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

Chapter 879 Tang Ye VS Rodri

FIFA's official website: Chinese midfielder Tang Ye has been named the best player (MVP) of the group stage of the Qatar World Cup.

The Chinese national football team reposted FIFA news: Tang Ye was selected as the MVP of the group stage.

Good news indeed, but to many of Tang Ye's haters, this news is undoubtedly their breakthrough point.

He was the MVP of the group stage when he was in Russia.

He's still the group stage MVP in Qatar now.

The conclusion is: the Chinese team is a group stage powerhouse, but can only play in the group stage.

A reporter from the Munich Metro: China often performs exceptionally well in the group stage, which is a major reason for Germany's repeated defeats. However, objectively speaking, China's strength is not enough to guarantee them victory in the knockout stage.

Commentator Owen: If China wants to advance to the quarterfinals, it needs to face Japan in the round of 16, but unfortunately, China's opponent is Spain, which greatly reduces their chances of advancing.

Some of the comments from European journalists and commentators were very hurtful, almost like a slap in the face to the Chinese national football team.

But objectively speaking, you really can't refute their statements; these hurtful words are largely true!

Ugh.

When people are bullied, they always think of their mother. Chinese football fans now hope that GGBond, the "nanny" of the national football team, can stand up and say a few words. No matter what he says, as long as it can boost the morale of the fans, that will be fine.

However, due to the issues involving Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan, the national football team was very cautious about press conferences, and apart from Eskriva, no one was allowed to give interviews to reporters before the match day.

Just when Chinese fans thought they had no choice but to endure the humiliation, a press conference was held in neighboring Portugal.

The Portuguese journalists were quite talented; whenever they met Ronaldo, they would ask him about things related to Ten Hag and Tang Ye, and Ronaldo seemed to be mesmerized, showing great interest in these questions.

"Spain is indeed very good. We played against them in the group stage in Russia and we were unable to win against them, which is one of my regrets."

“TY faced Spain in the round of 16, which was really bad for them. As everyone can see, Spain is probably stronger than China in many ways.”

Cristiano Ronaldo scoffed: "However... I think TY has performed well enough in this World Cup. Those fans who don't approve of him only attack him for being the group stage MVP. What we need to know is that some things involving the whole team are beyond our control. TY winning the group stage MVP is enough to prove his ability."

"As for those who belittle TY and the Chinese team... As a Portuguese player, I shouldn't say anything, but as a senior in the football industry, I think this kind of belittling behavior is inappropriate. We need to respect players who can win four Ballon d'Or awards at the age of 23."

"Moreover, TY won four Ballon d'Or awards under Eric's interference, so the value of those awards goes without saying."

Cristiano Ronaldo was very cunning, and at the end, he took the opportunity to belittle Ten Hag.

To make Ten Hag uncomfortable, Ronaldo even said, "Tang Ye won the Ballon d'Or under the interference of Ten Hag, which I think is more valuable than some of my Ballon d'Or awards."

This also reveals the deep hatred the Portuguese man harbors for the Manchester United manager.

To belittle Ten Hag, Ronaldo is willing to cut himself in the process!

[Waaaaah, Mr. Luo, I'm so heartbroken, I'm crying my eyes out!]

[Wait, what exactly did Tang Ye do to Ronaldo? Has he been turned into a lackey?]

[Hahaha, at least half of his interviews involve talking about Tang Ye and Ten Hag. I feel like Ronaldo could follow Essé's example and have a meal with Ten Hag.]

[Teng Sheng: Ronaldo wanted to have dinner with me, but you know, I can see there's something fishy going on, so I won't go, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid.]

After watching Ronaldo's interview video, fans only regretted not being able to monitor the Carrington training ground from a god's-eye view, otherwise they would definitely want to find out what exactly happened between Tang Ye and Ronaldo.

How exactly GGBond's super lollipops lured the proud Portuguese is a question that will never be answered.

However, it is a fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has firmly stood by Tang Ye and the Chinese team.

James posted on social media in support of Tang Ye: "Forever GOAT. Capable people never care about the doubts of others."

James, Luo, and Tang, three superstar players, are on the same side; they are all loyal supporters of the Chinese team!
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[FIFA & Qatar Football Association & Ruiyang Business University Sports Management Center]

[China National Team Training Base (Temporary)]

"Conventional approaches are definitely not going to work!"

In the sports department office, Eskeriva reached his conclusion.

"Ok!"

Marty nodded quickly in support, then suddenly thought of something: "So, is an unconventional approach useful?"

"Shit, you're saying this now? Are you even on the Chinese team?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry."

Marty took a step back: "The main problem is that the online comments are so bad right now, I'm starting to get affected by them too."

Speaking of which, Martín has to be amazed by Ferran's transformation. In the current online climate, the Spaniard can still remain calm, which is a rare quality.

"Online comments are online, what does that have to do with our competition?"

Escriva remained resolute: "Regardless of whether we win or not, we must do our best to play well!"

Matti glanced at the computer on Escriva's desk, which displayed the match records between China and Brazil during the World Cup in Russia.

4年前的世界杯1/8决赛，里皮率领的中国队以5：3的比分输给巴西惨遭淘汰。

Surpassing Lippi's record as a coach is likely Eskeriva's goal for the knockout stage.

However... keeping the score difference with Spain within 3 goals is definitely not an easy task.

"Alvaro (Morata) is not in good form, we should be more worried about Rode..."

Escriva and Matti shared their thoughts.

We devise a tactic on the fly, and if both coaches agree it's suitable, then we do it.

Unfortunately, time is running out for the Chinese team, and it's impossible to come up with a flawless tactic in such a short time.

……

Good afternoon, King Tang.

Zhang Yuning walked into the gym and handed Tang Ye a bottle of chilled cola.

"Oh, thanks!"

Tang Ye and Zhang Yuning clinked glasses, but Tang Ye simply placed his drink next to the stool, as the national team captain seemed to be thirsty.

"You seem to be under a lot of pressure..."

Zhang Yuning sat down next to Tang Ye and put her hand on the latter's shoulder, hoping to offer some comfort.

"Aren't you under a lot of pressure?"

Tang Ye shrugged: "We're all in this situation right now, there's nothing more to say."

"Hey, then I definitely don't feel much pressure. Haaland is cheering me on."

"Ha ha!"

When Tang Ye heard about the video of him cheering for Haaland, he finally smiled.

"No, how did you threaten him to film the video? That's really ruthless. It has over 2000 million views on Douyin."

“There’s no need for threats. I just told him that we’re about to play in the knockout stage and asked if he could cheer on our center forward. It was just a simple thing to do.”

"Okay, okay, it was just a small favor, but you gave him that copy, didn't you?"

Leaning back, Tang Ye feigned surprise: "How did you know?"

"Of course I know, he has such a strong presence as a football king."

"Ha ha!"

Tang Ye patted Zhang Yuning on the back: "Hey Zhang Yuning, I'm cheering you on. Do you feel like you're on fire right now?"

"Cattle."

Zhang Yuning gave a thumbs up: "But I have to say, I actually felt pretty good."

Zhang Yuning chuckled.

A super striker valued at €1.8 million recorded a video to cheer himself on; that must feel really good.

"If we had played Japan instead of Spain in the round of 16, I feel like I could have taken off right now."

"Damn, so you're still insecure!"

Tang Ye pushed Zhang Yuning away: "Spain is Spain. Does that mean we can't be confident when playing against Spain?"

"Hey, I watched your live stream, and that's not what you said during your stream!"

"..."

Tang Ye sighed helplessly, "I didn't expect Japan to play so well, but it's mainly a fixed match, there's nothing we can do about it." "Yeah, I also said there might be a fixed match. Have you asked the Spanish players if this is actually a fixed match?"

"That's nothing to ask."

Tang Ye shrugged.

Everyone knew it was a pre-arranged match, but it wouldn't be good to admit it openly, so Tang Ye chose to gloss over the matter and avoid revealing the content of his conversation with Rodri.

"So, Tang, what are your plans now?"

"What plan?"

"Play the round of 16 and then go home?"

"..."

When Zhang Yuning posed the question, Tang Ye suddenly fell silent, staring blankly at the barbell rack in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuning simply shook his head slowly and then walked away silently.

Fans know that China is unlikely to be a match for Spain. Tang Ye knows both Spain and the Chinese national team well, so he is certainly more aware of the odds of winning against Spain.

Zhang Yuning could see the predicament Tang Ye was going through.

The national team captain's rationality told him that he would not be able to advance to the quarterfinals this year.

But his heart told him that he was very unwilling to accept this.

Not reconciled!
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Poor USA has already been eliminated, falling to the mighty Netherlands.

CCTV5 Sports

"Let's congratulate the Netherlands on advancing to the quarterfinals! They are the first team to reach the quarterfinals in this World Cup!"

"...The Dutch team's performance today was flawless."

"Yes, and at the same time tomorrow, which is 3 a.m. Beijing time, the match between the Chinese men's national football team and the Spanish men's national football team will officially kick off. This is also one of the key matches in the round of 16."

"Tang Ye and Rodri, this will be a contest between the two strongest midfielders in football right now!"

……

Local time December 4, Ahmed Stadium.

A Spanish national team support flag bearing the inscription "La Selección Espaola de Fútbol" fluttered at the south gate of the stadium.

For Spain, China, their opponent in the Round of 16, is a relatively good match; at least their chances of winning are greater than against Argentina.

That's excellent.

It is well known that there are many players from Barcelona in the Spanish national team, and Tang Ye has been linked with Barcelona many times.

"TY should join Barcelona, ​​not Manchester United!"

Fans at the stadium chanted, "TY made the wrong choice, we no longer support him!"

Long live Barcelona!

Despite repeated pursuits, I still cannot obtain it?

Want to buy it directly but don't have the money?

Then let's destroy it!

……

Baidu's No.1 trending search: China's national football team vs. Spain.

No. 2: China's second World Cup knockout match in national football team history.

No. 3: China's World Cup do-or-die match.

No. 4: China vs. Spain knockout stage.

No. 5: Jiang Guangtai's crucial return could significantly improve the Chinese national football team's winning percentage.

Reprint: Starting lineups for China vs. Spain announced, Tang Ye vs. Rodri, Jiang Guangtai returns from injury.

Spain coach Hansi Flick's pre-match interview: Facing the biggest dark horse of this World Cup, we have enough confidence to win.

The home team's locker room.

"We don't care what others say, it doesn't matter anymore."

"We've come this far, we've reached this point, so we can only keep going."

Eskrima pointed to the ceiling: "No matter what, no matter the result, everyone must remember us after this game, remember us forever. Because we will play our best football today, and this will be the best game in the history of the Chinese team!"

"Spain is strong, yes, they are very good, that's true, but I don't want you to leave here in fear and go to the stadium to play."

"You should have an ambition, an ambition to create miracles."

Escribá paused for a moment, then shouted, "We will play our best football, I promise!"

The atmosphere was right, and the players in the room stood up and formed a circle around Escriva and Martí.

The team members' eyes all focused on Tang Ye.

"..."

"Actually, I don't have anything else to say."

"Grass."

"Done!"

Wow!!!

……

【CCTV1、CCTV2、CCTV5、CCTV5+、CCTV-7、CCTV-高清、CCTV16-奥林匹克】

"China Media Group, China Media Group! Good evening, viewers. This is a live broadcast of the Round of 16 match between the Chinese national team and the Spanish national team at the Qatar World Cup."

[Commentary by CCTV: Zhan Jun, Huang Jianxiang, Zhang Lu]

"There are 20 minutes left before the start of the match, and both teams are currently in the locker room preparing."

"Now I will introduce the starting lineups for both teams, starting with the home team, the Chinese national team..."

"Then there's the away team, one of the favorites to win this World Cup... Spain!"

Spain (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Unai Simon
Defenders: Alba, Laporte, Rodri (C), Azpilicueta

Midfielders: Pedri, Busquets, Gavi

Forwards: Olmo, Asensio, Ferran Torres

Head Coach: Enrique

"I'm unstoppable~~"

"I'm a Porsche with no brakes!!"

"I'm invincible~"

"Yeah, I'll win every single game!"

"..."

The background music was very loud, and judging by the time, the players from both sides should be arriving at the player tunnel soon.

CCTV-1 first zoomed out to show fans the night view of Qatar's Rayang and the brightly lit Al Ahmed Stadium.

The camera slowly zooms out, focusing on a giant poster hanging outside the stadium.

Tang Ye in red jersey and Rodri in blue jersey stood facing each other, each wearing a captain's armband, their eyes seemingly ready to tear their opponent apart.

In the past three years of Ballon d'Or rankings, these two Manchester United players have consistently held the top two spots in the midfield rankings.

In other words, you can view today's match as a head-to-head contest between the world's best midfielder and the world's second-best midfielder.

……

(End of this chapter)