Chapter 562: Ggbond Is Not a Cultivator, So His Comprehensive Evaluation

Having made his choice, the next second Tang Ye felt the crown of his head open once more as a warm stream of energy descended from the sky, entering his body through the top of his skull.

Hiss!

It felt a bit ticklish, causing Tang Ye to twitch involuntarily.

Every time he received a template, Tang Ye experienced this sensation, but undoubtedly, this time the feeling was the most intense.

Because he was about to receive the infusion of power from nearly ten legendary templates!

【Set Pieces: 84→90】

Done!

Among the many attributes, Tang Ye ultimately chose Set Pieces.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, Defense at merely 77 was undoubtedly the most suitable choice, but Tang Ye had his own considerations.

Although defense is extremely important in top-tier competitions, Ggbond is an attacking midfielder, not a defensive midfielder, so he should choose either Shooting or Set Pieces.

At this point, it came down to comparing practicality.

Based on his past match data, Tang Ye took roughly three to six shots per game, whereas for Set Pieces (free kicks and corners)... if he chose to take corners, Tang Ye would get at least five opportunities to take set pieces per match, and if luck was on his side, taking ten wouldn't be a problem either.

Then the logic was clear: Set Pieces were the more suitable choice for Ggbond playing as an attacking midfielder!

From 84 to 90, Tang Ye's Set Pieces attribute achieved its leap forward at this moment.

Let's see the improvement!

Tang Ye (41 years old)

【Ball Control: 90; Passing: 94】

【Shooting: 82; Heading: 62; Set Pieces: 90 (Infused Version)】

【Speed: 79; Stamina: 80; Physicality: 86】

【Defense: 77; Vision: 99】

Overall Rating: 90 (Infusing)

The Overall Rating had finally broken through 90.

Tang Ye thought carefully; the "Infused Version" label behind his Set Pieces stat likely meant he still needed some time to adapt to his improved attributes.

Once Tang Ye spent one to two months fully adapting to the attributes, his Overall Rating should advance further, rising from 90 to 91.

If 90 represented a minor god, then 91 would be an absolute great god!

"Wow, Tom!"

Tang Ye returned to the base with the trophy and was quickly greeted with enthusiastic welcome by his teammates.

"Haha."

Tang Ye handed the trophy to Ashley Young, who examined it closely.

"To be honest, I've never touched the Ballon d'Or trophy before; it feels lighter than I imagined."

"Haha, I think so too."

Tang Ye high-fived Ashley Young; the former Manchester United captain wanted to hold the trophy again, but it was quickly snatched away by Mata.

It felt very fresh, because for most Manchester United players, this was still their first time touching the Ballon d'Or trophy.

The award representing the best footballer of the year 2019, the FIFA Ballon d'Or!

"Jesus... (Oh heavens...)"

No one knew when the trophy had ended up in Fan Fan Dejiahe's hands, but the Manchester United assistant coach's eyes were glowing.

And then...

"Hey, Mr. Michel!"

Tang Ye waved his hand as the Manchester United players gathered around.

Was Fan Fan Dejiahe about to cry?

"Hey, Mr. Michel, is this really necessary?"

Tang Ye waved his hand again, signaling Fan Fan Dejiahe to calm down: "I told you guys a few days in advance..."

Tang Ye had indeed informed his teammates in advance about winning the award, but learning that Tang Ye won the Ballon d'Or and him actually bringing the Ballon d'Or trophy back to the base were two completely different matters.

"Shit..."

"Sorry."

Fan Fan Dejiahe was deeply moved, because four years ago he was merely a minor assistant coach at Utrecht in the Eredivisie.

And now?

Holding the trophy in his left hand and placing his right hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, Fan Fan Dejiahe said: "I am now the coach of a damn Ballon d'Or winner."

"Mm."

Tang Ye gave Fan Fan Dejiahe a light punch: "Not just now, but in the future too, Mr. Michel."

"Tom."

Fan Fan Dejiahe embraced Tang Ye.

Ten Hag had been standing silently nearby, but seeing such interaction between Fan Fan Dejiahe and Tang Ye, he felt it was necessary for him to step forward as well.

I am the head coach!

"Very good."

Ten Hag patted Tang Ye on the body; he did not actively ask Tang Ye for the trophy but instead waited.

He was waiting for Tang Ye to voluntarily hand the trophy over to him.

He had thought Ggbond wouldn't realize it, but facts proved that Ggbond was still too sensible.

"Mr. Erik."

Tang Ye handed the Ballon d'Or trophy to Ten Hag, who embraced Tang Ye deeply before turning with the trophy to face the other players.

"This is one small step for Tom, but I believe it is a giant leap for Manchester United players."

Mr. Erik is about to give a speech!

The players quickly gathered around and fell silent.

Although they did not particularly enjoy listening to the coach speak, the players were still quite eager to hear what Ten Hag would say.

"We are currently in a period of revival; in the past ten years... well, eleven years, we have not won the Ballon d'Or, but Tom has achieved this breakthrough. The overall revival of the team and the emergence of a single star always go hand in hand; this Ballon d'Or proves once again that we are on the right path."

Clap clap clap clap clap!

"Therefore, I believe anything is possible; more and more stars belonging to Manchester United are emerging, and what we need to pursue now is more victories, and better championships."

By "better championships," he meant titles with greater substance.

What championship holds more substance than the Premier League title?

That, of course, is the Champions League title, which is Manchester United's ultimate goal for this season.

"But I want to make this crystal clear to you: we cannot completely abandon the Premier League in our pursuit of the Champions League title."

Ten Hag used this opportunity to share his thoughts with the players: "Choosing between two championships is something only mediocre teams do, such as Liwupu, who must choose between the Premier League title and the Champions League title, or Manchester United before our revival; pre-revival Manchester United was just like that."

"But we are now on the road to success, and I can guarantee that in terms of pure hard strength, no team in the entire Premier League is our match."

A pause.

"We make no choices; making choices is something only the weak need to do."

"We want every single championship."

Clap clap clap clap!

Tang Ye joined his teammates in applauding.

After hearing Ten Hag's words, Tang Ye seized upon several key points and sank into his own thoughts.

Mr. Erik was as greedy as ever; ever since Tang Ye first knew him during his Eredivisie days, Ten Hag had always been the type who wanted everything.

Very, very greedy.

But this time, Tang Ye truly believed Ten Hag's words made perfect sense.

He would firmly stand by Mr. Erik's side.

After the speech concluded and the players dispersed, Dembélé walked over to Tang Ye.

It seemed that not being on the candidate list was the reason Dembélé had not come over to touch the trophy immediately.

Tang Ye noticed this and thus considerately gave Dembélé a hug.

Dembélé held the trophy, carefully examining its appearance and the words inscribed upon it; it was evident that he was deeply shaken inside.

"Ousmane, one day you will win it too."

Tang Ye placed his hand on Dembélé's head.

A gentle pat.

"You have the talent for it."

Time arrived at the day of the match between Manchester United and Tottenham.

Having been officially announced as the Ballon d'Or winner just the day before, Tang Ye was included in today's match squad.

Before the match began, Manchester United fans held a grand celebratory parade.

During this parade, they intended to accomplish two things simultaneously.

First was celebrating Tang Ye's Ballon d'Or, which was the most important.

The second matter was expressing dissatisfaction with the club's increase in ticket prices.

"Ballon d'Or!"

"Ballon d'Or!"

"Tom is number one in the world!"

"Manchester United is number one in the world!"

Bang bang bang!

Fans held scarves aloft with both hands above their heads, wearing home jerseys from various eras of Manchester United.

Jerseys of Tang Ye and C. Ronaldo accounted for the majority, an arrangement Manchester United fans had agreed upon long ago.

Ronaldo and Tom; this was a passing of the Ballon d'Or torch in Manchester United's history!

The most powerful Manchester United striker and the most powerful Manchester United midfielder!

"Fuck the Glazers!"

Just moments ago everything was fine, but suddenly the Glazer family was being cursed again, with fans using handheld signs to express their dissatisfaction with the club's shareholders.

【If prices keep rising, we won't be able to afford watching matches; ticket prices exceed England's wage levels!】

【The Glazer family get out!】

【The Ballon d'Or is not a reason to raise ticket prices!】

【The most disgusting shareholders in Manchester United's history!】

Since the parade was held before the match started, the number of participating fans was enormous; besides an estimated thirty to forty thousand, basically all veteran fans took part in this parade.

Some people were simply shouting Tang Ye's name, expressing their excitement over their favorite player winning the Ballon d'Or.

But most fans were not in such a good mood; they also intended to use this opportunity to curse out the team's owners.

"The Ballon d'Or is the Ballon d'Or, and tickets are tickets; the Ballon d'Or is not a reason to raise ticket prices!"

Dozens of fans surrounded reporters: "We spend money to watch Manchester United, to watch Tom, not to watch those damn Glazers!"

Manchester United fans enumerated the sins of the Glazer family.

Since last season, Manchester United's ticket prices have been rising; coupled with the club's strong performance, nearly every match has been a sellout, so Manchester United earned quite a bit of money from the increased ticket prices last season.

This summer window, Manchester United also spent a full 200 million euros on player acquisitions, which certainly looks like a lot.

But fans aren't fools; calculate it carefully and you'll know that Manchester United's extra spending on acquisitions this season came from their Premier League championship bonus and broadcasting revenue share.

The Premier League championship bonus plus the broadcasting revenue share—these two items added up to a full 130 million pounds!

What about the extra income brought by the rising ticket prices?

It's gone!

"Next January, the Glazers must put up 100 million pounds for player acquisitions, otherwise we won't support the ticket price hike! Glazers out!"

"Glazers out!"

"Long live TY!"

"..."

The Sun: Manchester United players once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the Glazer family during the pre-match parade; they hope the club's money will be used for player acquisitions rather than going into the Glazers' pockets.

Repost: The starting lineup for Manchester United versus Tottenham has been announced; Tang Ye leads the charge and will display the Ballon d'Or trophy before kickoff.

【The Golden Pig has arrived!】

【Damn, if I were in England, I would definitely go watch】

【When I return home next year, can you display the Ballon d'Or trophy?】

【This spot is nice, the view is clear (. jpg)】

【Manchester United has truly revived; it feels like no team in the Premier League can beat them now】

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Old Trafford to watch the Premier League match number..."

"But before today's match begins, we have one important matter"

"Wow!"

Before the words were even finished, cheers had already erupted from the crowd.

"Welcome the 2019 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Tang Ye!"

"Wow!!!!!"

"Woefromtheeast, withfireinhisfeet! (He comes from the East, fire burning beneath his feet!)"

"Thedragon'sroarinthestretfordend'sheat! (The dragon's roar echoes in the heat of the Stretford End!)"

"Ohh, Tang Ye! Winstheballord'or! (Oh—TY lifts the Ballon d'Or!)"

"Wow!!!"

Holding the Ballon d'Or trophy high with both hands, Tang Ye's eyes were slightly red.

Facts proved that his decision not to accept offers from Dortmund or Paris was correct.

"China Media Group! Good evening, dear audience friends"

"This is the live broadcast bringing you..."

The match had already begun, and the commentators introduced the starting lineups for both teams.

As for Manchester United, needless to say, Tang Ye, who had just won the Ballon d'Or, started directly.

Then there was Tottenham's side.

Tottenham (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Gazzaniga

Defenders: Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Davinson Sánchez, Aurier

Midfielders: Winks, Alli, Moussa Sissoko

Forwards: Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Lucas Moura

Head Coach: Mourinho

José Mourinho!

This coach had previously been linked with Manchester United, but in the end, Manchester United chose Ten Hag, who had just won the Eredivisie championship.

Manchester United fans would not debate whether Ten Hag or Mourinho possessed superior coaching ability; they would definitely stand on Ten Hag's side.

Because regardless of Ten Hag's tactical ability, he had indeed brought the Ballon d'Or to Manchester United.

So what if Mourinho's win rate while coaching Tottenham was high?

Absolute tactical ability is very important, but that is already a thing of the past.

It is now 2019, and the 1+1 coach model is popular in the football world.

One summoner (coach) binds one summon (player); when the match starts, the summoner simply brings out their exclusive summon.

If you don't bind Tom, then you cannot become the world's best head coach!

The match reached the 25th minute of the first half.

At this moment, the score on the field was still 0:0.

Although he had no summon, Mourinho's tactical ability was still quite something; he directly set up a five-defender formation, causing Manchester United to fail to produce many shots for quite some time.

After playing for over 20 minutes, Mourinho's tactics had successfully made the Manchester United players anxious and frustrated.

Tang Ye turned, using his chest to control De Jong's pass.

Then he turned back!

Before the ball even hit the ground, Tang Ye immediately struck a volley pass.

Pa!

The ball flew out quickly; because it carried a rather special spin, it did not bounce up after hitting the ground.

Possession goes to Dembélé!

"Wow!!!"

Manchester United's right winger launches an assault on the Tottenham defensive line.

There are many defenders, but Dembélé handles the situation quite calmly.

Okay, actually he only calmed down while controlling the ball; the moment he received it, Dembélé exploded past his marker and charged toward the baseline, nearly catching Vertonghen off guard.

Chase him down quickly!

Dembélé is fast; he and Vertonghen are locked in a stalemate.

Dribbling shifts left.

Shifts right!

With four consecutive changes of direction plus rhythm variations, Dembélé cutting inside completes a solo bypass of the defender.

"Another nutmeg!"

"Haha, Dembélé has truly been activated!"

"Yes, as we said, if the awards ceremony had been held two months later, Dembélé would undoubtedly have made the candidate list."

The French winger dreams back to his Dortmund days.

Slap!

A pass with the left foot, chipped over to the left flank.

The one receiving the ball is Tang Ye.

Tang Ye had already run to the left flank the moment Dembélé went down the line, while now Rodri is marking the central position.

A chance for Ggbond!

Facing the two defenders Sissoko and Aurier, Tang Ye dribbles closer bit by bit using the outside of his foot.

Both are two-footed players; Tang Ye's movements are very similar to Dembélé's.

But there is one difference: Tang Ye's sense of rhythm is slightly better than Dembélé's.

Swish swish!

The La Croqueta is executed; Tang Ye briefly shakes off Aurier, then urgently changes direction toward the baseline.

Down the line!

Aurier bodies up against Tang Ye, not wanting to let the opponent deliver an easy pass.

But what Aurier didn't expect was that he got pushed open by Tang Ye.

Arriving near the baseline!

Martial is in position inside the small penalty area!

Slap!

A shot driven with the left foot; Tang Ye fires a zero-angle shot.

Slap!

Gazzaniga pushes the ball over the crossbar!

"Damn!!"

Clutching his head with both hands, Tang Ye lets out a roar.

Such a good shooting angle; this goalkeeper is purely bluffing!

This is Manchester United's best shooting opportunity of the match so far, but unfortunately, Tottenham's luck has been a bit too good.

"Huff..."

Hands on his hips, Tang Ye feels somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Because in his view, that shot he just took was impossible to save.

A corner kick opportunity for Manchester United!

Tang Ye and De Jong whisper briefly, ultimately deciding to let De Jong take this one.

Slap!

The corner is taken, delivered to the near post!

Dembélé runs onto the ball, flicks it with his heel, passing it to Wan-Bissaka behind him.

"Wow!"

A very imaginative pass!

Wan-Bissaka!

"Come here, come here!"

Tang Ye directs his teammate, and Wan-Bissaka quickly moves over.

At this moment, Tang Ye also makes his move, actively running over to provide support, executing a crossing run with Wan-Bissaka just as they reach their positions.

The defenders no longer know who to mark; Wan-Bissaka pushes a through ball forward.

Tang Ye!

Slap!

A cross delivered with the right foot, landing precisely on Martial.

!!!

Controlling the ball with his body, he lays it off to his right foot!

The right leg swings up!

A feint with the right foot, and Martial successfully shakes off the defensive circle.

Right foot to left foot again.

Give the left foot back!

Slap!

Martial fires off a stab shot.

Goal!

……

(End of Chapter)