Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 655 - 453 Consecutive Hat-Tricks in 2 Rounds, the First in Premier League! He Far Surpasses Messi and Ronaldo at the Same Age!
Chapter 655: Chapter 453 Consecutive Hat-Tricks in 2 Rounds, the First in Premier League! He Far Surpasses Messi and Ronaldo at the Same Age!
In the 65th minute, right winger Sane received Diego’s through ball and dashed into the penalty area, only to be tripped by center-back Wolshaid, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!
At this moment, Guardiola was preparing to make a substitution.
Bringing on Bonazzoli to replace Agüero.
He decided to keep Tang Long on the field, to see if he could continue his hat-trick.
However, upon seeing Manchester City win a penalty, Guardiola gestured to Bonazzoli to sit back down.
"Hold on a moment," Guardiola said to Chiwo, "I want to see if Agüero might take this penalty."
This season, although Guardiola moved Tang Long from attacking midfielder to left winger to maximize his scoring potential;
But regarding the team’s primary penalty taker, after careful consideration, Guardiola decided to follow Pellegrini’s traditions.
Agüero first, Tang Long second, and if both aren’t on the field, the decision is made by the players present.
Logically speaking, since Agüero hasn’t been substituted, he should be the one to take the penalty.
However, Ranocchia approached Agüero and tentatively suggested, "Tang just needs one more for a hat-trick, why not give the penalty to him?"
Ranocchia, 28 this year, used to be captain at Inter and managed the locker room.
He isn’t a naïve guy; he considered his suggestion thoroughly.
Agüero hesitated, holding the ball, looking at the 2-0 score on the big scoreboard, feeling quite torn.
Often, when a player scores twice, and the team has secured victory, the main penalty taker voluntarily gives up the penalty, allowing the two-goal player to complete a hat-trick.
Last season, Agüero once gave Tang Long a penalty, helping him complete a hat-trick;
And while he was playing at Atletico Madrid, Diego Forlan once gave him a penalty, and Agüero successfully achieved a hat-trick!
But this time, Agüero was reluctant to give up the penalty.
He saw Bonazzoli putting on shin guards, noticed the fourth official’s board placed on the ground, understanding he was about to get substituted.
This penalty didn’t affect the outcome of the match, but the desire to score before going off was evident on his face.
He was deeply conflicted inside: "If this goal scores, Tang will have a hat-trick for two consecutive matches, overshadowing me completely; I was last season’s top scorer and Premier League Golden Boot! This season, I aim to win the European Golden Boot. How can I just give away such an easy penalty?"
But then he thought, "I’m the vice-captain, a veteran on the team, it’s common courtesy to allow a teammate who scored twice to complete their hat-trick, no matter who it is. Not letting him score might seem bad for team unity..."
Agüero held the ball, struggling inwardly, not knowing whether to let Tang have it or not.
Luckily, Tang Long took the initiative to resolve the situation.
"Sergio, you haven’t scored yet today, you’re the designated penalty taker, you should be the one to kick this!"
Tang Long said, pulling Ranocchia aside, Ranocchia, seeing Tang Long not competing for the penalty, nodded acknowledgingly, telling Agüero "Good luck, brother," before walking away.
Seeing Tang Long speak up, Agüero felt relieved, smiling and giving Tang Long a thumbs up, thinking, "This guy really gets it, he understands my situation of not scoring, how considerate!"
Agüero stood in front of the ball.
"JU——"
Run-up!
Bang!
The ball was spotted correctly by goalkeeper Jiwen, who tapped it, causing it to hit the post and bounce out!
Tang Long dashed swiftly, opportunistically scoring with a follow-up shot.
"Ah..." Agüero was both amused and helpless, shrugging towards Tang Long.
"This goal counts as your assist, Sergio!" Tang Long didn’t celebrate but immediately comforted Agüero.
The live broadcast was full of laughter!
-[Haha, you can’t blame Tang Long, he gave Agüero the chance, but he missed it!]
-[Do you guys think Agüero might be so frustrated he’s banging his fists on the ground right now?]
-[In all fairness, the quality of this penalty wasn’t low; Tang Long simply picked up the leftovers.]
-[Scoring on the rebound isn’t rare, but the way this goal happened was quite funny!]
-[No one notices how Tang Long managed to react so fast to the rebound; his reflexes are astonishing!]
-[If this were known, it would have been better to let Tang Long take the kick directly; what a redundant move, it’s hilarious!]
Even Agüero himself laughed.
He shook his head helplessly and kicked the ground hard, raising a cloud of grass clippings.
Last season, he scored all five penalty kicks, but this season he missed the first one, making it a blessing in disguise for Tang Long. Really unlucky~
But on second thought, he couldn’t blame Tang Long. Who to blame? Only himself, as Tang Long didn’t compete with him for this penalty.
With this thought, Agüero felt a bit relieved.
He hugged Tang Long to congratulate him for scoring a hat-trick in two consecutive games, then turned and walked off the field.
"Substitution adjustment, Tang off, Bonazzoli on, Agüero continues to stay on the field!"
Guardiola immediately asked the fourth official to adjust the substitution number.
At this moment, Agüero had already lowered his head and walked to the sidelines, but Guardiola pushed him back onto the field.
"Sergio, you continue to play!"
Tang Long ran off and high-fived Bonazzoli.
Agüero was instantly puzzled, scratching his head. Wasn’t I supposed to be substituted? Why am I not being substituted now? Then he happily ran back onto the field.
Before Bonazzoli took the field, Guardiola gave him a very clear task.
That was to hold up the ball as a target man and try his best to provide an assist to Agüero.
The young Bonazzoli did not disappoint, and in the last two minutes of the game, he resisted the opponent’s tall center-back, and sent a diving header to Agüero, who then continued with a head relay, scoring into an empty net!
That goal for Agüero was an unexpected joy!
He even slid on his knees in celebration, showing unprecedented happiness, and then ran to the sidelines to high-five with Guardiola.
After the game ended.
The hat-trick hero Tang Long also took the match ball from the referee’s hand.
Although Agüero was somewhat envious of Tang Long for his hat-trick, he still felt good about scoring a goal, being the first to pick up a pen in the locker room and write his name on Tang Long’s soccer ball, and other teammates signed as well.
They each discussed their performances on the field, and then exchanged some insights on playing as forwards.
Both showed smiles and talked happily, appearing to have a very good relationship.
Assistant coach Chiwo stood at the locker room door, seeing this scene made him admire Guardiola wholeheartedly!
He had followed Mancini for two years, and in such a substitution, if Mancini were standing on the sidelines, he would certainly mechanically substitute Agüero and leave Tang Long on the field.
Guardiola, however, is different. He considers problems from the player’s perspective and then controls the overall situation.
Chiwo thought: "Not to mention tactics, at least in terms of dressing room management, Guardiola is far superior to Mancini! Looking at it now, not following Icardi’s advice to go to Manchester United and coming to Manchester City, this move was absolutely the right one!"
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"6 goals in two rounds! Tang dominates the Premier League top scorer list!"
"Kane, Eevee, Icardi, Agüero, all under Tang’s feet!"
"With consecutive hat-tricks to start the season! Tang becomes the first in Premier League history!"
"The new king at Itihad? Forward Tang emerges!"
"A great transformation, a big step towards superstar status!"
After the game, news about Tang Long’s consecutive hat-tricks flooded in!
With hat-tricks in the first two rounds of the Premier League, Tang Long also set a historical record of over twenty years in the Premier League, becoming the first person!
If last season Tang Long’s talent in passing and assisting was already astonishing to everyone;
Then this season, after switching from attacking midfielder to forward, his incredible scoring efficiency left everyone in awe!
"This young man, who is not yet 20, just how much untapped potential is there?"
"Perhaps only Guardiola knows!"
"It is well-known that Guarda from La Masia specializes in discovering young talent."
"Guardiola once said that discovering Messi in his coaching career was the greatest thing he had done in his life."
"Maybe in 2-3 years, or perhaps even sooner, Guardiola will change that statement!"
"Tang, this young man from China, might he take Messi’s place and become Guardiola’s most outstanding discovery in his coaching career?"
"No matter what, Tang’s growth speed has far exceeded everyone’s expectations!"
"Throughout football history, at the age of 19, no one has reached his level, not even Messi and C Luo are close!"
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