Everyone Wanted Us to Lose, but We Were Going to Win!
Inside the Etihad Stadium, the lights shone brightly, illuminating the green field.
The shout of "Number 13, Caballero!" had barely faded;
Immediately following were shouts of "Number 3, Sagna!" and "Number 25, Fernandinho!" rising and falling like surging waves, one after another.
The sound swirled and echoed above the stadium, each syllable carrying the passion and anticipation of the fans.
At the Etihad Stadium, the DJ in the stands loudly announced Manchester City's starting lineup for the match.
The cheers from the fans grew louder and louder!
When you see the next name on the starting lineup.
The DJ in the stands had a young face flushed red with excitement!
He took a deep breath, as if filling his lungs to bursting, his chest bulging, his face gradually turning red like a ripe apple. Then, he unleashed his full power, veins bulging on his neck, and roared:
"Number 9!"
The sound was like a thunderclap, exploding violently in the air.
"Tang!!!!"
He shouted that last name with all his might, his voice even cracking, sharp as a screaming lightning bolt in the night sky, sweeping across the vast starry sky above the Etihad Stadium with a fierce momentum.
"Tang!"
"Tang!"
"Chinatang!!!"
The 60,000 fans immediately responded with three shouts in unison.
Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs, like a powder keg that had been lit and was about to explode.
The decibel level inside the Etihad Stadium rose sharply to an unprecedented height, the sound wave spreading outwards like a tangible force.
Even in residential buildings 10 kilometers away from the stadium, the glass trembled slightly and made a buzzing sound under the impact of this powerful sound wave.
This is the support the fans have for Manchester City and Tang Long; it's their love, shouted from the depths of their souls!
The explosive news suddenly published by the Sun shocked the entire Britain football world.
This news is truly explosive and exceeded many people's expectations!
In an instant, media outlets from all walks of life, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in with a deluge of reports, dragging Manchester City and Tang Long into a massive vortex of public opinion;
Tang Long, like a lone warrior in the eye of the storm, bore it all alone.
Those traditional right-wing media outlets that oppose Manchester City are like a bunch of rats hiding in dark corners, shamelessly producing a large number of exaggerated and fabricated reports.
With furrowed brows and faces full of anguish, they spoke to the camera about their dissatisfaction with the current state of Manchester City;
In their eyes, Manchester City, a club with a history of over 100 years, is now in such a state of chaos, like a precious antique being wantonly destroyed.
They expressed deep sympathy for Nasri, the mastermind behind the voyeurism incident, their words seemingly portraying Nasri as an innocent victim who had suffered immense injustice.
They distorted the facts, claiming that Tang Long's gathering of the team's leaders to publicly demand Nasri's removal was an act of bullying!
They even shamelessly claimed that because of Tang Long's arrival, Manchester City had lost all kindness and camaraderie, and that the team had become a mercenary team that only cared about money.
"The Nasri incident is just the tip of the iceberg, a manifestation of the internal turmoil at Manchester City."
They spoke eloquently in front of the camera!
"Those oil tycoons from the Middle East, with their piles of checks and exorbitant transfer fees, brought advanced, almost luxurious stadium facilities, but they couldn't bring the gentlemanly sporting spirit that Britain football symbolizes."
Their eyes were filled with nostalgia!
"We miss the Manchester City team before the Abu Dhabi United Group took Blue Moon. Back then, although they had no trophies and were long dominated by their city rivals Manchester United, the players ran, passed, and shot with gentlemanly manners in every action. That was the true spirit of united and loving Premier League football."
Their tone was disdainful and arrogant!
"Whether they are Middle Easterners or China, they simply don't understand the meaning of football, this noble sport, in Britain. They are just using money to trample on our traditions! We would rather see a Manchester City that never wins a championship than a mercenary group corrupted by money and willing to do anything for profit!"
This absurd argument, like a virus, has spread among some conservative UK.
This argument has garnered support from some conservative UK.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, its aftereffects have lingered like a persistent shadow over UK.
Conservatism is making a comeback in UK, and many social elites have shown a tendency to withdraw from the movement in next year's Brexit referendum.
The storms and troubles from outside are too dirty and too unpleasant, turning our once peaceful home into a complete mess!
In the world of football, Manchester City, a rising star in the Premier League whose economy is backed by Middle Eastern oil, has become the target of criticism.
However, the economists, sociologists, and politicians who talk so eloquently in the media, sitting in their comfortable offices and speaking into microphones and cameras, have no effect on Manchester City fans.
Most Manchester City fans are ordinary working people, including construction workers, bus drivers, warehouse workers, and dockworkers.
All they know is that they work hard all week and come to the stadium on the weekend to support their beloved team, hoping that the team will win, win spectacularly, and win the championship, which is their spiritual sustenance!
If anyone tries to destroy this team or uses dirty and despicable means to attack our beliefs, sorry, we will never allow it!
If anyone dares to attack Tang Long, the core player whose transfer fee set a record, then they have crossed the line, and we will not allow it!
At this moment, Tang Long slowly walked out of the player tunnel, like a king descending.
He was greeted by a thunderous roar that echoed across the mountains and fields.
The sound was like gusts of hot air, enveloping him tightly, as if trying to lift him up.
My heart suddenly raced at that moment!
He glanced around and saw tens of thousands of fans suddenly holding up the latest edition of the Sun.
However, every single page of the Sun was covered in black ink.
"Trash the Sun, get out of here!"
"We welcome Tang, but not the Sun!"
"Tang! Don't pay attention to those rumors, you will always be our hero!"
"The Sun is a clown; let's give them a good slap in the face tonight with a line of victory!"
"Manchesterisalwaysblue!!!"
Tang Long clenched his fist, looked at the fans cheering for him all over the mountains, and clenched his fist heavily.
This punch was like a conductor suddenly raising their baton—
The fans' shouts suddenly rose again!
The deafening noise lashed out like whips at the Hull City players on the field, causing their eardrums to ache and their faces to contort with fear!
Hull City's center- Maguire even covered his ears tightly with his hands.
"Alex, is this some kind of nightmare?" Maguire yelled at his center-back partner Alex, "This noise is louder than an airplane engine!"
"What did you say, Maguire? I can't hear you!" Alex yelled back at Maguire.
"I said they were so noisy," Maguire hissed, bringing his mouth close to his ear. "The coach even said we should take advantage of Manchester City's internal strife and steal a game from them. Is that even possible?"
"It's hard to say, but judging from this situation, if we win this game, we'll be beaten to death by their fans before we even leave the stadium!"
In the first 10 minutes, Manchester City firmly controlled the game, barely allowing Hull City players to touch the ball.
The cheers from the fans grew louder and louder.
Even Neville, the Manchester United legend in the Sky Sport commentary booth, impatiently fiddled with his headphones a few times.
"It's so noisy! I can't even hear anything through my headphones!" His complaints were drowned out by the enormous noise.
Liverpool legend Carragher patted Neville on the shoulder reassuringly, signaling him to relax.
One of them is a Manchester United legend, and the other is a Liverpool star.
When commentating on matches, the two are like two fighting roosters, often deliberately bickering and going against each other. Their intense words and tense atmosphere are always a highlight that Sky Sport is happy to present to its viewers.
However, today, faced with Manchester City's overwhelming momentum, they surprisingly united – the reason is self-evident: they all hoped Manchester City would lose this match.
"The Manchester City fans are very loud, but it's okay. Neville, we were all players once, and you know that sometimes too much fan support isn't a good thing because it puts a lot of pressure on the players, causing them to be distracted and unable to concentrate on the game..."
No sooner had Carragher finished speaking than a loud bang was heard. Looking up, Tang Long delivered a low, high cross with a huge arc. The ball slammed past Maguire's two useless long legs, bounced lightly on the ground, and Bony at the far post met it with a powerful shot, sending the ball into the net!
Carragher's face instantly turned ugly; his brows furrowed tightly, and his mouth involuntarily twitched, his expression as if he'd been doused with hot urine.
As he expected, two seconds later, a thunderous roar like an earthquake came crashing down. The laptops in the Sky Sport commentary booth were jumping around as if they would be blown away by the huge sound waves at any moment.
Carragher gave an awkward, dry laugh, trying to ease the tension.
"Cough cough, this shouldn't have happened. Maguire is an excellent tall center-back, but he might have been a little distracted at the start of the game. Normally, he could have easily intercepted Tang's cross with a simple stretch of his foot."
"Yeah," Neville muttered in agreement, "Manchester City are so lucky, they scored so quickly?"
Carragher paused, his eyes darting around as if searching for an excuse, then, as if he were trying to pee even when he couldn't, he forced out a sentence:
"I don't think this is a good thing, because it's not good for a player to be in form too early, as they are likely to slump later on, especially young players like Tang, who are often unpredictable, sometimes great and sometimes terrible..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Carragher heard another "bang" in his earpiece!
He looked up and was immediately horrified!
Kolarov's corner kick was headed away by Maguire. Suddenly, Tang Long appeared like a ghost at the edge of the penalty area, met the ball head-on, and with a powerful volley, struck the middle of the ball with the instep of his right foot!
This kick was so powerful, so fast, and so precise that it was practically perfect. The football streaked across the night sky like a fiery meteor and flew straight into the net!
Manchester City score again!
Only 41 seconds have passed since the last goal!
[Holy crap, two goals in one minute! Is Manchester City that good?]
-[Both the goal and the assist were related to Tang Long!]
-[Tang Long's powerful shot was amazing! The rebound was perfect, especially the volley! The power and the precise placement of the ball were absolutely perfect!]
Look at how Tang Long threw those three punches; he's got a lot of energy going on inside him!
-[Haha, I'd rather see Carragher and Neville's expressions than Tang Long's!]
-[Those two clowns kept criticizing Manchester City and Tang Long from the very beginning of the match, and now they've gotten what they deserved!]
[Judging from the Britain media before the match, almost everyone wanted Manchester City to lose; they were hoping for chaos in the dressing room!]
-[The mighty Manchester City is everyone's enemy!]
-[Even the mighty Tang Long!]
[Let's give them a resounding victory and slap them in the face!]
Tang Long rushed towards the corner flag and performed a deep knee slide towards the fans, leaving three tire tracks on the ground!
Behind him, Sterling, Kolarov, Bony, and others arrived in response.
On the fans' stand, two key players Agüero and Ranocchia, who were unable to play due to injury, danced side by side with tens of thousands of fans.
The players on the bench all stood up and applauded loudly!
Meanwhile, head coach Pellegrini, with a delighted expression, actively discussed the tactics to be implemented next with assistant coach Rayne.
Seeing the whole team united like this, team doctor Gracie stood in the corner of the field with his medical kit, tears welling up in his bright eyes, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall.
The upskirt filming incident put her under immense pressure!
In particular, the Sun even obtained the video footage from that time and analyzed the whole story in detail. Gracie, whose face was covered in the photos taken by Nasri, was thus pushed into the spotlight without any warning.
Immediately, rumors and smears against her came one after another, and those offensive words spread on the Internet and among people.
Some even say that this female doctor, despite being the daughter of the mayor of Manchester, was quite willing to be a third party, sharing in the pleasures of love with Tang Long and Diletta.
"Come on, Tang! Kick hard, hit hard! We don't need anything but a resounding victory!"
(The child's fever has subsided; it was only around 37 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, a low-grade fever. I'm finally relieved and updates are resuming. The author is going to watch the game now, and there will be another chapter no matter how late it is after watching.)