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

Chapter 800: A Dissertation on Natural Selection and Species Evolution, The Jurassic Period of the Tang Dynasty

The front page headline of Mundo Deportivo reads: "China becomes the first team besides the host country to qualify for the World Cup finals with 6 wins and 2 draws in 8 Asian Cup qualifiers."

Manchester Evening Post – Analysis of Qatar World Cup qualifying teams: TY leads China, Portugal and Argentina trail.

Sky Sports commentator Jansen: Who has qualified for the World Cup and who hasn't, the only king of football is already self-evident.

"Everyone knows who the real GOAT is, but some people just don't want to admit it."

As Tang Ye's number one brainless fan, Jansen (Dawson) went crazy after the Chinese national football team qualified for the World Cup. The Belgian has become completely immersed in his own linguistic art and cannot extricate himself.

According to Jensen, everyone knows in their hearts that GGBond is the GOAT, but many people are unwilling to admit it.

So is this statement actually correct?

First of all, the statement "many people are unwilling to admit it" is definitely problematic, and a very, very big problem at that.

Not to mention that Europe and North America are full of Tangye fans, Tangye's dominance in the Asian market alone makes it invincible.

Tang Ye currently has 3.9 followers on Instagram, surpassing Messi's 3.54 million but falling short of Ronaldo's 4.5 million.

At this point, some people might say, "Oh dear, Tang Ye's fan count is less than Ronaldo's. Tang Ye is a noob, a fake GOAT!"

Then the problem is coming.

Tang Ye's social media accounts (Twitter and Instagram) were created in 2016. When did Cristiano Ronaldo create his social media accounts?
Jurassic fans are disgusting; they actually used their time advantage to suppress Tang Ye.

But what they didn't know was that all life evolves gradually. From the Jurassic to the Cretaceous to the Tertiary period, and now to the current Cenozoic Era, the Quaternary period.

According to Darwin's principle of natural selection, organisms are constantly evolving.

Therefore, from an evolutionary perspective, Tang Ye is far greater than any creature from the Jurassic period. This means that the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has more social media followers than Tang Ye doesn't prove much, because the difference in species level is unavoidable.

—An analysis of the gap between Chinese national football player Tang Ye and Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine player Messi from the perspective of evolutionary theory

Author: Liu Chen.

Institution: School of Biological Sciences and Technology, XXXX.

Thesis Honors: Excellent Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate), Excellent Scientific Research Achievement Paper (Second Prize)

Keywords: Tang Ye, Chinese men's football team, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Darwin, theory of evolution, natural selection, goat, GG Bond, modern evolutionary theory.

references:
[1] Darwin, C. (1859). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. John Murray.
[2] Futuyma, DJ (2013). Evolution (3rd ed.). Sinauer Associates. (Douglas Futuyma, Evolution)
[3]刘鸿优，&王雷.(2018).通过唐业分析超现代中场发展方向.北京体育大学出版社， 54(3)， 9-16.
[4]荣光.（2010）.猪猪侠之积木世界的童话标准剧本.广东咏声文化传播有限公司编组，7(1)，5-11.
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I don't know which guy posted this paper from CNKI to Dongqiudi, and Dongqiudi fans then posted it on Douyin and Bilibili.

First, after reading this paper, you can be certain of one thing: this student named Liu Chen is indeed a die-hard fan of Tang Ye, on par with Zhan Sheng, who frequently makes outrageous statements. His actions greatly encouraged the Tang army and provided valuable scientific support for the Tang soldiers in their fight against the Jurassic dinosaurs.

but!

According to some knowledgeable college students, Liu Chen may be in trouble after this paper was exposed.

At best, they'll have to revise their thesis; at worst, they'll have their undergraduate degree revoked!
Poor GGBond fans.

What a loyal fan! How could he have ended up like this!

I can't take it anymore, brothers.

[This proves you either understand football fans or your education level is too low; you only just discovered such a good paper now.]

Is it possible that you only know master's and doctoral students, and don't look at undergraduate theses?

I'm truly impressed by this; now I have a reference when I'm criticizing Messi fans on TikTok.

[A video on Douyin got 120 million likes, this guy's in trouble! Tang Qiuwang, quickly create a Master rank and give this guy a bachelor's degree, don't let your fans down!]

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Hot search on Weibo.

No. 1: XXXXXXX delivered his 2022 New Year's address.

No. 2: China's national football team made history by qualifying for the World Cup finals.

No. 3: An incredible undergraduate thesis.

No. 4: China's national football team qualified for the World Cup on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

No. 5: Only 3 days left until the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Repost: LeBron James tweeted to congratulate Tang Ye on advancing to the World Cup finals: My judgment is never wrong.

As is customary, Tang Ye retweeted James' tweet once again.

But unlike his usual "goat" posts, Tang Ye posted "King" this time, once again expressing his admiration for NBA star LeBron James.

Facts have proven time and again that heroes often cherish each other.

China's national team coach, Eskeriva: It is an honor to qualify for the World Cup with the Chinese team. My decision to come here was the right one.

A video of Escriva, a highly decorated coach, being interviewed has gone viral among Chinese fans.

At 2 minutes and 45 seconds into the video, a reporter asked the Spanish player: "Do you think you have fulfilled your mission in coming to the Chinese team?"

Upon hearing the question, Escriva fell silent for a moment, and only gave an answer after hesitating for a long time.

"A part, I will always believe that this is only a part."

"The World Cup finals are the ultimate key. China's best result in the World Cup history is the first stage of the knockout rounds, so I think it's definitely not enough to just qualify for the World Cup with the team."

Eskreva is very particular about the details of his speech. When describing the best result in the history of the Chinese national football team in the World Cup, he used "the first stage of the knockout stage" instead of the normal description "the round of 16". This is because the description "round of 16" has a derogatory connotation in many sports events.

"Could you tell me about your goals?"

"..."

When asked the next question, Escriva remained silent for an even longer period.

The Chinese team's head coach remains as conservative as ever, but he thought about this matter for quite a while today.

"I believe the results will be no less than those of the last World Cup. Only then can I be considered a qualified coach."

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"You're under too much pressure."

The Chinese national football team players gathered in the locker room to continue their celebration, while Tang Ye spoke to Eskriva outside the room: "You shouldn't put pressure on yourself when giving interviews; that's what you told me."

"I told you? When?"

"I can't remember the specifics, my memory isn't very good, but it was probably... around the time of VCF (Yellow Pool)?"

"No, impossible!"

Escriva insisted that Tang Ye was talking nonsense: "Tom, I will not believe the memories of someone with ADHD."

"Haha! Fuck, but I'm young! I'm 30 years younger than you, so it's only natural that my memory is better than yours, right?"

He shrugged: "Hey, believe me, you definitely said that, you just forgot."

"Okay, I'll take your word for it."

Eskeriva shook his head: "Then I'd like to add one more thing: sometimes it's good to put pressure on yourself when giving interviews." "Whatever."

Tang Ye waved his hand: "Why don't you just say what you said is right? How can you change what you've said?"

Tang Ye was annoyed by Eskeriva's unwillingness to admit his mistakes.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. So what do you want to say to me? Are you going to criticize my mistakes?"

"No, it's just, um..."

When the conversation got to the important points, Tang Ye started to stammer.

"Right when the game had just ended."

Tang Ye pointed outside the passageway: "You handed me the national flag, um... I think I need to apologize to you, sir. Perhaps I should have celebrated with you first."

"Oh, shit!"

"You don't need to apologize specifically for this!"

Eskeriva never expected that Tang Ye would specifically stop him just to ask about this: "This has nothing to do with you. Don't worry about things that others will never care about. Tom, ugh, ADHD, Jesus!"

Are you taking your medicine properly?

"Hey, Ferran, that's not right of you. It's normal for me to ask that question, it has nothing to do with AD."

"Whatever you say."

Eskeriva shrugged and pushed open the door to the locker room.

With one foot already in the room, the Spaniard turned his head back and asked, "How long have we known each other?"

"what?"

Tang Ye was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why Eskeriva suddenly asked this question.

"Hmm... almost 6 years, about... hmm."

"Hmm, I feel like my experience is enough to write a paper on ADHD."

"Fuck you!"

Tang Ye gave Escriva the middle finger, but the latter closed the locker room door and ran away: "Hahaha!"

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Betway: 2022 Qatar World Cup Winner Odds.

1. France, odds of 6.00 to 1.

2. England, odds of 7.20.

3. Brazil, odds of 8.00 to 1.

……

11. China (√), odds of 51.00 per 1.

12. Switzerland, odds of 79.00 to 1.

The World Cup champion odds list, in theory, should have nothing to do with the Chinese team.

But as the saying goes, you don't know until you see it.

The Chinese national football team is surprisingly ranked 11th in the odds for winning the championship!
This is absolutely outrageous!
But this is not without reason.

First and foremost is Tang Ye's personal charisma, which is reflected in the odds of Portugal and Argentina winning the championship. Strong star players often bring fans an unimaginable sense of security.

Of course, the main issue is the current state of the qualifiers.

This is the odds list for winning the World Cup, but out of more than 60 teams on the list, only the Chinese national team and Qatar have qualified. If you're not ranked high, who is?
The odds of France at 6.00 and England at 7.20 are just ridiculous clowns.

Just paper talk!

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Today's Headlines - China's national football team qualifies for the Qatar World Cup ahead of schedule, are Chinese sponsors going crazy?

The Paper – How much bonus will the Chinese national football team players and coaches receive for winning a World Cup ticket beyond expectations?
Money is always a concern for everyone.

Especially for casual observers who don't watch the games, the only way to gauge the extent of the exaggeration of this event is by looking at the prize money.

If the prize money is so high that it makes onlookers exclaim "Wow!", then this event will undoubtedly be quite shocking.

The bad news is that football reporters only mentioned that players and coaches would receive high bonuses, but didn't specify how much. On the contrary, Tang Ye and his GGPond Foundation have been donating money.

The Sun-TY subsidiary PPBBond donated RMB 20 million (approximately £171.8 million) to areas in China affected by low temperatures, rain, snow, and ice (including Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan, and Jiangxi), and donated £2000 million and £150 worth of supplies to areas affected by Atlantic storms in England, Scotland, and Ireland. This is seen as preparation for PPBBond's listing on the London Stock Exchange.

"Without a doubt, Tom has revealed his capitalist fangs, which he has kept hidden for years."

Regarding Tang Yee and PopBond's donations, The Sun issued a warning, stating that fans should be cautious about buying the company's stock once PPBnd is officially listed.

"Otherwise they'll become the韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for being exploited)."

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The plane was traveling at a speed of over 800 km/h in the sky, and Tang Ye leaned back in his seat.

Although he secured his place in the World Cup finals early, Tang Ye is not happy at all.

He wasn't completely unhappy; at least he was happy immediately after the match ended.

But what happens next?

After the match against Saudi Arabia, Tang Ye truly felt a sense of crisis, which made him involuntarily tense.

In the last World Cup, the Chinese national football team created a miracle by successfully entering the round of 16 and defeating Germany 2-1, making history.

So what about this World Cup?

If the Chinese team participates in the World Cup in its current state, what will the outcome be?

Is it a viable path to focus solely on improving one's own skills without considering teammates?

When it comes to improving his strength, the first thing that comes to mind for Tang Ye is a task that he has been unable to complete for a long time.

[Mission: Unite the Lords Nine Times]

[Current progress: 8/9]

[Task Reward: King Ding]

"..."

We need one more top-ten national team player to be our subordinate to complete this task.

Depend on!
How exactly can I turn Cristiano Ronaldo into my underling?

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(End of this chapter)