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

Chapter 769: 4 wins out of 5 matches, China's best start in Asian Cup qualifiers in history (Bonus chapter, please vote!!!)
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Oman's poor performance made the match less entertaining.

However, judging from the 3-0 result, the performance of the Chinese team players was impeccable.

Especially Wu Lei.

When the round of 12 was just beginning, many fans said that Wu Lei did not show the ability that a Bundesliga player should have.

But after that match, far fewer people said that.

Their star player almost scored twice!
"xuuu!!!"

"Garbage! Garbage!"

"Fake coach!"

Ivankovic was booed by Omani fans.

Oman is currently third in Group B, and its fans are very confident that they can maintain their third place and secure a spot in the intercontinental playoffs, thus qualifying for the World Cup.

As a result, Ivan completely outplayed them in this match.

Losing is understandable, after all, both China and Japan are very strong, and today was China's home game.

But it's absurd that you don't fight back when you get hit.
"Blanco, don't you know how to attack?"

"xuuu!!"

"..."

Ivankovic was somewhat helpless and could only pretend he hadn't heard anything, walking into the tunnel on his own, followed by two Omani players.

"..."

Press conference room.

Perhaps due to his age, Ivankovic appeared remarkably calm. It seemed the score wasn't 0-3, but rather 0-0.

Having been thoroughly outmaneuvered, Ivan naturally had to admit his mistake, and he was reprimanded by reporters at the press conference.

Thankfully, Omani fans weren't allowed into the press conference room, otherwise the Croatians would probably have been subjected to even more harsh criticism.

How pitiful!
“Blanco, we know that you coached Shandong Luneng from 2009 to 2011 and won the Chinese Super League title in 2010.”

?

Ivankovic was taken aback, not understanding why the reporter was researching his Chinese Super League experience.

However, the reporter quickly provided an answer.

"Tang Ye happened to be receiving youth training at the Luneng Football School between 2009 and 2011. As far as we know, Luneng's youth players would frequently visit and train with the first team. Did you see Tang Ye at that time? Or do you remember him?"

"..."

Ivankovic squinted and asked in return.

"Hmm... Will Shandong Luneng's youth academy players come to visit the first team's training base?"

The reporter was somewhat surprised: "As far as we know, that's correct."

"..."

Ivankovic shook his head slightly: "Well, actually I don't quite remember either."

Ivan doesn't remember?

Ok.

After all, 10 years have passed. When Ivankovic coached Shandong Luneng, Tang Ye was only U13 at most.

A U13 player is indeed not worth being remembered by the first team coach.

"But I do remember that when I was with Shandong Luneng, there were a few promising youth players who were said to have the potential to play in the top five European leagues. They were playing like 13-year-olds at the age of 10. I think their names were... Zhang?"

Ivankovic seemed to be deep in thought about something.

The assistant coach next to him gently patted him and whispered, "It's TY. The youth training group was talking to you about TY back then. The one who played in the U13 team when he was 10 years old."

"..."

"Oh!"

Ivankovic realized what he had done and shook his head repeatedly: "I was wrong, sorry, that was TY."

Ok.

Ivankovic actually knew Tang Ye, but the Croatian seemed to have misremembered Tang Ye's name.

"really."

The reporter was delighted and started taking pictures again.

Knowing that Tang Ye was quite famous at Shandong Luneng, I guessed that the head coach should know him.

Although it's a low-probability event, it has indeed happened so far.

"Blanco, if you could go back 10 years, what would you do?"

The reporter smiled.

Here comes the thing that Chinese people love most.

Rebirth!

And it must be a rebirth with memories intact!
"This……"

The topic of rebirth is indeed difficult for the elderly.

"As far as I remember, TY performed exceptionally well back then. I recall he played as a defensive midfielder."

"Cough cough!"

The assistant coach next to him reminded him: "It's not the same person. TY has always played as an attacking midfielder, he has never played as a defensive midfielder."

"Oh, sorry."

I made a mistake again.

It seems that Ivankovic is not a good candidate for rebirth, because he can't remember what happened a few years ago. Even if he were reborn, he probably wouldn't achieve much!

"Well... if you asked me to go back 10 years, there's really not much I could do. Even if I knew that TY would win the Ballon d'Or and have a market value of 3 million euros, he was only a teenager at the time and couldn't play in the Chinese Super League."

Click, click, click!

As Ivankovic said.

Even if he were reborn with his memories intact, this Croatian is still in a very passive position.

You will meet Tang Ye, but not too early.

You need to time it perfectly.

Around the age of 16 to 18.

If you encounter Tang Ye at this stage, you must take off from here.

However, if you want to meet Tang Ye during these three golden years, you must have the luck of a protagonist!

Therefore, luck has always been a very important factor in human history.

You can't be born too early, and you can't be born too late.

You have to be born at the perfect time so that you can meet the right person who can help you when you need it.

Right, Eric?

……

《体坛周报》头版头条——5轮4胜1平总积13分，中国男足创队史亚预赛12强最佳开局！

2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round Group B Standings (as of Round 5):

1. Japan, 13 points.

2. China, 13 points.

3. Oman, 6 points.

4. Saudi Arabia, 5 points.

5. UAE, 3 points.

6. Vietnam, 2 points.

Speaking of this Asian Cup qualifier, Japan's performance has been truly outstanding. Apart from the first two matches which were somewhat close, they consistently delivered performances above 90 points. This excellent performance allowed them to maintain their lead over China, the former Asian Cup champion, after the fifth round.

Of course, Japan's lead was not large, and the gap with China was only one goal difference, which meant they were in a precarious position where they could easily be overtaken if they weren't careful.

Leaving aside the battle for the top spot between China and Japan, let's analyze the points gap between the top two and third place teams.

13 points and 6 points, a difference of 7 points.

If China can maintain this winning percentage, and remain undefeated until the next match against Japan, then the Chinese team will have a very high probability of securing a World Cup ticket ahead of schedule!

Tang Ye: I don't want to reveal the Ballon d'Or voting choices in advance, but I will vote for the player I think is the most suitable.

Sky Sports commentator Jason: The 2022 Qatar World Cup will be China's third appearance in the World Cup this century, and they will achieve their best result in history at the Qatar World Cup.

Ten Hag: Eskreva is a qualified coach, that's for sure; but as for whether he's a qualified human being, I can't say.

Ten Hag's comments about Eskriwa have sparked discussion among fans.

The two coaches are now caught in a bizarre cycle: when Eskriva is about to stop mocking Ten Hag, he will be mocked by Ten Hag; and when Ten Hag is about to stop mocking Eskriva, he will be mocked by the latter.

Both of these guys are the kind of people who refuse to submit to each other.

The vicious cycle has already begun, making it extremely difficult to end this debate.

"..."

"I don't know what to say."

In the hotel, Eskeriva looked at the news on his phone screen, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"what happened?"

Marty leaned his head closer.

Upon discovering that the news was related to Ten Hach, Marty quickly adopted a matter-of-fact expression.

"What kind of expression is that?" "...Um, Ferran, I don't know how to explain it to you. It should be a fairly normal expression."

"No, no, this isn't normal."

Eskeriva waved his hand: "What are you thinking? You think what I did was wrong, right?"

No! I will always stand by your side!

Marty showed his loyalty to Escriva: "Well, I just think it's perfectly normal for you to be angry if it were Ten Hach."

"..."

Escriva was speechless at Matti's answer.

"Then you should know that it's definitely wrong of him to say that about me."

"What's wrong with me as a person? The problem is with him, not me!"

As he spoke, Escriva gradually became excited, and his loud voice attracted the attention of some national football players nearby.

"calm!"

Marty whispered, "Today is a celebration party, not a place for you to swear!"

“Criticizing Ten Hach is actually part of the celebration.”

Eskrima displayed an indifferent attitude: "Teng Hag prevented Tom from coming back faster, so he is the enemy of the Chinese team. You know, the opposite side, we are not on the same side as Ten Hag, he is on the opposite side of us, so he should be targeted by us."

"..."

Ok.

Upon discovering that Escriva had fallen into evil ways, Marty had no choice but to give up trying to persuade him.

The good news is that the two are now coaching clubs and national teams respectively, so they will not have the opportunity to meet again, and therefore there will be no further conflict.

Matti looked at Escribá, the Spanish coach staring at the news on the screen, his teeth clenched tightly together.

Hmm... there shouldn't be any more conflicts... right?
"Marty!"

Tang Ye rushed over, holding a large bottle of wine. He first poured a glass for Matti, and then filled a glass for Eskeriva as well.

"Stop looking at your phone, Mr. Ferran! Looking at your phone is bad for your eyes!"

"Hey! Are you my parents? Why are you raising me like this?"

Eskeriva put down his phone and raised both hands: "I should be the one educating you! Don't get it wrong!"

"Ha ha!"

"coming!"

Tang Ye took out a wine glass and clinked it hard against the glasses of the two coaches.

Wow!!!

"Vamos!!"

"Ha ha!"

Gulu gulu!

After drinking it all in one gulp, Tang Ye's cheeks were now a little red.

Tang Ye isn't actually a big drinker, but he's been drinking a lot during his years playing football in Europe, so he's now considered a fairly heavy drinker.

"We're going to Guangzhou tomorrow to play Saudi Arabia!"

Tang Ye shouted.

"What the hell is Saudi Arabia and the UAE?!"

When his teammate corrected him, Tang Ye shook his head: "They're all the same. They're all wearing headscarves anyway. I don't think they're any different. And Qatar too, Qatar is the same."

"As long as we win, that's all that matters. If we win the next game, we'll have five wins, and six games in total, five wins!"

"Cough cough!"

Slightly choking, Tang Ye drank a few sips of water, found a seat, and started playing on his phone.

Eskeriva stood up from his seat.

"You should say a few words."

Marty suggested.

"Well, why?"

"Of course the head coach should give a speech after winning the game. Now is the best time to boost morale, don't you think? The UAE is much tougher to play than Oman, so we need to be well prepared."

Before Eskeriva could refuse, Matti handed him the microphone.

"This……"

"Ok."

The players on the field had good eyesight and gradually quieted down.

Eskeriva brought the microphone to his lips, ready to speak, only to find that Tang Ye, who had just been sitting in his seat, had suddenly disappeared, leaving only a cell phone on the table.

"Hmm, where did he go?"

Eskeriva looked at Wu Lei.

"Going to the bathroom."

"He didn't bring his phone, so it must be a young man; he'll be back soon..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Ye's phone on the table suddenly rang.

Just then, Eskeriva walked to the table and saw the English note displayed on his phone.

【Sir Erik】
"..."

"Um, I'll hang up for Tom."

After Marty finished speaking, he reached for the phone on the table, but he couldn't grab it from Escriva.

"Hey, there's no need."

At this point, Marty realized what was about to happen.

Under the watchful eye of the Chinese team's assistant coach, Escriva answered the phone.

"Tom, you'll be back in 5 days..."

"No, stop!"

Eskeriva interrupted Tenhach, who was speaking.

Ten Hach on the other end of the phone was visibly taken aback: "Ferland? Hmm, why? Why were you the one who answered the phone?"

"Don't ask why I answered the phone. Eric, I think you should ask yourself why you called at this time?"

"Our national team's match has just ended, what do you want by calling at this time?"

"Tell Tom to go back quickly? Oh, is that so?"

"..."

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely heated, and the Chinese players who understood English were too afraid to speak.

As for the other Chinese players who couldn't understand Chinese, they chose to remain silent when their teammates didn't speak.

"what's the situation?"

Shh, don't make a sound!

Marty tried to grab the phone again, but his second attempt failed, and he eventually had to give up.

"Eric, why aren't you saying anything? Is it because I guessed what you were planning to do?"

"So you think I called to get Tom back to Manchester United as soon as possible, is that how you see me, Phelan? In your eyes, I'm just a selfish little man?"

"That's how I see you? Didn't you see me that way first? What did you say in the interview that you didn't comment on my character? So what kind of person do you think I am?"

Because the hands-free mode wasn't on, nearby players could only hear Eskriva's voice.

It must be said that Eskeriva's voice was really loud after he was under the influence of alcohol.

"Yes, I won't comment on your character. I did say that, but did I insult you? I don't think I meant to insult you in that statement, did I? Don't you think your problem is bigger? I didn't do anything, and you answered Tom's call and accused me of wanting to send Tom back to Manchester United early? Did I say anything like that?"

"Isn't this exactly what you've been thinking?"

“What I think? How can you be sure that this is what I think? Ferran, I know you have a problem with me, but if you insist on doing this, then there’s nothing I can say. I have a clear conscience.”

"Fuck your mother!"

"..."

The scene became even quieter.

Not all Chinese national football players speak English, but all players can understand the meaning of "fuck your mother" 100%.

"Ferland?? What else do you want to say? Are you out of your mind?"

"The problem is with you, Eric, you idiot! I told you, this is a national team match, don't call Tom! Or I'll fly to England right now and beat you up!"

Ten Hach was completely dumbfounded: "Shit... Can't you calm down? Do you really want me to yell at you?"

"Haven't you realized there are problems with your coaching of the Chinese team? Are you sure the Chinese team can achieve good results in the World Cup if they continue playing like this?"

"Stop yelling! Mother fucker!"

"Fuck off!"

After saying that, Eskeriva threw his phone away.

Just then, Tang Ye returned, pointed at the broken iPhone in front of him, and blew a small white bubble with his chewing gum.

"..."

Boo!
The tiny bubbles burst open.

"This... looks like my phone?"

……

(End of this chapter)