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

Chapter 561 The Double Red Derby is Coming, Tang Ye's First Match of the 1920 Season
Match Preview: On October 20th, the 9th round of the Premier League will feature the Manchester United vs. Liverpool derby. Tang Ye is expected to make a substitute appearance.
It has been almost two weeks since Tang Ye returned to the team, and the Premier League's Manchester derby is just around the corner.

The first highlight of this Manchester derby is the Premier League showdown between Manchester United and Liverpool.

What is the second highlight?
Will GG Master be able to come off the bench and make his season debut?

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Ferdinand: This Manchester derby is full of highlights, and I think TY will most likely play.

"Some fans think Tom shouldn't have chosen to return for the Manchester derby, but I don't think it's a big problem. The past four seasons have proven that Tom can consistently maintain a top level."

“We were the Premier League champions last season,” Ferdinand specifically reminded them.

If you want to question Tang Ye's ability, then you have to recall the 18-19 Premier League season.

How did Manchester United win the Premier League title with a total of 103 points that season?

When Rashford and Luke Shaw were absent in the later part of the season, who carried the team on their shoulders?
Attached is the 19-20 Premier League standings (as of the end of Round 8):

1. Liverpool, 24 points.

2. Manchester United, 22 points.

3. Manchester City, 21 points.

4. Chelsea, 18 points.

5. Wolves, 17 points.

This season's Premier League still seems to be a three-way battle, but unlike last season, Manchester City's form has declined significantly this season.

Manchester City was the only one of the three teams to lose in the first eight rounds.

Then there's Manchester United.

The €400 million midfield is now fully formed. Even though Dembele, a signing worth €100 million, didn't perform as expected, De Ligt and Wan-Bissaka both played quite well.

"Manchester United have a chance to take the lead this season," said a Sky Sports commentator.

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Dongqiudi pinned post: The night before the match, Tang Ye forwarded Manchester United's poster for the Merseyside derby, which seemed to be a signal for the team to enter the game.

This Manchester derby has captured the attention of football fans worldwide, with a full 70% of them believing that Tang Ye will play in the match.

The reason is simple: the Manchester derby on the 20th happens to be played at Old Trafford.

This should be the best opportunity for him to make a comeback.

Of course, all this has a premise.

That means GGBond can withstand the pressure of their first match against Liverpool!

Manchester on the day of the match.

Manchester United fans, holding banners that read "Liverpool OUT," began their march 5km from the stadium.

"Tom!"

"viva TomTom!"

"Forever TomTom!"

Upon noticing a blogger filming with their phone nearby, several Manchester United fans who happened to be passing by pointed at the camera and exclaimed, "Are you ready to accept defeat?!"

This statement was addressed to Liverpool fans, because the blogger who filmed the video was wearing a Liverpool jersey.

"Give me a moment!"

The fans walked to both sides of the road, and a few people pushed a huge speaker in the middle, which was playing beautiful music.

"Oh GGBond! My blood is boiling!"

"Oh GGBond, all good things are in our hands!"

"Make the world a better place, and persistence will surely lead to success!"

……

The starting lineups for the Manchester United vs. Liverpool derby have been announced: Tang Ye will start in his first match of the new season, Rashford will face off against Arnold, and Dembele returns to the starting lineup.

The app shared Manchester United's starting lineup posted on their official website.

The letter C in parentheses following "TangYe No. 10" caught the attention of fans.

I told you I'd definitely be a starter!

[Hey upstairs, stop showing off, okay? I checked your history, you said you'd definitely be a substitute]

Look closely, this man is GGBond, he's the captain of Manchester United!

[A 20-year-old Manchester United captain, can you handle this?]

It's time for the maestro to judge Liverpool.

You said GGBond's injury affected Manchester United's league performance, and that's certainly true.

But tell me, isn't the timing of the master's return crucial?

Hiss!

Tang Ye tore open the plastic packaging, took out the fluorescent armband inside, and then held it in his hand to examine it.

"Hurry up and put it on!"

Ashley Young urged, and Tang Ye replied somewhat awkwardly, "This is my first time working with this thing, I need to study it first."

After saying that, Tang Ye handed the armband to Rodri and then extended his left arm.

"I think you look quite good wearing this."

Rodri laughed and said, "Except for age."

Hey, age doesn't determine anything.

Mata corrects Rodri's mistake.

Although he is only 20 years old, Tang Ye is undoubtedly the best candidate for captain's armband.

For a team like Manchester United, which boasts players worth hundreds of millions of dollars, what can truly put order in the dressing room?

Answer: 2 million will do.

Strictly speaking, Tang Ye could have been the captain last season, but his age of 19 is a bit awkward.

Now that he's 20, Ten Hah has decided not to wait any longer.

So, in the 19-20 season, the captain of GG was born!
Tang Ye could feel a distinct passion as he rubbed his fingers against the armband on his left arm.

clap clap!

"Everyone, gather around!"

Ten Hag gestured for the players to come to the center.

"Today's match is destined to be tough, but we need to show the right attitude. Although Liverpool is currently in first place, we shouldn't think that we are inferior to them."

"We are better than Liverpool!" Ten Hag's voice suddenly rose: "I need you to always understand that."

"This is our stadium, and we will win here!"

Ten Hag patted Tang Ye and Rashford on the shoulder, and Tang Ye gestured for everyone to extend their hands.

"hurry up!"

"hiss……"

We absolutely have to win!

"3, 2, 1!"

"United!"

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"Don't be nervous, Osman."

Tang Ye put his hand on Dembele's shoulder.

After the sixth round, Ten Hag temporarily removed Dembele from the starting lineup, but in the ninth round, the French striker finally returned to the starting lineup.

Ziyech is in good form, and Ten Hag's move is intended to put pressure on Dembele.

"I played for Liverpool in the Champions League."

Dembele suddenly said, "It's very difficult to play."

"But you're not with Barcelona anymore, you're with Manchester United."

Tang Ye reminded him, patting the armband on his arm again: "If anything happens, tell the captain, and he'll help you."

"Ha ha!"

Dembele shoved Tang Ye forward, saying, "Hurry up, I'm not nervous, just watch my performance. You can pass me the ball more often!"

Tang Ye raised his hand to indicate that he understood Dembele's meaning, and then greeted Robertson next to him.

"Welcome back"

Robertson shook hands with Tang Ye: "Well, to be honest, I'm not very welcome."

"Haha, hey!"

"Keep going! Keep going!"

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"China Media Group, this is a live broadcast of the 9th round of the 2019-20 Premier League season..."

"The match has already begun!"

"Now I will introduce the starting lineups for both sides!"

Manchester United (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, De Ligt, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: De Jong, Tang Ye (C), Rodri
Forwards: Dembele, Haller, Rashford
Head Coach: Ten Hag

Today is Tang Ye's first game of the new season.

"Actually, it's not a new season anymore," another commentator reminded.

"Haha, but it's definitely a new season for Tang Ye, that's for sure."

The screen focused on Tang Ye, who had already started running on the field, his fluorescent armband on his left arm drawing attention. This was indeed Tang Ye's first game of the new season.

This was also his first time playing as captain for Manchester United!
"Tang Ye!"

Boom!

"Tang Ye!"

Bang bang bang!
"Tang Ye!"

The stadium has looked like this for the past few hours, from when the match started until now, a few minutes after the match began.

All I can say is that the pressure of playing for Manchester United is absolutely immense!
7th minute!

Henderson received the ball and passed it diagonally to Firmino!
Firmino stops in his tracks!

Rodri went up to prepare for defense, Firmino hesitated for a moment, and then passed the ball to Origi.

Origi goes down the wing!
"Oh!!!"

Liverpool launched an attack down the flank, with Wan-Bissaka marking them closely.

Wan-Bissaka is fast and reacts quickly on defense. Origi dribbled left and right, but couldn't find a single opportunity to get past him.

At this moment, Wijnaldum asked for the ball, and Origi decisively passed it back.

De Jong came straight for it!

!!!

Wijnaldum quickly made a cross pass to his teammate, who then passed it to Salah on the right wing.

"You can see that Manchester United's backline is putting a lot of pressure on their defense."

"Yes, with Wan-Bissaka, De Jong, and Rodri, Manchester United's defensive lineup would be difficult even for Liverpool to handle."

“Salah…”

Salah gets the ball and goes one-on-one with Luke Shaw on the wing.

Rhythm shift + feint!
Snapped!
Pass it back to Arnold!
"in!"

Arnold pointed to the penalty area and decisively delivered a 45-degree cross.

"Huff, huff"

After observing left and right and making a quick guess at what might happen, Tang Ye immediately told Rodri to come closer.

Inside the penalty area, De Ligt helped to block Firmino.

Snapped!
De Gea slapped the ball away, and it went right to Rodri outside the penalty area.

"Do it yourself!"

Tang Ye shouted and ran away, while Rodri shielded the ball with his back to the goal.

Fortunately, Rodri was strong enough to protect the ball with his body.

Snapped!
Give Wan-Bissaka!
Wan-Bissaka dribbles the ball himself!

"Look at TY, look at TY!"

Several Liverpool players were shouting as they ran toward Tang Ye.

Near the center circle, Tang Ye was now like a rabbit being chased by a hunter, running left and right.

I wanted to get the ball, but the other side just wouldn't give me a chance.

There was no other way, so Tang Ye could only gesture for Wan-Bissaka to dribble the ball himself first.

Tang Ye leaned forward without the ball.

"De Rong!"

Tang Ye called out, and Wan-Bissaka delivered the cross.

De Jong gets the ball!

boom!
A low, straight pass was pushed out and precisely delivered to Tang Ye in front.

He ran over to get the ball.

Fabinho was about to trap Tang Ye, but the latter suddenly lowered his body and then lifted it up, easily getting past him with a combination of rhythm and feints.

boom!
[De Bruyne's curved through ball lv5: Replica (Beyond the original state)]

Proficiency: 1682/3500
It felt familiar; the pass appeared before the player could even react.

Give it to Dembele!
Dembele cuts inside!
Left foot!

Snapped!
Dembele's shot is on target.

duang!

It hit the pillar and bounced off!
Haller attempted a follow-up shot, but it went wide!

"what!!!"

Ale roared, while Dembele put his hands on his head.

Osman missed his first goal chance for Manchester United!
Thankfully, it hit the post and didn't go wide, otherwise Dembele would probably have been booed by the fans again.

"it's okay no problem!"

Tang Ye and Dembele gave each other thumbs up: "As long as you have the feeling, that's enough."

As Liverpool prepared for a long counter-attack by their goalkeeper, Klopp shouted a few times, signaling Origido to move closer to Tang Ye's position.

Liverpool's main attacking strategy in this match was through the middle and right flanks.

Therefore, Origi's left flank is not so important in attack; the focus should be on defense.

It's the 21th minute of the first half.

Manchester United's current possession rate is 37%...

It seems to be within an acceptable range.

Liverpool's side...

Snapped!
Origi and De Jong collided, and De Jong immediately fell to the ground.

The referee didn't rush to call a foul on Liverpool, but instead allowed the attack to continue.

Origi!
boom!
A long pass to Salah.

Salah controls the ball.

Use your right foot for your left foot!

Give it to Fabinho!

boom!
Long-range shooting is given.

"The ball is in!"

Liverpool have scored first!

"Hmm... but this goal might be a little controversial."

"Because Origi's collision with De Jong just now should be considered a foul."

The moment the goal was scored, no one from Liverpool celebrated; instead, they all ran towards the referee just like the Manchester United players.

"That's a foul!"

Alai shouted to the referee, and Tang Ye quickly arrived: "One of our players was pushed down, you saw it, right? It was a clear foul."

"nonono!"

Robertson pushed Tang Ye away.

The two were chatting peacefully in the players' tunnel, but the conflict arose after the game started.

Are you sure it wasn't a foul? Are you sure?

Tang Ye pushed Robertson along, saying, "I'm sure you saw it."

Soon, after both teams' players came up, the two were separated, and the referee gave his judgment at that time.

"Beep!"

Liverpool's goal disallowed!

"Haha, yes, that's definitely the right way to judge it, because we can see that De Jong was almost directly knocked down by Origi."

The referee's decision angered the away team's fans, and after the score returned to 0-0, shouts of insults directed at the referee's family members could be heard from the stands.

Tang Ye and De Jong clapped hands, then Tang Ye found Dembele and said, "You can push forward a little more; if you run forward, they won't dare to attack."

"What about defense?"

"I'll find a way to get the ball."

Tang Ye didn't say how he was going to get the ball, but after the past few tens of minutes of play, he had a pretty good grasp of his opponent for today's game.

GGBond knows what to do next!
Dembele touched Tang Ye's waist and ran away.

Dongqiudi live match report: In the 29th minute, Tang Ye's free kick went over the crossbar, and the score remained 0-0.

Neither side managed to score until the 30th minute, and the game remained relatively calm overall.

But this calm lasted only 30 minutes.

De Jong, Rodri, and Tang Ye formed a temporary triangle, forcing Fabinho and Wijnaldum to make mistakes by compressing the space.

De Jong received the ball and ran straight forward!

wow！

Knowing this was an opportunity, Tang Ye took the initiative to signal to his teammates in the frontcourt.

boom!
De Jong passed it straight to me!
As the ball approached him, Tang Ye shifted his position to the side, seeking the best possible hitting spot.

Snapped!
Without stopping the ball, a long pass was made, the ball flew high and went over Robertson to find Dembele.

Dembele jumps up to control the ball!

It stopped!
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(End of this chapter)