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

Chapter 673 Dortmund's Iron Chain Linkage, Why Did the Manchester United Captain Wear a Yellow Jersey?

Reprint: Romano reports that Barcelona hopes to trade Tom for €1.5 million.

Alright, Barcelona is dreaming again.

[I checked, the new president is Laporta, right? Does he have some kind of conflict with Messi?]

Tang Ye's contract with Manchester United only has three years left, so a price reduction is quite normal.

[The person upstairs is even wearing a Real Madrid logo, that's hilarious. A quick look at their history shows they've been involved with Barcelona for most of their careers. Did you just change your logo?]

[Barcelona: No way, the clash between the two Saints is generating too much buzz, we need to draw some attention, everyone come and see Barça!]

Regardless of the veracity of this story, Laporta has now become a laughingstock among fans.

Laporta treated the Manchester United management like fools.

Are there any fools among capitalists?
2021 is Messi's contract year, and leaving on a free transfer would inevitably result in a loss for Barcelona.

However, the price to pay for Messi to stay at Barcelona is too high, even exceeding the estimated losses from a free transfer.

Things are getting interesting.

Messi already had no chance in this year's Ballon d'Or voting, and now Barcelona wants him to leave...

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand: I think everyone knows who deserved the 2021 Ballon d'Or, and the 2020 Ballon d'Or should also be awarded to him.

Ferdinand first got excited in the live broadcast room, saying a lot of things to praise Manchester United, before he began to analyze the upcoming Champions League quarter-final after being reminded by the host.

"Without a doubt, Manchester United is the winner."

“But Leo, in the last 5 minutes, you have praised TY at least 15 times.”

puff!
Ferdinand chuckled involuntarily, then immediately regained his serious expression and maintained it: "Oh, of course! But these two things should be considered separately. I acknowledge TY's individual ability, that's for sure. But the fact is, Dortmund is not yet ready to advance to the semi-finals."

"Compared to Dortmund, Manchester United are clearly more qualified to reach the semi-finals."

Ferdinand reiterated that football is a team sport, and no matter how strong Tang Ye is, he cannot change the fact that Dortmund has no potential to win the championship.

“I admit that Escribá’s tactics are indeed good, but the right time for them to compete for the Champions League is next season, but Tom’s loan will end next season.”

At the end of the interview, Ferdinand offered his prediction for the quarter-final score.

1:3或者1:2，也就是主场作战的多特要输1-2个球。

……

Owen predicts the score for the first leg of the Manchester United vs. Dortmund match: Manchester United to win 2-3.

"..."

Tang Ye browsed the news on his phone, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Recent news has a common feature: it's always accompanied by the hashtags #ManchesterUnited #Dortmund #TY.

Each of these three tags carries a huge amount of traffic, and clever and cunning football reporters immediately thought of combining the three into one, using their combined power to draw everyone in to watch.

It was precisely because of this that Tang Ye saw many modified videos related to himself in the Bilibili parody video section.

"You ignorant Dutch beast, how dare you act so arrogantly? Don't you know your demon is already in my hands?"

Having lost his hair and become a high monk, Escriva jumped up on the spot, raised Tang Ye high with both hands, and threw it towards Tenhah opposite him.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Mantra, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, behold my divine might!"

"Tang Ye, go!"

"The most powerful Fahai uses others to kill," is the title of a parody video.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye leaned back and squinted.

Kill someone with a borrowed knife?
Tang Ye couldn't understand why anyone would be so interested in Dortmund.

Isn't it obvious that Manchester United has the advantage?

Tang Ye switched screens and exited, then opened WhatsApp, only to be greeted by an app lock icon.

【Please enter password】

“Um, Mr. Ferran.”

Tang Ye stood up from the sofa and found Eskeriva, who was resting: "Mr. Ferran, could you please unblock my WhatsApp first?"

"I won't contact Eric. I just need to reply to a friend's message. Just give me one minute to unblock it!"

Eskeriva looked up at Tang Ye.

Among the extensive preparations made for the quarterfinals was locking Tang Ye's WhatsApp and QQ email accounts.

"No, no, Tom, don't do that."

Eskeriva also stood up.

"No, you have to believe me, Mr. Ferran, I definitely won't help Manchester United while I'm at Dortmund."

Tang Ye explained, but Escriva had something else to say: "No, no, no, you misunderstood Tom. It's not that I don't believe you, of course I believe you, you're the one I believe in the most, Tom!"

"Then can you help me unlock this app?"

"Oh, this won't work."

Escriva then changed the subject: "You know, something with a zero probability isn't necessarily impossible. I believe in you, Tom, but objectively speaking, you're a loan player, so when we meet Manchester United, you absolutely cannot have any connection with them!"

"..."

Although I don't understand what Eskeriva meant by a probability of 0, upon closer reflection, Ferran's words actually make a lot of sense.

but……

"The competition hasn't started yet, has it?"

Tang Ye unfolded his phone, displaying the numeric keypad on the screen to Eskeriva: "This way, I'll reply to my teammates in front of you, and then lock it again after I'm done."

Upon hearing this, Escriva hesitated for a moment, but in the end he took a step back.

"...Really, no, that won't work."

Eskeriva looked into Tang Ye's eyes: "Um... I'm sorry, Tom."

"Ok."

Tang Ye shrugged, finding Eskeriva's behavior somewhat strange.

"It's nothing really, the game will be over soon, it'll be fine."

It's just an app lock; if it can't be unlocked, that's fine. If it's important information, Boll will contact him through Dortmund players.

"It's alright, Ferran. I'll be going now."

"...Ah, oh, um, sorry Tom!"

Coming to his senses, Escriva raised his hand to say goodbye to Tang Ye.

He sighed and then sat down on the sofa.

Does Eskeriva not trust Tom?

This is certainly wrong; the person Escriva trusted most was Tom.

But he still refused to unlock the app for Tang Ye.

Eskeriva took out his phone, opened Twitter, and skillfully entered the app lock.

The password was correct, and Eskeriva successfully logged into his Twitter account.

After several weeks of attempts, Escriva has cracked the password that Matti set for himself.

"Hey……"

As he slowly browsed through the news about himself, Escriva sighed heavily.

"Tom..."

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I can't even control myself..."

Matti has locked up Escriva, and Escriva has locked up Tang Ye; Dortmund is now in a state of tight chainwork.

Of course, this chain can be broken. Tang Ye needs to learn from his Mr. Ferran and try to figure out the correct password little by little.

Go Tom!

……

Reprinted from a foreign betting website: odds for the Manchester United vs. Dortmund quarter-final match.

Manchester United to win, odds 1.72.

Dortmund to win, odds 3.34.

There are clearly more fans who favor Manchester United, which just goes to show how valuable the defending champions are.

Although Manchester United's squad is not as strong as last season, the original Tang Ye has become the template Tang Ye Bruno Fernandes.

To say that Manchester United is no longer good at this point is absolutely wrong.

Even a god who has fallen from grace is still a god!
Gods possess an inherent aura of power and pressure, which explains the oppressive atmosphere within the Dortmund team recently.

"Fuck, actually drawing Bayern would have been fine, or even Chelsea would have been okay." Bellingham expressed his dissatisfaction with the draw results at dinner.

Actually, not drawing either Manchester City or Manchester United would be a pretty good result, since there aren't any easy opponents among these 7 teams.

And of all people, they ended up drawing the most difficult opponent, Manchester United!
Rodri and De Jong suddenly stood on the back line, what was Bellingham supposed to do?!
"It's okay, it's been two weeks since the results came out, let it go. Just focus on finishing the game."

Reus looked listless, which made Tang Ye feel sorry for him.

Reus is in a similar state to Ashley Young back then.

I've been with the team for so long, I know the team too well.

Knowing too much will naturally diminish your fighting spirit.

"You guys are like this, and Tom hasn't said anything."

Haaland quipped that people should be a little more optimistic by now.

"It was fine when the results first came out, but now that the competition is almost here, it's not good anymore. Come on, don't be like this!"

Pogba echoed.

Reus was taken aback by the Frenchman's sudden outburst.

Because the Dortmund captain didn't expect Pogba to stand up and offer words of encouragement at this moment.

Realizing what was happening, Reus quickly expressed his support for Pogba: "That's right, just play well, a little pressure is fine, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Royce placed his hand on Bellingham's shoulder.

Reus is well aware that England's midfielders are prone to mental instability.

While speaking, Royce kept glancing at Tang Ye, hoping that Tang Ye would step forward and say something.

However, Tang Ye's attention had already wandered away. His right hand remained motionless, holding the chopsticks, and the skin on his forehead was contorted in pain.

Tang Ye has been in this form ever since the match against Frankfurt.

He is thinking.

Consider the current situation of Manchester United, and the current situation of Borussia Dortmund.

Once you've figured out the logic, and then let Manchester United and Dortmund play a game in your mind, Tang Ye will know what to do when the actual match comes.

……

Dongqiudi pinned post: Dortmund announces squad for match against Manchester United, with Dominic Reus included, while Piszczek is absent.

What's wrong with Dortmund's defender? Didn't he play well in the last game?

Peanuts and melon seeds for sale in the front row.

[Here we are, guys! This is better than any Hollywood blockbuster.]

Although Manchester United is quite strong, I'm rooting for Dortmund this time, because my King Tang is the best!

Stop hyping up Manchester United, wait until I, Pogba, am back in 2018 and I'll take them down!

Click, click, click!

With an hour to go before the match, the stands at Westfalenstadion were already 70% full, with countless more fans on their way.

The stadium, which can hold 8 people, was unsurprisingly full, and many fans could only enjoy the atmosphere outside the stadium because they couldn't get tickets.

"Borussia!"

"Dortmund!"

Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!

April in Germany is actually a bit cold, but judging from what the reporters on the scene captured, thousands of Dortmund fans seemed to be burning with passion.

Wearing a number 10 jersey, the fan raised his hands, forcefully pulling on a black and yellow scarf, and walked straight toward the reporter.

"Long live Tom!"

"Let me tell you, the defending champions have no chance of making it to the semi-finals. Manchester United is nothing but rubbish!"

"Eric!"

"Eric, you're going to jail!"

"Eric Ten Hag, Manchester has no future, Ten Hag is going to jail! Prison awaits you!"

Ten Hach's "March to Prison" is a song that has survived since his Utrecht days in 2016, thanks to Ten Hach's enduring popularity.

Classics are recited and passed down through generations!
The fans were very enthusiastic, but the Dortmund players in the locker room were extremely nervous.

Although the opponent is his former club Manchester United, a closer look reveals that Tang Ye is actually one of the best-performing players in the Dortmund squad.

There's no other way; we have to step forward.

Tang Ye and his teammates said a lot, such as "Just do your best, there's nothing we can do if we lose" and "Manchester United isn't actually that strong," but it's unclear whether it will have any real effect.

Where is Mr. Ferran?

After chatting with his teammates, Tang Ye suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Eskeriva for a while.

"They must be doing an interview."

Haaland offered his guess.

However, Eskeriva actually finished his interview a long time ago and is now washing his face in the toilet.

He was just attacked by an English reporter and his face turned red. He needs to cool down his face with cold water, otherwise it wouldn't be good if he was filmed on camera.

Looking in the mirror in front of the sink, Eskeriva took a deep breath.

coming soon!
……

The Sun's front-page headline: With 17 minutes to go before kickoff, Westfalenstadion's attendance has reached 80,239, the highest ever for any football stadium in the world since the pandemic.

"Osman, Rhodes!"

Tang Ye clapped and hugged Dembele and Rodri, then found De Jong and Rashford: "I can't reply to your messages because my app is locked."

"Haha, I know, Zude told us."

As an Englishman, Bellingham knows many Premier League players, including Mata, so passing on information is not a difficult task for him.

"long time no see!"

Alai and Tang Ye hugged each other tightly, patting each other's backs.

"China Media Group! Good evening, viewers. This is a live broadcast for you..."

"As you can see, both teams' players are already ready in the players' tunnel!"

"Yes, Tang Ye is talking with his former teammates, and they seem quite relaxed."

"Hey, Coach He, strictly speaking, we shouldn't be considered former teammates."

Yes, haha!

Beep!
As the whistle blew, the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel in two lines, and Rodri took the captain's armband from De Gea.

Tang Ye happened to be walking side by side with him, and Rodri instinctively handed him the Manchester United captain's armband.

Ok?
Tang Ye and Rodrigo stopped at the same time, staring at each other.

Not only were Tang Ye and Rodri confused, but the players on both sides were also a bit confused about the situation.

Oh, mine!

Rhodes realized what was happening and quickly pulled his hand back from the armband, then, with the help of his teammates, hung the armband on his arm.

"Ha ha!"

"Tang Ye and Rodri!"

"Hey, I didn't realize that the captain went to the other side, haha!"

"Yes, although it was a season-long loan, Tang Ye actually left Manchester United only last August, which isn't that long ago..."

"Hmm, this is..."

He Wei stopped halfway through his speech because something seemed to have happened on the scene.

Ten Hag and Eskeriva finished shaking hands, but he found that he couldn't pull his hand back.

Looking into the eyes of the Spaniard opposite him, Ten Hag's mouth gaped slightly, not understanding what was going on.

He could even feel Eskeriva exerting force.

Escriva tightened his grip, almost to the point of a fatal handshake, when the Spaniard suddenly realized what was happening and quickly released his hand.

"Oh, sorry, sorry!"

"..."

Ten Hag nodded in acceptance of Eskriva's apology, but on his way to the bench, he had already begun brainstorming.

……

(End of this chapter)