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

Chapter 727 Teammates make a mistake but refuse to admit it; Manchester United formally makes an offer for Kane.
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Haha, Dembele really doesn't look very bright.

[Please don't swear, this is just the tacit understanding between CS teammates!]

I went to the bathroom and saw that the Chinese national football team was tied 3-3 with Manchester United. I was dumbfounded. When I saw that the goal scorer was Dembele, I was even more dumbfounded.

"..."

In the shot, Dembele stands still, blinking his eyes.

Upon receiving a through pass from Tang Ye, Dembele, as a Manchester United striker, was forced to activate his instincts and reflexively launched an attack forward.

Only after scoring did they belatedly realize that they had shot at their own goal.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Mata roared.

It was so outrageous that Mata no longer knew whether he should be angry or not.

Tang Ye thought for a while, and after sorting out his thoughts, he ran out and slid down to his knees on the grass.

So beautiful, Ottoman!
Tang Ye was deeply moved because Dembele stepped up when his national team needed a goal the most.

What is a comrade-in-arms?

When other comrades encounter difficulties, you will step forward without hesitation, withstand the pressure and provide assistance. That is what it means to be a comrade!

Isn't that exactly what Dembele is doing?
"Oh...shit!"

Dembele was clearly startled by Mata's shout and didn't say a word for a long time.

Let's take a look at the big screen first.

The score was tied at 3-3, but due to his own goal, the opponent equalized the score.

Feeling deeply guilty, Osman looked towards the stands again.

"Dembele!"

"Dembele!"

"Osman Dembélé!"

"Dembele!"

"..."

Ok……

The fans' cheers made Dembele instinctively smile.

Actually... it seems pretty good?
"Dembele!"

Boom!

"Dembele!"

Bang bang bang!
"Osman Dembélé!"

Bang bang bang!

Originally, Chinese fans' attention was focused on Rashford, but now Dembele has taken away the pressure from Rashford.

He blasted a shot into his own net, helping the opponent equalize the score.

Can you imagine how much pressure Dembele is under right now!

"Stop celebrating, hey!"

Dembele shouted at Tang Ye, "I scored the goal, why did you take off your jersey!"

Tang Ye is truly despicable.

There was no big celebration for the first two goals, but after Dembele scored, he led his teammates in a wild celebration in the stands.

"Ha ha!"

"Ottoman, come on, let's do it together!"

"Fuck!"

Dembele declined the invitation from Tang Ye.

After 70 minutes, Ten Hag made a major substitution, at which point Manchester United's lineup on the field had nothing in common with their starting lineup.

The substitutes slowly came on, but these "not very knowledgeable" young players actually played better than the starting players.

Ahmad Diallo showed no mercy to the Chinese team as soon as he came on the field, dribbling the ball into the penalty area in a 1v3 situation before firing a low shot to open the scoring for the Chinese team.

4: 3!

"Oh!"

The game was originally tied, but now they are behind, which makes Chinese fans very unhappy.

But just two minutes later, Manchester United scored their second goal.

It was only then that some fans at the stadium realized that Manchester United was no match for the Chinese team. If it weren't for the Manchester United players throwing the game and Dembele's lapse in judgment, a 3-3 draw would have been impossible.

"it's okay no problem!"

"Go Tang Ye!"

"It's okay to lose, you played very well!"

Clap clap clap!

Clap clap clap!

Amid applause, the director slowly zoomed in with the camera. Tang Ye was squatting on the grass, panting heavily, sweat streaming down his face and neck uncontrollably.

The match started at night, when there was no sun, but if you watched the whole match, you should know how much Tang Ye was exhausted.

He is responsible for both attacking in the front and defending in the back, as well as commanding the team as captain.

The Manchester United players and the Chinese national team players played a friendly match, the purpose of which was to get a feel for the game and earn money.

Except GGBond.

As the saying goes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

GGBond's ability is so great that he turned a warm-up match into a Champions League final.

"hiss……"

"Actually, I think Tang Ye can go down now, because I saw from the backend data that Tang Ye's running distance has reached 12... oh, it's already 13km!"

Although he had already run 13km, Tang Ye quickly started running again after the referee blew the whistle.

It's tiring, but I can still run.

That's the advantage of playing in the top league all the time; even when he's very tired, Tang Ye can rely on his willpower to persevere and maintain his competitive level as much as possible.

"..."

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

"Alright, everyone, the match is over! The final score is 3:5. Manchester United from the English Premier League has defeated the Chinese national team 5:3."

"To be honest, this score was a bit unexpected. Of course, the unexpectedness is not that Manchester United beat the Chinese national team, but that Manchester United only won by two goals."

"Hey, you have to remove Dembele's ball."

"Oh, haha!"

When Dembele's goal was mentioned, both commentators laughed in unison.

"If you remove Dembele's goal, that's 3. Manchester United is 3 goals ahead of China, so the gap isn't too bad."

"I just saw backstage that many fans were very upset about losing the game. These fans, you need to try to think about it from a different perspective!"

Considering that many fans are just starting to watch football, or don't watch much football at all, LeSports' commentators found a good way to tell fans about the gap between Manchester United and the Chinese national team.

Fans may not know the strength of the Chinese team, but they certainly know the French team, because the French team won the 2018 World Cup, which was also the year when football fever was at its peak in China, and basically the whole country witnessed the French national team's victory.

"If you let the French national team at its peak in 2018 play against the current Manchester United, the score would be roughly 3-5. And listen carefully, the French team is the 3!"

"Hmm, I think this analogy is quite appropriate, but you have to analyze this issue in two scenarios. Today, Tang Ye is not playing as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United. If Tang Ye were playing as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United, then with both sides going all out, the French team would lose by at least 3 goals."

This comparison method is excellent.

Manchester United 5:3 China = France 5:3 China

Looking at it this way, the fans can accept it.

In addition, Chinese fans, who are skilled at solving equations, conducted another in-depth analysis.

还记得2018年世界杯决赛的比分是4:2，法国以4:2的比分击败克罗地亚，分差也是2球。    中国=克罗地亚。

Croatia finished as runners-up in the World Cup.

Okay, we can draw a conclusion now that we've reached this point in the analysis.

China is the runner-up in the World Cup!
"You said you wouldn't make mistakes."

On the grass after the match, Tang Ye and Rodri stood in front of Dembele and berated the Manchester United striker for his mistake.

It's okay to hit the ball towards your own goal; after all, back passes are commonplace in professional matches.

But being able to pass back doesn't mean you can shoot!
"His brain is waterlogged."

Tang Ye put his arm around the neck of the person coming from the opposite direction and began to analyze with Rodri and De Jong in an expert's tone: "Because if someone's brain is waterlogged, they won't know which side the goal is."

"Hey! Didn't you pass that ball to me?"

Dembele defended himself: "You passed me the ball, so I didn't think too much and just shot. But why did you pass me the ball in the first place? You also misjudged the direction of the goal."

Dembele pointed to Manchester United's goal in the second half: "Do you know which way to kick it?"

"Ha ha!"

De Jong was laughing so hard he was practically rolling on the floor.

"I definitely know which way to kick it."

Tang Ye retorted, "Do you know why I passed the ball to you? Because I didn't pass it to you."

"I knew where the goal was, but I made a mistake. I miskicked and kicked the ball right to your feet, and you just shot it."

Dembele gave a look of sudden realization.

"Wow! You make it sound so real, Tom, I believe you."

"Hahaha!"

Rodri put one arm around Ale and the other on Tang Ye's back: "You two can't be opponents anymore. If you are, you won't be able to tell the goal apart."

"No! It's just that he was wearing red today!"

Dembele pointed at Tang Ye's Chinese national football team jersey: "How the hell am I supposed to know if he's from Manchester United or China?"

Tang Ye pointed to the Nike logo on the jersey: "Manchester United is Adidas, can't you even tell that? So actually it's still your problem."

"Fuck, I'm not you. Why would I, a striker, need to look so closely? If your eyesight is so good, why did you pass the ball to me in the first place?"

"I already said it was a mistake, Osman, don't keep harping on that."

"Hahahaha!"

"Haha, okay, okay, it's over, it's over, you guys stop arguing!"

Rodri pulled Tang Ye and Dembele apart: "It's just a warm-up match."

"Come on, tell me, is it my problem or his problem?"

Tang Ye wanted Rodri to act as an intermediary to help make a judgment.

"Um……"

After careful consideration, Rodri gave his answer: "You two are both wrong, which is why that happened. If only one person is wrong, it wouldn't be so outrageous."

"No! I really made a mistake in passing the ball, don't listen to what Osman said!"

"Hahaha!"

……

Dongqiudi Match Report: China lost 3-5 to Manchester United at Phoenix Mountain Stadium. Tang Ye scored twice and covered 13.9km throughout the match. Bruno Fernandes performed excellently as a shadow striker, while Dembele scored a powerful shot into his own net. (284724 comments)

The 3-5 scoreline, Tang Ye's brace and 13.9 kn of running throughout the match, and Bruno Fernandes playing as a shadow striker—all these details are incredibly impressive.

Of course, these are all secondary. The purpose of the previous information is to highlight the last piece of information, which is the most important part of today's game.

A very standard internal incision.

A near-perfect shooting opportunity.

An impeccable shooting angle.

It's a pity they drew their own goal.

"What were you thinking at the time? Was it because Tom passed you the ball that you instinctively wanted to shoot?"

"This is not my problem."

Dembele immediately shook his head: "Tom passed the ball to me first. The reason I shot was because I trusted him completely. I felt that since he passed the ball to me, I should kick it forward."

Dembele tilted his head.

He seemed a bit dazed, but upon closer inspection, what the French striker said made a lot of sense: "If Tom hadn't forced the ball onto my hands first, I wouldn't have taken a shot."

"But……"

The reporter paused for a moment when asking this question.

Tang Ye said that it was a passing error; he accidentally passed the ball to you, not that he intended to give it to you...

"No, no, no, impossible, impossible."

Dembele quickly shook his head, convinced that Tang Ye was lying: "He's just not admitting it. Do you think a player with a FIFA rating of 97 would make a mistake on a short through ball?"

"And I felt that ball was very comfortable; it was clearly meant for me. To be honest, if he had passed it even slightly worse, I should have been able to spot the problem."

"..."

The reporter fell silent.

She exchanged a glance with the photographer next to her.

"Hmm... But Tang Ye also said that it was your mistake and he won't admit it."

"..."

Tang Ye and Dembele are indeed a very good team duo; otherwise, they would never have been able to score that own goal in today's match.

This tacit understanding is not only reflected on the field, but also off the field.

Tang Ye was fooled by Dembele's forward run, mistaking Dembele for his teammate, but he refused to admit that he had made this mistake.

Dembele was fooled by Tang Ye's well-timed through ball and red jersey, mistaking Tang Ye for his teammate, but Dembele refused to admit that he made the mistake.

……

In post-match interviews, both Tang Ye and Dembele stated that the own goal was the opponent's fault.

[Neither of them made a mistake, so why did they score an own goal? It's so hard to guess!]

[Hahaha, this is hilarious! These two were interviewing simultaneously, I'm seriously impressed!]

[In a way, they're really impressive; it's no wonder Dembele played so much last season with that level of understanding.]

[Holy crap, I only noticed Tang Ye was wearing the captain's armband during the interview. When did that happen?]

[Upstairs, you're unbelievable! Li Tie is practically a saint now, didn't you know? Even if I don't know his tactics, just the fact that he's giving me the captain's armband is awesome.]

The front page headline of Titan Sports Weekly reads: Manchester United's China tour has concluded successfully, and the team is expected to travel to the United States for their final warm-up match before the start of the new season.

Romano: Manchester United have made a formal offer to Tottenham for Harry Kane and hope to finalize the deal within two weeks. If Tottenham are willing to accept the €1.2 million offer, Harry Kane will start playing for Manchester United next season.

"Manchester United is very attractive to Kane, that's for sure. Kane, who is at his peak, really needs a high-value trophy, and the super Manchester United under Ten Hag can help him achieve that."

"Based on the information we have so far, I think Kane should be willing to leave, but Tottenham is still hesitant. The Tottenham management, led by Daniel Levy, believes that Kane's departure would put Tottenham in a difficult situation."

According to Romano's report, Tottenham's management does indeed value Kane very much.

This should have been a good thing, right?

However, it is currently transfer season, and the management's excessive focus on him has become a shackle for Kane.

Tottenham and Manchester United.

If they want to win the title, Manchester United is definitely the better choice, because according to AI predictions, after Tang Ye's return, Manchester United's probability of winning the Premier League title in the new season is almost 8 times that of Tottenham, and their probability of winning the Champions League title is 14 times that of Tottenham.

So here's the question: if Tottenham refuses to let their players go, what should Manchester United do?

The Guardian's front-page headline: Cristiano Ronaldo tells Mendes he wants to return to the Premier League.

Mundo Deportivo – If Tottenham are unwilling to let him go, Ten Hag may turn his attention to Lewandowski.

……

P.S.: Still available today.

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