Chapter 756: The 2021 FIFA World Player of the Year

A choice between two...

From the perspective of utility value, a "World-Shocking" talent was obviously far more important to Tang Ye.

As for you asking about comprehensiveness?

Comprehensiveness was the biggest joke to Tang Ye.

Because the Ball King himself did not follow the conventional development path!

【Ball Control: Widely Watched → World-Shocking】

【Ball Control: 93 → 94】

Tang Ye.

【Ball Control: World-Shocking; Passing: Transcendent (Pseudo-Saint)】

【Shooting: Rare in a Thousand Years; Heading: Good for Nothing; Set Pieces: Widely Watched】

【Speed: One in a Hundred; Stamina: World-Shocking; Physical Confrontation: World-Shocking】

【Defense: Rare in a Thousand Years; Vision: Transcendent】

Overall Evaluation: Transcendent (Pseudo-Saint)

This maneuver directly pushed Tang Ye's overall talent evaluation up to Transcendent.

Although it was not a Transcendent rating in the standard sense, it was actually not far off.

With a Ball Control of 94, factoring in the subsequent training improvements brought by the talent boost.

Tang Ye now had a premonition that he could grind his Ball Control attribute up to 96 before the end of this season!

By then, never mind saying his passing was number one in the world; it would be his only attribute left to talk about.

Even ggbond's Ball Control would have to be number one in the world!

The Sun — 6 matches, 5 wins and 1 draw; China maintains an undefeated record in the Asian qualifiers, and the Chinese men's football team is poised to become the first team globally, aside from Qatar, to confirm qualification for the 2022 World Cup.

Check Dongqiu Di reposted: Tang Ye holds Evergrande stock worth 1.77 million RMB, which has shrunk by over 40% in a week, but Tang Ye has not currently sold the stock.

Extremely happy, Tang Ye came to the 17th floor to attend tonight's victory banquet, his mind fantasizing about the scene after his Ball Control broke through 95.

Comparing it to a Passing rating of 95, the difference between the levels of 94 and 95 should still be quite significant.

"Ball King Tang! Let me offer a toast to Ball King Tang!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning raised his wine glass and downed it in one go.

"Haha!"

Tang Ye walked over: "Drink a little less, Brother Ning; there are still matches ahead."

"What's the big deal? Don't you drink every day in England too?"

"Yeah, I don't care either way."

After speaking, Tang Ye casually picked up a glass containing red wine and took a large gulp: "I can recover very quickly after drinking, but you won't recover, Brother Ning."

"Haha!"

After all that fuss, it turned out he was just showing off; Zhang Zhang Yuning shook his head, indicating he would not continue drinking with Tang Ye.

Zhang Zhang Yuning had just walked away when Li Tie arrived, leading several officials from the Football Association.

Tang Ye had only just learned that leaders from the Football Association and some officials from Guangdong Province would be attending this victory banquet.

"Tang Ye."

Shaking hands with Tang Ye, the officials all raised their glasses to congratulate him on today's victory.

"Thank you!"

Tang Ye nodded slightly; at this moment, Li Tie suddenly asked him a question: "Aren't you selling your Evergrande stock?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I was preparing to tell you right after the match ended; I saw the news on Baidu—your Evergrande stock has dropped a lot; that company is having problems."

"Oh, that."

Tang Ye nodded.

Judging from his reaction, he already knew about this matter.

Moreover, Tang Ye then mentioned something Li Tie did not know: "I probably won't sell; those stocks weren't bought by me; they were given to me."

"Evergrande has helped me a lot; didn't they sponsor us during the World Cup before?"

Tang Ye swirled his empty glass: "It wouldn't look good to sell at a time like this; let's just leave them hanging; anyway, I remember I don't have many shares."

Tang Ye counted as someone partially affiliated with the company; if he started selling stock, it would be publicly disclosed after a period of time.

Although fans might not overthink it, it was best for Tang Ye not to sell, just as a gesture of gratitude for Evergrande's consistent support of the Chinese national team.

"Actually, I didn't expect Evergrande to have problems either."

Tang Ye sighed: "I always felt they were incredibly awesome."

"I estimate it will drop even further."

Li Tie shook his head, not expecting this assistant coach of the national football team to understand some financial matters.

"Haha, Brother Tie, you look like you're very good at making money."

Tang Ye teased: "So, do you like trading stocks?"

"Oh, no, I just understand a little bit about it."

Li Tie waved his hand: "Stock trading requires capital; with just my salary, what's the point of trading stocks? You can't make big money!"

"What's the big deal? Don't be too greedy, Brother Tie."

Tang Ye clenched his right fist and punched Li Tie lightly on the arm: "As long as you live comfortably, how much you earn actually doesn't matter much."

"How could someone like you with an annual salary of over 100 million understand our difficulties..."

Li Tie sighed.

"Alright then."

What Li Tie said made sense; since that was the case, Tang Ye had nothing more to say.

Everyone's happiness differs; Tang Ye couldn't expect the others on the team to find joy in playing football just as he did.

"Brother Lei!"

"Damn, Brother Lei, we must celebrate your goal!"

……

The day after the victory banquet ended, Tang Ye flew his small private jet back to Manchester.

It had to be said that purchasing a private jet was indeed a very correct decision, especially during the World Cup qualifiers, and it would likely prove useful when the Asian Cup began as well.

When matches were needed, he could fly back and forth in his own plane, saving a great deal of time.

When not needed, it could even be rented out.

Bohr had calculated the figures for Tang Ye.

For a usage frequency like Tang Ye's, direct purchase was more cost-effective than renting.

The most outrageous part, however, was the rental aspect.

Tang Ye's private jet featured a GG Bond design, along with the logos of the Chinese National Team and Manchester United; combined, they looked extremely striking.

Precisely because of its attractive appearance, coupled with Tang Ye's celebrity effect, if one wished to rent a private jet of the same model as Tang Ye's, a premium of over 15% was required.

Who wouldn't want to ride a small jet adorned with a GG Bond design?

On November 18, two days remained before the 12th round of Premier League matches.

Doing the math made it clear that Tang Ye would definitely be unable to play in the 12th round.

However, whether Tang Ye could play was not the main point, as Manchester United's opponent in the 12th round, Watford, was hardly formidable, belonging to the tier destined to be thoroughly crushed by Manchester United.

What the fans cared about were other matters.

Such as the various issues between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Just two hours after Tang Ye arrived in Manchester, The Sun posted a photograph on its Twitter account.

The Sun's genius photographer had found an incredibly genius angle to capture a photo only a genius could take.

Tang Ye's private jet and Cristiano Ronaldo's private jet were parked side by side at the airport.

Coincidentally, according to The Sun reporter's investigation, Tang Ye's and Cristiano Ronaldo's private jets were of the same brand and even the same model; the only difference lay in their production batches.

The Sun: Bombardier G6500 New Model (GG Bond Edition) vs. Bombardier G6500 Old Model (CR7 Edition)—Which is the Ultimate Long-Range Business Jet?

The Sun understood traffic; there was not a single aviation enthusiast in the comments section, only fans of Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo fighting to the death.

……

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Watford 3:0 away.

Subsequently, in the 5th round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United again defeated Ajax with a score of 2:0.

Across both matches, Tang Ye played a total of only 20 minutes, all of which came from his substitute appearance in the match against Ajax.

Ten Hag's arrangement sparked two speculations among the fans.