy of the season! The club wins the 2018-19 FA Cup.

The FA officially announced that the FA Cup final MVP is Manchester United midfielder Tang Ye.

I didn't win the FA Cup Player of the Season award, but it doesn't really matter.

GG Master has won many individual awards this season, so he's not short of an FA Cup MVP.

In addition to GG Master, GG's mentor also received his own individual award after the FA Cup.

Eric Ten Hach!

This is GG's mentor.

He is also the best manager in both the Premier League and the FA Cup this season!
Ten Hach is a man of his word.

He suppressed Guardiola and Klopp.

Just like he said on camera before the season started.

……

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) 2018-19 Premier League Team of the Season, First Team (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Ederson (Manchester City)
Defenders: Robertson (Liverpool), Laporte (Manchester City), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

Midfielders: De Jong (Manchester United), Tang Ye (Manchester United), Rodri (Manchester United)
Forwards: Mane (Liverpool), Aguero (Manchester City), Sterling (Manchester City)
Head Coach: Eric Ten Hag (Manchester United)
Sterling is the striker in the PFA Best XI, while Salah has been replaced in the Premier League's official Best XI for that position; everything else remains the same.

Regardless of who selected the Premier League Team of the Year, the manager was the great Erik ten Hag.

Meanwhile, the midfield remains unchanged, consisting of one big man and two small men, a combination typical of Manchester United.

What is a combination of one large and two small?
It's very simple; it's basically a combination of one big brother and two little brothers.

"We've received the money."

In his familiar office, Ten Hach delivered good news.

"Well?"

Van der Gach, who had just entered, widened his eyes: "You really got Glazer and the others to pay?"

"This is not a problem."

Ten Hag shrugged: "Everyone knows how long it's been since Manchester United won the Premier League title, and we won both the Premier League and the FA Cup. They still have to pay for it, because we earned that money with our championships."

Unlike when he communicated with Joel Glazer before, Ten Hach completely changed his attitude when talking to van der Gach.

Ten Hag is celebrating his victory!
Such great news! Van der Gach quickly sat down and asked, "How much are they willing to pay?"

"£2 million, I think it could be raised even higher. It depends on the actual situation in the summer transfer window. If we manage it well, £2.1 million or £2.2 million should be possible."

Ten Hach smiled happily.

Getting money from the Glazer family is no easy task.

But he did it!
but……

"If Barcelona won't release Dembele, there's nothing we can do. We can't afford to spend 1.5 million to buy Dembele, can we?"

Eric

Van der Gach looked up and met Ten Hach's eyes: "I have an idea. I started thinking about it last month, but I didn't think it was very feasible at the time, so I didn't say anything."

"Ok?"

Ten Hach raised an eyebrow.

When it comes to transfers, Ten Hag has always been an aggressive player, while Van der Gaghe is more conservative.

"Are you trying to develop Greenwood...?"

"No, what I mean is, Real Madrid wants to buy Hazard, right? Let's just snatch him away; we have the money."

"...Well, besides, Hazard plays as a left winger, which conflicts with Marcus's position."

"I know, but it's okay to do it this way."

Van der Gach told Ten Hach about his plan.

"Hazard isn't a speed-type winger, but he has excellent dribbling skills and can link up with Tom."

Swish!
Van der Gach pulled a pen from the pen holder and began to quickly sketch in Ten Hach's notebook.

"If we can't buy a tall striker, then we'll just give up and switch to playing with two strikers."

Swish!

"Marcus and Ziyech/Greenwood on the left and right respectively"

"Behind them are Hazard and Tom."

“We’ll go straight for a 4-2-2-2 formation, letting Hazard and Tom play a passing and dribbling game. Hazard doesn’t have finishing ability, but Tom does.”

Swish!
Draw another stroke.

"Rodri combines with Franck to dribble the ball from the backfield to midfield, then passes it to Hazard. Hazard and Tom play dribbling and passing, so there's basically no need to worry about them losing possession. Keep pushing forward until they reach a suitable position, then Hazard passes the ball to Tom, who can either take a long-range shot or push it to the byline. At this point, Hazard can also go to the byline to help, together with Marcus Ziyech."

Van der Gach gestured.

“Rashford and Hazard were breaking through on the left byline, with Tom positioned at the top of the box and Rodri covering for them… Eric, can you imagine how much pressure the opponent was under?”

"..."

Ten Hach stared intently at the notebook on the table, then looked up at Van der Gach.

Ten Hach is a radical, while van der Gach is a conservative.

But conservatives felt that radicals were too conservative.

……

(End of this chapter)