A Last-Gasp Winner in His Debut: A Stunning First-Time Volley, Leaving Guarin's Two Worldies in the Dust!

"Agüero has helped Manchester City equalize!"

"A light and effortless chip shot, crisp and decisive!"

"The Argentina striker has scored his first goal of the new season! He's got it covered!"

"Assister: Tang Long!"

"Tang Long also provided his first assist since joining the team!"

"He won too!"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is actually Tang Long's first touch of the ball since coming on as a substitute!"

Let's watch the replay again.

"Haha, an impeccable Low-trajectory Curve Shot!"

"Tang Long's grasp of timing was perfect, down to the last detail!"

After a passionate explanation by Zhan Jun...

His partner Zhang Lu, only said one sentence.

"What defines a master? This is a master, a master of the highest order!"

Live stream room.

-[An assist on the very first touch? This efficiency, tell me loudly, who else can match this?]

-[Add a few more qualifiers: opening match, new signing's debut, assist on his first touch of the ball—this record, if not unprecedented, is certainly unparalleled!]

-[It was all thanks to Tang Long's pass, but Agüero's positioning was also superb. Without his clever offside trap, this goal wouldn't have been possible!]

-[I'm a little dazed! Tang Long is still Tang Long, and the striker is still Argentina, only Icardi has become Agüero.]

-[I have a feeling that this season, Tang Long won't miss Icardi, but Icardi will definitely miss Tang Long terribly!]

[Come on, come on, one more! Beat Tottenham Hotspur and take three points from White Hart Lane!]

Since it was only a goal to equalize, and Agüero sprinted back with the ball after grabbing it from the Tottenham Hotspur goal, the Manchester City players didn't celebrate much, but quickly returned to their positions to save time.

Pellegrini was overjoyed. He seized the opportunity to call center -Ranocchia to the sidelines and explain the tactical details to him, while simultaneously substituting Kolarov for a France full-back.

"Listen, Italy kid, we have 25 minutes left. I'm asking you to keep the ball under your control as much as possible and not let the opponent gain possession easily."

Agüero's goal was no surprise; he was the team's top scorer and last season's Premier League Golden Boot.

However, Tang Long's assist drew the attention of even the top stars of the Blue Moon team.

Regardless of how exquisite the footwork was in controlling the ball.

Even the timing of a pass is a complex art.

David Silva, the Spain midfielder who led the team in assists last season, looked utterly bewildered.

He thought to himself, "Don't give Aguero much space with that shot; he clearly anticipated Agüero's offside run. If the ball had been any longer, the goalkeeper would have been able to come out and clear it. This is strange. Don has only been with the team for a week; how does he know Agüero's habits so well? This doesn't make sense!"

He thought to himself, "When he first came on stage, he stood there motionless, looking around like an idiot. I thought he didn't know where to run off to, but now it seems he's observing some details. This kid is interesting!"

Not only were Tang Long's teammates surprised by his assist with his first touch, but the opposing Tottenham Hotspur players were equally astonished.

Danish midfielder Eriksen, who was substituted off, was the first to anticipate that Tang Long would use Low-trajectory Curve Shot.

Based on Tang Long's leg movement and the distance between Agüero and Lloris, he estimated that Tang Long's best option would be Low-trajectory Curve Shot ball!

As a top-class passing master in the Premier League, Eriksen did not expect that Tang Long's Low-trajectory Curve Shot would be of such high quality that the arc of the shot went exactly over the toes of his own center -Vertonghen.

"This isn't a pass, it's practically surgery," Eriksen thought to himself, alarmed.

Despite being teammates with Tang Long for a season, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Guarin was still incredibly impressed by Tang Long's assist on his very first touch of the ball.

He knew Tang Long was very strong, and he also knew that the so-called Premier League adaptation period would not be an obstacle for a player of Tang Long's caliber.

However, this adaptation period is far too short; it's practically the distance Tang Long runs from the sidelines to the field—is it even 10 seconds?

"Don't panic, stay calm, everyone get excited! This is our home turf, we're not afraid of them!"

New signing Guarin has shown leadership qualities, inspiring his teammates.

The match then entered a stalemate.

Tottenham Hotspur had a slight edge in duels thanks to Guarin's advanced defensive midfield position and Alli's extensive disruptive play.

Manchester City, on the other hand, showcased their preferred possession-based style of play, maintaining control of the ball for most of the time.

Tang Long frequently received the ball in the attacking midfield position, orchestrating the attack.

Although he didn't have as many opportunities to get the ball as he did at Inter Milan today, Manchester City has many excellent ball control players, such as David Silva, who is currently on the field and also has the ability to provide assists for Agüero.

However, every time the ball came to Tang Long's feet, it was clear that a new phase had begun.

Whether it's passing the ball forward or making a proper pass back;

Or perhaps he'll be assigned to the wing, or he could simply continue trying to connect with Agüero.

The ball will always be moved to the most reasonable position, the one most conducive to the next development of the situation.

In other words, there was no unnecessary, drawn-out passing.

The situation is slightly tilting in Manchester City's favor.

However, as Tang Long continued kicking, he discovered some things that were the same as those on the training field.

Manchester City's players are all Premier League- class Premier League players; they mostly follow the correct football mindset in their passing and positioning.

However, some details reveal that there is still a passing bias among the players, and there are fixed choices for partners.

For example, in the 71st minute of the second half, he and Silva switched positions again, with Silva moving to the center.

Left-back Clichy made an overlapping run and reached out for the ball;

Navas on the right wing was also putting on his protective gear, shouting "Give it to me!"

But in the end, the ball was passed to Navas on the right wing!

Navas then accelerated past the byline and forced a cross. Agüero, under pressure from Walker, failed to head the ball properly, and his header went slightly wide. He looked quite anxious.

Silva's choice wasn't entirely wrong, and it ultimately resulted in an attack down the flank.

But passing to Clichy on the left wing seems like a more reasonable option.

Tang Long thought to himself, "Clichy's position is actually better because there's no defender marking him closely on his side, and I'm also on that side. If I pass the ball to Clichy's overlapping on the left, he can either go down the wing himself or continue to play a passing combination with me in the box. Compared to Navas on the right, who can only force crosses under close marking, the left side actually offers more options."

Tang Long actually observed that Silva made a quick left-right head tilt about 0.5 seconds before passing the ball.

This clearly shows that he saw his teammates on both sides at the same time.

Given Silva's level of expertise, it's impossible that Silva wouldn't have thought of anything Tang Long could think of.

But why did he do that?

Just five minutes later, Tang Long discovered the same problem again.

After receiving the ball on the left flank, Clichy played a one-two with Tang Long, who had retreated three steps. Clichy continued to rush down the flank, while Tang Long also made a run forward at the same time.

After Clichy sprinted halfway, the players in front of him were too dense, so he shoved the ball back and glanced at Tang Long. However, Tang Long was already being closely marked by Guarin and didn't have a good chance to get the ball.

Defensive midfielder Fernando moved forward and reached out to Clichy for the ball.

Clichy was quickly assessing the situation.

However, when he saw right-back Sagna drop back to the center, he didn't pass the ball to Fernando in the defensive midfield position. Instead, he made a difficult lob pass to Sagna, who was slightly to the right.

That pass seemed a bit risky!

A half-high pass across the field from this position on the wing is very likely to be intercepted by the opponent and lead to a counter-attack.

Tang Long frowned, thinking that it was fortunate that the pass was accurate enough, otherwise it might have caused a big mistake!

Why pass to Sagna when it would have been better to pass to Fernando?

Ultimately, Sagna didn't have a good chance to advance after receiving the ball, and eventually passed it back to Fernando.

However, after passing the ball around in this way for two feet, the fluidity of the attack becomes sluggish.

As the match progressed, the game became increasingly intense.

Although Manchester City controlled possession for a long time, they frequently used passing to stretch Tottenham Hotspur's players and make them run back and forth, trying to wear down their stamina and look for gaps in the opponent's movement and positional changes.

However, in the first game of the new season, and playing at home, Tottenham Hotspur players were extremely active in their running.

Especially the new signing Guarin, who kept a close eye on Tang Long, preventing him from having a good chance to receive the ball.

In addition, Alli came on as a substitute, had no physical problems. He ran around like a mad dog, which to some extent made up for the occasional gaps that appeared when Tottenham Hotspur's formation was constantly moving left and right.

In the blink of an eye, 80 minutes had passed in the match.

Manchester City's players are starting to get impatient!

Especially Agüero.

Having failed to receive the ball in the penalty area, he began to retreat.

Despite Pellegrini's shouts for Agüero to push forward and get out of the way, as a player, there's a psychological tendency: if you can't get the ball in your current position for a long time, you'll instinctively start to change positions and try to get a feel for receiving the ball.

Otherwise, if you don't touch the ball for a long time and your feet get cold, you're more likely to make a mistake when the ball finally comes to your feet.

Especially in the last 10 minutes of the game, when physical strength reaches its limit, technical movements become distorted, and low-level mistakes are easily made.

"The connection between Agüero and Tang only happened once, and then it never happened again. Manchester City's ball couldn't get into the penalty area for a long time, and Tottenham Hotspur seemed to have given up on attacking and were content with just one point. It seems that this Premier League opener will likely end in a 2-2 draw," Mancini thought to himself in the stands.

However, Tang Long was not willing to accept that his Premier League debut would end in a draw!

He particularly believes that Manchester City is superior to their opponents, both in terms of the overall performance and the relative value and quality of their players.

Even at Tottenham Hotspur's home ground, Blue Moon should have gotten three points!

Manchester City are aiming to win the league title this season.

A successful start will greatly boost the players' morale, a fact that Tang Long, as a professional player, firmly believes.

"Hey, look over here right now!"

In the 82nd minute of the match, Tang Long, facing Guarin's close marking, suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the left flank.

This sudden change in pace was so rapid that Guarin was momentarily stunned, only to see Tang Long instantly move four or five meters away from him.

Hearing Tang Long's call, his teammate made a short pass that bypassed Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane, who was pressing him.

The ball came to Tang Long's feet.

Sterling's position on the left flank is somewhat empty.

Without much thought, Tang Long passed the ball to him with his left foot.

At this point, his position overlapped somewhat with David Silva's on the left flank, so Tang Long quickly moved to the right flank.

Guarin breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw Tang Long run away and then run back.

"Tang, don't run around, come into my arms obediently, haha!" he shouted to Tang Long, then pressed himself against him again.

Unlike Milner, Sterling's strength lies in his ability to break through defenses.

He and Kyle Walker had a 1v1 duel on the sideline.

Sterling straightened his chest, raised his pinky finger, and wiggled his buttocks left and right, trying to throw Kyle Walker off balance by changing the rhythm.

In his final move, Sterling wrapped the ball with the inside of his right foot, then quickly shifted his weight down and pushed the ball hard to the left, attempting to use his speed to get past his opponent!

However, Walker's speed is not to be underestimated!

Although Sterling overtook him by several body lengths in the first step, he caught up in three or four steps and even used his body to block the line of sight.

"Great shot, Walker!" his center-back teammate Vertonghen applauded.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Zhang Lu commented, "Hehe, I think I've figured it out. Walker always relies on his speed to leave others behind and then catch up using his speed, as if that makes him feel better!"

Encouraged, Walker acted impulsively, not passing the ball back, but instead turning and forcing his way past Sterling along the sideline.

Walker's breakthrough was different from Sterling's; he didn't use many feints or deceptions, but instead simply dribbled past the defender and charged forward.

While Walker was certainly faster than Sterling, his footwork was also much rougher.

The ball was firmly caught by Ranocchia had been lying in wait behind.

As a ball-playing center-back who was selected for last season's Serie A Team of the Week, Ranocchia controlled the ball decisively and passed it directly to the goalkeeper.

The football traversed more than 30 meters and returned to Sterling's feet.

They launched a surprise attack!

This time, Sterling was facing a racetrack, while Walker was still ahead of him!

Sterling quickly dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

But Alli, a fast runner, quickly caught up, forcing Sterling to stop.

Sterling thought sullenly, "Alli, why are you running so fast?"

If you hadn't blocked my way, you could have just cut in and attacked.

If you stand here horizontally, how am I supposed to move forward?

Sterling's previous defeat in a one-on-one match against Walker has slightly diminished his confidence in one-on-one breakthroughs.

Facing Alli this time, he simply flicked the ball to the right and then crossed it to Aguero in the penalty area, as well as the defensive Fernando had already made a run into the box.

As soon as Sterling passed the ball, Aguero in the penalty area stopped running and helplessly shrugged.

What are you spreading?

Sterling intended to deliver a high, curved pass, but perhaps due to fatigue towards the end of the match, his technique faltered, and he failed to create the desired curve, instead delivering a flat, fast pass.

Alli stretched out his long leg and nudged the ball, changing its direction. The ball, which he originally intended to hit towards the near post, flew towards the middle.

"Mine!"

Guarin reacted quickly, rushing to the position to kick him out of the way.

However, just as he judged the ball's trajectory and was about to tip it out of the penalty area, a gust of wind blew by!

Tang Long had somehow gotten ahead of everyone else and rushed to the ball!

He raised his right foot and, facing the ball that hadn't yet fallen, unleashed a powerful volley.

"Ah, this!"

Guarin came to the rescue, but his kick missed, and he suddenly turned around.

The ball followed a strange arc, rising rapidly before plummeting like a falling leaf as it approached the goal, passing over goalkeeper Lloris's hand, and grazing the bottom of the goalpost before disappearing into the net!

Guarin looked behind him in surprise and saw that Tang Long had just finished shooting, his studs flying up, carrying dirt from White Hart Lane. Tang Long was looking at him with a half-smile.

(And more, still being written)