The Referee Was Stunned! Tang Long: I Passed It to You This Time-Why Didn't You Run?

The referee for this match was the renowned Premier League referee Clattenburg.

He was standing outside the penalty area when the goal happened, and he could see it clearly.

Just as Nasri was about to shoot, Clattenburg stared intently at the Chelsea defenders in the penalty area, wary of any fouls or handballs.

Nasri has been overthrown!

Clattenburg thought to himself, "Such an obvious foul, definitely a penalty!"

But when he saw that it was Nasri's Manchester City teammate Tang Long who pushed him, he quickly spat out the whistle he had in his mouth.

What the heck?

Tang Long then scored, Clattenburg signaled that the goal was valid, giving Manchester City the lead.

Clattenburg walked back, secretly amazed!

In his more than ten years as a referee, this was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre scene: a player about to shoot was pushed away from behind by his teammate, who then took the shot himself.

This renowned Premier League manager didn't know why Tang Long did this, and he wouldn't ask;

He was secretly worried for Tang Long: How could you be so sure you could score? If you don't, your teammates will kill you!

Just as he was pondering this, Nasri jumped in front of him, blocking his way.

"Foul! Referee! He fouled! Tang pushed me down from behind!"

Seeing Nasri's flushed face, Clattenburg scratched his head.

"Um, Tang is your teammate. It's not a foul if your teammate pushes you. It's a foul if a Chelsea player pushes you."

"But if Don hadn't pushed me, I would have scored!" Nasri, still fuming, persisted.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

This question also caught Nasri off guard.

Yes!

Tang pushed you and stole your chance to score from within reach;

But what if you want the referee to do it?

"Give Tang Hong a card and send him off!"

This is Nasri's inner cry.

Fortunately, calm prevailed over impulsiveness; otherwise, Nasri would have become a laughing stock in world football for demanding that the referee send off his teammates during the match.

Nasri, his face ashen, abandoned Clattenburg and walked away.

Nasri was furious when Tang Long snatched his first goal of the season from him and ate it right under his nose.

He didn't go up to celebrate with Tang Long; he just glared at him.

"Fine, I'm a veteran player, I won't hold it against you. But remember this: next time you get a chance like this, I'll take it all myself!"

Pellegrini did not see clearly what was happening inside the penalty area;

Many teammates didn't see it clearly either.

They only saw a flurry of activity in the penalty area, and then Tang Long unleashed a powerful shot and scored amidst the chaos!

Excited smiles were on everyone's faces.

This is Stamford Bridge!

Mourinho's home ground, a steel fortress that was once thought to be invincible, yet we scored within the first minute.

There couldn't be a better start!

However, through SportMediaset replay...

Zhan Jun and Fan Zhiyi in the LeSports studio could see it clearly.

Zhan Jun exclaimed in surprise!

"My God! Nasri's shooting opportunity was stolen by Tang Long! Haha, what kind of trick is that!"

Since ESPN, Zhan Jun has been commentating on football for 20 years, and this is the first time he has seen such a violent approach.

Fan Zhiyi is even more unbelievable!

In his more than ten years of professional career, he has seen players collide head-on while vying for the same ball, missed opportunities due to overlapping runs, and even seen two players touch the ball at the same time and score, leaving everyone wondering who got the goal.

However, these were all consequences of poor coordination and lack of teamwork between the two teammates.

As shown in the slow -SportMediaset, Tang Long roughly pushed his teammate over in order to get a shot off, something Fan Zhiyi had never witnessed before.

"Wow, I'm having an eye-opener! Are they playing football or fighting over a woman?"

"Little Tang is so selfish! I've never seen a player so selfish!"

"So what if you let Nasri shoot? Does he think he can't score? Does Donovan really distrust his teammates? What's the point of playing then? Let's just stop playing!"

"Mr. Zhan, let me give you my conclusion: although Manchester City scored in the first minute, Chelsea will definitely turn this game around!"

"Why?" Zhan Jun asked.

"Is that even a question?" Fan Zhiyi snorted twice. "Without unity and internal strife, Manchester City can't beat Chelsea. If I were Pelle, seeing how selfish Tang was, I would have substituted him at halftime and sent him to the bench to drink water and calm down!"

"The outcome of a football match is determined by the number of goals scored. Whether you score yourself or a teammate scores, it's still a goal and it helps the team win the game."

"But there are people who like to put their own interests above those of the collective, and that's wrong!"

Seeing Fan Zhiyi's indignant expression, Zhan Jun nodded, "That's right, Tang Long really needs to apologize to Nasri after the game. Look at how aggrieved the France looked just now, I still feel a little sorry for him. I hope this point won't affect the friendship between Nasri and Tang Long."

Live stream room.

[Isn't Tang Long doing this a bad idea? It will affect team unity!]

-[I've been watching Tang Long play since Inter Milan. It's strange, he's usually quite selfless, why was he so selfish today?]

-[Yeah, Nasri hasn't scored a single goal this season yet. Tang Long's actions might hurt his teammates' feelings!]

- [I laughed! Does anyone still remember Cristiano Ronaldo stealing Higuain's one-on-one chance and scoring an open goal?]

-[You know what, they're practically identical, both happening from behind. But Cristiano Ronaldo tripped Higuain, while Tang Long knocked down Nasri!]

[Sigh, no matter what, I hope Tang Long won't do anything to disrupt team unity!]

-[Yes, Nasri is such a kind young man. It's unfair to treat him like this. I would have lost my temper long ago.]

If you endure it for a while, you'll feel more and more cheated; if you back down, you'll feel angrier and angrier.

In the following matches, Nasri began to intentionally or unintentionally go against Tang Long!

After receiving the ball on the left wing, he could have combined with Tang Long, but he just wouldn't pass it to Tang Long.

They either need to cooperate with Bony, or seek out Kolarov to make an impact.

At the very least, he could link up with defensive midfielders Yaya Toure or Delph.

It was as if Tang Long didn't exist in his eyes.

He originally thought that by doing this, he could anger Tang Long and make him unhappy;

Even if Tang Long yelled at him a couple of times, "Why didn't you pass the ball to me? Are you blind?", Nasri would feel a little better—who told you to steal my sure-fire goal!

But to Nasri's surprise, Tang Long seemed unaffected and continued to play seriously.

Even if he clearly knows Nasri isn't going to pass him the ball, Tang Long will still proactively move up to meet him and create space.

The main point is that I've already gotten there; whether you share it or not is your business.

And then something even more mysterious happened!

Nasri was intentionally ignoring Tang Long's presence, but Tang Long did not ignore Nasri!

Having withstood Manchester City's early pressure, Chelsea began to regroup and launch an offensive.

18th minute of the first half.

Spain midfielder Fabregas, using teammate Mirko as cover, burst out from the gap, instantly breaking free from the encirclement of Delph and Yaya Toure, and dribbling forward!

"Toure is getting slower and slower!" Pelle thought to himself with concern.

Since returning from Barca, Fabregas has not only improved his footwork but also developed a more advanced passing strategy.

His through ball showed great anticipation!

He wanted to get past the left-back Kolarov, who couldn't catch up, break through Manchester City's half-back defense, and connect directly with the Brazil Willian, who had switched positions.

However, Willian's forward run was not decisive, and he did not initiate the movement in advance;

Even after rushing to the sideline and making a flying sliding tackle to hook the ball, throwing his entire body out, he still couldn't keep up with the speed of the rolling ball.

Just as Willian stood up and gave Fabregas a thumbs-up in the distance with regret, he suddenly saw the football trace an arc in the sky and fly past the back of his head!

"Watch the game! Nasri!"

Kolarov quickly throws the ball in from the sideline, aiming directly at Nasri on the wing.

Nasri, a seasoned veteran, understood that this was an opportunity to launch a counterattack on the spot!

He started quickly, rushing forward 20 meters in the direction of the ball;

They were forced to slow their advance only when right-back Azpilicueta closed in.

Nasri hasn't had many playing opportunities this season, and his footwork needs to be regained.

In addition, he was not as physically robust as Kolarov on the same side, and could not withstand Azpilicue's attacks, so he lacked confidence in a one-on-one confrontation with Azpilicue.

"Don't force it, pass it back!" Toure shouted.

Nasri glanced at Tang Long, who was coming up to receive the ball in the attacking midfield position, and said, "Give it to me, Nasri!"

Snap!

Nasri passed the ball to Toure.

Toure was taken aback, then quickly went for the ball, saying, "I told you to pass it to Tang, why are you giving it to me!"

Despite saying that, Toure, having received the ball, didn't dare to be careless. He took two steps forward with his long legs, and just as Mikel stretched out his leg to steal the ball, he poked it to Tang Long with his toe.

At this time!

Bony made a high-speed diagonal run down the middle, drawing the attention of both center-backs!

Navas on the right wing has moved to the sideline, so we pass him to him; he can then cross the ball.

But the most advantageous situation is actually on the left flank!

Because Mikel was beaten, another defensive midfielder, Fabregas, accelerated too aggressively and is still on his way back, a long way off.

Azpilicueta was extremely wary of Tang Long's abilities, especially his unpredictable pendulum ability, which made him very nervous.

In the previous match between Manchester City and Liverpool, Tang Long used Ronaldo-style Death Pendulum, dribbling past three players before scoring. This sparked a pendulum craze among strikers in the Premier League, and many Chelsea players imitated Tang Long's dribbling videos. Azpilicueta was aware of this as well.

Bony drew away a center-back, Azpilicueta was not comfortable with Tang Long and the other center-back going one-on-one!

Therefore, he moved inward from the left-back position, closer to Tang Long.

"Don't be afraid, let's sandwich him together!"

This is exactly what Tang Long has been waiting for!

With a flick of his ankle, the ball rolled towards the open space behind Azpilicueta!

Nasri was stunned for a moment, and the ball had already rolled far away before he came to his senses and chased after it.

The ball went out of bounds.

He didn't actually run away in the first place!

He had previously targeted Tang Long, deliberately refusing to give him the ball.

Although Nasri saw the opening, he was already certain that if he didn't pass to Tang, Tang would never pass to him!

If Tang really wanted to score, he would definitely take the shot himself!

But Nasri never expected that the ball would come in the end...

"Nasri, are you asleep?! Why aren't you running?!"

Yaya Toure rushed over and yelled at him, wishing he could slap him across the face!