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

Chapter 786 The Beginning of 2022: Manchester United's Winter Transfer Dilemma
Dongqiudi Match Report: In the 20th round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Burnley 7-1 at home. Tang Ye provided an assist after celebrating his Ballon d'Or win, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first hat-trick since returning to Manchester United. (356213 comments)

Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo, hat-trick.

To be honest, seeing these keywords will give many veteran fans a feeling of going back 10 or even 15 years.

When was Cristiano Ronaldo's last hat-trick for Manchester United?
Shouldn't we start counting back from 2010?

Without a doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in this match can only be described as stunning.

"Scoring goals is my job, there's no doubt about that."

As MVP, Cristiano Ronaldo gave an interview to Sky Sports and answered some questions about the team.

Here comes the impressive part: Sky Sports first praised Ronaldo's performance in the match, which seemed very polite, but this is clearly not the standard style of English journalists.

The next eight questions are all related to Tang Ye.

“We saw that all three of your goals were assisted directly or indirectly by TY… Do you have anything to say about that?”

Cristiano Ronaldo scoffed: "It's normal for a striker to receive a pass from midfield. Sometimes TY acts like a winger. Generally speaking, I prefer to play with wingers. Because I also played as a winger for a long time, I know what my teammates will do."

"Would it have made more sense for you to complete the hat trick without TY's help?"

The reporter started setting a trap.

"No, of course not. I don't care who assisted. Of course, TY's assist was good, but I don't think the significance of a hat-trick has anything to do with who assisted. A hat-trick emphasizes the goal scorer."

Cristiano Ronaldo frowned.

Despite this answer, it's clear from the footage that the Portuguese players aren't performing very well right now.

"Have you considered becoming Manchester United captain?"

"..."

Cristiano Ronaldo looked at the reporter, gritted his teeth briefly, and then relaxed: "I don't think this is a meaningful topic. I wasn't the captain when I was at Manchester United, and similarly, I wasn't the captain at Real Madrid. I don't have much experience as a captain."

"Furthermore, I don't think it's important whether you're the captain or not. What matters is your performance in the game. I got a hat trick today."

As he spoke, Ronaldo slightly raised the Best Player award trophy in his hand so that fans on camera could clearly see it.

"We've noticed that your relationship with TY seems to have improved quite a bit. Is it because Ten Hah mediated between them?"

"...no!"

When Ten Hag was mentioned, Ronaldo's reaction suddenly became somewhat intense: "It's true that my relationship with TY has improved, but I don't think Ten Hag played a role in it. Besides, it has nothing to do with him. The head coach's job is to arrange the team's tactics."

Cristiano Ronaldo felt there was nothing wrong with his statement, but in reality, astute journalists would have picked up on some flaws.

Cristiano Ronaldo's statement that his relationship with Tang Ye has improved indirectly suggests that there were some minor conflicts between the two, which confirms their previous interactions on the field.

Another one is Ten Hah.

Many journalists previously held the view that the conflict between Cristiano Ronaldo and Donny Thompson was the biggest conflict within Manchester United this season, bar none.

This viewpoint now appears to be incorrect.

All the reporters were misled!

The key issue is not between Ronaldo and Tang Ye.

Instead, it's Cristiano Ronaldo and Erik ten Hag!
……

Sky Sports front-page headline: Major blunder by a football reporter! Is the tension between Ronaldo and Ten Hag escalating?
Mundo Deportivo's front page – 7-1 thrashing of Burnley, how impressive is Ronaldo's hat-trick?

Leaving aside the content of Sky Sports' report, the latest news from Mundo Deportivo is clearly more interesting.

The article's author is an unknown Spaniard, who believes that Ronaldo's hat-trick is not as impressive as fans imagine.

The article is very targeted, clearly aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo.

"If the score were 3-1 or 4-2, I think Ronaldo's hat-trick would be significant because it determined the course of the game and could even be said to have dominated it to some extent. But the final score between Manchester United and Burnley was 7-1, which means that it was not difficult for Manchester United to beat their opponents at all. Even without Ronaldo's hat-trick, Manchester United could have won the game 4-1."

"Even if you replaced Ronaldo with Bruno Fernandes, who is more defensively focused, playing as a center forward, Manchester United might not have conceded a goal, resulting in a final score of 4-0," the reporter added.

"Then let's look at TY's hat-trick. TY's hat-tricks came from matches against Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Liverpool, as well as a hat-trick against Japan in a national team match. The quality of these hat-tricks is obviously higher than Ronaldo's. This is also why there are very few fans criticizing TY."

At the end of the article, the reporter offered his advice to Ten Hag: not to let Ronaldo continue to be a starting player.

Or, to put it another way, they can start, but not play the entire match.

Maintain a high-pressing approach for 60 minutes, then substitute.

This article first went viral in Spain, and then quickly spread to other parts of Europe, as well as Asia.

The article's author was heavily criticized because an Italian fan dug up the reporter's Instagram history, where the Spanish journalist had uploaded a photo of himself with Messi in 2018.

Messi fans!

but……

Actually, this reporter does have some supporters, because the idea of ​​starting Ronaldo and playing him for 60 minutes before substituting him is not the first time it has been proposed, and many people agree with this view.

If Ronaldo wants to integrate into Manchester United's system, then he has to do this.

……

1 month 1 day.

Today is the first day of 2022, which is also Chinese New Year's Day.

To thank Chinese fans for their support, the team organized Manchester United players to film a New Year's greeting video, just like their previous Christmas greetings.

"Go Marukami!"

Dembele stood still and bowed slightly to the camera.

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye laughed beside him and came to the table with B Fei.

On the huge table were paper, brushes, and of course, ink.

"So what do we do now? Just write on it?"

Tang Ye looked at the camera, but what he actually saw was a team staff member holding a camera, because these were all arranged by the staff.

"I think we should just write it directly."

After saying that, B. Fernandes was about to get a pen, but Rodri stopped him: "Nono, don't rush, there should be other things."

"what?"

B looked up and saw a staff member grinding ink on a table: "Fuck, what's this?"

"For writing."

Tang Ye said, "I know about this."

"Wow... This is so complicated. Do all Chinese people write like this? Why not use a pen, the kind where you can just open the cap and write?"

"Of course not. I also use a ballpoint pen, but it looks cooler to write with this."

Tang Ye and Dembele shared their insights on calligraphy brushes.

"Then you can?"

Dembele put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder: "I just want to know what you mean by 'be more handsome'. This looks a bit sticky. Will the handwriting be sticky too, like writing with honey?"

"I do not know either."

Tang Ye shook his head.

"You didn't know you were saying all this?"

Dembele pushed Tang Ye away.

"Haha! What are you doing? You can't blame me for this. How should I know? I didn't write it." "Isn't this something from your country?"

Dembele shook his head: "Don't speak if you don't know anything. What you're saying is all wrong, and you might mislead me."

"Ha ha!"

With the ink ready, the staff told Tang Ye and the other three that they could start writing.

"Write what?"

"here."

The staff member opened their phone and placed it flat on the table.

Happy New Year!

Of the four Chinese characters, probably only Tang Ye could understand them.

"Is it a competition between the four of us? Then I'm sure of it, this is a sure win."

Tang Ye rubbed his hands together and picked up the calligraphy brush from the table.

"Haha, this doesn't offer any advantage, does it?"

B. Fei also picked up a calligraphy brush: "You just look at this pattern and draw it on paper, right?"

"Yes."

Once confirmed, B. Fee immediately began writing.

"Oh shit! The characters will be huge if you write with this, and the edges are messy and there are marks!"

"now it's right."

Tang Ye stood to the side, arms crossed, looking every bit the calligraphy master: "Yes, that's it, well done, Bruno."

Dembele and Rodri both looked at Tang Ye at the same time: "You don't understand anything, why are you giving orders here? Go to the cafeteria and drink some Coke."

"I do know a little bit; I was just lying to you because you didn't understand."

Take a step forward, and B has already written a word on the paper.

"But to be honest, I don't drink much Coke in winter, I drink very little."

"This isn't the focus today; I'm done writing."

After writing one character, B Fei's movements became faster and faster, and he quickly completed four characters.

"how are you feeling?"

B-Fei looked at Tang Ye, wanting this genuine Chinese teammate to comment on his calligraphy.

Tang Ye examined it carefully for a moment, then shook his head: "To be honest."

"to be honest?"

"It's pretty average."

"Oh! Come on!"

B-Fei shrugged: "I think it's very similar, okay? It's basically identical!"

"You just think they look exactly the same; they're not even the same word."

Tang Ye pointed to the word "fast".

Without the association of the words "New Year's Day" and "Joy," a normal person would not be able to distinguish the character "Fast" written by B Fei.

"Bruno has no ability!"

The master criticized, clearly not satisfied with the student's performance.

"..."

[Is my buddy watching variety shows again?]

[What the hell is GGBond writing? Holy crap, is this even Chinese characters?]

[I must say, Tang Ye's writing is definitely the best among the four.]

The problem is, all his opponents are foreigners.

[Don't be so harsh on him, the King of Football's handwriting is actually quite good, okay?]

The video was clearly pre-recorded and simultaneously released on multiple video platforms, including Bilibili, Douyin, and Kuaishou.

Although it's not a training video, many fans are still willing to watch it.

To be honest, watching your favorite players chat is indeed a great form of relaxation for fans.

Many boys don't understand why girls like watching variety shows, even boring ones.

After watching this video, they finally understood.

Why do girls like watching boring variety shows?
Because variety shows are tailored for specific groups of people, they are not boring at all, and are even very entertaining.

Today, Tang Qiuwang looks even more handsome, and his voice is getting better and better!
Tang Ye unfurled the banner, with Bruno Fernandes, Rodri, and Dembele standing beside him.

Manchester United wishes all Chinese football fans a Happy New Year!

"Happy New Year to me too."

Tang Ye chuckled and added a sentence.

……

The Sun – Cristiano Ronaldo's post-match interview after scoring a hat-trick may have angered Erik ten Hag, which was seen as disrespectful to the manager.

Manchester Evening News – Ten Hag is interested in Osimhen, with Napoli asking for €1 million.

After the Manchester Evening News published the news, many Manchester United fans were stunned.

Napoli are asking for 6000 million euros for a 1 million euro center forward, which clearly means they don't want to sell.

Besides Manchester United's penchant for overpaying for players, there is another objective reason: players in Osimhen's position are relatively scarce in the top five leagues. Coupled with Osimhen's outstanding performance in Serie A this season, his actual value has long exceeded 6000 million euros.

Nevertheless, 1 million euros is indeed too high!

Italian journalist Romano: It is almost impossible for Manchester United to offer €1 million for Osimhen unless Napoli lowers the fee to below €8000 million, otherwise the deal is likely to fall through.

At this point, many fans will ask, why can't Manchester United, with such good results, even come up with 1 million euros? This is not the usual style of this Premier League giant!
In reality, performance doesn't have as much impact on team revenue as many fans imagine.

Manchester United needs sponsorship now, but sponsorship fees usually don't arrive until the summer, meaning the club only becomes wealthy during the summer transfer window.

Another aspect is Manchester United's wage structure.

Manchester United players generally have high salaries, such as Tang Ye, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rodri, De Jong, Dembele, Rashford...

Manchester United had 10 players with weekly wages exceeding £30. In addition, according to The Sun, after the Ballon d'Or total number of awards increased to 3, Tang Ye's basic weekly wage had reached £49. Considering Tang Ye's exaggerated average statistics, his actual salary that year was estimated to be more than £55 per week.

It may not seem like much, but when you add up all the players' salaries, you'll find a problem.

Manchester United's wage expenditure exceeds £2.4 million in a single season!

Good grades are like a fire, and paper money is an essential fuel for that fire.

If you want to maintain good results, you must keep investing money so that the flame can keep burning.

The Daily Mail editor said: "In theory, Manchester United's situation could be resolved by selling players or reducing wages, but neither of these methods is suitable for the current Manchester United."

……

PS: There's more.

(End of this chapter)