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

Chapter 776 Tang Ye's hat-trick of assists and the gradual awakening of Manchester United's crown prince
The starting lineup was introduced at the beginning of the game and everything was fine, but less than 10 minutes into the game, it started snowing, and it was snowing quite heavily.

It's supposed to be the English Premier League, but it feels like a Bundesliga snowball fight.

"We can see that it has started snowing here."

"Yes, this will bring some uncertainty to the scene."

Logically speaking, playing in the rain or snow should be advantageous for Manchester United, who play a defensive counter-attacking style.

But starting this season, things are a little different.

Manchester United's squad advantage is simply too obvious; they practically dominate all other teams in the league.

When the advantage is significant enough, any unexpected factor will be more advantageous to the weaker party!

Arteta, you're right!
Snapped!
Bruno Fernandes unleashed a shot from the left wing, and possession fell to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Wow!!!

"What the fuck!"

Arteta clutched his head.

Look at Manchester United's moves!

When Ronaldo received the ball in the central attacking third, he performed very steadily.

No rush, control the ball well and observe it briefly.

Elneny moved closer, and Ronaldo and the Arsenal defenders immediately engaged in a physical confrontation.

boom!
Although he is getting on in years, it is clear that Cristiano Ronaldo does not have any obvious problems with physical confrontation.

Pass it back to De Jong!
De Jong is in Dembele's hands!
Dembele dribbles towards the byline as soon as he gets the ball.

Ready to take on Tavares one-on-one!

Rhythm changes...

Snapped!
The cross was delivered in a triangular pattern.

Through Ronaldo's orchestration in the middle, Manchester United successfully allowed Tang Ye to gain possession of the ball in the center.

"Oh!!!"

Something is going to happen!

Unexpectedly, the defensive measures against Tang Ye were resolved so quickly, and Arsenal fans have already stood up.

Snapped!
The through ball was passed to Bruno Fernandes coming down the left flank, and Manchester United's second attacking midfielder seized the opportunity and fired a shot.

The ball hit the six-yard box, bounced off the post, and went into the net.

Ramsdale's attention was focused on the forward runs of Ronaldo and De Jong, which prevented him from responding to Bruno Fernandes' shot in time.

“GOOOO——AAAA——LLLLL!!!”

"The ball is in!"

"Bruno Fernandez!"

In the 18th minute of the first half, the score was 1-0!

"Fuck!!!"

Ramsdale gritted his teeth and started arguing with the two defenders in the penalty area.

Manchester United, however, ignored the situation.

B rushed towards the stands.

Slide on your knees!

boom!
Bruno Fernandes made his signature celebration move, swinging his hand back over his temple.

"Roar--!!!"

"Bruno!"

"Beautiful! Bruno!"

"Well done!!"

Manchester United players chose to celebrate their first goal of the day with great fanfare.

The pressure is on Arsenal.

Arteta had actually considered the possibility of falling behind, given the strength of Manchester United's squad.

However, Arteta did not expect that they would be unilaterally dominated by Manchester United.

It was said that Manchester United liked to play a defensive counter-attacking style, but in reality, the feeling that Manchester United gave Arteta on the field was that they were attacking the whole time.

So why does this happen?
it's actually really easy.

Manchester United does play a defensive counter-attacking style, but their counter-attacks have two types.

The first type of counter-attack is a long pass followed by a quick attack. This type of counter-attack either results in a goal or a loss of possession, and it is very decisive.

But Arsenal focused on defense today, with their entire defensive line positioned very deep, making it difficult to launch quick counter-attacks.

Therefore, Manchester United chose the second counter-attacking method, which was to take possession of the ball and play it slowly.

With Tang Ye, De Jong, Dembele, and Cristiano Ronaldo occasionally making brilliant backheel passes, Arsenal had absolutely no chance to regain possession.

hiss……

Something's not right!

From this perspective, Arsenal seems to have hit a dead end!

"Find Ronaldo!"

Arteta gave the players his instructions.

Although the team is behind, Arteta, as a Premier League manager, is clearly not someone to be underestimated.

He saw something!
"Go find Ronaldo and cause him trouble! Do you understand what I mean?"

Don't let him get the ball!

Manchester United's three midfielders are all too aggressive; it's obviously unrealistic to try and contain all three at the same time.

However, it's not entirely without a solution.

This method aims to limit Manchester United's ultimate finishing ability, thereby frustrating their midfielders.

The idea is clear and straightforward, but putting it into practice is still somewhat difficult...

28th minute!

boom!
Takehiro Tomiyasu headed the ball out of the penalty area.

"Pretty!"

Arteta clenched his fist, encouraging the players while also comforting himself.

Although Takehiro Tomiyasu cleared the ball, the Japanese defender did not actually complete the clearance.

Bruno Fernandes intercepted the ball as he rushed up to the penalty spot.

!

Arsenal players also don't know why Bruno Fernandes is in that position.

Of course, many Manchester United players didn't know that either.

Snapped!
Bruno Fernandes returned the ball.

Outside the penalty area!

boom!
Rodri headed the ball to Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo chests down the ball!
"Go up!"

As soon as he controlled the ball, Ronaldo ran into trouble. Several defenders rushed towards him at the same time, creating a lot of pressure.

There was no other way but to send the message back to Tang Ye.

!

Tang Ye capitalized on the gap between Ronaldo's feet and delivered a through pass.

Just then, Dalot made a forward run into the penalty area and easily received the pass from Tang Ye.

Snapped!
The shot is awarded.

The ball went in!
"Pretty!"

Unfortunately, it was an offside goal.

"Fuck!"

He clenched his right fist and swung it out.

Such a good goal was disallowed, and Tang Ye is now in a real bind.

"Why, fuck you!"

Dalot cursed at the referee and was immediately shown a yellow card.

Okay, I've calmed down now.

"xuuu!!!!"

"Referee, are you dead?"

"Fuck you!!!"

It's unclear whether the FA is trying to balance the intensity of the Premier League, but since the start of the season with a 7-game winning streak, Manchester United has faced controversial refereeing decisions in almost every match, and they have always been the ones who suffer losses.

"..."

To Cristiano Ronaldo!
When Ronaldo received the ball, Ben White and Gabriel immediately double-teamed him from both sides, effectively blocking the Manchester United striker in the middle.

boom!
Cristiano Ronaldo was knocked to the ground.

“Beep beep beep!!!”

"xuuu!!!"

After leading 1-0, Ronaldo was fouled for the third time.

Hmm... it seems like Arsenal has found the way to play?
"Arsenal are trying to constantly disrupt Manchester United's attacking rhythm, preventing Ronaldo from linking up with his teammates!"

"That is indeed one idea, but Arsenal needs to consider the number of yellow cards the team receives, because defenders can't keep getting yellow cards."

The commentator expressed his concerns about Arsenal, but it wasn't really anything to worry about.

The referee clearly favored Arsenal in this match; it's not easy for Gunners defenders to get a card.

Additionally, the number of substitutions per match has increased from three to five since the pandemic, which is another positive factor. Tough situation!

"Pooh!"

Cristiano Ronaldo spat on the grass.

I expressed my dissatisfaction to the referee, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

35th minute!

It's still Manchester United's attack.

Arsenal continued with their previous tactic of physically interfering with Ronaldo when he was about to drop back to receive the ball.

boom!
The two people collided.

Cristiano Ronaldo pushes Odegaard away!

As a result, he used too much force, which turned out to be a foul by Ronaldo.

"Beep!!"

Yellow Card: Cristiano Ronaldo.

"No, what is this?"

Rodri approached the referee: "Why are only our players receiving yellow cards?"

"They're fouling too!"

Rodri pointed at the Arsenal players: "I'm not saying they should have had two yellow cards, but they have at least one. This isn't the first time our players have fallen!"

"nonono!"

With three consecutive "no"s, the referee ruthlessly sent Rodri away.

We're invincible, brothers!

Does this FA official not want Manchester United to win?

[FA: An unbeaten season is impossible!]

[It's time for Tang, the King of Football, to step up and punish Arsenal!]

[Nana's tactics are a bit unorthodox; I suggest Ten Hag substitute Ronaldo first.]

Ten Hag is not usually decisive in making substitutions, but as fans have said, Arsenal's current target is Ronaldo.

Since it's Cristiano Ronaldo that Eric doesn't like, the situation is naturally different.

Three minutes after receiving a yellow card, Ronaldo was substituted by Ten Hag.

Rashford came on as a substitute!

"Macus! (Rashford)"

"Macus!"

The once-prodigy.

After a slump in the season, can Rashford bounce back?
Objectively speaking, Ten Hag's decision to replace Ronaldo was quite reasonable.

But from Ronaldo's perspective, you would think it's a very aggrieved situation.

The camera pans to the substitutes' bench.

Cristiano Ronaldo put on a down jacket in the snow, then pulled up the hood, lowered his head, and looked at Ten Hag with a less-than-friendly expression.

Ten Hag also showed no regard for Ronaldo, and didn't even have a conversation with the Portuguese player after being substituted.

"..."

boom!
The pass came from De Jong.

Tang Ye and Partey were entangled together.

First, move the ball away!

Seize the opportunity and feint a fancy footwork kick.

Snapped!
Tang Ye suddenly shot the ball over Ben White's head and into the penalty area, passing it to De Ligt.

boom!
Header!

The ball went in!
"2:0!!!!"

……

Halftime report: Tang Ye provides 100% assist, Manchester United leads Arsenal 2-0, Ronaldo is substituted after being targeted.

The second half.

Gulu gulu!

The game started with Tang Ye spitting a large mouthful of mineral water onto the grass, and then he and Dembele seemed to be exchanging something.

Anyway, it's definitely not a good thing for Arsenal.

"Tom!"

Saka and Odegaard, who were passing by, came up to Tang Ye and shook hands and hugged the Manchester United midfielder, saying: "We wish you success in winning the Ballon d'Or!"

"Well, thank you!"

"..."

"De Jong makes a long pass to Rashford on the wing!"

"Pretty!"

De Jong's long pass was incredibly accurate!
Snapped!
Rashford received the ball on the wing and made a long run, followed by Martinelli in hot pursuit.

Wow!!!

"Hurry, hurry! Marcus!"

"Rashford! Wowhoo!!"

A wonderkid who embodies the hopes of Manchester United fans!
Rashford is still very fast, but his attacking approach is indeed quite different from Mbappe's.

Rashford lost control of the ball at first, forcing him to slow down and thus losing his chance for a one-on-one breakthrough.

However, Rashford's advantage is that his teammates are strong enough.

Snapped!
The pass was given to Bruno Fernandes, who had just moved to the middle.

Bruno Fernandes made a decisive pass.

Snapped!
Bruno Fernandes' pass hit Gabriel, bounced off, and landed at Tang Ye's feet.

"Fuck!"

Gabriel was just about to celebrate, but now he can't even smile anymore.

With his right foot hooked around his left, and his left foot taking another step, Tang Ye unleashed a looping shot.

The target is Rashford making a run down the left flank!

Snapped!
"GOOO-AAAA-LLLLL!!!"

"The ball is in!"

"Rashford! Beautiful!"

[A hat trick assist earns you an additional 40 comeback points]

"Roar--!!!"

Rashford ran toward the stands.

Tang Ye grabbed the Manchester United winger's hand, found his index finger, and pressed it against Rashford's temple.

Marcus, don't forget your celebration!

"It's 3-0 now!"

"Hey, I remember a commentator saying that before, I forget if it was a commentator or a talk show host."

"Rashford's performance is quite inconsistent. He is talented, but his performance on the pitch is easily affected by other factors."

"Oh, right, I've seen that too. It must have been a reporter or a foreign commentator."

Zhan Jun realized: "You mean Rashford. This player needs constant positive feedback to form a positive cycle in order to consistently perform well. Once a negative cycle forms, that is, if he doesn't get positive feedback in time, it will be very bad. This is one of the main reasons why we say that Rashford's performance varies from season to season."

"Actually, I think if a professional player's form fluctuates too much, he can't become a top star. But Rashford's advantage is that he's in a very good environment. This is an advantage that many young players don't have."

"As long as Manchester United maintains its current league dominance, Rashford will continue to receive the positive feedback he needs!"

Rashford understood it in just a few words.

Whether it's right or wrong is another matter, but Manchester United's current squad is advantageous for any player.

Everyone likes to join the stronger teams.

While the ability to win without effort is one aspect, the main reason is that professional players and their agents understand one principle: the strong will always get stronger!
76 minutes!

Tang Ye broke into the penalty area and won a penalty. After thinking for a moment, he gave the penalty to Rashford. The Manchester United winger initially seemed reluctant, but then, remembering that his teammate meant well and wanted to help him, he accepted the ball.

Rashford certainly didn't disappoint his teammates, easily scoring with a powerful shot.

The ball went in!
The fourth goal of the match!

Still from Marcus Rashford!

"Wow!!!!"

With a score of 4-0, it's easy to imagine how desperate Arteta must be, facing an opponent he can hardly defeat.

What's most frustrating is that Arsenal is already one of the Premier League's Big Six, yet they still get thrashed like this...

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

"Alright, everyone, the match is over!"

“最终比分是定格在了4:0了啊！曼联在老特拉福德拿到了他们本赛季英超联赛的第13场胜率，目前13胜1平依旧保持不败！”

The camera followed Tang Ye's movement, and the narrator paused briefly to organize his thoughts before speaking again.

"It is now December 2nd, London time. In about a week, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony will begin."

"Yes! Therefore, Tang Ye is currently the most watched athlete in the world, and he may make new football history in Paris a week from now!"

"Oh, Coach Zhan, isn't it a bit too early to say that now? Haha, there's still a week to go!"

"Yes, yes, let's wait and see!"

……

(End of this chapter)