Chapter 773: Securing a World Cup Ticket Early? (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Votes)

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 4-0 away, maintaining an unbeaten record in the Premier League this season; Tang Ye scored twice plus a penalty, while Dembélé was in excellent form. (Comments: 368,232)

A perfect 4-0 scoreline, yet fans focused their attention more on two other matters.

The first matter was Manchester United's unbeaten season.

Ever since losing to Wolves in the FA Cup, all of Europe had been saying things like "The Manchester United era is over" and "Manchester United has started down a slippery slope."

But then you glance at the Premier League table and discover Manchester United is still sitting comfortably in first place, with their number of losses still being zero.

Only then do you suddenly realize that you have been influenced by too much public opinion, leading you to make erroneous judgments about Manchester United's strength.

Just because Wolves could beat Manchester United doesn't mean other teams can too!

The second matter was Cristiano Ronaldo sitting on the substitutes' bench.

Starting from the previous match, Cristiano Ronaldo had gone two consecutive games without playing, accumulating not even a single minute on the pitch.

In response, two commentators in the Sky Sports broadcast studio offered their views.

"It is absolutely Ten Hag's fault."

Jensen stated with certainty, looking at his colleague beside him: "The conflict between Ten Hag and Ronaldo has further deteriorated; this is not good news for Ronaldo, because the opportunities he receives next will become fewer and fewer!"

"This is Ten Hag's problem."

Luis stood on Cristiano Ronaldo's side: "Ronaldo is currently fourth on the Premier League top scorers list; he deserves more opportunities."

"No, no, no, you cannot just look at the data; you need to look at other things!"

Jensen pointed out his colleague's mistake: "Didn't you see it? Ronaldo cannot fulfill the team's requirements when on the pitch. Manchester United needs a center forward who can constantly press for the ball; Manchester United's center forward needs sufficient running coverage."

"Okay, fine then, so what do you say Ronaldo should do now? Should Manchester United pay a weekly wage of 350,000 pounds to buy a substitute player?"

Cristiano Ronaldo's salary was indeed a problem.

"This is what I said before."

Jensen shifted into recall mode, tracing back his statements from several matches last year: "The correct way to use Ronaldo should be rotation, serving as a top-tier striker in the front line. He is a Ballon d'Or winner, and like TY, he has more than one Ballon d'Or; letting him play as a rotational player, he can deliver performance worthy of a 350,000-pound weekly wage, without a doubt."

"Ten Hag will not agree."

"Then I can do nothing about it either."

Jensen threw up his hands.

He acknowledged Cristiano Ronaldo's ability.

But for some reason, Ten Hag simply disliked Cristiano Ronaldo very much, even to the point of extreme hatred.

If the head coach does not give you opportunities, no amount of public opinion helping you will be of any use!

"Sigh..."

Luis sighed: "If I were Ronaldo, I think I should have a good talk with Ten Hag."

"Have a good talk? No, it's useless!"

Jensen stated decisively: "Erik is not the type of person who can listen to advice; he is as stubborn as Ronaldo! Even if all reporters and commentators suggest Ten Hag do that, he will not make any changes!"

"However..."

Jensen suddenly calmed down and changed tack: "I think seeking TY's help might be a suitable path; if you must find someone capable of persuading Ten Hag, it can only be TY. Ronaldo could seek TY's assistance; as we have seen, from the moment he returned to Manchester United until now, the relationship between Ronaldo and TY has been getting better and better."

"Mm."

Luis nodded.

Although Jensen's suggestion was not easy to implement, it currently seemed to be the most suitable path for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sky Sports: Cristiano Ronaldo should use TY as a lubricant to rectify the conflicted relationship with Ten Hag.

Manchester Evening News – Four goals and a clean sheet against Villa, Manchester United regains confidence in consecutive wins; FA Cup loss may not affect the team's form.

Attached: 2021-22 Premier League Top Scorers List (as of Round 22):

1. Salah (Liwupu), 16 goals.

2. Son Heung-min (Tottenham), 15 goals.

2. Kane (Tottenham), 15 goals.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), 14 goals.

5. Mané (Liwupu), 12 goals.

Judging from the top scorers list, Manchester United's data does not seem very good, with only Cristiano Ronaldo among the top five league scorers.

But in reality, Manchester United's league goal tally this season is the highest among all twenty teams; it is just that Manchester United's goals are too evenly distributed.

Rashford, Dembélé, and Tang Ye—three players with two scoring 11 goals and one scoring 10—directly formed a long queue right behind Mané.

Nevertheless, it must be said that the form of Liwupu and Tottenham players this season is truly excellent, especially those few on the top scorers list.

Additionally, judging from the top scorers list, Cristiano Ronaldo has actually played quite well this season.

Because regardless of anything else, the goal data exists substantively and objectively.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of these splendid goal statistics that the Portuguese man has always been unwilling to lower his status.

【Mission Objective: Unite the Feudal Lords】

【Requirements:...】

That evening, Tang Ye stared blankly at his system mission.

The system required him to turn Cristiano Ronaldo into a subordinate, and Tang Ye's outburst in the locker room a few weeks ago seemed to have inadvertently advanced this mission of his.

So the question arose.

Could applying pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo make him become his subordinate?

"..."

Chewing gum, Tang Ye shook his head.

To be honest, he did not know what to do next.

But one thing was certain: if they could get along, he actually had no desire to harm Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Pin to Top: Tang Ye elected 2021 FIFA World Player of the Year.