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

Chapter 599: Was Dembele's Peak at 15 Billion? Manchester United's Away Match Against Chelsea After the Rainstorm
Match Preview: In the 26th round, Chelsea will host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Can the Blues take points from the unbeaten Red Devils?

Chelsea and Manchester United have already faced each other once this season, but the circumstances of that match were slightly different from the current one, making that game not very relevant.

The last time Chelsea played Manchester United, they didn't have Kante, but Manchester United had Rodri.

This time it's the other way around: Chelsea has Kante, while Manchester United doesn't have Rodri.

Chelsea fan groups across the country have posted invitations to gather and watch the game, with the caption: "The balance of power has shifted!"

To be honest, this is really too arrogant, so arrogant that even some neutral fans have chosen to side with Manchester United.

Chelsea's starting lineup was already quite different from Manchester United's, and this gap widened after Hazard left.

……

The Sun – TY reposted a German news article with the caption: 2.4.

Not only Chelsea, but GGBond, whose market value has soared to 2.4 million euros, is also very arrogant.

Many fans say that market value is just a figure of speech, and true football fans and players don't care about it.

This is obviously false. Players value their own market value most, just like they value their FIFA rating.

The London Business Daily dedicated its latest issue to the updated transfer fees, mentioning Tang Ye in the article.

"TY and Messi are the biggest beneficiaries of inflation. Based on 2016 figures, TY should be worth €1.8 million, Messi should be worth €9000 million, and Mbappe's €2 million valuation is also incorrect."

The London Business Daily is one of the most brilliant newspapers, and the only one that analyzes the transfer market from the perspectives of both money-driven football and inflation.

Of course, the newspaper was quickly criticized.

It's one thing to target one or two players, but to single out Tang Ye, Messi, and Mbappe is going to anger almost half of all football fans.

"You too are a beneficiary of inflation, Osman."

On the training field, Tang Ye and Dembele were laughing and joking around.

It was so cold that Tang Ye wore gloves.

These gloves were not from Martial, but were prepared by Dembele for Tang Ye.

In fact, Dembele also has the habit of wearing gloves.

"How did I profit? I only made 1.2 million."

Dembele touched his hair and was quickly stung by static electricity.

wow！

"But yours went up too, so isn't that inflation? We've all gone up in price."

"This is different, this is different."

Although Dembele doesn't have a strong competitive spirit, he has, after all, had a glorious past.

Boasting about one's glorious experiences to friends is something everyone enjoys doing.

"You watched me play when I was at Dortmund."

Dembele slowly started running, keeping close to Tang Ye: "Do you know what people were saying about me back then? Lots of people were talking about it online."

"You run very fast?"

"No, they said any team would be willing to pay 1.5 million to buy me."

Dembele recounted comments from fans online at the time.

"Hahaha!"

The laughter came from Tang Ye and De Rong.

"1.5 million? When you were at Dortmund? I remember your transfer to Barcelona didn't cost 1.5 million either."

De Jong is quite familiar with this matter because he was also a Barcelona player.

"It's his market value, not the transfer fee. He's valued at 1.5 million, so the transfer fee is 1.2 million."

Tang Ye reminded him, "When you were at Dortmund, I was still playing for Villarreal. We never played against each other, so I don't know how good you are."

"You knew each other back then?"

De Jong's eyes widened, then he realized: "Oh, it's the Golden Boy Award ceremony."

"No, no, we knew each other before the awards ceremony."

Tang Ye and Dembele waved together: "I met Rode when I went to Villarreal, and a few months later I met Osman. We played games together online first, and then met in person."

"Oh, you guys are online friends."

De Jong suddenly realized that he never expected that two players from the top five European leagues would get to know each other in this way.

"No, not an online friend."

Dembele ran backwards and punched Tang Ye's arm: "It's 1.5 million and 2.4 million."

"You are worth 1.2 million!"

Tang Ye shouted, "You've got it wrong!"

"1.5 million is the real me. I only lost value because I was injured. 1.2 million is fake!"

"Okay, okay, Osman, so you have 1.5 million yuan, then I have 3 million yuan. I've always had twice your amount."

"Go to hell!"

Dembele gave Tang Ye a strong push, successfully sending him flying away.

"Hahaha!"

Tang Ye quickly ran back: "So 1.5 million is the real you? Can you return to your peak, Osman? The Dragon King returns!"

"Of course I can, I'll have 1.5 million by the end of this season, but..."

Dembele looked Tang Ye in the eyes: "What do you mean by 'the dragon king returns'? Aren't you the dragon, the Chinese dragon?"

"Oh, this is something from our area, I forgot about it."

Tang Ye realized what was happening: "I saw it on a video website. It was about a really powerful person who suffered a lot of humiliation, you know, a huge amount of humiliation. Then he got very angry, and after getting angry, he had to show his true strength and shock everyone."

"Well"

De Jong looked surprised, while Dembele's eyes lit up: "His experience is very similar to mine. Wait for my return, Tom!"

Dembele punched Tang Ye's arm: "It's the 1.5 million dragon!"

Don't forget!

"Okay, okay, I'm waiting."

……

Sky Sports commentator Jansen: I think Chelsea could choose to forfeit the game against Manchester United, which would be the most cost-effective option for them.

After praising Tang Ye, Jansen started praising Manchester United, and the best way to praise Manchester United is to endlessly belittle their opponents.

This arrogant behavior quickly drew criticism from colleagues: "You guys are starting to panic now because Rodri is missing."

"No!"

"Chelsea can't beat Manchester United, 100%."

Jansen has great faith in Manchester United's strength, a sentiment shared by most Premier League fans.

72% of Premier League fans believe Manchester United will beat Chelsea, 19% believe the game will end in a draw, and the rest believe Chelsea will win.

To be honest, the group of people who think Chelsea can win is quite diverse, including a large number of Tang Ye haters, so it's difficult to judge the fans' true thoughts based on this alone.

London!

Stamford Bridge Stadium!

Clap clap clap!

"Holy crap!"

Tang Ye and several teammates got off the bus and rushed into the stadium in the rain.

Snapped!
Dembele stomped on a puddle, splashing water all over Tang Ye: "Haha!"

With several hours to go before the match, the torrential downpour in London made the game quite interesting.

Tang Ye stood in the passageway, feeling cold from the rain soaking his clothes.

The temperature was only in the single digits, and it was windy, so the rain felt very cold on my skin.

"I feel like today's match will be delayed."

The rain was carried by the wind to a height of about 2-3 meters inside the door. Worried that the wind might suddenly pick up and blow the rain in, Tang Ye hid behind Rashford and Allai.

"A half-hour delay is acceptable; we'll warm up half an hour later."

"What if the rain suddenly stops? Then we'll warm up half an hour later, and then go straight into the game without warming up?"

Van der Gach crossed his arms, his expression serious: "The weather forecast says this rain will only last for a maximum of one hour."

"I feel like the weather forecasts here are never accurate."

Tang Ye muttered a complaint and followed his teammates toward the locker room.

……

On-site reporter: Due to strong winds and torrential rain, the Chelsea vs. Manchester United match has been postponed by one hour.

According to reporters on the scene, both teams' players are waiting in the locker room. Although it's cold, they are all ready.

Dongqiudi (a sports betting platform) is buzzing: Super heavy rain VS the god of rain battles! Tang Ye has never lost a rain-soaked match in his entire career.

[They haven't lost a single game? That's almost unbelievable!]

[In rainy matches, long passes are key, and I don't need to elaborate on who to rely on for long passes, right?]

[Fun fact: It's only 3 degrees Celsius in London today; this wind could freeze the football king!]

[Skill: Heavy Rain Blindness, Effect: Players on the field have impaired vision, except for Tang Ye]

Don't brag before the game, guys, this rain won't last long.

There will be a slight delay in the news reaching Chinese fans from the scene. Actually, the rain has subsided a lot, at least near Stamford Bridge.

Now we are mainly waiting for the staff to clean up the water.

Because of the professional equipment, cleaning up the water is actually a very quick process, taking at most 20 minutes.

However, the match was delayed by an hour, mainly because it was Chelsea's home game today.

The coach said that the water must be cleaned up as thoroughly as possible, because any water on the grass is an advantage for Manchester United.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard used to play midfield.

"Don't rush, this environment is too favorable for them. You guys stall for time, and we'll start playing once the rain has completely stopped."

Lampard and his assistant coach emphasized that the assistant coach is responsible for communication with the stadium staff.

……

"China Media Group! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"Due to heavy rain, the match was delayed by a full hour. The venue and both teams are now ready."

"You can see there's still a noticeable light rain at the venue, but this level of rain won't have a significant impact on the match."

Beep!!!

Chelsea (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Caballero

Defenders: Reece James, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta

Midfielders: Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic; Forwards: Pedro, Batshuayi, Willian

Head Coach: Lampard

Chelsea's starting lineup was clearly not as luxurious as Manchester United's. The midfield was okay, but frankly, the only decent striker was Willian.

but it does not matter!
Chelsea are not under much psychological pressure in this match, because they haven't beaten Manchester United in recent seasons, so losing again is not unusual.

But the situation is different for Manchester United; their situation is much more complicated.

With Liverpool poised to pounce right behind them, Manchester United must win every single game they can.

Rashford dribbles towards Reece James!
If you don't get into a fast-paced rhythm right away, it's indeed a bit difficult to get past someone directly.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Rashford doesn't force his way through, James won't be able to get the ball.

Pass it back to Luke Shaw!
Luke Shaw...

He handled the situation calmly, and after receiving the ball, he immediately dribbled towards the center, seemingly preparing to play as an attacking midfielder.

Keep running until you encounter Kanté!

Snapped!
Pass it to Tang Ye in the middle lane.

Upon receiving the ball, Tang Ye's first instinct was to turn and look for Dembele.

Snapped!
Pass the ball directly to them!
Dembele!
Swish swish!
Dembele led Azpilicueta toward the center at a very fast pace.

However, there is one difference between Dembele and Azpilicueta: Dembele has an extremely high footwork frequency, which gives him a great advantage in dribbling past opponents.

"Dribble the ball back and forth with both feet!"

"Dembele!"

"Go into the restricted area yourself!"

He pretended to shoot, but actually passed the ball back to Tang Ye, who then made his choice.

boom!
A through ball was played with the instep of his foot, passing under Rüdiger's feet and precisely finding Dembele who had made a run into the penalty area.

coming!

With both hands raised, Dembele gently pushed the ball with his left foot.

The shot towards the left post, although not a perfect dead angle, was still quite well executed.

At least the goalkeeper couldn't reach it!

The ball went in!
Ousmane Dembélé's goal!
It's only the 5th minute of the first half, and the Chelsea fans in the stands are completely bewildered.

Dembele had already run out.

Thinking of something, he turned around and looked in Tang Ye's direction: "Hey Tom!"

"go!"

3, 2, 1!

boom!
Tang Ye and Dembele knelt on the ground together, and the two of them simultaneously slid down to their knees.

Both have three bars, so 3 + 3 equals 6!

Unfortunately, the grass was very wet today, so the marks made by the scratches weren't very noticeable.

Dembele and Tang Ye put their arms around each other's shoulders, and Tang Ye pushed Dembele directly onto the advertising board.

"Oh!!"

"xuuuu!!!"

The boos weren't directed at the Manchester United players, but at Lampard.

Even though you're a Chelsea legend, bro, isn't this 0-1 deficit a bit too fast?

"I think Chelsea needs to seriously consider their next move, because it's clear they're struggling against an attacking force like Manchester United."

Liverpool were able to put up a good fight against Manchester United because they were well-prepared.

As for this match, at least from what we can see now, Chelsea's preparations seem somewhat inadequate.
Could it be, as Jensen said, that Chelsea has given up on this match after considering the overall cost-effectiveness?

However, this idea was soon proven to be wrong.

The match had just entered the 16th minute when Giroud began warming up in front of the home team's bench, indicating that Chelsea was actually under a lot of pressure.

"Blue is the colour, football is the game!"

"We're all together, and winning is our aim!"

"So cheer us on through the sun and rain!"

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

"Chelsea!"

Bang bang bang!
The fans were in high spirits, and CCTV footage showed that many fans in the lower stands were wearing raincoats because there were no buildings above them to shield them from the rain.

Of course, there were also many people who weren't wearing raincoats, because the rain wasn't heavy enough to warrant taking shelter.

Batshuayi received a long pass from the backfield and decisively stopped it!
"Get up!"

While the Chelsea players were communicating with each other, Tang Ye was also busy and ran directly towards Kovacic.

boom!
Batshuayi cuts the ball back and passes it to Kovacic in the back position.

Tang Ye prepared to intercept the ball and suddenly stretched out his leg.

But at that moment, an accident occurred. Tang Ye slipped and fell to his knees.

"Oh!"

!!!

"hurry up!"

"Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

The fans knew this was an opportunity, and the players on the field certainly knew it too.

Kovacic immediately adjusted his position after realizing what was happening and passed the ball out before Tang Ye could stand up.

Find William ahead!
Willian made a forward run to receive the ball and immediately moved towards the center after controlling it, preparing to cut inside, but he was quickly marked by Wan-Bissaka.

First, hold the position, and Wan-Bissaka waits for his opportunity.

boom!
A sliding tackle from Wan-Bissaka successfully disrupted Chelsea's attack.

"Beautiful Wan-Bissaka!"

Wan-Bissaka's tackle gave his teammates enough time to get back on defense, which was quite crucial.

"Hey, let's talk about Wan-Bissaka. Although his offensive and defensive abilities aren't great, his one-on-one defense is absolutely flawless..."

It's hard to imagine what level this player could reach if TY were willing to share some of his intelligence with Wan-Bissaka.

Hey!

The ball was thrown out and passed to Jorginho.

Jorginho passes to Kanté again!

boom!
Kante took a shot directly, but it was blocked by Tang Ye who rushed up to block him.

The ball flew out, and Luke Shaw and William contested the second spot.

William was quicker and successfully got the ball!

Snapped!
A long pass was lobbed into the penalty area.

De Ligt!

boom!
A timely clearance by the Manchester United defender!
The counterattack begins!

"..."

In the first 20 minutes, the home team has been in a very passive position.

Chelsea was under a lot of pressure when Manchester United attacked.

When Chelsea attack, they find it difficult to effectively counter Manchester United.

Ok……

Lampard came up with an answer after thinking about it.

With Rodri out, Chelsea must now attack through the middle!

The defensive midfield pairing of De Jong and McTominay, while also costing hundreds of millions of dollars, is not too complicated to manage.

Because McTominay doesn't have the same passing ability as Rodri, there's not much to worry about being attacked on the counter-attack.

Kante dribbled the ball for 20 meters and suddenly delivered a low through pass.

A 20-meter through ball, aimed straight at Batshuayi at the very front!
Batshuayi gets the ball!

"Wow!!!!"

Chelsea's chance!

Batshuayi passes the ball to Willian on the left wing!
With a change in pace, William dribbled the ball towards the center.

Snapped!
He gently passed the ball straight to Kovacic in front of him.

It's up to Kovacic!
boom!
He unleashed a powerful shot, but De Gea pushed it away.

"Calm down!"

"Don't bang on the door!"

"Fuck you!"

The home team fans seemed a bit anxious after being constantly pressured by their opponents.

Chelsea's corner kick...

Snapped!
The pass is given; find Azpilicueta at the very front.

Snapped!
Azpilicueta headed the ball into the penalty area, and Pedro suddenly appeared at the far post and poked it into the net.

"The ball is in!"

"Chelsea's goal!"

"But, eh..."

The ball went in, that's true, but whether the goal is valid is another matter.

“Beep beep beep!!!”

Chelsea fans were urging for the score to be changed, while the big screen in the stadium showed footage of the goal that had just been scored.

The moment Azpilicueta passed the ball, a yellow line was drawn inside Manchester United's six-yard box.

Pedro was offside!

"Offside!"

It's an offside goal!

After finally scoring a goal, it was ruled offside and disallowed, leaving the Chelsea players heartbroken.

Dongqiudi live match report: Azpilicueta headed the ball across, Pedro scored but was ruled offside.

……

(End of this chapter)