Chapter 521: Chapter 521

Even though Dilata was on Christmas holiday, she was still at the stadium watching from the stands.

Seeing Agüero’s return from injury, with a whole 40 minutes left for him, the entire Etihad Stadium was roaring with cheers for him!

She couldn’t help but wonder when Tang Long would have the same status at Manchester City as Agüero does; perhaps this is the treatment of a club’s leading star.

The journalist’s instincts made her take off her hat that was covering her completely;

Then she picked up her phone and quickly snapped photos of the ecstatic expressions of the surrounding fans, sending them to her assistant at Sky Sports.

"Agüero is back! Quickly follow up on social media in real-time!"

Scout Raymond, sitting on the other side of the stands, also stopped his notes and stared intently at Agüero.

He observed Agüero’s positioning on the field and paid special attention to his distance from Tang Long.

Then he opened a separate page in his notebook, writing the title [Agüero].

[The return timing seems a bit early? A player’s performance upon returning from injury determines their career’s sustainability, worth observing!]

Agüero, who was fiercely running on the field, didn’t know that he, along with Tang Long and Ranocchia, was included in Guardiola’s priority scouting list.

Guardiola will take over Manchester City next season, and within his passing-control system, a forward with ball-handling ability is extremely important.

This forward doesn’t need to be tall or sturdy, but must be fast, have agile footwork, a sufficient understanding of the passing control system, and high football intelligence.

Agüero was unaware there were scouts sent by next season’s coach evaluating him, but even if he knew, he wouldn’t be bothered.

Having been away from the pitch for over a month, the recovering Agüero was like a starved wolf eagerly searching for food to fill his stomach.

When pairing with Agüero, Tang Long found it entirely different from his past cooperation with Icardi at Inter Milan.

Icardi is a purely traditional English-style poacher forward.

Whereas Agüero has a broader range of movement, adaptable centrally or on the flank, more suited for passing-cuts and not like Icardi who only waits in the box to poach.

So, pairing with Agüero made Tang Long’s load lighter, and his passing control also became more adept.

Everyone knows Agüero’s prowess, so when Agüero kept darting around, Bournemouth’s coach was especially nervous on the sidelines.

He kept shouting to the players: "Keep that Argentine pinned down!"

He didn’t expect to score in Manchester City’s home ground during this Christmas holiday; he only hoped not to suffer a crushing defeat, losing face, as nobody wants to witness their team beaten during the festive season!

However, gentlemen don’t thrive by making other’s triumphs, and Agüero soon delivered a critical blow to the opponent’s coach!

On the 55th minute of the second half, just 5 minutes after Agüero’s entry, Manchester City launched a sharp offensive into the attacking third.

Tang Long glanced at Agüero, noticed he was stationary in the box, but seeing Agüero’s gaze understood the moment for the wolf to prey hadn’t arrived, hence opted for a pass-cut with Sterling on the left flank.

The two interweaved and maneuvered on the left flank, transmitting the ball three consecutive times.

On the surface, these passes appeared somewhat sluggish due to being in a tight space, unable to penetrate the opponent’s defense, instead inviting the opponent’s midfielders, full-backs, and other players to encircle.

"The offensive is a bit sluggish, better to seek connectivity with the midfield." Latest content publıshed on N()velFire.net

Scout Raymond scribbled spontaneously in his notebook from the stands.

However, just as the note was halfway written—

Faced with four encircling players, Tang Long was about to further collaborate with Sterling to lure one player towards him.

In the gap of the moving player, Tang Long suddenly made a move inward!

Agüero shouted, took a retreat step, and like a flying grasshopper, suddenly leapt out from inside the box!

Tang Long knew this was Agüero’s signal to coordinate with him.

Tang Long glanced at the goal, pretended to lift his leg for a shot, causing the central defender ahead to lose balance, then nudged the ball—

The ball spun up, making it hard for Agüero to stop, so why stop? Agüero made a whip-headed move, executing an aerial two-over-one!

Tang Long silently marveled at Agüero’s technique, his footsteps never ceased, darting into the box, the goalkeeper drawn in, he lightly chipped with his left foot, leaving space in the center of the small box, Agüero dashed like lightning, delivering a powerful and precise strike at the goal!

When he saw the football hit the center of the net, blood boiled explosively throughout his body!

"Agüero! Agüero scores 5 minutes after coming on!"

"A perfect comeback, immediately overturning the score, no performance could be more flawless!"

"Continuous three passes with no stop!"

"Tang Long and Agüero executed a marvelous combination!"

"That final empty-netter, Agüero could’ve easily used an instep push, but clearly held power deliberately!"

The fans in the stands went wild!

They finally witnessed not only the return of the clubs’ greatest striker in history during this Christmas holiday but also his goal, the Premier League Golden Boot of last season is back, the all-powerful Blue Moon scoring machine descends upon Etihad again!