Chapter 448: Pushing for a Perfect October League Record (Thanks to NuanYang1314)

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Tang Ye and Lewandowski each score twice; Manchester United draw 3:3 with Bayern Munich at home to retain top spot in the group, while Luke Shaw is suspected injured. (Comments: 32,812)

After the match, Tang Ye missed out on the Man of the Match award, losing to Lewandowski by a rating margin of just 0.2.

Nevertheless, Tang Ye's mindset remained quite positive.

Although there was a chance to win, ending this match in a draw was indeed no easy feat.

"Damn, Lewandowski is truly amazing!"

Sitting on the ground, Tang Ye shook his head.

He suddenly stood up.

"Fuck, why is this ground wet!"

"Hahaha!"

"At halftime, you were washing your hands right in your position."

De Jong, who was currently washing his hands, provided the answer.

"Well, alright then."

Glancing left and right, Tang Ye found a dry spot to sit down.

Don't ask why GGBond didn't sit on the bench; he didn't know himself.

Rodri watched the standings from the sideline; currently, both Manchester United and Bayern Munich had 7 points, with Manchester United leading Bayern by 3 goal differences.

Additionally, Valencia had 3 points, while Young Boys Bern had 0.

Judging by the current situation in Group H, Manchester United's qualification for the knockout stage was very secure.

"I feel it mainly depends on the second match against Bayern."

Tang Ye picked up Rodri's thread: "Actually, we had a greater chance of winning this one; it's just that their wing play was truly disgusting."

A thought suddenly arose in Tang Ye's mind: to ride Doraemon's time machine.

GGBond was not greedy; he didn't need to go back thousands or tens of thousands of years—moving the timeline forward by just 120 minutes would be entirely sufficient.

He wanted to shout at Kovac: "Don't play on the wings!"

Ran to death!

Click-clack!

"Yes, exactly; it was primarily a tactical issue. Bayern was playing some little tricks; if we had considered this aspect before the match, I think they wouldn't have had a chance today."

Ten Hag briefly tossed out a few statistics to the reporters.

Setting aside tactical suppression, Manchester United handled various aspects of this match quite well, so they surpassed Bayern in many statistical categories.

Just as the actual score indicated, there were no winners in this match!

"Of course, our objective remains unchanged: to advance as the group leader. After absorbing the lessons from this match, our opponents in the next game won't find it so easy."

"But the second match will be held at the Allianz Arena," a reporter reminded.

"Yes, I know, of course I know. But I believe we will be prepared."

Besides the Champions League, the reporters also asked Ten Hag to discuss the upcoming league matches.

A Tale of Three Kingdoms with three teams each at 23 points; now, the pressure on the top three Premier League teams is immense.

"According to expert predictions, if any team wants to win the title, they may need no less than 95 total points over 38 matches..."

"I've said this before."

Ten Hag interrupted the reporter.

"If Mancheng wants to create an era in the Premier League, then this season will mark the end of Mancheng's era."

Click-clack!

The timing of the interview was perfect; just as Ten Hag was speaking on the pitch, it was dusk.

When the sun was about to set, the sky turned red.

Was this the color of Manchester United?

Some said no, because the sky under the setting sun also carried yellow; strictly speaking, it should be red plus yellow.

But that was not a problem.

GGBond's hair was yellow!

A yellow GGBond wearing a red jersey—that was the color of Manchester's sky right now.

GG Color!

The color of an exploding shell!

Bond!

After concluding the Champions League match against Bayern, Manchester United had only one final match left in October.

Premier League Round 10: Home match against Everton!

Considering Manchester United's current position in the standings, no Premier League match was unimportant to them.

Ten Hag had already told the players this before training began on the new day.

Now, Manchester United's focus should not be on the strength of their opponents.

Because regardless of whether the opponent was Mancheng, Everton, or a bottom-ranked team like Burnley, Manchester United pursued only one thing.

That was 3 points!

"Watch me!"

Jumping up and snapping his wrist, Tang Ye launched a shot from beyond the three-point line.

Bang!

The football smashed against the backboard and then bounced out.

"Damn!"

He had just been showing off his basketball skills in Los Angeles in August; he hadn't expected to lose his touch so soon.

"Give it to me, give it to me!"

Asking Rodri for the ball, Tang Ye flicked it up from the ground with his foot.

An unintelligent person would surely still choose to continue shooting with their hands.

But Tang Ye was a smart man.

"Here!"

He tossed the ball out and struck it directly with his instep!

His 90-rated passing attribute came into play.

Swish!

A clean shot!

"Rod, speak up!"

The one who liked to doubt him most was his little brother Rod; today Tang Ye had directly shown off his skills, let's see if Rod would still be so arrogant.

"Shit, impressive, Tom."

"Of course, I have great basketball talent."

Tang Ye feinted left and right, performing an "Asian Step," then kicked the ball in again with his foot.

"No, I feel invincible playing basketball; even if they loft the ball higher, they can't block me."

Finishing his sentence, Tang Ye immediately put it into practice, kicking a three-pointer with his instep.

After the soccer ball reached its highest point, it began to descend.

It smashed against the rim.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a clean shot, but it went in nonetheless.

"Seven points!"

Two three-pointers plus one "Asian Step" layup; in just a few short minutes, Tang Ye had directly scored seven points.

Sitting on the ball, Tang Ye relaxed his mood: "If only Premier League points were this easy to get."

"You want to win the championship now?"

Rodri dribbled the ball over with his hands.

"Haha, probably."

Tang Ye pressed the ball beneath his buttocks with his hand: "But it can't be too easy. If it were too easy, winning the championship would be meaningless."

"Then what do you think about this season? Three teams with 23 points each."

Tang Ye wanted to say the pressure was too great, but he feared being mocked by Rodri.

"Just right. Winning only Mancheng by a single point to take the title isn't enough; we have to beat Liwupu as well."

In a place without reporters, Tang Ye revealed his fierce fangs.

"Hey!"

Fan Fan Dejiahe's voice came from afar; the Manchester United assistant coach held a basketball in his hand: "There's a basketball right here, why are you using a soccer ball to play?"

"Basketballs are too heavy; getting hit in the head with one will make you stupid!"

Tang Ye shouted.

Wow.

Fan Fan Dejiahe looked at the basketball in his hand: "That makes sense."

Sports Weekly — In the FIFA national team rankings, the Chinese men's football team has risen to 41st place, ranking third in Asia and surpassing South Korea. Iran is first at 34, and Japan second at 39.

"The Chinese team's current FIFA ranking is infinitely close to the record of 37th place set in 1998; the Asian Cup next January could be the opportunity for the national team to create new history," Chinese journalists and fans held an optimistic attitude.

After the update of the new season FIFA rankings, fans' attention was once again drawn to the Asian Cup two months later.

A simple analysis shows that among all Asian teams, the Chinese team's overall ranking is still very high.

As for actual combat... analyzing historical records, except for Japan and Qatar where uncertainty is very strong, the Chinese team still has a relatively high chance of victory against other teams.

Linked with the Chinese team is news from Manchester United.

Manchester United Official: Luke Shaw has discomfort in his calf muscle and is expected to be out injured for three weeks.

【Huh??】

【Tom is supposed to return to China in January, how do we handle this?】

【Yang can play.】

【Ashley Young didn't play well in the first few matches of the season.】

【It's fine, Tom returning to China and Shaw getting injured are separate issues.】

【Then let me ask you, how do we play against Tottenham in January? Use Lin Lin Jiade? Or will you go up?】

With the heavy pressure of the league, it is normal for fans to be pessimistic.

However, they only saw the negative news.

There is also a piece of positive news they don't know about!

After half a year of treatment, Martial's chronic knee injury has improved significantly, and in the most recent training session, this Manchester United golden boy's performance even surpassed that of Ale.

"Truly impressive."

Tang Ye was in a very good mood.

The difference between Anthony and Sebastian is still very large.

Anthony Martial's off-the-ball movement in the front field is excellent; if he returns to his best form, it will definitely be a good thing for Manchester United.

At least next month when we kick Bayern again, Manchester United will have a new tactic to play with!

……

Marca front-page headline: Barcelona's senior management discussed the possibility of letting Messi leave the team; if successful, they could free up transfer funds and salary space for Tom.

"In negotiations with Tom's agent, Barcelona received confirmed news that Tom holds a neutral stance on joining Barcelona. The club's senior management believes this move would be beneficial for the team's future."

The Sun: Tom's all-England ranking in the FIFA game has dropped from 213th to 387th; both his win rate and game frequency have declined.

"My ranking dropped?"

Lying on the sofa watching TV with Rodri in the evening, Tang Ye only just discovered that his game ranking had fallen so much.

"It hurts, Rod."

Tang Ye felt somewhat aggrieved.

"Haha, just play your score back up then."

Rodri completely didn't understand the game, thinking the all-England ranking was something very easy to improve.

That was of course absolutely wrong!

"Forget it."

Tang Ye shook his head: "Let's leave it for now; mainly I've been too busy recently, we'll talk about it later."

"Rod, do you have contact information for a reporter from The Sun?"

Tang Ye suddenly asked a strange question.

"No, why do you want that?"

Rodri crossed his legs.

"I want them to help explain that I haven't actually gotten worse, I've just been playing less."

"……"

Rodri took a deep breath.

"Like this, Tom: go outside the apartment, strip naked, run two laps, and then look around again."

"Your eyes are very bright; barring accidents, you should be able to see their reporters."

This...

Rod's words were as reasonable as ever.

But the practicality didn't seem very strong?

……

"Tang Ye!"

"So decisive, just give it!"

"Goal, Martial!"

"GOOO——AAAA——LLLLL!"

In the first match of the October starting lineup, Martial immediately displayed his super competitive form.

Coordinating with Tang Ye's super pass, he successfully completed the breakthrough!

【You have obtained Counterattack Points *10】

The Manchester United players gathered near the corner flag, forming a circle.

Everton paid the price for the penalty they missed.

1:0, Manchester United leads!

"Feels like an easy win."

Although the temperature was low, there was no wind; under such nice weather, Tang Ye's mood was also good.

"Full-backs push up; their counterattacks aren't fast, just go up boldly!"

Ten Hag shouted from the sidelines; fearing the players might not notice, he even called Fan Fan Dejiahe over to join him.

Strengthening the attack after taking the lead was not Manchester United's usual style.

But they truly wanted to secure more goal difference now, so this was a necessary move.

If the points were equal and Manchester United ultimately missed out on the league title due to goal difference, that would be terrible!

Tang Ye gave Ten Hag a thumbs-up.

Although this full-back forward-insertion tactic was designed by Ten Hag based on the team's actual situation, when actually played, it felt as if it were tailor-made for Tang Ye.

Playing offense is definitely more comfortable than playing defense!

"……"

"Tang Ye, insert into the penalty area!"

A run completely unnoticed by any defending players, Tang Ye found an open position.

Bang!

Rodri played a grounded pass, accurately delivering it to Tang Ye's feet.

"Come!"

Stopping the ball, Tang Ye signaled for Ye He to come up.

Hm?

Ye He's brain froze, but his body moved quickly; he rushed up and immediately fired a shot.

Tang Ye's setup was simply perfect, and Ye He's shot was also quite excellent.

Goal!

The score moved to 2:0!

Preparing to go out and celebrate, but suddenly remembering something, Ye He slowed his pace.

Wait a moment, Tang Ye!

Tang Ye placed his hand on Qi Ye He's shoulder.

OK, now it's good!

Qi Ye He shouted loudly to celebrate.

His happiness was not just because of his own goal; that was only a small part of it.

The more important reason was that what Fan Fan Dejiahe had said earlier was completely correct.

He had mastered the survival rules of the Manchester United ecosystem!

In a spot Qi Ye He hadn't noticed, Fan Fan Dejiahe was watching him with a smile on his face.

"What's up?"

Dennis asked.

"Hmm?"

"Your smile doesn't look like a celebration after scoring a goal."

Fan Fan Dejiahe shook his head: "Haha, maybe I'm just happy seeing the team as a whole improving. Sometimes we really can't buy enough strong players, but watching the players improve is quite nice too. A 10% or 20% improvement doesn't seem like much on paper, but the difference it shows in actual matches is still huge."

"Mmm..."

Dennis nodded: "Michel, I feel you'd be very suited to be a youth academy coach."

"Haha, I started out as an excellent youth academy coach, responsible for data."

Fan Fan Dejiahe recalled his past.

A wonderful youth academy coach, watching young players grow up.

There wasn't this much pressure back then!

Well, the pay was just a bit less.

"By the way, what was your job again?"

Fan Fan Dejiahe chewed gum while looking at Dennis.

"Oh, I'm Tom's shooting coach."

"Oh, right, right, right."

It seemed that because he hadn't seen Dennis on the training ground for so long, Fan Fan Dejiahe couldn't quite remember some things clearly.

The first half ended with a score of 2:0, and the match quickly moved to the second half!

Everton defender Zouma headed the ball into the Manchester United goal.

It looked as if Everton was about to counterattack, but in reality, Zouma's goal was offside.

"Ah..."

In the camera shot, Zouma flashed his big white teeth, and Tang Ye patted him.

"..."

"He's at the byline."

"Letting Tang Ye reach the byline so easily?"

"Although he's not playing as a winger, but with Tang Ye going down the line..."

"Ooh! Passed to the far post!"

"Martial!"

"Goal!"

PS: There will be one update before 12 o'clock tomorrow; the following two updates will have to wait until evening, as there are currently no stored drafts.

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