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

Chapter 811 Leading by 5 goals, but only 1 key player left

Perhaps in preparation for the upcoming Champions League Round of 16 second leg, Tang Ye chose to return to his club early.

Many fans found Tang Ye's actions unusual, because in their minds, Tang Ye was the kind of "good guy" who was very willing to make sacrifices.

Surprisingly, this time they chose to go back to play in the Champions League.

Is it really just for the sake of the data?
GGBond, you bastard!
However, there is more to this story than meets the eye, and Ten Hah played a very important role in it.

Actually, regardless of Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning's thoughts, Tang Ye would have chosen to return to the club when they were in the hotel conference room, because Ten Hag had called the national team captain the night the match ended.

Ten Hach didn't make a direct request, but Tang Ye could roughly understand what he meant.

Poor Mr. Eric, for some reason he always seems to run into some difficulties, and Tang Ye is really worried sick about it.

……

Carrington Base.

"Wow, this is getting really difficult."

Tang Ye sat on the bench at the training ground, next to Van der Gach.

What do you mean by "increasing the difficulty"?

Van der Gach squinted, clearly smiling.

"We are missing half of our people, at least half."

Tang Ye looked around and counted the number of people in the training field.

1, 2, 3... I only counted roughly, but it's certain that Manchester United is missing a lot of players.

"There's no way around it, that's how the European Championship qualifiers are. This is the first time I can remember that the Champions League knockout stage and the World Cup qualifiers have clashed. It's ridiculous that Qatar is hosting the World Cup in winter, but with the weather there, it's impossible to hold the tournament in winter."

"Then we are missing far too much."

Tang Ye complained.

Dembele was squatting on the grass cursing himself yesterday, and today he's flown away.

"Then let me ask you."

Van der Gach turned slightly, facing Tang Ye directly: "Who can participate in the World Cup qualifiers? Are they the national team's main players? Manchester United has too many national team main players, so it's not normal that there are fewer now that the European qualifiers are starting."

"That's too few... Can we even field our starting lineup?"

Saying that they couldn't even field a full starting lineup is obviously a joke, because at worst Manchester United can scout players from their reserve team, so there shouldn't be a problem with insufficient personnel.

Tang Ye was just joking, but Van der Gach continued, "We can definitely get them all together. If we really can't, I'll wear a jersey and play as a supporting player for the three Ballon d'Or winners!"

Van der Gach skillfully placed his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder.

"Hey! Come on! Forget about it."

Tang Ye pushed Van der Gach away.

"Don't look down on me, Tom! We've known each other for so many years, oh right, in your mind I'm just a coach, right? Hehe, do you think an average professional player can become Manchester United's assistant coach after retiring?"

"Oh?"

Tang Ye leaned back, looking Van der Gahr up and down.

unwise!

Who would have thought that Mr. Michel, who usually jokes and plays around, actually has such a remarkable background!

Seeing Tang Ye's surprised expression, Van der Gach looked arrogant.

There are very few people who can make a Ballon d'Or winner look on in disbelief, and Van der Gaël is one of them.

"Guess which club I play for."

"What club?"

“Nijmegen!” Van der Gach raised his chin high.

"..."

"How about this, when you guys are behind Inter Milan on the field, I'll just wear the jersey and come on as a substitute, okay?"

Van der Gach then placed his hand on Tang Ye's head.

"No, Nijmegen?"

Tang Ye's eyes remained wide: "Is there more?"

“There is also Rotterdam Sparta.”

"...Are there any more powerful ones?"

"Nothing."

"No, you son of a bitch!"

Tang Ye shrugged, then laughed: "Go wash up and go to bed, Mr. Michel."

"Go wash up and go to bed."

"I'm just going to sleep."

Tang Ye elbowed Van der Gaël: "Eredivisie? I was invincible in the Eredivisie when I was 16, and you're still trying to pull this kind of thing on me."

"...Well, at least I have some ability!"

Van der Gach disagreed.

"What kind of ability do you have? You could tie a dog to my goal and we'd win in the Eredivisie. No, Michel, don't believe me. If you send me to NEC Nijmegen to play in the Eredivisie, and let's not talk about teams like PSV Eindhoven or Ajax, just put a dog in the goal, Eric will do. If we lose, I'll eat the ball."

Suddenly realizing something was amiss, Tang Ye quickly added.

"Oh, I'm not talking about Eric, I'm talking about the French Bulldog I bought in Portugal. You should have seen it in the cafeteria at noon."

"I don't know what a French Bulldog is, I've never seen one."

Van der Gahr was mocked by Tang Ye, so he pretended to be stupid: "You're making Eric guard the goal like a dog, what do you think he'll think when he hears that?"

?

Tang Ye was stunned for a moment, and then Van der Gach next to him stood up.

"Eh!"

Realizing what was happening, Tang Ye grabbed Van der Gahr: "What are you doing? Don't do anything reckless!"

"Eric!"

Van der Gach immediately called Ten Hach over, which nearly scared Tang Ye to death.

"..."

Fortunately, Van der Gach was just joking and didn't repeat the words he had used to threaten Tang Ye. Instead, Ten Hach started chatting with Tang Ye: "I asked around, and Rodri, Osman, and Martinez are all coming back. Marcus's return is still uncertain, but it's too late. Even if he comes back, I can't let him start."

"I know it all."

Tang Ye nodded, glancing left and right in front of Teng Hahe: "I would definitely notice if everyone around me disappeared."

"No, I mean, I'm not telling you about them leaving. Of course you know they left."

"What I mean is, you'll have to work a bit harder in the game the day after tomorrow; we're counting on you to carry the team."

"..."

"it's the same."

With a goal difference of +5, Tang Ye has nothing to fear.

"Italy also has to play in the European Championship qualifiers, so there's not much difference."

"But Inter Milan only has a few key players in their national team, while we had almost our entire starting lineup shuffled out."

Ten Hah sighed and looked at Tang Ye with weary eyes.

Tom, you have a long way to go! "..."

Tang Ye remained silent.

Even after all that he said, Ten Hach remained quite confident after learning the details.

Isn't it just about leading the team's young players to beat Inter Milan?
We're going to take down Inter Milan!

……

March 16, Manchester United vs Inter Milan (Champions League Round of 16, second leg).

65'10 ''
Overall score: 1:5.

Current score: 1:0.

"Hey, Tang Ye, you look really tired. Although Tang Ye started in today's game, we know that he only returned to the club a few days ago, and the previous game was a high-profile match against Japan."

"Hmm... I think he hasn't fully recovered yet, but judging from the current situation, Tang Ye's performance is actually not bad."

This is just pure, unfounded slander.

What does "not bad" mean?

Tang Ye has already burned himself out in this match!
"Huff, huff... Holy crap."

With his hands resting on his knees, Tang Ye kept shaking his head, feeling his calves trembling.

Manchester United still have a four-goal lead, but Inzaghi is playing with great enthusiasm.

This is because he saw hope for a turnaround.

Only 60 minutes into the game, Tang Ye had already covered 9km.

If you keep kicking like that, won't TY just collapse to the ground in a little while?

"Tom, are you alright?"

Greenwood and Wan-Bissaka ran over.

Tang Ye quickly stood up straight and pointed to the front of the court: "You're fine attacking from the front, but remember to come back after you run over there!"

"You're playing as a winger and you don't track back? I'm speechless. The right flank is packed with people! I have to stop three of them all by myself, how am I supposed to do that?!"

Greenwood immediately stood at attention.

It was very awkward, and because I didn't know what to say, it also gave people a very scary feeling.

Okay, I am a little scared.

"My bad, my bad!"

Tang Ye squeezed Greenwood's arm muscles hard with his right hand, and then Wan-Bissaka.

He swung his arms upwards: "Stop sleepwalking, run! What the hell are you kicking?!"

Beep beep beep!!!
"United!"

"Mun United!"

"..."

"Tang Ye, find Rashford."

“Very accurate. Rashford just came on as a substitute and is very energetic right now.”

"You could try dribbling past them directly."

"..."

"Find Tang Ye!"

"no problem!"

"Mata, move forward."

"It's been sent back directly!"

"Tang Ye!"

Suddenly appearing from behind, Tang Ye seized the opportunity and poked the ball with his toes.

He was so exhausted that Tang Ye collapsed onto the grass after taking the shot.

boom!
“GOOO—AAAAA—LLLL!!!!”

"1:1!"

Tang Ye originally wanted to stand up, but since he had scored, he decided to lie down on the grass first.

Tang Ye's teammates rushed over and hugged him.

You can no longer see Tang Ye's face in the broadcast, but you can see his outstretched right hand.

He gave a thumbs-up with his right hand.

No one else knew who Tang Ye was giving that thumbs-up to.

But van der Gach knew.

This thumbs-up is for him!

"..."

"Tang Ye, is there any more?"

Corner kick!

"Rashford!"

"Eh!"

"still have a chance!"

"..."

……

Dongqiudi Match Report: The fire has burned out! Tang Ye led a depleted Manchester United side to a 2-1 comeback victory against Inter Milan at home, with Greenwood scoring the winning goal. (372932 comments)

[Mission Objective: Advance to the Champions League semi-finals or advance to the Champions League quarter-finals with a clean sweep of victories]

Task Reward: Talent Optimizer (Excellent)
Current status: Completed.

GGBond has put in a lot of effort behind the scenes, but because it's done behind the scenes, many reporters and fans haven't seen it, which is truly heartbreaking.

but!

God has always been there.

All of Tang Ye's efforts were evident to him, and they could not be forgotten!

[You have obtained the Champions League knockout stage quest chain - Phase Two]

Quest Reward: Talent Optimizer (Epic)
Task Objectives (You need to complete the following two objectives simultaneously):

1. Maintain a perfect record in all rounds to advance to the Champions League semi-finals.

2. Your total goals and assists in the Champions League knockout stages must exceed the combined total of Messi's goals and assists and Ronaldo's goals and assists.

I won't go into the first requirement. If Tang Ye can't advance to the semifinals with a perfect record, then he's not qualified for the rewards of the second stage mission.

But to be honest, the second request is a bit...

One against two, huh?

no problem!
……

PS: Starting tomorrow, I will update three times a week, with no less than 1 words each time. I will first make up for the previous updates and then add more chapters for the monthly votes.

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