Left, Right, Left! Ronaldo's Pendulum Appears at Anfield, a One-on-One Rocket is the Only Way to Vent!

His teammates surrounded him, wanting to celebrate with Tang Long, but Tang Long pushed them away, then expressionlessly rushed into the goal, picked up the ball, and sprinted back at top speed.

The body language was very clear: what's there to celebrate about a mere tie?

Manchester City's Expeditionary Army were also jubilant; for the first time in the entire match, the chants of Manchester City fans surpassed those of Liverpool fans!

"Tung--"

"Tung--"

"ChinaTung!"

Pellegrini and assistant coach Rayne gave each other a loud high five.

"We did it, Rayne, we did it!"

Manchester City's momentum suddenly surged. With Agüero gone and their attack lacking depth, Tang Long's sharp finishing helped Manchester City narrowly equalize the score!

Sky Sport studio.

Gerrard slapped his thigh hard and exclaimed, "Oops!"

That shout was partly out of regret for Liverpool conceding a goal;

The other half was surprised by Tang Long's goal!

"That was a great play! A very decisive header! But how could Lovelun, who was closely marking Tang, have missed him? That shouldn't be the case. Lovelun has been performing very well this season, with almost no mistakes, but this lapse in marking is a rather basic error."

After Gerrard finished speaking, he paused, waiting for his partner to respond.

But after three seconds, no one responded.

Gerrard was taken aback and turned to look at his side. He found that both Carragher and Neville were staring blankly and silent.

"Don't be a mute..." Gerrard covered the microphone, lowered his voice, and whispered to the two of them.

In fact, Gerrard was just throwing out a starting point. His analysis of Tang Long's goal was only the beginning. The rest of the analysis needs to be done by the two defenders, since they are the professional defenders and can analyze from a professional perspective why Lovell made such a basic mistake of missing his marker.

Carragher was poked by Gerrard, which brought him back to his senses.

He hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "It was indeed Lovren who missed his man. This is very rare this season. This is my sixth Liverpool match commentary this season, and Lovren has never made such a basic mistake in the previous five matches."

"Look at the look of horror in his eyes at the end. It's clear he was caught off guard by the mistake. I think Lovell's attention definitely wandered at that moment, which is extremely fatal for a player in his position!"

Carragher attributed the omissions in Love's theory to his inattentiveness.

But Gerrard was quite puzzled by this!

If a defender loses focus around the 80th minute, that's understandable, since players are often exhausted and their concentration is bound to waver towards the end of the game.

But it's only been about 60 minutes! The players' stamina is far from its limit, so how could they have lost focus?

Gary Neville, who was usually very talkative, remained silent and sat quietly to the side.

"Neville, what do you think?" Gerrard asked curiously.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he looked up at Gerrard and Carragher, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. It wasn't until the replay of the match began that he finally spoke in a frustrated tone:

"Lovren wasn't distracted. I'm a former defender, and I can guarantee that Lovren was absolutely 120% focused. Otherwise, he wouldn't have immediately reached out to tug at Tang's clothes."

"Here comes the SportMediaset, look, when did Tang suddenly start moving...?"

In the footage, Navas's three-pass, three-jump maneuver on the right wing left Moreno completely bewildered, before he delivered a drifting cross that Iheanacho managed to glide on after outmaneuvering Scott.

Almost the instant Iheanacho's head made contact with the ball, Tang Long, who had been standing still, suddenly sprang into action and vanished from Lovren's side in an instant!

He rushed towards the near post, and Iheanacho's flick-on ball arrived just as expected—the ball and the player arrived at the same time!

Neville, with twenty years of experience as a top Premier League defender, has an extremely keen eye for forward movement. He realized that Tang Long was able to get to the ball not because of his speed, nor because Lovren was distracted, but entirely because he had anticipated the ball's trajectory!

Gerrard, being a midfielder, didn't realize this problem;

Carragher is also a top defender, but his level is slightly inferior to Neville's. He didn't realize this and thought it was a problem with Love's argument.

But after Neville's explanation, and with the SportMediaset replay, the two men looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This... the ball was still on Iheanacho's head, and he could predict where it would land?"

Milner was furious.

His anger stemmed from the fact that the lead had been pegged back, the game was back to square one, and his free-kick goal wasn't as impressive.

His anger stemmed from the fact that the goal was scored by none other than Tang Long!

You ousted my place at Manchester City, and now I'm coming to Liverpool to get my revenge. You seem a little confused? Well, let's see!

Milner began to run more actively, darting around like a mad dog, omnipresent.

Driven by his running, Liverpool's players were restless and didn't want to stop for a moment, wanting to break down Manchester City's formation with a wave of attack!

But this played right into Manchester City's hands.

Manchester City's midfielders all possess exceptional footwork skills.

They are not afraid of their opponents rushing in recklessly; they are afraid of them standing still in their positions.

Yaya Toure, Nasri, Navas are all players who are skilled with their feet and adept at passing and possession.

Fernando, the defensive midfielder, might be considered a bit rough on the feet, but that's only compared to his teammates. Don't forget, Fernando is Brazil, raised in Brazil's street football culture, a place teeming with freestyle football geniuses. Where would you find a technically rough player like him?

Fernando immediately proved to Liverpool with a brilliant dribble, showing that even the least technically gifted Manchester City midfielder could still dominate Liverpool.

That was in the 74th minute of the match, and Manchester City retreated moderately under Liverpool's high pressing.

The formation was flattened out in front of the penalty area.

Liverpool passed the ball back and forth in front of Manchester City's penalty area, but couldn't find an opening for a through pass.

Milner was a bit impatient. He pulled out of the penalty area, forced his way into the space, and took a low shot. The ball lacked power and was easily intercepted by the defensive midfielder Fernando.

"Seize the goods on the spot, do not retreat!"

The experienced Milner shouted to Henderson to join in and swarm the ball.

This is correct. Taking advantage of the opponent's unstable footing and nipping the counterattack in the bud is far more energy-efficient than retreating and waiting for the opponent to counterattack before defending.

Milner even considered not only stopping the counterattack, but also intercepting the ball and launching a second attack on the spot.

Having spent five years at Manchester City, he knew that only by consistently putting pressure on this team could he possibly break through their defense.

Slap! Slap!

Faced with pressure from both players, Fernando didn't pass the ball back to Ranocchia. Instead, he pulled the ball away with his foot, and it whizzed past Milner's feet.

As soon as Henderson extended his foot to cover, Fernando smoothly turned with a step on the ball, followed by a pull-back motion, and executed a Marseille Turn, cleanly getting past Henderson!

At this moment, Fernando, a bald giant standing at 183 cm tall, performed a move reminiscent of Li Kui embroidering!

The Liverpool players were stunned; they hadn't expected Fernando to pull off this move.

However, Tang Long was not surprised at all by Fernando's elegant Marseille Turn.

He plays against this Brazil defensive midfielder every day in training and is very clear about his abilities.

So the moment Fernando received the ball, he didn't choose to receive it back, but instead sprinted towards the attacking third at top speed!

Fernando dribbled past two players!

He's looking up and observing!

"Fernando passes the ball!"

"Um, who it's for, the footage doesn't say..."

"Ah?"

"It's Tang! He's desperately chasing after that through ball!"

"When did Tang rush here? I didn't see him in the footage below the broadcast!"

Tang Long's speed is not top-tier in the Premier League; even by comparison with both teams, it's only average.

However, due to his extremely quick reaction and Fernando's perfectly placed pass, which bypassed Moreno's sliding tackle, Tang Long made a well-placed diagonal sprint and won a one-on-one opportunity!

At this time!

Teammate Iheanacho was still in the center circle, while Liverpool players were also struggling to track back in the center circle!

"Catch him! Catch him!"

Former Manchester City player Milner tracked back the furthest!

He raced from the edge of the penalty area, overtaking Henderson, Coutinho, Yaya Toure, and even the incredibly fast Iheanacho!

His eyes were bloodshot as he chased straight after Tang Long, who was wielding a single sword!

"Tang, there's a thief behind you!"

While directing the defensive line to move forward, Ranocchia shouted a reminder to Tang Long.

Now!

Tang Long has arrived in front of Liverpool's penalty area.

He deliberately slowed down because the opposing goalkeeper, Mignolet, rushed out.

Mignolet had to come out; at that moment, if he stood still inside the goal, he wouldn't have had any chance to save a shot.

If they rush out and confront Tang Long one-on-one, perhaps they will have a glimmer of hope.

Facing the massive and wide-ranging Mignolet, Tang Long executed a classic move, paying homage to his older brother Ronaldo!

Even ten years later, Tang Long's move of dribbling past the goalkeeper is still talked about and remembered by countless fans.

"Wang Xizhi is the greatest calligrapher of running script in the world, and Yan Zhenqing is second to none!"

"Everyone says that among all the pendulums in the world, Ronaldo is number one, but if we're talking about the second pendulum, it has to be Tang Long!"

He first took a step to the left, lowering his left shoulder!

Next, step to the right and lower your right shoulder!

Finally, take another step to the left, lower your left shoulder, and suddenly flick the ball to the right with your right foot, propelling your body forward!

Left--right--left!

The Ronaldo Pendulum is more powerful than anyone else!

Mignolet was already thrown off balance and his footwork became disordered when Tang Long took his second right step and lowered his right shoulder.

Tang Long took a third left step and lowered his left shoulder, completely deceiving Mignolet's center of gravity, who was startled!

Tang Long's final flick of the ball to the right in the opposite direction left the 193cm tall Belgium goalkeeper dizzy, stumbled, and fell backward to the ground!

Gerrard, watching from the studio, was terrified; his heart was pounding. Was this an open goal?!

Milner is here!

With a shout from Carragher, a red figure darted toward the door like the Cheetah!

A faint glimmer of light suddenly returned to Gerrard's eyes. Tang Long had dribbled past Mignolet and brought the ball to a tight angle. If Milner, rushing towards the goal, was lucky, he could block Tang Long's shot...

Tang Long originally intended to simply push the ball in and be done with it.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Milner standing guard at the door.

Wow, you can really run!

Milner's smug expression after that lucky free kick still seemed to be flashing before Tang Long's eyes. His nose still ached, and a fire of revenge ignited in his heart. Underneath his thick socks, the veins on the instep of his foot bulged out.

Your feet are itchy, bro, I'll give you a bomb to eat!

The gentle push shot vanished in an instant.

He raised his left arm high, like a warrior drawing a bowstring, while his right leg, like a spring ready to be released, pulled back deeply. Then, with his instep stretched as hard as iron, he lashed out at the heart of the football!

A powerful shot burst through the air!

Thud! Thud!

The first of the two bangs was the sound of Tang Long's explosive shot!

The second bang was from the cannon, which struck Milner squarely in the face!

Milner stood in front of the goal, originally intending to block Tang Long's shot. He never expected Tang Long to unleash a powerful shot. He only felt a murderous aura coming towards him. He didn't even have time to turn his head. His head was hit by the ball with a loud bang, his vision went black, and he fell vertically backward into the goal!

The football bounced into the net, tumbling and kicking up a cloud of dust, like smoke from a battlefield.

Milner lay quietly in the dust, his head turned to one side, his tongue lolling out, his eyes rolled back, as serene as a dead fish stranded on the shore.

2 to 1!

Tang Long used Pendulum Dribble to get past the goalkeeper and unleashed a powerful shot that found Milner in the net!