Chapter 355: Chapter 355
That day, after training, when Tang Long returned home and chatted with his agent Ronaldo, he couldn’t help but rant, cursing those unscrupulous British media.
However, Ronaldo, who had just flown back to Manchester from Milan, was relaxed and reassured him, "You’ll get used to it. When I played at Real Madrid, the pressure I endured was much greater than yours."
"Enough about that, let’s talk about something happy. Do you remember Bonazzoli?" Ronaldo suddenly shifted the conversation, discussing this junior from the same school with Tang Long.
Tang Long remembered how Bonazzoli had been slapped by the team veteran Kandrewa in the locker room, hid in the bathroom crying, and called him, so he curiously asked Ronaldo about it.
Ronaldo flew to Milan this time to handle some personal matters and also met Bonazzoli.
He told Tang Long: "You know what? Now Kandrewa is much more restrained in his attitude towards Bonazzoli, treating him politely. In the last round, Inter Milan played away against Bologna, and Bonazzoli scored twice, both goals assisted by Kandrewa. Their relationship is amazing now, haha!"
According to Ronaldo, the change in Kandrewa’s attitude stemmed from his brother-in-law Berni.
It was said that after Berni finished his tour in Milan, he invited Kandrewa out to meet that very night.
Kandrewa initially thought his brother-in-law was in a good mood from the band’s tour in Milan and wanted to treat him to a meal.
But unexpectedly, just after meeting, Berni slapped Kandrewa twice outside the restaurant, in front of passersby!
Kandrewa, stunned, covering the slap marks on his face, asked with a grievance, "Brother-in-law, why did you hit me?"
Berni pulled his gold chain around his neck, took off his sunglasses, and jokingly put them on Kandrewa’s face, cupping his stubbly cheeks and said, "You little rascal, if you dare bully Bonazzoli again, do you believe I’ll notify the Naples mafia to cut your two tendons tonight? Make you retire by tomorrow and sit in a wheelchair for life."
Although Berni was an unremarkable fourth-rate player in terms of football, never appearing much in Serie A matches.
Yet he had extensive connections on the Apennine peninsula, whether in the underworld or the upper world, he had many brotherly friends.
Of course, he wouldn’t really call the mafia to ruin his cousin’s husband Kandrewa, but after being slapped twice for no reason, Kandrewa was indeed scared by this statement.
Berni warned Kandrewa that when he played for Inter, Bonazzoli was his best junior brother who often carried his bag and polished his boots.
Now that he’s no longer with Inter Milan, people are cooling off tea, and if Kandrewa dared bully Bonazzoli, he’d face consequences.
Berni is Kandrewa’s brother-in-law, with connections on both sides.
This time he personally returned to Milan to specifically discuss this matter, which made Kandrewa listen with shocked nerves.
Although Berni didn’t specify his exact relationship with Bonazzoli, Kandrewa thought, Bonazzoli must have someone influential behind him, perhaps even greater than Berni, otherwise his usually agreeable brother-in-law wouldn’t have acted out so fiercely.
He quickly hunched his neck and said, "Alright, alright, alright, I’ll never bully Bonazzoli again, brother-in-law can rest assured!"
This was something Berni relayed to Bonazzoli, and after meeting with Ronaldo, Bonazzoli passed on these words to Ronaldo.
Hearing these things relayed by Ronaldo again, Tang Long laughed till his stomach hurt, saying, "See, my Berni is mighty, solving the problem with two slaps, awesome my Berni!"
After this matter was finished, Ronaldo proactively talked to Tang Long about Manchester City’s current situation.
After listening to Tang Long’s analysis about Manchester City’s lack of striking power, Ronaldo pondered for a moment, then slapped his thigh, saying, "If I were Pellegrini, I’d put you upfront, play as a striker! You’re still young with great potential, and you do have the ability, why not try a new position?"
Tang Long nodded slightly, thinking: he had played striker a few times at Inter Milan. Back then, due to various reasons, Mancini had no choice but to push him to the front. Although he didn’t play frequently, he performed reasonably well, scoring a few goals. Just don’t know if the old Pellegrini could make this change.
And so with a blink of an eye, it’s Sunday again!
The entire Manchester City team departed for Liverpool, gearing up for the sixth round of the Premier League showdown.
Facing Manchester City, who in the previous round lost at home to Southampton without Joe Hart and Agüero, Liverpool’s largest local media, the Echo, loudly proclaimed before the match:
"Liverpool is surging and recovering in the league, and this round they desperately need a pushover to squeeze! When you’re down, we’ll knock you out, the soulless Manchester City is the perfect choice for this pushover!"