Chapter 474: Chapter 474

In the meeting room, Pellegrini crumpled the freshly printed The Sun and threw it heavily onto the ground.

[Breaking! On the eve of the Premier League showdown, Tang spends the night with two women—is this really the professional conduct expected of a player?]

The accompanying photo was of Tang Long’s teammate Nasri, sneakily taken through a car window.

That morning, Pellegrini was in the meeting room conducting a tactical discussion for the match against Chelsea before training.

Every morning, the latest sports newspapers are arranged on his desk, and he constantly monitors the media’s orientation towards Manchester City.

This report from The Sun had Pellegrini fuming!

The match against Chelsea is imminent, and it concerns whether Manchester City can solidify their precarious position at the top of the Premier League.

If they lose this game and Manchester United wins, it will be the first time this season they drop from the top of the league.

Undoubtedly, this report will disrupt team morale!

The veteran Chilean coach has been in the coaching field for over twenty years, having seen all sorts;

But never before has he encountered such an intense media assault on his team in such a short time!

Why do these media outlets always seem to have it in for me?

The meeting room was abuzz!

Though many hadn’t had the chance to read the newspaper, they found out about the report through various news alerts on their phones.

The first team coaching staff member, Sainburis, strongly condemned Tang Long’s actions.

"Boss, who else could it be? It’s obviously Tang!"

"So young and yet so indiscreet in his private life, bringing disgrace to the club! What’s the point of being skilled if the player’s conduct is ?"

Another coach, York, chimed in:

"If I remember correctly, this is the second time Tang has made it to The Sun this month, right?"

"After winning against Turin, you gave the whole team a day off, while other players were diligently training, he ran off to London to meet women, and The Sun caught him red-handed! Surely, that trash newspaper has had its eye on him since then. Yet, despite the previous warning, he hasn’t reined it in. Now this, it’s sheer folly!"

The fitness coach nodded frequently.

"Boss, York is right, lately players have been training hard every day, and the pitch manager told me such scenes haven’t been seen at Manchester City for years."

"But I specifically asked the manager, and he said over the past month he’s seen all players come for extra practice, except Tang!"

Hearing everyone’s comments, Pellegrini’s expression soured further.

He had learned about the players voluntarily training through his subordinates, but couldn’t verify if Tang Long was keeping up with extra practices;

However, Tang Long was always the last to arrive at formal training sessions recently, something Pellegrini had seen with his own eyes! Content orıginally comes from 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

Though Tang Long was never late, always arriving at the last minute, seeing the team already lined up as he leisurely walked over was indeed inappropriate.

At this time, the assistant coach Rein, who had been silent, picked up The Sun crumpled by Pellegrini, opened it, smoothed it out, and looked closely.

"Boss, I think these pictures don’t quite look like the work of The Sun’s photographers, take a look."

Rein explained that based on his knowledge of The Sun, these paparazzi usually use professional cameras to get as close to the scene as possible.

Sometimes, they even carry a whole set of bulky equipment, renting a room across from a player’s home, waiting quietly 24 hours just to capture a clear photo!

Yet the photos published today by The Sun, taken at Tang Long’s doorstep, are quite blurry, even shaky;

They don’t seem to come from professional paparazzi cameras; rather, they look like casual phone shots.

"There are three people in the picture, that’s certain. Tang, and this blonde woman, if I’m not mistaken, is the same woman from last time when Tang was in London, who The Sun photographed him with, she’s a reporter from Sky Sports."

"As for this person," Rein placed his hand over Gracie’s head in the picture, "her face is half-obscured by Tang, you can barely tell it’s a woman."

Rein explained that if it were a Sun photographer, they would definitely try to include all three faces in the photos to maximize impact.

Unfortunately, his superior was out of sorts and didn’t pay much attention to his words.

"So what? Professional players inherently attract attention; countless people are watching them. The Sun, a rubbish outlet thriving on scandals and hype, surely offers big rewards for outside tips, it’s business, not surprising."

"I’m simply disappointed, how could Tang... forget it, let’s move on and talk about Chelsea. Mourinho has been like a raucous rooster these days, crowing outside constantly, he’s driving me nuts!"

Upon hearing the coach compare Mourinho to a crowing rooster in heat, everyone burst out laughing.

Indeed, since Manchester City suffered injuries to key players Agüero, Ranocchia, and Silva, Mourinho hasn’t stopped blabbering!

Subsequently, Manchester City, being short-handed, stubbornly stuck to ground control passing, thus drawing with Swansea and Seville consecutively.