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

Chapter 72 I will be fully recovered at 10 am the day after tomorrow (2 more monthly tickets requested!)
Tang Ye sat on the team bus returning to the base without saying a word.

Not only Tang Ye, all the Utrecht players remained silent.

The feeling of equalizing is very uncomfortable. To be honest, for the players on the field, that feeling is no different from losing.

"Grandma's..."

Tang Ye gritted his teeth.

Although not having to train after being injured is a good thing, Tang Ye doesn't want to lose the opportunity to participate in the competition!

People are like this. After you have enjoyed the feeling of success, you will no longer accept failure.

For a football player, the feeling of success is the fans in the stands chanting your name after the game.

[At the age of 37, you suffered your first injury after retiring. It must be admitted that the probability of middle-aged people getting injured in football matches is indeed higher than that of ordinary players, even if you have the bone density of an 18-year-old. This is because your body's metabolism is far slower than that of young people! ]

To compensate, your metabolism doubles during injury

Well!
Tang Ye's eyes lit up.

Double your metabolic rate?
The system description was not very clear, but Tang Ye could understand most of it.

The metabolic rate has doubled, which roughly means that Tang Ye’s recovery speed from injuries will be twice as fast as before.

Take this ankle sprain for example, team doctor Roosevelt estimated that it would take Tang Ye a whole month to return to play.

But after his metabolism speeds up, Tang Ye should be able to fully recover in just 15 days!
"call……"

Tang Ye let out a long sigh.

Sometimes people are helpless when they reach middle age, and they really need some external help...

and many more!

Damn it, I almost got fooled by this damn system!

He is not a middle-aged man!

……

"Know the Football Emperor" - Tang Ye was violently trampled and fouled, and is expected to be out for a month. Has Zwolle striker Nylander destroyed Chinese football?

Utrecht official: The team's No. 99 player Ye Tang sprained his ankle and is expected to be out for 1 month.

The front page headline of "Utrecht Evening News" - Ten Hag believes that Tang's injury has nothing to do with the team's draw, "Utrecht is on the right track."

……

Tang Ye did not attend training for the next few days, and the task assigned to him by the club was to rest.

Sleeping in the dormitory and then going to the gym for rehabilitation treatment is Tang Ye’s entire task these days.

The only thing he could do was to buy a [Hazard's Tartar Sauce Burger] from the system's prop store, and then lie on the therapy bed to receive a massage from a Malaysian technician.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to train, but he really can’t train at all now.

After lying in bed for a few days, Tang Ye was surprised to find that his foot healed very quickly.

The effect of doubling your metabolism may not sound like much, but when you’re really hurt, the feeling is very obvious.

Tang Ye sprained his ankle on the 24th, but he could walk normally on the 28th, and even passing the ball with the arch of his foot was not a problem.

However, Tang Ye is very cunning. He will not tell Ten Hag that he can participate in training until his body recovers to the point where he can participate in official competitions!
On the afternoon of the 28th and the 31st, Utrecht played away against Roda JC and Twente respectively. These were two Eredivisie games, and the opponents were in the middle of the league.

The final result was a draw and a loss.

平局的比赛是0：0平的，输球的比赛是0：2输的，也就是说乌德勒支在这两场比赛中1个进球都没有！

After the game, Dutch football reporters surrounded Ten Hag in the press room and asked him all kinds of questions, and Ten Hag answered them all fluently.

Although they lost the game, Ten Hag's ability to handle interviews with reporters is unique among all 18 coaches in the Eredivisie.

This is so easy for him!

In addition to reporters, Ten Hag was also called to the home of team owner Verhoff for a talk.

"You said we would be in the top four of the Eredivisie at the end of the season and might even qualify for the Champions League and Europa League, but now we haven't won in three games!"

Verkhov's expression was a little nervous.

He has already experienced the feeling of a winning streak, and expectations for the team will naturally increase.

As a result, in the middle of the league, Ten Hag suddenly had a big bowel movement.

Three consecutive defeats, this is not the performance that a team in the top four of the Eredivisie should put forward!

"Oh, Mr. Paul, don't be nervous."

Ten Hag calmed Verhoff: "Although we only got 3 points in 2 games, don't worry, we are now ranked third in the league."

Ten Hag took out the notebook he had prepared long ago, which recorded Utrecht's current results: "Here, sir, look, since the 7th round of the league, we have always been a top four team."

"From the 7th round to the 20th round, we have never fallen out of the top four!"

After Ten Hach's analysis, Verhoff suddenly stopped talking.

like……

It is indeed the case!

"This is just a temporary setback. Any strong team needs to face setbacks before they can achieve glory."

Verhoff nodded, and his trust in Ten Haage increased significantly.

"I knew I had chosen the right person!"

"Thank you, Mr. Paul"

……

The front page headline of "Utrecht Evening News" - Although suffering three consecutive defeats, Utrecht's top management still has great trust in Ten Hag. At present, the base staff has cut the grass by 3cm according to Ten Hag's request. The Dutchman believes that shorter grass is conducive to the team's passing training.

The team couldn't win the game, and Ten Hag himself was actually quite helpless.

Because in his memory, Utrecht should always score goals inexplicably.

But I don’t know why, I don’t know why Utrecht players suddenly stopped attacking!

Ten Hag can't accept it, he is under very great pressure now!
Training resumed on February 2st, and the atmosphere in the entire training ground was a bit heavy.

This is because on February 2th, Utrecht will play against PSV Eindhoven away.

It's the quarter-finals of the Dutch Cup!

Utrecht needs to face PSV Eindhoven, who is currently at the top of the league standings, after three games without a win and in extremely poor form!

"Run, run!"

Ten Hag clapped his hands, and the players who were training shuttle runs quickly accelerated. Van der Gag, who had synchronized the training plan with the physical coach, came up from behind.

"Eric, if we play against PSV in this state, we will definitely lose"

Van der Gaag spoke in a low voice, so the players running on the training ground could not hear him.

Ten Hag turned to look at Van der Gaag: "100% sure to lose? Why?"

Van der Gahe pointed at the players running back and forth on the training ground: "Let's not talk about the game state, our mentality is already wrong now. The players don't think they can win."

The winning streak and consecutive losses have caused a huge psychological gap for Utrecht players, and this situation is very difficult to deal with.

"We should find out what the problem is. Why can't our offense play well?"

The question Van der Gaag asked is also the question that Ten Hag has been thinking about.

However, Ten Hag has been busy dealing with reporters' matters these days, and also comforted the team owner. He has not done much in-depth research on this issue.

“Come on, Eric, look at this!” Van der Gaag ran off, then came back with his notebook and showed Ten Hag some statistics.

One point caught Ten Hag's attention.

When the ball possession rate exceeds 50%, Utrecht can only launch an effective attack every 6 minutes on average.

When the ball possession rate is less than 50%, Utrecht can launch an effective attack every 4.5 minutes on average.

“Ball possession and attack times are inversely correlated?”

Ten Hag's eyes widened. Van der Jag echoed: "That's right, I talked to you about this problem before, but we were winning at the time, so we didn't care."

Ten Hag took the notebook from Van der Gag, and the two walked to the bench together. After sitting down, they looked at it carefully again.

That's true. Whether it was the Eredivisie or the Dutch Cup, Utrecht won all the games with a possession rate of less than 50%.

But in games with ball possession greater than 50%, Utrecht lost 2 games and drew 1 game.

According to objective laws, a high ball possession rate means that a team has more offensive opportunities.

But Utrecht did not follow the objective laws at all.

This is totally a non-mainstream team!

The contents of the FIFA coach training manual can no longer explain the phenomenon that Utrecht is currently experiencing!
Looking at the players running on the field, Ten Hag was thinking.

Suddenly, he thought of a so-called "ball handling expert".

So, Ten Hag manipulated the word and checked "attack", "Tang", and "expected winning rate".

There are three options in total, and then a line graph is listed.

"hiss--"

Ten Hag and Van der Jag looked at each other.

These three lines overlap!
……

While eating in the cafeteria that afternoon, Ten Hah found Tang Ye's seat and walked straight over with his plate.

When Tang Ye saw Ten Hah coming, he quickly rolled up his trouser legs to show the bandages on them.

Although it is a bit cold to do this, it is worth it as long as the head coach can see the severity of his injury.

With the reward of double metabolism in his system, Tang Ye felt no pain at all when he woke up this morning!
"Good afternoon, Don."

Ten Hahe sat down next to Tang Ye, and Tang Ye was forced to squeeze in.

Fortunately, it was Barazit who was sitting next to him instead of Ale, otherwise this row of seats would not be enough for Ten Hag.

"How's your ankle?"

Ten Hah asked, pointing at Tang Ye's ankle.

"Uh, it's okay, but it still hurts a little when I run."

In front of Ten Hahe, Tang Ye simply twisted his ankle, then pretended to twist the wound and took a deep breath.

"What happened?"

Ten Hag stood up from his chair: "You wouldn't train secretly by yourself, right? Ankle injuries are very serious, you definitely can't train secretly!"

"I know, I know, I thought I was fine, but I wasn't."

Tang Ye smiled bitterly, Ten Hah nodded and sat back down: "So when do you think you can resume training?"

good question!
Tang Ye took his cell phone out of his pocket and took a quick look at the schedule.

2 Month 4 Day!
Ten Hag:?

"Well, I will be fully recovered at 2pm the day after tomorrow. I am ready."

what?
Ten Hahe frowned, not quite believing what Tang Ye said: "Are you sure? But you just said your ankle hurts."

"That little pain is nothing"

Tang Ye said with a guilty conscience: "As long as I can recover... resume training, as long as I can resume training, all of this is worth it."

Ten Hahe nodded, but he seemed a little bit unconvinced what Tang Ye said. He looked Tang Ye up and down, which made Tang Ye feel a little flustered.

What if he suddenly recovers and Ten Hag doesn't let me play?

Then wouldn't his high-end French treasure chest just be left there?
At this time, the radio hanging outside the base sounded.

"Montford Animal Husbandry Research has found that piglets generally have a faster metabolism than humans, especially growing piglets. They have excellent injury recovery capabilities, which makes their skin more elastic than humans..."

Ten Hahe narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at Tang Ye in front of him.

"I see……"

……

"Snapped"

"come here!"

Tang Ye took the initiative to ask his teammates for the ball, and after getting it, he kicked it to the front court.

[De Bruyne arc through pass level 3: simulation]

Proficiency: 18.2/400
Joosten, who was running in the front, received the pass from Tang Ye and passed it to Balazsit on the side, who then completed the shot.

After Balazit scored, Tang Ye raised his hands to celebrate.

This is his first training session since recovering from injury. This afternoon, Ten Hag will announce the starting lineup for tomorrow's Dutch Cup.

In order to be able to play tomorrow, Tang Ye must give his all in today's training!
He wants to give himself a chance!
As expected, after the morning training, Ten Hag called Tang Ye directly to the office on the second floor.

"I will put you in the squad for tomorrow's game. You may come on as a substitute. Are you sure your ankle has fully recovered?"

"certainly"

Tang Ye answered without hesitation: "But...Mr. Eric, if possible, can I start?"

"No, it's impossible!"

Ten Hag stood up from his chair: "Except for today, you didn't participate in training before. Now you suddenly want to start with me?"

"This……"

Tang Ye touched his head and said, "There is no connection between training and competition. I just didn't participate in training, but it doesn't mean I can't play in the competition..."

"nonsense!"

Ten Hag gritted his teeth and looked at Tang Ye in front of him: "Training and competition are closely related. How can you say that training and competition are unrelated? Tang, I need to correct your wrong thinking here."

Ten Hag walked towards Tang Ye and said, "Hard training has given you excellent football skills, so you can start. Do you understand? Your current thinking is wrong, absolutely wrong."

"But my ankle is really completely healed..."

Tang Ye shook his ankles a few more times in front of Ten Hahe.

"Are you sure?"

Ten Hahe looked at Tang Ye in front of him with some suspicion, and the latter nodded repeatedly.

"Well... in that case it's fine if you start first. Okay, then you start first."

……

The front page headline of "Utrecht Evening News" - Utrecht released the roster for the away game against PSV Eindhoven, and Tang started in the first game after returning from injury.

(End of this chapter)