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

Chapter 251 Europa League final, the battle between the Holy Kings, King Tang created a penalty in the penalty area!

"In three hours, the final between you and Villarreal will begin. Facing the biggest dark horse in this season's La Liga, Eric, are you feeling a lot of pressure now?"

"Of course!"

Ten Hag answered quickly.

In fact, Manchester United has achieved their goals so far this season, and the outcome of this game will not affect Ten Hag's continued coaching of Manchester United next season.

But fans familiar with Ten Hag know that the Dutchman is ambitious.

He wants to lead Manchester United to revival!

The more champions the better!

"Villarreal is an excellent team. Of course we are under a lot of pressure, but our opponents should be under the greatest pressure."

"This is the case with Manchester United this season. As our opponent, you will definitely have to bear more pressure than us. Because compared to last season, Manchester United has improved a lot this season. Teams that are not familiar with us will be nervous because they don't understand us, and teams that are familiar with us will also be nervous because they see our changes."

Ten Hag compared the Manchester United team he coached this season with the Manchester United team coached by Louis van Gaal last season.

It turns out that there are also gaps between Dutch coaches.

Not every Dutch coach has the same excellent coaching skills as Ten Hag!
“Can you comment on Escriva?”

The reporter slowly asked more targeted questions, and Ten Hag did not refuse.

"Escrivá... He happened to be sitting next to me when the knockout draw was made. I talked to him a lot. He has great abilities. I knew at that time that he could lead Villarreal to success."

In the Villarreal locker room, Marti, who was staring at the live broadcast, put his mobile phone in front of Escriva, and the Spanish coach took a deep breath.

Ten Hag always gives people a feeling of being in control of the overall situation, which is why Escrivá is frowning now.

He was afraid that Ten Hag had guessed Manchester United's opponent in the final months in advance.

Start preparing early, which is something Villarreal did not do.

“The game hasn’t even started yet and we seem to be falling behind.”

Marty blinked, and Escrivá signaled Marty to be silent and see what Ten Hag would say next.

"What about Tom? Tom was your core midfielder when you coached Utrecht. Can you comment on this player?"

Speaking of Tom, a long-lost smile appeared on Ten Hag's serious face.

"It's been a perfect season, his performance has exceeded my expectations, I think Don has the quality to compete for the La Liga title"

"Does he have what it takes to compete in the Europa League final?"

"I think so. Don's ability deserves him to win the Europa League."

"But... not this season"

Click, click, click!

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The football expert pinned the top of the page: Villarreal VS Manchester United, 32 minutes and 44 seconds left before the kick-off of the Europa League final.

Dongqiudi reposted: Villarreal released the starting lineup against Manchester United, with Bruno Fernandes leading the team, Rodri starting and Soriano continuing to be on the bench.

[With Rodri, it should be stable. Rodri is very important]

[“But not this season”, when Teng Sheng said this, the Villa fans were disappointed]

[Don't be afraid, we have Donald Trump here! We must crush Manchester United! ]

[Based on my understanding of Manchester United, if Manchester United loses this game, they will really have to compete with Barcelona for players]

[Damn, my heart rate has already quickened before the game even starts. Is this the Europa League final?]

At this time, CCTV 5 was still replaying the badminton match, but feedback from the backstage showed that CCTV5 now had more than 400 million real-time online users.

This is Tang Ye VS Ten Hag.

Battle of the Holy Kings!

Europa League final < Champions League final.

Europa League Final Holy King Edition＞UEFA Champions League Final!

"China Central Radio and Television! This is a live broadcast for you..."

"You can see that the players from both teams are already ready in the player tunnel!"

The camera panned from the stands to the player tunnel. Tang Ye was standing behind Rodri, and next to him was Manchester United's talented striker Rashford.

For some reason, Rashford glanced in Tang Ye's direction from time to time.

"Rashford! The 19-year-old prince of Manchester United"

"He must be wondering why Tang Ye's Golden Boy Award ranking was higher than his during the same period."

Tang Ye didn't know what He Wei said in the CCTV live broadcast room. He only knew that Rashford had just pinched his arm.

"Tom, you seem to be a little heavier than last time."

"Hmm? When was the last time?"

"I sat on your right at the Golden Boy Awards"

Although he didn't know which side was the right, Tang Ye remembered it immediately.

I remember that he and Rashford talked about Ten Hag when they first met.

"Have you been gaining weight since you left Utrecht?"

Tang Ye recalled carefully: "It seems to be true."

Rashford nodded.

Tang Ye could tell what Rashford was thinking about.

He really wanted to know what was in the Manchester United striker's mind, but the game was about to start and Tang Ye had to put this question behind him!

Bruno, who was at the front, walked to the back and high-fived his teammates one by one.

When it came to Tang Ye, Bruno high-fived him and grabbed Tang Ye's hand: "Don't feel pressured, play your best"

Tang Ye shook his legs and then patted Bruno on the back.

He was ready a long time ago!
"Beep——!!"

The referee led the players from both teams out, and Tang Ye was almost the last one to come out, following behind Rodri.

At this time, Ten Hag walked out from behind him.

The Manchester United coach patted Tang Ye's butt, then very skillfully reached into Tang Ye's right pocket and took out a piece of chewing gum.

"Mr. Eric?"

Tang Ye turned his head and saw Ten Hah pushing Tang Ye's back, urging him to enter the venue quickly.

"Ten Hahe, this is..."

"Ten Hahe took something out of Tang Ye's pocket. Is this... chewing gum?"

In the camera, Ten Hag walked to the Manchester United bench and put the chewing gum he had just received from Tang Ye into his mouth.

Live match report from Football Emperor: Before the game started, Manchester United coach stole Tang Ye's chewing gum to establish an advantage in the first half.

【6】

[He stole one of Tang Qiuwang's props right away. It seems that Villarreal has been studied thoroughly by Ten Hag]

[It is not possible for me, King Tang, to win this match alone. Elson must step up.]

"China Central Radio and Television!"

"The referee is looking at his watch!"

"The game has started. Now let me introduce the starting players for both teams."

"First up is the home team Villarreal..."

"Then it's Manchester United who are away!"

Manchester United (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defenders: Darmian, Blind, Smalling, Valencia

Midfielders: Herrera, Mata, Fellaini
Forwards: Rashford, Martial, Mkhitaryan

Head coach: Erik ten Hag

After receiving the pass from Martial, Smalling slowly moved forward with the ball in the backcourt.

Also keep your head up and watch for opportunities!

Smalling wants to play a long pass!

"Go and grab it, go and grab it!"

"Be more decisive!"

The Villarreal forward line consisting of Haller, Bakambu, and Sansone pressed forward at the same time.

Alai makes an arc!
Run to Smalling's face!

Smalling hesitated for a moment and didn't pass the ball, then walked sideways.

After avoiding Alai, pass the ball forward!

Snapped!
Because of Haller's pressing, Smalling's long pass was not of good quality.

Martial in the frontcourt caught the ball, but during the time when the ball was stopped, all of Villarreal's defensive players were already in position.

Ten Hag stood in front of the bench with his hands in his pockets.

Look towards Escriva.

Although time was tight, Escrivá still made some adjustments to the team's tactics.

Villarreal comes prepared!
"Look, look, look!"

Bruno reminded that Rodri was blocking Martial's position tightly.

Martial protects the ball with his back!
Find Mata running up from behind!

boom!
Martial made a through pass to Mata, and the Manchester United midfielder caught the ball and ran forward.

Because of Martial's obstruction, Rodri was unable to interfere with Mata in the first place.

Mata continues to dribble!

"Rashford is in a great position now!"

"Mata can think about it!"

"It was transmitted directly!"

Mata passed the ball to Rashford, who ran forward quickly.

Step on the ball!

Turn around and face the penalty area!

Rashford dribbled the ball towards the penalty area little by little.

Ruiz retreated little by little under the pressure of Rashford.

Rashford cycling!
Shoot directly into the upper corner!

Asenho jumped out to save the ball, but Rashford's volley ended up hitting the target.

"Fuck!"

Rashford was very dissatisfied with his shot. He cursed and then sighed with his head in his hands.

Rashford showed his strong impact on the wing.

But due to lack of experience, the final shot was indeed a bit hasty!
Asenho got up from the ground and high-fived Musacchio.

"Steady, steady!"

Escrivá yelled from the sidelines.

It can be seen that Escriva is quite nervous today.

As for Ten Hag…

There was no expression on the Manchester United coach's face.

With the score now at 0:0, it is impossible to see any emotional fluctuations on Ten Hag's face.

While chewing Tang Ye's gum, Ten Hag signaled Mkhitaryan to move back.

Manchester United's focus in today's game is on the left side where Rashford is!

It's the 15th minute! Neither side has scored a goal yet!

In terms of ball possession, Manchester United played rather roughly, so Huang had a clear advantage in ball possession.

62% ball possession rate.

But Escriva just couldn't be happy.

Because Manchester United did well in all aspects, Villarreal's continued possession of the ball did not bring them good opportunities.

18th minute!

Snapped!
Smalling made a long pass to Mkhitaryan on the right.

Mkhitaryan heads the ball to Martial!
Martial paused for a moment, then suddenly accelerated and used his speed to eat Ruiz alive.

Then pass it to Rashford who was making a forward run on the left!

Rashford is so fast!

"wow!!"

Manchester United fans have started exclaiming!

Rashford's inverted triangle pass!
Give the ball back to Martial!
Manchester United's center forward was very decisive and shot as soon as he received the ball!
Asenho made a save.

But it's too late!

“GOOO—OOOOO—LLLLL!!!!”

"The ball is in! The ball is in!"

"A perfect counter attack!"

"From Martial!"

"1:0! Manchester United is leading!"

Martial, wearing gloves, ran towards the corner flag, with Rashford following him at his side.

"Roar--!!!"

Martial scored and Ten Hag, who had not reacted until then, finally raised his hands.

Manchester United is leading!
“They ran too fast.”

Tang Ye stood there with his hands on his waist.

Rashford and Martial were like two track and field athletes. Their sudden burst of speed made it difficult for Villarreal's defense to cope with.

Escriva shook his hands.

What he worried about most happened.

The completely different playing style of the Premier League teams makes it difficult for Villarreal to adapt.

This is the first time Villarreal has played against a Premier League team this season!

Manchester United's players slowly walked past Tang Ye, and Bruno yelled to his teammates behind him: "Keep a little distance when defending, and leave some time for reaction!"

Rashford and Martial are too fast and they are too close when defending. If they are shaken off at the first moment, there will be no chance to catch up.

The game continues!

"Glory, glory, Man United~"

"Glory, glory, Man United~"

“As the reds go marching on! on! on!”

Martial's goal got Manchester United fans excited!
The Red Devils fans are going to take over the stadium!

[Manchester United's attack looks a bit simple, but they can score goals]

[Is red so powerful? GGBond is also red, stand up, GGBond! ]

[Ten Hag: Don't let the opponent's No. 10 have a chance to touch the ball, then we will win]

[Rashford's speed is a bit too exaggerated, can we give this speed to Tang Qiuwang?]

Manchester United took the initiative to increase the tempo of the game.

Mkhitaryan dribbles the ball down the line!

Tang Ye signaled Rodri to keep an eye on Herrera, while he moved towards Mkhitaryan.

Sansone, who returned to defense, took on the main defensive task.

Tang Ye was always ready to steal the chicken from behind!

"There's someone behind you!"

Martial gave a reminder.

But it was of no use because Sansone had blocked Mkhitaryan's forward pass.

Mkhitaryan could only keep the ball on his own.

Look back.

I originally thought there would be someone behind me as Martial said.

In the end he saw nothing!
Just then!
boom!
Tang Ye, who was in the blind spot, shoveled the ball out.

"Pretty!"

Escriva shouted directly.

It was a rare opportunity, Sansone did not dare to neglect it, he quickly ran over to grab the ball, and then passed it to Bruno who came over to receive it.

The counter attack begins!
Tang Ye got up from the ground and ran forward with Mkhitaryan!

Bruno was very ruthless. Starting from his own half, he ran forward with the ball for nearly 30 meters.

In the end, because of Damian's interception, Bruno was forced to pass the ball.

Give it to Bakambu!
After getting the ball, Bakambu first looked towards the backcourt.

Neither Tang Ye nor Rodri were in place.

Bruno's position is not that good.

At this time, we need to be more cautious. Bakambu is one-on-one with Blind near the baseline.

Pretend to cut inside!

In fact, it suddenly accelerated to the bottom!
It's a pity that whether he cut inside or went down the rim, Blind defended very tightly.

Bakambu didn't find the chance!
Step on the ball first!
The first person Bakambu looked at was Tang Ye.

Tang Ye didn't ask for the ball, but pointed at Bruno on the right.

boom!
The ball is given to Bruno!
Snapped!
A 45-degree cross goes directly into the penalty area!

There are Ale and Sansone in the penalty area!

Smalling and Valencia defended very tightly, so there was no chance of a direct shot.

Not knowing what to do with the ball is the most anxious situation for a forward!

"Give me!"

commander!
It's Commander Tom!

After determining Tang Ye's position, Alai jumped up.

boom!
Header to Tang Ye!

Going to fight!
Ten Hag said to himself and looked towards the goal instinctively!
If it were Tang, he would definitely shoot directly at this moment!
After holding the ball, Tang Ye paused for a moment, then dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area!

Ten Hag guessed wrong!

Tom has 2!
Utrecht Tom and Villarreal Tom are completely different!

"Stop it!"

De Gea is under a lot of pressure now!

Smalling reacted quickly and immediately gave up on Allais to put pressure on Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's fast and slow rhythm made it impossible for Smalling to find a chance to stretch his feet.

At this time, Tang Ye suddenly pushed the ball to the empty space in front of himself and Smalling.

It's an opportunity!

Smalling kicks!
Just as Smalling raised his foot, Tang Ye stepped in front of the ball with his left foot.

Smalling's foot kicked directly on Tang Ye's calf!

[Hazard sacrifices himself to protect the ball template]!
"I rely on!"

The sudden pain caused Tang Ye to lose his balance and fall directly to the ground.

He was lying on the ground, holding his legs and gasping for breath.

[Hazard sacrifices himself to protect the ball template] It’s really fierce!
But the pain is real!

Players from both teams were arguing in the penalty area, and the referee ran up from behind.

"Penalty kick!"

"Villarreal got a penalty kick!"

【Tang Football King! 】

["Can't Pass", "Avoiding Confrontation"]

[Tang Ye is a bit saucy, haha, even Smalling was deceived]

【Yellow Qian equalized the score! 】

【GGBond, a master of creating points! 】

Ten Hag touched his head and then returned to his seat on the bench.

Assistant coach Van der Gahe was still studying Villarreal's attacking heat map, but Manchester United's penalty area had already exploded.

"Tom!"

Bruno came over and helped Tang Ye up from the ground, then patted Tang Ye on the back: "Sure, Tom!"

Tang Ye gave a thumbs up.

Tang Ye's original idea was to sacrifice himself to protect the ball and then have Smalling give up kicking, and then he would directly push the ball into the goal.

I didn’t expect the Manchester United defender to react so quickly, and it ended up being a penalty.

It’s a penalty, so let it be a penalty!
Villarreal has a penalty expert in the team!

Yes, it's Sebastian!

"Villarreal's penalty"

"Leave it to Alai to handle."

"When Haller was in Utrecht, he was the team's first penalty taker. After joining Villarreal, he quickly became the team's first penalty taker as well."

Haller put the ball on the penalty spot and goalkeeper De Gea jumped on the goal line.

"xuuuu!!!"

"xuuu!!"

The Manchester United fans in the stands behind are trying to interfere with Alai!

"Beep!"

"Alai!"

"Run up...shoot!"

"Pounced out!"

"De Gea saved Haller's shot!"

Sansone rushed up from the top of the arc and made a follow-up shot.

De Gea, lying on the ground, stretched out his right hand and directly pushed Sansone's shot out of the bottom line.

Second save from De Gea!

Villarreal did not seize this penalty opportunity!

……

(End of this chapter)