His Technique Surpasses Bergkamp! That One Dribble Alone Was Worth the Ticket Price!
The Premier League match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in the 18th round was held as scheduled at 3 pm during the Christmas holiday.
With the Christmas holidays in full swing, many fans came to the stadium to watch the game;
Manchester City achieved a record attendance for this match, with the stadium completely sold out!
When Diletta arrived at Manchester Airport that morning to ask Tang Long for tickets, the stadium tickets had already sold out. Otherwise, the usually independent Diletta wouldn't have bothered asking Tang Long for a ticket.
However, this was no problem for Tang Long at all.
He casually made a call to the team's foreign affairs department and got a ticket.
Diletta specifically instructed Tang Long to choose a secluded corner, and Tang Long complied with her request.
At this moment, Diletta was wearing a thick down jacket, huddled in a corner of the northeast stand in the freezing weather, watching the fans around him, their foreheads steaming, jumping up from time to time to cheer for the team.
But Diletta wrapped herself up very tightly and pulled the hood of her down jacket down low.
The reason she did this was to avoid being caught on camera!
The Nasri's the Sun incident involved two women, Gracie and Diletta.
Although Gracie was very angry, the matter quickly passed in her mind.
Diletta, on the other hand, was quite frustrated and became more cautious than before.
She was terrified that the ever-present paparazzi would capture something again, and then make wild guesses, causing Tang Long even more trouble.
Being in the media industry and a veteran reporter, no one understands better than her that for a young player like Tang, who is not yet 20 years old, too many off-field scandals will greatly affect his focus.
"Good shot! Good shot! Move the ball around in the backcourt! Pass it!"
"Where are the backup? Get Tang back in!"
"Delph! Run! Stop fucking standing like a wooden doll!"
"Good shot! Good shot! Just pass the ball back to Tang!"
Agüero was off the field, was shouting the loudest.
Manchester City manager Pellegrini frequently frowned and glanced at Agüero.
Thanks to Gracie's introduction of the world's most advanced cryotherapy mode in the Manchester City physiotherapy room;
Center forward Agüero's injury has recovered so quickly that even he himself is surprised!
Agüero was originally scheduled to be sidelined for three months due to injury, but he met the criteria for returning to play in just over a month.
However, Pellegrini, being cautious, kept him on the bench and waited to observe him.
But Agüero n't stay still!
Having not played football for over a month, let alone touching a ball, just hearing the cheers of the Manchester City fans in the stadium made Agüero want to jump off the bench and run hundreds of meters onto the field to feel satisfied!
He repeatedly jumped up and rushed to the sidelines, passionately directing the game.
Many photographers were also drawn to him and came over to take pictures of him.
The big screen at the stadium repeatedly showed Agüero jumping and bouncing excitedly towards me, which drew applause and laughter from the fans!
Assistant coach Rayne had to repeatedly persuade him to return to the bench.
"Don't jump around like that Sergio! Be careful not to twist your ankle!"
Finally, Rayne had to send the hyperactive Agüero to the corner flag area of the course to do high knees and jogging to release his energy before he could be distracted.
Like Agüero.
Diletta, standing on the far side of the stands, kept her eyes fixed on Tang Long.
Despite being very far from the pitch, thanks to his bird's-eye view, Diletta noticed subtle differences in Tang Long's performance on the field compared to the Tang Long he knew before.
Although she couldn't quite put her finger on the difference, Diletta felt that Tang Long had become more agile than before.
"Ah, how did he get past that ball?"
In the 31st minute of the first half, Tang Long's performance prompted Diletta to shout out!
After his return, the ball-playing center-back Ranocchia performed even better, aiming for a line from the edge of the penalty area.
Point your toes, turn your body to the side, and strike the middle of the ball!
Bang!
As the body pressed down, the football rolled rapidly towards Tang Long in the central attacking midfield position with a low and fast motion!
That was a risky move!
A central defender passing the ball connects with the attacking midfielder in the middle, moving straight up and down the field. Instead of using the instep of his foot, he uses the back of his foot to strike the ball flat – this requires extremely high control of the footwork. If there is even the slightest deviation, the Bournemouth player in the middle will immediately intercept the ball and launch a counter-attack.
Ranocchia was very confident in his footwork.
However, he was startled when he saw the football skim along the ground and accelerate suddenly on the slightly slippery grass that had been soaked with snow.
"Oh no, this has become a huge news story!"
Perhaps due to not taking into account the ball's acceleration on the slippery surface, Ranocchia's pass was a bit too heavy.
The soccer ball bounced about one centimeter off the ground, and after landing, it suddenly accelerated by 30%!
"He can't catch it, it's going to break!"
Seeing Tang Long with his back to goal and preparing to receive the ball, Bournemouth's two midfielders O'Kane and Schulman, instantly closed in on Tang Long.
Normally, when Tang Long is waiting to receive the ball, they wouldn't dare to approach so quickly;
Because if they get too close, Tang Long could wipe them out with a single feint.
However, the ball's speed was astonishing. The two judged that although Tang Long could stop the ball, he wouldn't be able to stop it comfortably. If they could stop the ball and steal it from him on the spot, it would be a successful defense.
However, the reason why Diletta in the stands exclaimed was that Tang Long not only touched the ball, but also performed a beautiful dribble at the moment of receiving it!
Tang Long remained calm as the ball accelerated along the ground. The moment the ball came, he gently flicked it forward with the outside of his foot, and the ball bounced up!
This is both a stop to deflect the ball and a flick to turn!
The image freezes on this classic moment--
Tang Long turned and slipped between O'Kane and Schulman, who were running towards each other. Almost simultaneously, the ball flew over their heads!
Agüero, who was sitting on the sidelines stretching his legs, was completely absorbed in watching.
He stared wide-eyed, intently watching Tang Long's movements.
Agüero felt a chill run down his spine.
"Normally, it wouldn't be unusual for Tang to make a lobbed pass over a defender, but this time Ranocchia's pass was clearly very fast, and there was a sudden acceleration halfway through. How could he judge the speed of the ball so accurately in such a short time? It's weird!"
What the crowd didn't know was that it was precisely during these days that Tang Long had been constantly training his Fly Eye skills with Coach Chivu in the AI Cloud Training Ground;
His vision has improved dramatically in terms of focusing on near and far objects, which is why he can accurately predict the ball's trajectory in the instant when the ball's speed changes rapidly!
Just as the 60,000 fans at the Etihad Stadium fell silent, engrossed in the game, Tang Long's next move demonstrated his thorough understanding of the situation.
On the right flank, Spain winger Navas was already making a high-speed forward run, and Tang Long gently pushed the ball into a deadly gap;
Navas received the ball and unleashed a low, sweeping shot, which Bony easily converted in the middle!
"Nice shot!"
"Good shot!"
Both Bony, who scored the goal, and Navas, who provided the assist, shouted and ran towards Tang Long.
They knew that Tang Long deserved 90% of the credit for that goal!
Only then did the thunderous cheers from the Etihad Stadium surge onto the field!
"Tang!"
"Tang!"
"Chinatang!"
Bony and Navas know football, but how could these die-hard Manchester City fans who came to the stadium specifically for the Christmas holidays not know football at all?
They didn't chant Bony's name, nor Navas's name; all 60,000 people in the stadium were chanting Tang Long's surname!
Tang Long also opened his arms and smiled at the stands.
Suddenly, his mind went blank, and he felt a little disoriented.
A strange scene appeared before his eyes!
There were tens of thousands of fans in the Manchester City stands he was facing.
Because it is the dead of winter, many people are wearing thick down jackets to keep warm, so they are not wearing the same color Manchester City jerseys as usual.
The huge stands were a colorful mess, with clothes of all colors and styles mixed in, looking rather chaotic.
But Tang Long was surprised to discover that, through his retina, he could clearly perceive the color of the clothes worn by every single person in the tens of thousands of seats.
It was a very strange feeling, hard to describe, and Tang Long had never experienced anything like it in his entire life.
However, this momentary visual insight vanished after only a few seconds.
Tang Long's vision returned to a chaotic scene of noisy fans.
"Tang Long executed a Bergkamp lobbed pass in midfield!"
"However, Bergkamp only managed to get past one, while Tang Long got past two!"
"Saying this might offend some veteran fans, but I still have to say that Tang Long's dribble this time was far more difficult than Bergkamp's back then!"
"As for the penultimate pass that led to Navas assisting Bony's goal, it was a natural progression!"
"During this Christmas holiday season, we once again witnessed the performance of a Premier League midfield maestro!"
"Listen to the cheers from the crowd, Manchester City fans are absolutely going crazy!"
"This ticket cost tens of Pound Sterling, but just seeing Tang Long's amazing dribbling move alone is worth the price!"