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

Chapter 610 "Premier League Resumes Training Camp by Sacrificing Tom", The Long-Awaited 30th Round of the Premier League!
From March 13 to today, May 10, all players in the top five European leagues have been forced to stay at home.

其中收视率最高的英超联赛从原本的4月10日推迟到4月30日，又推迟到5月15日，再到现在的6月17日。

The bad news is that it's been delayed by a full three months.

Good news! Based on the current situation, the Premier League should really be able to resume by the middle of next month!

Only one month left!

……

The Sun's COVID-19 column: Ten Hag recovers from COVID-19, three Chelsea players infected, including Kante.

The Times front-page headline: The Football Association, after discussion in Parliament, has decided to cut the weekly wages of all Premier League players by 30% from May 20th until the league officially resumes.

"The resolution has been passed in Parliament, but the players' opinions still need to be sought. Even with the support of the FA and UEFA, it remains very difficult to amend the salary clauses in players' contracts."

The Sun reports: TY and Dembele share a photo, showing off their muscular upper bodies.

Caption: Keep it up! (Muscles) (Muscles) (Muscles)
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher: Two months without any training camps will inevitably affect player fitness. Therefore, the Premier League should allow players to return to training before the league officially resumes.

To be honest, the two months of home training weren't very intense. Rodri and Dembele even felt like they were regressing in their training.

This is because without a coach to supervise them or experienced players to put pressure on them, the players' passion for training will naturally decrease.

However, Tang Ye is different.

The difference here doesn't refer to training intensity; everyone's training intensity is the same.

The difference lies in the training benefits.

Tang Ye would buy a few props before starting physical training in order to achieve a good training effect.

Tang Ye
[Ball possession: 90; Passing: 94]

[Shots: 84; Headers: 63; Set pieces: 90]

Speed: 80; Endurance: 82; Physical Strength: 89

[Defense: 77; Vision: 99]

Overall rating: 92
The physical strength score increased from 87 to 89, which is a very good increase, and the speed score also broke through the 80 mark.

I feel you've become much stronger.

"And it's even faster," Rodri said.

Tang Ye weighed himself this morning and he already weighs 74kg.

"Ha ha"

Tang Ye pinched his flesh: "I feel like we should go back to training. Staying in the gym all the time is useless. I feel like my speed has plateaued."

As Tang Ye said, the effects of home training are really limited.

His speed reached 80 in March, but he's been practicing and it's still 80 in May. He's really frustrated.

However, Tang Ye is actually not bad. Dembele is the most outrageous. The French striker's speed and stamina have dropped, but his game skills have improved a lot.

"It's okay, training camp will start soon."

Rodri and Tang Ye shared his latest news.

The Premier League is about to allow teams to train at their training grounds!
……

The Guardian's front-page headline: The Premier League will conduct full COVID-5 testing on league players, coaches and staff, and plans to approve training camps starting May 20.

On May 17, all Premier League players underwent COVID-5 testing in preparation for the upcoming training camp.

Regardless of the outcome, the training camp will begin on May 20th!
However, the result was not as optimistic as expected.

The first round of COVID-19 testing in the Premier League yielded 12 positive results, including 3 Premier League players.

Three Premier League players have tested positive for COVID-19, three of whom are from Manchester United.

Baidu's No.1 trending search: Tang Ye infected with COVID-19.

【6】

[Here it comes after all, Tang the King of Football, sob sob sob]

[Tang Ye: Brothers, don't be afraid, it's not a big problem, watch me heal myself]

Actually, I think getting infected now is a good thing. After recovering, I can play in the league while fully recovered. Everyone else will be infected, but I, Tang the King of Football, will be fine.

[Tang Ye and Dembele were really just for the sake of the show; they lived together and got infected together.]

After the test results came out, news about Tang Ye's COVID-2 infection immediately topped the trending searches in various countries and remained on the list for at least two days.

"Cough cough!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Tang Ye lay in bed, and the caregiver handed him Vitamin C and water.

Tang Ye had a bedside table with an open gaming laptop on it.

He's currently video chatting with Rhodes, and his younger brother Rhodes is in a similar situation.

"Cough cough, Rod, I'm not going to make it."

Leaning against the cushions, Tang Ye looked dejected.

With each blink, he seemed to see his great-grandfather right in front of him.

Tang Xianmin, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, stroked Tang Ye's face with his hand: "Kid, you've lived long enough, come with grandpa..."

hiss!
Knowing it was a hallucination, Tang Ye quickly shook his head.

no!no!
I'm sorry, Grandpa, I have many friends here, so I can't leave with you.

"Rhodes, how do you feel about Yang?"

Tang Ye looked at Rhodes on the screen. Rhodes seemed to be doing fairly well. He was video chatting with Tang Ye while browsing the news on his laptop: "I was at my worst for the first two days, but I'm better now. I just can't taste anything. It's okay, Tom, you'll be fine in a few days."

"Cough cough!"

Tang Yekesong is currently going through the most difficult phase: "I feel like someone is cutting my throat with a knife, and then I swallow the knife."

"Ha ha!"

Rodri praised Tang Ye's description, saying, "You're amazing, Tom!"

"Don't exaggerate. I have a much bigger problem now. I feel my situation is definitely more serious than yours, much more serious."

Tang Ye now has a sore throat and a sore back.

"Rhodes, if I die, could you come visit me every year on Tomb Sweeping Day?"

Hey!

Rhodesley almost laughed at Tang Ye's antics: "What's Qingming Festival? Never mind, that's not the point. You're a professional athlete, how could anything happen to you? Cough cough, you'll be fine after lying down for a bit!"

Tang Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, his mind wandering: "Qingming Festival is when we go to the mountains to see the dead. I'm going to be buried next to my house. Rod, remember to come see me then, cough cough."

"Haha, fuck!"

Rodri contacted Tang Ye's caregiver via video call: "Madam, madam, please take his temperature. Yes, thank you. I think he's delirious from the fever. Could you get him something?"

"Yes, yes, his brain is very important, be careful."

……

May 20th is a special day.

Starting this afternoon, Premier League teams will begin their training camps.

The Premier League has even issued a special rule for this purpose, called: Premier League Team Training Camp Epidemic Prevention Requirements.

1. Each player must maintain a social distance of at least 2 meters.

2. Group training: Each group shall not exceed 5 players and the training time shall not exceed 75 minutes (to avoid myocarditis).

3. If a player is infected, all players, coaches, and staff who have been in contact with that player must be quarantined for at least 7 days.

4. Training facilities are disinfected daily, and base personnel undergo virus testing no less than twice a week.

Under the protection of these four requirements, hundreds of top-league players were finally able to return to their base.

In The Sun's YouTube livestream, a reporter wore a white face mask.

"As you can see, Carrington Base is right behind me. The area around Carrington is currently under lockdown!"

Seemingly trying to capture players returning to training, the reporter's footage showed a large group of Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys, half of them wearing masks and the other half not.

"According to feedback from fans at the scene, they just saw Rashford's Lamborghini enter the training ground, and the other players should be on their way as well!"

The reporter conducted random interviews with fans at the scene.

"Many people believe that the Premier League's return to training this time was achieved by sacrificing Tom. What do you think of this view?"

Tom will be fine.

Manchester United fans shook their heads: "I feel like everyone is going to get infected at least once, and getting infected earlier will increase the risk. I don't think masks are necessary now; the club should allow players to interact with us."

"Did you know that the Premier League is expected to resume before June 20th?"

"Yes, I know."

The interviewed fan nodded: "The government's decision not to allow people in the stands is foolish."

"We want to watch the game live!"

A Manchester United fan rushed up from behind and shouted into the camera, "We're going to have a march! We're ready!"

"Watching the game is our right!"

"..."

Football is a necessity of life for many English people, almost as important as alcohol.

If you ask an alcoholic to abstain from alcohol for three months, what's the difference between that and taking their life?
"United!"

"United!"

"Man United!"

……

The Sun's front-page headline: On the fourth day after testing positive, TY's symptoms have all disappeared, and he showed off his muscles to fans on social media.

Evening Standard – Manchester United believe that if the virus does not test positive in the second round of testing, TY, Dembele and Rodri can return to training.

Judging from the photos and videos released by Manchester United, apart from the three infected players, all the others have returned to training.

Tang Ye will be back soon too. He just needs to wait for the second round of unified testing during the league season. As long as the result is negative, he can rejoin the team.

However, Tang Ye is now facing a problem.
[Ball possession: 90; Passing: 94]

[Shots: 84; Headers: 62; Set pieces: 90]

Speed: 80; Endurance: 80; Physical Strength: 87

[Defense: 77; Vision: 99]

Overall rating: 91
Seemingly due to the impact of COVID-19, Tang Ye's physical strength, which he had just developed, has regressed, and his endurance has even dropped to a level lower than before he started training at home.

Ball control and passing are indeed dangerous, but with the help of the [Hazard Super Tata Sauce Burger], Tang Ye's two attributes have been kept stable.

Soon, two days later, the second round of COVID-2 testing in the Premier League took place, with a total of 1021 people participating, of whom 6 tested positive.

The situation is much better than during the first test, which gives fans further confidence that the Premier League can return to normal in June.

Manchester United have announced that Tang Ye, Rodri, and Dembele have tested negative for the virus in their second round of testing and will return to training on May 25.

Not only Manchester United, nor just the Premier League, but all top-tier European sports teams have been granted permission to resume training, which means that the top five leagues and the Champions League will officially resume soon.

Southern Metropolis Daily (May 27): Restart Sprint! The Premier League Committee will vote tomorrow on whether to resume contact training, and will also determine the specific time for the resumption of the season this week.

……

June 1st arrived quickly, and according to documents from the British government, sporting events would be permitted to resume starting June 1st, while the Premier League officially confirmed the resumption date.

6 Month 19 Day!
This is the official start time for the 30th round of the Premier League!

The deadline has been set for July 26, which means that Premier League teams will have to play the remaining 9 games within one month.

The rules are quite unreasonable. Some YouTubers have even said that if the Premier League decides to play like this, then the probability of Premier League players developing myocarditis is at least 80%.

But there's really nothing we can do; the situation is pretty much the same across all European leagues.

If the season isn't finished soon, it will affect the schedule for next season, which is something UEFA officials don't want to see.

"Hey, hey, hey, here!"

Tang Ye signaled for Rashford to come up, and then played a through ball.

boom!
Look at Rashford!

Facing Wan-Bissaka, Rashford dribbled inside, attempting a direct shot, but was dispossessed by Wan-Bissaka.

"Fuck!"

Rashford stood on the grass, holding his head in his hands, panting heavily.

"Don't rush, don't rush! Take your time!"

Van der Gach, wearing a mask, shouted loudly.

The pandemic has indeed had a significant impact on the Premier League, and Manchester United is the team most affected.

Manchester United have reported 14 first-team players and 4 first-team coaches infected with the virus, bringing the total number of infections to 18, ranking first in the Premier League and fourth in the top five European leagues.

Simply put, most of the Manchester United players are in a positive state.

"Hey……"

Van der Gach sighed softly, "I feel like they're on the verge of getting myocarditis; I'm afraid to train them."

"You're overthinking it. It's not that easy to get; they're professional athletes."

Ten Hag said, "The same goes for the other teams."

"But we've had more positive cases than Liverpool and Manchester City combined."

"Therefore, after the restart, our team will have fewer players than Liverpool and Manchester City combined."

Ten Hach certainly understands the concept of antigens and antibodies, and he excels at looking at problems from a different perspective.

Manchester United have 14 scorers, making them the top team in the Premier League.

But from another perspective, Manchester United's first team has a full fourteen antibodies, which is practically an absolute defense!
"Beep!!!"

"Take a break, take a break first!"

Physical contact training has only just begun, so Manchester United had better be cautious, otherwise it would be terrible if a player got injured.

Tang Ye sat down with Rashford: "Marcus, you'd better rest a bit more. I feel like you can't keep going."

"..."

Rashford let out a long sigh, sat on the grass, and shook his head.

Everyone experiences different symptoms after infection. Rashford, who tested positive a month and a half ago, is now struggling to breathe, while Tang Ye, who tested positive two weeks ago, is in excellent condition.

"Actually, I felt okay, but the first day was the worst. I sweated a lot while sleeping, and then the second day was much better."

Tang Ye and his teammates described how he and Rodri experienced similar symptoms: they felt unwell for two days, but by the third day they felt fine again.

"I don't think this thing should kill anyone."

Tang Ye pressed hard on the muscles in his thigh: "My white blood cells can kill everything in an instant."

Wow! You even know about white blood cells?

Dembele's eyes widened.

"This isn't something you can just find out easily; there are tons of videos on Bilibili."

What is Bilibili?

Rodri stretched his neck.

It's YouTube, the Chinese version of YouTube.

"Oh, I know, that's it."

Rodri pointed at Tang Ye: "You mean that guy who keeps getting those videos posted about you badly, right? The one where people say you always lose the ball?"

"shit!"

"I showed you so many videos, how come you only remember this one?"

……

UEFA officially announced that the Champions League this season will be changed to a single-round format starting from the quarter-finals, meaning that the home and away legs will be eliminated and the matches will be played in a centralized location.

Due to special circumstances, UEFA was forced to compress the Champions League schedule.

However, the official response did not specify when the remaining Champions League matches would begin.

Resuming the season directly in June is basically impossible, and it's even more impossible for each team in the top five leagues to play an average of eight games in July.

Will it be postponed until August?
This season's European football leagues have become somewhat strange, but this has resulted in a significant increase in the number of stands.

Teams from the top five leagues will compete for the championship they want in hell mode!

……

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand: I think Manchester United can easily handle the packed schedule in July because they are the best at dealing with this, but other teams may not be so lucky.

By June 10th, most Premier League teams had already begun their official training matches, and Manchester United also released the team's schedule for June on social media.

June 19th, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United (Premier League Round 30).

June 24, Manchester United vs. Sheffield United (Premier League Round 31).

On June 27, Norwich City vs. Manchester United (FA Cup quarter-final).

All three matches were played behind closed doors, with two Tottenham players and one coach unable to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Sun – Rhodes shared Manchester United's restart teaser poster on social media, and his Manchester United teammates liked it.

"China Media Group! Good evening, viewers. After a series of postponements, the highly anticipated English Premier League has finally resumed."

"This match is being held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and as we can see from the broadcast, it is being played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 prevention requirements..."

【I'm coming! 】

[Damn, I can finally see GGBond again!]

[They sacrificed GGbond to make it back to the playoffs, but Tang Ye and Dembele recovered really fast.]

Why is the stadium completely empty? Can't the seats be spaced out? How are they going to make money?

Tottenham: You think I don't want to?

Both teams' players were already ready in the tunnel. Tang Ye was about to greet Son Heung-min, but was stopped by staff members wearing masks.

"no!"

"Just clap your hands, he's been infected too."

"No, I'm sorry, sir!"

Tang Ye shrugged, somewhat helplessly.

They'll still have to make contact when they go on stage, so what's the point of stopping them now?

Tang Ye didn't understand the Premier League's rules, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Beep!!!"

The whistle blew, and the players from both teams walked out together.

Unlike the football stadiums of my memory, today the away team Manchester United did not receive boos from the fans when the two teams came out, and no one cheered for the home team Tottenham either.

There was only background music playing on the radio.

Upon arriving at the stadium, the 22 starting players from both teams stood around the center circle.

This is a new rule in the Premier League, requiring a ceremony to express gratitude to healthcare workers before the start of a match.

"Roar!!!"

Clap clap clap!

clap clap clap!
Everything was ready. The players from both sides took their positions, the referee blew the whistle, and then all the players on the field knelt on one knee.

This is also a new rule, requiring players to kneel on one knee to express their resistance to racial discrimination.

After a relatively straightforward process, Manchester United's highly anticipated first match finally arrived.

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

"Alright, viewers, the match has begun!"

"The team attacking from left to right on the screen is the home team, Tottenham Hotspur!"

……

(End of this chapter)