Two Consecutive Hat Tricks, the First in Premier League History! He's Far Ahead of Messi and Ronaldo at the Same Age!

In the 65th minute, right winger Sane broke into the penalty area and received a through pass from Thiago. He was tripped by Wollscheid, and the referee promptly awarded a penalty!

At this moment, Guardiola was preparing to make a substitution.

Bonazzoli replaced Agüero.

He decided to keep Tang Long on the field to see if he could continue his hat trick.

However, after seeing Manchester City get a penalty, Guardiola gestured to Bonazzoli, indicating that he should sit down first.

"Wait a minute," Guardiola said to Chivu. "I need to see. Agüero might take this penalty."

This season, Guardiola moved Tang Long from attacking midfielder to left winger, attempting to maximize his goal-scoring potential;

However, after careful consideration, Guardiola decided to follow the established practice of having Pellegrini as the team's first penalty taker.

Agüero first, Tang Long second; if neither of them is on the field, the players on the field will decide on their own.

Logically, since Agüero hadn't been substituted yet, he should have taken the penalty kick.

However, Ranocchia walked over and tentatively said to Agüero, "Don is just one penalty away from a hat-trick. Why don't you give him this penalty?"

Ranocchia is 28 years old this year. He used to be the captain of Inter Milan and managed the locker room.

He's no fool; he had his reasons for saying that.

Agüero paused, holding the ball, and looked at the 2-0 score on the field, hesitating for a moment.

When a player scores twice and the game is essentially over, with the team having already secured the victory, it often happens that the first penalty taker deliberately lets the player who scored twice complete their hat-trick.

Last season, Agüero once gave Tang Long a penalty kick, which helped him complete a hat-trick;

When he played for Atlético Madrid, Diego Forlan also gave him a pass once, and Agüero successfully completed a hat-trick!

But this time, Agüero wasn't so keen on giving up the penalty.

He had already seen Bonazzoli putting on his shin guards and the fourth official's sign on the ground, and knew that he was about to be substituted.

Although this penalty kick had nothing to do with the outcome of the match, his desire to score a goal in the next game was written all over his face.

He was incredibly conflicted. "If this goal goes in, Tang will have scored a hat-trick in two consecutive games, completely overshadowing me. I was the team's top scorer last season, the Premier League Golden Boot! This season, I'm aiming for the European Golden Shoe. How can I let someone else get a penalty that's supposed to be easy to beat?"

But then he thought again, "I'm the vice-captain, and a veteran of the team. My teammate scored twice, no matter who it is, let him complete his hat-trick, it's not a big deal. If I don't let him, it seems like it's not good for team unity..."

Agüero held the ball, struggling internally, unsure whether to let it go or not.

Fortunately, Tang Long came to the rescue.

"Sergio, you didn't score today, did you? You're the first-choice penalty taker; this penalty should have been taken by you!"

After Tang Long finished speaking, Ranocchia. Seeing that Tang Long didn't argue, Ranocchia didn't say anything either. He nodded, said "Good luck, brother" to Agüero, and then walked away.

Seeing Tang Long speak up, Agüero breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and gave Tang Long a thumbs up, thinking to himself, "This guy is really understanding; he can forgive me for not scoring. That's great!"

Agüero stands in front of the ball.

"JU--"

Approach!

Snap!

Goalkeeper Given guessed the right direction, tipped the ball with his hand, and it bounced off the post!

Tang Long shot out with a whoosh and cleverly followed up to score.

"Ah..." Agüero was both amused and exasperated, and shrugged at Tang Long.

"That's your assist, Sergio!" Tang Long didn't celebrate, but immediately came over to comfort Agüero.

The live stream audience was laughing so hard they almost choked!

-[Haha, you can't blame Tang Long for this! He just gave the ball to Agüero, and Aguero couldn't score!]

-[Don't you think Agüero is furious and pounding the ground right now?]

-[To be fair, the penalty kick wasn't bad; Tang Long got lucky.]

-[Scoring on a rebound isn't unusual, but this goal was quite comical!]

[Does nobody care why Tang Long was able to get the rebound shot right away? His reaction time is astonishing!]

[If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have just had Tang Long kick it directly. This was completely unnecessary and hilarious!]

Even Agüero himself laughed.

He shook his head helplessly, kicked the ground hard, and kicked up a cloud of grass clippings.

He converted all five penalties last season, but missed his very first one this season, setting up Tang Long for a free kick. What bad luck!

But then I thought again, I can't blame Tang Long. Who can I blame but myself? Tang Long didn't fight me for the penalty kick.

Thinking about this, Agüero felt somewhat relieved.

He hugged Tang Long to congratulate him on scoring hat tricks in two consecutive games, then turned and walked off the field.

"Substitution: Don off, Bonazzoli on, Agüero remains on the field!"

Guardiola immediately instructed the fourth official to adjust the substitution numbers.

At this moment, Agüero had already walked to the sidelines with his head down, but Guardiola pushed him back onto the field.

"Sergio, keep playing!"

Tang Long ran down and gave Bonazzoli a high five.

Agüero was completely bewildered. He scratched his head, thinking, "Weren't you going to substitute me? Why aren't you substituting me now?" Then, he happily ran back onto the field.

Before Bonazzoli came on, Guardiola gave him a very clear task.

That means holding onto the ball as a target man and trying to provide an assist for Agüero.

Young Bonazzoli lived up to expectations, finally managing to outmaneuver the tall center-back with just two minutes left in the game, delivering a header pass to Agüero headed the ball into the empty net!

This goal was definitely a pleasant surprise for Agüero!

He even did a sliding knee slide, showing unprecedented joy, and then ran to the sidelines to high-five Guardiola.

After the match.

Tang Long, who had scored a hat trick, also took the match ball from the referee's hands.

Although Agüero was somewhat envious of Tang Long's hat-trick, he was in a good mood after scoring a goal at the end. In the locker room, he was the first to pick up a pen and sign his name on Tang Long's football, followed by the other teammates.

The two discussed their performances on the field and then exchanged some insights about playing forward.

Both sides smiled and seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation, appearing to have a harmonious relationship.

Seeing this, assistant coach Chivu, who was standing at the locker room door, couldn't help but admire Guardiola immensely!

He followed Mancini for two years. If Mancini had been standing on the sidelines during that substitution, he would have routinely substituted Agüero and kept Tang Long on the field.

Guardiola, on the other hand, considers issues from the players' perspective and then takes a holistic approach.

Chivu thought to himself, "Tactics aside, Guardiola is far superior to Mancini in terms of dressing room management! Now it seems that not listening to Icardi's advice to go to Manchester United and instead coming to Manchester City was definitely the right move!"

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A great transformation, a giant leap on the road to superstardom!

After the match, news about Tang Long scoring hat tricks in two consecutive rounds flooded the media!

Tang Long scored hat-tricks in the first two rounds of the Premier League season, setting a new record in the Premier League's more than 20-year history and becoming the first person to achieve this feat!

If Tang Long's talent in passing and assists last season was already enough to amaze everyone;

So this season, after switching from attacking midfielder to striker, his amazing goal-scoring efficiency has left everyone speechless!

"How much untapped potential does this young man, who is not yet 20, possess?"

"Perhaps only Guardiola knows!"

"It is well known that Guardiola, who was born in La Masia, is best known for discovering young talent."

"Guardiola once said that discovering Lionel Messi was the greatest thing he ever did in his coaching career."

"Perhaps in 2-3 years, or even less, Guardiola will change his mind!"

"Could Tang, this young man from China, replace Lionel Messi as the best player Guardiola has ever discovered during his coaching career?"

"In any case, Tang's growth rate has far exceeded everyone's expectations!"

"Throughout football history, no one has reached his level at the age of 19, not even Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo!"