Chapter 713: Young People Shouldn't Always Think About Taking Shortcuts; Eventually, They Will Have To

Check Dongqiu Di pinned post: In the friendly match, Manchester United defeated Napoli 5:2; Tang Ye played for 67 minutes and received a rating of 7.6, while Rashford showed signs of recovering his form. (198,323 comments)

They easily defeated Napoli, marking the completion of Manchester United's planned three friendly matches.

Maintaining a 100% win rate across all three games, and judging from this match against Napoli, it is evident that Manchester United players are regaining their competitive form quite quickly.

If this momentum continues, barring any accidents, Manchester United should maintain an extremely high win rate right from the start of the new Premier League season.

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The first to interview Tang Ye was a dispatched reporter from the Shedewai Sect, who asked him about the Tokyo Olympics.

"According to media reports, if the Tokyo Olympics had been held as scheduled in 2020, you might have represented the Chinese Olympic team; is this true?"

"..."

Tang Ye placed his hand on his neck as if scratching an itch: "To be honest, I don't know myself, since the Tokyo Olympics were announced to be postponed several months in advance, and I didn't even receive any news from the Olympic team."

"Hmm... if there had been a chance, I would have been quite willing to participate, but with the postponement, it's no longer possible."

From Tang Ye's answer, one can deduce that the postponement of the event was indeed a major reason why he could not participate.

The Olympic training camp began on May 10, at which time Tang Ye was still playing in the Champions League and Fan Fan Dejia for Dortmund.

Dortmund paid such a high loan fee; for every match Tang Ye missed, the club suffered a loss of nearly 2 million euros.

It was precisely because of this loan contract that Tang Ye was unable to attend the Olympic team's pre-tournament training.

Well, actually, the main reason was simply that he didn't want to participate.

Because Chinese fans familiar with Tang Ye all know that ggbond requires no adaptation period when playing for the national team.

If Tang Ye felt he should return to the country to play matches, then he would return; if he felt he shouldn't, then there was no need to come back.

Especially regarding the Asian Qualifiers Round 2; although these are also FIFA A-level matches, Tang Ye indeed possessed the right not to participate, operating entirely on a whim.

"However, I have been following the Olympic team's matches."

Tang Ye added a few words: "Jiang Li Shenglong's goal was truly spectacular."

Click-click!

It was actually just a very simple sentence, yet the Shedewai Sect reporter had already captured the key elements.

The reporter had even already devised the headline for the news article.

"Tang Ye's Endorsement: What Lies Ahead for Jiang Li Shenglong's Career?"

"And Su Su Bingtian; I got to know Brother Tian when we filmed the Yili commercial together, so seeing him run 9.83 seconds on TV was quite shocking to me; that result is truly too extraordinary."

"If only I had that kind of speed."

Tang Ye laughed, his eyes revealing an envy that was difficult to conceal.

It was impossible not to be envious.

9.83 seconds!

A rough estimate suggests that if ggbond could run that fast, wouldn't his market value start at 500 million euros?

The Shedewai Sect reporter concluded his questioning, and soon an ESPN reporter stood up.

"Welcome back to the United States, Tom!"

"I interviewed you last time I was in Los Angeles, though you probably don't remember me."

"I do remember."

"Oh! Really? Haha, thank you!"

The reporter nodded, not having expected Tang Ye to remember him.

"Tom, we want to play a 'Choose One of Two' game with you; have you played this game before? This game supposedly originated when football became popular."

"What?"

Tang Ye became interested.

"It's just... hmm, let me ask you directly, and then you'll understand!"

"LeBron or Stephen; if you had to choose one better player between them, who would you pick?"

"Wow!"

His eyebrows raised.

Tang Ye roughly understood what game this was; it was the "Messi or Ronaldo" question that had been very popular on YouTube a few years ago, where basically every player valued at over ten million euros had been asked this, and Tang Ye himself had been asked while in La Liga.

However, this 'Choose One of Two' game had gradually faded from fans' view since 2019.

Speaking of which, the disappearance of this game was inseparable from Tang Ye, as it was Tang Ye's rise that caused the decline in heated discussion surrounding the Messi-Ronaldo debate.

"LeBron, for sure!"

Tilting his head slightly, Tang Ye gave his answer.

"LeBron or Durant?"

"LeBron."

"LeBron or Michael Jordan?"

"LeBron."

"Jokic or Curry?"

"LeBron... oh, sorry!"

?

Made a mistake!

Tang Ye quickly nodded and apologized: "Ahem, um, you asked a bit too fast, so I didn't have time to react."

LeBron's tweet: Who has received the recognition of the football GOAT?

Besides posting on Twitter, LeBron also accepted an interview with an ESPN reporter, where the Lakers star likewise took on the reporter's 'Choose One of Two' challenge.

"Ronaldo or ty?"

"ty!"

"Messi or ty?"

"ty!"

James broke into a smile: "LeBron! Come on, I'm willing to accept all questions; anyway, the answer to every question is just one!"

"Maradona or ty?"

"Hmm... Maradona is a player with historical achievements; many people like to honor him as the King of Football. But I feel that setting aside the World Cup, from the perspective of absolute strength..."

"I still choose ty."

James was extremely certain; he firmly believed his answer was correct.

【66666, so it's mutual commercial flattery, is it?】

【What mutual commercial flattery? Look carefully: one is lying, the other is telling the truth. How the hell can those be the same? I can understand Tang Tang Qiuwang > Maradona—comparing raw strength rather than achievements—but what is this James > Jordan nonsense?】

【Stop the hate; my King of Football Tang only speaks the truth. James is awesome!】

【Hahahaha】

Telling the truth was indeed quite exhausting for James; in order to engage in mutual commercial flattery with Tang Ye, he had to rack his brains to speak the truth, maintain sincerity, and not mix in even a shred of lies.

Tang Ye had it much easier; he only needed to answer "LeBron" to any question posed to him.

Jokic or Curry?

LeBron!

Only LeBron!

Of course, if you think LeBron is just blowing smoke randomly, then you are making a huge mistake; this interview was not as simple as the fans imagined.

"Although ty thinks I am superior to Jordan in certain aspects, I am also willing to remain humble, because I know there are still many shortcomings within me, but I will gradually make up for my deficiencies; this is what a professional player ought to do."

"Just like you asked me a moment ago for advice for young people, this is actually very simple: I suggest that young people focus more on enjoying the process, rather than taking shortcuts for the sake of some honors."

James's words carried a profound philosophical implication, so listen as he analyzes slowly.

"Nowadays, many young players in the NBA are trying to take shortcuts, attempting to deceive the process. They will execute transfers, some unreasonable ones, just to win some championships."

James's expression was terrifyingly serious.

As a senior figure in the league, it was evident that he truly felt dissatisfied with the current atmosphere in the NBA.

"This is also one of the reasons I approve of ta; I believe young NBA players should learn from ty."

"ty was willing to join Manchester United during their slump; although he failed to win the Champions League in two consecutive seasons, and even though teams with superior strength extended olive branches to him."