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

Chapter 759 Osako Yuya bows

"Wow!!!!"

This marked the second goal of the match.

Yuya Osako, the forward from the Japanese team!

Amidst the screams of the fans, Yuya Osako made a sliding knee motion on the field, and Sei Muroya and Wataru Endo ran over and jumped on him.

"Nippon!!!"

"Nippon!!!"

Japanese fans are definitely the most excited right now.

To be honest, most Japanese fans never expected their team to take a two-goal lead over China in the first half.

Their opponents are the 2019 Asian Cup champions!
"Wow!!!!"

Yuya Osako clenched his right fist and pounded his chest, seemingly emphasizing to the fans that he was the one who scored the goal.

The substitutes also came over to celebrate, and Hajime Moriyasu kept clapping.

After the celebration, Yuya Osako led his players back to their own half of the field.

Along the way, he encountered Tang Ye, who was also walking towards his position. Suddenly, Yuya Osako thought of something and quickly ran towards Tang Ye in front of the fans.

Ok?
Tang Ye frowned, not understanding what Osako Yuya meant.

"Tang Jun!"

After finishing his speech, Yuya Osako bowed 90 degrees to Tang Ye in front of tens of millions of fans.

"Oh!!!"

The cameras focused on Tang Ye, whose face immediately darkened.

"The Japanese team..."

The commentators didn't dare to speak.

Because they never expected that Yuya Osako would be so bold as to make such a mocking celebration.

[What the hell are these idiots trying to do?]

[Incredible! So arrogant! Dare to go to the Premier League and have a chat with me, King Tang?]

Who says Japanese people are modest? Tell me this is modesty!

[The Japanese have gotten carried away, huh? They can't accept losing an Asian Cup, can they?]

Yuya Osako's mockery of Tang Ye angered countless Chinese fans watching the live broadcast.

Some fans pointed out in the comments section that Yuya Osako did this to get revenge for the Asian Cup two years ago.

Regardless of whether the animosity from the Asian Cup has persisted to this point, Yuya Osako's act of bowing was absolutely wrong.

Bowing after scoring a goal is no different from kicking Tang Ye in the face.

"Yongya!"

Yoshida Maya shouted to Osako Yuya.

Before Osako Yuya could return on his own, Shibasaki Gaku went over and grabbed him, saying, "You were being a bit too impulsive."

"..."

Yuya Osako walked back to his own half of the court and remained silent for a long time.

He seemed to realize that he had been a bit too impulsive.

But since the action has already been taken, he needs to bear the potential controversy it may cause.

"Weren't their celebrations against the rules?"

Feng Xiaoting appealed to the referee, arguing that Yuya Osako's celebration was too provocative and hoping the referee would issue a yellow card.

Now it's the referee's turn to be embarrassed.

He had never encountered this situation before.

Bowing is a sign of respect in Japan, but bowing to your opponent after scoring a goal...

This ruling is far too subjective, putting the referee in a difficult position.

In the end, they didn't give it to them; they just reminded the Japanese players.

"xuuu!!!"

"Referee, what are you doing?!"

"referee!!"

Eskreva also wanted to complain to the referee, but he already had a yellow card, so he was firmly kept on the bench by Martí: "Calm down, Ferran, calm down!"

"The second half is crucial! We'll wait for the adjustments in the second half!"

"do not do that!"

"……Depend on!"

The director knew exactly what the fans wanted to see, so he first gave a shot of Yuya Osako and Takehiro Tomiyasu, and then gave a long focus on Tang Ye.

Tang Ye frowned, glanced in the direction where Osako Yuya had left with a stern face, then turned his head back and talked to his teammates.

Tang Ye rarely hides his emotions, meaning you can directly analyze his inner thoughts from his expressions.

Well, a little observation will tell you that Tang Ye is furious.

As the first half drew to a close, Hajime Moriyasu directed the Japanese team to make adjustments, shifting their focus from offense to defense.

Although the Chinese team sped up their attack after falling behind by two goals, they were unable to find any good opportunities due to Moriyasu's adjustment.

Look at Eskeriva.

The Chinese team certainly needs to make adjustments, but they are different from Japan. They need to make large-scale adjustments, which cannot be done on short notice like Japan.

"Hmm... What the Chinese team needs to do now is to drag out the first half."

"..."

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

……

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: China trails Japan 0-2 at halftime. Kyogo Furuhashi scores, and Yuya Osako extends the lead with a controversial celebration. (182388 comments)

With 18 comments in just 5 minutes, you can imagine how chaotic the battle report section is right now.

The clip of Yuya Osako bowing to Tang Ye has been turned into a GIF by fans.

The comments section was filled with insults, and unsurprisingly, this was probably the most severe mockery Tang Ye had ever experienced in his career.

"Are you OK?"

The Chinese players were cautiously observing Tang Ye's situation, the pressure almost unbearable.

The scene of Tang Ye's outburst during the World Cup match against Germany in Russia is still fresh in the minds of many Chinese national football players.

"Actually, I think... like this, actually..."

Zhang Yuning didn't know what to say, but fortunately Tang Ye waved first, signaling his teammates not to talk about this: "It's okay, it's okay, let's go in first."

"..."

Back in the locker room, the atmosphere remained very tense. The Chinese national team players would occasionally glance in Tang Ye's direction, trying to gauge the current mood of their captain.

"Don't let that affect you too much. We can make up for it in the second half."

Li Tie suddenly spoke up, and the Chinese team players all expressed their support.

"No, that's not the point!"

Tang Ye shrugged: "You've been talking about this ever since you entered the passage. This isn't the point at all. Don't let this distract you, okay?"

"Let him bow if he wants, I don't care. The important thing is the second half of the game."

Tang Ye held up two fingers of his right hand: "We're behind in the score now, and we're down by two goals!"

"Can you focus on the game?"

"..."

The locker room was quiet, and Li Tie, who had been standing, silently sat back down.

"Also, you guys keep saying their attack is strong, but I don't know where that strength lies. Just play like normal, what's so strong about them? And we get flustered as soon as they pass the ball, how are we supposed to play, with our heads?"

"I said if you can't find an opportunity, try to get the ball to me, but you guys still pass the ball to me even when you clearly have an opportunity, and it's always a back pass."

"Wait, why are we keeping passing the ball back? Aren't we going to attack?"

“Our strength is in attack, but we spent the entire first half on defense. It was all defense and more defense, so how was I supposed to play? I had no sense of participation at all. If I wanted to score, I had to create opportunities myself. And my goal was even disallowed!”

"..."

Tang Ye leaned against the cabinet behind him; no one spoke in the locker room.

This lasted for more than 10 seconds.

Knowing that halftime was running out, Escriva coughed twice here.

"Hmm... I think you should definitely consider Tom's suggestion. Some of our players are playing too timidly. You can learn from Wei; at least he dares to make moves. If our attacking players don't even dare to make moves, how can we come back from a deficit?"

The game was very stressful, but Escriva was able to maintain his composure in the locker room.

"So what I need you to do now is stop thinking about the first half and start the second half from scratch."

"It's okay, just treat today's game as if it has just begun."

Escrivan continued drawing on the whiteboard with his pen: "We'll play 4-4-2 in the second half."

The players, who had previously remained silent, all looked up. "Don't be surprised, we have to do this, only then will we have a chance."

Eskeriva shared his thoughts.

To counter Japan's defensive pressure, the Chinese national team players must increase the number of their midfielders.

"But then we'd only have two strikers."

Tang Ye suddenly said.

His tone was much calmer than before, and it seemed that he had calmed down a bit.

"It doesn't matter."

Escriva spread his fingers and said, "The number of strikers is never the key point; the key point is the counter-attacking opportunities. As long as we can launch good counter-attacks, two strikers are not a problem."

"I will take responsibility for our adjustments."

Eskreva added a sentence that greatly boosted the confidence of the national team players.

clap clap clap! !

"Let's go, let's go, keep going!"

"Fuck, it's done!"

The locker room door was pushed open, and the Chinese team players, having adjusted their mindset, ran out one after another.

Be bolder!

Tang Ye clapped his hands: "Go for it! It's okay, we're already way behind!"

……

"Tang Sang".

In the players' tunnel, Yuya Osako walked towards Tang Ye with a nervous expression.

It must have been something his teammates said to him in the locker room during halftime that made Yuya Osako realize his mistake and decide to apologize to Tang Ye.

With a 60-degree bow, Yuya Osako extended his right hand.

"I didn't think things through in the first half, I'm really sorry."

Tang Ye glanced at him, but instead of speaking to Yuya Osako, he took the initiative to chat with Wang Shenchao next to him: "You still need to come up more often. Our main task now is to find opportunities to attack."

"Yeah, no problem."

Wang Shenchao realized what was happening and took a step forward to block Osako Yuya from Tang Ye's view, preventing the two from continuing their face-to-face conversation.

"..."

Yuya Osako turned to look at his teammates. Maya Yoshida and Takehiro Tomiyasu exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

Yuya Osako's impulsive behavior after scoring a goal completely ruined his relationship with the Chinese team captain.

It's unclear whether this matter can be resolved.

All the Japanese team can do now is focus on the second half of the game.

Now that the relationship has soured, it would be a huge loss not to win the game!

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"The Chinese team made a substitution in the second half, with Jin Jingdao replacing Wu Lei."

"This substitution... Hmm, Escriva is going to play a 4-4-2!"

The commentator reacted quickly and immediately guessed what Eskeriva wanted to do.

Then the problem is coming.

Having only coached the Chinese team for less than three months, with even less actual coaching time, can Escriva successfully pull out a second formation?

"Go Tang Ye!"

"Go for it, kill those bastards!"

The Chinese football fans at the scene also started to get anxious.

Moriyasu Hajime reacted quickly.

Upon noticing that the Chinese team wanted to change their formation, he immediately instructed the players on the field to make adjustments.

"The Japanese team seems to be deciding to further reduce their offensive intensity..."

"Yes, because they are currently leading by two goals. And the Chinese team has changed their formation, so Japan probably wants to observe the Chinese team's strategy and then make changes accordingly."

Shibasaki Gaku moved closer, and Tang Ye seized the opportunity, successfully nutmegging Shibasaki Gaku with a push shot.

The next second, he was pulled down by Gaku Shibasaki.

Yellow Card: Shibasaki-dake.

The Japanese team received their first yellow card of the match, and the Chinese national team began to consider set-piece attacks.

Tang Ye and Zhang Xizhe stood together.

Tang Ye ran out first.

Snapped!
A low through ball was delivered, the ball grazed the grass, rolled under the leaping Takehiro Tomiyasu, and perfectly entered the penalty area.

Zhang Yuning.

boom!
He took a shot, but it grazed the post by about half a meter.

"Oh!!!"

"Depend on!!"

"Come on!"

"..."

Tang Ye raised his right hand as high as possible and gave Zhang Yuning a thumbs up: "That's it, that's it, it's okay!"

"Be bold, find an opportunity to attack directly!"

The game continues.

The away team's stands became increasingly agitated, and Tang Ye on the field also increased the pace of the game.

Let alone Chinese football players, many Japanese players who play in the top five European leagues can't keep up with Tang Ye's current pace.

Eskeriva paced back and forth.

The Spaniards are extremely nervous right now.

The changes the Chinese team has made so far are all instructions given to them by him during halftime.

This approach can indeed significantly increase the goal-scoring rate, but the risks involved are also substantial.

Between 55 and 60 minutes, Tang Ye slowed down the pace a bit.

In the 62nd minute, Tang Ye made a tackle on the baseline with Wang Shenchao, and after glancing up, he immediately launched a long pass.

Wow!!!

From God's perspective, Tang Ye's long pass was very high.

Not only did it cross the center circle, it even went directly past the Japanese team's midfield and backfield defense.

!!!

This was a golden opportunity for Zhang Yuning, who had anticipated Tang Ye's intentions and had already begun to make his move.

Snapped!
The ball hit the grass.

Zhang Yuning and Yoshida Maya bumped into each other.

Withstand the pressure from the defenders.

With a feint, Zhang Yuning evaded the defender and gained possession of the ball.

They accelerated again and moved towards the goal.

Zhang Yuning's actions gave the Japanese players the opportunity to revisit the team.

With Takehiro Tomiyasu and Wataru Endo gradually arriving, this can no longer be considered a one-on-one opportunity.

However, Zhang Yuning made a very smart choice; he noticed a small flaw in Gonda Shuichi's plan.

Bet!

boom!
A shot was taken from the edge of the penalty area, startling Takehiro Tomiyasu, who was positioned alongside him.

Zhang Yuning's shot rose high into the air and went between Gonda Shuichi's arm and thigh.

Finally, the ball enters the net.

"The ball went in!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Zhang Yuning!"

"My God! Zhang Yuning scored!"

"1:2!"

"There's absolutely nothing wrong with that shot!"

"That was absolutely not offside! Yes, I saw it very clearly!! There was no offside!"

……

(End of this chapter)