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

Chapter 909 Champions League Winner vs. AFC Champions League Winner
Today is a very important day, as it is the Club World Cup final between Manchester United and Al-Hilal.

Al-Hilal is a relatively unfamiliar opponent for Manchester United, as it is, after all, a team from the Middle East.

But if you started watching football a year or two ago and have been following Tang Ye, you might even know a lot about Crescent Moon.

The team's current starting lineup is valued at only around €80 million, or less than €100 million. However, Saudi Arabia's big-spending football plan has already been unveiled, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the starting lineup for Al-Juba will be valued at at least €250 million within three years.

In other words, the opposing team is actually a very promising team, they just haven't fully matured yet.

"Tang Ye going to New Moon? Why would Tang Ye go to New Moon? To be honest, Tang Ye would be better off going to Victory. I looked at the situation in the Saudi league, and Victory has never been able to beat New Moon. My brother Luo is in big trouble. He doesn't have a single championship."

"Victory can't afford to buy more people..."

"Hey, don't say that, bro, you really shouldn't say things like that."

Wang Chao was very serious: "Newcastle is a case in point. You never know how much money those guys wearing headscarves can afford. Buying Tang Ye is just not cost-effective for Victory, because they already have Ronaldo, but they might not be unable to afford him."

"Let's see how this match goes. Crescent Moon must have something to offer to reach the Club World Cup final."

Holy crap, I suddenly realized this is Tang Ye's first time playing in the Club World Cup.

What's so special about the Club World Cup? It just has a cooler name, but it's not that prestigious. The Champions League title is practically given away.

Is it true that New Moon is offering Tang Ye a $3 million annual salary? That's ridiculously outrageous...

Manchester United fans, don't panic. You can make money when you're older. Wait until Tang Ye retires from the Premier League at 40 and goes to Saudi Arabia. He can play until he's 60 and become a multi-billion dollar super-rich man.

[6666, you're really treating the King of Football like a beast of burden!]

"Okay, the match is about to begin! Let me first introduce the starting lineups for both sides!"

Riyadh New Moon (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Abdullah Mayorv

Defenders: Dausari, Blaise, Jang Hyun-soo, Abdulhamid
Midfielders: Mohammed Kanu, Vietto, Cuéllar

Forwards: Davasari, Mitrovic, Carrillo
Head Coach: Ramon Diaz

"Beep!"

The game has begun.

Compared to Manchester United's super-model squad, Crescent's lineup is quite interesting, with Mitrovic leading the team single-handedly.

The crescent moon is also an abstract concept; learn from Victory next door and buy a top-tier center.

But Victory bought not only a center forward, but also players for other positions. What use is it if Crescent only buys a center forward?

Okay, actually it's not because the management of New Moon is stupid. According to the original plan, they were 100% able to acquire Tangye before the winter transfer window closed.

One Mitrovic isn't enough, but Tang Yega and Mitrovic are more than enough!
Unfortunately, Tang Ye didn't come.

"Dalot, come up to the wing. Oh, Dalot's been getting a lot of screen time lately."

"Give it to De Jong!"

"Nice!"

"De Jong, holy crap, what the hell is this?!"

De Jong was planning to make a pass, but Kanu blocked the ball with a quick leg movement.

!

De Jong realized something was wrong and immediately chased after them.

Manchester United's defensive midfielder is very fast; he almost caught up with Kanu as soon as he started moving.

"Send it quickly!"

With his teammates urging him on, Kanu knew he couldn't let De Jong catch up, so he quickly passed the ball to Davasari in front of him.

Davasari controlled the ball and began to move towards the center.

"Huh, huhu..."

Snapped!
Hand it over to Mitrovic!
boom!
Varane kicked the ball directly away.

"See, I told you, the Crescent Moon only has Mitrovic as its core player, and Manchester United will never let Mitrovic get the ball."

"Trust me, brothers, this game against Crescent Moon is definitely over. What's the point of just signing a center forward?"

The ball flew out from the backfield, and Manchester United immediately launched a counter-attack.

Rodri controlled the ball and passed it to Bruno Fernandes in front of him.

"Go by yourself!"

Tang Ye shouted, and B Fei began to move to the bottom.

After running only a few steps, B passed the ball directly.

The pass was precisely delivered to Kane, who was at the very front.

"Come!"

Kane returned to his position, aiming to support Tang Ye.

boom!
Tang Ye was quickly targeted, and Quillial kept disgusting himself beside him.

Raising his hand to protect his body, Tang Ye shifted his center of gravity upwards and quickly shook off his opponent with a "V" shaped pull.

Snapped!
The pass was given to Dembele on the right wing.

Wow!!!

Dembele made a strong run down the wing and delivered a cross directly to Kane in the penalty area.

"Kane!"

"Zhang Xianxiu tried to interfere, but it didn't seem to work."

"Jang Hyun-soo is no match for Kane!"

"Bros!"

boom!
"The ball is in!"

"Kane!"

"Goal! 1-0! China, oh no, Manchester United!"

"Manchester United are in the lead! Nice guys!"

After scoring, Kane quickly started his run towards the sidelines, expressing his excitement with a roar.

Clap clap clap!

Ten Hag kept applauding from the sidelines.

Eric seems ready to claim his second Club World Cup title!
Live Match Report: Dembele delivers a precise cross, Kane scores, Manchester United lead Al-Hilal 1-0. Is Kane about to break his trophyless streak?
"..."

"Tang Ye, come to the right and switch positions with Dembele."

"Damn, that teamwork. Haha, the enemy number 6 is totally outplayed."

"Here, give it to Tang Ye."

"Cross the ball at a 45-degree angle to one of them!"

A 45-degree cross from Tang Ye was aimed at Kane in the penalty area.

Manchester United striker jumps.

Header!

"GOOOO-AAAA-LLLL!!!!"

The ball went in!
Harry Kane scores his second goal!

Manchester United lead 2-0!

"United!"

"Man United!"

"Forever Man United!"

The fans at the scene were shouting passionately, but at this moment, many perceptive Chinese fans noticed something.

Hmm... It seems like after Ronaldo left, Ten Hag started to pay more attention to the center forward position?
Kane's goal-scoring efficiency this season has been ridiculously high. With the help of three talented passers, Tang Ye, Bruno Fernandes, and Dembele, the Manchester United striker is at the top of the league's top scorer list.

Is this because Kane is better than Ronaldo?
It does not seem.

The reason is that Manchester United's center forward position has been given higher priority this season!

It was Eric Ten Hach who pulled the strings behind the scenes!

"This... guys, I feel like Ronaldo could have won the Premier League Golden Boot with Manchester United last season, but he got messed up by Ten Hag."

"Holy crap, I have to side with Ronaldo this time. Actually, I was neutral at first, but damn it, Ten Hag stole at least 10 goals from Ronaldo."

Ten Hah's performance was still too exaggerated.

In the 35th minute of the first half, under Manchester United's strong attack, the opposing Crescent's defenders were pushed back and could hardly find any opportunities to counterattack.

To reiterate, among all the teams participating in this Club World Cup, Manchester United's strength is in a league of its own, and it could even be said that they are at least three levels ahead of Crescent Moon.

"..."

"Tang Ye, give this to Dalot!"

"Just attack!"

"Wow! 3-0! It's 3-0, guys."

"I feel like we can win 5-0 today, I'm not kidding, we'll crush the Club World Cup runners-up."

"These Saudis are really stupid. They insist on buying a center forward. Wouldn't it be better to buy a midfielder of the same price?"

"Brothers, let me tell you something."

Wang Chao demonstrated his knowledge of football by sharing his insights with the viewers in the live stream: "If a team is weak but has one outstanding player, then that player should ideally be a midfielder, followed by a winger."

"When you watched the World Cup in Russia, Cristiano Ronaldo played as a center forward and was incredibly strong, but Portugal's final result was not as good as ours. That's because our strength in China is in the midfield. The midfield is much more important than the center forward. I'm not bragging, I, Tang, am a born savior."

We can't keep exaggerating like this, or they'll probably start making up stories like "Tang Ye's birth was accompanied by a celestial phenomenon." (41st minute)

Zhang Xianxiu made a through pass to Carrillo.

Rodri was ready to intercept, but he seemed to have misjudged the ball's trajectory.

Cuéllar gets the ball and immediately passes it to Vietto.

"Hey! Here!"

Vietto didn't dare to be careless and quickly passed the ball to Mitrovic.

boom!
"GOOO-AAA-LLLL!!!"

"1:3!"

Mitrovic scores!

Al-Hilal are no cowards; they weren't shut out by Manchester United!
……

The second half has begun.

Manchester United have the Champions League knockout stage and the EFL Cup final to play next, making February a dauntingly packed schedule.

This also means that there are now a lot of players in front of Manchester United's bench.

Ten Hag wanted to take Tang Ye and Dembele off the field, but hesitated to make a move.

After all, this was the Club World Cup final, and Eric ultimately opted for a conservative approach.

Rashford↑

[McTominay↑]

[De Jong↓]

[B Fee ↓]

"Tom!"

McTominay ran up from the sidelines and slipped a small note into Tang Ye's hand.

Open it and take a look.

Cautious, defensively oriented

"..."

Remembering the contents, Tang Ye tore the note into pieces and threw it on the ground, then shrugged at Teng Hahe, expressing his confusion.

Are they going to play defense?

Ten Hach didn't speak, he just nodded.

Well, that is indeed Manchester United's next tactic.

Tang Ye was speechless.

Why does it feel like Eric and Ferran swapped souls after they stepped into the ring?
Why learn to be timid like Ferran of all things...?

"Mitrovic!"

"It's blocked!"

"It has to be De Gea!"

"Nice, look to the left!"

"..."

"Break the door!"

"Great job, Tang Ye made the run, 4-1!"

"Dimensional reduction attack! This is dimensional reduction attack!"

"..."

Dongqiudi live match report: Tang Ye's direct free kick was blocked by Blaise with his body.

Live match report: In the 71st minute, De Ligt scored with a header, making the score 5-1, with Manchester United taking a significant lead.

At this point, with this score, Manchester United can be said to have a very solid lead. The Manchester United fans at the stadium continued their tradition of the past few seasons, which is to start celebrating when there are still 20 minutes left in the game.

"Give me!"

Carrillo gets the ball and quickly rushes towards the baseline.

But he was facing Dalot, who was prepared to defend.

Stretch your leg!

Dalot shouldn't have stuck out his foot at that moment, but the 5-1 lead made him a little complacent.

Carrillo lobbed the ball up, completing a one-on-one attack on Dalot and extending his lead into the penalty area.

There was no other way, so Dalot turned around and tackled Carrillo, giving Crescent a penalty.

"Beep!"

"Dalot!"

"What a mistake!"

"Holy crap, damn it, they played so well against the Chinese national team in the World Cup, but now they're just making us eat our fill."

Mitrovic didn't disappoint his teammates with a penalty kick, taking a run-up and converting the spot kick to make it 2-5.

However, it's not a big problem. At this point, Manchester United is leading by three goals, which is very secure. It can be said that the championship has already been secured.

Finally, in the 81st minute, Ten Hag substituted Tang Ye, who then went to the bench to rest.

[That was a complete stomp, but I felt it could have been 5-0. Manchester United were careless.]

Underestimating your opponent is a cardinal sin; last year's Spain defeat was a lesson learned, don't you understand?

[This new moon is really bad. They think they can buy Tang Ye? Even a 16-year-old Tang Ye would be a monster here!]

[Awesome! Awesome!]

"..."

"McTominay got it!"

"Riyadh Crescent, a huge blunder!"

Manchester United's counter-attacks were not something Al-Hilal could easily handle, even though Tang Ye and Dembele were no longer on the field.

McTominay dribbles the ball forward quickly.

Pass it to Ziyech!

Ziyech then looked for Rashford to provide support.

With crisp "snap snap snap snap" sounds, Manchester United executed a series of precise and clever passing combinations in the attacking third.

Kane was the last to receive the ball.

"!!"

boom!
“GOOO—AAAA—LLL!!!”

"The ball is in!"

"Kane!"

"Holy crap, a hat trick!"

"Kane's hat trick!!!"

Having joined Manchester United just six months ago, Kane quickly scored his first hat-trick for the club, bringing the score to 6-2.

"Roar--!!!"

"..."

"Beep!"

After completing his hat-trick, Kane was immediately substituted; it is now the 86th minute of the second half.

"United! Man United!"

"We are the champions!"

"World Champion!"

The stadium was filled with the shouts of Manchester United fans.

Kane, who was substituted off, was sitting in the empty seat in front of Tang Ye.

Perhaps because he hasn't been able to win a truly prestigious title, Kane was trembling after being substituted, which Tang Ye and Dembele found hilarious: "When was his last title?"

"I do not know."

Dembele shrugged: "Anyway, I don't remember any. I basically don't remember other people's titles. I only know that England hasn't won any titles recently, and as for Tottenham, I don't know."

Tang Ye nodded.

"Harry!"

Tang Ye punched Kane on the shoulder, and the latter turned his head: "Hmm?"

"We're going to win the championship."

"Ha ha!"

……

"Beep, beep beep—!!!"

……

(End of this chapter)