Chapter 285: Ten Hag Is Absent, But Manchester United's Win Rate Is 100% (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: Feyenoord vs. Manchester United match in progress, current score Manchester United leading by two goals, Tang Ye assists with an ultra-long pass.

Dribble forward!

Push up a bit!

Tang Ye's speed isn't fast, but right now only the space beside him is free of defenders.

Therefore, this task of advancing must be completed by him!

Fortunately, the +5 Red Bull is performing exceptionally well; from the second half until now, Tang Ye has still retained some sprinting capability.

"Here, here!"

Martial came to the left flank and waved to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye certainly saw Martial, but his attention was focused more on Rashford making a forward run.

Marcus's position is excellent!

Waiting for the perfect moment...

Now is almost the time!

Bang!

【De Bruyne Curved Through Ball Lv4: Deceptive】

Proficiency: 545/1000

Still half the proficiency away from Lv5, so strictly speaking, Tang Ye's through ball wasn't just Lv4.

It was Lv4.5!

The through ball rolled past St. Juste's feet and arrived at Rashford's feet.

The bond between Tom and Marcus formed in that instant!

Bang!

"This one's in, Rashford!"

Although Rashford might hesitate in front of the goal, his handling of shooting angles is truly excellent.

The goalkeeper simply couldn't reach the ball!

"Let's go, Henrik!"

Tang Ye called out to Mkhitaryan beside him, and the two quickly ran toward Rashford.

【You obtained Counterattack Points *15】

【Assist brace achieved, you obtained extra Counterattack Points *30】

【Mission Progress: Goals (0/2), Threatening Passes (3/10)】

The progress bar for the goal mission hadn't improved yet, but Tang Ye's threatening pass mission was already 30% complete.

The difficulty of Stage Two missions is high, but looking at it now, Tang Ye's probability of completing this mission is still quite large.

"Very accurate, Tom!"

Ashley Young rubbed Tang Ye's shoulders, while the latter pulled Rashford over: "I said run when you find the chance, I don't lie."

Fan Fan Dejiahe finally relaxed; his habit as an assistant coach made him return to his seat on the bench.

Feyenoord's recent form has been good, so before the match many fans guessed that managerless Manchester United would collapse before the Eredivisie giant.

But what the fans didn't guess was that, due to the previous match's defeat, the Manchester United players were all craving a victory before this game began.

This desire for victory gave them excellent form!

When the match reached the 78th minute, the score was still 3:0; considering the upcoming match against Crystal Palace, Fan Fan Dejiahe substituted Tang Ye and Mata off early.

【Don't sub Tang Ye off, damn it】

【Rodri is lucky, starting and playing the full 90 minutes】

【Obviously saving the starters' stamina, so Rodri probably won't play in the next match】

Fan Fan Dejiahe's substitution gave the fans and Rodri himself a message: that Rodri should now be considered a rotation player.

Not a starter, but compared to the cold bench at the beginning of the season, this is already very good.

Rodri was very happy, and Tang Ye was also happy for his little brother Rod's success!

"United! United! United..."

Check Dongqiu Di match report: Manchester United defeated Feyenoord 3:0 away, currently maintaining a 100% win rate in the Champions League group stage.

Only two minutes had passed since the match ended, yet Check Dongqiu Di's final match report was already out; one can only say the staff's speed is truly fast.

But besides Check Dongqiu Di, there was another thing that was also very fast.

"442" front-page headline: This season, Manchester United maintains a 100% win rate without a head coach; does the Dutch manager possess in-game command ability?

"442" has never published news this frequently; the reporters and editors of this newspaper house must have just clashed with Ten Hag.

According to the analysis by "442" reporters, Ten Hag's abilities are extremely polarized: he possesses excellent pre-match tactical arrangement skills, outstanding small-scale tactical adjustment abilities, and nearly heaven-defying transfer window insight.

But in the category of "detect (discovering the team's problems)," Ten Hag's score is very low.

Finding it difficult to discover existing team problems leads to Ten Hag lacking excellent in-game command ability.

"442" compared Escrivá to Ten Hag and reached the conclusion: Escrivá's in-game command ability > Ten Hag's.

"It is undeniable that Erik is a very excellent coach, but his in-game command ability is not even as good as Tom, who waves his hands everywhere on the pitch," "442" summarized thus.

Accompanied by Rodri, Tang Ye returned to the locker room holding the MVP trophy.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Teammates in the locker room were making a racket; Tang Ye held his MVP trophy aloft with one hand.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Haha!

Placing the trophy at his feet, Tang Ye leaned against the cabinet and looked at Rashford beside him: "How about it, Marcus? Was the chewing gum useful or not?"

"This..."

Rashford squinted: "But Tom, to be honest, I don't think I felt anything."

"You scored a goal in the second half."

"That is true."

Rashford nodded.

Ate Tom's chewing gum, received Tom's pass!

This, this...

Could there be some connection between these two things?

"It must be the chemistry you two developed watching TV together at noon."

Mata's voice came from afar.

"No, no, definitely not; he never watches."

Rashford pointed at Tang Ye: "No matter what I watch, he's always off playing games by himself."

"Mainly because it's not good to watch."

"Narcos, Tom! That's Narcos!"

Rashford looked at Tang Ye with an expression of disbelief, while the latter stroked his MVP trophy and chuckled.

"What's so impressive about Narcos? Just seal a cigarette for me and I'll kill them all."

"What!? Tom, if you kill them all, what am I supposed to watch?"

Rashford stood up, then realized: "Wait, no."

Actually, Tang Ye also felt quite uncomfortable about being unable to get into the TV shows.

If he had watched Narcos as well, he could have discussed the plot with Rashford during meals or training sessions.

While the Manchester United players chatted about today's match, at the same time, Fan Fan Dejiahe accepted an interview with a Dutch football journalist.

"Currently, your win rate as head coach of Manchester United is 100%; have you ever considered becoming Manchester United's head coach?"

The journalist asked with a smile, unclear whether he was joking or genuinely wanted to know the answer.

"Haha, I am Manchester United's assistant coach; I am very clear about that. Although we won both Champions League matches, Basel and Feyenoord are not top-tier powerhouses, so these two victories should not reflect my level. At least, that is what I believe."

"As for Erik... he is an outstanding head coach; I am very clear about that."

A smile remained on Fan Fan Dejiahe's face.

Serving as interim head coach while maintaining a 100% win rate; to claim he felt no pride would be a lie.

"Then will you continue to serve as interim head coach afterward?"

"No, no; Erik will bring better victories to Manchester United; I have a lot of data analysis work to do."

Fan Fan Dejiahe was already somewhat advanced in age; he knew very clearly that his tactical arrangement level was not on the same tier as Ten Hag's at all, so how could he become swollen-headed just because a journalist said a few casual words.

"Then let's talk about situations during the match; in the first half, you executed a very nice free kick; was that your idea?"

"That was probably Tom's idea; but to be honest, I was quite surprised too; he actually had the confidence to handle such a fast low ball so well."

"I have played football; this is not an easy task. Tom's first-touch ability is among the absolute best in the global football scene; this is also why both Erik and I very much want Tom to come to Manchester United." "At a price of 200 million euros?" the journalist interjected.

"At a price of 200 million euros."

Fan Fan Dejiahe nodded.

Fan Fan Dejiahe and Ten Hag were absolutely standing on the same line.

If Ten Hag believed Tang Ye was worth 200 million euros, then Fan Fan Dejiahe held the same attitude.

Why was this?

Because Fan Fan Dejiahe was the Prime Minister of the Vine Armor Army!

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: 2 matches, 4 assists; Tang Ye tops the Champions League assist leaderboard.

Attached Champions League assist leaderboard (as of the second round of the group stage):

1. Tang Ye (Manchester United), 4 times.

2. Marcelo (Real Madrid), 1 time.

!

3. De Bruyne (Mancheng), 1 time.

17. Rashford (Manchester United), 1 time.

【"Except for me, everyone else has only 1 assist; I alone have 4"】

【"Fun fact: Since debuting from Utrecht, Tang Ye has become the assist king in every tournament he has participated in"】

【"But Tang Tang Qiuwang has only played in the senior league for a little over two years, right?"】

【"To be honest, with this momentum, I feel Tang Ye securing the Premier League assist king title is a sure thing"】

In the comments section, a large number of Tang Army soldiers were popping champagne at halftime, believing Tang Ye's Premier League assist king title was already secured; this was because their Tang Tang Qiuwang had performed well in all four league matches he appeared in.

However, Chinese fans did not say Tang Ye's Champions League assist king title was secured; this was because the Champions League uses an elimination system.

More assists mean you need more matches as a foundation; if Manchester United gets eliminated right at the start, then Tang Ye would most likely have to say goodbye to the assist king title.

This once again confirmed the words Escrivá had said.

The team and the player are connected!

The next day, upon returning to the base, since the match against Crystal Palace was on the 30th, Ten Hag did not schedule holidays for the players.

"Take a break at noon; there's a half-session of training this afternoon. Our short-passing coordination is far too problematic, preventing us from moving the ball out from our defensive third."

Hearing what Ten Hag said, Tang Ye seized a moment to check his system.

【De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv2: Similar】

Proficiency: 192/200

Since Ten Hag was arranging short-passing drills, Tang Ye planned to secretly activate 【Pogba Mud-Slinging】 during the session, sneak in a few cutbacks on the sideline, and push his 【Cutback Cross】 straight to Lv4 first.

"Wow, Tom, you look rather happy?"

Standing right beside Tang Ye, Ten Hag immediately noticed his expression; the latter's heart tightened, and he quickly ducked behind Rashford.

But Rashford executed another wrap-around move, slipping behind Tang Ye instead.

In the end, both of them hid behind Valencia.

Once Ten Hag had left, Rashford patted Tang Ye, who was still eating: "So you really are happy?"

"Happy about what?"

"About having more training this afternoon."

"Uh..."

Carefully assessing his current mood, Tang Ye cautiously replied: "Maybe just a little, because I can feel my strength improving."

"Hmm, then you're very disciplined."

Rashford gave Tang Ye a thumbs-up: "Manchester United had another very disciplined person before; do you know who he was?"

"Who was it?"

Tang Ye swallowed the bread in his mouth.

"Ronaldo! Mate, you're about to become the next Ronaldo!"

Rashford studied the contents of Tang Ye's tray: "Macaroni, beef, chicken breast..."

Then came the drinks section outside the tray; Rashford spotted something black in a glass, but only caught a fleeting afterimage.

Mata secretly swapped Tang Ye's cola for his own bottle of mineral water, placing it before Tang Ye, then exchanged a glance with Rashford and chuckled.

Afternoon.

Snap!

【De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv2: Similar】

Proficiency: 193/200

【De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv2: Similar】

Proficiency: 193.5/200

Proficiency: 201/200

【De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv2: Similar → De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv3: Simulated】

【De Bruyne Cutback Cross Lv3: Simulated】

Proficiency: 1/400

【Passing: 88 → 88】

By secretly grinding on his own, he had finally managed to push 【Bottom-Line Cross】 to Lv3 just before training ended.

However, for Tang Ye, whose Passing attribute already stood at 88 points, adding another Lv3 skill would not help raise his Passing attribute further.

Hiss—

Taking a deep breath, the good news was that Tang Ye now had a chance to experience a certain feeling.

He felt his Passing attribute was on the verge of breaking through.

It should happen with the next Lv5 skill!

【De Bruyne 45-Degree Cross Lv4: Lifelike】

Proficiency: 360/500

Yes, barring any accidents, once 【45-Degree Cross】 reached Lv5 and he absorbed that wave of experience, Tang Ye would achieve his breakthrough!

"Tom, short-passing coordination—what are you doing hiding on the baseline? Are you taking a piss?"

"No, no, Mr. Sitting Like, I haven't taken my pants off, I haven't taken my pants off. I'm retrieving the ball."

"Go retrieve what ball? Get back here quickly!"

Manchester United released their squad list for the match against Crystal Palace; Tang Ye and Rashford remained in the lineup, while Rodri was omitted.

For today's match against Crystal Palace, Rodri hadn't even made the squad list.

Of course, this situation was anticipated by both Manchester United fans and Rodri himself.

As a non-Ten Hag player who had joined the team less than two months ago yet started and played a full Champions League match, the treatment Rodri received could already be considered very favorable.

The path must be taken step by step!

Unless...

In the locker room, Tang Ye touched his jersey.

The jersey was made of polyester fiber, yet it felt somewhat stiff to the touch.

It was as if fine vines were coiled around it, resembling some kind of armor.

"Tom, is something wrong with your kit?"

Rashford noticed Tang Ye examining his clothes; the latter shook his head: "Nothing, I just find the jersey uncomfortable to wear."

"You still prefer casual clothing."

Rashford patted Tang Ye on the shoulder, stood up, and stomped the floor with his feet, now clad in freshly tied cleats.

Ready to enter the match!

"China Media Group! This is the live broadcast coming to you..."

"The match has begun; allow me to introduce the starting lineups for both sides!"

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Hennessey

(End of Chapter)