[{"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-27":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},2299997,4499,"Chapter 27: Dutch Cup Starting Debut!","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>On the day of the match, Tang Ye was now a little overwhelmed upon learning he would start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was Tang Ye’s opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Eredivisie, one assist earns five Comeback Points; a goal directly grants ten Comeback Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ninety minutes to perform, if Tang Ye wanted more Comeback Points, he had to take it seriously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of Tang Ye’s four purchasable items, the only one usable during a match was the 【Valdi’s Red Bull】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cost five Comeback Points and boosted endurance by 10% for the next 120 minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s current stamina stat was 61; a 10% increase brought it to 67.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his training these past few days, a stat of 70 was more than sufficient in the Eredivisie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drink one Valdi Red Bull before the match, and run the full 90 minutes today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>OK, that’s today’s plan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye made his calculations, then looked at his account balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Account balance: Comeback Points * 3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still short two points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try a loan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye tried selecting the Huabei payment option below his balance, but instantly a familiar message popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Huabei credit insufficient】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t bought the De Bruyne growth template, Tang Ye might already have achieved item freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t avoid buying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he kept picking only his favorite players’ skills, Tang Ye feared his technique would develop abnormally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the Red Bull was mandatory; Tang Ye could only turn to daily quests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Daily Quest: 120 push-ups (maximum in 5 sessions)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Reward: Comeback Points * 3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye was relatively lucky today—the system hadn’t assigned him any running tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could finish 120 push-ups before boarding the team bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Text me if anything comes up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye greeted Amrabat, then slipped outside the training ground before departure and completed 120 push-ups, successfully earning three Comeback Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his current balance of six points, then at the Red Bull’s five-point price, Tang Ye felt the gears of his destiny had begun to turn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Netherlands, Sneek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the Dutch Cup match between Sneek and Utrecht.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still Wang Chao’s Happy Live stream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“OK, guys, good evening. The match is late, but since it’s Utrecht, I already posted a preview in the group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you haven’t joined our QQ group, join now—we post daily winning picks there. Even if you don’t bet, as a pure fan you should join; whenever Tang Ye plays, I’ll remind everyone a day in advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chao was excited—having been the first to stream Tang Ye’s matches, he was now the top streamer on Happy Bean Live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the Bean Warriors on the football section were in his stream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I want to see Tang Ye, where’s the director? Get the camera on Tang Ye now!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This is a pirated stream—you’re talking to no one here】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Tang Ye fan since 2020 reporting in!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fun fact: Tang Ye is 16 years old】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Correction: Tang Ye fan since 2016 reporting in!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I checked Sneek’s record—they’re terrible. My King Tang will crush them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera cut to the player tunnel: Ramselaar carried the Utrecht flag out front, followed by goalkeeper Ruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Ruit came Aale, Barazite, and other key players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wang Chao had promoted Tang Ye’s starting debut an hour early, today’s viewership was at least double his usual same-time slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the power of King Tang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go hard, don’t be nervous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barazite put his arm around Tang Ye’s shoulder as they walked forward together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tang Ye wasn’t as nervous as Barazite imagined—he was just excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arriving in Europe at age 15, this was the first time Tang Ye had stepped directly from the tunnel onto the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this was his first-ever start for Utrecht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Utrecht’s reserve team training base, the reserve, U19, and U17 teams had gathered in the cafeteria after training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ceiling screen above the cafeteria, the Dutch Cup match was being broadcast live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang—he actually started!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On screen, Tang Ye appeared; in the cafeteria, Zakka shouted excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Zakka—all the young players in the cafeteria were surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang, who ate with them daily, was now starting for the first team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Tang that good? I thought he wasn’t even registered on the transfer market?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One U17 player stared at Tang Ye on TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the same age, but Tang Ye was already starting for the first team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, he was still playing U17—even as a substitute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang has always been great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zakka didn’t hold back his praise: “The first team is Eredivisie level—those players are worth at least a million euros each!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zakka spoke, the cafeteria erupted in gasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was true...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Tang Ye already have the value of a million-euro player?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too optimistic—it’s the Dutch Cup; Eric clearly isn’t taking it seriously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reserve team coach Melent gave the cafeteria players a reality check—but he was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye starting in the Dutch Cup meant he had the ability to play in the Eerste Divisie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Eredivisie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still far from ready!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He owes us a meal after the match!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another reserve player shouted; Zakka immediately agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Tang Ye was still on a youth contract, starting for the first team meant his salary was about to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sneek! (Sneek)」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sneek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sneek!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Sneek’s home stadium had barely over ten thousand seats, the fans were incredibly loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye now realized—the most thrilling part of a professional match wasn’t playing on the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was those few minutes stepping from the tunnel and waiting on the sideline for the referee’s whistle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Tang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale turned as the kickoff approached and called out to Tang Ye: “We’re gonna win—don’t be nervous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye gave a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale clearly underestimated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Tang Ye was lazy when he first joined the first team, he was no longer the same person as a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Tang Ye worked hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had nothing to do with talent—it was pure, silent, behind-the-scenes effort that got him into the starting lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was a great chance—time to show these Dutchmen what he’d sacrificed behind the scenes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You purchased Valdi’s Red Bull】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","52306502c3a1551bc00d1230c3c6ea597572c598489a787ea05d2ca1c2628ee8","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-28","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-26",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]