Chapter 266: Making a Debut as a Starter on First Appearance, Ten Hag, Are You Serious?

【"We're begging you, Saint Teng!"】

【"I haven't watched Tang Ye play in two months; my whole body is itching!"】

【"Didn't you watch that Cute Dragon Cup match in Foshan earlier? King Ball Tang racked up twenty assists all by himself!"】

【"Cute Dragon is the team's name; the cloud fans are at it again."】

【"I think he should get on the pitch around the 80th minute; with a price tag of 200 million euros, they owe it to the fans to show him off."】

【"It's hard to say; Ten Hag treats his own clique very well. I feel Tang Ye could come on as early as the 75th minute, so I've chosen to watch the entire match!"】

It wasn't just Tang Ye anticipating his Manchester United debut; Chinese fans were equally eager.

Last season, ggbond's performance in La Liga and the Europa League could only be described as defying heaven.

Now arriving in the Premier League and the Champions League this season, can Super ggbond maintain his heaven-defying match performances?

Just one sentence!

"Saint Teng, can you let King Ball Tang come on as a substitute!"

Dongqiu Di pinned post: Manchester United releases the starting lineup for the away match against Swansea, led by Mkhitaryan and Phil Jones, with Tang Ye in the starting eleven.

Chinese fans:?

Standing in the player tunnel, Tang Ye exchanged high-fives with Rashford and the on-field captain, Valencia.

Glancing left and right, Tang Ye pulled Mata to his side and whispered, "I feel like the guys opposite are looking at me with some strange expression; do you feel it too, Mata?"

The "guys opposite" Tang Ye referred to were naturally Swansea's starting players; from the moment they entered the tunnel until now, Swansea's players had been sizing Tang Ye up and down.

This made Manchester United's new signing feel somewhat awkward.

Mata glanced toward Swansea's direction: "They probably didn't expect you to start directly."

Just as Mata said, during match preparation, Swansea manager Clement had told his players that although Tang Ye had obtained his work permit, he would play at most ten minutes in this match, so there was no need to worry.

Swansea's tactics were entirely based on Manchester United's situation from last season!

But then!

Just twenty minutes prior, he suddenly received news that Tang Ye was starting!

"Actually, I didn't expect to start either."

Whispering this, Tang Ye popped a piece of chewing gum into his mouth, then followed behind Rashford as they walked out of the tunnel.

"China Central Television! We are bringing you live coverage of..."

"Both teams' players are ready on the field!"

"The referee is checking his watch!"

"Beep——!!!"

"Alright, the match has begun; now let me introduce the starting lineups for both sides in this game."

Swansea (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Fabianski

"And now for the away team, Manchester United!"

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Blind, Phil Jones, Bailly, Valencia

Midfielders: Mkhitaryan, Tang Ye, Herrera

Forwards: Rashford, Martial, Mata

"As we can see, Tang Ye has directly secured a starting position in today's match, which indicates his performance in recent training sessions must have been quite good."

"It should be very good indeed!"

The two CCTV commentators did their utmost to speak up for Tang Ye.

Manager Ten Hag's maneuver in arranging the lineup truly caught everyone completely off guard.

Not only did Tang Ye start directly, but he also pushed Mkhitaryan from the attacking midfielder position back to defensive midfielder?

"It seems Ten Hag must have guessed long ago that Tang Ye would transfer to Manchester United, so he had the players train in new tactics beforehand?"

"Yes, that is certainly possible; otherwise, this situation is completely inexplicable."

Fans in the live broadcast room also launched into fierce discussion over this!

Placing Mkhitaryan, who performed excellently last season, directly into the defensive midfielder role, while letting Tang Ye, new to the team, play as attacking midfielder.

Does Ten Hag have ulterior motives?

Actually, no!

If you have this thought, it simply proves you are a fan who doesn't understand football!

True fans who understand the game have long since seen through the tactical core of Ten Hag!

Ten Hag knows Tang Ye cannot play as a defensive midfielder, but Mkhitaryan is different; Mkhitaryan can go back and impersonate a defensive midfielder.

Ten Hag's maneuver appears full of selfish motives, but in reality, it embodies a great team spirit.

He is not doing this for Tang Ye alone!

But for the entire Manchester United squad!

Just like what the Dutchman told reporters after the match against West Ham United.

This season, Ten Hag will unleash his full strength!

At that time, the oppressive aura of a Saint Realm expert will shroud the whole of Great Britain!

The mere thought of Ten Hag unleashing his full level of play already made some inexperienced fans in the live broadcast room begin to tremble.

The 21st minute of the match!

Slap!

Bailly plays a low pass from just outside the box to Tang Ye!

The ball speed is fast, yet Tang Ye controls it very steadily!

Swansea's defenders rush up; at this moment, Tang Ye begins his maneuver.

First, check the far side, keeping the scene in mind.

Then, look at the near side, at the players beside him.

This is the most effective observation method Tang Ye has summarized!

Okay, he has figured out what to do next!

Slap!

First, pass to Valencia, who has run over on the wing to offer support.

The Manchester United captain dribbles forward with the ball; Tang Ye shakes off his marker and advances through the center!

He points to the open space before him!

Bang!

Valencia threads a through-ball to Tang Ye!

Tang Ye sprints onto it.

He strikes it directly toward the attacking third!

【De Bruyne Standard Long Pass Lv4: Realistic】

Proficiency: 359/1200

"Tang Ye, very decisive!"

"He sent it straight to the front!"

A familiar feeling!

Chinese fans in the live stream stare fixedly at the screen.

Tang Ye's long pass precisely finds Rashford, who is sprinting wildly up the wing.

Rashford controls the ball!

The first touch isn't perfect, but it doesn't matter!

Take it slow; after stabilizing, press bit by bit toward the penalty area!

Rashford's sense of rhythm is excellent!

He cuts across to the far post position!

Mata!

Bang!

"Gooooooaaaaallll!!!!"

"Goal!"

"Goal!"

"Mata scores!"

"1-0, Manchester United, playing away, opens the scoring!"

The commentators shout very loudly.

The reason is that Tang Ye participated in this attack!

The second-to-last touch!

Mata runs toward the corner flag on the right; Rashford and the other Manchester United players on the field follow behind Mata, quickly forming a circle.

"Wait for me, wait for me!"

Tang Ye's voice comes from behind; Valencia raises his arm and pulls the just-arrived Tang Ye into the circle.

"Not bad, Tom!"

Valencia places one hand on Mata's shoulder while extending the other to ruffle Tang Ye's hair.

Dongqiu Di live match report: Tang Ye launches a long pass from the center circle to find Rashford, helping the team open the scoring!

【It came so quickly!】

【When King Ball Tang doesn't look up before passing, I knew this ball would definitely be delivered well.】

Chinese fans can now be said to have breathed a sigh of relief.

With this long pass as a foundation, Tang Ye's Manchester United debut is absolutely qualified!

The nap controversy on the substitute bench, hmm... it should blow over in a few days!

The match continues!

After the team scores its first goal, Tang Ye's form is also gradually improving.

The difference in tempo between the Premier League and La Liga is still quite significant.

Tang Ye is now working hard to adapt!

The 37th minute!

Suddenly running from the right wing toward the center!

Tang Ye successfully takes possession of the ball.

An untelegraphed run; the player marking Tang Ye closely seems a bit caught off guard.

This is a great opportunity!

Checking the positioning of players inside the box, Tang Ye makes his choice.

Slap!

A curled shot into the far corner!

A level 5 curled shot into the far corner!

Duang!

The ball smashed against the junction of the crossbar and the post.

"Damn..."

Holding his head in both hands, Tang Ye felt some regret over that shot he had just taken.

If it had been just a little more accurate, it should have gone in!

What a pity!

"It's fine, it's fine!"

Martial patted Tang Ye, and the two walked back toward their own half together.

"Tang Ye's curled shot was indeed a bit unfortunate."

"However, to perform this well in a debut is still very impressive; so far, Tang Ye alone has created six good attacking opportunities for the team."

If he can maintain this form, Tang Ye should receive an official rating above 7.0 after this match ends.

However, Tang Ye had not given any thought to ratings.

He only knew that he could have done even better in today's match!

"Penalty area, penalty area!"

He shouted loudly.

Confirming his teammates' positions, Tang Ye made his choice.

Slap!

【De Bruyne 45-Degree Cross Level 4: Deceptive】!

Proficiency: 288/500

The height of Tang Ye's ball was average; it looked like it wouldn't even reach the near post.

But Tang Ye had never intended for this ball to reach the near post in the first place!

Slap!

The ball smashed onto the ground outside the penalty area, then suddenly changed direction, bouncing up and flying straight to the area just in front of the six-yard box.

!!!

The Swansea defenders in the penalty area reacted.

Tang Ye had added spin to the ball!

This was a bouncing ball!

Bartley reached out trying to pull Martial, but Martial held his ground!

He did not fall!

Bracing against the pressure, he lifted his right foot!

Bang!

Martial volleyed the bouncing pass into the goal!

2:0!

Manchester United led by two goals!

"Vamos!"

Tang Ye shouted loudly on the spot, then immediately ran toward Martial's position.

It's here!

The first assist of his Manchester United career!

【You obtained 10 Counterattack Points】

Running all the way to the corner flag, Tang Ye jumped up and hugged Martial from behind: "Beautiful, Anthony!"

The first half ended!

Tang Ye and Rashford walked together toward the player tunnel; the latter pointed at the away stand: "I saw your banner!"

!

"What, where?"

Tang Ye turned to look; his excellent observational skills helped him quickly spot the banner Rashford was talking about.

It was hanging at the very top of the away stand!

【Tom, as long as you don't sleep, you are the strongest!】

"..."

He shook his head.

"Marcus, you should know, that match against West Ham United was truly an accident; I had no intention of sleeping."

"Haha!"

Rashford pushed Tang Ye toward the tunnel.

For some reason, he felt a bit tired during the first half.

But anyway, ever since Tang Ye came on, Manchester United's ability to deliver threatening passes had indeed improved by one level!

For a speed-type striker like Rashford, this was absolutely a good thing!

Check Dongqiu Di Halftime Report: Manchester United leads 2:0 away

"We need to drop back to defend! This is mandatory."

Back in the locker room, Rashford, who had just been elated, suddenly fell silent.

Because he had become the first guy to get chewed out by Ten Hag!

"4-2-3-1! Marcus, we're playing a 4-2-3-1; you are our wide midfielder!"

"Wide midfielders need to track back! Track back!"

"I am tracking back."

Rashford tried to explain himself.

"You should press up, not stand still and watch with your eyes!"

Ten Hag pointed two fingers at his own eyeballs.

"If you don't defend, we'll be outnumbered in our own half! Do you understand what I mean? You must run!"

Rashford felt a bit aggrieved.

Surely his defensive duties hadn't been this heavy last season!

After finishing his criticism of Rashford, Ten Hag moved to the tactical board.

He needed to synchronize the second-half tactics with the players!

Although Manchester United now led by two goals, Ten Hag emphasized that the players must intensify their attack.

"Before the 70th minute, we need to use attack to replace defense."

"I don't know if you can see our scoring opportunities, but I certainly do."

"2-0!"

"2-0 is not the final result!"

Use attack to replace defense...

Tang Ye committed what he felt was the most important sentence to memory, then sank into thought.

The speed and physical confrontation ability of Premier League players would be slightly stronger than in La Liga, and the referees' officiating standards would also be more lenient.

This was not good news for Tom, who was only eighteen and whose muscles had not yet fully developed.

He needed to find a good way to handle this situation.

Of course, this was not an easy task!

Soon, halftime arrived!

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

"Let's go, let's go!"

Ten Hag shouted loudly as the players filed out one by one.

Swish, swish!

Rubbing his hands together, Tang Ye had just stepped out of the tunnel when he encountered Swansea players also heading toward the player tunnel.

Images of playing from the first half inevitably flashed through his mind.

Number 18 is very fast, Number 16 is good at tackling, Number 27 turns very slowly...

"Tom, don't just stand there!"

Fan Fan Dejiahe came out of the locker room and snapped Tang Ye, who was standing motionless, out of his daze.

"Oh, oh, sorry, I'm going now, I'm going now!"

The forty-five minutes had given Tang Ye a fairly decent understanding of the eleven players on the Swansea pitch.

One assist in the first half wasn't bad.

But Tom was a greedy person.

He wanted to achieve even more on the day of his debut!

"I'll have more opportunities in the second half, and so will you."

Tang Ye whispered to Rashford beside him.

"Welcome back, dear viewers; this is the second half of the Premier League Round Two match between Swansea and Manchester United!"

"Neither side has made substitutions yet, but looking at the bench, Swansea manager Clement seems already inclined to make a change."

Now trailing by two goals, Swansea proactively picked up their attacking tempo as the second half began.

But something strange happened.

As the leading side, the Manchester United players did not choose to sit back and defend.

Manchester United's tempo had also sped up!

It had even become faster than Swansea's!

The camera cut to Ten Hag on the sidelines.

Erik, what exactly are you trying to do!

"Huff, huff-huff..."

Gasping heavily, Tang Ye was trying to drive the team's tempo upward.

Since Swansea on the opposite side also wanted to attack, Manchester United had to establish an even faster rhythm immediately to suppress Swansea's offensive momentum.

If Swansea found their rhythm, it would be very troublesome!

"To me, to me!"

Actively calling for the ball at the top of the arc!

Blocking Fernandes' position!

Fernandes was marking him tightly, so Tang Ye started making feints.

Dribbling backward first to create distance!

A feint!

Then a turn!

Tang Ye prepared to pass the ball to Rashford the instant he turned, but the Swansea defender guessed Tang Ye's intention.

They had cut off Rashford's position in advance!

There were at least five people inside the Swansea penalty area!

Passing wouldn't work, and shooting directly would offer no chance either.

He could only dribble forward himself first!

Standing still, then suddenly accelerating into the penalty area once an opportunity arose!

Fernandes pressed tight!

The Swansea center-back was built very stoutly, so Tang Ye was feeling considerable pressure now.

【Zidane Rhythm Control Template】!

First, a feint!

Close the distance!

And then...

The La Croqueta!

Pa-pa!

First to the left, then to the right; after this flurry of moves, Tang Ye instantly appeared behind Fernandes.

"Wow!!!"

"Oh my god!"

"Tang Ye, look!"

"Rashford has an open goal!"

"Goal!"

Facing an open goal, Rashford calmly slotting the ball in.

3:0!

Time for the Manchester United players to celebrate!

Rashford ran toward the away stand, with Tang Ye, who had just completed the assist, following behind.

【You have obtained 10 Counterattack Points】

【Assist brace achieved; you have obtained an additional 20 Counterattack Points】

【First Premier League assist brace achieved; you have obtained an additional 20 Counterattack Points】

Two assists!

This was Tang Ye's first match since joining Manchester United!

Run forward!

Arriving level with Rashford!

"Roar—!!!!"

A super roar from Tom!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Tang Ye executes a La Croqueta at the edge of the box to shake off Fernandes, Rashford slots into an empty net. Manchester United leads Swansea 3:0 away.

【Awesome!】

【Is this the technique honed in La Liga?】

【Let the Premier League defenders taste a La Liga La Croqueta!】

【Awesome, one year of La Liga experience makes our Tang Tang Qiuwang feel like a five-year La Liga veteran】

From being completely unable to dribble past opponents during his Utrecht days to now handling pressing defenders at the edge of the box with ease.

Many fans in the livestream room had watched Tang Ye grow stronger all along the way!

However...

Tang Tang Qiuwang, isn't your speed of improvement a bit too fast!

Ten Hag deliberately or inadvertently walked into the director's camera shot.

The Manchester United head coach looked up at the Swansea fans in the stands.

No expression on his face, no movement in his hands.

But the meaning was already very clear.

Fans who questioned Ten Hag's starting lineup before the match were all clowns.

Pure clowns!

Those who question Ten Hag will absolutely not meet a good end!

PS: Jia Geng Yi Zhang for 700 monthly tickets, the 5th additional chapter on the 5th day of this month!

Kneeling and begging for monthly tickets!

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