[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back":3,"chapter-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-62":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Football: At 16, Let Me Retire and Come Back?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2300032,4499,"Chapter 62: Utrecht","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>Because of this vacation, Tang Ye missed Utrecht’s 14th-round match against Almería Hercules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Utrecht’s third loss of the season; the 1–2 scoreline left players and coaches frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tenghahe  did not blame the players for this defeat, because the referee in that match was extremely biased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two penalties were not awarded—otherwise Utrecht would have won 3–2!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden loss made the atmosphere inside Utrecht’s squad tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Tang Ye didn’t play, he didn’t feel the fury of facing a corrupt referee, so his mood wasn’t affected much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tang Ye wasn’t happy either, because his teammates—Amrabat, Aale, and Ram Saier —hadn’t smiled since the match ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no smiles on his teammates’ faces, Tang Ye couldn’t even find anyone to play with during training!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine, we’ll win the next one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye sent a message to Amrabat via WhatsApp—just now, this Moroccan had declined Tang Ye’s FIFA game invite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, you don’t know how stupid that referee was—we should’ve won the other day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amrabat sent a voice message; Tang Ye didn’t know what to say, so he started a game himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, they were angry—but as professionals, their ability to adjust mentally was strong; after online brawls with referees and fans, Utrecht’s first-teamers felt better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give it to me! Give it to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye sprinted to the left baseline; Van der Maarel seized the chance and sent a high ball over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“OK, watch this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye shouted, faked a move, and deceived Klebe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chest control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volley!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye blasted the ball out of the base—it flew beyond the field and hit a fox lying on the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang, what was that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye’s super strike stunned everyone; Ram Saier  laughed, clutching his stomach: “I felt like you just kicked like a Ballon d’Or winner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, don’t laugh—I was so close!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pointed to where the ball flew: “If I’d just flattened my foot a bit, it would’ve gone in—Ruit couldn’t have saved it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could’ve waited for the ball to bounce first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  shouted from the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Tang Ye’s volley showed plenty of imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his raw power was too weak to support his imagination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I can’t wait for it to bounce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye shouted back: “If it drops, the defenders close in—I have to release it fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye pointed to Klebe beside him—if the ball landed, Klebe would never give him a shooting chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had to be a volley!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But blasting it like that won’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  walked over: “Your shot can’t even reach a goal ten times higher—you’re just shooting at airplanes. Do you like shooting at airplanes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t rush—I’m practicing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye repeated his previous shooting motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’d just lowered my foot a bit more, that ball would’ve gone in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“OK, I’m starting to get scared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goalkeeper Ruit crossed his arms, pretending to shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, enough—end the scrimmage. We need to train set pieces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  and Van der Gaag stepped onto the field; players slowly gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utrecht’s set-piece tactic was simple: either Ram Saier  or Klebe would deliver the cross from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they’d discovered Tang Ye secretly had another trick: free kicks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great head coaches design special tactics based on players’ strengths—especially  Tenghahe , the monthly best coach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, we train set pieces—but no positions today. Everyone: midfielders, forwards, even defenders—all participate. We’re practicing tactics, not just set-piece technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  said. The watering on Field 2 was done; they could start anytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under  Tenghahe ’s direction, the final morning training session began: set-piece drills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still split into A and B teams: Team A included Aale, Barazite, Tang Ye, Ram Saier , and others in the starting lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team B consisted of Amrabat, Ayoub, Josten, plus some second-team players called up for auxiliary training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye scanned the group, searching for Zaka’s figure—but Zaka wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two, step out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  grabbed Tang Ye’s hand and pulled him and Ram Saier  out of the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the new set-piece tactic, set pieces would be taken by either Tang Ye or Ram Saier —that’s why  Tenghahe  called them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the box,  Tenghahe  used one of his favored tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aale, Barazite, and Van der Maarel stood in a diagonal line; before the corner kick, these three aerial specialists would signal each other to determine their running directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the box,  Tenghahe  walked to the designated set-piece spot and explained to Tang Ye and Ram Saier .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these instructions were mainly for Tang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry about how they run. Stay at the back—your view is best. Observe, then pass exactly where you want. The rest is up to the men in the box.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood? Tang, you go first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  stood ahead, arms crossed, expression stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see Tang Ye’s weirdly Biansu  free kick again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye placed the ball on the ground, stepped back slowly, and found what he felt was the right position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully observed the box, raised his right hand, then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned to  Tenghahe : “Uh… which team am I on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  grabbed his head: “Colorless team—you’re on the colorless team. The ones in fluorescent vests are your opponents. Got it!? Fuck, I’m already nervous and you’re asking me this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Ye turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he knew he was on the colorless team, Tang Ye needed to send the ball somewhere…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere a colorless player could easily reach, but a colored player couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball shot out fast, curving upward diagonally—just like the one he’d kicked against Nijmegen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one had topspin too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flew over both teams’ heads, then began to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nasser!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  shouted. Barazite, named, didn’t disappoint—he leaned forward and smashed the ball with his head into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bounced once, then dropped into the net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clap clap clap clap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  clapped: “Still needs refinement, but that’s basically it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Designing and executing set-piece tactics is difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But  Tenghahe  belongs to the top tier of head coaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only needed to emphasize a few points, and Utrecht’s set-piece offensive problems were nearly solved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Tang Ye…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenghahe  placed his hand on Tang Ye’s shoulder: “Lazy pig. Being lazy’s fine—but if you keep up with my rhythm, you’ll succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1052,"2026-06-20T06:50:08.245Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","217b389955fe4466e99b1cf9d526910b6bef9780811d7c73544a58708bcd384f","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-63","football-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-chapter-61",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffootball-at-16-let-me-retire-and-come-back-cover.jpg"]