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

Chapter 854 Argentina's Intimidation, Germany's Revenge, Wales' Indifference, and Tang Ye's Trembling

Everyone was initially discussing who would win the league title or the Champions League title this season, but when November officially arrived, the popular topics completely changed.

Compared to club competitions like the Premier League and the Champions League, the World Cup, held every four years, is obviously more exciting.

As for the specific highlights, some domestic newspapers have listed the interesting things to make it easier for new fans to understand.

1. The Qatar World Cup will be Messi and Ronaldo's last dance; it will be their last World Cup.

2. The rivalry between China and Germany: the European machine seeks revenge against the Chinese national football team.

3. China vs. Argentina: Tang Ye and Messi face off in their first national team match.

4. France plans to defend its title.

……

With so many highlights listed, half of them are related to China, which certainly aligns with the perspective of Chinese football fans.

If we were to ask who the most nervous fans were before the World Cup started, would it be the fans of Messi and Ronaldo from Argentina and Portugal?
Actually not!

The most nervous people are the Chinese team fans.

The group stage draw for the Chinese team is really bizarre. Not to mention Argentina, a favorite to win the championship, it's a complete game-changer for China.

Then there's Germany.

The shocking upsets of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia are still fresh in everyone's mind, and every German player is burning with anger towards the Chinese team!

Well, actually it's not just Germany; many European teams and players want to take advantage of the World Cup to beat China.

If Tang Ye bullies us to death in club matches, we must get our revenge in national team matches!

Well... with several buffs stacked up, Chinese football fans are now at the point where their hands tremble at the mere thought of the World Cup.

The fact that this World Cup is being held in the fall and winter of the Northern Hemisphere made me even more apprehensive, and then the cold wind gave me goosebumps all over.

A video on Bilibili with 1280 million views titled "Must-Watch Every Week" provides a very vivid explanation of the current situation facing the Chinese men's football team.

This is a dynamic, bizarre comic strip. The video starts with a pink pig standing on two legs with a strange expression.

It's abstract, but fans can immediately recognize who this little pig is.

[The King of Football!]

Welcome, King of Football!!

Go Tang Ye!

Holy crap, my GGBond is as handsome as ever!

[King of Football, lead us to victory one more time!]

A little pig representing Tang Ye slowly walked to the center of the screen, when suddenly a cartoon character dressed in blue and white clothes jumped out.

This guy didn't hold back at all, jumped up and kicked Tang Ye in the head, sending Tang Ye crashing to the ground.

"Messi!"

This video even has voiceover; it's a truly high-production-value video!
"Why did you do this to me!!"

Tang Ye was in great pain from the kick and angrily questioned him.

Messi simply shook his head and said, "GGBond, this is your fate."

"You think being invincible in a club means you're invincible? Now, as a senior, let me tell you, there's a difference between being invincible in a club and being invincible in the world!"

While Tang Ye was on the ground, Messi kicked him in the head again, accompanied by a very loud and agonizing pig squeal in the video.

"Messi, you!"

"Can't you just leave me alone?"

Tang Ye coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, unable to stand.

"There's nothing to say. You bully Barcelona, ​​you bully PSG, you bully our brothers on the Argentine national team in the Champions League. Do you really think you can get away with this without paying any price?"

Messi took a step forward, his cartoon character displaying an extremely arrogant expression: "When you were bullying Barcelona, ​​did you ever imagine that you would meet me in the World Cup!"

"..."

puff!
Tang Ye spat out another mouthful of pig's blood, his expression filled with terror and a hint of regret.

The wheel of fortune turns, and it seems that this saying is absolutely true.

They've been arrogant in club competitions for too long; now they need to pay the price in the World Cup.

Just when Tang Ye thought he was at his wit's end and about to be trampled to death by Messi, Müller appeared.

"Thomas!"

Tang Ye saw his savior and raised his pig's hoof: "Save me, Thomas!"

It was thought that Müller would lend a helping hand to Tang Ye and save him from Messi, but unexpectedly, Müller turned around and kicked Tang Ye instead.

"what!"

Tang Ye let out a painful cry, flew into the air and crashed heavily to the ground, his eyes full of confusion: "Why, why! Thomas, we're friends!"

"There are no friends in the World Cup!"

Muller glared at Tang Ye: "Do you remember four years ago? How did you defeat us in Russia four years ago?"

"Do you know what kind of abuse we received because we were eliminated in the group stage?"

"Tom, tell me, can you imagine this!"

Muller's voice suddenly grew louder, leaving Tang Ye speechless as he lay on the ground.

Argentina wants to bully me.

They hoped to seek help from Germany, but their request was cruelly rejected due to past grievances between the two teams.

Tang Ye looked left and right before he noticed Bell sitting next to him, resting.

"Gareth!"

Tang Ye spoke up, but Bell pretended not to hear.

Argentina and Germany both want to beat China, so how dare little Wales stand up?
Tom, sigh!

It's time to pay off the debt!

【6666】

Wow, Messi's Chinese is pretty good. But isn't Bale going to step in and help Tang Guowang?

[Hahaha, I remember Tang Ye also uses Bilibili. Brothers, give this post a lot of likes to boost its popularity. Tang the Ball King should be able to see it.]

It's funny... but why do I feel like crying...?

Although it was a funny video, poor Chinese fans were secretly wiping away tears in front of their screens.

This video explains the current predicament that the Chinese team is facing in Group C.

They didn't go to participate in the World Cup; they went to be judged!

……

Xinhua News Agency, November 15th - Reporters Liang Xiaosheng and He Qiong, and People's Daily reprinted: After Tang Ye's return to the team, all players of the Chinese men's national football team have assembled in Doha.

"The Chinese team athletes held an emergency meeting in the conference room of their hotel, where Tang Ye, a National People's Congress representative and team captain, delivered a speech."

"In this World Cup, the Chinese national team faces three world-class teams—Argentina, Germany, and Wales—in the group stage, presenting an unprecedented challenge..."

I've said a lot, but the main point can be summed up in one sentence: the opponent is really strong, so don't be surprised if you lose or win.

In addition, Xinhua News Agency also included the preliminary schedule for the Chinese team in this World Cup at the end of the article.

November 17th, China vs. Netherlands (Friendly Match).

On November 22nd, Argentina will face China (Round 11). Looking at the schedule, the time allotted for this World Cup is indeed very tight.

They played a total of 5 warm-up matches during the previous World Cup in Russia, but only 1 this year!
To be honest, I don't know which idiot made the deal with the Netherlands. First, they beat us up, and then they beat us up again with Argentina?

"We arranged the warm-up match in the Netherlands, which was the result of discussions between Ferran and me."

Tang Ye was at the front of the conference room, giving a speech using a PowerPoint presentation.

“Actually, Ferran gave me three options at the beginning, but I suggested to him that we play against the Netherlands, because I think that playing against the Netherlands would be the most helpful to us.”

"They are indeed very strong, but we don't need to be nervous. Winning or losing a warm-up match isn't that important. We just need to play normally and perform normally."

Although Tang Ye was speaking, the conference room was very quiet.

Because there was no noise in the room, everyone kept their mouths shut or sat blankly in their seats.

The online atmosphere hasn't been very good these past few days. As players, we're all under a lot of pressure, and some even feel like they can't breathe.

……

After the meeting, Eskeriva kept Captain Tang Ye and Vice Captain Feng Xiaoting behind, making a total of four people including Mati.

Can you feel it?

Eskeriva inquired.

Before Feng Xiaoting could understand what the coach was saying, Tang Ye nodded: "They're all lacking fighting spirit, it's tough..."

"Ugh."

"The main problem is that the lottery was bad."

Eskreva was quite rational and didn't fly into a rage or yell at anyone because his players lacked fighting spirit.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you were a player on the Chinese national team and you encountered such a draw, how would you feel?
When there's absolutely no hope of advancing, you might feel like coming to Qatar is both a vacation and an embarrassment.

"So I think it's better to play against weaker teams in warm-up matches."

"No, no, no, Brother Ting, trust me, we must beat the Netherlands. I've been thinking about it for a long time."

Tang Ye rejected Feng Xiaoting's idea: "Motivation is useless now. Even if we play aggressively, we can't beat Argentina. We need to use our brains to create opportunities. Our tactics must be flawless, and then we need to find the opponent's weaknesses. That's how we'll have a chance."

The argument between the two was actually pointless, because the warm-up match had already been arranged, and there was no going back on it.

Playing against the Netherlands is playing against the Netherlands. What the Chinese team needs to do in the warm-up match is to test their World Cup tactical plan.

"So, should we go all out in the match against the Netherlands?"

"We must go all out."

Eskeriva spoke quickly: "We'll talk about the second half later. In any case, we have to fight tooth and nail in the first half so we can figure out our situation."

"But... we haven't used this in actual combat yet, right? Crossing between the left and right lanes."

Tang Ye hesitated. In his opinion, the Chinese team's current tactics seemed to have some obvious problems, the first being a lack of actual combat experience.

Eskeriva suddenly proposed to increase the frequency of ball transfers on the left and right flanks in order to reduce the gap in physical ability between Chinese players and players from other teams. In other words, he wanted Tang Ye to provide support in the middle and use Tang Ye's stamina to wear down the opponent's overall stamina.

"It can't be said that there was absolutely no real combat experience."

Eskeriva countered.

"Oh, I don't remember."

"I didn't have it when I was with the national team, but I did when I was with my club."

Eskeriva's words were astonishing, and Tang Ye's eyes widened in surprise.

"Dealing cards in the middle, isn't that what you did at Dortmund? Just do the same for the national team."

"..."

Tang Ye scratched his head, feeling that Eskeriva in front of him was somewhat unfamiliar.

“Ferran…really? Mainly because we’ve never played like this in the national team. I remember you…well, I mean, I don’t think you should be this daring.”

"If you could have come back two weeks earlier, would I have ended up like this?"

"..."

Ok.

Eskeriva left Tang Ye speechless.

"Well, there's really no other way. Those teams in the same league have the UEFA Nations League as a warm-up, but we don't have any A-level matches, so I have no reason to come back early..."

Eskeriva walked outside, with Tang Ye following behind, constantly defending himself.

“I know, I know. But it’s no use saying that now, let’s just follow the plan.”

Eskeriva put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder: "Don't make any predictions before the group stage results are out."

"I didn't make any predictions... Hmm, so what should I do?"

Eskeriva stared intently into Tang Ye's eyes: "Believe in miracles!"

"..."

Back in his room, Eskeriva went out onto the balcony alone.

As the host city of the World Cup, Doha was bustling in the evening. National flags of various countries were tied to the streetlights, and people on the street had a light in their eyes as they looked forward to the upcoming World Cup group stage.

But the players' and fans' mindsets are different, and the difference between coaches and fans is even greater.

Escriva would rather the World Cup come later.

Too much pressure!

If he suffers three consecutive defeats and is eliminated in the group stage of this World Cup, what kind of ridicule will he face from Ten Hag's supporters!
Is the group assignment making advancement difficult?
LOL.

Ten Hag's fans won't listen to these excuses; they'll just conclude that "Phelan is not as good as Eric."

Eskeriva was also upset. He came to the Chinese team to prove his ability to the world, but ended up pushing himself to the edge of a cliff.

Ferran and Tom were back to back; one more step back and they would be at the edge of a precipice.

The heights are so cold!
It’s so cold!

……

Forwarded: 2022 Ballon d'Or voting results (national team captains):
Lloris: Tang Ye, Dembele, Salah.

Modric: Benzema, Tang Ye, Mane.

Son Heung-min: Tang Ye, Benzema, Mane.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Tang Ye, Benzema, Mbappe.

Tang Ye: Benzema, Dembele, Rodri.

In the reporter poll, Tang Ye received 99% of the first-place votes, but his advantage was not as great as before in the national team captain vote.

What's surprising is Ronaldo's vote. I don't think the Portuguese player usually likes to vote for Tang Ye or Messi, because the competition is so obvious, and historically, Ronaldo's votes have always been far from the final result…

Cristiano Ronaldo is quite a talent; he gave Tang Ye his first pick out of three votes and then didn't choose any other Manchester United player.

This perfectly confirms what Morgan said on his show: "Of all the players at Manchester United, I think TY is the best. I won't comment on the other players, some of them are bad people, or not good enough."

At the time, a reporter pointed out that Ronaldo's experience at Manchester United led him to wear sunglasses, and that some of his anger towards Ten Hag had been transferred to the Manchester United players (even if some of the Manchester United players were actually innocent).

Hmm...maybe Ronaldo will only vote for Manchester United players after Ten Hag leaves Manchester United?

……

Popular discussion on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports forum): Cristiano Ronaldo stated in an interview with Portuguese media that "TY would have achieved even greater success if he had left Ten Hag." (Fire)
CNR.cn: The Chinese Embassy in Qatar has issued guidelines for civilized spectating at the games.

(End of this chapter)