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

Chapter 740: Issuing the 2020 Golden Globe Award?

"xuuu!!!"

Fuck China!

"Fuck you!"

Boos could be heard everywhere from the stands.

As the losing side, UAE fans expressed their dissatisfaction with the Chinese national team.

However, not all home team fans were hurling insults; a significant number of UAE fans seemed to have anticipated the match's outcome.

The gap in hard power between the UAE and China is indeed too large, and this gap cannot be bridged simply by changing tactics.

Click, click, click!

Tang Ye accepted the MVP trophy on the court.

"Would you reserve all the MVP trophies for the entire top 12 tournament?"

The host joked.

"Haha! I don't know. It would be great if we could win, but it's okay if we don't. The most important thing is to win the game and qualify for the World Cup."

To be honest, the Man of the Match award in the Asian Cup qualifiers didn't really mean anything to Tang Ye, because it was such an easy thing to win.

Tang Ye didn't even need to score or assist; the sheer number of passes and attacking opportunities he created was enough to secure him the Man of the Match award.

"The Asian Cup qualifiers will continue until March next year. Before then, you need to balance your national team and club duties. Is that difficult for you?"

"Yeah, of course."

I pulled up my jersey to wipe away the sweat. Even though the stadium has air conditioning, running around the whole game must have been exhausting.

"But it's okay, everyone's the same. It's the same in the European Championship qualifiers next door. Many players from the top five leagues have to go play for their national teams. Everyone's gone, so there's really no difference. We just need to do our best."

"As for the pressure you mentioned, I actually think it's alright."

Tang Ye smiled and expressed optimism about the situation at both the club and the national team: "I believe in my teammates. Although I left the club a week ago, we still beat Wolves."

He held up three fingers: "We've won three straight games since the start of the season."

Click, click, click!

At the same time, after the UAE coach finished complaining, Eskrewa gave his first post-match interview with the Chinese national team.

Chinese newspaper reporters were very enthusiastic about interviewing Eskeriva.

The press room at Sharjah Stadium isn't very large, but the number of journalists from China is almost equal to that of local journalists.

"Ferland, you previously declined interviews with various newspapers. What was the reason for that?"

"..."

Eskrima tilted his head slightly: "Having just arrived at the Chinese national team, I think I need some time to calm down and eliminate external distractions so that I can better prepare for the upcoming matches with the team."

He gave a wry smile: "I was probably under too much pressure, and I'm very sorry about that. But the good news is that we won today's match."

Thanks to the victory, otherwise, given Escriva's nature, he would probably have canceled the post-match interview.

"Can you talk about why you took over as coach of the Chinese national team? You just led Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League title, and with your contract still in effect, you switched to the Chinese national team. This behavior seems very strange to most fans. Can you tell the fans what your thoughts are?"

"This... is actually very simple."

Eskeriva sighed: "Although I was the Champions League winner last season, as you have seen, my contribution to Dortmund was actually very limited. In my first two seasons coaching Dortmund, I had already implemented all my tactical ideas into the team, so what you have seen is the best of me at Dortmund, and this best means that I can't improve any further."

"Last season, due to some special circumstances and the temporary addition of some players (not directly mentioned here), the team was transformed. However, this actually had little to do with me, because I had already exerted my full ability before the temporary addition of some players."

Click, click, click!

The sound of camera shutters clicking incessantly was the reporter's top priority for the day, as recording Eskeriva's answers was paramount.

Eskreva made it very clear that, in other words, his abilities are no longer sufficient to help Dortmund improve further. If Dortmund wants to maintain its glory as Champions League winners as much as possible, it must find a coach who is more suitable for the team.

Eskreva doesn't know who the right coach for Dortmund is, but it's definitely not himself.

In that case, it's time for the Spaniards to leave.

He left Dortmund to find a team that suited him better, and then continued to work hard to start a new cycle.

That team is the Chinese national team!
"Some fans believe you only agreed to coach the Chinese national team because of TY. What will you say about this?"

"Well, I don't think there's anything shameful about it."

Escriva appeared unfazed.

He's become much more thick-skinned than he was during his La Liga days, and he's starting to resemble Ten Hag in some ways.

"The core of coaching is tactics, but some players are naturally special. They have strong individual abilities and may even bring their own tactical system. In this case, coaches who like this tactical system will go to coach the team where these players are, which I think is quite reasonable."

"Of course, I also have the habit of browsing Instagram."

Escriva took out his phone, and although he didn't unlock the screen, the general message was conveyed: he has a habit of reading fan comments on his phone.

"Many fans like to say that I won by doing nothing, but that's not really true."

With a serious expression, Escriva looked at the camera and said, "To be honest, I think I am very suitable for the Chinese team's tactical system. From Villarreal to Dortmund, I have always been a follower of this system."

"You say I won by doing nothing, but you have to admit that other coaches might not perform like me if they came to the Chinese national team."

Eskeriva gave the camera a smile.

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In an interview, Eskeriva said he doesn't believe he won by default, and that adapting to players with their own systems is also a way of coaching. He will do his best to help the Chinese team reach higher levels.

2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group B Standings (Completion of Round 12):

1. Japan, 3 points.

2. China, 3 points.

3. Saudi Arabia, 3 points.

4. Oman, 0 points.

5. UAE, 0 points.

6. Vietnam, 0 points.

Group B is all about winning and losing; none of the three matches between the six teams ended in a draw.

The competition looks fierce, but in reality, the teams in Group B are quite evenly matched.

Japan, China, and Saudi Arabia are in one tier, while Oman, the UAE, and Vietnam are in the second tier.

The Chinese team is currently ranked second among the six teams.

You asked if it's good or not? Of course it's good, because the second-place team in the group qualifies directly for the World Cup finals.

But you can't look at the problem that way.

"Each team in the final 12 has 10 games to play. If you start to feel complacent after winning a game, well, you're not far from failure."

This is a sentence that Zhang Lu emphasized in a CCTV5+ program. ...

After defeating the UAE, Tang Ye took a picture of his MVP trophy and then posted it on various social media platforms.

Domestic fans and foreign fans have completely different styles.

Twitter was filled with fans urging their teams to return to their clubs, while Weibo users cheered for the Chinese team's victory and expressed concern about the upcoming match against Japan.

To stop the foreign fans from arguing, Tang Ye simply chose a comment with a lot of likes to reply to.

[TangYeMUN: Every match in the World Cup qualifiers is a game, but don't be nervous, because Manchester United is stronger than you think. (muscles) (muscles) (muscles)]

Tang Ye was able to fly from Manchester to the UAE without hindrance not because Manchester United was generous, but mainly because of the irresistible nature of the A-level match and Manchester United's easy schedule in September.

Everyone says Manchester United is very strong. If a strong team loses its advantage when it is missing a player, can that team still be called a strong team?
Of course not!

Manchester United's strength lies in the strength of their entire starting lineup, not in the fact that they can't beat any team just because they're missing Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's role for Manchester United is evident in key battles, such as when the opponents are Manchester City, Liverpool, or other teams in the Champions League knockout stage. In these situations, Tang Ye's presence or absence can have a decisive impact on the outcome of the game.

Moreover, according to research by Manchester Evening News reporters and fans, Manchester United has an advantage that many teams in the top five leagues do not possess in the first half of the 2021-22 season.

The Asian Cup qualifiers and the European Cup qualifiers are scheduled at different times, meaning that when Tang Ye leaves to play for the national team, players like Rodri, Dembele, and De Jong will continue to play for their clubs, ensuring the teams' winning percentage.

When the European Championship qualifiers began and the top teams in the five major leagues lost their key players one after another, Tang Ye returned. At this time, Tang Ye could play the role of a stabilizing force, firmly stabilizing the turbulent Premier League.

There is only one team in the entire Premier League that has a similar advantage to Manchester United, and that is Tottenham Hotspur.

However, Tottenham's advantage is not as exaggerated as Manchester United's, because Son Heung-min cannot be considered the core of the team in the strict sense, and he cannot achieve the same overall control as Tang Ye.

SoFoot reporter: France Football is expected to release the 30-man shortlist for 2021 in early September.

An unknown newspaper and an unknown reporter, yet they revealed a very important piece of news.

The veracity of the reporter's statement cannot be confirmed, but most fans choose to believe it, because based on past experience, the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or is indeed announced between September and October.

If it aligns with common sense, then it's highly likely to be true.

However, this is not the only major news story revealed by SoFoot reporters.

"According to current information, France Football and FIFA may reissue the 2020 Ballon d'Or."

"The 2020 Ballon d'Or selection was cancelled ahead of schedule. However, France Football had already prepared a shortlist of 30 candidates, which was later cancelled due to 'force majeure'. FIFA is planning to restart the 2020 Ballon d'Or selection in order to make the Ballon d'Or 'more fair'."

Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) pinned post + bolded poster: Could the 2020 Ballon d'Or voting be restarted?
【? ? ? ? 】

I woke up to this thing, and I think I might not be fully awake yet.

[Wow, Infantino is really going to promote Tang Ye! I knew Messi and Ronaldo were going to fall out of favor as they got older. Those two lousy guys are no match for my King Tang.]

While I'd love to see the Ballon d'Or restarted like it was last year, that seems a bit far-fetched and impossible.

[The Qatar World Cup is coming, is Infantino starting to target the Chinese market?]

News about the 2020 Golden Globe Awards spread rapidly without being confirmed, immediately topping the search rankings on major browsers.

Many people don't watch football, but even casual observers know the significance of the Ballon d'Or, which represents the highest honor in the global football world.

GGBond already has one.

If the 2020 Globe Awards are restarted...

hiss!
This is definitely not as simple as Messi and Ronaldo falling out of favor; it could very well usher in the rise of a new era!
Reposted from social media: Tang Ye responds to the resumption of the Golden Globe Awards: Nobody knows what will happen right now, and I don't know either.

Tang Ye was telling the truth; he didn't know whether what the SoFoot reporter said was true or false.

Tang Ye only knew that the plane had arrived in Dalian.

Although it's in Northeast China, Dalian in August is actually quite hot. Tang Ye shielded his eyes from the sun with his hand and quickly ran into the house.

As Tang Ye waited in the locker room for the team bus, he noticed a poster hanging on the wall.

[China's national football team aims for a second consecutive victory in the September 7th match against Vietnam!]

"Damn, that's fast..."

Tang Ye opened a bottle of Coke and was amazed by the airport's efficiency as he drank it.

The Chinese team returned home immediately after playing the UAE, meaning that less than 20 hours have passed since the national team won the game.

"People from Northeast China are still nice; they give you face."

Tang Ye sat down to rest.

"It's not just in the Northeast; airports and high-speed rail stations, as well as subways, are available in other places as well."

Li Tie and the players gave a brief explanation.

China is characterized by a large number of state-owned enterprises. Leaving aside the problems for now, the advantages are still very obvious, especially when dealing with large-scale sporting events.

If Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport wants to engage in commercial cooperation with the Chinese national football team, the airport can submit a proposal to the Liaoning State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which can then work with state-owned enterprises in other regions to extend the cooperation to airports in other areas.

One sponsorship, yet posters of the Chinese team can be displayed in 20 airports.

No matter where you fly within China, you can see GGBond's stunning photos the moment you land!
TheScored data website: Asian Cup Qualifiers China (Home Team) vs Vietnam (Away Team) Fan Confidence Index.

Favoring the home team: 97.4%.

Favoring the away team: 1.1%.

A draw is favored: 1.5%.

TheScored is an English website, and most of its users are Europeans.

If you ask Europeans to make predictions about the Asian Cup qualifiers, then their judgments are obviously just for fun.

After all, European fans only recognize three players in total.

Tang Ye, Wu Lei, and Zhang Yuning.

Then?

Then it was gone.

Regardless of the specific situations in China and Vietnam, European fans generally believe that with two Champions League winners, Tang Ye and Zhang Yuning, China should have no problem crushing little Vietnam.

Sky Sports interviewed a Manchester United fan: "If the Chinese team can advance to the World Cup with a perfect record, I hope TY can get out of national team matches soon."

The Sun – According to online statistics, among the 12 teams participating in the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Chinese national team is the most popular team among fans (82.2% support rate), followed by South Korea (7.0% support rate) and Japan (6.85% support rate).

Judging from the approval ratings, it seems inevitable that the Chinese team will qualify for the World Cup.
The time soon came to March 9th.

With only one day left before the match between the Chinese national football team and Vietnam, the Chinese players arrived at the DL City Sports Center by bus for their warm-up practice.

Cheers from the fans rose and fell, expressing their anticipation for the national team's match the following day.

It was at this moment that a bombshell news story fell from the sky.

France Football headline: The 2020 Ballon d'Or voting is restarted.

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(End of this chapter)