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

Chapter 618 Champions League Quarter-Final Draw: Paris Saint-Germain Defeats Manchester City
Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) pinned post: Ten Hag tests positive for COVID-19 twice. (98311 comments)

【What the hell? ? ? 】

[Incredible! Manchester United players are fine, but the manager tests positive]

[Actually, I feel it's okay? Ten Hah isn't really useful, as long as Tang Ye doesn't test positive, he just recovered from the infection a month ago and his antibodies are maxed out.]

Is this a question of whether Ten Hag is useful or not?

The sudden news made both Manchester United fans and Chinese fans nervous.

Ten Hag became the second head coach after Arteta to test positive for COVID-19 twice, and his infection happened to coincide with the start of the Champions League knockout stage.

On closer inspection, it's not so bad if only the head coach is infected with COVID-19, after all, Manchester United assistant coach Van der Gahe is also quite capable.

The problem is that this virus is contagious.

Almost every Manchester United player has had close contact with Erik ten Hag!
Baidu trending search.

No. 1: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been infected with COVID-19.

No.2: Ten Hag’s new crown.

……

No. 4: Coach Tang Ye was infected with COVID-19.

……

News of the Manchester United coach contracting COVID-19 quickly spread across the internet, even reaching those who don't watch football much.

Because Ten Hag's infection occurred at a very precise time.

Having just secured a domestic treble and preparing for the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United's infection at this crucial juncture has escalated the situation to a new level.

Upon receiving information, The Sun's Champions League correspondent wanted to interview Manchester United staff, but unsurprisingly was refused.

Manchester United have announced that their head coach, Erik ten Hag, has tested positive for COVID-19 and his recovery time is currently unknown.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand: Manchester United should now isolate players who have had prolonged contact with Erik ten Hag, as there cannot be any issues with the Champions League matches.

In addition to offering suggestions, another Manchester United legend expressed his concerns about Ten Hag in a television interview.

Ten Hag is already 50 years old, and he has tested positive twice in four months. Hopefully, the Dutchman will be in better physical condition.

……

Belenenses Club, Egg Tart Stadium.

The Estádio do Pablo Estádio is located in Lisbon and is Manchester United's base during the Champions League knockout stages, where the players will train until the end of their Champions League journey.

"call……"

Sitting on the steps at the entrance of the cafeteria, Tang Ye sighed softly.

Ten Hag's infection cast a shadow over the entire Manchester United team.

It's like a war. Both sides are raising troops, but you don't know who your opponent is or from which side they're coming. What do you do when your commander-in-chief dies first?

As a general of the rattan armor army, Tang Ye was now full of worry, because he knew how important the upcoming war was to their army.

"Actually, we are willing to be interviewed. If we refuse, others will think we are cowardly."

Tang Ye said to Van der Gach next to him.

"But we were definitely affected, Tom."

Van der Gach was helpless.

The players are under a lot of pressure, but the assistant coach is under the most pressure.

With Ten Hag gone, he will become the head coach of the team.

So here's the question: if Manchester United loses the game, will the fans blame him, the interim manager, entirely?
"It's alright, it's alright, we still have the advantage."

Tang Ye patted Van der Gach on the back: "Frankie is all better now. We have all our key players. Even without Eric leading the team, we can still win the game."

"..."

Van der Gach did not speak.

He was too clear-headed; he knew that what Tang Ye said was just the captain's way of encouraging the team members.

"Hey, Mr. Michel!"

Feeling that Van der Gahr hadn't listened to him, Tang Ye spread his hands, looking somewhat displeased: "Don't you believe what I said? I wasn't joking with you!"

Tang Ye's expression was serious: "We will win, believe me, these are minor problems."

Tang Ye and Van der Gach talked about their time in Utrecht.

However, Ten Hach was detained, and Van der Gach still led Utrecht to consecutive victories without a head coach.

"This time too."

"..."

Van der Gach leaned his upper body back.

He wanted to say that the Dutch Eredivisie and the Premier League are completely different concepts, but after careful consideration, he ultimately decided not to say it.

"Yeah, keep it up!"

Standing up, Van der Gach ruffled Tang Yechun's pure black hair with his hand.

……

The Sun's front-page headline: There are currently no second positive cases within the Manchester United squad, and De Jong has recovered and returned to the team, and he is available for the quarter-final match.

Regarding Ten Hag's infection, Manchester United plans to hold a press conference at the Egg Tart Stadium, where interim manager Van der Gach and team captain TY will answer reporters' questions. Due to epidemic prevention requirements, the number of reporters attending the press conference is limited to 35, and they need to show a negative nucleic acid test report within 24 hours.

Three days after Manchester United arrived in Lisbon, the remaining matches of the Champions League Round of 16 officially kicked off.

Manchester United had already qualified back in March, but the remaining round of 16 matches still caught the attention of the Manchester United coaching staff.

The reason is simple: Manchester United doesn't know who their quarter-final opponent will be yet, so it's always good to prepare in advance.

[Due to changes in the Champions League knockout stage format starting from the quarterfinals, your mission has changed.]

Original objective: Achieve 5 goals/assists in the Champions League.

[Revised objective: Achieve a total of 3 goals/assists in the Champions League]

[Mission Reward: Unknown]

The system is quite user-friendly; it knows that changing from a two-round to a single-round task requires adjusting the difficulty.

In the past, Tang Ye would have been extremely happy.

But now things are quite ordinary; the sudden serious situation has left Tang Ye with no time to deal with the mission.

Manchester United is in deep trouble!
……

时间来到8月9日，1/8决赛未完成的4场次回合比赛全部完成，球迷们所期待的1/4决赛抽签也正式到来。

Today's headline: The draw results for the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are out!

The Champions League quarter-finals were still drawn live, but this time no team representatives were present, and CCTV-5 did not broadcast the match live due to scheduling issues.

However, this does not mean that the draw results did not receive attention. On the contrary, the number of people paying attention to this Champions League knockout stage is the highest in recent years.

Since all five major European leagues have ended, there's nothing to watch except the Champions League!
Pinned post: Champions League quarter-final draw results are in. (130238 comments)

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City. (3:8 AM Beijing Time, August 13th)
Juventus vs. Barcelona. (August 14)
Atalanta vs. Bayern Munich. (August 15)
RB Leipzig vs. Manchester United. (August 16)
[Haha, great draw!]

Why couldn't they have drawn the lots earlier? What is UEFA doing? Putting Manchester United against Real Madrid in the round of 16!

You guys don't think Leipzig is bad, do you? Leipzig is second in the Bundesliga this season, ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

[Then Dortmund and Bayern will also get thrashed by Manchester United, right?]

Manchester United fans are delighted, believing that Ten Hag's sacrifice has secured a better draw for the team.

RB Leipzig, this Bundesliga team, has been in surprisingly good form since the resumption of the season after the pandemic, overtaking Dortmund to move into second place in the Bundesliga.

It's impressive, but considering the other seven teams in the draw, RB Leipzig is already a pretty good result for Manchester United.

Many fans often make the mistake of thinking that their team has already advanced to the Champions League knockout stage and is still hoping to beat weaker teams or that they can easily advance. This is inappropriate.

Because once you start facing a weak team in the Champions League knockout stage...

Betway: Champions League quarter-final odds.

RB Leipzig to win against Manchester United, odds 4.4.

Paris Saint-Germain wins against Manchester City, odds 2.5 to 1.

"bravo!"

In the hotel conference room, Tang Ye suddenly jumped up from his chair.

It's the 78th minute of the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City match. Neymar dribbled into the penalty area and scored a last-minute equalizer.

1: 1!

Junior is too strong!
"They should take a penalty kick."

Van der Gach looked serious.

He is very nervous because both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City have shown excellent form in the first quarter-final match.

Do you think the fighting power of professional teams will be greatly weakened after the pandemic?

If you have this mindset, then that's terrible.

We're all top clubs; the competition is about who can adjust faster.

Those who can't adjust quickly aren't considered top-tier.

"That's amazing!"

Tang Ye stood behind his chair.

The air conditioning in the conference room was a bit cold, so he put on the hood of his sweatshirt and focused his attention on the large screen at the front of the room.

Tang Ye had good friends on both sides, so he didn't know which side to support in this match.

He celebrates when Neymar scores.

He will also celebrate if De Bruyne or Sterling scores.

Regardless of the outcome, whoever scores is awesome!
After 80 minutes, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City had each used 3 and 4 substitutions respectively, clearly making a final push.

Why didn't Manchester City use all their substitutions?

Tang Ye whispered that he didn't quite agree with Guardiola's substitutions.

"They want to play overtime."

Lingard appeared relaxed.

"They can't hold on."

Tang Ye frowned: "How come Manchester City couldn't even last 10 minutes?"

Not only Tang Ye, but Rodri and De Jong also had similar expressions.

Since Neymar scored in the 78th minute, Paris Saint-Germain gradually took control of the game, and their fluid attacking play put a lot of pressure on their opponents.

Tang Ye hopes Guardiola will replace the defensive midfielder or center-back.

However, Tang Ye is not the manager of Manchester City, and he is not clear about the strength of the players in the Manchester City team.

Tang Ye believed that changing the defensive midfielder could turn the tide, because he instinctively compared Rodri and De Jong to them.

Then the problem is coming.

Does Manchester City have a defensive midfielder of Rodri or De Jong's caliber?
"They look like they're going to lose."

Tang Ye returned to his chair and sat down. Looking at De Bruyne, who was covered in sweat on the screen, he began to pray.

If De Bruyne wants to win, they'll need a bit of luck; at least they'll need more luck than Paris.

Go Kevin!

"Beep, beep beep!!!"

The match ended with Manchester City having survived regular time, but not extra time, as Neymar's brace sealed the victory in the 102nd minute.

The image of Guardiola's despair lingered in Tang Ye's mind.

Although Guardiola is not his own coach, he can still deeply empathize with the pain that the Manchester City manager is currently experiencing.

"Hey"

With a sigh, Tang Ye was unsure whether he should celebrate Neymar's victory.

As the players were leaving the meeting room, Wan-Bissaka suddenly ran in and bumped into Rodri, who was about to leave.

boom!
"Hey, Benjamin, watch out! Why are you running?"

"Haha, Rod, how did you get tackled? Rod, you get tackled even off-field!"

Wan-Bissaka's teammates scolded him for his panicked state, and he got up from the ground, panting heavily.

"Matheus has a fever!"

Tang Ye suddenly looked up and met Van der Gach's gaze.

?

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Dongqiudi Match Report: Neymar scored twice, leading Paris Saint-Germain to a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in extra time and advancing to the semi-finals. Manchester City will end the season without a trophy. (73132 comments)

De Bruyne's tears after the match broke the hearts of fans, and Manchester City followed in Liverpool's footsteps by ending their season without a trophy.

that's terrible!

There are currently 7 teams remaining in the Champions League, of which only Manchester United remains from the Premier League.

Everyone says the Premier League is the best league in the world, but now only Manchester United is still in the finals. Fans of other leagues, especially La Liga, are naturally seizing this opportunity to mock the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Manchester United, who had become the "last hope" of the Premier League and carried the hopes of Premier League fans, encountered their own problems.

The Lisbon Post's front-page headline reads: "De Ligt suspected of contracting COVID-19; Manchester United insiders attempt to suppress the news but ultimately fail."

Everyone says it's under lockdown, so how did you know?

[They've already said it failed. I feel there must be a mole. Maybe the hotel staff were bribed by the reporter?]

Manchester United's luck is unbelievable!

[Damn, there weren't any positive cases in the previous league matches, I thought Carrington's antibodies were amazing, turns out it was just a damn incubation period.]

When playing in the Premier League and FA Cup, Manchester United's players and coaches were all healthy, making them arguably the most physically fit team in the top five leagues, and also the luckiest team.

However, Manchester United players are not superhuman; they can also get pregnant.

Manchester United have gained an advantage in the Premier League and FA Cup, and now that the Champions League is here, they need to give back all the advantages they've accumulated.

The virus is fair; Manchester United players were not immune.

"Fuck!"

On a street in Manchester, a masked reporter from The Sun interviewed a Manchester United fan.

"I knew there was something wrong, but nobody had any problems all month July! Fuck!"

The fan looked angry because he had said "fuck" more than once.

"Fuck! Why wasn't it during the league and FA Cup matches? Damn it, even if we had been positive then, we still would have won the championship!"

As the player said, Manchester United were incredibly strong in July, and even with several key players, winning two titles seemed like a piece of cake.

As a result, in August, when the main force really needed to play its role, what had been lurking inside the body finally erupted.

"God is going to ruin Manchester United!"

……

A Lancet sub-journal reported that a COVID-19 reinfection could lead to more serious sequelae, including muscle weakness and organ embolism, meaning that even if De Ligt recovers in a short period of time, he will not be able to participate in the match.

"Fortunately, the interval between COVID-19 reinfections is generally greater than 3 months (for healthy adult males), which means that TY is currently safe."

(End of this chapter)