He transmigrated to a parallel world and became a Chinese youth who had traveled to Spain to chase his dream.
After being cut from Atletico Madrid’s youth academy, he unexpectedly acquired the all-around offense-and-defense System, which unlocked rewards through training, matches, and tough battles.
Starting as a fringe substitute on the reserve team, he fought his way up with relentless running, pinpoint interceptions, and unstoppable long-range shots, earning the first team’s number 22 shirt.
Thriving under Simeone’s high-pressure, hard-nosed tactics, he could attack and defend alike: a shield in midfield and a powerful siege gun outside the box.
He helped Atletico beat Barcelona and Real Madrid both home and away, then powered through one European giant after another in the Champions League. On the national team, he carried China on his shoulders, broke through the barriers holding back Asian football, and reached the World Cup final.
The stars of football weigh in:
Messi: Facing Tang Yi is agony every second.
Simeone: Number 22 is the perfect player Atletico has been waiting twenty years to find.
Tang Yi’s legend began at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid and went on to the pinnacle of world football.
What a waste of such a high defensive attribute.