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

Chapter 631 Is the season of the four-time champions really easy?

The hashtags #ManchesterUnitedChampionsLeague, #ManchesterUnitedChampionsLeagueWinner, and #TangYeChampionsLeagueGoldenBoot have dominated almost all major social media platforms around the world.

The champion of the most prestigious football tournament of the year has been crowned, and Manchester United has achieved their ultimate dream in the fourth year of Ten Hag's management.

Four-time champion!
Manchester United have won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup this season, missing out on the Community Shield but winning the other four trophies.

If you don't watch the Premier League, you might not understand how valuable Manchester United's titles are, but you'll know once you watch the Champions League semi-finals and finals.

Can a team that can hold Bayern Munich down and sweep Barcelona be considered an ordinary team?

……

Sky Sports reporter Jansen: Manchester United's Champions League victory marks the end of the Messi-Ronaldo era, and 2020 will be the last year of that era.

COPE radio host: The gap between Barcelona and Manchester United is at least two levels, and I have no surprise that Barcelona will lose this game.

"If Bayern Munich were in the top half of the bracket, Barcelona wouldn't even be able to reach the final," these were the radio host's exact words.

Of course, all of this is hindsight; it's useless to say these things after the game is over.

At nearly 6 a.m. Beijing time, Ten Hag and Manchester United players gave an interview to reporters in the press room at the Stadium of Light.

Ashley Young is holding the Champions League trophy, while Tang Ye has an MVP in his left hand and a Golden Boot in his right.

"This is the happiest day of the year for me, without a doubt, haha, you don't need to confirm with me, everything I'm saying today is true."

At the reporter's request, Tang Ye gave a thumbs-up.

It's a pity the press conference room isn't suitable for a sliding kneel; otherwise, the reporter would have definitely made Tang Ye perform a sliding kneel on three stripes.

The interview was scheduled to last for nearly half an hour, so the reporters in the audience were not in a hurry and calmly asked their questions one by one, including questions for Dembele.

Why did Dembele make a celebration gesture after scoring a goal against Barcelona?
"..."

Tang Ye looked at Dembele beside him. As expected, Osman was in trouble because of that sliding knee slide.

However, Dembele just gave a blank look, seemingly oblivious to what was going on: "I was just excited about scoring, so I celebrated. I really didn't think about anything else."

Dembele's pupils suddenly dilated as he looked at Tang Ye beside him.

Just now, Tang Ye stepped on his foot.

"..."

Dembele thought for a moment, then quickly understood what Tang Ye meant from his eyes: "Um... I need to apologize to the Barcelona fans here, I'm very sorry..."

"If you were playing for Barcelona in the final, do you think Barcelona would still be the losers? Of course, that's Dembele in his Manchester United form."

The reporter appears to be a Barcelona fan.

Well, he must at least be a Spain fan, otherwise he wouldn't have made things so difficult for Dembele.

The conversation gradually shifted and soon turned to Ashley Young, the former Manchester United captain, who recounted his story during the winter transfer window.

"Actually, I was already prepared to leave at that time because the team wanted to find a new left-back, and I also knew that my current ability wouldn't be enough to secure a starting position at Manchester United."

Ashley Young looked bitter. He was a proud guy and found it hard to accept the fact that he had gone from being a starter to a substitute.

"and after?"

"Later, it was this guy who made me stay."

Ashley Young pointed at Tang Ye, feigning an "angry" expression.

Do you guys know what this guy said?

He said I didn't win a Champions League title while I was at Manchester United, but if I stayed, he could help me win one.

wow?

Ashley Young's words surprised the reporter.

Not only the reporters, but also the Manchester United players and Ten Hag around them showed surprise.

They obviously didn't know about this.

Ashley Young shrugged at the reporter: "He just wanted to show off, damn it, and now it seems like what he said actually works."

"Hahaha"

"Ha ha"

"Hey, why do you think I was showing off? I was really serious back then."

Tang Ye recalled the scene at that time.

"Okay, okay, it's my problem, it's my problem."

Ashley Young shook his head helplessly: "I believe you now, what you said is true. I'm so glad I didn't leave."

"Ha ha"

The end of the Champions League final also means the end of the 19-20 season. The players are now in a state of mind that is no different from getting off work. Of course, it is very relaxing not to work. Even Rashford, who is usually quiet, has become talkative.

The reporter then handed the microphone to Ten Hach.

The key player has arrived!

Having just gone through his canonization battle, Ten Hag is beaming with glory and doesn't look like he's just recovered from COVID-19 at all.

This is Ten Hag's fourth year managing Manchester United. During these four years, he has won two Premier League titles, three FA Cup titles, two EFL Cup titles, and of course, the most important Champions League title.

The results are nothing short of phenomenal; in fact, Ten Hag's team has achieved a winning percentage that surpasses that of Manchester United's legendary manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

He is indeed impressive, but Ten Hag's honors are controversial in the eyes of fans and reporters.

Eric

Looking Ten Hach in the eyes, the reporter asked the question most people wouldn't dare: "Do you consider yourself a 'couch potato' who wins without lifting a finger, like that French Bulldog?"

The camera panned to a French Bulldog next to the interview area, wearing a Champions League medal. This French Bulldog was bought by Tang Ye and its name is Eric.

Tang Ye chose this name primarily in the hope that Eric would be inspiring; there was no other intention behind it.

"Am I a player who wins by doing nothing?"

Ten Hag smirked, showing his disdain: "I just missed the last few Champions League matches; I played in all the games played in England."

"Three titles, three championships. Don't you recognize the value of the Premier League and FA Cup titles? You say I'm just coasting? Then let me ask you, where am I coasting?"

"Lying in bed"

"..."

The reporter showed a photo of Ten Hag lying in bed watching the quarter-final match.

Pfft!

A few reporters in the room accidentally burst out laughing, but they quickly regained their composure.

The reporter who asked the question today is clearly a hater of Ten Hag; he seizes every opportunity to mock Ten Hag.

Tang Ye was a little upset because his respected Mr. Eric was being attacked by reporters.

"So you think my value should be negated just because I didn't play in 3 games?"

"You guys are always looking at the data, looking at the data, but do you know what? I've always emphasized to my players and coaches that we can't just blindly look at the data, because that thing will alienate us."

Ten Hach frowned.

It's clear that Ten Hah is quite unhappy about being mocked by reporters for lying in bed.

"I'm in bed, okay, I'm in bed because I'm sick, there's nothing I can do about it, I don't know why I got sick at this time, it's not something I can control. But I must emphasize that a coach's honor is not determined by three games."

"I didn't play in 3 games, so I won by default. Can you say that?"

"No, you can't. Coaches and players are similar in some ways. To evaluate a coach, you have to consider all their games, not just three."

The more he talked, the more he thought about it, and Ten Hag even analyzed his contributions to Manchester United from various angles, including tactics and player qualities.

He was wearing a Champions League gold medal around his neck.

He needs to ensure that the fans recognize the gold medal around his neck, because a great coach deserves recognition.

"TY scored 10 goals and had 5 assists."

The record reminded him.

Manchester United scored a total of 13 goals during the restart, and Tang Ye was involved in 10 of them.

"Aren't there still 3 balls left?"

"Teng Hah said."

"TY participated in the penultimate pass for those three balls."

"..."

Ten Hag gritted his teeth: "This is what I said before, data can distort people. You can't understand football by just looking at goals and assists."

"TY is amazing, does that mean I haven't made any contribution here?"

Ten Hag leaned forward unconsciously, giving the reporter a strong sense of pressure: "If I hadn't let the club buy Tang in the summer transfer window of 2017, would Tang be on the other side of us now, at Barcelona?"

"Come on, tell me." "..."

Gulu!

The reporter swallowed hard.

If we're talking about tactics, he has many ways to get Ten Hag to play for him.

But we need to talk about transfers.

There's nothing we can do about that...

Ten Hag is a recognized transfer master.

Because Manchester United's midfield, valued at over 4 million euros, was assembled by Eric himself.

"I didn't come to Manchester United for these three simple victories; I want to build a dynasty and bring glory back to the club that was once so glorious."

Ten Hag said slowly, "A new era has been successfully created, and that's exactly what the team's head coach should be doing."

"Wang Wang!"

"French fighter Eric shouted."

It seemed to understand Ten Hach's words.

……

People's Daily -- Manchester United won the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League title, and Tang Ye became the first Asian footballer to achieve this feat.

The cover of Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator) – A new king ascends the throne, the old king yields.

Editor-in-Chief of 442: This season's Champions League title is the most prestigious in the last five years. Manchester United has shown clubs around the world what "attack" really means.

The Sun's front-page headline: Manchester United celebrated their title win with 87 bottles of champagne at the Stadium of Light.

"Manchester United players planned to go to a bar after leaving the stadium, but due to pandemic restrictions, they ended up having to return to their hotel to celebrate," The Sun reporter posted a video taken by a fan showing Manchester United players sitting on a team bus, with the fans singing from outside.

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"United!"

"Man United!"

……

The front page headline of Diario Sport: Quadruple Winners! Manchester United's official media posted a photo of TY with the Champions League trophy, winning the Champions League, Golden Boot, and MVP awards.

Manchester United official statement: Reborn from the ashes, we are the Kings of Europe in 2020!
"Eric!"

Tang Ye called out, and just as Ten Hah turned around, Tang Ye opened the champagne in his hand, and the grape juice rushed towards Ten Hah.

"Oh, come on, Tom!"

"Ha ha!"

"coming!"

Rhodesley and Ashley Young also arrived.

That's just how Ten Hach is; he might say he doesn't want to, but when it comes to pouring champagne, he's the happiest one.

Snapped!
Tang Ye casually tossed the empty wine bottle into the hotel's swimming pool.

Hey!

De Rong splashed water on Tang Ye's body, saying, "Don't touch the water we're swimming in!"

"okok!"

Tang Ye raised both hands and then threw a bottle of champagne into the pool.

This time it wasn't empty, but a full bottle.

"Oh!"

"Ha ha!"

Lying on a sun lounger, with the sky dark outside, Tang Ye rested his hands behind his head: "A tough season."

Are you talking about the pandemic?

Rashford is right next to Tang Ye.

"No, I was talking about the competition."

"It wasn't difficult, was it? We won every championship this season, except for the Community Shield, that's not really important."

"I'm referring to the course of the game, Marcus. It was a tough game; beating Bayern and Manchester City isn't easy."

Tang Ye explained.

However, judging from Rashford's reaction, he didn't seem to agree with what Tang Ye said.

never mind.

Tang Ye shrugged and looked at De Gea, who was standing next to him: "Do you think this season has been tough?"

"well enough"

De Gea was eating watermelon and looked like he was really enjoying it.

Well……

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to ask a few more people to confirm whether what he was experiencing was just an illusion, but he was soon called away by Teng Hahe.

Tang Ye and Ten Hag arrived at the hotel's massage room. Since Manchester United had recently booked out the nearest few floors, there would be no one to disturb them in the massage room.

"Tom, I have a question for you. Don't overthink it, just answer me based on your own thoughts."

Ten Hach's expression was serious, causing Tang Ye to unconsciously take a step back: "What, what... what's wrong?"

“Mr. Eric, we just won the championship, and the season is over. You'd better not be so nervous.”

"I wasn't nervous, it was just a simple question."

"Oh, okay, go ahead and tell me."

Tang Ye sat down.

However, Tenhach did not directly pose his question. Instead, he confirmed with Tang Ye again: "This question is very simple. You just need to tell me what you think. Don't think too deeply. Remember, don't think too deeply. I'm just asking casually. This question is not important."

"Ok"

Tang Ye nodded quickly, his expression resolute.

"it is good"

Ten Hag slowly leaned forward: "Tom, do you think... I'm important to the team?"

"..."

Tang Ye seemed a bit confused by Ten Hag's question, but he still gave his immediate thought as requested by the coach: "Of course, the coach is very important to the team."

Don't overthink it, Eric.

Tang Ye tried to comfort him, but Tenhach simply stepped back.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just asking casually. Don't overthink it. Of course I know I'm very important, it's just that some people don't understand."

"Is such that"

Tang Ye expressed his agreement with Ten Hach, then suddenly remembered something: "Eric, can I ask you a question?"

"Hey, Tom! I told you not to overthink it!"

No, that has nothing to do with your question.

Tang Ye explained that they had finally obtained Ten Hach's permission.

"Mr. Eric, do you think we've had a tough season?"

"Um……"

Ten Hah rubbed his neck: "Feeling pretty relaxed, not bad, not particularly tired."

"That's it..."

Ten Hah left, leaving Tang Ye alone in the massage room, lost in thought.

Everyone else thinks this season isn't tiring, but I'm the only one who feels tired.

Do Mr. Eric and his team possess a recovery item even more powerful than [Kant's Hot Chocolate Milk]?

This is clearly not right; Mr. Eric and Rod don't have a system.

Why is that?
He should be exhausted in every game this season.

……

(End of this chapter)