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

Chapter 585: Back to the top of the Premier League after 16 rounds, Champions League knockout stage draw (Bonus chapter, please vote!)
"xuu!!!"

"Beep beep beep!"

Manchester United's set-piece decisions were quite interesting; they chose both Tang Ye and Dembele.

That's normal, though, since the players in the duo are on the shorter side for Manchester United, they don't really need to participate in forming a wall.

Tang Ye and Dembele covered their mouths and whispered to each other. Then the two stood still and focused on observing the wall of players in front of the penalty area.

"Huh, huh..."

Tang Ye's heart was beating very fast.

With little time remaining, Manchester United players are under immense pressure.

Beep!
Inside the penalty area, players from both sides began to shove each other, and Dembele started his run-up.

I skipped it!

Tang Ye came up from behind!
The wall of players spread out, and Tang Ye passed the ball.

Snapped!
The ball wasn't hit; instead, it rolled on the ground.

That was a low, ground-hugging pass!

Swish!
The ball was very fast, passing between Otamendi and De Bruyne, and reaching the left side of the penalty area.

Ziyech appeared out of nowhere and unleashed a powerful shot that went straight into the top corner.

The ball went in!
"oh my god!"

"An amazing goal from Man United!"

An unexpected set-piece choice, coupled with Ziyech's uncanny run, led Manchester United to score their third goal.

The commentators in the English live stream were very excited.

Since it's already the 82nd minute, this goal by Manchester United could very well be the winning goal.

[Second assist in the brace...]

"Roar!!!"

Tang Ye and his teammates roared towards the home team's stands.

Manchester City fans, playing at home, were a bit too arrogant; they definitely needed to be taught a lesson after the last-minute goal.

Dembele jumped onto Tang Ye, raising his right hand high.

The stands and bench at Manchester United were bustling with activity, but Erik ten Hag was the most composed of them all.

The Manchester United manager returned to the bench and found Van der Gaël, who had just given him advice: "See, that's what happens when I talk too fast."

"..."

Van der Gach was speechless.

Okay, that's certainly fast.

"United!"

"United!"

Manchester United scored their third goal, which meant Manchester City's fate was sealed.

Although playing at home in the Etihad Stadium, it will be very difficult to beat Manchester United.

While Manchester United players were celebrating, Guardiola crouched on the ground with his head in his hands.

Not only Guardiola, but also De Bruyne and Otamendi on the field squatted down.

They felt helpless, because they had the feeling that they had tried their best but still couldn't win.

"Beep, beep beep!!"

After the match, Tang Ye came over to comfort De Bruyne, who was squatting on the ground: "It's okay, Kevin. The league is only halfway through. You still have a chance. We caught up from third place before."

"Thank you"

Although he was grateful for Tom's comfort, De Bruyne's face remained expressionless.

He was completely bewildered by what he had just been done.

Tell a ghost story.

Manchester City hasn't beaten Manchester United since last season.

"Come"

Tang Ye helped De Bruyne up from the grass and gave his old rival another hug: "Go Kevin, go!"

With a market value of nearly 1.5 million euros, Tang Ye believes this is not the end for De Bruyne, the super midfielder.

Keep it up, Kevin!

As Tang Ye and Dembele walked into the players' tunnel, they chatted happily and ran into Ederson along the way.

Hey

Tang Ye led Dembele up and asked, "Can I ask about that free kick in the first half?"

Tang Ye wasn't familiar with Edson, but he couldn't control his curiosity.

"Um, oh, sorry."

Ederson felt flattered when Tang Ye spoke to him, a feeling that quickly overshadowed his disappointment at the loss.

"A free kick in the first half..."

"The one you knocked out."

Tang Ye reminded him, the image of that free kick flashing through his mind: "It was shot into the top left corner."

Oh, that.

Ederson realized what was happening: "Kevin heard you guys talking. He told me you were going to hit to the left, so I moved ahead of time. Otherwise, to be honest, that shot of yours would have been hard to block."

"..."

"Hahaha!"

Dembele burst into laughter: "See, I told you, it wasn't your problem!"

"I rely on"

Tang Ye was surprised: "Kevin heard us talking? How did he hear us?"

"Looks like I was just passing by, haha."

Ederson put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and, while Tang Ye was so surprised that he didn't know what to say, asked Tang Ye for his jersey.

……

"Damn it, Rod, they've overheard our conversation!"

The moment Tang Ye returned to the locker room, he found Rodri and told his teammates that they had been overheard talking.

"What eavesdropping?"

Rodri glanced up at Tang Ye, then returned his attention to his phone: "Never mind, come over here first, Liverpool are behind."

His attention was drawn to something else, and Tang Ye quickly ran over.

Liverpool's match in Round 16 will start half an hour later.

Manchester United's match has now ended, while Liverpool still has 20 minutes left.

Let's take a look at the current score.

Liverpool are down 0-1 to Brighton!
Brighton is so good.

Tang Ye opened his mouth wide.

If Brighton can beat Liverpool, then Manchester United will be number one in the Premier League after 16 rounds.

"They really deserved to lose; how could they keep winning?"

Van der Gach was also watching the live broadcast, and he was visibly happy: "Liverpool don't know how to play anymore, Brighton should be able to score another one."

Come on Brighton!

Tang Ye patted Rodri on the shoulder.

He remembered that he seemed to want to say something, but he just couldn't remember it.

However, Tang Ye was not bothered by this; if he couldn't remember, he simply wouldn't think about it anymore.

……

Premier League official: Dembele named Man of the Match between Manchester City and Manchester United.

懂球帝战报：曼联客场3：2击败曼城赢下曼市德比，唐业1球2助，登贝莱2次参与进球获9.5分。（评论数98321）

It almost broke 10 comments, but unfortunately, this battle report ultimately failed to reach 10 before being removed from the top of the list.

This should actually be considered a mistake by the staff.

The correct way to do this is to add the following sentence: Manchester United topped the Premier League after the 16th round!

Attached is the 2019-2020 Premier League standings (as of the end of Round 15):

1. Manchester United, 44 points.

2. Liverpool, 43 points.

3. Manchester City, 34 points.

4. Chelsea, 31 points.

5. Leicester City, 28 points.

This season's Premier League is similar to last season in some ways. If you let your guard down even slightly, a team will come and stab you in the back.

Although Liverpool equalized in the final moments, their record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw ultimately couldn't beat Manchester United.

Manchester United have one more draw than Liverpool!

……

According to a compilation by fans of Dongqiudi, here is the voting situation for the 2019 Ballon d'Or national team captain.

Argentina's captain Messi: Mane, Tang Ye, Ronaldo.

Portugal's captain Cristiano Ronaldo: Tang Ye, De Ligt, Mbappe.

Dutch captain Virgil van Dijk: Tang Ye, Mane, Salah.

China's captain Feng Xiaoting: Tang Ye, Salah, Messi.

England captain Harry Kane: Tang Ye, Van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo.

I thought the voting order of journalists from different countries was already very strange, but it became even more so when it came to the national team captain.

Among all the national team captains with voting rights, no one's voting order and final result were the same.

Of course, these things are irrelevant now, since this year's Golden Globe Awards have already been decided.

……

Three days later, time flew by.

Manchester United received good news after winning three consecutive matches in the Champions League group stage, the 17th round of the Premier League, and the EFL Cup quarter-finals.

That is the return of our starting left-back, Luke Shaw!

With Luke Shaw's return, Manchester United's number of injured players has decreased from two (Rojo and Luke Shaw) to one (Rojo), making them one of the teams with the fewest injured players in the top five European leagues.

Manchester United have a very tight schedule, but the number of injuries is very small. This is because Ten Hag made a very bold decision, which was to significantly reduce the training intensity of the team's players.

Normally, a professional team should have two goals for a season: to improve the team's overall strength and to win the championship.

Manchester United's characteristic is that Ten Hag has almost given up on the goal of improving the team's strength, and he has put all his focus on winning the league and the Champions League.

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

Proficiency: 2891/3500
As he left the training ground, Tang Ye took a moment to check his proficiency level.

There were just too many competitions, which made it very slow for Tang Ye to level up his proficiency in the growth template.

A quick look at Manchester United's current schedule makes it unrealistic to expect them to ramp up their proficiency in December and January, as the number of matches they face in those two months is ridiculously high, even more so than last season.

"Actually, I feel we should have given up on the EFL Cup."

Tang Ye and his teammates said, "We need to schedule at least one of the EFL Cup or the FA Cup. We have nine games this month and next month, we simply can't handle it."

Tom, I completely agree with you.

Van der Gahr expressed his support for Tang Ye: "But I've already spoken to Eric about it. The main issue is that we don't know what to put in the cup—the League Cup or the FA Cup."

"Forget the FA Cup, we've already made it to the League Cup semi-finals."

"But the FA Cup is very important."

Van der Gach pointed out the problem.

This season's FA Cup is special for Manchester United because if they win the FA Cup this season, they will achieve a three-peat in the FA Cup.

The FA Cup is definitely out of the question; Ten Hag would absolutely not allow it.

What about the League Cup?

They've already made it to the semifinals; just two more games and they'll be champions. Not only is Ten Hag unwilling to let them go, but Tang Ye is also unwilling to give up.

Upon closer reflection, Manchester United's current situation is indeed somewhat awkward.

Competing for four titles sounds impressive, but in reality, Manchester United players will face immense pressure.

"Hurry up and go in, Tom, the draw should be starting soon..."

Tang Ye started running.

……

Dongqiudi pinned post: 2019-20 UEFA Champions League knockout stage draw ceremony.

First-tier teams: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Juventus, Barcelona, ​​RB Leipzig.

Tier 2 teams: Real Madrid, Lyon, Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Inter Milan, Valencia, Chelsea.

[Let's pick Inter Milan. I feel like Inter Milan is easy to beat. I, Tang Qiuwang, have already defeated Inter Milan many times.]

[Don't just pick on the weak teams! Let's go for Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid, Lyon would be fine too, go for it!!!]

Lyon and Manchester United are in the same group, how did they get drawn together?

[Where's Dortmund? Where's my Dortmund from Esteban...?]

Manchester United fans are in pretty good spirits.

Manchester United is the only team in the top five European leagues that has yet to lose a game this season, and their high win rate makes them virtually fearless.

Tell me, which of these eight teams in the second tier can beat Manchester United?
Of course, Manchester United fans still hope for a favorable draw, given the team's incredibly packed schedule. Playing against slightly weaker teams would certainly alleviate the pressure on Manchester United.

Inter Milan and Atalanta are both good opponents, and playing Napoli would also be fine... It seems like there aren't many very strong teams in Serie A this season.

China Media Group!

"What is currently underway is the knockout stage of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League..."

The screen moves to the center, where a large transparent bowl for drawing lots is ready, containing small balls.

The order in which these balls are taken out will determine the fate of these strong European teams!
The host was speaking and introducing the guests attending the lottery ceremony when the director turned the camera to the audience.

Among all the head coaches, Ten Hag is undoubtedly the one who attracts the most attention from fans.

The Manchester United manager looked very relaxed, chatting with Guardiola next to him.

Although he sat very upright, fans watching on TV could still sense an arrogance emanating from Ten Hag.

Why do you feel this way?

Because that's the truth; Ten Hag is indeed very arrogant right now.

This is the confidence that Manchester United has developed in recent seasons!
Are there any teams you particularly don't want to be drawn against?

Guardiola asked with a smile.

"Either is fine."

Ten Hach shrugged: "We'll prepare whatever we get; there's nothing we can decide that."

"Ha ha"

The lottery ceremony has begun!

Juventus

This is the first team the guest has drawn. Next, the guest will draw Juventus' opponents from the second tier of teams.

What I drew was...

【Atlanta】!
Atalanta is indeed a second-tier team, but because they avoid playing in the same league, they will not be Juventus's opponent.

Touch one more!
Chelsea

The camera immediately panned to the audience, where the Juventus coach's face had darkened, while Mourinho, on the other hand, was all smiles.

Juventus is indeed a tough opponent, but among so many teams in the first tier, drawing Juventus is actually quite lucky.

The draw continues!

Here comes the fourth empty seat!
The guest took the ball out of the glass bowl, took out a small piece of paper, and then slowly unfolded it.

Manchester United

coming!

Which teams are still active now?

Tang Ye was very focused, watching the teams that had been drawn at the bottom of the screen.

Manchester United have quite a few potential rivals: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Valencia, and Inter Milan.

I guess it's Inter Milan.

Tang Ye told Dembele that he liked to pick on the weakest targets.

"Osman, what do you think?"

"Naples, I guess?"

"It can't be Osman from Napoli; we didn't play Napoli in the knockout stages."

They were all guesses, but Tang Ye felt he was more likely to be right.

"You're more likely to be drawn if you haven't played against them before, since you don't always play for the same team."

As soon as Dembele finished speaking, the guest took the note out of the small ball.

Upon seeing the contents of the note, the guest raised an eyebrow.

Wow.

Unfold the note and show it to the camera.

【real Madrid】

……

(End of this chapter)