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

Chapter 855 Let's all get smarter: Dembele's plan for France to win the championship
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No. 1: Qatar World Cup.

No. 2: China at the Qatar World Cup.

No. 3: Countdown to the Qatar World Cup.

No. 4: Cristiano Ronaldo said that Tang Ye would achieve greater success if he left Ten Hag.

No. 5: Germany plans to avenge its loss to the Chinese national football team.

The rivalry between China and Germany is certainly one of the focal points of this World Cup, after all, many people said at the time that "Tang Ye destroyed the unity of Germany".

Because of that match, when the German team first arrived in Qatar, head coach Flick was asked questions related to the Chinese national team, such as whether Tang Ye would "conquer" them again in this World Cup.

Flick, of course, was very dismissive of the reporter's question.

During the World Cup in Russia, the German team was in a slump, perhaps their worst period. Therefore, their performance then does not necessarily reflect their current strength.

It is a fact that Germany lost to China four years ago; it is also a fact that Germany is stronger now than it was four years ago, so they will take this opportunity to get revenge on China.

"Although we are grouped with Argentina, I think the draw result is satisfactory for the German team. God has given us the opportunity to avenge our defeat against China. We have waited four years for this game."

Click, click, click!

In an interview, Flick stated that the German team's mission in this World Cup is to wash away the shame of four years ago.

The Chinese team certainly carries the greatest hatred, but the German team's biggest rival is actually Argentina.

"We've studied Argentina and are confident we can beat Messi's team," Flick said.

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Portugal, Argentina, and China all have a large number of fans, with the star power of the players playing a significant role.

If you set up a poll on a website and let fans choose their favorite World Cup champion, you'll find that many people would put Portugal or Argentina in their first vote, and some would even choose China.

However, if you look at the odds list for winning the World Cup, you'll find that these three teams have very high odds, meaning that not many people are optimistic about them.

This is the so-called "star player effect." Fans hope that the star player they support will win the World Cup, but in football betting, which is more rational, the team with the stronger overall strength is often the one favored.

Take Portugal in 2018 as an example. What good is Ronaldo's talent if they still get beaten 3-3 by Spain, who have a superior overall performance, and they don't even make it to the knockout stage.

As I said before, football is a team sport; one person being strong is not enough.

One team deserves special mention here.

What are you still watching? I'm talking to you, the Chinese national team!

This red team, which has taken the star power to the extreme, is one of the focal points of this World Cup, just like Portugal and Argentina.

Portuguese media reports that due to Cristiano Ronaldo's clear bias towards one side and the fact that Portugal is in the same group as Argentina, Portuguese fans are likely to side with the Chinese team in the Qatar World Cup.

"Although the Chinese team will have a hard time beating Argentina, the Portuguese and Chinese fans will make the Chinese players feel like they are playing at home."

Editor-in-Chief of Mundo Deportivo: The Chinese team wants to replicate the individual heroism of 2018, but this is obviously not going to work. TY also needs teammates with certain abilities to assist him, and the Chinese team's forwards cannot meet the requirements of this Asian king.

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During the World Cup, all national teams imposed similar "stay-at-home" requirements on their players. During their rest time, they couldn't go out shopping or drink, so the few days in preparation for the warm-up matches were quite boring.

Add to that the pressure, and these past few days have been agonizing for the players.

"hiss!"

On the 20th floor of the hotel, Tang Ye and Wu Lei were soaking in an ice bath: "Qatar is really something else, it's almost December and it's still so hot. Hmm, but the ice in this hotel is really good."

"Qatar has put a lot of effort into this; it seems that several hotels in Doha have been renovated."

"You have too much money to spend, huh? Haha."

Tang Ye sat down in the pool, leaving only half of his head above water. After holding his breath for a while, he suddenly stood up.

Wow!
"But it's good, it's really convenient this way, I don't have to go to the kitchen to find ice anymore."

"We're playing the Netherlands tomorrow. Hey, why did you choose the Netherlands? Why not choose Costa Rica or someone else? I feel like Costa Rica would be better."

"The bag can't be from Costa Rica, I've hardly ever heard of that team."

While Tang Ye was speaking, Feng Xiaoting threw a bucket of ice water at him. Tang Ye retaliated decisively and even managed to answer Wu Lei's question: "If we play Costa Rica, we really have no hope in the main tournament. We definitely have to play against stronger teams. Which of the three teams in our group isn't stronger than Costa Rica? Let's get used to it in advance."

"That makes sense."

Tang Ye looked left and right to make sure there were no outsiders around before leaning his head closer and whispering to Wu Lei, "Don't say it, Lei-ge, I actually think we still have a chance to beat Argentina."

"Ok?"

"It is true?"

"Really? When I was at the club, I watched videos of Argentina and Germany's matches whenever I had time, and also Wales, the team Bale played for. Hmm... actually, I feel we have a better chance of beating Argentina, I mean compared to Wales, we can't handle Wales' style of play. As for Argentina..."

Tang Ye lowered his head and gave his conclusion after careful consideration: "Although the chances of winning are not high, we should still be able to put up a fight."

"Their starting forwards will most likely be Messi, Di Maria, and Martinez, and in midfield... it should be De Paul, Paredes, and the like."

"I feel like all three of their midfielders combined can't beat me. Hey, don't laugh, I'm not kidding. I watched the videos and it seems like De Paul and Enzo are easy to handle. They relaxed a bit in the first round of the group stage, and I feel like I can lock down all three of them."

Noticing that Wu Lei was about to laugh, Tang Ye quickly added, "Hey, I'm not bragging, I'm really not lying to you, there's a chance. I definitely wouldn't be bragging now."

"This, okay."

Wu Lei shook his head: "Actually, I often watch your games, but there's a difference between watching on video and actually playing."

"It would be great if we could have more time for the warm-up matches, so we could practice together a bit more."

Wu Lei is right, the schedule for this World Cup is indeed very unfriendly.

For the Chinese team, whose players have vastly different skill levels, what they need most is time to gel as a team.

However, Qatar's move to host the Winter World Cup completely wiped out the original nearly one month of warm-up time, which felt like it was targeting the Chinese national football team!
Tang Ye's body sank, leaving only his eye floating on the surface of the water.

It feels like everyone is bullying the Chinese team, damn it.

With his body slightly floating, Tang Ye blew bubbles in the pool.

Endurance: 86 → 87

Overall rating: 97→98

wow?

If possible, Tang Ye would like to give this hotel a thumbs up. The staff provided excellent service, and the ice bath was very effective for recovery.

Tang Ye (23 years old)
[Ball possession: 94; Passing: 98]

[Shots: 94; Headers: 62; Set pieces: 95]

Speed: 87; Endurance: 87; Physical Strength: 92

[Defense: 85; Vision: 100]

Overall rating: 98
Its overall rating rose from 97 to 98, still placing it at a level unparalleled throughout history.

Before the group stage officially begins, he's grinding some stamina; it just goes to show how well the system understands Tang Ye's needs.

If Tang Ye had the ability to allocate attribute points like the protagonist in a novel, he would definitely put all his attribute points into stamina, because national team matches really require a lot of stamina!
However, GGBond is quite pitiful; he doesn't have a powerful system like the protagonist in the novel.

He can only rely on himself.

[Wang Ding: The one who unites the feudal lords nine times shall be the most honored in the world; the king's majesty will bless the nation!]

[Wang Ding First Floor - Wang Wei: When you start the game and serve as the team captain, your teammates enter a continuous "Grace" state, with all their attribute values ​​increasing by 5% (but not exceeding their own career data cap); when you leave the game, the "Grace" state disappears.]

[The Second Level of the King's Cauldron - Heavenly Blessing]

[Minimum required overall stats: 98] [Current status: Unlocked]

After unlocking the first level in August, Tang Ye finally unlocked the second level of the King's Cauldron in November.

It was somewhat unexpected, after all, Tang Ye hadn't expected the timing to be so precise.

A timely help!

Don't get excited yet, let's first check what quality the charcoal is!

[Wang Ding Level 2 - Heavenly Blessing: When you start the game and serve as the team captain, your teammates' attributes will receive additional enhancements, the enhancement depending on your highest attribute.]

【当前最高属性项：视野（100），即全队其他10名球员共获得10点（你的10%）的视野属性增益，该10点属性的分配会根据场上情况实时变化，单一球员最多可获得10点额外的视野属性】

The introduction is a bit long, and you need to concentrate to understand it.

Ok……

Based on the analysis, it's highly likely that Tang Ye can grant each teammate an extra 1 point of vision attribute without sacrificing his own attributes.

It may seem like a useless feature, but since the vision attribute can be allocated according to the situation on the field, the improvement effect should still be quite significant.

For example, when a formal match comes, if Zhang Xizhe drops back as a defensive midfielder to support his teammates, he and Feng Xiaoting, who is holding the ball, can respectively receive 6 points and 4 points of vision attribute.

One point in an attribute doesn't help much, but six points can make a huge difference—it's a qualitative leap.

But upon closer reflection, this is actually quite a pity.

Tang Ye sighed, wishing that his highest attribute was passing, then he would be truly invincible, and the team's strength would instantly rise to a higher level.

The item that currently benefits is vision control; it's not the best, but it's not the worst either—it's a decent, average upgrade. After all, vision control is quite crucial in top-tier tournaments like the World Cup.

Tang Ye selflessly shared his excess vision attribute with his teammates.

Simply put, it means that the players on the Chinese team can share the captain's brilliant mind, thereby achieving the great goal of collective intelligence.

After sorting through the system's rewards, Tang Ye shook his head and tried to use his consciousness to forcibly break open the third layer of the King's Cauldron, but unsurprisingly, he failed.

Damn it, why can we only have one attribute?

If they could distribute all their attributes (except for heading), that would be great. Only then could the Chinese team truly achieve the fighting power of a 3 million euro squad!

Unfortunately, it won't work!

Tang Ye is very generous.

But his system is extremely stingy!

"Hey, Tang Ye! It's your phone!"

"Just hang up! Why bother answering the phone now?"

"The contact name is Dembele. Are you sure you don't want to answer?"

……

"Haha, then tell me, would you prefer to play against Argentina or against us?"

In the pool, Dembele asked Tang Ye a question, while Mbappe sat next to him.

"France is indeed quite powerful, but with a noob like you, I would choose France if I had a choice."

"Hahaha!"

Mbappe let out a turtle-like roar, while Dembele was somewhat speechless. The French striker raised his hands: "I just told Kylian that you definitely wouldn't answer my question seriously."

"Argentina would be getting thrashed by us."

Dembele is very confident.

"Hey, I'm not asking you to play against Argentina, I'm asking me to choose between Argentina and France. You've got the whole issue wrong."

Tang Ye reached into the pool and scooped out some ice cubes, then threw them onto Dembele's neck.

"Oh!"

"shit!"

"Ha ha!"

"Good luck, Tom! See you in the knockout stage!"

"You guys are so confident you'll make it to the knockout stage, right?"

"Haha, I'll be waiting for you."

"What are you waiting for? See you in the finals."

"Sure, but you have to advance to the finals first."

Dembele pressed down on Tang Ye's shoulder with his hand: "If all else fails, beg me. I'll just pretend to come in and help you guys. You know, I'm a top-tier player."

Dembele told Tang Ye that he recently watched a movie on Netflix and learned some camouflage techniques.

In other words, Dembele could impersonate a player on the Chinese national team and then help the team play.

A top-level event like the World Cup deserves top-level camouflage!
"You noob, shut up and get out of here!"

"Hey, no, come on!"

Dembele shrugged: "I'm serious, Tom. I'll pretend to help you advance to the knockout stage, this isn't just a casual thing. Then when we play the semi-finals and the final, you'll pretend to help us too."

"Isn't football about brothers helping each other out? Does that mean we're not brothers anymore?"

"That 'bet' guy, he put Brazil's odds of winning ahead of ours. We're only missing a midfielder compared to the last tournament, so what can Brazil say if you come over? They'll just surrender."

Dembele thumped his chest: "Seriously, Killian and I will team up for you. We don't even need teammates. The three of us can wipe them out."

"Good idea! Really good idea!"

Tang Ye gave Dembele a big thumbs up: "I'll text Chuameni right now and tell him what you said."

"Hey, fuck, stop it!"

"Hey, I'll do the work for you guys, no need to exchange, I'll play striker for you. Don't pick up your phone yet!"

……

Dembele's idea is very interesting, and if it works out... winning the World Cup would be a piece of cake.

Of course, this is on the premise that the operation can be completed successfully; otherwise, it's game over.

January 17, Doha Sports Centre, Jassim Hamad Stadium.

This is the base where the Chinese national team is stationed for this year's Qatar World Cup. Today, they will face the Dutch national team here.

According to the gentleman's agreement reached between the two coaches during the training match between China and the Netherlands, both sides must give their all in the first half of this game. In addition, Tang Ye must play for at least 70 minutes. This was a necessary condition for Van Gaal to agree to the training match, so the Chinese team had no choice but to accept it.

"Frankie."

Tang Ye shook hands with De Jong, whose orange jersey made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"We are now rivals."

De Jong shouted, "Go, Captain!"

"I am not your captain today."

"Wow!"

……

(End of this chapter)