[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back":3,"chapter-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Football: At 16, Let Me Retire and Come Back?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2299984,4499,"Chapter 14: The Clothes Haven","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>《Substituted on at 82 minutes, 16-year-old Chinese youngster makes Eredivisie debut》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Consecutive tackles! Chinese youngster’s debut leaves opponents screaming for mercy!》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his playing time was too short, Tang Ye did not receive a post-match rating from the Utrecht Evening Post reporter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter—Jiupu already had his rating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye, 82'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4 touches, 2 tackles, rating 10.0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Talent isn’t scary; what’s scary is a fallen talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utrecht base, second team\u002Fyouth team cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, Tang, you can tackle like that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zaka stared at Tang Ye, his face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d known Tang Ye for over a year, yet he’d never heard he had this skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye ate quietly from his tray as Merent walked over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang, do you remember our agreement?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye paused, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he and Merent even have an agreement?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you’re not forgetting, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merent sat down beside Tang Ye: “You told me—if first-team training gets too exhausting, you’d come back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the first team, the second team’s start to the season in the Eerste Divisie had been poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three rounds, they hadn’t won a single match and had already slipped into the relegation zone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second team needed a hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They needed a Monggo—a Monggo who could break open their attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, forgotten memories surged into Tang Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, there was something like that… but I thought I’d never come back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s words left Merent stunned: “W-why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not the same person I used to be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s expression was serious: “I train seriously now. I don’t slack off anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merent pointed at Tang Ye’s tray: “Then why aren’t you eating in the first-team cafeteria? Didn’t Eric punish you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s rumor. I eat here because I have friends on the second team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye looked Merent in the eyes—his firm gaze made Merent momentarily dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lazy pig of Utrecht has woken up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, Ten Hag conducted a detailed analysis of the match from two days prior, then led the players through today’s training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye received his assignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At 37, you made your debut in the Dutch top flight. Your indomitable spirit proclaimed your determination—and you’re not stopping here. You can do more.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Appear in three Eredivisie matches or score one goal: Reward—unlock Old Deng Store section】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Deng Store?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the system’s reward wasn’t attribute points or a player crate from any country—it was unlocking a new system section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from the name, Tang Ye knew this “Old Deng Store” must be where he spent his Comeback Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d earned 15 Comeback Points scoring in a second-team friendly, and he still hadn’t used them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Tang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ale called out, then passed the ball with the inside of his foot. Tang Ye reacted quickly and controlled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t zone out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag shouted, drawing a large circle around “Tang” on his notebook and writing “Discipline” beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the match against ADO Den Haag, Ten Hag’s attention toward Tang Ye reached unprecedented levels—the Dutch coach even had his assistant, Fan Dejia, give Tang Ye special extra training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was simple: get this 16-year-old up to Eredivisie level as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His astonishing passing vision, flawless tackling and intercepting ability—these were exactly what Utrecht needed now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Fan Dejia’s training, Tang Ye’s technique and physicality had improved dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these two Utrecht coaches still had one problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s discipline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Tang Ye returned directly to the second-team dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utrecht didn’t provide dorms for first-team players (they all had their own homes), so even after being promoted, Tang Ye still lived in the second-team dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposed to be a quiet night—but suddenly, someone knocked on Tang Ye’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye stood up from his chair and ran to open the door: “Solke, I don’t play games, go find someone else—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened the door and saw who stood outside, Tang Ye froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“E, Eric?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mind if I come in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag gestured toward the room, indicating he wanted to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye naturally didn’t refuse his head coach’s request and welcomed him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s only seven. After dinner, you should go for a walk—or ride a bike. Everyone here rides after meals. You should try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag sat down on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, Tang Ye’s age was precisely when training was most crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he could convince Tang Ye to train at night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete central midfielder who could both defend and attack—wasn’t that exactly what Utrecht needed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m not local.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye sat on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dutch liked biking—what did that have to do with him, a foreigner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, uh… your computer’s on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag pointed to Tang Ye’s laptop on the desk—the screen showed an alien’s head. Next to it lay several notebooks; Tang Ye sometimes did homework at the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, this? When I have free time, I like watching match footage and reflecting on my own play.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag’s eyes lit up. He gestured politely: “Go on, open your computer. Let me see what match footage you’ve been watching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye was always late for training—Ten Hag had assumed he was just a lazy, unmotivated slacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected the kid would watch past matches at night for self-reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag had misjudged Tang Ye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ok.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye stood up and opened his laptop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merent had previously asked all second-team players to download a video of an Eerste Divisie match—now was the time to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tang Ye didn’t know the system’s playback software automatically resumed the last unwatched segment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, under Ten Hag’s gaze, a naked man and a naked woman began fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was match footage—and the level must have been high, given the intensity of the physical contact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag pointed at the screen, staring at Tang Ye in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye quickly switched the screen: “The internet’s lagging—the clothes haven’t loaded yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, this is the video I wanted to show you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e608ec8aabbda8d18e338fa06c495922e9b824fd9197d7e33112b562577c23fe","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-15","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-13",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]