Chapter 260: Season Settlement: Tang Ye's Massive 10,000-Point Counterattack Fund (National Football Standings)

After the match ended, the team leader signaled Tang Ye to go out and receive his award.

"Doesn't the MVP award come without a physical trophy?"

"It's for the March Player of the Month; you need to collect it retroactively."

Wow!

Tang Ye nodded.

Another trophy added to the collection!

He just didn't know what the Asian Qualifiers Monthly Best trophy looked like...

"Zhang Yuning, let's go together."

Tang Ye changed into slippers, then stood up from the bench.

"Go together? You and me? Isn't this your trophy?"

Zhang Zhang Yuning didn't quite understand Tang Ye's reasoning.

"It's too boring to go alone; didn't you drag a friend to the bathroom with you back at the youth academy?"

Tang Ye pulled Zhang Zhang Yuning up from the bench: "When you win an award later, I'll accompany you too; I never lie."

No matter what he did, Tang Ye always preferred having someone accompany him; this was a habit he had always maintained.

Tang Ye didn't bother thinking about whether this was appropriate; as long as he liked it, it was appropriate.

Zhang Zhang Yuning couldn't argue Tang Ye down, so the two walked out of the locker room together.

After collecting the Monthly Best trophy, the two walked all the way back.

"Brother Zhang Yuning, how are things over at Vitesse? Are you playing well?"

Tang Ye looked at Zhang Zhang Yuning.

Shifting the conversation from outside the match to inside it, Zhang Zhang Yuning suddenly grew serious: "I should be heading to Fan Fan Dejia next season."

"That's great!"

Tang Ye punched Zhang Zhang Yuning lightly on the arm: "Fan Fan Dejia is tougher than the Eredivisie."

Tang Ye had never played in Fan Fan Dejia, but the knowledge he had acquired since childhood told him that playing there was something worth celebrating, just like when Tang Ye had been loaned to La Liga last summer.

"Actually, I'm going to West Brom first, and then get loaned to Fan Fan Dejia, because I can't play in the Premier League without a work permit."

"The Premier League work permit is damn hard to get!"

Tang Ye didn't understand what a work permit was either, so he could only comfort Zhang Zhang Yuning by saying things like how both Fan Fan Dejia and the Premier League were part of the top five leagues.

"Just play a few seasons in Fan Fan Dejia, then move to the Premier League."

Tang Ye patted Zhang Zhang Yuning on the back, and the two returned to the locker room.

"Come on, let's take a photo together, let's take a photo together!"

Wen Wen Qianshi somehow produced a Sony camera and signaled the players to stand together.

"This was a huge victory; we need to celebrate."

Tang Ye, holding the March Best trophy, stood in the middle, with Zhang Zhang Yuning and Wu Lei right beside him.

"Wow~ wow~ wow~"

"Long live the Chinese team!"

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4. Tang Ye, who finished his exam half an hour early, told reporters outside the examination hall that he has a match to play next Tuesday.

World Cup Qualifiers Asia Group A Standings (as of Round 8)

1. Iran, 17 points.

2. South Korea, 13 points.

3. Uzbekistan, 12 points.

4. China, 11 points.

5. Syria, 8 points.

6. Qatar, 7 points.

【The 6-pointer against Uzbekistan in August is crucial; if we win, we'll be in 3rd place!】

【Wait for South Korea to stumble, and we might jump straight to 2nd place after Round 9 ends.】

【The great Tang Tang Qiuwang!】

【If we lose, isn't it game over immediately?】

【Didn't you see the post-match fan interviews? Losing to Uzbekistan is going to be very blue!】

A crushing victory!

A victory worth celebrating!

Fans have already begun imagining which teams the national football team needs to draw in the December World Cup group stage draw to advance.

As for the national team side, after the match ended, the players held a victory banquet at a hotel, where the team leader outlined the upcoming arrangements to them.

After returning to the country, the players were temporarily dismissed.

"The next match is on August 31st, a home game against Uzbekistan; we'll be playing in Wuhan."

"The assembly time is tentatively set for July 20th; we'll have one training camp from July 20 to July 31, and a second training camp after August 12th."

The team leader held his phone and said slowly, "The specific timing might change; if there are any alterations, I will notify you all in the WeChat group."

Blowing on his hair with a huff-huff sound, the team leader continued, "When the time comes, rounds 9 and 10 will be held together; the matches are crucial. Although there is club training, I hope you will temporarily prioritize the national team, since these are the final two matches."

Following the team leader's instructions, Tang Ye opened the WeChat group, found that long message tagging @everyone, and took a screenshot with his phone.

"See you next month, Brother Lei!"

Taking a sip of cola, Tang Ye patted Wu Lei, who was sitting in front of him.

"Uh, we're still taking the plane together tomorrow."

"Oh, I forgot."

Scratching his hair, Tang Ye focused on the red-skinned duck in his plate that he hadn't finished eating yet.

……

Desheng Cultural Plaza, Shunde District.

The Cute Dragon Team trailed the Kabhi Team 1:2.

"Damn it!"

Substituted off the field, Tang Tang Zhengxiong wore a grimace: "Is that number 7 really that fierce? How are we supposed to deal with this?"

Sitting on a bench in the stands, Tang Tang Zhengxiong gulped down water while a teammate beside him explained, "It's summer vacation now; their team has many young players. Since this is still a friendly match, they'll definitely field all their youngsters once the official competition begins."

The teammate beside him pointed at Kabhi Team's number 7: "Do you know what background he comes from?"

"How so?"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong's expression suddenly turned serious; it had been some time since his victory in the dragon boat race, and he was now eager to secure his second district championship of the year.

"He's Brother Xiao's son, from Greentown's youth academy!"

The teammate beside him spoke in a threatening tone: "He trained at Greentown's youth academy for four years; although he wasn't selected in the end, his ability is no joke."

"So they can even bring their sons along?"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong suddenly realized, pulled out his phone to check the time, and said, "My son will be back in a few days; I'll have him come over to join us."

"Right, I remember you mentioning before that your son is from Shandong Luneng?"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong nodded: "Wait until I call him over."

"Shandong Luneng's youth academy should be stronger than Greentown's; Kabhi has too many young players."

"What are you afraid of?"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong stood up, shook his legs, then rubbed his hands together: "Let's take down damn Kabhi first!"

……

【2016-17 Season Settlement in progress...】 Here it comes!

On the second day after returning home, Tang Ye received a message from the System.

The familiar season settlement!

During last summer's season settlement, Tang Ye had obtained a massive amount of Counterattack Points.

He just didn't know how many he would get this year?

Focusing his attention, Tang Ye listened carefully to the System's voice.

【2016-17 Season Settlement in progress; you have received the Year-End Bonus: Counterattack Points × 8000】

【Professional players aged 35 and above enjoy an additional 20% subsidy; you have obtained a total of Counterattack Points × 9600】

"I... holy crap..."

Shaking his head, Tang Ye couldn't quite believe what he had just heard.

So he hurriedly opened the panel to confirm.

Account Balance: Counterattack Points × 9721

A balance of nearly ten thousand Counterattack Points!

ggbond has transformed from a poor boy into a rich guy!

With so much money, he must carefully consider how to spend it.

The first option is to buy a Template; the cheapest Template in the System Shop costs only around 11,000 Counterattack Points.

!

For the current Tang Ye, saving up another thousand-plus Counterattack Points wasn't a big problem.

But Tang Ye had no intention of spending money on a Template.

Those Templates worth 10,000 Counterattack Points in the Template Shop were, in the end, merely at the level of an Advanced Template.

They had their uses, but for Tang Ye, who currently carried a bunch of Superstar Templates, their effect was not significant.

He still needed to spend this money on the Forge!

【Haaland's Viking Forge】!

First, upgrade all the items in ggbond's pocket!

【Ronaldo's Broccoli → Ronaldo's Broccoli +1】

Material Cost: Counterattack Points × 50

【...】

【Ronaldo's Broccoli → Ronaldo's Broccoli +3】

【Ronaldo's Broccoli +3: For the next 12 hours, ball-related training gains 230% effectiveness】

First, spend 750 Counterattack Points to upgrade the Broccoli to +3.

With +3 Ronaldo's Broccoli combined with +3 Pogba's Hair Wax, Tang Ye dared not imagine how fast his skill training speed would be next season.

The effects of the Broccoli and the Hair Wax could stack together, making them perfectly suited for upgrading Growth Templates!

Hmm... let's see; currently, the Growth Template closest to leveling up for Tang Ye is the 【De Bruyne Underlap Cross Template lv3】; he only needs 80 more proficiency points to reach lv4.

With tremendous effort on his part and a little help from the +3 Broccoli, Tang Ye believed he could upgrade 【Crossing from the Byline】 to the next level before the regular season started!

Then he would ruthlessly feed passes to his teammates!

Ten thousand Counterattack Points was truly a lot; Tang Ye had spent 750 points, yet he still had over 8,900 points remaining.

Think again, think carefully.

Since it was currently the off-season, there was one item that was extremely important.

A hamburger!

【Hazard's Tartar Sauce Hamburger】!

This thing could improve ball sense, which meant it boosted the ball control attribute!

Tang Ye still had a 【Cruyff Turn Template】 that required 85 points in ball control and 75 points in speed to activate.

Without further ado, Tang Ye spent 1,000 plus 2,500 Counterattack Points, directly upgrading the +3 hamburger to +5.

There was also 【Vardy's Red Bull】, which absolutely had to be upgraded to +5 as well!

Stamina was simply too important!

Hiss—

Clenching his fists tightly until the veins on the back of his hands bulged, Tang Ye was now brimming with passion.

During this one-month off-season, he was going to eat hamburgers until a miracle emerged!

Account Balance: Counterattack Points * 4021

The remaining 4,000 Counterattack Points would be left untouched for now; this money was for Tang Ye's tuition at Language University.

If Tang Ye were to go to England, Germany, or Italy to play football next season, he would still need to spend 3,000 Counterattack Points to purchase the relevant languages.

Language was extremely important, and Tang Ye had always kept this in mind.

"Thump thump!"

The sound of knocking came from the door; Tang Ye slipped on his slippers and walked over to open it.

The person who opened the door was Tang Tang Zhengxiong, who was wearing a pink jersey.

This was the number 10 of the Cute Dragon Team!

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong walked into the room, took a glance at the game screen on Tang Ye's monitor, then sat on the bed: "Do you have time next Monday? We have a football match."

"A very, very important football match."

Tang Tang Zhengxiong gestured with his hands as he spoke to Tang Ye.

"But... I'm already off work."

Tang Ye sat down on the edge.

"No, no, no, you really have to help me with this match; the opposing side is disgusting. Damn it, I took a look at Kabi's roster, and they have at least four players born from formal youth academies, the kind from the Chinese Super League, but we don't have a single one."

Tang Ye fished a piece of chewing gum out from under his pillow and chewed on it while listening to Tang Tang Zhengxiong: "That is indeed a bit of a problem. Dad, can you handle it?"

"Definitely not; everyone on our side is in their thirties or forties; we simply can't hold up against them!"

Tang Ye didn't know the exact situation on the opposing side for now, but judging by Tang Tang Zhengxiong's description, this so-called "Kabi Team" was probably unusually formidable.

To be honest, Tang Ye didn't really want to play, but he saw the longing for victory in his father's eyes.

"Alright then, will you drive me there when the time comes?"

"Sure."

Tang Tang Zhengxiong stood up and patted Tang Ye on the shoulder: "The opposing side is truly super strong; you must play seriously when the time comes!"

Hiss—

Originally, Tang Ye had only intended to treat the match as a game, but Tang Tang Zhengxiong's words made him feel an inexplicable pressure.

Tang Ye could play seriously, but as someone who often played games, he knew that one person carrying the team sometimes couldn't withstand five people on the opposing side all carrying their team simultaneously.

If going to battle for his father still resulted in a loss, that would be damn too embarrassing!

"Should I call a few more people?"

Tang Ye suddenly looked up.

"Call people? Call who?"

Scratching his hair, Tang Ye thought carefully: "Wu Lei and Feng Feng Xiaoting; Brother Lei seems to have already taken a plane to Shanghai... I can call Zhang Zhang Yuning. By the way, Dad, let me tell you, Zhang Zhang Yuning is very strong; his shoulders are very broad."

Time arrived at the day of the match between the Cute Dragon Team and the Kabi Team!

"FS City Joy Cup Fan Exchange Tournament Round of 16..."

Sitting in the car, Zhang Zhang Yuning read out the poster pasted outside the stadium character by character: "We're playing in this? Are you sure?"

"I heard the opposing side has experts."

Tang Ye rubbed his hands together; just then, an uncle also wearing a pink jersey walked over to the driver's side, leaned against Tang Tang Zhengxiong's car window, and said: "I feel like today is going to be tough for us. Do you remember Brother Xiao's son, the one from the Greentown youth academy? Damn it, holy crap, he scored twenty goals in a single season when he was playing in the U15s; I only just found out about this now."

"Don't panic, don't panic!"

Tang Tang Zhengxiong, wearing his jersey, turned the steering wheel and parked the car: "Brother Zhang, with me, the number one winger, here, what do you have to be afraid of?"

"The problem is that they are indeed genuine youth academy products; Tang Zhengxiong, twenty goals in a season—that's no joke."

"My son also scored fifteen in a season."

"That's not bad either."

The man called Brother Zhang, wearing number 6, nodded; Tang Tang Zhengxiong's son was also from a Chinese Super League club's youth academy, which would be a powerful reinforcement for them.

"Right, you said your son also brought a striker along? Will he be any good? Don't let him drag us down too much."

At this moment, Zhang Zhang Yuning, who had been lying in the back seat, raised his seat and leaned his upper body forward: "Uncle, rest assured, I won't drag you down."

"?"

Brother Zhang squinted, holding the bag of soccer cleats in his hand as he looked Zhang Zhang Yuning up and down: "I seem to have seen you somewhere... probably not long ago..."

As he spoke, Brother Zhang's hands had already begun to tremble.

Thinking of something, he stuck his head through the car window to take a look at the back seat.

Then... his eyes met those of Tang Ye, who was chewing gum.

Brother Zhang whipped his head around to look at Tang Tang Zhengxiong: "Tang Zhengxiong, you said your son scored fifteen goals in one season?"

"But... but you didn't say they were fifteen goals in La Liga..."

(End of Chapter)