De Bruyne's Diligent Study of Tang Long's Passing Secrets Accidentally Sparks a Brawl on the Plane!

During Manchester United's daily training sessions, Pellegrini rarely goes down to the training ground himself. Instead, he sits in his office on a high floor and sets up tactics in advance for the coaching staff to execute. He only occasionally glances at the pitch through the glass window.

After the match, he specifically called the assistant coach over and asked him, "Did you make De Bruyne play like that today?"

The assistant coach looked blank and said no, he was simply following Pellegrini's instructions to De Bruyne, mainly positioning him as a passer.

After listening, Pellegrini pondered for a moment, thinking to himself, "It seems that although Kevin is already 25 years old, he still has a lot of potential to be tapped. I just haven't noticed it yet. I should pay more attention to him in future training."

Although De Bruyne scored one goal and provided one assist, he was also named UEFA Champions League Player of the Match, just like Tang Long.

But on the flight back to Manchester from Paris, while his teammates chatted and laughed, taking selfies in twos and threes (except for Icardi sat idly on the bench), he couldn't feel happy.

Although Manchester United won this match, media attention was entirely focused on the other match, which ended at the same time: Manchester City vs. Borussia Monchengladbach.

Tang Long's bizarre White Whale Return attracted the vast majority of attention and became the focus of media attention!

De Bruyne his phone and counted the reports, and realized there weren't many articles about him.

This made De Bruyne feel quite unfair, because since watching Chivu's edited video of Tang Long and having a text conversation with Chivu for more than an hour, De Bruyne had a great deal of enlightenment, and today on the pitch, he received a real response, not only assisting his teammates but also scoring a goal himself, making him the biggest contributor to Manchester United's victory over the Ligue 1.

Of course, De Bruyne didn't take it too seriously.

This is just an UEFA Champions League group stage match; there are many more games to come. The real test will come in the knockout stage!

But what De Bruyne finds hard to let go of is Tang Long's White Whale Return, showcasing his masterful use of passing technique.

De Bruyne watched the replay more than 30 times, but still couldn't figure it out.

As a world-class passer, he immediately knew that Tang Long's rebounding ball was definitely not a coincidence.

This kicking technique, similar to a slice shot in table tennis, must have been meticulously designed; only perfect footwork can bring it to life!

De Bruyne repeatedly watched the replay of Tang Long's play, but he still couldn't figure out how Tang Long had increased the ball's spin so much that the rebound avoided the onrushing goalkeeper and went straight for Agüero.

De Bruyne watched and pondered, and on the plane, he subconsciously started kicking forward with his foot.

Imagine if he were the one making that pass, what kind of footwork and control he would have.

As I pondered this, I became engrossed and absorbed in it.

Icardi was positioned directly in front of De Bruyne.

Icardi, who sat on the bench for the entire 90 minutes of the match, was very unhappy to see his team win against Paris.

He watched his celebrating teammates, a surge of jealousy and resentment welling up inside him. "Why are they the stars on the field while I can only watch from the bench?"

But he could only pretend to be asleep with his headphones on, burying his head in the sand so that his teammates wouldn't see the melancholy look on his face.

However, his chair was always being kicked loudly!

Icardi impatiently took off his headphones, turned around, and saw De Bruyne staring at his phone while kicking his seat repeatedly.

"Is this Belgium doing this on purpose? Trying to annoy me before I even play?" Icardi thought to himself, his anger flaring up instantly.

"Are you out of your mind? You've been playing for 90 minutes and you're still not satisfied? Why are you kicking my bench?" Icardi yelled at De Bruyne.

De Bruyne Icardi.

He knew perfectly well that Icardi's complaints stemmed from his frustration at sitting on the bench for 90 minutes, so he ignored him, turning away and not bothering to look at him, simply saying:

"I'm working on my passing technique, don't bother me."

Seeing that De Bruyne had turned away and was ignoring him, Icardi glanced at De Bruyne's phone and saw Tang Long on the screen. His anger flared, and all his pent-up negative emotions exploded. He directly questioned him:

"Hey, you're still watching Tang's passing? If you're so good, how come your assist count is lower than his? If you're so capable, give me an assist next time you're on the court!"

De Bruyne looked at Icardi as if he were a fool, and sneered:

"Who cares who I watch? Besides, if you want me to assist you, you have to be on the field. How can I pass you the ball when you're sitting on the bench?"

This remark immediately drew a burst of laughter from his Manchester United teammates!

Icardi was already frustrated by losing his starting position, and when he heard De Bruyne's taunts, he remembered the rumors that the Sun had been spreading about his wife Wanda and De Bruyne's alleged affair. Feeling like he was being cuckolded, he angrily ripped off his headphones and threw them at De Bruyne's face!

Say it again!

Fortunately, De Bruyne had been on guard ever since he was ambushed by Icardi and had his head submerged in the toilet, drinking his fill of toilet water. He turned off his earpiece with a swipe of his hand, stood up, and the two faced off.

Rooney's seat was right next to De Bruyne's. Rooney hadn't said a word when the two were arguing earlier, but when he saw Icardi throw his headphones at De Bruyne's face, Rooney couldn't hold back anymore. He thought to himself, "Icardi's gone too far; I have to teach him a lesson today."

Without giving Icardi any leeway, he stood up, grabbed Icardi's arms with both hands, and shouted, "Mauro, what's wrong with you now? Sit down!"

Rooney is less than 1.8 meters tall and shorter than Icardi, but he is far superior to the young Argentina in both weight and strength.

With Rooney pressing him down, Icardi's arms felt as if they were chained together. Despite struggling, he couldn't move and could only glare angrily at Rooney.

Currently, Icardi's status within Manchester United is vastly different from last season due to Pellegrini's tactical issues.

De Bruyne, on the other hand, has been increasingly relied upon by Pellegrini, something that Rooney, as captain, has also noticed.

Rooney had to stand up for De Bruyne; he had long disliked the eccentric and somewhat mentally unstable Icardi.

"We can't let Icardi run rampant like this; we need to maintain order within the team," Rooney firmly resolved in his mind.

Ibrahimovic's seat was in the back row, separated from the others by a long aisle, so he should have been far away and not involved.

But by sheer coincidence, De Bruyne hand deflected Icardi's earphones, sending them flying directly into Ibrahimovic's face as he dozed off in the back row. Icardi yelled "Ah!" and jumped up with a start!

Ibrahimovic looked completely bewildered. He picked up the headphones and saw the words "Mauro Icardi" printed on the edge.

That's right, these are Icardi's custom headphones, and they cost a lot of money.

Ibrahimovic, whose sleep had been disturbed, felt a sharp pain in his mouth. He touched it and found that he had been hit and was bleeding. He looked up in surprise and saw Icardi standing in the front row, yelling loudly.

The two didn't get along very well to begin with. Ibrahimovic crushed the earphones with a few loud cracking sounds and threw them toward Icardi's seat.

The swing was too forceful; Icardi missed, but the ball hit the flight attendant who was pouring tea for Pellegrini in the corridor.

The flight attendant's hand trembled, and scalding hot tea splashed all over Pellegrini's hand, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Keep making a scene! If anyone makes another sound, I'll throw them off the plane!" Pellegrini roared.

Snap!

No sooner had Pellegrini finished speaking than Ibrahimovic sprinted from the back row at top speed and slapped Icardi across the face, drawing blood from his mouth. Icardi collapsed onto his seat, head tilted to the side.

"You're disturbing my sleep, you're asking for it!" Ibrahimovic yelled.

Icardi sprang up, looked at Ibrahimovic who was a head taller than him, touched his bleeding lip, and, driven by malice, imitated Materazzi, leaping forward and slamming his forehead into Ibrahimovic's big nose.

Ibrahimovic grew up in a diverse immigrant community in Sweden, where there were many fights. As a result, he fractured his nose multiple times as a child, and due to bone spurs, his nose appeared particularly large after it healed.

Icardi's sneak attack caught Ibrahimovic off guard, and a warm stream gushed from his nostrils, splashing Rooney's face.

Rooney smelled the blood on his face, and when he touched it, his hands were covered in blood. He was shocked by the scene and stood there dumbfounded.

"How did things suddenly turn out like this? This is outrageous!" Rooney was filled with astonishment.

The flight attendant was terrified and immediately ran to the cabin to ask the captain to call the police.

An hour later, the plane landed at Manchester International Airport.

Hundreds of Manchester United fans, dressed in red jerseys, were waiting at the exit to welcome their hero home!

The victory against the Ligue 1 giants away from home made all Manchester United fans proud, so many people spontaneously came to the airport to welcome the players back, cheer them on, and ask for autographs and photos.

However, what happened next left everyone dumbfounded, thinking they were seeing things!

The first two players in line were indeed Manchester United players, Ibrahimovic and Icardi, but four police officers were standing next to them. It was only at this point that fans noticed that Ibrahimovic and Icardi were wearing bright handcuffs.

Ibrahimovic didn't seem to care, and walked forward with his head held high and chest out.

"Hmph, so what if the police take him away? I had to go to the police station every month when I was a kid," Ibrahimovic thought to himself, looking completely unconcerned.

Icardi, however, shrank back and glared furtively at the Manchester United fans, as if to say, "What are you looking at? Get out of here!"

He was filled with frustration and resentment. "This is incredibly embarrassing. These fans are definitely laughing at me behind my back. It's all Ibrahimovic's and De Bruyne's fault!"

"Click click click--"

The sound of countless camera flashes filled the air.