Chapter 357: Tang Ye's Second Bloom: In This Father-Son Showdown, There Can Be Only One Victor

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: The Manchester United vs. Liwupu "Double Red" derby is underway; the current score is 1–0, with Manchester United leading.

Live match report: Fan De fouled Tang Ye outside the penalty area; the player is down and not getting up.

After ggbondd hit the ground, he didn't get up!

Upon hearing this news, Chinese fans panicked terribly.

【Fan De, are you intending to make an enemy of Chinese football?】

【Damn, did he seem to hit his knee?】

【Tang Tang Qiuwang is quite slender; colliding with Fan De really feels like too much for him.】

【Knees are crucial for players, right? This foul by Fan De...】

"Huff, huff-huff..."

Gasping heavily, Tang Ye felt numb with pain the instant his knee was struck, though now it had eased somewhat.

Back when playing in the Eredivisie, he had received a bone-density hyperplasia reward; that was likely what protected him.

Fan De's knee was as hard as iron; without that protection, Tang Ye estimated he truly wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

With Rashford's help rising from the ground, Tang Ye spread his hands toward Fan De.

"You damn..."

Tang Ye's expression was far from good; Rashford placed a hand on his shoulder, shaking his head gently to signal Tang Ye to calm down.

Tang Ye shook his head.

"Damn, I give up!"

Boos erupted from the stands among Manchester United fans; Tang Tang Zhengxiong looked at Fan De in the penalty area, feeling quite displeased but saying nothing.

At least Tang Ye wasn't injured; that was a blessing in disguise.

Manchester United earned a direct free-kick opportunity.

Having just been fouled, Tang Ye was seething with anger; thus, even though the pain in his knee hadn't fully subsided, he still chose to take the free kick himself.

Regulating his breath, before him stood Liwupu's wall.

Strike it directly!

Seemingly disrupted by the pain, Tang Ye's free kick went somewhat wide, sailing straight into the stands.

"Damn!"

Scraping the turf with his studs, Tang Ye struggled to control his terrible emotions.

He glanced toward the far end at Fan De.

A very formidable defender, but from Tang Ye's perspective, that was not a good guy!

Tom was now extremely, extremely angry!

"Beep, beep-beep!"

The first half ended; Manchester United held a one-goal lead over Liwupu.

Even while leading, Manchester United's coaching staff dared not relax their vigilance.

The reason was simple: Tang Ye's performance in the second half might well be affected by that foul!

"Tom."

Ten Hag shook hands with Tang Ye, closely observing his expression.

He glanced at Fan Fan Dejiahe, who spread his hands.

Ten Hag returned to the locker room first to handle tactical board matters, leaving Tang Ye to Fan Fan Dejiahe.

Even though Manchester United's assistant coach was not particularly skilled at handling such situations.

"Tom, it's fine; we're leading right now."

Fan Fan Dejiahe placed a hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, while Rashford and Rodri walked alongside them.

Besides the coaching staff, the Manchester United players on the field had also noticed Tang Ye's emotional state.

"Damn, Mr. Michel, that Fan De—I truly give up on him."

"I had such a good opportunity, yet he absolutely had to commit a foul."

Gesturing with his hands, Tang Ye tried to explain his situation to the coaches and teammates as best he could: "A foul would've been one thing, but couldn't he just push me down? Did he have to knee me?"

Had that subsequent free kick gone in, Tang Ye's mood would likely have improved considerably; the problem was that the free kick missed.

It was utterly frustrating!

"I feel he didn't expect his knee to hit you first either."

Fan Fan Dejiahe persuaded him: "Later, the team doctor will check you; as long as nothing's wrong, it's fine. Anyway, we're leading now; you'll have chances to score in the second half."

Tang Ye shook his head while sighing.

Although deeply displeased, he could only accept things as they were for now.

That truly was a terrible guy!

To be honest, Fan De was also quite helpless; he certainly couldn't let Tang Ye pass, so committing a foul was his only option.

All the pain landed squarely on ggbondd!

Boo-hoo!

"I can't take it anymore, Marcus; in the second half, I must take him on."

Sitting on a bench in the locker room, Tang Ye discussed his second-half plans with his teammates.

"Fan De is formidable, but he has flaws too; I will dribble past him."

"Mm, then you must be careful."

Rodri reminded him.

"I won't get injured; I failed to dodge that one in the first half, but in the second half, I will dodge it."

Ten Hag was drawing something on the tactical board when he inadvertently heard Tang Ye's words, so he turned around and walked straight toward Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's slumped upper body suddenly straightened: "Wh-what is it, Mr. Erik?"

"Stay calm, okay?"

"You play football with your brain; only by staying calm can you play well. Do you understand what I mean? Stay calm, stay calm."

Ten Hag emphasized this repeatedly, while Tang Ye nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, Mr. Erik."

With such a decisive answer, Ten Hag looked Tang Ye up and down with a suspicious gaze: "Uh... are you sure you actually took that in?"

"Of course!"

"Are you really sure?"

"I am sure, Mr. Erik, don't disbelieve me..."

Ten Hag reached out and touched Tang Ye's shoulder.

Since that was the case, there was no problem.

"Now I need to explain the matters for the second half. You should all have noticed that Salah isn't in great form today, but I feel their coach probably won't substitute Salah off."

"So this will be our breakthrough point."

"Then there's Alexander-Arnold!"

When mentioning Alexander-Arnold, Ten Hag looked at Rashford.

Rashford is Manchester United's left winger, and Alexander-Arnold is Liwupu's right back; the two of them are matched up against each other today!

"Alexander-Arnold's defense has obvious problems; we need to seize this opportunity."

There was quite a lot to say about Liwupu, and Ten Hag analyzed it in detail with the players.

Tang Ye wanted to focus his attention on Mr. Erik's tactical analysis, but Fan Daike's detestable face kept floating in his mind.

It seems I must teach this bad guy a lesson in the second half!

"Alright, dear viewers, welcome back; this is the 30th round of the Premier League..."

The second half of the match has begun!

Manchester United made their first substitution adjustment immediately, with Martial coming off the bench to replace Allé!

【The Vine Armor Army has actually been substituted off!】

【Is Allé injured? He seemed to collide with Karius in the first half.】

【Nonsense! Saint Teng must have other considerations.】

Allé injured?

Manchester United fans did not want to hear this terrible news!

Judging from Allé's posture as he walked off the pitch, the Manchester United striker indeed did not look injured.

Looking at it this way, Ten Hag truly intends to use Martial to try something new?

Could it be that he plans to use the passing and running coordination between Martial and Rashford to suppress Liwupu's defensive line?

The fans' guesses could not be answered immediately.

The specific situation still depends on how the second-half match develops.

Milner ran to the center to receive the ball, and boos from the Manchester United fans rang out across the stadium.

From the start of the second half, whenever Liwupu launched an attack, they were booed by the Manchester United fans in the stands.

Clearly, the Manchester United fans did not want to lose their current one-goal advantage!

They must complete the double over Liwupu this season!

Slap!

Milner played a low long pass to Salah on the right wing.

"I've got it!"

Rodri moved toward Salah, but the Liwupu winger, using the speed from his run, suddenly cut the ball back and directly shook off Rodri.

Salah cut inside!

He passed it forward to Firmino!

The moment he received the ball, Firmino was immediately pinned by Smalling, completely unable to turn.

Firmino and Smalling engaged in fierce physical confrontation.

Firmino fell to the ground!

But before falling, he passed the ball out! To Mané, who had cut inside from the left into the penalty area!

"Near post, near post!"

De Gea's voice came from behind, and Bailly dropped to the ground on the spot.

Mané's shot was blocked out!

"Wow!"

Fan Fan Dejiahe clutching his head.

That was close!

Looking ahead at Ten Hag again, apart from pacing back and forth, Ten Hag showed no other reaction.

One wonders why Erik can remain so calm all the time!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Mané cuts inside and shoots, but is blocked by Bailly.

Bailly, having just returned from injury and come on as a substitute, immediately delivered a strong performance, but the Manchester United fans could not feel happy right now.

Liwupu's attacking play in the second half had improved noticeably.

!

If this continues, they will sooner or later equalize the score!

Bang!

The ball was cleared to the touchline by Herrera; Tang Ye found Rashford: "Marcus, watch my position, watch my position."

Rashford did not quite understand what Tang Ye meant by those words.

But upon careful thought, what Tom said was inherently difficult to understand.

Rashford did not need to analyze the meaning; he simply had to follow the instructions directly.

Keep up with Tom's rhythm.

That is the most important thing!

After establishing communication with Rashford, Tang Ye actively picked up the pace.

Liwupu's attack was strong; if Manchester United continued playing defensively, there was a high chance the score would be equalized.

At this moment, it was necessary to bring out the offense!

Replacing defense with offense—this is what the Manchester United players needed to do now!

"Go, go, go!"

Slap!

A long pass went straight to Martial in the front field, and Tang Ye immediately began pushing forward.

"Martial controlled that ball very well!"

"After Aleix's transfer was completed during the winter window, Martial's opportunities at Manchester United visibly decreased, and the Red Derby is precisely the chance he needs to seize."

"Passed to Mata on the right!"

After receiving the pass, Mata stopped near the right touchline, not rushing to sprint toward the baseline.

He was waiting for Manchester United's key man!

"Here, here!"

The key man has arrived!

Tang Ye called for the ball!

As soon as he received the ball, Tang Ye immediately faced pressure from the defending players.

Slap slap!

With a one-two combination with Mata, Tang Ye took the ball and cut inside!

Liwupu's center-back was still Fan Daike.

The chance for revenge has arrived!

"Huff huff!"

Quickly adjusting his breathing, Tang Ye knew that he absolutely could not rush at this moment.

Check the situation!

Lovren stepped up to challenge, but Tang Ye suddenly slowed down, successfully evading the Liwupu defender.

Pushing the ball from his right foot to his left!

Tang Ye arrived in front of Fan Daike.

Pushing the ball from his left foot back to his right!

With continuous lateral movements using the La Croqueta, Tang Ye slipped directly between Fan Daike and Lovren.

"Wow!!!"

Looking toward the far corner!

Shooting at the near corner!

"Gooo——aaaaa——lllll!!!"

"Goal!"

"Tang Ye!"

"2:0!"

At the critical moment when Liwupu's players were finding their form, Manchester United extended their lead on the field.

"Roar!"

Tang Ye let out a roar and ran out.

Remembering that Fan Daike was still standing in the penalty area, Tang Ye deliberately circled around Fan Daike once before running toward the stands.

Tom said nothing.

But he had already expressed his anger toward Fan Daike!

Of course, Tang Ye was no longer angry now.

Because he had succeeded!

"Wow!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

This was an ultra-long-distance knee slide; after standing up, Tang Ye was less than half a meter away from the fans in the stands.

He roared at the fans, then embraced his teammates.

"Tom, nice Tom!"

Mata hugged Tang Ye; the latter raised his hand to acknowledge the Manchester United fans in the stands, then slowly walked back toward his own half.

【You have obtained Counterattack Points *15】

【Scoring a brace, you have obtained additional Counterattack Points *30】

A brace against Liwupu!

Completing this achievement naturally made Tang Ye extremely happy.

But this is competitive sports; if someone is happy, someone else must be sad.

The camera cut to Tang Tang Zhengxiong in the stands.

tom'sdad flipped tom the bird!

Tang Ye immediately spotted Tang Tang Zhengxiong in the stands and spread his hands to express his helplessness.

Hiss, thinking carefully, Tang Ye felt this wasn't enough.

He couldn't let Dad show off like this at Old Trafford!

Only Tang Ye and his friends were allowed to show off at Old Trafford!

Tang Ye turned his back to the stands and made a gesture of covering his ears.

Then he responded with two middle fingers.

"Wow!!"

"Haha!"

"Tom!!!!"

The stands erupted in the ecstatic cheers of Manchester United fans; Tang Tang Zhengxiong spread his hands in surprise, then hugged his head.

"Tom!"

"Viva Tom Tom!"

"Tom is the best! (Tom is the best!)"

"But Tom's dad is an idiot! (But Tom's dad is an idiot!)"

The Manchester United fans jumped up and down.

Tang Ye was tilting his head; clearly, he hadn't expected the fans to write a song about him and his father.

Was Tom's dad an idiot?

At least until this match ended, that was certain!

"Is marking one person really that difficult?"

Klopp shouted furiously at Lovren and Fan Daike.

Two center-backs couldn't mark a single midfielder?

Klopp pointed at the time displayed on the big screen, which currently showed Tang Tang Zhengxiong's helpless expression: "Focus! There are still 20 minutes left; we can win. Tom's dad has already betrayed him; do you understand what I mean? Next is our chance!"

"..."

Fan Daike said nothing; right now, he was filled with self-blame.

If there had been no mistake in that defensive play just now, Manchester United absolutely would not have scored the second goal!

His form was too terrible!

Looking up at the familiar face of Tang Tang Zhengxiong on the big screen, Fan Daike couldn't help but start thinking.

If they let tom'sdad come on, maybe he could mark Tom?

"Beep!"

Firmino kicked off, and the match resumed!

"..."

"Liverpool's attacking momentum is fierce right now; although there isn't much time left, Liverpool hasn't given up on the idea of taking points from Manchester United."

"Oh, here it comes!"

"Alexander-Arnold's cross!"

"Inside the penalty area, straight to Mané!"

Looking up to observe, Mané controlled the ball.

"Go press him!"

Tang Ye shouted loudly, but it was already too late.

Mané decisively unleashed a powerful shot!

Crack!

Mané's shot struck Bailly's leg, deflecting into the Manchester United goal.

Goal!

Liverpool had found their opportunity!

"Hiss..."

"Damn it."

Shaking his head, Tang Ye suddenly became nervous.

Leading by two goals with 15 minutes remaining was quite comfortable for Manchester United.

But now it was leading by one goal with 15 minutes remaining!

This scoreline was extremely, extremely dangerous!

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Mané's powerful shot causes an own goal by Bailly; Liverpool pulls one back, the score becomes 2:1!

(End of chapter)