[{"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-22":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},2299992,4499,"Chapter 22: Don","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>“Hmm, not bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Tang Ye continuously deliver passes on the training ground, Ten Hag felt somewhat pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought Tang Ye would fail to complete today’s training after yesterday’s extra session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was clear that Ten Hag had worried for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At sixteen, the body just needs to be forged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lazy pigs are made to be trained!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, give it to me, give it to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye reached out to Ramselaar for the ball, then began a one-on-one duel with Amrabat on the flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since unlocking 【Grealish’s Lager】, Tang Ye had developed a strange sense of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically, whenever his Comeback Points decreased, Tang Ye grew tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tension forced Tang Ye to complete his daily refreshed tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye bore this pressure alone; by September 16, a Dutch local journalist, through a “source” inside Utrecht, learned about the team’s internal situation and wrote an article.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The article was immediately republished by Dongqiu Di.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The article focused on how Ten Hag led and trained the team, and one sentence caught the attention of Chinese fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Due to being late for training, Ten Hag refused Tang entry to the first-team cafeteria, but according to the journalist’s observations at the base, Tang’s training attitude was not as bad as imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【WTF, can you even tolerate this?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Didn’t it say his training attitude wasn’t as bad as imagined? Then why won’t Ten Hag let Tang Ye eat in the first-team cafeteria?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tragic, my Mongol!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the past half-month, I’ve made over 2000 thanks to Tang Ye—why don’t I just stop him going to the cafeteria and treat him to meals myself?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Abusing King Tang? Ten Hag out!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【King Tang? Wait, Messi and Ronaldo haven’t even been called King yet—how did Tang Ye become King?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You don’t get it—can Messi and Ronaldo compare to Tang Ye?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【???】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chinese fans were extremely dissatisfied with Ten Hag’s “abuse” of Tang Ye, and some even climbed ladders to comment under Ten Hag’s Twitter account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it achieved nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dou Warriors were heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their idol was being treated unfairly, yet they could do nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beijing time, September 20, 2:45 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar Happy Live Room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players weren’t ready yet, but host Wang Chao was already prepared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright guys, the long-awaited Utrecht match is back—today’s game starts late, but our live room still has plenty of viewers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I say anyone who goes to bed early on Utrecht match days is an idiot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ll never make big money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s take a look at today’s official match squad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chao switched pages, displaying the image of Utrecht F.C.’s official match squad list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Substitute, No. 99 Tang Ye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, both teams’ players were already lined up in the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chao had no interest in Utrecht’s other players, so he didn’t introduce either side’s lineup—instead, he directly analyzed the match’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike previous matches, Utrecht’s opponent today, Willem II, wasn’t a strong team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utrecht had been weak this season, but Willem II was even weaker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the direction was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Utrecht should win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then look at the lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do we need to check the starting XI?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starting XI doesn’t matter—what matters is that Tang Ye is on the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the logic was clear: Utrecht would score at least three goals in this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, the match begins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bets were placed; the Dou Warriors in the live room now felt heavy pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the director switched the camera to Tang Ye chewing gum on the bench, and the Dou Warriors immediately felt less pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willem II used the classic 4-3-3 formation; Utrecht knew it all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they themselves played it last season!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 17th minute of the first half, Aale won a penalty in the box and calmly converted it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Score: 1-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utrecht, playing away, took the lead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scoring, Aale executed a spectacular sliding knee slide, igniting the away fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Utrecht!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Utrecht!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag applauded Aale on the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match had started smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold steady, hold steady!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under pressure, Willem II would surely launch a counterattack; Ten Hag, being clever, immediately ordered his players to drop their defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ride out these few minutes of Willem II’s counterattack, then resume offense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heimhous passed to Falkenbergh, who immediately sent the ball to Van der Velden on the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Willem II’s attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Amrabat was starting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first start—he needed to seize this opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat used his body to block Van der Velden’s path forward, then kicked the ball away during Van der Velden’s passing motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant tackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, players promoted from the second team rarely perform well in their first season with the first team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these two this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the lazy pig who couldn’t even produce an analysis report, Amrabat had already shown enough level to justify a first-team start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with Ayoub performing poorly this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat had a chance to start!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making up his mind, Ten Hag sat back down on the bench and wrote Amrabat’s English abbreviation on his notepad, then added a Dutch phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Consider starting】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First half ended; thanks to Aale’s brace, Utrecht led 2-0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locker room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our overall performance today was quite good, especially Aale and Sofyan (Amrabat).”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tactically, no issues—we can wait for the opponent to change before we adjust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to make some personnel changes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag turned his gaze to Tang Ye, who lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag didn’t want Tang Ye to get cocky, so he deliberately scanned the entire locker room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Tang Ye lowered his head in disappointment, Ten Hag said: “Tang, you’re on in the second half.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Straight in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pointed at his own nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, when you come on, swap with Ayoub.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag walked up to Tang Ye: “Show your performance—and…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t walk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye added the phrase he thought Ten Hag was about to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t walk…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Hag thought carefully and exchanged a glance with Van der Gaag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Haha thought carefully, then exchanged a glance with Fan Dejiahe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, just do it your way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, just do as you think best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","efc108d98ed276c32baaddbc960841eaff39cda1dbfa3dc09ce240630e561161","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-23","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-21",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]