Chapter 306: Manchester United Awarded a Penalty, and Tom is the Taker?

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: Manchester United vs. Newcastle, Premier League Round 12 underway, current score 2:1.

Live match report: Ashley Young plays a through ball, Mkhitaryan scores his second goal, Manchester United extends the lead to 3:1.

【Manchester United's combination play has finally clicked.】

【I'm truly moved to tears; even with Tang Ye inside the penalty area, he's still helping teammates find passing lanes. Perhaps this is the team spirit of ggbond.】

The first half isn't over yet, but four goals have already been scored.

Manchester United fans staying up late tonight are definitely getting their money's worth!

"Beep, beep beep!!"

The first half has ended!

Leading 3:1, Tang Ye walks off the field with a full smile.

"Tom!"

Rodri comes over to high-five Tang Ye, but Tang Ye presses his index finger to his lips, signaling Rodri to quiet down first.

"What's wrong?"

"Rodri, listen, it's getting louder."

Following the direction of Tang Ye's gaze, Rodri looks toward the main stand.

The Manchester United fans are singing there!

"United! Man United! (Manchester United! Manchester United!)"

"We're the boys in red and we're on our way to Wembley! (We are the boys in red, we are marching on the road to Wembley!)"

Rodri shakes his head with a smile: "This song should be sung during the FA Cup, since only the FA Cup is played at Wembley."

The phrase "on our way to Wembley" is only appropriate when referring to FA Cup matches.

Because the FA Cup final is held at Wembley Stadium!

"You're too rigorous, Rodri, just like Michel."

Tang Ye pushes Rodri's arm toward the tunnel: "This song sounds great, and that's enough; I never analyze the lyrics."

Rodri squints his eyes in thought.

He feels that what Tang Ye just said makes quite a bit of sense.

In the halftime locker room, Ten Hag first explains the second-half substitutions to the players.

Luke Shaw will replace Ashley Young, and then around the 70th minute, Martial will replace Rashford.

On the surface, this is punishment for Rashford's failure to track back, but in reality, Ten Hag wants to save some of Rashford's stamina for the upcoming Champions League matches.

Then comes the tactics for the second half.

"We must still play offensively; that is certain."

"They know our weaknesses; they have been trying to stop us from playing out from the back. We cannot play into their hands; we must keep possession in the front field..."

The rhythm of the second half must be even more intense!

Tang Ye summarizes the key information from Ten Hag's words.

The second half begins!

Remembering Ten Hag's words, Tang Ye sets the pace the moment the match starts.

Whenever an opportunity arises, make a forward run to attack!

But the bad news is that after a halftime adjustment, Newcastle seems to have found a way to deal with Manchester United.

"Hold them down, hold them down!"

Benitez shouts loudly.

In the second half, he adjusts his team's formation from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3, adding an extra striker to press high up the pitch.

Adding an extra striker doesn't significantly strengthen Newcastle's attack, but it does increase the intensity of their front-field pressing.

Simply put, because Newcastle increased the number of players on their forward line, Manchester United's problems with playing out from the back have been exposed!

"Damn it!"

Realizing something is wrong, Tang Ye drops back together with Rashford.

"Oh my, here comes Manchester United..."

"Bailly passes to Smalling."

"Smalling wants to pass to Valencia, but Valencia's position is already blocked!"

Unable to pass the ball out while facing pressing pressure, Smalling can only kick the ball long out of bounds.

"Oh!"

Fans clutch their heads.

Just now, Joselu nearly intercepted Smalling's long clearance!

Manchester United escapes disaster!

But this also gives Newcastle players a glimpse of hope.

Next, their front-field pressing becomes even more fierce!

Fan Fan Dejiahe reminds Ten Hag to make a substitution, and Ten Hag naturally has the same idea.

Just as Ten Hag prepares to substitute Lingard for Mata to strengthen defense, Newcastle finds their opportunity.

Bang!

Ritchie suddenly presses high on the wing, getting to De Gea's pass a step ahead of Luke Shaw.

!!!

Luke Shaw quickly reaches out to pull him back, but fails to make contact.

"Richie!"

"Disaster in Manchester United's backfield; this is very likely a one-on-one chance."

Richie could have shot himself, but he chose to pass to Joselu.

Joselu strikes with a volley!

"Gooo——aaaaa——llll!!!"

Tang Ye exchanged a glance with Murphy, the player he was tasked with marking, then pursed his lips in helplessness.

3:2!

Gradually finding their scoring rhythm, the Newcastle players once again forgone the chance to celebrate; after Joselu jumped up and threw an uppercut, he went straight to Manchester United's goal to retrieve the ball.

Newcastle was now trailing 2:3.

But they wanted to equalize the score!

"It's fine, it's fine."

Mata pushed Tang Ye toward the center circle, indicating that he would link up with Tang Ye to launch attacks, thereby suppressing Newcastle's high press.

But merely half a minute after saying those words, Mata was substituted off by Ten Hag.

"..."

"This..."

Tang Ye and Mata slapped hands, the latter wearing a somewhat awkward expression.

But soon Mata adopted a new expression.

It was one of... determination!

"Come on, Tom!"

Newcastle capitalized on Manchester United's mistake to secure their second goal.

2:3, a very ambiguous scoreline.

The suspense had reignited!

In the 67th minute, Manchester United had an attacking opportunity.

The camera cut to the home team's bench; Martial was already ready.

Barring any surprises, Ten Hag would make his third substitution as soon as this attack concluded!

"Give it directly, give it directly!"

Taking the ball from Rodri, Tang Ye shielded with his back to hold his position.

Passing back to Rodri!

Turning and sprinting forward!

Bang!

Rodri delivered another through ball to Tang Ye!

A very fluid one-two pass!

Tang Ye and Rodri had practiced this combination countless times during training.

With a defender chasing from behind, Tang Ye accelerated with all his might.

Reaching the edge of the penalty area!

At this moment, he began to decelerate!

As the center-back stepped up to press, Tang Ye first executed a nutmeg.

The defender didn't bite on the feint, but Tang Ye wasn't anxious either; with a stuttering rhythm, he almost walked straight into the penalty box.

Clark desperately wanted to intercept Tang Ye, but simply couldn't.

Strange rhythm; Tang Ye gave Clark the sensation that he could shoot at any moment.

Dribbling while scanning, Tang Ye was searching for a suitable opportunity.

Bang!

A volley was struck, and the ball flew out from inside the penalty area.

Tang Ye's shot had been blocked.

But!

Clark had used something he shouldn't have used!

"It hit the hand!"

Mkhitaryan raised both arms, clapping his left hand against his right: "It hit the hand, penalty, penalty!"

As the shooter, Tang Ye naturally knew his volley had struck Clark's hand.

But Tang Ye stood still, temporarily saying nothing.

Because Tang Ye knew that the upcoming penalty kick was to be taken by him!

Hiss—

What do you say!

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, pointing to the penalty spot.

A penalty kick!

This was definitely a penalty kick!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: 69th minute, Tang Ye's volley inside the box was blocked by Clark's arm; Manchester United awarded a penalty.

【Still has to be my Tang Tang Qiuwang】

【What do you think, Herrera or Rashford】

【Suggest letting our Tang Tang Qiuwang take the shot himself!】

【Does the guy upstairs really think Tang Ye has naked photos of Ten Hag? Tang Ye has only been at the club for three months.】

"United! United! United!"

The sudden penalty award threw the scene into slight chaos.

"Manchester United leads by one goal, and we are now in the 70th minute of the second half."

"If Manchester United can convert this penalty, they can basically lock in victory for this match."

"Let's see who will be taking this penalty..."

Clark passed the ball over; Rashford flicked it up from the grass and caught it in his hands.

"It looks like Rashford is going to..."

Rashford handed the ball to Tang Ye, and under the stunned gazes of the livestream fans and commentators, Tang Ye walked toward the penalty spot.

"?"

"Tang, Tang Ye..."

"Letting Tang Ye, who won the penalty, take it himself!"

The camera focused on Tang Ye, while the fans in the stands began to heckle.

"Tom! Tom!"

"Viva Tom! Tom!"

【Wait, I was just joking; are they really letting Ggbond take it?】

【Who said Tang Ye can't take penalties? Speak up, you haters!】

【So he really does have naked photos of Ten Hag, huh?】

The fans saw clearly that Rashford and Tang Ye exchanged not a single word; he simply handed the ball directly into Tang Ye's hands.

This could only mean one thing: before the match started, the head coach had already designated the penalty taker for this game.

That person is!

T-O-M!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Manchester United leads Newcastle 3:2 at home; Tang Ye prepares to take the penalty.

Old fans of Tang Ye were completely dumbfounded upon seeing this report.

Didn't Tang Ye sit out during the penalty shootout in last season's Europa League?

Cheers erupted from the stands as Tang Ye placed the ball in his hands onto the penalty spot.

【You have purchased Tang Ye's chewing gum.】

Buy a piece of chewing gum first. Tang Ye had bought gum once before when he first unlocked the purchase privilege, but he hadn't felt any effect back then.

But this time was different; he could clearly feel his heartbeat slowing down.

He closed his eyes, then opened them again.

Now, Tom could no longer hear the voices of the fans.

Step back!

"Beep!!!"

Whoosh, whoosh!

"Tang Ye, run-up!"

"Run in an arc!"

"Shoot!"

"Goal!!!"

"Gooo——aaaaa——llllll!!!"

!

"Tang Ye scores from the penalty spot!"

He Wei reacted quickly.

"This is the first penalty of Tang Ye's career! And also his first penalty goal!"

Inside the penalty area, Tang Ye turned and embraced his teammates who were running toward him.

"Tom, beautiful!"

Rodri held Tang Ye's head with both hands and planted a forceful kiss on his forehead.

During last season's Europa League, he had watched Tang Ye step back.

Rodri knew just how unwilling Tang Ye had been back then!

Tang Ye high-fived Rashford: "Indeed, it's not hard, haha!"

【You have obtained 15 Counterattack Points.】

【At 39 years old, you are the oldest veteran in the team; with your rich penalty experience, you should be the one to step up at this moment.】

【First penalty goal: you obtain an additional 100 Counterattack Points.】

【Mission Progress: Goals (1/6) / Assists (3/6)】

Receiving an extra 100 Counterattack Points for scoring his first penalty goal was truly excellent.

Embracing his teammates, Tang Ye savored the joy of the moment.

Stepping up when the team wins a penalty truly felt wonderful; he would do the same in the rest of the match!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Tang Ye slots the penalty into the dead corner; Manchester United leads 4:2 at home.

With the advantage widened once again, Ten Hag finally sat back down in his seat, wearing an indescribable look of arrogance on his face.

"I said, training and matches are the same for Tom."

Fan Fan Dejiahe held his head: "OK, Erik, you are indeed right."

Fan Fan Dejiahe admitted that in many aspects, he was inferior to Ten Hag.

Understanding Tom was one of the biggest aspects.

Regarding Tom, Fan Fan Dejiahe could only be said to have a slight understanding.

Whereas Ten Hag could even think of what Tom was thinking!

This was the gap!

The gap between a head coach and an assistant coach!

"Front, front!"

Slap!

After the match entered the 80th minute, Tang Ye was already somewhat tired.

However, it was evident that Newcastle's rhythm had become somewhat chaotic.

Tang Ye knew this was the team's opportunity.

Receiving the ball at the top of the arc!

Aiming for the far corner!

It was precisely the far corner he was targeting!

【De Bruyne Far-Corner Curled Shot Lv5: Replication】

Proficiency: 0

Goalkeeper Elliott jumped out.

But it was useless; Tang Ye's curled shot was aimed at an unsaveable corner.

"Goal!"

"5:2!"

【You obtained Counterattack Points *15】

【You obtained extra Counterattack Points *30】

【Progress: Goals (2/6) / Assists (3/6)】

Jogging to the area below the home fans' stand, Tang Ye spread his arms wide.

"Beautiful!!"

"The strongest midfielder!"

"Tom!"

The fans were cheering.

Hmm, among them seemed to be mixed something strange.

The broadcast camera cut to the home team's bench, where Ten Hag jumped up on the spot to celebrate.

He let out a roar.

"Tom!!!"

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Manchester United defeated Newcastle 5:2 at home; Tang Ye delivered a perfect performance with two goals and one assist, plus his first career penalty goal.

【Haters, speak up!】

【Damn, that's awesome】

【So can Tang Ye continue taking penalties in the future?】

【You're thinking too much; once Martial returns, Tang Ye won't have a chance. However, Tang Ye's penalty taking truly has merit; after practicing for another half-season, he might secure the second penalty-taking order at Manchester United.】

【Ten Hag, you f***ing are the one and only Saint!】

Tang Ye scoring from a penalty further solidified Ten Hag's status in the hearts of Chinese fans.

Although you always have to get hyped during interviews.

But Erik, as long as you treat our GGBond well, then in our hearts you are the strongest coach in the world.

Bar none!

Click click!

In the press room of Old Trafford stadium, Tang Ye and Ten Hag sat together.

Logically, the head coach should be the nervous one during the post-match interview, but today the most nervous were actually the reporters attending the press conference.

With a 5:2 scoreline, unsurprisingly, they were about to be thoroughly suppressed by Ten Hag!

"We won; this was a great victory, although our opponent also found some chances..."

Sitting on the chair, Tang Ye shifted his buttocks slightly.

Hiss, this chair at the Manchester United press conference was a bit too hard, making Tang Ye quite uncomfortable.

However, Tang Ye quickly found the most comfortable sitting posture, then began recalling his penalty from the match just now.

A run-up with changing rhythm, then pushing the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.

A very easy set of moves, and the goal count directly increased by one.

Without saying anything else, compared to open play and set pieces, scoring from a penalty is truly easy!

Last season, he scored over ten goals in La Liga.

This season, with the status of the first penalty taker, he should have a chance to break his goal-scoring record from last season.

Improving every season; this feeling was truly too comfortable!

Tang Ye repeatedly recalled the footage of his penalty, wanting to find a penalty-taking style more suitable for himself, just as a reporter asked a question regarding Tang Ye.

"Tom did not take a penalty in the shootout during last season's Europa League, but this season he is taking penalties for Manchester United, and Eric..."

Click-click!

The issue the reporters cared about was none other than Tang Ye's penalty-taking ability.

Was Tang Ye's penalty-taking ability something he possessed back during his Yellow Submarine days, or did he acquire it only after joining Manchester United?

"That Europa League match, oh, I know of it; the opponent was Beşiktaş, I know that match."

Ten Hag spoke quickly: "Tang did not appear in the penalty shootout because at that time he did not possess penalty-taking ability, so Escrivá did not grant him the authority to take penalties; I fully understand Escrivá's approach."

"But this season the situation is different."

Ten Hag looked toward the camera.

"I know Tang possesses very fine penalty talent, so immediately upon his addition to the squad we began penalty training."

He spread his hands wide.

"And you have just seen the results of that training."

"Will Tom take penalties again afterward?"

"That question... possibly yes; it depends on the circumstances at the time."

Click-click!

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: In his post-match interview, Ten Hag admitted that Tang Ye's penalty-taking ability was trained entirely by his own hand. (Comment count: 21,237)

【Classic】

【Whatever else happens, we just ask Ten Hag to give the primary penalty-taker position to Tang Tang Qiuwang】

【Ten Hag, give us the primary penalty-taker spot for our ggbond!】

In an apartment in Manchester, Manchester United's primary penalty-taker Tom and his good friend Rod sat on the sofa.

Reading the fans' comments on Check Dongqiu Di, a question remained unanswered in Tang Ye's heart.

"Rod, isn't the team's primary penalty-taker always announced?"

"Yes."

Rodri, who had just lain down, sat up again.

What Tang Ye said was correct.

Take last season's Yellow Submarine, for instance.

When accepting reporters' interviews, Escrivá explicitly stated that the team's primary penalty-taker was Ale.

Tang Ye turned his head to look at Rodri: "Then why didn't Eric tell the reporters?"

"That's very simple."

Rodri shrugged his shoulders: "You have been at Manchester United for too short a time; if Eric were to announce the primary penalty-taker, it would only place more pressure on you, which brings no benefit."

Rodri immediately saw what Ten Hag intended to do.

Martial was the nominal primary penalty-taker, the one reporters and fans believed to be Manchester United's primary penalty-taker.

Whereas Tang Ye was the de facto primary penalty-taker, the true primary penalty-taker.

The one bearing the pressure was Martial.

The one taking the penalties was Tom.

Ten Hag had calculated everything long ago!

Once Tang Ye had scored enough penalties, when the timing was right, Ten Hag could then tell the reporters that Tang Ye had become the primary penalty-taker!

"This, this..."

Hearing Rodri's analysis, Tang Ye touched his nose.

This...

Was this really appropriate...

Check Dongqiu Di match preview: At 3 a. m. on November 23, in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United travels to face Basel; the Red Devils aim for a perfect record in the Champions League group stage.

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