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

Chapter 812 Ronaldo's isolation and helplessness, Manchester United's EFL Cup final (2 more chapters to come)
Although the second leg was a bit tough, Manchester United, missing most of their key players, still managed to come back and defeat Inter Milan at home.

This series of actions successfully startled Manchester United's fans and reporters who were unfamiliar with the club.

The truth is, when a team is exceptionally strong, to the point of being almost unbelievable, everyone will wait for that team to experience a slump and look forward to seeing them lose during that period.

Manchester United defied the odds, not only avoiding defeat during their slump but also leaping up and delivering a powerful blow to their opponents.

This is very difficult, especially for other teams that will also be participating in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Who the hell would want to play for Manchester United now?
but!

Actually, the teams that will participate in the quarterfinals are not the ones who need to be nervous first.

Liverpool is actually under the most pressure right now.

Because on March 21st, Liverpool will face Manchester United in the EFL Cup final this season!

……

Daily Sports – Transfermarkt provides the latest market value data, with TY showing a slight correction. Mbappe rises to second place with Haaland's value, while Sancho's value drops by €6000 million.

Transfermarkt, Global Football Player Market Value Ranking (March 19, 2022):
1. Tang Ye (Manchester United, China), 2.8 million euros (↓2000 million euros).

2. Kylian Mbappé (Paris, France), €1.8 million (↑€2000 million).

2. Haaland (Dortmund, Norway), €1.8 million (-).

4. Ousmane Dembélé (Manchester United, France), €1.6 million (↑€2000 million).

5. Rodri (Manchester United, Spain), €1.5 million (↑€1000 million).

The transfer market experts are really asking for trouble. They saw that Tang Ye's team started to decline after a period without a championship, which has led to the fact that there are currently no players in the world of football with a market value of 3 million euros.

The Chinese national football team is ranked first in Group B of the Asian Cup qualifiers, but these European experts don't seem very enthusiastic about the situation in the qualifiers.

However, this isn't necessarily the fault of Transfermarkt experts. Some fans have pointed out that Tang Ye's market value, like PPBond's stock price, has been extremely high each time it has risen.

Exponential growth is unsustainable, and at this point, a slight "correction" will inevitably occur, causing a drop in premiums.

While such a slight pullback is reasonable, it will provoke opposition from many Tang Ye supporters, and unsurprisingly, the experts at Transfermarkt were criticized.

Sky Sports commentator Jansen: There's no point in worrying about their transfer fee; TY himself won't care about any changes in their value. The transfer market will soon realize their mistake, and all TY needs now is a Champions League final.

"I'm fucking speechless."

In the Manchester United meeting room, Tang Ye maintained a very unusual posture: his buttocks were on the chair, but his feet were not on the ground but on the table.

"What's the point of cutting my salary by 2000 million euros? Am I playing that badly?"

"Hahaha!"

Dembele and Tom emphasized the fact that their market value had increased: "You know, Tom, the gap between you and me is now only 1.2 million euros, it's just a matter of time."

"This is only temporary!"

Tang Ye was displeased: "A person's worth is determined by others, you know? Everyone makes mistakes, and they made a mistake this time. So the worth you just saw is wrong, and a wrong worth will lead to a wrong judgment!"

"..."

After he finished speaking, Tang Ye and Dembele both fell silent.

"Tom, why do you talk so much like Eric..."

"...I...I don't know either."

Tang Ye, of course, realized what was happening too.

Why does he speak so much like the respected Mr. Eric?
Tang Ye didn't know either!

"This is what a direct disciple is like."

Rodri made a sarcastic remark, while De Jong gave Tang Ye a thumbs up: "Personal disciple!"

"Frankie, you and I played in Utrecht around the same time."

Tang Ye gestured to De Rong not to bring up the fact that he was a direct disciple, because De Rong was indeed a direct disciple as well.

"Haha, it's different. You started half a season earlier than me, so you're the only one who is my direct disciple."

De Jong added, "I can only be considered half."

"Half and one are no different, we're all the same, Frankie, don't bring this up with me."

"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"

Dembele interrupted Tang Ye and De Jong, who were talking, saying, "You two are getting off-topic, I can't get a word in edgewise."

"Where is it off-center?"

"It's off-center!"

Dembele persisted, and then punched Tang Ye: "It's always like this when we chat. You somehow end up talking about something else. You're really something."

"...We were just casually talking about Eric. I know we were discussing his market value. Actually, Osman, you only have 2000 million more euros. There's no need to be so arrogant."

Tang Ye stated that the real test of a player's skill level is neither the Champions League group stage nor regular Premier League matches.

Instead, it's the Champions League knockout stage and a key Premier League match.

"You'll be exposed as a complete noob when the Champions League semi-finals come around."

Tang Ye pushed Dembele away.

"Fuck you! Your current 2.8 million euros has exposed your true colors, hasn't it? Come on! You're not worth 3 million euros at all; 2.8 million euros is the real amount."

"We'll know when the season ends; the true value will be at the end of the season."

Tang Ye acted like an elder, repeatedly pointing out the mistakes in his teammates' statements.

However, Tang Ye is actually a few years younger than Dembele...

"Oh, right, um... I still need to tell you something."

Rodri looked left and right, then approached Tang Ye: "He has asked me and Osman for help more than once."

"..."

Tang Ye hesitated for about half a second before realizing what was happening.

The "he" Rodri is referring to must be Cristiano Ronaldo; it can't be anyone other than that Portuguese striker.

Rodri relayed Ronaldo's request to Tang Ye.

Before Tang Ye could speak, Dembele gave his opinion.

“I feel that we can just leave it alone. Ronaldo is unlikely to renew his contract after this season, so there are only three months left. Just treat it as a rest. He has been playing professional football for 20 years, so it doesn’t really matter if he takes a break.”

The language was a bit rude, but Dembele and Rodri were in agreement; neither of them was prepared to respond to Ronaldo's demands.

The Portuguese player wants to regain his starting center forward status at Manchester United with the help of his teammates, but this seems impossible at present, at least most Manchester United players are unwilling to help him.

Risking offending Ten Hag to help a temporary worker?

Dembele just likes playing games; he's not stupid.

"hiss……"

Tang Ye took a deep breath.

His frequent departures from the club have created an information gap between him and the players in the team who are participating in the European Championship qualifiers.

It was thought that Ronaldo could break through Ten Hag's defense with the help of his teammates, but it now seems that the Portuguese star's plan has failed.

"...These three months must be quite important for him, right?"

Tang Ye suddenly added, "I feel like he still really wants to win the Champions League."

"Winning the Champions League is one thing, but having us is enough," Dembele said firmly.

"This might not be fair to him..."

"I think……"

Dembele was still wondering what Tang Ye would say next, but unexpectedly Tang Ye stopped there and didn't continue.

……

Tomorrow is the EFL Cup final, and almost all the players in the Manchester United team are in a state of extreme excitement.

Everyone says Manchester United is very strong, but the fact is that Manchester United has not won any trophies this season.

How can someone be considered strong if they've never won a championship?

The upcoming EFL Cup final presents an opportunity for Manchester United.

Only teams that win championships can be considered truly strong teams!

It's worth mentioning that most of the Manchester United players who participated in the European Championship qualifiers have now finished their national team commitments and successfully qualified for the World Cup finals.

Besides Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, there are also three Portuguese players, including Dalot.

Portugal has a high FIFA ranking, but they have encountered some problems in this European Championship qualifier and still need to play a decisive match against North Macedonia to secure their place in the World Cup finals.

"Actually, I feel that Liverpool is still very strong."

De Jong recalled the meeting Ten Hag had during breakfast and expressed his concerns about tomorrow's match.

Suddenly noticing Tang Ye looking at his phone, she asked, "What are you looking at?"

Leaning closer, De Jong discovered that Tang Ye was watching a live football match. The phone screen displayed Eskrima's head; the Chinese national team coach's expression was terrifyingly serious.

"Asian qualifiers... CHN, this should be China?"

"hiss……"

De Jong didn't continue speaking because the current score was 0-1, and Tang Ye's Chinese team was temporarily behind.

"But you've already advanced, so it doesn't matter, especially since you were the first to advance."

Tang Ye just sighed, raised his hands to hold his head, and said, "It hurts."

The gap between the core lineup and the substitutes of the Chinese team is still too large, so it is understandable that they cannot beat Oman.

"I'm really impressed by Ivankovic. He can win with such a terrible substitution. Isn't that just pure luck?"

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye's words amused De Jong: "Forget about it. No matter how Oman plays, you have to mock them as long as they're your opponents."

De Jong knows Tang Ye too well: "And I can roughly predict that you're going to mock Liverpool later."

"Hey, this one is different."

Tang Ye turned off the screen: "Liverpool is indeed very strong, Klopp is really good."

"So you mean we'll lose tomorrow?"

Van der Gach's voice came through.

"That's obviously impossible; there's no connection between the two things we're talking about."

Tang Ye shrugged: "Liverpool is doomed."

……

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2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers, Round 12, Group B Standings (Asian Qualifiers Completed):
1. China, 23 points. (Direct qualification)

2. Japan, 21 points. (Direct qualification)

3. Saudi Arabia, 14 points. (Play-off)
4. Oman, 13 points.

5. UAE, 6 points.

6. Vietnam, 4 points.

Although the Chinese national football team was incredibly strong in this tournament, the overall tone of the Asian Cup qualifiers remained unchanged: an extremely polarized situation, with a huge gap between the top teams and the teams behind them, a gap that is impossible to close.

China is undoubtedly number one, but Chinese football fans dare not let their guard down.

Japan's total points are only 2 points less than China's.

What if the Chinese national football team fails to reverse Japan's FIFA ranking?
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher: If China's FIFA ranking doesn't surpass Japan's, or even if it's close to it, then Ten Hag should be held responsible. I can guess that he asked TY to return to the team early.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand: FIFA rankings will not have a decisive impact on the Chinese team's World Cup fate, so I support Ten Hag.

“I don’t think what you’re saying is right. In fact, I’d like to directly disagree and tell you that your line of thinking is wrong.”

Ferdinand blew his nose first, then looked at his colleague Carragher: "You know, football is all about winning and losing. You're wrong, because Liverpool is about to lose."

"Ha ha!"

Carragher laughed and pointed to the big screen behind him: "Leo, the match doesn't start for another two hours. Who do you think lost?"

"Anyway, it's not Manchester United."

……

Ten Hag: It's only natural that TY returned to the team early. China has already secured its place in the World Cup finals, so in principle he shouldn't have needed to participate in the match against Japan. But I still let him return to the national team, which is more than enough.

Manchester United have announced their starting lineup for the EFL Cup final, with Tang Ye leading the team, Dembele and Rodri returning, and Rashford on the bench.

Match Preview: The EFL Cup final is a clash between Manchester United and Manchester City. With nine key national team players at their disposal, can the Red Devils aim for their first title of the season?
"Brothers, brothers, those who haven't come in yet need to hurry up."

"There must be a lot of people who haven't joined yet. Moderators, please help remind them in the QQ group. I have quite a few fans, there can't be only this many viewers today."

Wang Chao fiddled with it carefully for a while, and only after being reminded by fans in the live broadcast room did he realize that his screen was not turned on.

"Holy crap... Damn, it's all good now, okay, okay, my video quality is still very clear, right? It's clearer than the video quality of the other streamers, right? I paid for this."

Rubbing his hands together, Wang Chao, as Tang Ye's number one supporter, also gave his usual evaluation.

"Today's over 2.5, Manchester United is a sure win, if they lose I will stop broadcasting."

"Salah... go eat shit, Salah. Don't you know I'm a Manchester United fan? Talking about Salah in front of the commentator. All I can say is that Salah is a noob."

[Brother Chao, how can you be like this? Are all the opponents of Tang Ye noobs?]

[Wang Chao: Salah is still pretty good. He's facing Tang Ye today? Holy crap, a noob like Salah is definitely going to lose.]

[Answerer, please stop offering predictions. Besides saying Manchester United will win by default, what else can you say? Any suggestions? Can you guess how many corner kicks there will be today?]

Wang Chao is very pitiful because he has been supporting Manchester United like a sycophant, so he was scolded again today.

Ok……

Upon closer inspection, Wang Chao is actually quite innocent.

Manchester United vs. Liverpool: a bet of over 2.5 goals is already quite bold, considering it's a Manchester derby!
"I'm betting five years of my livestream viewers' lives on Tang Ye's hat trick!"

"Hey, don't scold me yet, don't scold me yet. You all know Tang Ye wouldn't just stand by and watch someone die. I'm putting pressure on Tang Ye!"

"Everyone sit down and watch the King of Football's moves!"

……

P.S.: Things are done. I need at least 1.2 words each day and tomorrow. I'll finish writing this season's chapters soon.

(End of this chapter)