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

Chapter 716 Eskeriva Seeks Employment, Tang Ye Checks Grades (3rd Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
The front page headline of the China Football News reported that Marcello Lippi's contract as head coach of the Chinese national team will end on July 4, with an annual salary of 22 million euros. The top officials of the Chinese Football Association are reluctant to renew the contract.

With only three months left until the crucial Asian Cup qualifiers, specifically the final round of 12, news about the national teams is currently dominating football trending topics.

The team that receives the most attention in China is undoubtedly the Chinese national team.

With an annual salary of 2200 million euros, Marcello Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese national football team, firmly holds the top spot in the world.

Considering the combination of technical assistance and Lippi's impressive resume, an annual salary of 2200 million euros is actually acceptable.

After all, if the Chinese national football team can qualify for the World Cup again and achieve good results like in the Russian World Cup, the economic benefits will definitely be more than just 2000 million euros.

However, you have to consider Mr. Marcello's age. If it were Lippi from 2000 to 2010, then an annual salary of 2000 million euros would actually be quite worthwhile.

Lippi is 73 years old this year. To be honest, if it weren't for the high annual salary offered by the Chinese national football team, Lippi might have ended his coaching career long ago.

A football coach needs quick thinking, especially when dealing with unexpected situations on the field; your brain must work fast!

Even the best head coaches will inevitably experience a decline in ability when they reach the age of 70.

Is Lippi still worth 2000 million euros now?
The Chinese Football Association has money, but that doesn't mean its leaders are fools.

With China reaching the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, there are actually more head coaches willing to coach the Chinese national football team than one might imagine!

Ralph Rangnick

Antonio Conte

【…】

All of them are managers from the top five European leagues, with Conte having won the Serie A title. Their resumes are incredibly impressive.

Do you think this is over?
You're being too naive!
The possibility of advancing to the knockout stage, coupled with generous salaries, means that far more coaches are willing to come and coach the Chinese men's national football team!
Ferran Escribá: 2020-21 UEFA Champions League winner...

While other national teams are still basking in the glory of having coaches who have won titles in the top five European leagues, the Chinese men's national football team has already received resumes from Champions League winners!

"What's happening here?"

When he learned that Eskeriva was interested in coaching the Chinese national team, Du Zhaocai, vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, was immediately dumbfounded.

As is well known, Escriva has a full three years left on his contract with Dortmund!

"This one……"

The secretary responded to Du Zhaocai's question: "He said Dortmund has found a new head coach and he will leave."

"Didn't he just win the Champions League?"

He's leaving right after winning the Champions League, and judging from Escriva's statements, Dortmund might actually be willing to let him go.

It may seem strange, but Dortmund's management is actually quite smart.

Escriva's preferred 4-2-3-1 formation places extremely high demands on his attacking midfielder, so high that only one person in the world can perfectly fulfill his role.

Now that person is gone, Eskeriva is no longer able to unleash his full potential.

In other words, if Eskeriva stays at Dortmund starting next season, he will face an epic nerf!
Since that's the case, we might as well let him go!

……

Sports Weekly – A joint meeting of the State General Administration of Sport and the Chinese Football Association was held in Beijing, focusing on matters related to the men's national football team's preparations for the Asian Cup qualifiers.

In the conference room of the General Administration of Sport, Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport, sat in the middle, with Chen Xuyuan, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, next to him.

"This meeting needs to determine the men's national football team's training plan, logistical support, and General Administration of Sport's support policies for the World Cup qualifying round, so as to ensure the successful completion of the mission to qualify for the World Cup."

Following procedure, Chen Xuyuan reported his work to Du Zhaocai, including the arrangements for the national team's warm-up matches.

In addition, with the help of a translator, Lippi reported to the management on the current training situation of the national team and the competitive status of each player.

"Considering the preparations for the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Chinese Football Association hopes that the General Administration of Sport can approve a two-week suspension of the Chinese Super League during this crucial stage to ensure the national team players' training camp..."

During the meeting, Tang Ye sat not far from Lippi.

Actually, this meeting had nothing to do with him, but the Football Association hoped to use this meeting to elect Tang Ye as the deputy director of the Football Association's technical department.

Upon learning the news, Tang Ye immediately went to check on the Football Association's technical department.

The good news is that Tang Ye doesn't have much to do. He only needs to offer some suggestions on coach training, technical development, and youth training in Chinese football based on his understanding of the sport.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether the suggestion is made or not; the Football Association's appointment of Tang Ye is most likely just a figurehead position.

There are two main uses to doing this.

Firstly, Tang Ye's involvement aims to enhance the Football Association's international and domestic recognition. Secondly, it establishes a direct communication channel between player representatives and sports bureau leaders, bypassing cumbersome procedures.

If the national team encounters any problems in preparing for the Asian Games and the World Cup, Tang Ye, as a player representative, can communicate directly with the General Administration of Sport, including but not limited to support in terms of funding, equipment, and charter flights.

……

Chinese Football Association Announcement: Notice on Preparations for the 2021 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Final Round).

The Chinese Football Association announced the appointment and removal of Tang Ye, a player on the men's national team, as the deputy director of the technical department of the Football Association.

According to Dongqiudi, Tang Ye has been appointed as the deputy director of the Technical Department of the Chinese Football Association (at the deputy division level) and the head of the Talent Selection Section of the Football Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport (at the section level).

[Bro, a 22-year-old deputy section chief, can you handle that?]

[6666, the Football Association is smarter now, but even if you choose Tang Ye, it won't make a difference. I, GGBond, am good, but I can't handle meetings.]

Actually, I feel that he could start as a deputy director at 22, and then be promoted later. By the time Tang Qiuwang is 30, there will be many more things he can do.

[A 22-year-old deputy director... But to be honest, if it's the technical department, then Tang Ye could actually be the director. My Tang King of Football's understanding of football is undeniable.]

[The Football Association is really cunning, damn it, now I can't even curse them out.]

Actually, looking at it this way, the Football Association is quite clever in some ways.

If someone is arrested for violating laws or regulations, or if the national team performs poorly in matches, the Football Association will inevitably face public condemnation.

Now you can begin the operation.

Every time Tang Ye is criticized, his official position is promoted, leaving football fans at a loss for words, unsure how to even begin to criticize him.

……

The front page headline of the Oriental Sports Daily: Tang Ye's girlfriend is pregnant.

The shorter the headline, the more impactful the news.

The reason why the Oriental Sports Daily was able to report this news first was not because they were able to contact Tang Ye or Zhou Ye, but because they reacted quickly.

After the test results came out, Tang Ye immediately posted on Instagram and Weibo. Oriental Sports Daily simply copied and pasted the post, becoming the first media outlet to report this major news.

"Thank you everyone, thank you everyone."

During the Douyin live stream, Tang Ye and Zhou Ye repeatedly expressed their gratitude for the blessings from millions of Chinese fans.

"Where are you right now, host...? I'm in London right now, not training, not training. Why are you guys only thinking about training? It's the off-season, I'm waiting to watch the tennis matches."

Tang Ye answered fans' questions: "It's Wimbledon. Actually, I don't watch tennis, but I had to come because of the event."

"Manchester United's China tour next month... Yes, there will definitely be a China tour, but it's only June now, so don't worry. The China tour is confirmed, so there will definitely be one, and they'll play two games."

How long will Tang Qiuwang play? I'm going to buy a ticket.

"How long will you be on the field..."

Tang Ye turned to look at Zhou Ye, who was feeding him watermelon, and asked, "How long have I been on the field?"

"..."

Zhou Ye suddenly stopped what he was doing, his hand holding the watermelon with the fork hanging in mid-air: "You're asking me this... I don't know either, isn't this a matter between you and your management team?"

"Oh yes."

Tang Ye thought for a moment: "They just sent me over there, without saying how long I'd be playing. I guess I'll play the whole game. Oh well, I'll just play the whole game. I'm not going to talk to them anymore."

Tang Ye was quite decisive.

"Let's play both games, and let's play both full matches."

【Awesome! 】

【Comfortable】

Okay, in short, the price of Ferris wheel tickets has doubled; I was too slow.

[Does Tang, the King of Tennis, still watch tennis?]

[Your university final exams aren't even over in June, and you're already in London having fun? GGbond, what were your grades? Having so much fun, university students trying to have babies over summer vacation? Don't you need to reflect on your behavior?!]

"It's not for fun, it's not for fun! What's so fun about London? I'm just participating in an event here, for a watch." "What were your final exam scores...?"

Seeing the reminder from the fans in the live stream, Tang Ye finally remembered that he had recently taken two exams.

"I feel like I should have passed. No, I memorized the material before I passed, so I'm sure I'll pass."

"Are you sure?"

Zhou was watching him from the side.

Tang Ye was about to retort when he was fed a watermelon.

"Ugh! How do I check my grades? Does anyone know how?"

With over 1200 million viewers in the live stream, finding a Peking University student is certainly not a problem.

“kcpg.pku.edu…”

Following the instructions posted by fans in the live chat, Tang Ye quickly typed in the URL field: "Wait, are you sure I can check my results directly here? Should I use a VPN to get back to China? Oh, I'm in."

[Currently switching to Peking University's identity authentication system]

The power of netizens is still strong, but that doesn't mean Tang Ye can find out his results.

[Student ID/Employee ID/Mobile Number:]

【password:】

"No, how would I know my student ID number?"

Tang Yeren was completely dumbfounded.

Enter your phone number?

That doesn't make sense either. He has seven or eight phone numbers, so which one should he enter?

【2019490001】

"Holy crap, really? How did you guys know my student ID number?"

Knowing how to check grades is one thing, but being able to even recite one's own student ID number is another; it just goes to show how incredibly capable netizens are.

What Tang Ye didn't know was that when he enrolled two years ago, Peking University had already posted a message on Weibo welcoming him, directly stating his student ID number.

"What's the password? What's the password?"

"They definitely don't know the password."

Zhou Ye said, "If they knew the password, they would have already logged in. You should see your score on Weibo's trending topics."

"That too."

Although the fans don't know the password, they do know the password format.

It was related to his ID card, but fortunately, Tang Ye had never revealed his ID card.

clap clap clap!
After typing away on his laptop, Tang Ye successfully accessed the academic affairs system.

Grades, grades...

Macroeconomics

[Teaching Department: HSBC Business School]

[Teaching Class: 023 (Special)]

Instructor: Lin Shuanglin

Final score: 67

"Bros!"

"Who said I can't pass? Hey, I told you I've already reviewed, so passing is a piece of cake, isn't it?"

"awesome."

Zhou was also clapping enthusiastically from the side.

"I feel like if I hadn't played football, I could have studied economics."

Tang Ye approached the camera and told the fans about some questions he encountered in the exam: "I feel like I have some talent for economics. Even though the knowledge points weren't given to me, I was still able to solve those questions, you know?"

"If I hadn't played football, I probably would have focused on economics and become an economics master, the kind who specializes in financial management, an expert."

[66666, GGBond is so amazing!]

[No, I just checked, wasn't the football section red?]

[Thanks to football for providing me with a livelihood]

[67 points, that's impressive. No exaggeration, this is truly remarkable.]

No, I just watched the replay, the soccer ball was red.

"The soccer ball is red, what does that mean? Does red mean you did exceptionally well on a test...?"

Tang Ye has been removed from the macroeconomics section, and football is now located below it.

Just as the fans said, the "Football Theory" section is in red.

[Football Theory]

[Teaching Department: High-Level Sports Management, Department of Physical Education]

【…】

Final score: 54

"..."

[You should go eat shit, streamer]

Peking University's prestige is still too high. I'm glad I didn't apply to Peking University; I wouldn't pass the Golden Globe Award final exam.

[Peking University Professor: Tang Ye cannot be allowed to graduate in four years; he must be kept at the university and severely imprisoned as a GGBond!]

[54 points in football theory? Tang Ye, are you even human...?]

[Is this going to be a failure? What was on the test?]

What does 54 points mean?

Tang Ye glanced at the live stream chat and asked, "Does 54 points count as passing?"

"I failed a course... huh?"

"I failed the course, damn it."

Tang Ye covered his head with his hands, while Zhou Ye laughed beside him: "You college student, instead of studying properly, you got me pregnant! Tang Ye, I'm going to find a reporter to expose you!"

"Hey, it wasn't me, damn it!"

Ignoring Zhou Ye's joke, Tang Ye opened the grades section.

The final exam score is 27 points, with the exam accounting for 60% and the coursework accounting for 40%.

Tang Ye didn't understand it right away, but the fans in the live stream figured out the problem immediately.

Exam scores account for 60% of the grade, but Tang Ye only scored 27 points, which means that even if the daily performance score were out of 100, he wouldn't reach 60.

That's why his grades were marked in red.

"What happens if I fail a course? Does that mean I'm done for?"

"You can retake the exam... Oh, that's good, it's good that you're still given a chance. I thought I failed and wouldn't get my diploma, that scared me."

Tang Ye let out a long breath.

"No, haha!"

Zhou Ye grabbed Tang Ye's arm: "Why did you only get 27 points in football? Hahaha, no, I really can't hold back anymore."

"Stop laughing, hey, stop laughing!"

……

Top post on Dongqiudi: The true value of China's TOP 2! Tang Ye failed his Peking University football theory exam with a score of 27.

(End of this chapter)