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

Chapter 604 EFL Cup Final: Manchester United Pursue Their First Title of the Season!

Manchester United had a week-long hiatus before March 2nd.

Today, March 2nd, is a very special day.

In the EFL Cup final at Wembley Stadium, Manchester United will face Aston Villa, who are also from the Premier League!

Dongqiudi Match Preview: March 2nd, 12 PM, EFL Cup Final Manchester United vs Aston Villa, Tang Ye vs. talented midfielder Grealish.

Brothers! The championship is coming!

Villa didn't win easily; they went all out!

Stop jinxing them, please stop! Do you really think Aston Villa are weak? Look at how Leicester City got thrashed in the semi-finals!

Can Manchester United and Leicester City be compared?

Last season, Manchester United opted to forgo the EFL Cup in order to secure the league and the FA Cup, but this season the EFL Cup has become Manchester United's first chance to win the title.

Since we're only one step away from the championship, we have to give it our all no matter what.

……

"United!"

"Man United!"

In recent days, COVID-19 has spread further in England, and there have even been deaths.

However, this did not dampen the fans' enthusiasm. Manchester United and Aston Villa fans gathered outside Wembley Stadium, chanting the names of their respective teams.

It was drizzling, and the two team buses arrived at the stadium at almost the same time.

"Champion!"

"Champion United!"

Fans surrounded the bus.

It seems that Manchester United fans already believe their team has won the championship!
Not only Manchester United fans, but also 99% of Chinese fans on the homepage of Dongqiudi believe that Manchester United will win.

Aston Villa are in great form, having defeated Leicester City, who are currently 6th in the league. However, most fans don't care about that; they only know that Manchester United are currently number one in the Premier League, and being number one in the Premier League means being "invincible."

This situation has also put a lot of psychological pressure on Manchester United players.

We can't afford to lose anymore.

Tang Ye, holding his phone, whispered to Dembele beside him.

Manchester United is very strong, and as Manchester United players, Tang Ye and his teammates should rightfully bear this pressure.

"..."

"Okay, okay, it looks like it's raining at the stadium today. Yes, I just checked with the football expert, it's probably just a light drizzle. I think Manchester United is invincible, guys."

Tang Ye's title of "Rain Battle God" only applies to heavy rain and torrential rain, but Wang Chao doesn't care about that.

As long as it rains, Tang Qiuwang is invincible!
"Answerer, the situation regarding the epidemic in England... it seems alright there, cough cough."

"Cough cough, yue!"

"Sorry, sorry. Don't worry, the streamer didn't test positive, just has a sore throat because the karaoke bar didn't have the air conditioning on yesterday."

"Will Tang Ye test positive... No, they're a top team, so their measures are definitely very good. There's absolutely nothing to worry about. Alright, alright, guys! The game's about to start, everyone sit down!"

Manchester United vs. Aston Villa!
"Beep!!!"

The referee blew his whistle, and Ale decisively passed the ball back to De Ligt behind him.

"Oh, Manchester United are about to launch a counter-attack, let's see what's going on!"

The moment Haller kicked off, Manchester United's attacking players quickly moved forward, while De Ligt controlled the ball, adjusted his position, and then launched a long ball!
Snapped!
The target was Rashford, who was rushing forward, and De Ligt's long pass was quite good.

Stop the ball!

Rashford controlled the ball at his feet and suddenly accelerated toward the byline.

Wow!!!

The core of fast attack is speed; you only have the right to attack if you are fast.

Rashford started to slow down as he was about to encounter a full-back.

At this moment, Tang Ye came up from behind and received the pass from Rashford.

"go!"

The pass is given to Haller up front, who then goes to find Dembele.

Haller's pass wasn't very accurate, but Dembele adjusted quickly, changing direction repeatedly under pressure and easily shaking off the defenders.

Wan-Bissaka came up from behind!
Dembele passed to Wan-Bissaka, who then passed to Tang Ye.

"I feel that Manchester United's opening tactics were planned. After all, they scored within two minutes today, didn't they?"

"King Tang! Stop! Is it because there's no good passing lane?"

"Give it to Dembele again!"

"..."

Luke Shaw received a pass back from Rashford, took a step, and immediately unleashed a curling shot.

Snapped!
The goalkeeper jumped up and successfully pushed the ball out.

"too slow!"

"Luke Shaw's shot, wow!"

The shooting angle was decent, but the ball speed was too slow, giving the opponent time to react.

But it doesn't matter, Manchester United never intended to score at the start of the game, of course that was the most ideal scenario.

The quick attack at the start set the tone, and that momentum was very important for Manchester United today.

In Ten Hach’s words, “Our opponents are afraid of us, so we need to play faster to make them even more afraid of us, and then they will make mistakes. I can guarantee that.”

The naive Aston Villa players were still fiddling with the corner kick wall, unaware that Manchester United had already psychologically manipulated them.

Corner kick, Luke Shaw...

Snapped!
The cross is delivered, aimed at Dembele at the far post.

Dembele jumps up to control the ball!

That was a bit of a show, but the next second Dembele volleyed the ball away.

"xuu!!!!"

"Replay! Replay!"

Tang Ye shouted, fulfilling his duty as team leader: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

"..."

Dongqiudi live match report: Grealish nutmegged his opponent on the byline, but his subsequent cross was intercepted by McTominay.

"Okay, awesome!"

Tang Ye raised his hand to signal, and Manchester United quickly launched an attack.

"Hiss, give it your all..."

Wang Chao clenched his fists tightly, the pressure visibly immense.

Manchester United had a total of 6 shots by the 30th minute, but failed to score a single goal, which is enough to show how outrageous Aston Villa's performance was today.

Manchester United needs to step up their game!
Snapped!
[De Bruyne's Standard Long Pass Level 6: Unashamed to Ask Questions]

Proficiency: 0
Max-level long pass, let's see the skill!
The ball bounced gently on the open ground in front of Halle, and was quickly knocked back onto the grass by Halle.

Speed ​​up and run into the restricted area!

Alai looks clumsy, but he's actually quite fast.

The defender's attempt to use his hand to bring Haller down was clearly wishful thinking.

He stopped near the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball to Rashford, who was coming up from behind.

Rashford bursts into the penalty area!

Wow!!!

Using his body to shield the ball, Rashford passed it back and forth with both feet, trying to get between the two defenders.

The goalkeeper came out to compress the shooting angle!

Rashford got ready to shoot, and then he felt something step on his left foot.

"!"

Losing his balance, Rashford fell directly to the ground.

"Oh!!!"

"Penalty!"

"That's definitely a penalty!"

"Damn it, if this wasn't a penalty, I'd just eat the ball."

The referee rushed onto the field, blew his whistle, and pointed to 12 yards.

Well!
Tang Ye originally wanted to go up and ask for a penalty kick, but now it seems unnecessary.

Dongqiudi live match report: 34 minutes, Manchester United are awarded a penalty with the score at 0-0, Tang Ye is preparing to take the penalty.

"Marcus"

After exchanging high fives with Rashford, Tang Ye walked toward the penalty area.

"Come!"

Ale handed the ball to Tang Ye and whispered, "Play to the left."

wow！

Tang Ye raised an eyebrow, looking at the goalkeeper who was preparing in front of him. He didn't know how Ale had come to that conclusion, but Tang Ye didn't ask in the end. Instead, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

The fans knew this goal was important and were already chanting Tang Ye's name.

Tang Ye, of course, knew that this ball was important.

This penalty kick could break the deadlock in this match!

You purchased Tangye's chewing gum.

"call……"

Beep! ! !
approach!

He moved sideways, then hopped and skipped, Tang Ye himself didn't know which foot he was going to use to hit the door.

Snapped!
Choose the right foot, but hit the left!

"GOOOO-AAAAAA-LLLLLLL!!!!"

"The ball is in!"

"Tang Ye!"

"Haha, I told you, this goalkeeper was completely fooled; he couldn't guess the direction at all."

Penalty kick!

1: 0!

Manchester United players slowly came off the pitch to celebrate, with Tang Ye and Rashford embracing each other.

"We can still get in! We can still get in! A few more!"

The feeling came after breaking through the wilderness!
"Tom!"

"viva TomTom!"

Although it was a penalty, Manchester United fans didn't care.

Scoring a goal is awesome!
Tom is awesome!
The Villa coach stood by the pitch in a daze, and after his heartbeat calmed down, he called all the players over.

"Vera needs a replacement."

"Brothers, do you know why?"

Wang Chao pointed his index finger at the computer screen: "For Aston Villa, this is their only chance to win the title this season, so Manchester United is useless. Aston Villa won't care about that; they'll try to catch up whenever they have the chance. But honestly, I don't think they can catch up."

Aston Villa were aiming to win, but Manchester United scored first today.

With a strong lineup and an early goal, it would be difficult for Villa to handle this situation.

In the 38th minute, Tang Ye dribbled the ball very skillfully in the middle, and then the referee blew the whistle.

"Hey, what's up!"

Tang Ye shrugged at the referee, then turned to look back amidst cheers from the fans in the stands.

A fan wearing a down jacket was running on the grass, followed by four or five security guards.

Wow, that's awesome!

Wow!!!!

Clap clap clap!

It's very rare for fans to storm the field, and when the fans in the stands saw this, they naturally started to jeer.

However, to be fair, this fan who rushed the field did have some skill; with a few changes of direction and accelerations, he successfully made the security personnel run around in circles.

"Damn, this guy learned how to dodge from Tang Ye."

"The way the arm retracts is so realistic!"

"What should I do, guys? This is making me want to rush in too!"

The fans ran left and right, and soon came to the middle of the field to give Tang Ye a big hug.

The fan had one hand on Tang Ye's shoulder and took his phone out of his pocket with the other.

"Tom!"

Knowing what the fan meant, Tang Ye put his hand on the fan's shoulder and gave a thumbs-up to the camera.

Click, click, click!

Goodbye, Tom!

Two group photos were the limit, because security was closing in.

"Haha, keep it up, bro!"

Tang Ye called out.

The fan ran very fast, but he couldn't outrun the security personnel, and he was eventually caught.

boom!
The fan was knocked down and tried to get up, but was held down firmly on the grass by two security guards.

Wow!!!

"xuuuu!!!!"

The spectators in the stands felt sorry for the fan who was arrested. The fan, who was being carried away by four security guards, was still struggling and seemed to be trying to escape again.

De Rong looked at Tang Ye, who shrugged slightly.

"..."

With a 1-0 lead, Tang Ye took off his wet jersey and put on a new one as he entered halftime.

"That person ran really fast!"

Alai smiled.

"What? Oh, you mean that? Haha."

Tang Ye pulled the clothes over his head and said, "I counted, he passed at least six people. He was fast, but he still got caught in the end."

"But I've already taken a photo with him."

Tang Ye recalled the scene: "This is the first time I've encountered something like this. Did he jump down from the stands?"

"It should be; this is the first time I've encountered this either."

De Jong flashed his signature smile, with the corners of his mouth turned up high.

"Haha, I could actually help him stop those two security guards."

Tang Ye had many ideas, but his ideas were quickly criticized by Van der Gach.

Tom is good to his fans, which is true, but what if more fans follow suit if Tom does that?
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it then."

Tang Ye shook his head.

He already had that image in his mind: hundreds of people rushing down from the stands and filling the stadium!

"Focus! Focus!"

Ten Hag shouted twice, abruptly ending the talk of fans storming the field.

……

The second half has begun!
"Guys, I feel Manchester United can play with a five-man defense right now. Just let Tang Ye park the bus. McTominay is too unreliable as a defensive midfielder."

"Amrabat? Forget Amrabat, if the handball prince comes up and concedes a penalty, you'll be devastated."

Manchester United have yet to score a single goal from open play, and Aston Villa are one of the few teams this season that have managed to hold Manchester United's lead for 45 minutes in open play.

All I can say is that Aston Villa, who made it all the way to the final, are truly amazing!
The pass was given to Grealish, and Villa looked for an opportunity to break through the middle.

They wanted to replicate Real Madrid's high-pressing style, but the three forwards at Aston Villa didn't have top-notch positioning awareness.

The consequence of not being top-notch is that Tang Ye can easily see through your disguise.

With his left hand raised, Tang Ye suddenly fell to the ground, sliding the ball and Grealish away together.

"Tang Ye is awesome!"

"Rashford, come over here and take over, okay? Can Rashford step up his game in the second half this time? Don't be impotent!"

After receiving the ball, he immediately passed it back to Tang Ye, who stood up from the grass and played a through ball forward.

With a wall-bump combination, Tang Ye got Rashford into the starting position.

"Keep your distance! Don't let him cut inside!"

At the coach's request, Villa's defenders quickly double-teamed Rashford.

If they continued forward, they would be surrounded, so Tang Ye called out to Rashford to stop.

Upon hearing his teammate's voice, Rashford passed the ball to Dembele.

Dembele cuts inside with the ball!
Dembele tried to catch Tang Ye off guard, so he took the ball and shot directly, but unsurprisingly, it was blocked by a defender in the penalty area.

Fortunately, the problem was not too serious, as the ball was still in the possession of a Manchester United player.

"Get in!"

Upon hearing Tang Ye's reminder, Rashford suddenly cut inside into the penalty area, and then Haller's pass came through.

Rashford adjusted his body posture as he watched the ball approach.

There's a defender right in front of me, so I have to be careful and decisive when handling the ball.

Snapped!
"Brilliant!"

"Rashford!"

"Aerial Slash!"

"Master La! You're a god of war!"

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(End of this chapter)