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

Chapter 764 Do you need to score in every game to be satisfied?
Considering they were playing at home, Manchester United tried to dominate their opponents from the start, hoping to give Liverpool a tough time.

Liverpool take their defense very seriously, but that doesn't mean they can easily handle Manchester United's attack.

Rashford made a long run down the wing.

One-on-one against Arnold!
After a quick adjustment, Rashford didn't try to force his way past his opponent, but instead passed the ball to Luke Shaw, who was running towards the baseline.

Wow!!!

"come on! Come on!"

“Shaw!! (肖)”

Conat wanted to go out and deal with Luke Shaw, but Alisson called him back.

Because Manchester United are ready to pass the ball!

Snapped!
The cross is delivered, and Luke Shaw's target is Ronaldo in the middle!
"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"Head!"

boom!
Cristiano Ronaldo's powerful header was successfully blocked by Alisson.

"Pretty!"

Robertson and Wan-Bissaka battled for the ball's trajectory.

Wan-Bissaka got the ball first, but Robertson snatched it away.

!

Wan-Bissaka is certainly not a slacker; he immediately counter-pressed and kicked the ball out of bounds.

Liverpool's throw-in!
"Go back, go back!"

Ronaldo gave a simple instruction and then moved towards the wing.

Liverpool throw-in!
Van Dijk controlled the ball, Robertson ran over and launched a long pass.

"Oh!"

Liverpool went to great lengths to bypass Manchester United's midfield defense.

It seemed a bit crude, but the effect was indeed quite obvious.

Salah!
He controlled the ball with his thigh, passed it to his calf, and then hit it on the grass, making a Messi-esque control move.

"Wow! Beautiful!"

"They're very fast; Manchester United needs to be careful."

"Firmino wants the ball. Salah... no rush, he chooses to take it himself first."

Salah demonstrated his excellent match experience at this point.

Before Luke Shaw returns, put pressure on De Ligt.

The Dutchman wasn't particularly fast to begin with, and Salah easily evaded him with a series of agile changes of direction.

Oh!!!

The situation got even worse.

clap clap!

Salah regained possession after combining with Firmino.

Snapped!
A shot was taken.

"De Gea!"

"Beautiful! De Gea!"

"Haha, Guanyin sitting on a lotus!"

De Gea helped the team with his signature goalkeeping moves!

“Beep beep beep!!!”

"Wow!!!!"

Klopp's facial muscles were tense, and his gleaming teeth could be clearly seen in the shot: "Damn!"

"Be careful!"

De Gea yelled at De Ligt, "Keep your distance! You're putting us in danger!"

"Don't get picked off alone!"

Faced with the lecture from the Manchester United veteran, De Ligt kept his lips tightly shut and dared not utter a word.

"Just be careful."

Varane also emphasized this to De Ligt.

"hiss……"

Tang Ye and Rodri exchanged a glance, both feeling immense pressure.

"Liverpool is just preparing to defeat Manchester United using the counter-attacking style that Manchester United excels at..."

This is how it is with teams in the top five European leagues: as soon as one team finds a tactic that can dethrone the league leader, countless other teams will immediately follow suit.

but……

Liverpool's tactics actually have some problems.

The first step in a defensive counter-attack is defense.

Whether Liverpool's defense can perfectly counter Manchester United's attack is a question worth discussing.

Snapped!
A long, low through ball was played, making a slight bend behind Robertson before naturally reaching Dembele's feet.

"Pretty!"

It was a stunning through ball, but when you see that the passer is Manchester United's number 10, GGBond, everything seems perfectly natural.

Dembele moved forward and easily caught the ball with a stretched leg.

The opportunity is here!

"come on! Come on!"

"Ottoman!"

Quickly closing in on the byline, the Manchester United striker delivered his cross before Robertson could get into position to mark him.

Snapped!
Pass the ball to the middle!

This is an inverted triangle!
Cristiano Ronaldo quickly made a run into the penalty area, drawing the defense away from him.

Tang Ye, who was in the middle lane, also moved forward at this time.

"Um……"

Feeling that the position was not bad, Tang Ye reflexively raised his right leg.

Snapped!
"What the fuck!"

As the English commentator shouted out, Tang Ye unleashed a stunning alley-oop with the outside of his foot.

Alisson!
Jump up!
Alisson's reaction was actually quite quick.

Unfortunately, he was still unable to save Tang Ye's shot.

“GOOO—AAAA—LLLL!!!!
"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"Great! Haha!"

"That was a world-class goal!"

The shot was almost perfect, and the fans who were already standing in the stands jumped up.

Without any hesitation, Tang Ye decisively ran towards the stands.

"Roar--!!!!"

boom!
Tang Ye and Ten Hah collided.

Tang Ye nearly knocked Ten Hag to the ground, and quickly helped the coach up.

"Nice! Nice!"

"Ha ha!"

Dongqiudi live match report: In the 18th minute of the first half, Tang Ye scored an incredible outside-of-the-foot volley, giving Manchester United a 1-0 lead over Liverpool.

【? ? ? ? 】

【ox】

[Seriously, if you really want to deal with Liverpool, you still have to let Tang, the King of Football, handle it.]

【God!】

Alisson was dumbfounded, haha!

Modric's outside-of-the-foot wonder goal in the 18 World Cup remains unforgettable, and he was even once considered the player with the best outside-of-the-foot alley-oop technique in history.

But since Tang Ye scored today, his number of goals from long-range volleys with the outside of his foot has surpassed Modric's.

"Vamos!"

Rodri shouted and pulled Tang Ye into his arms.

"TangYe!"

"TangYe!"

“Bravo Tom!”

"..."

Because of the first goal conceded, Liverpool players on the field were quickly mocked, and a large number of Manchester United fans even sang "You will never walk alone" in an attempt to annoy their opponents.

"..."

The atmosphere in the five live stream rooms was slightly awkward.

At the start of the match, Zhan Jun stated that there was no significant difference in skill level between Liverpool and Manchester United.

But now, at least based on the situation in the 20th minute, what Zhan Jun said was largely wrong.

"Hmm... If Liverpool wants to equalize now, I think they should create more chances through set pieces, because that's how they can directly threaten Manchester United's goal."

"Or if Liverpool is confident in breaking down Manchester United's midfield defense, then I think that could also be a plan."

Manchester United's €5 million+ midfield and defense are certainly formidable, but everyone makes mistakes.

What the commentator said is exactly what Klopp is thinking right now.

Alisson's long pass reached the backfield, where Henderson chested the ball down and passed it to Jota.

Jota, pull him to the left!
After the Manchester United defenders caught up, Jota suddenly cut inside, giving possession to Milner in the middle.

Milner and Firmino combined again, and finally the ball fell to Salah.

Rodri and De Jong couldn't do anything throughout the entire process.

Manchester United's two defensive midfielders were being walked by dogs!
Salah encountered a defender ahead and, as expected, passed the ball back to Keita.

A one-two pass was executed, Salah regained possession, and decisively launched an attack on the Manchester United penalty area.

Snapped!
The shot was taken, just inside the right post.

As the team's last line of defense, De Gea was powerless to stop them.

"Pretty!"

"The ball is in!"

"1:1"

Liverpool's ability to rank 3rd in the Premier League certainly demonstrates their strength.

Manchester United were too relaxed!

Tang Ye and Rodri looked at each other in bewilderment.

"You should have come back."

Rhodes sighed. "There's no time left. You guys at least need to defend against the first wave."

"Ok."

Rodri shook his head.

The time has reached the 30nd minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo receives the ball on the left wing, performs a stepover in place, and waits for his teammates to receive the pass.

Seeing Tang Ye come up, Ronaldo passed the ball to his teammate.

Right in front of me is Van Dijk.

Tang Ye jumped up.

Snapped!
He kicked the ball away.

Possession is back at Ronaldo's feet!
After adjusting his position slightly, Ronaldo took a direct shot.

boom!
A shot hit Konaté's hand.

Hey!

“Beep beep beep!!!”

A free kick opportunity!
He was about to kick the ball to Tang Ye when the latter stretched out his left foot, and the ball bounced off his foot and naturally into his hand.

Turn around and observe the area where the referee is about to draw the line.

Well, to be honest, it is indeed a good location.

Curve shots and elevator shots are both good choices.

"Give me the ball."

Cristiano Ronaldo walked over and asked Tang Ye for the free kick opportunity.

As I said before, since he's definitely not going to get a penalty, Ronaldo will have to try to get other opportunities that are in his favor.

"no."

Tang Ye took a step back, his attitude resolute.

"You've scored a goal."

"But this has little to do with whether or not a goal was scored."

"You should let me try."

Cristiano Ronaldo shrugs.

"..."

call……

Tang Ye let out a long breath.

Think about it carefully.

Fans watching the television broadcast naturally noticed the two people having a discussion.

I have no idea what those two guys are talking about.

However, judging from their body language, it seems that there was a minor dispute between Manchester United's number 10 and number 7.

Tang Ye hesitated for a while, but finally passed the ball out.

Manchester United opted to give the free kick to Ronaldo!
"Beep!"

boom!
Cristiano Ronaldo decisively chose to shoot directly, but the ball struck Konaté.

"Someone!"

De Jong called out and quickly ran up.

With his knee bent, De Jong headed the ball back into the penalty area.

Rodri!
boom!
The second header was delivered; the ball hit the grass, bounced, and went into the net.

The ball went in!
"GOOO-AAAA-LLLL!!!!"

"2:1!"

Despite being tied earlier, Manchester United's players have not lost their ability.

We've regained the lead!

Rhodes slides on his knees, three stripes paying homage to Tang Ye.

"Bow! Bow!"

Dembele reminded him.

"Fuck you!"

"Ha ha!"

Unfortunately, Tang Ye did not agree with Dembele's suggestion.

Wow!!!

"Rodri! Rodri!"

Cristiano Ronaldo rushed over and gently patted Rodri on the back.

3 minute later.

Inside the restricted area.

Salah extended his right foot to control the ball.

Draw it directly!
duang!

Salah's shot hit the crossbar, bounced, and went into the net.

The ball went in!
2: 2!

"Fuck!"

De Gea, sitting on the goal line, once again expressed his bewilderment at Varane and De Ligt's defense: "Why are you focusing on Salah instead of that number 8?"

"You should have forced them to rob us."

Rodri gave Ronaldo his advice: "We need to play at a fast pace, and press hard in both attack and defense."

From taking a one-goal lead to conceding an equalizer, the pressure on Manchester United players suddenly increased.

So overall, Manchester United has a certain advantage, but you can't deny that Liverpool has a chance.

Losing the Manchester derby at home would be absolutely unacceptable for Manchester United players!

Soon after the score was tied at 2-2, Manchester United launched a strong attack on Liverpool.

Luke Shaw rushed to the byline and received a through pass from Tang Ye.

"Pretty!"

"Luke Shaw!"

“We said that Arnold’s defensive ability is not good, so this could be an opportunity for Manchester United.”

With a subtle adjustment, Luke Shaw flicks the ball!
The plan was to change direction, but due to Arnold's mistake, Luke Shaw directly nutmegged the Liverpool full-back.

Approaching the restricted area!

Feeling the energy build, Luke Shaw prepared to make another show of skill, only to collide with Konaté who rushed out from behind.

boom!
They both fell to the ground.

"oh my god!"

Something seems off.

"Doctor, doctor!"

Tang Ye saw it clearly: Konaté's knee had collided with Luke Shaw's knee, which could be a very serious injury.

"Beep beep beep!!!!"

Fuck Liverpool!

"xuuu!!!!"

"Foul! Free kick! Free kick!"

"..."

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

Dongqiudi Halftime Report: Tang Ye's incredible outside-of-the-foot world-class goal, Rodri's header, Salah's brace, Manchester United and Liverpool tied 2-2 at halftime in the Merseyside derby, Luke Shaw substituted due to injury.

On the pitch, the Manchester United players walking towards the tunnel all lowered their heads, their frustration and anger intertwined.

A 2-2 draw is perfectly acceptable, as Manchester United still holds a clear advantage and widening the score gap in the second half should not be a problem.

What's heartbreaking is Luke Shaw's injury.

The teammates know each other very well, and the Manchester United players know that Luke Shaw is a relatively fragile player, and each injury could mean missing several games.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal."

Tang Ye shook his head and talked to his teammates.

"Actually, we could have taken the lead in the first half, but we needed better passing. We could have just passed the ball directly to the middle and found my combination play."

Cristiano Ronaldo was clearly not happy either, and offered his own suggestions.

"No, we can't pass the ball directly. Van Dijk and Konaté's aerial defense is the biggest problem!"

Tang Ye immediately refuted Ronaldo's suggestion, saying he didn't think that constantly crossing the ball was the way to break the deadlock.

The Manchester United midfielder quickly gestured: "What we need is pressing, to keep them under pressure. Crossing is never the solution!"

"..."

Cristiano Ronaldo's tactical philosophy and Tang Ye's game strategy seem to have a clear conflict.

"Okay, I know you like high pressing, but how do you know it won't work if you've never even tried crossing?"

"Didn't you mainly play crosses when you were at Dortmund?"

"No! Dortmund is Dortmund, and Manchester United is Manchester United!"

Tang Ye and Ronaldo talked the whole way, while Rodri stood in the middle.

Rhodes's intentions were good; he wanted to stop the two from arguing further. However, when Tang Ye saw Rhodes, he remembered something new.

“You keep asking me for free kicks, Cristiano. It’s not that I’m unwilling to give them to you, but it depends on the situation, okay? If it’s a spot I’m good at, then you should let me take it.”

"You keep telling me that, but then you prove you're good at every position. What am I supposed to do?"

Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged: "I can take direct free kicks, but I can't take any here."

Push the door open and go in.

Manchester United players are under immense pressure right now; just listening to Tang Ye and Ronaldo talk makes you feel like you're suffocating.

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you kick it. I gave you a free kick when we played Sevilla before."

"and."

Tang Ye glanced at Rodri, then looked at Ronaldo: "When Rodri scored in the first half, you didn't celebrate immediately, did you? Why didn't you celebrate immediately?"

"Because you weren't the one who scored the goal?"

"I don't know what you're thinking. Do you have to score in every game to satisfy you?"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Rhodes walked up to Tang Ye: "He celebrated, you just didn't notice at first."

Whether Ronaldo celebrated immediately or not, Rodri doesn't know.

But Rodri knew that if Tang Ye and Ronaldo continued to argue, some of the younger players in the Manchester United dressing room would be suffocating.

……

(End of this chapter)