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

Chapter 838 Manchester United vs. Real Madrid: A Battle of Titans
"I feel that we need to play more aggressively when playing against Real Madrid."

During lunch, the Manchester United teammates chatted in the hotel conference room.

The atmosphere was slightly tense, and Tang Ye knew he needed to step forward at this moment.

"Although they (Real Madrid) made it to the final, I feel they are still no match for us."

Click!

After saying that, Tang Ye took a bite of the egg tart.

It tasted a bit bad, so I took one bite and put it aside, then focused my attention back on the topic.

"So you think we're guaranteed to win?"

Alai sat opposite Tang Ye.

"You can't say that... What I mean is, if we play more aggressively, we have a better chance of winning. Didn't that reporter from the Manchester Evening News or The Guardian say that we'd most likely draw with Real Madrid in open play? That's just wishful thinking, okay? We'll just beat them out in open play."

"Ha ha!"

"Real Madrid is not weak!"

Dembele emphasized.

"He's not as strong as you think, Osman! You were terrible at Barcelona back then, but you thought Real Madrid was definitely amazing."

Tang Ye immediately spotted Dembele's mistake.

Dembele, who used to play for Barcelona, ​​was a complete slacker. From a slacker's perspective, Real Madrid would naturally seem like a terrifying opponent.

But the current Manchester United's Dembele is no slacker.

"Oh, you're right."

Dembele gave Tang Ye a thumbs up: "Looks like I also have a chance to win a Ballon d'Or."

Responding to Dembele's thumbs-up, Tang Ye clenched his left fist and punched Dalot on the shoulder: "Weren't you nervous?"

"……is a bit."

"It's okay, it's okay, we're guaranteed to win, just play normally."

Tang Ye's words amused Rodri: "Why do you give me the feeling that you've won the Champions League several times?"

"That's true, I have two championships, and you only have one, Rod."

"No, no, no, you give me too much of a confident feeling, like someone who has won 20 Champions League titles."

"Oh, thank you for thinking so highly of me, Rod."

Rodri and Tang Ye punched each other.

Although Tang Ye's words had a slightly pretentious tone, it has to be said that Manchester United is indeed quite different with and without this guy.

Last season, Manchester United walked a tightrope in the Champions League knockout stages, but since Tang Ye returned this season, the players' confidence has increased significantly. As the team's second captain, Rodri feels this keenly.

……

Stade de France.

"Madrid!"

"Madrid!"

"Hala Madrid!"

At the neutral stadium, the number of fans attending for both sides was roughly the same.

At the same time, there are also many neutral fans in today's game who will pretend to be Real Madrid or Manchester United fans and infiltrate their respective camps.

This has led to a situation where there are Manchester United fans in the Real Madrid stands and Real Madrid fans in the Manchester United stands.

Given that young people from England and Spain tend to have more abstract personalities, some physical combat is bound to happen.

"Come on, come on!"

Two fans were pulling at each other's clothes, while onlookers kept shouting "Go for it!"

"Hit him! Hit him!"

"Hit him!"

"Fuck him!"

……

"Over the past few seasons, Ten Hag has led Manchester United to some incredible achievements, and I think the current Manchester United is stronger than ever before."

In a pre-match interview, Ancelotti praised Manchester United.

Although he was praising the opponent, the Real Madrid manager remained relatively calm throughout the process: "If we don't put on a good performance, we will lose the final. We understand this very well."

"We don't care whether Ronaldo starts or not. He was a hero of Real Madrid, but today he is our opponent, and we have the right way to target him."

Click, click, click!

Do you think the three midfielders in the ceremony will lose to TY again this time, like they did in the 16-17 season?

"..."

Upon hearing this question, Ancelotti's expression immediately soured.

"Luca and his teammates (referring to the three midfielders at the ceremony) have been compared to TY more than once, but I have always thought that the comparison is unreasonable."

“You can say that our midfield is not as good as Manchester United’s midfield. Of course, I’m not trying to belittle Real Madrid. Manchester United’s midfield is indeed the best in the world right now, there’s no doubt about that. But if you say that Real Madrid’s entire midfield is not as good as TY alone, then I think that’s too exaggerated.”

"The combined value of Luca and the others is indeed less than that of TY, but when it comes to comparing strength, you can't simply add up their values."

……

Dongqiudi pinned post: The Champions League final is being broadcast live (CCTV5, iQiyi), Real Madrid and Manchester United face off.

"I won't say anything else, because anything I say would be pointless."

In the away team's locker room, Manchester United players huddled together in a large circle. Tang Ye was giving his teammates a final pep talk: "What I need to say is that we are now the strongest team in the world. We've only lost two games this season!"

"We won't lose today either, we'll take the championship here!"

"3, 2, 1!"

"Champion!"

boom!
Leading his teammates out of the locker room, Tang Ye patted De Ligt and Luke Shaw on the neck: "Shaw, stay alert."

Tang Ye specifically sought out De Ligt and Luke Shaw, undoubtedly because both players were in a slump and their performances in the past few matches had been less than satisfactory.

They were clearly aware of their situation, so as soon as Luke Shaw stepped onto the grass, he did a few quick sprints and yelled into the air as a way of cheering himself on.

"China Media Group! Good evening, everyone!"

"This is a live broadcast of the UEFA Champions League final!"

"The match has begun! Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team, Real Madrid, the La Liga champions this season! Wearing white jerseys, they will attack from left to right on the screen!"

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Ferland Mendy, Alaba, Militaoka, Vajal
Midfielders: Toni Kroos, Casemiro, Modric

Forwards: Vinicius, Benzema, Valverde

Head Coach: Ancelotti
"Then comes the away team, Manchester United, the Premier League champions this season!"

Manchester United (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Dalot, Bailly, De Ligt, Luke Shaw
Midfielders: De Jong, Tang Ye, Rodri
Forwards: Dembele, Martial, Rashford
Head Coach: Ten Hag

The starting lineups for both sides were largely as expected.

The main issue is that Manchester United's Ten Hag surprisingly opted for a 4-3-3 formation today, instead of their usual 4-2-3-1.

The Dutchman's true intentions are still unclear, but in the eyes of most fans, Ten Hag's tactical change reflects Manchester United's conservative style of play today.

Manchester United will likely start the game conservatively today!

[It's on fire!]

Come on Real Madrid! Don't lose to any team, especially not the Bandits. How can you be the world's number one team if you lose to Bandits?

[Trash Real Madrid, we must cheer for Manchester United! Come on Manchester United! Barcelona is the best in the world!]

[Why is it still the three midfielders for the ceremony? Ancelotti is a real idiot. The three midfielders for the ceremony can't beat Tang Ye at all. Tang Ye can even see the color of their shorts.]

We'll lose if we don't play Hazard, I'm telling you, relying on Benzema is definitely not enough.

The last comment came from a fan wearing a Chelsea trophy.

Coincidentally, just a few minutes after the start of the match, the director showed Hazard on camera.

Compared to his time at Chelsea, Hazard now seems to have gained weight.

"We're talking about the last few seasons... Hazard, well, his performance has been disappointing, you could even say it's terrible!"

"Hmm, I wonder if Ancelotti will give Hazard a chance to play today."

Objectively speaking, with Vinicius Jr. as a potential scoring threat on the field, Hazard is unlikely to get a chance to play.

3 minutes.

Vinicius received a pinpoint through ball from Kroos, and immediately accelerated, ready to unleash his explosive attack.

"Wow!!!" Vinicius changed direction so quickly that De Jong didn't even catch him immediately.

He successfully evaded Manchester United's midfield defense!

"Take the bottom line!"

Benzema's voice came, and Vinicius began to run towards the left flank.

Dalot slowly moved backward, carefully observing Vinicius's movements.

Just as Dalot was about to make a physical interception, Vinicius suddenly started making a run in the opposite direction, and after thinking for a moment, he passed the ball to Benzema who came over to receive it.

Benzema first passes to Alaba, who then delivers a long pass to Valverde.

This was a Real Madrid attack that shifted from the strong side to the weak side.

There are very few defenders on the right flank where Valverde is located!
Valverde controlled the ball and passed it to Carvajal, who was coming up from behind.

Carvajal cuts inside!

Snapped!
The shot was parried, but Bai headed it away.

"Hey, tsk."

"Carvajal is getting a little too hasty this time!"

They were definitely rushing things, because after Carvajal's long-range shot, Benzema just stared at him, and Vinicius was also gesturing to him: "Hey bro, watch me!"

In stark contrast, on the Manchester United bench, Van der Gach breathed a sigh of relief.

Real Madrid wasted a very good scoring opportunity.

But we can also see something from that smooth attack just now: Real Madrid players are in very good form today.

"Don't play defense!"

Ten Hagh found Dalot.

The Manchester United manager was also angry.

Before the match, it was agreed that the main task today was to attack, but Manchester United handed over the initiative in attack in less than 5 minutes.

"Tell them to be careful and not go astray!"

What Ten Hach values ​​most is the road, or rather, the direction of the road.

Going in the wrong direction right at the start of the race is extremely dangerous.

"Vini! Vini! Vini!"

In the 11th minute, De Jong showed off to Vinicius, using a back-to-the-basket feint to get past him.

Perfectly handled!
However, Vinicius was indeed fast, and he caught up and pulled De Jong down.

"The pass has already been made."

"Manchester United's attack is favorable."

"Rodri to Tang Ye!"

"Pretty!"

boom!
"Eh."

Tang Ye was tackled as soon as he got the ball.

Casemiro's movements were so frightening that Tang Ye almost instinctively jumped up.

Although he avoided the dangerous tackle, he also paid the price of losing possession of the ball.

After landing again, Tang Ye gritted his teeth.

Although he wasn't actually kicked, Casemiro's tackle made him realize something was wrong.

Real Madrid's overall style today was very aggressive.

Manchester United played the attacking game, and Real Madrid played the attacking game today too.

Is this... hedging?

"Que nadie se canse de luchar! (No one ever tires of fighting!)"

"Porque el Madrid quiere ser!" (Because Real Madrid wants to be!)

"Campeón de corazón! (A champion from the heart!)"

Both sides have the same number of fans, but for some reason, Real Madrid's fans seem to have a stronger presence.

Of course, the fans' morale is not the same as the situation on the field. In the first 20 minutes, Manchester United still has a greater advantage.

Casemiro can effectively intercept Tang Ye and De Jong, but he is not successful every time.

The short passing combinations between Tang Ye and Dembele are quick and precise; if the defenders aren't quick-witted enough, they won't be able to react in time.

On the right flank, Tang Ye and Dembele passed the ball to each other.

Use cross-positioning to create opportunities.

Tang Ye dribbles down the right flank!

"Get up!"

Courtois's voice came before Tang Ye even reached the byline; the Real Madrid goalkeeper didn't want Tang Ye to pass the ball in a comfortable situation.

Ferrandi passed the exam...

Tang Ye's significantly improved speed ability came into play at this moment, allowing him to make some changes to his body movements while running at high speed.

Tang Ye used a feint to lure Mendi's right leg into the opening, and seized the opportunity.

Snapped!
[De Bruyne's cross from the byline lv6: Not ashamed to ask questions]

"Pretty!"

"A cross through Tang Ye's legs!"

"Ohhhh!"

All the fans in the stadium stood up.

Alaba went down outside the penalty area, trying to block the ball with his body.

Alaba reacted quickly enough, but he still couldn't stop the ball. It rolled past his head and was picked up by Martial, who had made a run into the middle.

!!!

Snapped!
The shot was delivered, and Martial's shot grazed the right post before finally entering the goal area.

"GOOOO-AAAA-LLLLL!!!"

"Antony Martial!!!!"

"What a goal!!"

In the 24th minute of the match, Martial scored a goal from close range!
The ball went in!
When Tang Ye was about to pass the ball, Martial hadn't even entered the penalty area yet, so there was no possibility that the ball was offside.

Live match report: Tang Ye dribbled down the flank and nutmegged Mendy to deliver a cross, Martial pounced on the loose ball and scored, Manchester United 1-0 up!

"what--!!!!"

Martial ran out quickly, slid down on his knees on the grass, stood up, and hugged Rashford.

"Nice!"

"Vamos!"

"..."

"United!"

"Undefeated United!"

Overwhelmed with excitement, Rodri went down to the stands and roared after celebrating with his teammates.

Let's take a look at the replay of that goal...

Mendy came out and was tricked by Tang Ye's feint, then raised his leg.

Tang Ye seized the opportunity and delivered a cross.

hiss!
The problem clearly lies with players Ferland Mendy and Militao.

Ferranmendi's leg raise was a bit too casual. If Alaba were groined from that position, his vision would be obstructed, and he wouldn't be able to react immediately.

Then there's Militao.

He actually didn't think highly of Martial!

In the picture, Courtois leans against a pillar, his hands on his waist, his expression showing a sense of loneliness and helplessness.

Everyone says Manchester United's defense is terrible, but why doesn't anyone say Real Madrid's defense is terrible?
"..."

He shook his head and rinsed his mouth with water.

If the defenders aren't playing well, then the goalkeeper has to step up; that's the only way to win.

……

(End of this chapter)