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

Chapter 869 Small Group, First Place?

"King of Football!"

"King of Football!"

"Goat!"

"Goat!"

With two assists and one goal, he won MVP again, and the fans at the stadium chanted "GOAT" in perfect unison.

You can chant "TY Goat" during a Manchester United match, but if you chant it during a Chinese national team match...

To be honest, it was a bit pretentious.

However, upon closer inspection, the Chinese team today certainly had the right to show off.

So far in this World Cup, the Chinese national football team has maintained a 100% winning rate!
It's a bit hard to believe, but the Chinese players on the field doing triple-bar slides tell you that everything you see on TV is real!

"what!!!"

boom!
Tang Ye burst into the locker room, kicking a water bottle off the floor with a thud: "Damn it!!"

"Ha ha!"

“Awesome!!!”

"Two consecutive wins!"

Zhang Yuning yelled as he entered: "Two consecutive wins, holy crap! This is going to be an early qualification, right?"

Zhang Yuning's question was actually a question, but no one has answered it yet because the players are only thinking about the victory they just won.

"call……"

Tang Ye let out a long breath, sat down on the stool, and placed his hands on his head.

The master now feels like he's dreaming, because the events of the past few days have all seemed too unreal.

"Tang Ye!"

Feng Xiaoting came over and hugged Tang Ye, slapping the latter's shoulder hard with his right hand: "Haha, did you ever think this would happen?"

"To be honest, I hadn't thought about it."

Tang Ye raised both hands: "Two consecutive wins, damn it!"

"Are we in first place in our group now?"

Only after Tang Ye raised this question did the players' attention in the room come to him.

"Six points will definitely put us in first place in the group."

Wei Shihao sat next to Tang Ye: "There are only two games left now. If we win both of them, we'll be number one, and we'll be number one in every group."

"Haha, awesome!"

Tang Ye nudged Wei Shihao.

Wei Shihao did not consider the "goal difference" factor when analyzing the situation.

Of course, it doesn't matter, because the score of this match is 3:0, and the Chinese team's goal difference has increased by 3, bringing the total to 4.

A four-goal margin in two matches is already quite remarkable in a tournament like the World Cup, where strong teams gather.

"What do you think about Argentina and Germany? Can Germany beat Argentina?"

"Whether they win or not, we have 6 points anyway."

The Chinese players in the locker room were already having a blast and didn't seem to care about their other teammates at all.

……

[66666, 3 goals and a clean sheet, bro, where did you get this from?]

[What attacking midfielder, what defensive midfielder, none of them can compare to my commanding midfielder! So this is the power of command, GGBond!]

[Hey bro, did Zhengxiong buy this? It's 2500 million!]

[Two consecutive wins in the World Cup group stage! When I first looked at the standings, I thought I was playing FIFA. It's hilarious! The Chinese national team is really ruthless this year!]

Are there any fans at the stadium? Aren't you going up and kowtow to our football legend? Watching this live stream makes me want to kneel down!

Click, click, click!

"As you can see, we've achieved a winning streak."

In the press conference room, Escriva couldn't hide his smile: "I know we faced a lot of criticism after the draw, but the competition hadn't started yet, so we couldn't say anything."

"Argentina, Wales, and Germany... well, they are certainly very good teams, very good teams. But it turns out we are just as good."

After a pause, the Spaniard continued, "Judging from the last two games, we might even be better than them."

"After all, as you should have seen, we won the game."

Click, click, click!

"Ferland, under your leadership, the Chinese team achieved their first-ever World Cup clean sheet. Does this explain why you left Dortmund to join China?"

"Well... in some ways, yes."

With his hands on the table, Eskeriva answered the reporter's questions while thinking.

The team's performance is so good that the national team coach can speak quite casually.

"I think the Chinese team and Dortmund are similar in some ways, so I think I would achieve great things if I joined the Chinese team."

"Looking at it now, that's definitely the case."

Eskrima nodded: "Of course, it's more because I have enough confidence in the Chinese team's players. No matter what, the players are always the most important part of a team."

"I have faith in the Chinese team players; I knew how excellent they were even before I came here."

"Well... as you've seen, I've met quite a few Chinese players during my time coaching in La Liga and the Bundesliga, and they've never let me down. Whether it's Lei or Zhang, they're all excellent, which gave me the idea to coach the Chinese national team."

Eskeriva shrugged: "Haha, maybe Chinese people just have a natural talent for playing football."

Click, click, click!

First, he won two consecutive games to prove his coaching ability. But just when everyone was marveling at Escribá's strength, the Spanish coach stuck out his tongue and started licking his boots.

They were all praising their own team's players, but for some reason, the way Ferran said it felt strange, as if Chinese players were inherently better than players from other countries.

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The editor-in-chief of the Munich Evening News reiterated that Eskrima harbored pro-China sentiments, but from a purely football perspective, the measures he took within the Chinese national team were appropriate.

A reporter from Eleven magazine said: "I am disappointed by Escobar's sycophantic behavior towards China. Germany and Spain have players just as good as China." After the interview, Escobar was again targeted by various media outlets, and the reason for the criticism was once again the classic "sycophantic" behavior towards China.

This is, of course, a huge misunderstanding of Eskeriva.

Of course, if you analyze these media outlets' statements carefully, you will find a problem: their logic is flawed.

A reporter from the newspaper Eleven stated, "Germany and Spain have players just as good as China."

Because of this statement, the comment section of the official media of "11 Aces" immediately went viral, especially among German fans who started to mock themselves, saying, "We don't have a 3 million euro midfielder, can you find us one?"

You say Eskeriva is a Chinaophile, but that's just because you're too sensitive.

What kind of players does Mr. Ferran coach?

Four-time Ballon d'Or winner, three-time Champions League winner, the most powerful supercomputer of the 21st century, a player of future technology... The super goat who loves to eat grass - GG!
With such a player on the team, it's natural for Escriva to think that Chinese people have better football talent than people from other countries, which is perfectly understandable.

"I am disappointed by the comments in '11'."

A well-known Sky Sports commentator lamented, "The blame lies with Spain for not having players like that. Otherwise, Escudár wouldn't have needed to coach in China; he could have stayed in Spain. This so-called 'pro-China' behavior is actually a shameful attempt to divert attention, and it cannot cover up the fact that Spain's youth training system is declining."

Following Germany, Japan, and Argentina, poor Spanish fans also need to start reflecting.

The happiest people are, of course, Chinese fans and some foreign supporters of the Chinese team – such as Sky Sports.

Because they discovered something very interesting: no matter how heated the argument was, as long as Tang Ye's wealth and status were mentioned, they could immediately gain the upper hand, and then you could smash the other person's skull with a hammer.

Tang Ye himself was naturally very disgusted by this behavior, so after the incident escalated, he also asked Bo'er to post some tweets on his account, such as advising against comparing players, to prevent the incident from worsening.

To be honest, the things posted on Tang Ye's social media were quite effective; at least Twitter was quiet for a while.

However, just a few hours later, Cristiano Ronaldo, who had just finished the match, gave an interview to reporters and responded to the related questions.

"I think this kind of diversionary behavior is quite shameful. TY's success illustrates the fact that Asian football is making rapid progress, especially the philosophy of football development in Asia. This surprised me because TY basically represents the perfect midfielder. His technical characteristics are innovative and leadership."

"I don't want to comment on Spain and Germany, they are both very good teams, but as for Portugal, the younger generation of Portugal lacks players who can take on big responsibilities."

"This is a problem with the youth training system, and when we discover this problem, we should not distract ourselves, but rather find ways to solve it."

Just when things seemed to be settled, Ronaldo's interview stirred things up again.

The schedule for this World Cup is really tough. China is in Group C and Portugal is in Group H, so Portugal always plays 1-2 days after China.

Because of his indelible hatred for Ten Hag, the Portuguese captain was always very willing to answer questions about Tang Ye and Ten Hag.

Answering questions is fine, but what's most upsetting is that Cristiano Ronaldo has always received a lot of attention, and he has a clear tendency to side with Tang Ye. This has caused some fans in Germany and Spain to feel very uncomfortable, because they are already feeling suffocated by the pressure.

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懂球帝转载Thescored网站，VS威尔士唐业全场比赛数据：14次长传11次成功（全场第一）、7次地面对抗6次成功（全场第一）、5次尝试过人2次成功（队内第一）、2次助攻（全场第一）、1次进球（全场并列第一），跑动距离13.9km（全场第一），总评分9.8（全场第一）。

A 9.8 rating is impressive, but that's not actually the most amazing data.

Tang Ye's most impressive statistics are his ground duels and running distance: 6 successful ground duels and 13.9km running distance, both of which are the best in this World Cup so far.

In terms of running distance, Tang Ye is 400 meters longer than the second record holder Brozovic's 13.5km.

For a 90-minute match, this data is beyond exaggerated; it's pure supermodel performance.

However, from another perspective, the appearance of this data can be considered quite normal.

Without that 13.9km running distance, the 3-0 victory over Wales would likely not have happened, as there is a slight causal relationship between the two.

CCTV1: November, Beijing time...

According to CCTV reporters, after the second round of matches, the Chinese men's national football team won both of their matches and accumulated 6 points, ranking first in Group C. This is the best result in the World Cup group stage since the establishment of the men's national football team.

Appendix: Group C Standings for the 2022 Qatar World Cup (as of the end of the second round):
1. China, 6 points.

2. Argentina, 3 points.

3. Germany, 3 points.

4. Wales, 0 points.

6 > 3 = 3 > 0.

So the current ranking of the Chinese team is...

Small group, first place?

Before the fans of the different national teams start arguing, put down your keyboards and take a look at the current situation in Group C.

As the most talked-about "group of death" in this World Cup, Group C seems to have encountered a serious problem: all four teams in the group are in disarray and are not following the expected script at all.

The group of death has been completely wiped out, and the Chinese team, who were originally the clowns in the draw, have turned into the group winners.

Unfortunately, there are two teams with 3 points in the group, so the Chinese team cannot secure a place in the knockout stage yet.

It's time to calculate the scores!

Yes, any knowledgeable football fan knows that at this point, you absolutely cannot calculate the score yourself; doing so would be a huge mistake.

You have to go to Tieba and Dongqiudi to reap the rewards of other people's hard work!
Dongqiudi (a popular sports betting platform) is buzzing about the Chinese national football team's chances of advancing from the group stage.

1. If they remain unbeaten against Germany in the third round, disregarding the results of the Argentina and Wales matches, they will directly advance to the knockout stage as the group winner.

2. If China loses to Germany in the third round, and Argentina and Wales draw or Wales defeats Argentina, China will secure a place in the knockout stage. If China's goal difference is greater than Germany's, then China will advance as the group winner.

3. Argentina lost to Germany in the third round, while Argentina defeated Wales. All three teams have 6 points, and knockout stage qualification will be determined by goal difference.

It's a bit complicated, but there's also a simplified version.

Simply put, as long as the condition of "China losing to Germany and Argentina winning against Wales" is not triggered, the Chinese national football team's qualification for the knockout stage is guaranteed.

but!

The worst is yet to come.

The conditions of "China losing to Germany and Argentina winning against Wales" seem not too difficult to trigger when put together.

I, Zhengxiong, have something to say about this.

"We have a goal difference of +4 right now, so we're pretty stable, haha."

"Argentina and Wales, Argentina's form is really bad. It's fine if Argentina beats Wales, but Argentina can't beat Wales by 3 goals, right?"

"Okay, even if Argentina beat Wales 3-0, as long as China played a little more conservatively when they played Germany, that would be fine."

"If China loses to Germany by one goal, they will still have a goal difference of +3. With 6 points and a goal difference of +3, they would be guaranteed to advance in any group."

The logic is somewhat simple, but extremely brute-force!
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Tang Ye's father: There is no suspense in the Chinese team advancing to the knockout stage. They will most likely advance as the group winners, but I will not make any predictions about the knockout stage draw for the time being. Spain and Portugal do have some problems with their youth training methods, but they are not serious. Many fans are curious about Tang Ye's training methods. If I have time, I will write a book based on my experience.

(End of this chapter)