novelraw Chapter 619 - 426: Tang Long Appears on News Broadcast! Pellegrini Makes a Final Gamble to Stay!
Chapter 619 - 426: Tang Long Appears on News Broadcast! Pellegrini Makes a Final Gamble to Stay!
Everyone was going crazy!
So much so that when the referee blew the final whistle.
Agüero was still dribbling forward, unleashing a powerful shot, the ball rocketed towards the stands like a missile. He hit a Bournemouth fan who was about to exit, knocking him back into his seat.
The night was serene.
A gentle breeze brushed their faces.
Tang Long and the other ten teammates on the field stared at the glaring 10-0 on the stadium’s big screen. The volcano within their hearts erupted at that moment, almost drowning the entire city of Bournemouth!
In May, local temperatures had risen above 20 degrees Celsius, not cold at all;
Yet every Manchester City player’s head was steaming white smoke.
This was the residual heat from the cannon shot just fired!
"Congratulations to Manchester City for securing the 2015-2016 Premier League title one round early!"
"Looking over the entire season, they absolutely deserve this trophy!"
"The performances of Agüero and Tang Long have been as outstanding as ever!"
"Apart from Manchester City fans, the team most concerned with this match is undoubtedly Manchester United."
"But unfortunately, the noisy neighbors of the past didn’t give their city rivals any chance. They killed the match!"
"By the way, Manchester City created a great history tonight!"
"The biggest point difference in Premier League history was the 94-95 season, Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich!"
"Tonight, Manchester City rewrote this to 10-0!"
"Bournemouth became the first team in Premier League history to be scored in double digits!"
"It’s truly heinous, absolutely inhumane..."
The starting goalkeeper for Bournemouth was crying!
Today was his Premier League debut, yet he encountered perhaps the most devastating blow of his life!
Losing this match leaves the team’s hopes of staying up extremely slim; they had to become the stepping stone for Manchester City to claim their third Premier League trophy at the moment they most needed a win.
Tang Long looked at the helpless young goalkeeper and recalled himself two years ago with Inter Youth Team.
Actively comforting the young keeper, "Morrison, you did nothing wrong tonight, you just got caught in the crossfire. So lift your head, keep working hard and training tomorrow!"
Manchester City players were hugging and clapping each other.
Everyone was embracing, everyone spoken a few words.
There wasn’t much celebration, nor was there wild cheering.
Firstly, this was the opponent’s home ground; a 10-goal massacre over them was enough to showcase Manchester City’s crushing dominance over all Premier League teams.
Secondly, despite winning the Premier League a round early, many players weren’t too happy inside.
If not for preparing for the second-leg Champions League match against Bayern, they would’ve secured it in the previous Premier League round already.
The Premier League title, from the first day of the season, was every individual in the club’s bottom line goal.
But for the Champions League, they held an attitude of aiming for the challenge.
This also aligns with Manchester City’s standing in the global football scene.
Since the club’s inception, it was ruthlessly suppressed by its city rivals for a century, labeled as the noisy neighbors.
It was only eight years ago, with the Abu Dhabi Consortium’s investment, they gradually strengthened, no longer worried about relegation and steadily climbed to the Premier League champion’s throne.
In Manchester City’s history, they have never won any European War, not even the Abu Dhabi Consortium ever said, "Look, if you don’t win this season’s Champions League, disband!"
The Champions League is the ultimate dream for every Manchester City player.
From the outcome, this season’s Champions League semi-finals were already the best historical performance for the club, every one should be proud, and the team’s owner will not scold the players more.
But ties on scores in two matches, merely because of one less away goal, such process absolutely cannot satisfy the Manchester City players!
Especially for core players like Agüero, Kompany, Tang Long, and Ranocchia, their hearts were full of unyielding regret.
These players have higher goals for their careers—forever aspiring to the highest honor, advancing higher and stronger, it’s imprinted in their very bones.
Regret?
Indeed there is.
But just like what Tang Long told the heartbroken Bournemouth young keeper after the match: "Lift your head, keep working hard and training tomorrow!"
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Manchester Evening News: Third Premier League title in history! Manchester is blue tonight!
The Guardian: Victory belongs to the best team, congratulations Manchester City!
The Times: Agüero four goals, Tang three goals, violent Manchester City bloodbath the opponent with 10 goals, dominate England!
Der Spiegel: 36 goals! Agüero almost locks up the Premier League Golden Boot!
Sports Weekly: After Dong Fangzhuo, another Chinese player wins the Premier League title!
Football Newspaper: A model for Chinese players playing abroad! He will inspire more children to love football!
Tang Long even appeared on CCTV Channel 1’s news broadcast that night.
"Beep—beep beep beep—"
"Good evening, viewers, welcome to the news broadcast tonight!"
"In the sporting arena, an exciting piece of news has emerged. In the 2015-2016 Premier League season, Manchester City showed extraordinary prowess, clinching the championship one round early."
"It’s noteworthy that in this round’s match, Manchester City defeated Bournemouth with an astonishing score of 10-0, setting the most significant point difference in Premier League history!"
"Chinese player Tang Long won the title with the team, his brilliant performance not only sets a new model for Chinese players playing abroad but will also inspire many football-loving youths domestically to chase their dreams, injecting new energy into our national sports!’"