Chapter 426: First Substitute Appearance of the New Season: Can Tom's Long-Range Shot Deliver?

Dongqiu Di pinned post: Brighton vs. Manchester United in progress, current score 3:2, Brighton leading.

Dongqiu Di live match report: That man in yellow has arrived! In the 69th minute of the second half, Tang Ye comes on as a substitute to replace Lin Lin Jiade!

【Switching posture; I was sitting to watch, but now I'm kneeling.】

【What do you say? Let's see what effect James's special training has had.】

【Tang Tang Qiuwang, score a brace and turn it around directly to 5:3 against Brighton, okay?】

【Tang Ye must have increased his vertical leap; why not just dunk over their goalkeeper directly? Save them from feeling unconvinced.】

The comment section suddenly buzzed with activity; the camera focused on Tang Ye, while commander ggbond was signaling teammates on the field to make some tactical adjustments.

Because he had permed his hair, Tang Ye's locks shot upward when he ran, looking incredibly bouncy.

Very energetic, ggbond!

"United!"

"Man United!"

After Tang Ye entered the game, the momentum of the Manchester United fans suddenly surged.

Although only 19 years old, ggbond was already a key figure in the team!

"Be more aggressive!"

Ten Hag's voice came again.

There wasn't much time left, and Manchester United was still trailing by one goal.

They had to play with complete freedom!

74th minute of the match!

The director cut the camera to the blonde!

"Come on, come on!"

Taking the ball from a teammate, Tang Ye immediately began pushing forward.

Since this was the first game of the new season and there had been sufficient rest time, Tang Ye was performing quite actively.

Rashford on the left wing had already started his run!

If you were familiar with Tang Ye, you could probably guess that next he would directly play a long pass to find Rashford.

However, Tang Ye did not do that.

"Tang Ye, there's a defender ahead; how will he handle this..."

"Luke Shaw is on the side ready to support."

Luke Shaw came over to help Tang Ye, but this was not what Tang Ye wanted to see.

"Find Marcus!"

Shooing away Luke Shaw, Tang Ye dribbled forward himself, facing Brighton's defensive midfielder.

"Here!"

Rodri's voice rang out; Tang Ye feigned a back pass but actually moved straight toward the defender's face.

Stephens charged over!

On the substitutes' bench, both Ten Hag and Fan Fan Dejiahe had eyes shining with excitement.

Stephens' physical confrontation ability was relatively weak among all Premier League defensive midfielders; perhaps he could become Tang Ye's first successful confrontation statistic of the season!

What do you say, Tom!

"Eh!"

Flicking the ball up with his toe, Tang Ye jumped directly over him.

It wasn't that Tang Ye didn't trust his confrontation ability after hard practice.

It was just that Stephens, charging over so suddenly, was truly a bit too terrifying!

Ten Hag:...

Rashford reached out!

Bang!

Passing the ball out to the byline, Rashford received it and combined with Luke Shaw, who was already prepared.

Finally, Luke Shaw delivered a cutback!

Wow!

Controlling the ball very comfortably, Tang Ye took one adjusting step.

He glanced at the goal!

And struck it directly!

"Oh! He shot straight away!"

"The Brighton goalkeeper pushed the ball away!"

Damn!

Biting his jersey, he held his head in both hands.

Watching the opposing goalkeeper push his shot away, Tang Ye certainly felt very bad inside.

The director showed the replay.

Because two Brighton defenders were standing at the top of the arc, Tang Ye had to move backward before receiving the cutback, which meant there was almost 30 meters between him and the goal.

In the replay footage, Tang Ye stopped the ball with his left foot and knocked it to his right.

After swinging his leg, he struck directly!

"Hmm, the speed of Tang Ye's long-range shot is a bit fast..."

He Wei looked at Huang Huang Jianxiang beside him, and Huang Huang Jianxiang was also looking at He Wei.

"Can I say that Tang Ye's long-range shot has a hint of young Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United?"

"Hmm... strictly speaking, it still falls a bit short; Tang Ye's ball control and adjustment speed are faster, but young Cristiano Ronaldo had more powerful leg swing force. If Tang Ye could generate that kind of ball speed, Mathew Ryan would have no way to handle it, because as we saw, the Brighton goalkeeper's reaction just now was indeed a bit slow; he didn't expect Tang Ye to shoot directly from that position."

A teammate ran up to take the corner kick; Rodri patted Tang Ye's arm, seemingly marveling at Tang Ye's long-range shot just now.

It was just a pity the ball didn't go in; otherwise, Tang Ye would definitely have shown off after the match ended.

"For Manchester United, Herrera takes the corner kick!"

"..."

【Tang Tang Qiuwang is a bit fierce, but it seems he hasn't quite found the Premier League rhythm yet, right?】

【Premier League rhythm? It should be the Premier League adapting to my Tang Tang Qiuwang's rhythm, okay?】

【He could play a bit faster; it feels like Tang Ye is playing against Brighton using his national team style.】

The match continued until the 80th minute of the second half.

Manchester United was still trailing by one goal, and Ten Hag made his third substitution of the match at this moment.

De Jong comes on as a substitute for Herrera!

"Another Teng-Jia..."

He Wei nearly blurted it out but managed to hold back at the last moment.

CCTV commentators need to be more professional!

Moving down the left flank together with Rashford, Tang Ye constantly observed the situation in the center, seeking possible attacking opportunities.

But just at the instant he prepared to cross, Montoya directly fouled Tang Ye to the ground.

"Damn!"

Spitting a mouthful of saliva onto the grass, Tang Ye stood up and glared at Montoya, startling the latter into silence immediately.

Since this was not Montoya's first foul of the match, Tang Ye actually felt somewhat inclined to go up and demand an explanation.

However, with little remaining match time, Tang Ye chose to endure it for now.

"Steady, steady! Pull the defensive line back!"

Manchester United's attacking frequency accelerated bit by bit, making the Brighton head coach somewhat anxious now as well.

With only the last 10 minutes remaining, if they could solidify their defense, they could secure three points from Manchester United!

Boom!

Smalling made a tackle and passed the ball to De Jong.

De Jong was extremely agile, evading the pressing player while controlling the ball.

He then immediately began advancing forward!

Tang Ye was also running forward; after observing the situation ahead of De Jong, he decided not to drop back to receive support but instead let De Jong play on his own.

Just as Ten Hag had said during training, De Jong needed to shoulder the responsibility of advancing the ball.

Simply put, it meant doing exactly what De Jong was doing now: carrying the ball from the backfield to the frontfield.

"Here!"

With the timing right, Tang Ye raised his hand calling for the ball.

Due to Stephens' pressing, Tang Ye popped the ball up while controlling it.

But it didn't matter!

Boom!

A volleyed long pass directly sought out Rashford, who had already charged into the defensive line on the left.

"Wow!!!"

Fans from both sides stood up!

Tang Ye's volleyed long pass accurately found Rashford!

Watch Rashford!

The Manchester United winger was extremely fast; upon reaching the edge of the penalty area, he immediately found an opportunity to shoot directly.

Boom!

A shot was fired, but it hit the post!

It bounced out!

Follow up with another kick!

"Goal!"

"Goal!"

"Rashford's goal!"

"Mm, a familiar feeling; it's still the same long-pass counter-attack strategy from last season."

"Yes, exactly; Manchester United needs to play like this, leveraging Tang Ye's passing ability and vision to create opportunities."

With only a few minutes of regular time remaining, Manchester United equalized the score at this very moment.

It was a pity Rashford's first shot hit the post; otherwise, Tang Ye would have secured his first assist of the new season!

Clap clap clap!

"Come on, come on!"

The score reached 3:3, and there wasn't much time left.

Regaining some feeling for playing in the Premier League, Tang Ye accelerated the pace, attempting to help his team score more goals.

"Tang Ye! Tang Ye! Tang Ye!"

Receiving a through pass pushed by Ziyech, Tang Ye controlled the ball while simultaneously cutting inside from the right baseline.

Moving into the penalty area!

Facing the defending player ahead, Tang Ye made his choice.

Swish, swish!

He popped out a fried meatball feint.

The Brighton defender still wanted to rush up and steal the ball, but Tang Ye didn't choose to beat him with the fried meatball; instead, he played another one-two pass with Ale, taking the ball directly into the penalty area.

"Ohh!!"

Look at the far corner!

A curled shot struck with his left foot.

Duang!

The ball slammed hard against the post before being cleared away by a Brighton player.

Swish!

The studs tore up turf from the ground; Tang Ye cursed.

"Beep, beep-beep!!!"

The match ended; thanks to Rashford's last-minute equalizer, Manchester United ultimately drew with Brighton.

This was Manchester United's second league point of the season.

Although they had not yet lost a single match, compared to Mancheng and Chelsea, who had already secured six points, two points indeed looked somewhat insufficient.

"Damn, so close!"

Hands on his hips, Tang Ye felt regret over that final curled shot.

If that ball had gone in, Manchester United would have been the sole winner today!

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

Rodri clapped hands with Tang Ye, and the two walked off the field together.

"It already felt quite good; mainly, your playing time wasn't much."

Tang Ye waved his hand: "I feel like if I'd played a few more minutes, I could have scored."

Score if he played a few more minutes.

Tang Ye wasn't showing off; he was speaking the honest truth.

If fans had observed carefully, they would have noticed that Tang Ye's performance improved continuously after coming on, strengthening by half a grade every few minutes.

This was because he was using this match to find the feeling of playing in the Premier League.

"Tom!"

After hugging Ten Hag, Tang Ye quickly returned to the locker room.

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Manchester United 3:3 Brighton, Rashford scores late equalizer, Tang Ye creates multiple chances in his new season debut. (Comments: 23,142)

Having played for approximately 25 minutes, the Premier League official rating for Tang Ye was 7.4, ranking him fifth overall in the match.

A 7.4 rating was indeed somewhat low for Super Tom, but considering this was the first match of the new season, Tang Ye's performance was still quite brilliant.

Especially that long-range shot right after coming on.

Right now, fans on both Twitter and Check Dongqiu Di were all discussing Tang Ye's shot.

Shooting directly from 30 meters out.

Tom, did you inherit the legacy of your senior, Little CR?

Click, click!

The sound of camera shutters rang out as Ten Hag and Tang Ye entered the press room one after the other.

"Tom, although you didn't participate in the new season's friendly matches and joined the team relatively late, you still delivered a very good performance in the first match; we saw you trying to adapt to the squad."

"Mm, thank you."

Tang Ye picked up the microphone: "I feel there were still some issues with how I played this match, but my teammates and I will find ways to gradually solve these problems."

"Can you talk about that long-range shot?"

The reporter wore a smile; after the question was asked, the room suddenly fell silent.

"Oh, I quite enjoy the feeling of shooting directly from a distance."

Tang Ye smiled happily: "But it was just a bit off; if that ball had gone in, I probably would have been happy for a week. Unfortunately, it didn't go in, so I can't be happy that long."

"Was this part of your training content in the United States?"

"Well..."

Tang Ye pinched his nose: "Honestly, this wasn't part of my plan; I didn't go to Los Angeles to train specifically for shooting."

The training was arduous, but the results obtained deviated significantly from what he had imagined.

"However, I still quite like this feeling; although that long-range shot wasn't successful, I feel that if I spend time practicing, I will have shooting opportunities like this again in the future."

"Then what about your hair? Why did you dye it yellow?"

The reporter's ability to grasp key points was strong, asking only questions fans wanted to know.

The camera lens focused on the yellow hair atop Tang Ye's head, and Tang Ye also reached up to touch his hair.

"Oh, you're not the first person to ask me this question; my teammates asked me too. Actually, I just wanted to change the color; I thought this hairstyle would look better, so I tried it."

Tang Ye had always been someone who liked to try things bravely.

Whether it was playing football or hairstyles, it was the same!

The interview wasn't over yet; the reporter subsequently asked Ten Hag about the decision to let Tang Ye skip the friendly matches.

Ten Hag's response to this was surprisingly simple.

"This was a result discussed by the coaching staff; we believed it was appropriate to let Tang stay in Los Angeles for training."

"As for your question about how effective it was, my view is that we need to wait for subsequent matches to see."

"The reasoning is that we need actual match data as a reference before we can pass judgment on a player."

……

The Times—Although Tom delivered a decent performance in the season opener, Ten Hag stated that the player needs more matches to prove himself.

Tom needs more matches to prove himself.

This is what Ten Hag told reporters, and indeed, it is the truth.

He only played for 25 minutes; in such a short span, you didn't even get a chance to see Tang Ye defending in the backfield!

From this perspective, Tang Ye needs a match where he starts and plays the full game to demonstrate his abilities to fans and reporters to the greatest extent.

That match should be...

August 27th, a Premier League Big Six clash: Manchester United hosting Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford!

"This will be Tom's first appearance at Old Trafford this season, and given Ten Hag's tendencies, Tom is highly likely, or rather, almost certain to start in the third round. After watching the match, Manchester United fans will be able to predict their league results for the season," said a Manchester Evening News reporter.

Besides the Manchester Evening News, the renowned tactical magazine 442 conducted an in-depth analysis of Manchester United's technical and tactical characteristics based on 30 minutes of footage.

The 442 experts discovered something interesting.

"Tom has already been proven to possess sufficient power for long-range shots, and if he also possesses the necessary accuracy, then Manchester United will undergo a tactical revolution."

"If I were a Liwupu or Mancheng fan, I would choose to stay home this weekend to watch the match between Manchester United and Spurs, silently praying in my heart, praying that Tom does not possess the kind of accuracy required for long-range shooting."

As for what would happen to Manchester United if Tom possessed long-range shooting accuracy, the experts did not elaborate due to space constraints, but one thing is certain: Manchester United's total points this season will be higher than last season's.

How many points did Manchester United score last season?

It was 92 points.

……

(End of Chapter)