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

Chapter 865 No Time to Explain, Entering the Advancement Zone! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!!)

Argentine National Radio

Maria Fernando

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have now arrived at the outside of Lusail Stadium."

"And now, waiting with me for the national team players to come out, there's this whole circle of fans behind me!"

"So the match for the Chinese national football team (referring to the Argentine national team) has ended. It is truly a pity that the Chinese national team did not achieve a result that satisfies everyone, but we can see that our Argentine national team put in a tremendous effort in today's match."

Maria said, "We have 2, well, I should say more than 2 Argentine fans here. They have stood by the national team and supported our Albiceleste the whole time..."

"How dare you do this to us?!"

"..."

Maria, holding the microphone, was startled when a fan wearing a blue and white Adidas jersey suddenly burst into the frame: "How dare you do this to us! Give us our money back! Give us our money back! Trash Argentina, go to hell with you, give us our money back!"

"...Our fans at the stadium were quite excited, despite our national team's performance in this match..."

"Money back!"

A fan grabbed the microphone and said, "I flew here from Buenos Aires, with a layover in Hong Kong. Do you know how much I spent on the plane ticket? How much I spent to buy tickets for the first game?"

"And then, what did I see?"

"Garbage! Garbage! Argentina is garbage!!!"

Dozens of Argentinian men surrounded the reporters, making them too intimidated to move: "But our players' performance was still..."

"Fuck your performance! Lautaro! What is Lautaro doing?"

A fan with blue and white spray paint on his face squeezed forward: "Is Lautaro even useful up front? Is he a spy sent by the other side? We told him to pass the ball to Messi, so why is he dribbling and shooting alone? Does he even know how to shoot?"

"..."

"And those few idiot midfielders of ours!"

"Please, fan, calm down..."

"I can't be rational anymore!"

The reporter was startled and took a step back.

He tried to grab the microphone back, but failed: "What on earth are Enzo and Paredes kicking?"

"Wow!"

The fan holding the microphone pointed out two Argentine midfielders, which immediately drew agreement from the onlookers nearby.

"Our midfield is like TY's toy. We lose every duel. We can't win the ball or pass it."

"If we can't beat TY, then we can't beat the other players on the Chinese team either."

"Fuck, those defenders on the Chinese team are worth less than 100 million euros, and we still lost!"

Wow!!!

The crowd suddenly erupted, and the fan who had spoken was furious.

"If I'd known we couldn't even beat China, I should have gone through Hong Kong to watch the Chinese Super League during my layover! (This fan's statement is incorrect; the Chinese Super League is not broadcast in Hong Kong.)"

"Money back!"

"Money back!"

Sigh, as a reporter on the scene today, Maria was also quite helpless among the fans, not daring to say a word for a long time.

South American fans are all incredibly short-tempered; if you say something they don't like, it could easily lead to another riot.

"There are two more matches to go..."

"It has ended!"

"If we lose to China, then Germany, and then Wales, we're headed straight home!"

"Argentina's game is over!"

"Scaloni, go lick TY's ass!"

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For Argentine fans, coming to Qatar to watch the World Cup is definitely not an easy thing.

Most fans are ordinary people, and what they take out may be several months' or even a whole year's savings.

You can imagine spending a year's savings to fly to Qatar to watch the World Cup, only to watch helplessly as your own players are toyed with by the opposing team's attacking midfielders.

Let alone Argentinian fans, fans from other countries would also want a refund.

That's not worth it at all!
What happened to the promise that the five gold balls are bigger than the four gold balls? Why is it that only Tang Ye gets to play with the toys?
Lionel Messi, where are you now?
Did you pee your pants from being scared by Yatalis?!
Olé – Scaloni offered a formal apology in his post-match interview, amidst a chorus of boos from the crowd.

Manchester Evening News front page headline: TY scores 2 goals and provides 1 assist, helping China upset Argentina; Manchester United captain wins both of his opening World Cup appearances in his career.

Goal.com: Messi apologized to Argentine fans for the loss, saying there is still "hope to advance" with two games remaining.

Aofei reposted Tang Ye's celebration gesture on Douyin: "He's also riding on my Tang King's popularity. Four elements combined, Yatalis's Heaven and Earth Slash!"

You might think the biggest winner of today's match is the Chinese team, but that's not actually the case.

Armor Heroes is the biggest winner.

Before the match started, the production company, Alpha Group, had 80 followers on its official Douyin account. After the match, the number jumped to 500 million.

In the era of internet traffic, information updates very quickly, especially for Douyin in 2022, where sometimes it only takes a few minutes to go viral.

Alpha Group is quite cunning. After discovering that their fan base had grown to 5 million, they immediately started editing Tang Ye's celebratory actions from past matches, such as the Flame Dragon Armor and the Emperor Armor, aiming to surpass 10 million fans before the end of the group stage.

Thank you GGBond for the super data package!

So who is the biggest loser?

Is it Argentina?
Actually not.

The biggest loser is China Media Group.

I thought that with the GG Bond IP, I would definitely be the most popular animated film during the World Cup.

result!

They were actually overtaken by Armor Heroes!

GGBond, don't forget about us!
We were the ones who supported you from the very beginning!
TikTok Animation Search Ranking:
No.1: Armor Hero Nawa.

No. 2: Piggy Hero: The Little Football Hero.

No. 3: Piggy Heroes: Soccer Heroes 2 - Brave the Top Five Leagues.

No.4: Armor Hero: Emperor Warrior.

No. 5: Piggy Heroes: Football Heroes 3 - National Team Legend (Trailer).

As it turns out, laziness comes at a price.

If CCTV had released the third season of "Football Heroes" a month earlier, would they have been inferior to Armor Hero?

You should take responsibility for your own mistakes.

Even a master can't save you!

Go and repent!

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CCTV1 News: At 6 PM Beijing time on November 22, the FIFA Qatar World Cup group stage...

CCTV reporter reports: In the first round of the group stage, the Chinese men's national football team successfully reversed the score of the Argentine men's national football team with a score of 3-2, creating a miracle worthy of being recorded in history. On-site experts said that this match could very well be the biggest "upset" of this World Cup. In a post-match interview, team captain and National People's Congress representative Tang Ye said, "The Chinese team has a chance to advance to the knockout stage again."

The match between Wales and Germany has not yet started, and the Chinese team is currently in first place in Group C with 3 points from their victory over Argentina.

There are three group stage matches, so Eskeriva is not in a hurry to celebrate. Instead, he asked the players to calm down after returning to the hotel.

But as soon as they returned to the hotel, the Chinese team players discovered a problem: they couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard they tried.

At least that was the case for Tang Ye. The captain of the Chinese team lay on the sofa for half an hour scrolling through Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform), then for two hours scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), before finally being forced to take sleeping pills.

A huge problem!
Winning a game in an upset keeps you up at night! Professional sports teams have many ways to deal with players' insomnia, but it's different for fans. Most fans don't keep sleeping pills at home, so they can only struggle online, praising the Chinese team to each other.

Messi is also pitiful. Because he lost the first game to the Chinese team, he was belittled online to the point that he was even worse than a rat.

The most popular video on YouTube that day was a parody video made by an American fan, featuring Tang Ye and Messi, adapted from a scene from "Tom and Jerry".

This approach is bound to be criticized, but that's exactly the effect this video blogger wanted.

Tang Ye fans, Ronaldo fans, and Messi fans got into an online argument.

How can you get to the top of the trending list if you don't start a fight?

Then there's the second most popular video, with an IP address from Hong Kong, China, but the video content shows a pedestrian street in mainland China. It's likely that some netizen used a VPN to access and post it.

At the intersection, crowds from four directions surged rapidly toward the center of the road, with fans wearing red football jerseys and holding red flags.

Judging from the scene, the video was probably taken shortly after the referee blew the final whistle, when everyone was still in the midst of excitement.

"Wow!!!!"

"what!!!"

"Awesome! Awesome!!!"

Traffic police maintaining order at the scene chased after several young fans carrying flags, and one of the fans was quickly apprehended.

Unable to move, the fan shouted that sentence at the top of his lungs.

"The Chinese national football team..."

“Awesome!!!”

[You're right, but that's Tang Ye for you—he has what he needs to pass down, and he has what he needs to shoot. - IP address: Macau, China]

Is this the football atmosphere in China? We really need to reflect on this. The reason we can't win in the Asian Cup qualifiers is because our foundation is weak. China's football atmosphere is much better than ours! - IP Location: Japan

[I'm so envious. Tang Sang is truly amazing. When will Japan produce a billionaire? I could die happy then. -IP Location: Japan]

[Actually, I looked it up online, and Tang Ye has Korean ancestry. If you look closely, you'll see that Tang Ye's playing style is exactly like our Korean playing style. -IP Location: South Korea]

[Tears welling up, brother! Who could have imagined that Chinese football would be in this state today! IP address: China]

PS: IP China can access YouTube, but only with a specific company network. You can browse it while slacking off at work.

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The Sun's front-page headline: Can't sleep? A fan used high-powered binoculars to capture a photo of TY staring blankly from a 21st-floor balcony of a hotel, seemingly playing video on his phone. (Attached .jpg)

LeBron James retweeted China 3:2 Argentina: Great game! If I could, I'd like to bring my talents to China.

James was among the first to post, faster than the official media of the Chinese national football team and the General Administration of Sport, only slightly slower than some newspapers located on-site.

Clearly, this NBA star was watching the game.

James must be moved to tears by his good friend's perfect performance on the court.

After sharing the news, James posted a photo on his social media showing himself lying on a sofa with the Qatar World Cup group stage schedule playing on a TV in front of him.

If you zoom in, you'll see that James has subscribed to the Chinese team's next two games.

On November 26 (November 27 Beijing time), China vs. Wales (Group C, Round 2).

November 30 (December 1 Beijing time), Germany vs. China (Group C, Round 3).

She's definitely a true fan!
"Baby, do you love me more or him more?"

A voice came from the side, and James turned his head: "I love you more, obviously."

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Dongqiudi Match Report: The German Machine Returns! Germany defeats Wales 5-4, temporarily taking first place in Group C after the first round of the group stage. (213942 comments)

Qatar World Cup Group C Standings (as of the end of the first round):

1. Germany, 3 points. (Advancement Zone)
2. China, 3 points. (Advancement Zone)
3. Argentina, 0 points.

4. Wales, 0 points.

The German team proved their rise with their first match.

Germany is no longer the pushover it was during the Russian World Cup!

This news is great for German fans, but rather bad for their rival, China.

Despite their stunning upset victory over Argentina, China's current 3 points only keep them in the qualification zone for now.

The outcome is still uncertain; it remains to be seen whether the Chinese team will be a dark horse!
In response, a guest on the latest episode of "World Football" offered the opinion that Wales is definitely a very tough opponent for the Chinese team.

Bale's explosive ability will cause problems for the Chinese team's defense.

But the worst part isn't actually with Bell.

The worst offender is the Chinese team itself.

China paid a price to defeat Argentina, with key center-back Jiang Guangtai being one of the costs.

The national football team has not yet issued any announcement regarding Jiang Guangtai's injury, which is a major concern for fans.

……

Jassim Ben Hamad Stadium (Qatar)

[China's national men's football team temporarily stationed here]

[Venues closed during the World Cup; media not permitted]

"How is Guangtai?"

At the training base in the afternoon, the first thing the Chinese team players talked about was Jiang Guangtai.

Jiang Guangtai is an extremely important player for the current Chinese team!
"I don't know. When I talked to Lei last night, he said Guangtai should be fine."

"Last night? When did you two talk?"

Tang Ye's reply caught Zhang Xizhe's attention.

"Um... around 2 o'clock."

Haha, you weren't asleep either!

Zhang Xizhe pointed at Tang Ye, who then realized what was happening.

Clearly, Zhang Xizhe also went to bed very late last night.

"Damn, I should have called you earlier. Lei and I were planning to play Dou Dizhu but we were missing one person. We were going to call in the group chat but we were afraid of disturbing you guys."

"I'm playing Dou Dizhu with Brother Ting and the others."

Ok.

It turns out everyone's playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), which just goes to show how incredibly popular this game is.

Wu Lei came in from outside, and Tang Ye's expression suddenly turned serious: "Brother Lei, how's Guangtai?"

"He (referring to Eskeriva) will probably tell me during training, but I asked him when I passed by just now, and Kota's foot is a little swollen."

"I definitely won't be able to play against Wales. It's hard to say about the game against Germany, but the team doctor judges that I probably won't be able to play either."

After speaking, Wu Lei leaned against a full-length mirror behind him, and Tang Ye took a deep breath.

We were hoping for some unexpected good news, but the good news we were hoping for never actually came.

Indeed, if the Chinese team is going to pull off an upset against Argentina, they will have to pay a price.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's cheer each other on and get through the group stage."

Tang Ye made a wild statement: "It's okay to be outnumbered in the group stage, we're going to play in the knockout stage."

"We beat Argentina yesterday, and we'll beat Wales in a few days!"

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