Chapter 342: Why Did the Inexperienced Teen Dream of Man United Veterans

Why did I dream about CR7?

Tang Ye picked up his phone and found the Zhou Gong Dream Interpretation website.

【Please enter: Dreamed of:】

Tang Ye slowly typed in CR7, but soon realized it wouldn't work.

Specific personal names cannot be interpreted in dreams—not even by Zhou Gong.

Then…

After carefully browsing, Tang Ye quickly found a suitable option.

【Dreamed of: dead rat, dead mouse】

In the dream, CR7 choked the rat's neck, and in the end, I failed to save it.

Judging by this, the rat was probably going to die.

Let's see what this dream means!

【This dream is an auspicious omen; it foretells the dreamer will soon experience good fortune, something positive will happen to them, and it suggests they will resolve life's difficulties】

wow!

Tang Ye's eyes lit up.

Damn!

I thought it was a nightmare—it's actually a damn good dream!

Something good will happen to me.

What exactly is this good thing?

Advancing to the next round of the Champions League, or winning the EFL Cup?

Unfortunately, the Zhou Gong Dream Interpretation website gave no specific details; Tang Ye would have to imagine it himself.

Tang Ye disliked complexity; to him, things had only two sides: good and bad.

Bad things were sad; good things were to be celebrated.

Learning that dreaming of a dead rat meant good fortune, Tang Ye's mood suddenly improved.

"Hey Tom!"

Rashford walked over and high-fived Tang Ye: "You look a bit tired."

Rashford studied Tang Ye closely.

Dark circles under his eyes, but he looked happy.

"Oh, we're playing the Champions League knockout soon—I'm so excited, I've never played a Champions League knockout match before, Marcus, have you?"

"I haven't either."

"Then that's great—we can both push hard."

Tang Ye placed his hand on Rashford's shoulder.

Zhou Gong's dream interpretation proved he'd been lucky lately.

He'd bring that luck to the team!

…

【Physical Confrontation: 78→79】

【Endurance: 72→73】

After one training session, Tang Ye gained two attributes at once—quite impressive.

Tang Ye (39 years old)

【Ball Control: 86; Passing: 89】

【Shooting: 78; Heading: 53; Set Pieces: 76】

【Speed: 75; Endurance: 73; Physical Confrontation: 79】

【Defense: 70; Vision: 97】

Overall Rating: 83

His endurance and physical confrontation—both essential in the Premier League—had improved; for Tang Ye, this was excellent news.

But Tang Ye didn't feel relaxed.

"Tomorrow we play Tottenham!"

Ten Hag stood in the center of the training ground: "Last time we played Tottenham, we won—but that was at home, and Harry Kane was injured and absent."

"Tomorrow's Tottenham is stronger—far stronger than the one we faced last time."

"So I expect all of you to focus completely, because tomorrow won't be an easy match."

Listening to Ten Hag, Tang Ye smiled inwardly.

Mr. Eric probably didn't know how lucky he'd been lately.

He'd bring his luck to the team!

…

Dongqiu Di top post: Man United releases promotional poster for away match vs Tottenham—new signing A Lei featured solo.

【Will A Lei also start this time?】

【Of course he'll start—he played so well last time】

【Tottenham's tough—Kane and Eriksen are both deadly】

A red bus rolled into the stadium and was immediately welcomed by Man United fans.

Since Tottenham's new stadium is still under construction, this match was scheduled at Wembley Stadium.

Of course, Tottenham remained the home team—90% of the crowd today were Tottenham fans.

For the away team, Man United, this was pressure—but as top-level footballers, learning to handle away pressure was mandatory.

"China Central Television! Live broadcast here…"

"The referee is checking his watch!"

"The match has begun! Let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams."

"First, the home team Tottenham, wearing white, attacking from left to right on screen!"

Tottenham (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Lloris

Defenders: Trippier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Ben Davies

Midfielders: Dier, Alli, Dembele

Forwards: Eriksen, Harry Kane, Son Heung-min

Head Coach: Pochettino

This was the second meeting between Man United and Tottenham this season.

In the first league match, Tottenham used a three-center-back formation against Man United and got crushed.

Learning from that, today Pochettino deployed the exact same 4-2-3-1 as Man United.

Both teams use 4-2-3-1—now let's see whose version is stronger!

In the 8th minute, Herrera received the ball and immediately passed to Luo De.

Luo De passed to Tang Ye!

OK!

Dribbling and turning, Tang Ye ran forward with the ball.

During yesterday's training, his physical confrontation rose to 79—just one point from 80—making Tang Ye extremely confident, convinced no one on the pitch could knock him over.

Alli charged in!

Damn!

Almost instinctively, Tang Ye kicked the ball away and jumped to avoid Alli's tackle.

Close call!

Almost got tackled!

"Tang Ye skillfully evaded Alli's challenge and passed the ball to a safe position."

"We all know Tang Ye is a player who excels at reading the game—he must have anticipated this situation!"

CCTV commentators went all out, lavishing praise on Tang Ye's backside.

To be fair, Tang Ye's move was flawless.

With the central defense drawn away, Man United's left-wing attack is now open!

Again, Rashford!

"Since last December, Rashford's performance has been consistently excellent—it's hard to believe he's only 20 years old."

"If Rashford maintains this form, he has a real chance to represent England at this summer's Russia World Cup!"

Rashford dribbled forward on the left flank.

Cut inside from the byline!

Rashford's change of direction was still quick, but his experience showed—he kept the ball too far from his body, allowing Sanchez to easily intercept.

"Get back!"

Ashley Young and Smalling shouted together.

Tang Ye said nothing—he was sprinting back with all his strength.

Remembering Eriksen's passing prowess, Tang Ye sprinted straight for Eriksen, cutting off the Tottenham attacking midfielder's position.

Eriksson wanted to take the ball, but Tang Ye would never allow it!

Of course, Tottenham wasn't limited to Eriksson as their only attacking option; he dribbled toward the center circle, and Sanchez sent a direct pass to Ali.

Ali to Son Heung-min!

Son reached the flank and combined with his teammates, finally receiving a pass from Ben Davies.

Inside the box!

Kane leaped high and headed the ball past Manchester United's goal.

"gooo——aaaa——lllllll!!!"

"Goal!"

"In the 13th minute, a goal by Harry Kane—Tottenham takes the lead!"

The stadium, already noisy, erupted even louder as Kane ran off to celebrate in front of Manchester United's defenders.

"Roar!!!!!!"

"The scorer is…"

"harrykane! (Kane)"

Ten Hag cursed at Manchester United's defenders from the sideline, while Tang Ye stood in his position, lost in thought.

Harry Kane, Tottenham's center forward, possesses top-tier abilities in every aspect—Manchester United must find a way to neutralize that man.

Hmm…

Tang Ye thought of a promising solution and called over Rodri and Herrera: "You two stick tightly to their two wingers—then there won't be any problems."

"What about the center?"

Rodri voiced his doubt.

"Our fullbacks can move up to the arc."

The fullbacks cut diagonally toward the arc, like the advisor in chess blocking the general's path.

With an extra defender in the center, Kane's chances of entering the box will shrink dramatically!

The match continues!

"Watch your defensive coordination!"

That was Ten Hag's voice.

Clearly, he had noticed Kane too.

The mentor and his protégé were thinking along the same line!

"Although trailing, Manchester United's players are still in good form."

"Rodri and Herrera are building their chemistry."

By the 25th minute, Manchester United's possession had risen from 40% to 47%.

Manchester United's attack was gradually coming to life!

Facing Kane's pressure, Smalling quickly passed to Valencia.

Son rushed forward.

Tottenham seemed intent on exploiting Manchester United's problems in building from the back, but their front three weren't pressing in sync.

Son's pressure on Valencia was ineffective!

Thud!

Valencia sent a direct pass right past Son, finding Rodri.

"Marcus!"

After giving the command, Tang Ye began advancing.

Rodri launched a long pass to Rashford on the left flank!

Look at Rashford!

Rashford still chose to dribble forward himself—yet the Manchester United winger never forgot to track Tang Ye's position.

In the center, Tang Ye was pressed by Dembélé.

Hmm—it's Tottenham's midfield Dembélé, not Tang Ye's friend Dembélé!

No ball, no fear—Tang Ye made no feints, just kept running forward; Dembélé slowly retreated.

Rashford reached the byline! Snap!

A low cross to Tang Ye!

Here it comes!

Tang Ye sprinted toward the ball, feigned to control it, then suddenly flicked it left with his foot—slipping it straight through Dembélé's legs.

"Wow!!"

Tottenham fans on the stands leapt to their feet!

Past Dembélé, Tang Ye moved laterally at the arc.

Dembélé reached out!

Dembélé grabbed Tang Ye's jersey—but it was too late!

Snap!

【De Bruyne's Far-Angle Curler Lv5: Replication】!

Tang Ye possessed the 【Greenwood's Final Adjustment Template】—he needed only a split second to shift from running to shooting!

Lloris leaped!

"gooo——aaaa——lllll!!!"

"Goal!"

"Tang Ye! Goal!"

"A goal by Tang Ye!"

"Manchester United equalizes!"

!

In the instant he confirmed his goal, Tang Ye sprinted toward the corner flag.

Sliding tackle!

This was Tang Ye's first time tearing off the three stripes at Wembley Stadium.

"Roar—!!!!"

【You gained 15 Reverse Points】

Ten Hag raised both arms triumphantly; Manchester United players celebrated around Tang Ye, while the broadcast replayed the goal.

"Hmm, Tang Ye's first touch was excellent—he went right through Dembélé's crotch. There was simply no way to stop it."

"Yes, Tang Ye is exactly this kind of player—his imagination on the pitch is outstanding."

"And now, let's watch… he moves to the arc, curls it into the far corner!"

"Lloris reacted quickly, but slow motion shows he was just a few centimeters short."

Lloris's save was just a fraction too short.

But short is short.

Tang Ye's curling shot found the net!

Manchester United equalizes!

"Why did you let him shoot?!"

Lloris roared at the defenders: "Why didn't you step up and block?!"

Sanchez held his head, arguing with Lloris.

Lloris's view was blocked—he couldn't see from the defender's perspective what had just happened.

Tang Ye adjusted his shooting motion in an instant; Tottenham's defenders inside the box had no time to rush out and block.

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

Tottenham fans on the stands expressed their frustration over Tang Ye's goal.

Pochettino's pressure was now immense.

Tottenham had lost to Manchester United in the first leg, but Kane was injured and didn't play—so they had an excuse.

Now that Kane was back, if Tottenham lost again, it would be hard to justify!

"Come on, come on!"

Tang Ye and his teammates slapped hands to encourage each other.

Time was running short—Manchester United needed to see if they could take the lead before halftime.

Eriksson picks up the ball on the flank!

Though a midfielder, Eriksson's forward surge was extremely fast.

Manchester United players were retreating!

"I've got him! I've got him!"

Ashley Young cut off Eriksson's path.

But one man couldn't do much—especially against a player like Eriksson, who excelled at passing.

He opened his body and delivered a 45-degree cross to the back post, finding Son Heung-min.

Son controlled the ball!

Pass to Kane!

Goal!

"My god!"

"That's a massive, massive defensive blunder by Manchester United's backline—Smoling failed to stop Kane from entering the penalty area!"

"2-1! Tottenham have regained the lead before halftime!"

……

DQD halftime report: Kane scored twice, Tang Ye curled one into the far corner—Tottenham lead 2-1 at halftime.

"Glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur!"

"Glory, glory, Tottenham Hotspur!"

This is Tottenham's anthem, set to the same tune as Manchester United's.

But it's not Manchester United's anthem.

"We should've focused on defense in the final minutes."

Tang Ye muttered under his breath; Alaire patted his back: "It's too late now. Think about the second half."

Yes, Sebastian is right—Tang Ye's focus now must be on the second half, on how to play it well.

Kane is a threat to deal with; so is Eriksen.

Let's see what Mr. Eriksen has to say!

"We need to pay attention, especially to the defense."

Thump! Thump!

Ten Hag tapped the tactics board.

"Eriksen, they have some players with excellent passing."

"Of course not as good as Tom's."

Ten Hag added.

Rashford laughed and elbowed Tang Ye beside him, who blushed slightly.

Manchester United are trailing.

Mr. Eriksen shouldn't be praising him now!

"Their long-ball transitions are excellent, so our backline must drop back quickly—otherwise we're handing them chances."

Pointed at Rodri: "Rodri, your positioning needs to be deeper. You can keep your first-half position, but you must recover faster."

Ten Hag detailed what Manchester United's players needed to do in the second half.

Defense is crucial.

But the problem is Manchester United are behind on the scoreboard.

In this awkward situation, Tang Ye clenched his fists tightly.

He knew he had to do something in the second half.

Otherwise Manchester United would be completely on the back foot!

"Hey Tom."

Son Heung-min walked toward Tang Ye; the two Asian players shook hands.

But Son didn't say anything else.

Because China's sudden rise, South Korea missed out on this year's World Cup in Russia.

And Son knew exactly why China had become so strong.

It was this Manchester United number 10!

"..."

Tang Ye didn't know what Son was thinking, but he could tell the Tottenham winger was in a bad mood today.

Unfortunately, Son wasn't Tang Ye's teammate, so during the match Tang Ye wouldn't consider his emotions.

"Welcome back, viewers—this is the second half of the Premier League's 25th round match between Tottenham and Manchester United..."

In the second half, Manchester United's first priority was to overcome their deficit, so Tang Ye maintained a highly aggressive pace.

"Don't pass! Don't pass!"

Tang Ye blocked Herrera's pass, turned, and sprinted forward; Herrera then passed back to him.

Look for an opportunity outside the box!

Due to his outstanding first-half performance, Tottenham marked Tang Ye closely in the second half.

No chance at the arc—he dribbled straight toward the right flank.

Cross-run with Uncle Mata!

Slap! Slap!

Combined with Valencia for a one-two, Tang Ye found space and made his choice.

Slap!

【De Bruyne's low cross Lv4: Realistic】

Proficiency: 162/800

Delivered to the back post—Rashford!

!

Rashford surged forward.

Here I come, mouse!

Control the ball!

Shoot immediately into the near corner!

"Gooo—aaaaa—lllll!!!"

Goal!

Rashford scores!

2-2!

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!!!!"

"Fuck!"

The stadium was loud, but Tang Ye's entire focus was on his goal-scoring teammate.

"Marcus!"

Tang Ye collided with Rashford.

"Brilliant, Marcus!"

【You gained 10 Comeback Points】

Tom and Jerry combo!

Manchester United equalized just minutes into the second half!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Ten Hag applauded the Manchester United players on the pitch.

They had seized the momentum.

Ten Hag had a feeling.

Manchester United could complete a league double over Tottenham this season!

"Tom, watch your pace!"

"Slow down! Slow down!"

Tang Ye gave Ten Hag a thumbs-up.

Master and apprentice connection achieved!

【Tang Ye: Master, just watch—I'll lead Manchester United to victory!】

【Ten Hag: Go, my pupil】

【Guys, stop the cosplay in the comments—why is everyone doing Ten Hag and Tang Ye?】

【King Tang! King Tang!】

【Chase Manchester City, guys!】

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(End of Chapter)