Chapter 553: Chinese Football Association Sun Project, German Workers' Great Battle

Premier League Official: Manchester United midfielder Tang Ye named Player of the Month for October.

Looking at Manchester United's upcoming schedule, on October 8 they travel to Germany to play Dortmund, and on October 10 they must return to play Brighton.

Two matches in three days can basically be described as maximum pressure; what makes it most uncomfortable is that the match against Dortmund is even an away game.

In such a complex situation, the Manchester United coaching staff indeed needs to think carefully.

Regarding this, two commentators from Sky Sports Radio offered suggestions.

Since Manchester United currently holds a significant lead in their Champions League group, the commentators suggested that United should not go all out in the match against Dortmund, saving their fighting strength for the Premier League.

Because analyzing the current situation of Manchester United's group, one could say that even if they lose to Dortmund, their position as group leaders remains very secure.

"Is it really that secure?"

One commentator suddenly said: "What if Manchester United loses both the fifth and sixth rounds while Dortmund wins both?"

"Do you think that's an issue?"

This commentator's viewpoint was quickly refuted by another: "If they lose the next two matches as well, that would mean three consecutive defeats in the group stage for Manchester United; do you think that's possible?"

If you say Dortmund has the strength to defeat Manchester United, fans will believe it; after all, Dortmund's squad is decent, and when they get fierce, anything could happen.

But if you say Shakhtar or Lille could overturn Manchester United, that borders on a joke.

The difference in starting lineup value between these two teams and Manchester United is not just a little...

October 7.

This is the day before the match between Manchester United and Dortmund; after morning training ends, the players will depart for Germany.

And just at this moment, Tang Ye achieved his breakthrough.

【De Bruyne Standard Long Pass Lv5: Replication (Transcendent State)】

Proficiency: 4998/5000

Proficiency: 5001/5000

It's here!

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye suddenly stopped the training he was currently undergoing.

【De Bruyne Standard Long Pass Lv5: Replication → Lv6: Willing to Learn from Subordinates】

Proficiency: 0

【De Bruyne Standard Long Pass Lv6: Willing to Learn from Subordinates: This is the highest-level long pass template in history; you are now the strongest long passer in the history of global football. However, even so, you must understand the principle of being willing to learn from subordinates; if any player seeks your advice, please do not hesitate to help them, for this is the Way of the Grandmaster.】

【Passing: 94 → 94】

【Set Pieces: 83 → 84】

Tang Ye (41 years old)

【Ball Control: 90; Passing: 94】

【Shooting: 82; Heading: 62; Set Pieces: 84】

【Speed: 79; Stamina: 80; Physical Confrontation: 86】

【Defense: 77; Vision: 99】

Overall Rating: 89

The appearance of the second Lv6 template did not push Tang Ye's passing stat above 95, but Tang Ye was not anxious, because a passing stat of 94 was already absurdly high, completely sufficient for him to use in various competitions.

According to Tang Ye's estimation, barring accidents, one more Lv6 template would bring his passing to 95, at which point his overall rating would very likely break through 90.

A 90 displayed on the system panel would equate to at least a 95 in the FIFA system!

Just as Tang Ye was pondering how strong he could become in the future, Dembélé walked over to him.

"Ousmane!"

Tang Ye grabbed Dembélé: "Hurry up and practice shooting, Ousmane, only then can you become stronger."

"Hey! Haha!"

Dembélé wanted to escape, but failed.

Tang Ye placed many expectations on Dembélé, hoping his good friend could become the best striker.

Since one wishes to become the best, training is indispensable; this is the experience Grandmaster GG has gained along his journey.

The Sun: Manchester United players photographed departing for Germany; Luke Shaw not among them.

Chinese Football Association Official Announcement: The National Football Association plans to officially launch the Sun Project (typroject) on December 30.

This sudden announcement from the Chinese Football Association quickly attracted the attention of fans.

Check Dongqiu Di: Some fans do not have the habit of watching the national team's matches, but they still keep up with relevant news, especially this news released today.

The Sun Project, named after the initials of Tang Ye's name, what exactly is this about?

Titan Sports Reporter: The purpose of the Sun Project is to enhance the level of professional football in China while providing support for the national team's preparation for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup.

The CFA announcement did not specify the detailed content of the Sun Project, only giving a rough outline.

The general meaning is that if players with ability or talent to play in European leagues emerge in the Chinese Super League, the CFA will provide them with assistance.

A top-tier player in the Chinese Super League can earn an annual salary of 3 to 5 million RMB; this salary level is absurdly high domestically, leaving even authors with ten thousand monthly subscribers on Qidian with nothing to do but hang their balls and twang them.

But if such a player goes to play in a European league, given the current situation of the Chinese Super League, they would likely only receive a monthly salary of 5,000 to 8,000 Euros in Europe, which converts to an annual salary of 500,000 RMB.

The issue of salary has troubled some players capable of developing in Europe; after all, an annual salary of 5 million RMB is too tempting, enough to make one play for a few years and then retire.

The core content of the Sun Project is precisely to solve this problem.

If a player goes to play in a league ranked within the world's top 20, the CFA will provide them with a sum of "Incentive Bonus."

For example, if a Chinese player goes to play in the Czech First League (world ranking 15) and receives a monthly salary of 3,500 Euros, as long as they make an official appearance in the league, the CFA will provide them with an "Incentive Bonus" of up to 60,000 to 120,000 RMB per month, with the specific amount determined based on the player's statistics in the league.

Furthermore, if a player enters a league ranked within the top 8, whether as a starter or a substitute, the Chinese Football Association will provide an incentive bonus sufficient to cover the salary gap.

Players of other nationalities playing in the top five leagues earn a weekly wage of only 10,000 euros, while Chinese players of the same level can receive about 20,000 euros per week thanks to the incentive fund—effectively doubling their pay directly.

A quick glance reveals that the Football Association's Sun Plan perfectly illustrates the principle of advantages held by a major power.

As for whether this plan can take effect in the short term, the answer is yes.

According to local reporters in Portugal, Wei Wei Shihao, who was originally playing in the Portuguese Second League, had prepared to return to the Chinese Super League, but due to the Sun Plan, he is very likely to renew his contract with Leixões (Portuguese Second League). The emergence of the Sun Plan has quintupled Wei Wei Shihao's weekly wage, bringing it infinitely close to what he could earn in the Chinese Super League.

【Finally doing something useful】

【I just want to know how much money the Football Association made from this Asian Cup championship?】

【Directly subsidizing wages, this is good; then I, Tang Tang Qiuwang, am also playing in a top-20 league worldwide, can you give Tang Tang Qiuwang a subsidy too?】

【The person who thought of subsidizing Tang Ye's weekly wage is truly talented; if they subsidize Tang Ye, will the Football Association still have money left for others...】

【Lippi's annual salary of 20 million euros was paid by the Evergrande Football School; could this money also be coming from the Evergrande Football School? I saw news that Evergrande's real estate projects are all f***ing on discount...】

……

The Paper News: Tang Ye liked the Football Association's Sun Plan announcement using his Weibo account; it seems the player already learned about this matter during the Football Association meeting in June.

"What does this mean?"

In the hotel cafeteria that morning, Rodri pointed at Tang Ye's phone screen.

Tang Ye had been staring at his screen for five or six minutes; Rodri had never seen him read a piece of news with such seriousness.

It was evident that Tom was indeed making an effort to try to understand this press release.

"Oh, it's just something from our national Football Association..."

Tang Ye explained the Sun Plan to Rodri in his own way.

As for whether this so-called Sun Plan had any relation to his own name, Tang Ye did not know.

During the meeting in June, the senior officials of the Football Association only said they would formulate a plan beneficial to players studying abroad; he didn't know why they chose to name it using "TY."

"Oh shit."

Rodri's eyeballs nearly popped out: "Are you sure you understood correctly?"

"Definitely."

"No, let me use a translator."

Saying this, Rodri reached for his own phone to take a picture of Tang Ye's screen, using some high-tech gadget to translate the Chinese on Tang Ye's phone into English or Spanish. "Hey, no, no, Rod, believe me. We had a meeting about this before; I wouldn't have misunderstood it."

"Hmm?"

"Then if that's the case, for example, if I were Chinese and playing in the Premier League, could I get..."

Tang Ye wasn't very clear in his explanation, so Rodri could only grasp the general idea: "Does that mean even if I don't become a main starter for the team, I can still earn triple the salary?"

"Mm... roughly like that; I'm not an expert either, but it's approximately that figure."

Tang Ye pondered: "However, if you secure sponsorships in England, then you wouldn't be able to receive this incentive money. These provisions are probably only suitable for those kids who have just started playing in the top-tier leagues."

No one knew how the word "kids" came out of Tang Ye's mouth, but Rodri's attention was no longer on that anyway.

"Shit..."

The Spaniard took a deep breath; he needed some time to recover.

"Tom, if I were Chinese, I could earn enough to buy a Ferrari by the time I'm 18."

"Haha!"

Tang Ye patted Rodri on the shoulder: "So do you still want to come over now?"

"But I've already played matches for the Spanish national team; I can't change my nationality anymore."

Rodri was joking, seemingly acting as if he intended to come play in China.

Of course, he was just joking; Rodri was doing just fine with the Spanish national team and had no need to go play for the Chinese team.

Although triple the salary sounded exaggerated, it did not apply to Rodri, whose weekly wage already exceeded 200,000 euros.

"To be honest, Rod, if you really could switch to Chinese nationality to play, I feel they would actually give you triple the money."

Tang Ye said seriously.

"Haha!"

"Rod, don't laugh; I'm not joking. You and Osman come over together; if we don't reach the semi-finals in the next World Cup, I'll eat the ball."

Grandmaster Ggbond made a fierce statement while joking with him.

"Hahahaha, I know, I don't distrust you; I didn't mean to imply I distrust you."

Rodri placed his phone on the table: "But you guys are truly rich; if I earned that much money at 18, I would already be picking out sports cars for myself."

"That would be great."

Tang Ye's eyes lit up: "I have a battle-damaged version of a Martin Rod; should I have them ship it over for you to drive? Twelve engines; step on the accelerator and you'll fly straight into the sky; I carefully selected it."

"Shit, if I drive your Martin, won't I crash?"

"Screw you!"

"Hahaha!"

……

"Borussia! (Dortmund)"

Boom! Boom!

On a closed street outside Westfalenstadion, eight fully armed German special police officers stood in a row, facing over a thousand Dortmund fans who were warming up before the match.

Fans, just like players, need to warm up before a match because they want to loosen their vocal cords before the game starts so they can perform better when the actual match begins.

"Borussia!"

Boom! Boom!

"Borussia!"

Boom! Boom!

Several thousand people jumping and singing together made the fans filming outside feel a distinct tremor, as both they and their phones were shaking.

At Signal Iduna Park, players from both sides walked out of the tunnel.

"Hmm?"

Tang Ye's attention was quickly drawn to the south stand, where tens of thousands of standing fans simultaneously raised yellow-and-black scarves and flags, forming a rolling giant wave from right to left.

It was truly too orderly—so orderly that Tang Ye felt they were just showing off.

If one wanted to experience the saying "fans are the team's twelfth man," coming to Signal Iduna Park was absolutely the most suitable choice.

The Champions League anthem played in the stadium.

Tang Ye thought this yellow giant wave would end once it finished rolling.

But facts proved he had still underestimated Dortmund's fans.

Still on the south stand, a huge banner was slowly unrolled by the fans from the very top of the stands.

Once this massive banner completely covered the south stand, it would form a gigantic tifo.

"Borussia!"

Boom! Boom!

"Borussia!"

Boom! Boom!

As the tifo rolled downward, the first thing Tang Ye saw was a German holding a hammer.

The safety helmet worn by the German bore the Dortmund crest, clearly representing Borussia Dortmund.

As the tifo continued rolling down, Tang Ye then saw a pink pig.

This pink pig carried no symbols of identity on its body, but that did not prevent the fans from recognizing it.

The entire scene depicted a German using a hammer to attack the pink pig before him.

This was a contest between the German worker and the GGBond team!

The large screen first displayed the south stand's tifo, then the director focused the camera on Tang Ye's face.

"..."

It was clear that Manchester United's master was feeling a bit awkward now.

"China Media Group! Good evening, dear audience members, this is the live broadcast currently bringing you..."

"The match has begun; now I will introduce the starting lineups for both teams."

"First is Borussia Dortmund; I believe many audience friends were just shocked by the pre-match demonstration from Dortmund's fans. Let us see if today's Dortmund players can match that spirit of their supporters."

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Bürki

Defenders: Akanji, Hummels, Zagadou

Midfielders: Hakimi, Brandt, Pogba, Guerrero

Forwards: Thorgan Hazard, Reus, Sancho

Head Coach: Escrivá

Seeing Reus appear in the center-forward position, quite a few fans in front of their TVs were still somewhat bewildered.

However, fans who often watched Fan Fan Dejia matches knew that starting from last season, Escrivá had already been experimenting with this kind of setup.

It might look like messing around, but in reality, Escrivá had his reasoning.

Reus possessed comprehensive shooting ability and strong balance inside the penalty area; although playing as a false nine, he was still an excellent scorer.

As always said, against Manchester United one must strike unexpectedly and engage in more tactical experimentation.

Because Manchester United's lineup was too exaggerated; if you played them straightforwardly, defeat was basically inevitable.

PS: Seeking monthly tickets!!!

(End of chapter)