Guardiola Chased After the Match! Surpassing De Bruyne, Reaching the Top of the Assist Chart!
Tang Long didn't score a single goal in this match, but he still managed a hat-trick of assists by halftime!
The Bournemouth fans in the stadium were completely silent, stunned.
They recalled the comments that flooded Tang Long's social media accounts before the match, pleading with him not to score.
Of all the requests Bournemouth made to Manchester City players, only Tang Long responded with a smiley face and an OK sign.
At that time Bournemouth fans were quite surprised!
"Brothers, Tang promised he wouldn't score, he said it himself. If he goes back on his word, after the game, tens of thousands of us will flood his social media with messages!"
However, when the match began, the on-field procedures dealt a heavy blow to Bournemouth fans, leaving everyone complaining but unable to say anything.
Tang Long kept his promise; he didn't score a single goal and was substituted by Guardiola at halftime.
I promised not to score, but I didn't say I couldn't assist, right?
Hehehe~
Tang Long provided a hat-trick of assists in the first half, with three different Manchester City players Agüero, Bonazzoli, and Kolarov, scoring in succession, which opened up the attack and made Manchester City's offensive momentum unstoppable in the second half!
Despite Guardiola's tactical changes, including bringing on some substitutes in an attempt to slow down the pace of the game;
But with Manchester City's current squad, even substitutes like Sterling, Sane, and Robertson can overwhelm Bournemouth's defense!
Raheem Sterling, the young England who had been absent from the game for a long time, scored twice in the second half and also provided an assist for Sane.
Ultimately, five Manchester City players scored, and Manchester City swept Bournemouth 6-0 away from home.
The players all had beaming smiles on their faces.
Scoring goals always feels great; who wouldn't love racking up goals against a weak team like this?
Sterling, in particular, was still upset that he hadn't scored a hat-trick, and kept pulling Bonazzoli aside to discuss whether he could have made a better choice with his shot from the edge of the penalty area.
The players were all happy, but this was tough on Guardiola!
"Eddie, out!"
"Eddie, out!"
"Eddie, get out of Bournemouth!"
Angry Bournemouth home fans started heckling!
So as soon as the final whistle blew, Guardiola was too embarrassed to even shake hands with Bournemouth's manager, Eddie, and ran straight to the locker room!
He doesn't even dare to face the youngest manager in the Premier League now, fearing that the other party will hurl insults at him.
After all, he had promised Eddie before the match that he would play conservatively and that Manchester City would be content with just three points. They still had the UEFA Champions League to play, so they were supposed to play conservatively and not cause a massacre. But the players didn't stop once they started playing, and they beat us 6-0!
Sure enough, no sooner had Guardiola run than Eddie was chasing after him.
While chasing, he pointed at Guardiola's retreating figure and shouted insults:
"You despicable bald Spain man! Why did you lie to me? Why did you deceive my feelings!"
Eddie remembers the harsh words the Bournemouth owner said to him, "Last game was 0-10, the bottom line for this game is 0-5. If you lose by more than five goals in this game, you can pack your bags and leave!"
The result was perfect; I lost exactly six!
However, Guardiola is a few years younger than Eddie, and having played as a defensive midfielder during his playing career, he naturally possesses superior running ability;
They vanished in a flash, leaving Eddie alone in the players' tunnel, venting his frustration under the astonished gazes of the staff.
At that moment, Tang Long was being interviewed by the media in the advertising area on the sidelines.
Seeing the two head coaches chasing each other, I couldn't help but smile.
When asked by reporters why he didn't score in today's match, but instead provided an assist, Tang Long simply replied:
"I've scored enough goals already, let my teammates score a few more."
Bournemouth Official: Manager Eddie Sacked!
Just two hours after the match ended, news broke that Bournemouth manager Eddie had been sacked!
With one draw and three losses in the first four rounds of the league, even the Bournemouth management, whose season goal is to avoid relegation, felt that this result was too dangerous, and Eddie was largely to blame.
Moreover, they were thrashed 16-0 by Manchester City in two consecutive rounds, averaging eight goals conceded per game. It was simply humiliating!
However, the news that Guardiola sacked Bournemouth manager Eddie in one match was quickly overshadowed by another wave of attention.
Three assists in the first half, Tang rises to the top of the Premier League assist charts!
"There are two major news stories to watch in the Premier League Round 4 match between Manchester City and Bournemouth."
"Tang, who scored in the first three games and netted a total of seven goals, has finally stopped scoring."
"It's not exactly news that a striker doesn't score, but for Tang, who has had such a stunning start to the season, it is indeed a small disappointment."
"But the second piece of news completely makes up for this disappointment! Although Tang didn't score, he provided a hat-trick of assists in the first half!"
"And he assisted three different teammates to score!"
"Based on this calculation, Tang Long has already contributed four assists in four Premier League!"
"He even surpassed De Bruyne, who has three assists in four rounds, and now tops the Premier League assist charts!"
"While we are all praising Tang Long's unparalleled talent on the front line, let's not forget that last season he was the player with the most assists in the Top Five Leagues!"
"The current Tang can score goals and pass the ball. Such a well-rounded player is definitely every coach's dream, and he also symbolizes the development direction of strikers in modern football!"
Tang Long is in phenomenal form, but his former Inter Milan teammate Icardi has fallen into an abyss.
In the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United, whose match was played a day later, lost 1-3 to Watford away from home.
Icardi only got 10 minutes of playing time!
Despite his exceptionally positive performance after coming on, constantly trying to transform himself into an all-around striker, he frequently pulled out of the penalty area to participate in passing, setting up play, and making runs.
But Icardi's performance in those 10 minutes was truly terrible!
Of his only five passes, three were misplaced, and his only shot inside the penalty area, perhaps due to limited playing time and a lack of rhythm, resulted in a close-range effort that flew wide into the stands after receiving a cross from Rooney.
This shot infuriated Pellegrini, who yelled from the sidelines and angrily slammed his water bottle to the ground.
"If he can't even eat a pancake, what else can he do?"
Pellegrini had hoped to bring Icardi on and use his keen finishing ability in the penalty area to give his team the lead, but Icardi wasted the opportunity.
Teams that squander their chances will be punished, and this has certainly been proven true for Manchester United.
In the final five minutes, Watford surprisingly scored two goals, turning the score from 1-1 to 3-1, securing a home victory over Manchester United and three points.
When Icardi left the field, he looked utterly dejected, while the gloating chants of Watford fans echoed in his ears.
"Icadi! Whatasadstory!"
"Icadi! Whatasadstory!"
"Icadi! Whatasadstory!"
Today is indeed a sad story for Icardi.
As he walked toward the players' tunnel, he overheard Rashford, the young England striker who had been so obedient and devoted to him last season, quietly complaining to captain Rooney:
"Captain, when did Mauro become so useless? If I were on the field, I would be far more effective than him."
Icardi returned home in a huff.
He got angrier and angrier the more he thought about it!
When did even a kid like Rashford, who's barely grown up, start to think he can outdo me?
They say a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs, but I, Mauro Icardi, am far from being a tiger fallen into the plains. As for you, Rashford, you can't even be called a dog. You only scored 5 goals last season, just a passing little mouse.
His wife Wanda walked over and plopped down on his lap, seemingly trying to extract some sexual gratification from Icardi.
But the Argentina, already furious, was in no mood for anything else and shoved his wife away.
Wanda glared at him, grabbed her bag and car keys, and headed out, not forgetting to throw in a parting remark. "You'll regret this, Mauro!"
Icardi lay on the sofa, feeling restless and unsure of what to do.
A text message suddenly appeared on my phone.
Icardi immediately noticed the text message was from Chivu and was overjoyed, thinking:
"Could it be that Chivu knows I'm in trouble and is coming to help me? Haha, that's great! I knew he's soft-hearted; he definitely wouldn't leave me hanging!"
Upon opening the text message, Icardi beamed with delight as he read the words.
Chivu did indeed analyze his weaknesses in the previous match in concise language, but upon reading the end, Icardi suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
"Mauro, if you want to transform into a complete striker, I suggest you watch the video I edited. It's about Don's performance in the first half of the last game against Bournemouth. Watch it carefully, you'll definitely learn something."
It turns out that Chivu is kind-hearted. He had promised Icardi that he would go to Manchester United to be a coach, but Tang Long poached him halfway to go to Manchester City to be an assistant coach. He felt quite guilty and apologetic towards Icardi.
So when Icardi was in trouble, I specially made a detailed analysis of Tang Long's three assists to his teammates in the previous match against Bournemouth, produced a video, and sent it to Icardi.
Of course, this film wasn't made specifically for Icardi;
His original intention was to present the results to the entire coaching staff during the post-match debriefing meeting, and sending it to Icardi was a convenient way to do so.
Upon seeing the video, Icardi flew into a rage, rushed to the balcony, threw his phone high into the air, and roared at the gloomy Manchester sky:
"Tell me to learn to play football like Don? Bullshit! Even if I, Mauro, am crippled and can never play football in my life, I don't need his guidance!"