NOVEL NEXT Chapter 313: Is it over? No, the massacre has just begun!
Tang Long scores again, achieving a brace!
As the clock hits 75 minutes, the scoreboard now boldly displays 1:4!
Celebrating at the opponent's home ground, Old Trafford, is a wonderful experience for every Manchester City player.
Even though there are only about 3000 Manchester City away fans present.
Even amid the resounding boos of over 70,000 fans, some Manchester United players even cover their ears with their hands.
Even though, in terms of points, this is just another league match.
But the Manchester City players do not conceal their inner excitement!
Sterling, Bony, Delph, Kolarov, even Ranocchia from the backline, are all sprinting, everyone embracing Tang Long.
With injury time considered, less than 20 minutes remain, and the 4:1 scoreline is enough for them to leave Old Trafford with heads held high, eager to share the joy of three points with family and friends.
As players, their job is to play, to perform on the pitch for fans every weekend;
But the passion and joy that this job brings them far surpasses that of an ordinary job!
Aside from the high monthly salary, for most players, football has a special significance, it is a sport that lets them shine!
When you hate someone, you'll find ways to defeat and humiliate them;
When you hate a team, the best retaliation is to thrash them on the football field!
At least today, Manchester City players believe they have done just that!
A minute later, taking advantage of a throw-in break, Pellegrini called Tang Long over to him.
"You can come off now, Tang, take a rest."
But Tang Long firmly expressed, Coach, don't sub me out, I must play the full match.
On one hand, he knew that even if Bony was on the pitch, it would be difficult for the Ivorian to score without him;
On the other hand, Tang Long's inner voice shouted, when playing Manchester United, you need to crush them!
Tang Long glanced at Icardi on the Manchester United bench.
At this moment, Icardi no longer had that swagger from before the kickoff.
His gaze was unfocused, his eyes dull, like a kitten huddled on the bench.
He looked at the big 1:4 scoreline at Old Trafford, utterly unable to believe it was real...
For Icardi, this was truly a nightmarish evening.
An own goal, an own goal penalty—no other match in his career left him with such memorable memories as tonight.
Tang Long deliberately shouted in the direction of Icardi:
"I will play the full 90 minutes, brothers, keep pushing!"
Keep pushing!
Seeing that Tang Long was unwilling to come off, Pellegrini was happy to accept it, telling the players on the field to continue fighting.
In the remaining ten to twenty minutes, keep attacking aggressively, strive to create a disaster at Old Trafford.
Pellegrini is not an uncaring coach, he is over 60, and still retains some old-fashioned coaching etiquette.
If Ferguson were still the Manchester United coach, with a 4:1 score, no matter what Tang Long said, Pellegrini would resolutely call it quits, sparing the opponent some dignity, to avoid too much embarrassment.
But Manchester United's manager is no longer Ferguson!
In recent years, as Premier League competition intensifies, some implicit rules have already collapsed.
In some ways, the interpersonal networks that once linked these coaches have become faint.
Tang Long was not wrong in the pre-match press conference, in the Premier League, every goal differential is crucial because compared to Serie A, goal difference can play a decisive role for two teams tied in points in the quest for the Premier League title.
According to Premier League regulations, final standings after 38 rounds are determined by points, and if teams are tied, goal difference is the first tiebreaker, with the team having a better goal difference ranking higher.
This is different from other leagues' approach of using head-to-head points.
Subsequently, already beaten Manchester United had to once again raise their heads to withstand Manchester City's relentless attacks.
If you're going to get beaten anyway, then stand up and face it bravely~
In the 79th minute of the second half, Manchester City scored again!
Bony was a lucky man, coming on as a substitute due to Agüero's injury in such an important derby, coincidentally encountering Tang Long who was not subbed out.
As such, the synergy between the two was seamless.
In a counterattack, Tang Long surged with the ball, Sterling's timely pull created some space for Bony.
Bony remembered Tang Long's words, cut diagonally, just run!
A signature curved ground strike just wrapped around Jones's foot.
Bony seized the ball with a bang, scoring violently!
5 to 1!
Jones was stunned!
How did this curve turn more than De Bruyne's does?
Are you playing football or performing some art here?
How did you manage that kick?
Could you teach me?
"Haha, I, Bony, scored in the derby too!"
Bony rushed to Tang Long, instead of hugging him right away, he performed a 10-second African dance for him.
At this moment, Bony thought, in front of television sets in Côte d'Ivoire's villages, countless playmates from his past must be watching his derby performance.