Sterling's Problem: His Bottom Kept Getting Bigger! The Plump-Bottomed Sterling Had His Own Troubles

Sterling is having a lot of troubles lately.

Because he noticed his butt was getting bigger and bigger.

At first, 21-year-old Sterling thought this was a normal phenomenon of muscle growth.

For players his age, although their height has stopped growing, their muscle mass has not yet reached its peak.

Generally, a player's muscles will not be fully developed until around the age of 24 or 25, reaching their strongest point.

However, everything has its limits; his excessively large rear end also caused Sterling some trouble on the field.

The first thing I noticed was that my body wasn't very coordinated when I was running.

As Sterling ran, he felt like there was a rock pressing down on his backside.

Whether he turned left or swayed right, whether he ran with his legs bent or his legs spread, he never felt right.

Sometimes, to balance the weight of his buttocks, he had to raise both hands, but this was still a bit awkward, which made his dribbling on the court, though sharp, often resulted in him tripping over himself.

Of course, the most important thing is that in one-on-one physical confrontations, his buttocks also become a certain burden for him.

When a player is closely marked by an opponent, they usually use their arms to shield the ball and separate the opponent, but Sterling can't do that!

Sometimes the distance he swings his arms is less than the radius of the sway of his hips.

This also makes Sterling, who is not tall to begin with, particularly afraid of close-range attacks from his opponents.

Since joining Manchester City this season, Sterling has been a regular starter on the left wing, but his statistics have not been ideal. So far, after 11 Premier League, he has only scored three goals and provided one assist, which is not impressive among England players of the same period and is far from his goal of 0.5 goals per game set at the beginning of the season.

This makes Sterling slightly worried about whether he will be able to start in next year's UEFA European Championship.

Sterling was getting impatient!

He first went to the team's strength and conditioning coach.

"Bro, what should I do about my butt?"

The strength and conditioning coach examined Sterling's buttocks, then slapped them hard, making a crisp sound.

"Your hips are indeed large. Kompany is 1.9 meters tall, and his hips aren't even as big as yours!"

Sterling told the strength and conditioning coach, with a hint of distress, that his hip size was genetic; his father and grandfather had even bigger hips.

"Then there's nothing we can do; genes are the most important thing."

Unable to get an answer from the strength and conditioning coach, Sterling went to see the team doctor Gracie.

"Miss Gracie, do you have any medical procedures that can remove the muscles in my buttocks? They're severely hindering my movement."

Gracie glanced at Sterling's round, watermelon-like buttocks, covered her mouth, and laughed:

"Medically speaking, we can remove liposuction, but I've never heard of removing muscle."

"Muscles can only atrophy slowly; it's a matter of use or disuse. For example, if you lie in bed for a year without moving, your gluteal muscles will naturally atrophy. However, I believe it's not just your gluteal muscles; muscles in other parts of the body will also shrink."

Gracie's words were clearly a death sentence for Sterling.

Seeing Sterling's dejected look, Gracie pointed out some problems.

"Your gluteus maximus is indeed well-developed. However, you also have a certain degree of anterior pelvic tilt, which has further widened your hips and caused them to protrude. If you can correct this problem, your posture will improve."

"How long will it take to get this right?" Sterling asked, his eyes wide.

Gracie pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "Most people need one to two years, but your anterior pelvic tilt is too severe. I estimate it will take at least three years, maybe even five!"

Sometimes during training, his teammates would joke about Sterling's butt.

Kolarov laughed and said to Sterling, "From now on, when the opponent takes a corner kick, I won't stand at the far post anymore. You stand there, back to me, legs spread, with your butt facing outwards. That way, you'll cover a larger defensive area."

The sharp-tongued Nasri even half-jokingly complained to Sterling, "Could you please not sit next to me in the locker room? Every time you sit down, half of my seat is too small."

Zabaleta patted Sterling's butt and said to him, "If you were a woman, I'd definitely take you to a hotel for some fun tonight."

These jokes made his teammates burst into laughter, but left Sterling feeling sullen.

Despite his young age, he joined Manchester City from Liverpool for a record transfer fee and was also last year's Golden Boy Award winner;

Actually, the young man is very fragile inside. When Milner, the bully, was on the team before, he often bullied him and even made him cry.

Sterling's emotions plummeted due to the impact of his abnormal physical development on his football skills; he was often sullen and rarely spoke.

After a day of training, Sterling was taking a shower.

As he was rinsing the foam off his head in the shower.

Suddenly, I felt a shadow looming over me from behind.

Sterling turned his head sharply and found that Tang Long had walked into his cubicle and was naked in front of him.

The two were less than half a meter apart, and Tang Long was still staring at his buttocks.

"Uh, what are you going to do?"

Sterling quickly and hastily shook the foam off his head, took a step back, and nervously leaned against the shower wall.

At that moment, all sorts of bad thoughts flashed through his mind.

Tang Long slowly pointed at Sterling's buttocks and said in surprise:

"Holy crap, your ass is as big as Diletta's!"

Seeing that Tang Long had left after speaking, Sterling breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he had been overthinking things.

However, his eyes darted around, and he quickly dried himself with a towel, got dressed, and went to his seat in the changing room before Tang Long left.

"Tang, I need to tell you something..."

Sterling poured out his heart to Tang Long, explaining his bewilderment about the development of his buttocks in detail.

Ever since Tang Long ousted Milner, the dominant player on the pitch, and provided two assists for Sterling, the England have been filled with admiration for Tang Long.

Now, Joe Hart, the bigwig of the England contingent, has lost his position and has been removed from the starting lineup by Pellegrini, while Delph is a perennial substitute.

Seeing the England contingent gradually losing its influence within Manchester City, Sterling is even more determined to cling to Tang Long's coattails.

Sterling also discovered a detail that puzzled him.

Tang Long's height and physique are only average for a Premier League team;

However, he was not at a disadvantage in physical confrontations during the match.

His fighting style is a blend of softness and strength; no matter how his opponent tries to squeeze or bump into him, he can always defuse the situation steadily and never suffer a loss.

This contrasts sharply with the awkwardness and disharmony Sterling displayed during the match.

Tang Long listened and nodded frequently.

He roughly understood what it meant.

"You do this, squat down in a horse stance and stick your butt out so I can have a good look at it."

Sterling didn't think much of it and followed Tang Long's example, squatting in a horse stance and sticking his butt out as much as possible.

Tang Long looked at it for a while and then shook his head, saying it wouldn't work.

"Take your pants off, I can't scan them like this."

"Forehead..."

Since Tang Long and Sterling had both done some extra training after practice, only the two of them remained in the locker room.

Sterling hesitated for a moment, wondering what kind of scan?

But she still did as Tang Long said, took off her pants, and faced Tang Long with her bare buttocks.

So Tang Long began to use the [Green Field Intelligence Engine] system in his mind, which had been upgraded to a high level, to scan Sterling's buttocks.

This scan took a full 10 minutes.

Sterling knelt in this strange position, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"Is it okay, Tang? My leg is about to break..."

[AI-powered analysis of Sterling is in progress...]

[Progress 95%...]

[Report generated]

Sterling is 172cm tall and weighs 69kg.

Advantage 1: Extremely fast. Possesses amazing acceleration and sustained running ability, allowing it to quickly shake off defenders during counter-attacks and breakthroughs. (Reduced by 13% due to disadvantage 4)

Advantage 2: Excellent dribbling skills. Sterling's footwork is agile, allowing him to complete various changes of direction and dribbling maneuvers in tight spaces. (This has been reduced by 32% due to disadvantage 4)

Advantage 3: Strong offensive awareness. Always able to keenly seize offensive opportunities and promptly advance into the opponent's defensive danger zone.

Weakness 1: Relatively weak in physical confrontations. Due to their shorter stature, they are often at a disadvantage in physical confrontations with strong defenders.

Weakness 2: Poor shot and pass selection. Sometimes, unreasonable passing and shooting choices are made during attacks, resulting in wasted attacking opportunities.

Weakness 3: Inconsistent performance. Performance fluctuates significantly, and there may be periods of poor performance in crucial matches.

Disadvantage 4: Overly rapid development of gluteal muscles. Due to the player's genetic factors, his glutes have become excessively large in the past six months, affecting his balance and further weakening his strengths 1 and 2.

To address drawback 4, the following improvements are proposed.

Improvement 1: Improve the original running posture and adopt the [Dinosaur-style] running posture, as follows...

Improvement 2: Reduce hand protection when shielding the ball, and stick your back to the defender as much as possible, as shown in the following posture...

Tang Long nodded knowingly.

"Sterling, your big butt is both a disadvantage and an advantage. Do you remember what Yaya Toure said? He said that a player's strongest muscle is his buttocks. If you use it well, your buttocks can become your deadliest weapon!"

"Toure say that? When did he say it?" Sterling asked, completely bewildered.

"I'll take you to find Toure. He's probably still practicing extra. Let's go!"

On the vast training field, only Toure remained, jogging slowly in recovery mode.

The atmosphere of intense competition still permeates Manchester City.

Toure was clearly unwilling to fall behind, especially since he understood that as a 32-year-old veteran, he would fall behind the younger players if he slacked off even slightly. Therefore, he had to put in 120% effort to ensure he didn't fall behind.

Toure is really going all out for a contract renewal in his contract year!

Just as Toure finished his jog and was sweating profusely, preparing to go to the locker room to shower, he saw Tang Long walking over with Sterling.

"Didn't you guys leave? Why are you back for extra practice?"

Although he was referring to "you all," Toure looked at Tang Long alone with a wary gaze.

Tang Long smiled and said to Toure, "We're about to leave, but Sterling would like to ask you for some tips on how to kick the ball with your hips." Sterling immediately agreed and humbly asked Toure for advice.

Sterling is a forward; his physical attributes and footballing mindset make it impossible for him to play as a defensive midfielder. Therefore, Toure's attitude towards Sterling is relatively friendly.

Especially when it comes to hip techniques, Toure is the best in Europe. He even personally demonstrated techniques for UEFA instructors on camera.

A sense of pride welled up within me.

"Haha, kicking the ball with my hips is my forte, mainly in terms of ball protection."

Toure pulled the ball under his foot and then let Sterling get close to him.

"The hips are the strongest muscle group in a player's body, and you should use them when protecting the ball."

The 1.72-meter Sterling approached the 1.90-meter Toure. As soon as they got close, Toure swung his arm, knocking Sterling's hand away. Then, with a turn, Toure pushed Sterling's waist aside with his buttocks and ran off with the ball.

Sterling made several defensive attempts but was repeatedly knocked down by Toure, leaving him sweating profusely.

"See that? The power of your hips is immense; the key is how you utilize it."

At this point, Toure paused, then continued speaking to Sterling:

"However, there is a big difference in our physical conditions. I am tall and strong, while you are short! So I suggest that when you are in a confrontation, you should not try to use hip-bumping moves. The best way is to use your speed to get around your opponent. In the Premier League, confrontation will only put you at a disadvantage. Every player must learn to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses."

Toure was speaking from the heart.

Sterling watched Toure's tall, mountain-like figure disappear into the distance, and said to Tang Long with a touch of melancholy:

"Toure's hip protection is indeed good, but he's also tall and strong; I can't compare to him."

Tang Long smiled and waved his hand, then put his arm around Sterling's neck.

"Don't listen to him. Let me teach you how to make the most of your body by using your butt. You only need to learn two moves."

On Sunday night, in the 12th round of the Premier League, Manchester City will host Norwich at home!

This season, Norwich is in mid-table, and many say that their initial goal of avoiding relegation was too conservative and should have been set higher, with a chance to compete for UEFA Europa League qualification being not out of the question.

Three hours before the match, Tang Long received a text message from his former teammate Nagatomo Yuto on the team bus.

Nagatomo Yuto has been Norwich's starting left-back this season, playing the full 90 minutes in every one of the first 10 rounds, truly an ironman;

Only in the last round did the head coach substitute him in the 70th minute.

Clearly, they're saving their energy for tonight's match against Manchester City!

He performed well on the offensive end, contributing an impressive 2 goals and 3 assists, and the left flank is also Norwich's main attacking threat.

"Tang, you Manchester City won the title, so you're not counting on us for this game. Go easy on me tonight!"

Tang Long replied, "Didn't you tell the reporters before the match that you knew my strengths and weaknesses very well, and even explained them in detail to the entire Norwich team? You guys are playing so hard, I can't afford to hold back!"

(One more chapter, will be posted before 1 AM)