Chapter 291: Ten Hag Substitutes Carrington Pureblood with Tom's Friend

Dongqiu Di pinned post: Benfica vs. Manchester United in progress, current score 0:0, Rashford blasts a shot from inside the box wide.

【Coach Rashford! Step up!】

【Isn't Manchester United buying a striker yet?】

【The transfer window hasn't even opened; how can you buy players?】

【I, Ggbond, am so deadly at poaching in front of goal; why not let him play as the striker?】

【Tang Ye: Do you want me to get knocked to death?】

The match has reached the 20th minute, and neither side has scored yet.

In terms of possession, Manchester United is slightly behind, but not by much.

This gives the fans watching the match a vaguely familiar feeling.

This match seems a bit like last week's game against Liwupu!

However, unlike Liwupu's 4-3-3 formation, Benfica is playing a 4-2-3-1, just like Manchester United!

Salvio is dribbling down the wing himself!

"Get up there, get up there!"

Bailly urged, while Ashley Young actively ran in front of Salvio to stop the Benfica forward from dribbling further.

Beating Ashley Young one-on-one with pure speed is extremely difficult, so Salvio chose not to attempt it.

Slap!

Pass back!

Pereira, now in possession, adjusted his step and then delivered a 45-degree cross straight into the box.

Jimenez heads it back!

Augusto!

Facing the ball rolling toward him, Augusto chose not to shoot but instead flicked it to Ruben Dias, who was charging up on his right.

Tang Ye reached out trying to pull Dias down, but failed.

Boom!

A long-range shot from Dias!

"Wow!"

A sharp "Slap" rang out.

De Gea parried the ball away!

Goncalves wanted to follow up on the rebound, but Smalling got there first and cleared the ball with a pass.

This is a counter-attack opportunity for Manchester United!

"Quick, quick!"

Ten Hag waved from the sidelines, and Tang Ye and Rashford started running at almost the same time.

"Valencia has the ball!"

"Very fast!"

"He must be looking for Tang Ye, but Tang Ye's current position isn't very good."

Looking back while running, Tang Ye carefully analyzed the situation: "Jessie, go receive it!"

Lin Lin Jiade, having been called by name, slowed down to wait for Valencia.

Valencia passed the ball to Lin Lin Jiade!

"Quick, quick!"

Ten Hag's voice came through.

At this moment, Lin Lin Jiade stood in the right midfield position, while Tang Ye was already reaching out to him.

But Lin Lin Jiade chose not to pass.

He dribbled forward himself!

Manchester United fans hoped Lin Lin Jiade would run into open space, but his speed was truly somewhat lacking.

"Pass it!"

Ten Hag shouted.

At this moment, Lin Lin Jiade finally released the ball!

To Tang Ye!

Perhaps due to excessive pressure, Lin Lin Jiade's pass wasn't very good; Tang Ye had to stop to control the ball.

"Fuck!"

Ten Hag was now very angry.

In just the last five seconds, Lin Lin Jiade had made two mistakes!

Of course, put Lin Lin Jiade's issues aside for now and continue watching the match.

Tang Ye, having stopped to control the ball, moved laterally to create distance from Benfica's defensive midfielders.

Slap!

【De Bruyne Curved Through Ball Lv4: Realistic】

Proficiency: 599/1000

He pushed a through ball forward.

Bypassing Mkhitaryan, who was running forward, Tang Ye's through ball suddenly changed direction, rolling directly in front of Mkhitaryan.

【Mission Progress: Goals (0/2), Threatening Passes (4/10)】

"Oh!!!"

"Mkhitaryan!"

"Pass to Rashford making a run on the left!"

"Rashford shoots!"

"Goal!"

"Goal!"

"Rashford breaks the deadlock!"

In the 28th minute of the match, a goal from Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford!

"Beautiful, Marcus!"

Tang Ye stopped in his tracks, roared loudly, then ran together with Mata and Lin Lin Jiade toward Rashford.

Although it was not his assist.

But this curling through-ball was still judged by the system as a threat pass!

Clap, clap, clap!

That was applause from Fan Fan Dejiahe; after clapping, the Manchester United head coach returned to the bench and sat down.

"So Manchester United's DNA doesn't represent much."

"But Marcus just scored the goal."

Fan Fan Dejiahe reminded them.

"I know; I'm talking about Jesse (Lin Lin Jiade)."

Fan Fan Dejiahe glanced back at the bench; noticing Fan Fan Dejiahe's gaze, Rodri's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Rodri, go warm up!"

Lin Lin Jiade carries the blood of the Carrington youth academy, but Fan Fan Dejiahe had just said that Carrington blood doesn't represent much.

Vine Armor > Carrington Pureblood, this is beyond dispute.

The blood of Carrington is indeed very noble, but compared to Vine Armor, it is truly not worth mentioning.

So the question arises: between a friend of the Vine Armor Great General and a Carrington Pureblood, whose status should be higher?

A friend of the Vine Armor Great General > Carrington Pureblood!

【Brothers, Rodri is warming up.】

【Because Tang Tang Qiuwang watched Rodri's matches for an entire season and still feels Rodri is more reliable than Herrera.】

【Cool, Tang Tang Qiuwang, that handling of the through-ball!】

【GGbond: big head, great wisdom!】

【Doesn't Tang Ye's head seem not that big?】

【He's talking about GGbond.】

"Press, press, press in the front field!"

Benfica head coach Vitória is clearly somewhat panicked now.

Some players in the Manchester United squad are in poor form; this is Benfica's opportunity.

But the problem is that there are also players in the Manchester United squad in excellent form, and their outstanding performances have compensated for the flaws exposed by the team.

That player is...

"Damn!"

Augusto charged over so fast that Tang Ye hastily jumped aside to the left.

Whoosh, whoosh!

After gasping for breath to recover, Tang Ye quickly charged toward Augusto.

Benfica is on the attack.

Let's see Augusto's move.

Because there was a large open space ahead, Augusto first dribbled forward himself for some distance.

His maximum speed is much faster than Tang Ye's, so as long as he doesn't slow down, the possibility of Tang Ye catching him is slim.

But now it's not only Tang Ye watching Augusto.

Mata is running up!

Tang Ye spotted Mata ahead, so he didn't give up the chase, continuing to follow right behind Augusto.

As expected, Augusto slowed down; at this moment, Tang Ye charged straight up to block the position.

Slap!

Augusto was forced to pass, but Ashley Young, pressing forward, stole the ball.

"Ashley Young! A perfect timing for the tackle!"

"Benfica's attacking rhythm is too chaotic!"

Benfica let Augusto dribble forward alone, yet Augusto's individual ability clearly cannot accomplish this task.

Head coach Vitória has assigned him too much work!

Manchester United's counter-attack ball.

Slap!

Ashley Young's long pass seeks out Lin Lin Jiade.

Observing the situation, Tang Ye decisively ran toward Lin Lin Jiade.

Lin Lin Jiade and Grimaldo were locked in a stalemate; Valencia dropped back to support. After receiving the ball, he passed it forward to Tang Ye, who was making a run down the line!

Check the penalty area!

The situation in the penalty area wasn't very good, so Tang Ye ultimately chose to pass sideways.

Mata received the ball and played it into the penalty area.

Mkhitaryan!

Boom!

A long-range shot from the Manchester United striker, but it was struck straight at the goalkeeper who caught it easily.

"Benfica!"

Boom boom!

"Benfica!"

Boom boom!

The fans in the stands chanted "Olé olé."

After falling behind in the score, Benfica's momentum gradually declined, making the fans feel extremely uneasy.

!

In the 38th minute, through a series of dribbling adjustments on the wing, Manchester United completed an overtaking of possession!

Watching Tang Ye strolling left and right on the pitch, Victoria narrowed his eyes.

Although he was strolling, this guy's neck kept twisting back and forth, as if he wanted to take in the entire stadium with his own eyes.

Of course, Victoria knew this was impossible; he was merely amazed by Tang Ye's good habit of observation.

Frequent observation could, to a great extent, avoid mistakes.

But this was not what worried Victoria most; what worried Victoria was Tang Ye's through balls and crosses.

This guy's passing posed too great a threat to the Benfica goal!

"Beep, beep-beep—!!!"

Dongqiu Di halftime report: Manchester United leads Benfica 1:0 away, Rashford scored with a forward run, Tang Ye failed his Maradona turn.

Mata high-fived Tang Ye: "You still wanted to dribble past him and shoot directly, right?"

The situation Mata mentioned was clearly that Maradona turn from the final moments of the first half.

"Hoo hoo!"

Blowing out some air, Tang Ye explained: "I was very close to him and thought I had a chance to dribble past."

"Mata, if I had dribbled past him from that position, their goal would have been finished!"

Originally looking down at the grass, Mata lifted his head to look at Tang Ye beside him: "But you didn't dribble past him, haha!"

"It was just a little off; I should have done half a move more, and with half a move more I would have shaken him off."

Tang Ye explained seriously, then stared at Mata's face: "Alright Mata, do you not believe me?"

"Of course I believe you."

"No, you absolutely do not believe me."

Tang Ye spread his hands as he walked into the player tunnel: "Believe me Mata, I really was just a little short of shaking him off."

"Alright, alright, I believe you, I believe you."

This was not Mata's reply, but Ten Hag pushing Tang Ye from behind: "Hurry up Tom, hurry up!"

"1:0 is a dangerous scoreline; I remember telling you that."

Creak—

The tactical board was pulled to the center, and Ten Hag used a marker pen to swiftly draw things.

Tang Ye sat in his seat, one foot on the ground and the other resting on the stool, his expression extremely serious.

Because his attention was entirely focused on the system.

【Threatening Passes: 4/10】

The Stage Two task required Tang Ye to complete 2 goals and 10 threatening passes, and due to that through ball in the first half, Tang Ye now already had 4 threatening passes.

Soon the task would be half completed!

Of course, there were also goals!

Clenching his right fist tightly and then releasing it, Tang Ye's chest heaved up and down.

This task was limited to 4 matches.

The time limit told Tang Ye that in the second half he must make an effort and strive as much as possible to score.

If he didn't score today, then in the next two matches Tang Ye would need to average 1 goal per game; the pressure was simply too great!

"Welcome back, everyone, this is the second half of the Champions League match between Benfica and Manchester United..."

As soon as the second half began, Ten Hag immediately made his substitution adjustment.

↓Lingard (Lin Lin Jiade)

↑ Rodri

"Wow!"

The away fans sent up cheers for Rodri.

Although Lingard came from their own youth academy, his performance today was indeed average.

Ten Hag's substitution was the correct substitution!

The fans observed the match situation carefully and soon discovered that Ten Hag's move was not just a single substitution.

After coming on, Rodri played as the left defensive midfielder, while Herrera played as the right defensive midfielder.

Meanwhile, Mata, originally the right defensive midfielder, was moved up to the forward position.

Now on the field, Manchester United had three forwards, but only Rashford was a genuine one!

The commentators and fans had a feeling that Manchester United had no forwards available, yet unfortunately Manchester United was currently the leading side, and their league results were also very good!

The 59th minute of the second half!

Tang Ye had already prepared to drop back for defense, but Mata, who had lost the ball, immediately pressed from the ground and won it back.

Awesome, Mata!

He directly reached out, asking for the ball!

Mata's vision was exceptional.

His passing ability was too!

Slap!

A square pass found Tang Ye!

With no opportunity to play the ball in one touch, Tang Ye chose to control it himself.

Ruben Dias stepped up to defend!

First, he dragged the ball forward, tricking Dias into committing his foot.

Then he pulled the ball back!

【Busquets "V"-Shaped Drag Template】!

A completed template differs from a growth template; the completed template Tang Ye obtained came directly with maximum proficiency.

His feint looked utterly real.

He created space!

And shot low!

Slap!

The Benfica goalkeeper sat on the ground, his outstretched arms successfully blocking Tang Ye's shot.

Slap!

Another shot!

This was a long-range effort from Manchester United defender Smalling.

Unfortunately, it ultimately flew wide!

"Come on, come on!"

After encouraging each other, Tang Ye began dropping back toward the halfway line.

He could feel that Manchester United's team was gradually improving since the start of the second half.

Making judgments based on experience.

This should be a precursor to a goal!

"To me, to me!"

Shielding the defender with his back, Tang Ye called for the ball from Mata.

Control the ball!

Feint a turn to the left!

But actually move to the right!

Slap!

He passed the ball back to the advancing Mata, then made another forward run himself.

After a series of passes and controls, Tang Ye regained possession in the attacking third.

A Benfica defender charged forward!

Quickly chip it into the penalty area!

The Benfica goalkeeper rushed out of the goal and punched Tang Ye's chipped shot directly away.

【Threatening Pass: 5/10】

"Svilar is in great form!"

"This player won the Belgian Pro League title with Anderlecht last season!"

"..."

"Ashley Young is dribbling forward himself!"

"Rashford is moving to the left flank to support!"

Ashley Young passed the ball to Rashford, who then faced Salvio with possession.

Originally, Rashford had no way to beat his man, but Salvio momentarily lost his balance, allowing Rashford to seize the opportunity.

But Salvio certainly couldn't let Rashford sprint past him, so his only option was a tactical foul.

He directly reached out and yanked Rashford down!

"Beep!"

A tactical foul near the left flank resulted in Salvio receiving a yellow card.

This was a set-piece opportunity for Manchester United!

Salvio pulled Rashford up from the ground; Tang Ye glanced back at the Benfica goal before running toward the spot of the foul.

After comforting the fouled Rashford, Tang Ye stood behind the white line marked by the referee and observed carefully.

"Marcus, give me this ball."

(End of Chapter)