Aguero Bent Down to Shine Tang Long's Shoes! Both of the Team's Top Strikers Had Submitted to Him!

Just after Tang Long provided Agüero with four assists, helping him complete his incredible four-goal haul in the first half.

The broadcast camera deliberately focused on another striker on the bench, Bony from Ivory Coast.

Compared to his teammates who were all smiles, Bony looked somewhat embarrassed.

Although he was clapping, his movements were stiff, and even the slight smile on his face was clearly forced.

It's obvious that Bony is resentful!

If I had stayed on the field, I might have been the one to score four goals...

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-[Look at Bony's little face, it's hilarious!]

Although he scored one goal, Agüero came on as a substitute, scored a whopping four!

The key point is that Agüero was the one who was substituted off right-for-right; guys, do you understand that feeling?

Wow, Agüero has equaled Bony's record of four goals in the first half!

I also watched the game where Bona scored four goals; Tang Long also the one who provided four assists.

This is getting interesting! Agüero and Bony, two top strikers, are vying for the starting position. Who will secure it?

[Whoever wants to be a key player still has to rely on Tang Long.]

-[This isn't Tang Long, it's practically Nailong!]

Tang Long patted Agüero was sobbing with his head on his shoulder.

Encouraging applause rang out from the stands.

That was really tough!

After being away from the field for more than a month, he scored four goals in the first half as soon as he returned to the game.

Ranocchia's form after his comeback was even better than before, and the same can be said for Agüero.

It's worth noting that even last season, when he won the Premier League Golden Boot, his best performance was a hat-trick; he never scored more than four goals in a single game.

Therefore, it seems that the 27-year-old Argentina striker, despite missing five or six league matches due to injury, still has a great potential this season.

There's even a possibility he could surpass Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win Manchester City's first-ever European Golden Shoe!

Agüero remained nestled on Tang Long's shoulder, patting his back vigorously, unwilling to leave.

Like a child resting on his father's shoulder.

Tang Long knew that Agüero was in love.

He suddenly wanted to play a prank.

He whispered in Agüero's ear:

"Sergio, I've assisted you four times already, how are you going to thank me? How about you shine my shoes for me!"

Agüero shuddered slightly and stopped crying.

Shoe shining?

Throughout his career, as a prolific striker, Agüero has always enjoyed having his shoes polished by others, but he has never polished his teammates' shoes.

I'm an absolute legend in Manchester City's history, it doesn't seem quite right for me to be shining Tang Long's shoes...

But after he lay on Tang Long's shoulder, stunned for three seconds, for some reason, the image of Bony involuntarily popped into his mind.

Although Agüero couldn't see Bony sitting on the bench, he could already picture Bony gritting his teeth and glaring at him menacingly!

He then thought again, "If it weren't for Tang's assist, how could I have scored four goals in the first half after returning from injury? Absolutely impossible! Any other passer, whether it's Toure or Silva, couldn't have done what Tang Long did!"

Without further hesitation, Agüero immediately pulled himself off Tang Long's shoulder;

Then, he knelt respectfully on one knee in front of Tang Long, solemnly placed Tang Long's shoes with a cloth.

Tang Long lowered his head slightly.

Looking at Agüero's serious expression, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

The team's two center forwards, Bony and Agüero, both submitted to him, displaying the utmost respect by shining his shoes!

In the entire Manchester City squad, besides me, who else could do that!

When Tang Long's Manchester City teammates on the field saw their star player actually bending down to wipe his shoes, they were all stunned.

Toure, the French-speaking Faction; Hart, the English-speaking Faction group; Fernando, the Portuguese-speaking Faction Fernando; and others looked at Agüero, who had squatted down, with surprise.

Who is Agüero?

Although he has a warm and cheerful personality, he understands his teammates and, deep down, he has always been a proud player.

After all, whether for Manchester City or the Argentina national team, he has been a regular starter, scoring at least 30 goals every year.

At this very moment, he actually bent down to shine the shoes of a 19-year-old boy who had just transferred to the team this season. This scene was truly shocking!

That's so down-to-earth!

Captain Kompany shook his head, walked over to Ranocchia, put his hand on his shoulder, and whispered to him:

"My God, this is unbelievable! I just can't understand how someone as proud as Sergio could stoop so low as to polish his teammate's shoes?"

Ranocchia served as captain during his time at Inter Milan.

He immediately realized that Agüero, the leader of the Spanish-speaking Faction, was doing this willingly, kneeling down to polish Tang Long's shoes, which was of great significance.

This means that Tang Long's status in the locker room has reached a new level since he was promoted to fourth captain!

He nodded, then grinned mischievously at Kompany and said:

"Historically, it's the midfielders who shine the shoes of the forwards, but now it's the other way around—the forwards are shining the shoes of the midfielders. Ultimately, it's because Tang Long's passing is so good."

"Kompany, I'm the center-back who passes the ball out, and I passed really well today, right? How about you shine my shoes for me?"

Kompany exclaimed "Huh?", took two steps back, made the expression of an old man on the subway, and then lightly slapped the back of the Ranocchia's head.

"You wish! You pass the ball well, but don't say that again until you get 10, no, 15 assists in a season, haha!"

Seeing Manchester City's King Agüero actually bend down and willingly shine shoes for a 19-year-old China boy was quite a sight.

The 60,000 fans at the Etihad Stadium also looked on in astonishment!

As the club's most popular player, Agüero is Manchester City's undisputed legend, a crowned king who brought the club its first Premier League title with a 9-3-20 winning goal.

Although Tang Long is skilled, he is still a young player who just joined the team this season, and their status in the club is not comparable.

But today's scene made tens of thousands of Manchester City fans feel that Tang Long's status within Manchester City team might be slightly higher than Agüero's?

Applause!

The fans quickly applauded!

A torrential downpour of applause poured down from the sky!

"Tang!"

"Tang!"

"Chinatang!"

Tang Long's three rhythmic shouts resounded through the sky!

And so, Manchester City ended their last match of 2015 with a clean and decisive 5-1 victory.

Led by captain Kompany, the players lined up around the stadium and applauded to thank the fans for their support throughout the year.

"Merry Christmas! Thank you, see you next year!"

As the players left the field.

Agüero and Bony brushed past each other unintentionally.

There was no conversation between them; they both pretended not to see each other.

The air between the particles suddenly cooled to freezing point.

As professional players, the two understood that securing a starting position in Pellegrini's lone striker tactic would ultimately be a life-or-death struggle.

Entering next year, after the second half of the league season...

Whoever gets more assists from Tang Long is more likely to get more playing time.

The two men were arguing fiercely over Tang Long.

Offstage, two women were also waiting for Tang Long's arrival.

As soon as Tang Long entered the players' tunnel, Gracie rushed over with a first-aid kit.

"Are your back muscles okay? Take off your clothes and let me see."

It turns out that in the 61st minute of the second half, Tang Long was challenged for a high ball by an opponent's midfielder when he was bumped in the air and landed hard on his back on the grass.

Gracie watched with a pounding heart, as if he himself had been the one who had fallen, not Tang Long.

Especially when they saw Tang Long bounce slightly on the grass after landing due to the enormous inertia, their hearts tightened even more!

Tang Long suffered a back injury caused by Guarin in the first round of the league this season against Tottenham Hotspur.

This became a chronic condition for him, and he received physical therapy massages at Gracie's therapy room many times, something Gracie was well aware of.

In fact, Gracie has a general understanding of the injury situation of each of the more than 20 players in Manchester City's first team, but she has the most detailed understanding of Tang Long's injury, which is also what worries her the most.

Tang Long did not feel any discomfort in his back until the referee blew the final whistle.

Gracie's reminder made Tang Long suddenly realize that his back did indeed hurt a little, and he winced slightly.

Although he kept saying it was nothing, Gracie noticed a slight change in Tang Long's expression and still insisted that he take off his clothes in the player tunnel.

Gracie immediately noticed a slightly swollen area on Tang Long's bare back.

She frowned slightly, her heart aching, and said, "I knew it! It's right here, that's where it used to hurt!"

I immediately took out the cooling spray and started spraying it on.

A group of teammates who were walking by saw this and started to cheer.

"You two, stop blocking the way! Go to the locker room for treatment!"

"Yeah, Gracie, we'll give up the entire locker room and just stand guard outside. We'll only go in to shower once you've cured Tang!"

Tang Long waved his hand to shoo his teammates away, "Go away, get out of here!"

Although the Manchester City players joked around, Gracie was unaffected.

After carefully spraying the mist, she specifically instructed Tang Long not to use water that was too hot when he took a bath, so as not to aggravate the spread of the swelling.

After Tang Long finished showering and changing his clothes, he came out of the locker room and found that Gracie was still waiting for him at the door.

Before Tang Long could react, Gracie lifted Tang Long's clothes, took out an ice pack from the first-aid kit, and applied it to the swollen area on his back.

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry, Gracie? I can just come to the physiotherapy room to see you tomorrow."

"No, you have to keep applying ice immediately, otherwise by tomorrow it will be swollen like a bun, and I won't know where to even begin!"

Seeing how kind Gracie was to him, Tang Long was somewhat moved. He took out his phone and checked the time.

This is an afternoon Premier League match during the Christmas holidays. It kicks off at 3 p. m. and ends around 5 p. m. It's only 5:30 p. m. now.

After the match, the players have free time.

Since it was already dinnertime, Tang Long invited Gracie to have dinner together.

"The Christmas holidays are almost over, it's the last day of the year, let's have dinner together, Gracie, it's on you."

Gracie's eyes lit up when she heard they were going to have dinner together, her face beaming with anticipation.

"Oh, you still remember Christmas? Okay, at least you have some conscience. What shall we eat?"

"Come on, I'll take you to Chinatown for Sichuan food. How about it? It's a bit spicy, though. I don't know if you can handle it."

As a medical graduate, Gracie has a light and healthy diet and doesn't like oily or spicy food.

However, since Tang Long had taken the initiative to invite him, he didn't care about anything else and readily agreed.

"It's okay, I just like spicy food. Let's go, it'll be late and there will be traffic."

The two finished getting ready and were happily heading outside.

Gracie even took Tang Long's arm with a hint of smugness.

Just then, Tang Long's phone rang; it was Diletta calling.

"Congratulations, superstar! You've racked up 4 assists! You'll probably be on the front page of tomorrow's news again!"

"Are you free? Let's grab some dinner. I'm heading back to London tomorrow."

Tang Long stopped, scratched his head, and glanced at Gracie beside him.

What should we do?

I already promised Gracie.

Gracie also tilted her head to look at Tang Long, her eyes filled with a subtle expression.

With her keen hearing, she heard and recognized Diletta's voice coming from the receiver.

Tang Long remembered that Gracie was returning to London the next day, and that she had probably come to Manchester specifically to watch him play. It wouldn't be right to disappoint her, so he simply said to Gracie:

"I have a friend who happens to be watching the game from the stands. How about the three of us have dinner together?"

"Is the friend you're talking about that female reporter with long, beautiful legs?"

Tang Long was taken aback. "Yes, how did you know?"

Gracie's face darkened, and her eyes seemed to say she wanted to kill Tang Long on the spot.

"Let's go together then!"

Gracie pulled her arm away from Tang Long's and walked forward without looking back.

Tang Long quickly agreed to Diletta's request over the phone and sent her the location of a Sichuan restaurant in Manchester's Chinatown.

The three agreed to meet in a parking lot outside the stadium.

When Diletta saw this, she laughed, but when she saw Gracie walking beside Tang Long, her smile faded slightly. She nodded slightly, didn't ask any further questions, and politely greeted the two of them.

Gracie didn't talk much, appearing indifferent and not very interested.

Tang Long hailed a taxi. He sat in the passenger seat, and the two women sat in the back.

The car drove to a Sichuan restaurant in Manchester's Chinatown.