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

Chapter 887 The legendary, seemingly unattainable 14th round finals: A pure-blooded rattan armor army derby! (Seeking monthly votes!)
"A tax-free annual salary of $5 million..."

Although the man was gone, Mohammed-José's words still echoed in Tang Ye's mind.

The salary is indeed very attractive, and Jose is right, playing in the Saudi league will make things much easier for him.

But there's a problem: I'm too young. In normal thinking, there's no need for me to play football in Saudi Arabia at this age.

take a break……

Ugh.

I don't know what to do next, let's focus on playing well in the upcoming quarterfinals.

Tomorrow is the first quarter-final match of the Qatar World Cup, which is also the first World Cup quarter-final match in the history of the Chinese team.

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Quark trending topics:

No. 1: China's Men's National Football Team in the Quarter-Finals. (Hot)
No. 2: China vs. Netherlands.

No. 3: China's first quarter-final match in national football team history.

No. 4: Saudi Arabian club willing to offer Tang Ye a £3.5 million annual salary. (Hot)
No. 5: China's national football team's win rate against the Netherlands.

In fact, the Chinese national football team's World Cup campaign had already become a global sensation when they played Argentina in the first group stage match, and the Round of 16 match against Spain generated another wave of buzz.

Not to mention the current quarterfinals, the hype surrounding the previous four matches has all come together, and you simply can't imagine just how incredible the hype is for this match.

"Team China—"

"Long live!!!!"

The fans from both sides are ready outside the stadium and are now singing their praises.

Compared to the united efforts of the Netherlands, the songs sung by the Chinese side were a bit chaotic, with songs like "Armor Hero" and "GG Bond" being pulled out, directly showcasing a wave of cultural diversity.

However, upon closer examination, this actually reflects the specific psychological state of both sides' fans.

For Dutch fans, the goal is to advance to the semi-finals, as that is their objective. To achieve this goal, they must put in the necessary effort, which naturally requires unity.

And what about the Chinese team?
Having reached the quarterfinals, the Chinese national football team has already more than doubled their goal; the rest of the time is for fans to celebrate.

I don't care how many goals the Netherlands scores.
China is awesome!
Tang Ye is awesome!
Emperor Armor is awesome!
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[Douyin, Creator: Alpha Group; Co-creation: Dragons Fan Association]

A short video from the official "Armor Hero" account features the Emperor Armor armor.

"I am Emperor Armor. I wish Tang Ye and all the players of the Chinese men's football team a successful quarter-final match."

"Please remember, the light is always behind you, supporting you!"

Go China!

As expected of the official product, the quality of this suit is indeed very good. It gives you the feeling of watching the movie "Emperor Warrior".

Compared to the Emperor Armor, the other blessing videos from the Chinese team paled in comparison.

"Hi everyone, I'm LeBron James. For the Qatar World Cup, I'm only really interested in..."

James turned to his teammates and asked, "Did the US participate in the World Cup?"

"It has been eliminated."

"oh oh."

Give a thumbs up again: "After the US was eliminated, I only watched the Chinese team. Go China Men's Football Team!"

James bumps his fist at the camera.

There was also a blessing video from Tang Ye's son, but because Tang Rui can't speak clearly yet, it was Zhou Ye who was manipulating it behind the scenes.

"Hello everyone, I'm Tang Rui, also known as Little Pig HHBond."

Zhou Ye gently took Tang Rui's little hand and waved it at the camera: "I hope everyone will cheer for my dad GGBond and for the Chinese team! Thank you everyone, HHBond bows to you all here!"

FFBond Tang Zhengxiong, GGBond Tang Ye, and HHBond Tang Rui, who was born not long ago, are three members of the great pig family who rarely appear at the same time.

The three of them will work together as one to prepare for the upcoming matches!

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Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) pinned post: Starting lineups for the China vs. Netherlands match announced; Tang Ye and De Jong, both pure-blooded members of the Chinese national team, face off in a derby between Chinese and Dutch national teams; De Ligt is on the bench. Eskeriva faces Van Gaal for the first time in his coaching career.

Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) is buzzing about the team's market value advantage! The combined market value of the Netherlands' starting 11 is only €2500 million higher than Tang Ye's individual market value.

"China Media Group, China Media Group. Good evening, viewers..."

"Both teams' players are already ready in the player tunnel. As you can see, standing at the very back of the Chinese team, high-fiving with his teammates, is our Chinese men's national football team's star player and captain, Tang Ye!"

"Wow...it's incredibly lively here today."

Once you get to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, there are basically no empty seats left, especially since the Netherlands and China are both popular teams. It's considered good if the number of spectators doesn't overflow.

As the theme song began, the players from both sides walked away hand in hand with their caddies.

After the players stood still on the grass, the camera switched to the away team's stands.

"Wow, Chinese fans have prepared a show for everyone today."

"Yes, let's look at this tifo..."

At the very bottom of the south grandstand, a tifo is being slowly raised.

The entire tifo has an unusually white background, and the image depicts a grim reaper dressed in a black robe and holding a scythe.

The Grim Reaper's clothes are all black, and you can't see his eyes under his hat. However, you can deduce from the number "10" engraved on his scythe that this Grim Reaper is Tang Yebenye.

Not only the scythe, but also a banner of ten thousand souls floats behind the Grim Reaper, with four souls wandering on it: Argentina, Wales, Germany, and Spain.

[6666, so handsome!]

Why not do it during the round of 16? Now that we're at a huge disadvantage, we're starting to do TIFO.

[Awesome! De Jong and Gacobo are still watching. We've got you guys!]

[Keep it up!]

[Win or lose, every match the Chinese national football team plays from now on will be turned into writing material for my essay! Go for it!!!]

"Beep!!!"

"Alright, the match begins. Now, let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams!"

"First up is the Dutch national team, wearing orange jerseys, attacking from right to left on the screen!"

Netherlands (3-4-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Norpert

Defenders: Timber, Van Dijk, Ake

Midfielders: Dumfries, De Roon, Gakopo, Frenkie de Jong, Blind
Forwards: Bergwijn, Depay

Head Coach: Louis van Gaal

"Then comes the away team, the Chinese men's national football team, wearing all-black jerseys! This is the first time the Chinese team has used a second away jersey in this World Cup!"

Comparing the starting lineups of both sides, fans quickly noticed a key point.

The starting lineup for the Chinese national football team is worth more than that of the Netherlands!

That's a full 200 ​​million euros more!
Just a week ago in the Round of 16, the Chinese national football team defeated Spain, whose starting lineup was valued at over 400 million euros. Now, their opponent is the Netherlands, whose squad is valued at just over 300 million euros.

"If you only look at the starting lineup's value, you might think that the Netherlands is no match for China."

"But you have to understand that the Dutch team is different from Spain. The Dutch team has maintained a perfect record in the group stage of this World Cup. They are also one of the few teams in this World Cup to have a perfect record in the group stage."

Shortly after the commentator finished speaking, Dunfries charged down the wing.

Wow!!!

"Take a look, take a look!"

"Here, number 22!"

"Get him! Get him!"

The Chinese football fans were even more passionate than the players. As Dumfries dribbled down the wing, the Chinese team's overall positioning began to quickly retreat.

Dumfries accelerates!
Dumfries takes on Li Lei one-on-one!

Dumfries has a clear speed advantage, but he did not choose to use his speed to overpower defenders.

Snapped!
During the discussion, he delivered a cross!
"Oh!!!"

The cross from the far post was caught by Blind.

Push it to Depay!

Depay passes to Ake again as he goes to the baseline!

The Netherlands have truly mastered the art of having their full-backs drop to the byline, leaving the Chinese defenders on the flanks completely overwhelmed and barely able to breathe.

Aké first charged at Zhang Linpeng, then slammed the ball out in a reverse triangle.

boom!
De Jong got the ball.

Let's make an adjustment!
! !
boom!
De Jong took a shot, but Gao Zhunyi jumped up and blocked it with his body.

The ball landed near the penalty area.

"Take a look, take a look!"

Wang Dalei didn't dare to go out, so he could only remind his teammates to come closer to get the ball.

Jiang Guangtai was making an effort; he and Dumfries arrived at almost the same time.

However, Dumfries was quicker on his feet, using the momentum of his run to move forward and take the ball directly to the left wing.

The ball was handed back to Blind, who was positioned at the baseline!

"Surround them!"

Eskeriva abruptly swung his hand: "Wu Xi, look at De Jong!"

Blind started cutting into the penalty area, forcing Zhang Linpeng to retreat.

Not only Zhang Linpeng, but Blind's cut inside forced all the Chinese national team players to drop back.

That's the power of a full-back going down the flank!
A short through ball is played to Bergwijn, who is there to receive it.

Just kick him!
Snapped!
Bergwijn's shot was pushed off the target by Wang Dalei.

so close!

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

In that last attack, he showed great care for his club teammates, fearing that De Jong might launch a second long-range shot.

De Rong also noticed that Tang Ye was staring at him, and the two even clapped their hands when they parted.

"Hey, old teammate."

Yes, haha.

"It seems like every opponent in the knockout stage has a teammate from my club."

"Hey, Coach He, you can't say that. After all, there have only been two knockout matches so far."

"..."

"Beautiful Jiang Guangtai!"

"A corner kick for the Netherlands!"

Within just five minutes of the start, the Netherlands had already launched two deep attacks.

Putting everything else aside, Dumfries, Timberle, and Ake really put a lot of pressure on them.

"hiss……"

During the corner kick defense, Tang Ye, standing outside the penalty area, kept observing the positioning of the opposing players.

Eskreva was right during training; this Dutch team really loves playing down the flanks.

For the Chinese national football team, the Netherlands' current tactics are a foreseeable situation, and there are ways to deal with them.

Regardless, the presence of Dumfries and Ake will undoubtedly bring immense pressure to the Chinese team, and that cannot be changed.

Snapped!
A corner kick!
The Dutch corner kick was specifically aimed at De Jong next to Tang Ye, clearly taking advantage of Tang Ye's lack of heading ability.

The good news is that Tang Ye's judgment of the landing point is much better than De Jong's.

boom!
A header was headed to Fernando on the side.

It worked!
Fernando accelerated and adjusted his pace, finally running off right in front of Timber.

Tang Ye caught up from behind!
Fernando prepared to slow down and pass back, but Tang Ye signaled to his teammates not to rush.

"You go first, you go first!"

Tang Ye clearly didn't want Fernando to disrupt the attacking rhythm with a back pass, so both teams had to run like madmen, and a speed battle was about to break out.

"Tang Ye!"

"It's incredibly fast! And it's still accelerating!"

"He's gotten ahead of Fernando!"

By this time, the two had already crossed the center circle. Tang Ye felt the time was right and pointed to an empty space to his left while running quickly.

Fernando slowed down and made a through pass.

coming!

The moment his teammate passed the ball, Tang Ye changed direction and moved to the left front.

Van Dijk felt there was hope, and after thinking it over, he took the initiative to move closer, preparing to intercept Tang Ye.

Tang Ye was ruthless enough to execute a textbook ball control move while running at high speed, seizing the opportunity to kick the ball through Van Dijk's legs.

"Wow!!!!"

Move around your body and run forward!

After getting past Van Dijk, the only players ahead of Tang Ye now are defender Aké and goalkeeper.

If Tang Ye can maintain this speed, he might be able to create a good attacking opportunity.

Clench your teeth!

"Whoop whoosh!"

"Hoohoo!"

"Fuck!"

boom!
boom!
Tang Ye, who had tripped, rolled three times on the grass and was still in a daze when he finally stopped.

"Tang Ye's speed and ball control are really giving the Netherlands a headache. When Dumfries is tracking back, he has no choice but to foul."

"Tang Ye... he shouldn't be injured, right?"

"Shhh!!!"

"Fuck you, Dumfries! You dare touch TY?!"

"Red card! Red card!"

"Referee, a red card!"

"Shh!!! Trash defender! Is this how you tackle?! Get off the field!"

"Beep!"

Yellow Card: Dumfries (NL).

Live Match Report: During the corner kick counter-attack, Tang Ye cleverly nutmegged Van Dijk, and Dumfries was shown a yellow card for a tactical foul.

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