Chapter 770: Cristiano Ronaldo's Grievance and Crisis (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets, Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

"..."

Cristiano Ronaldo said nothing.

The other Manchester United players in the locker room likewise remained silent, plunging the space into an exceedingly eerie atmosphere.

Of course, it wasn't completely soundless; one could hear Tang Ye panting.

"Huh, huh..."

Taking several deep breaths, Tang Ye was adjusting his respiration, attempting to calm himself down.

The year 2022 had just begun, and they had already lost an FA Cup; clearly, he had failed to control his emotions just now.

Tang Ye shifted sideways by half a step, thereby granting Cristiano Ronaldo more space, so he no longer had to remain pinned in the corner.

"You... what do you want to say?"

Cristiano Ronaldo's voice was softer than before, though his brows remained furrowed.

"I... huh, it's just as I said earlier; I don't intend to say anything else."

Tang Ye glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo again: "I think you still need to do exactly as I said."

Gritting his teeth, Tang Ye walked back.

Cristiano Ronaldo was once again forced into the corner.

"..."

"Hey, hey!"

B. Fei and Rodri rushed over, each grabbing one of Tang Ye's arms: "Tom!"

B. Fei and Rodri seemed unsure what to say, so they could only restrain Tang Ye first.

Although the atmosphere on site was somewhat stiff, regardless, the two had ultimately not come to blows.

As long as no fighting occurred, the problem would be easy to resolve.

Yes, it should be that way.

"Relax."

Fan Fan Dejiahe finally arrived, positioning himself between Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I know you disagree, but let's not do this, okay? There's no need. We lost the match; there will be a post-match summary where we can communicate slowly then. Arguing here right now is meaningless."

"OK? That's it, everyone sit down, just sit down."

Fan Fan Dejiahe took hold of Tang Ye's hand, pushing the latter toward his seat.

Throughout the process, the Manchester United assistant coach kept observing Tang Ye's expression.

The scene from just now was vivid in his mind; Fan Fan Dejiahe truly feared Tang Ye might flare up again.

That would not be a good thing!

"..."

Glancing toward Cristiano Ronaldo's direction, Tang Ye slowly returned to his seat; nearby, Dembélé wanted to rest his hand on his teammate's shoulder, but after careful thought, he abandoned the idea.

Tom might need a little time to calm down.

Once both Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo were seated, not a single sound remained in the locker room.

Fan Fan Dejiahe wanted to say something, but he felt too awkward to be the first to speak.

At this moment, the younger players on the team were suffering the most; Greenwood and McTominay were even cautious when fetching water, fearing they might be scolded by either Tang Ye or Cristiano Ronaldo.

Creak—

The savior had arrived!

The players immediately looked toward the door.

A familiar face.

It was Ten Hag!

Everyone was looking at him; Ten Hag raised an eyebrow.

He hadn't expected the players within the team to reflect so quickly; in that case, swearing at them a bit less wouldn't be a major issue.

"Tom, Cristiano, there are interviews for you."

Upon finishing his sentence, both Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo stood up simultaneously.

!

Fan Fan Dejiahe was startled, but since he wasn't close with Cristiano Ronaldo, he dragged Tang Ye outward immediately to prevent the two from meeting in the corridor.

After escorting Tang Ye away, Fan Fan Dejiahe returned and offered one final admonition to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was preparing to leave: "Just calm down; it's unnecessary."

"..."

With Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo gone, Ten Hag stood in place, continuously observing the expressions of the players within the team.

Finally, he turned his head to look at Fan Fan Dejiahe: "What's wrong?"

"... Uh, I don't know how to say it."

Fan Fan Dejiahe felt somewhat awkward; rubbing his nose, he said, "Anyway, the situation isn't very good... hmm, that's it."

Just around the corner lay the mixed interview zone; Cristiano Ronaldo could already hear the sound of camera shutters clicking from afar.

Now, all he had to do was walk around the corner to accept reporter interviews, and during those interviews, he could express his dissatisfaction with Ten Hag, telling all reporters and fans that Ten Hag's decision to substitute him off while trailing 0-1 was a mistake, and that Erik should not have done so.

Thinking this, Cristiano Ronaldo took a step forward.

But then he stopped.

Because he recalled once again the situation just now when Tang Ye had forced him into the corner.

It was humiliating; extremely, extremely humiliating!

The young man showed not a shred of respect for his senior!

Cristiano was very angry, but the last thing Tang Ye said still lingered in his mind, impossible to shake off.

"Respect our tactics, Cristiano. Otherwise don't bother playing."

Under normal circumstances, pushed to that point, Cristiano would have had to expose everything Ten Hag and Tang Ye had done during the post-match interview, putting up the resistance he owed!

But!

The last thing Tang Ye said made the whole thing feel a little off.

He didn't know if Tang Ye had just been talking out of anger, but thinking it over carefully — if he actually did resist, how was he supposed to survive the rest of his contract at Manchester United?

The Manchester United of today is not the Manchester United of before 2010 — this is the 2020s now!

"……"

Cristiano took half a step forward, stopped, stepped back, turned around and walked the other way.

"Mr., you still haven't done the interview."

The staff member reminded him.

"No interview."

Cristiano tossed out a line, didn't even glance at the staff member, and walked straight off.

"This……"

……

Check Dongqiu Di match report: Miracle of the Wolves! FA Cup 4th round — Wolves 1:0 stun Manchester United, Ruben Neves long-range strike for the win. (Comment count: 382,376)

A careful look at the comment section reveals just three kinds of people.

The first kind is the most common on Check Dongqiu Di — the moment Manchester United loses, they must denounce Ten Hag, emphasizing how garbage his tactics are, or how low his intelligence is.

The second kind denounces Cristiano — this group has the most complex composition, hard to explain in a word.

The last kind are cheering for Wolves.

This season Manchester United has bullied too many teams — from the Premier League to the Champions League, all the same.

The strong cannot afford to lose, because once they lose, those weak teams they bullied before will pop out at some unknown moment and ride all over your face.

Sure enough, this miracle match will definitely be studied by other Premier League teams — the only question is whether the coaches of those other big clubs can come up with a good method to deal with Manchester United from studying this game.

……

Slam!

The last to get in, Allain shut the car door. At this point, Rodri's Audi SUV had four people in total — Rodri, Dembélé, Tang Ye, and Allain — the four of them heading together to a celebrity restaurant in Manchester.

In the back seat, Tang Ye kept staring out the window.

"Tom, I feel like you were still a bit too worked up."

In the passenger seat, Allain sighed. Tang Ye turned his head, looked at Allain, then at Dembélé.

Dembélé raised an eyebrow: "What?"

"I thought you were going to say something too……"

"Uh, I did want to say something — you could've talked to Ronaldo nicely. The way you did it made him really awkward. If I were Ronaldo, I'd be dying of embarrassment right now."

Dembélé moistened his lips.

Tang Ye spread his hands: "I know, I probably did say it a bit heavy, but if I don't say it heavy it doesn't work. Haven't you noticed? I've already said it nicely many times before."

"But being nice doesn't work, so what can I do?"

Tang Ye pointed at his own temple: "His thinking only runs along one line — if he thinks he's right, then he's always right, no matter what anyone else says. At that point, what else can I do? I can only shout."

"That's true enough."

Dembélé nodded, then turned to look at Allain.

In just a few sentences he'd swung from Allain's camp to Tang Ye's: "Yeah, Ronaldo always thinks he's right, but I also feel like he's wrong."

Dembélé shrugged: "We can't adjust our tactics just because of him."

"……"

Allain didn't know what to say either, could only stay silent.

"Actually my point isn't that you shouldn't have shouted at him, it's just…… you shouldn't have backed him into a corner. You made him too awkward."

"……"

Tang Ye scratched his hair.

"……Alright, fair enough, but I wasn't thinking that much at the time."

"So are you going to apologize?"