7 Rounds, 13 Goals! Tang Long Challenges for the European Golden Shoe, Manchester City's Seven Straight Wins Return Them to the Top!
Tang Long skillfully dribbled past Son Heung-min and Nagatomo Yuto three times in a row, then dribbled past two more players after reaching the penalty area before curling a left-footed shot into the net!
This series of actions left the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium completely dazzled and overwhelmed.
After that goal, White Hart Lane fell into a long silence.
The audience members covered their heads with their hands, completely stunned.
Tang Long broke into the penalty area, dribbling past two players before cutting inside – this is considered a normal move in football.
Son Heung-min, the team's star striker, often likes to cut inside and make this move, so this goal is not surprising.
But what puzzled everyone was—how come Son Heung-min and Nagatomo Yuto were like two wooden stakes, obediently letting Tang Long toy with them three times?
Especially that last backheel flick over the ball – both of them had Tang Long cornered, so how did he still manage to escape?
Son Heung-min and Nagatomo Yuto stood there, stunned.
They looked at each other, staring at each other without uttering a sound.
Nagatomo Yuto Son Heung-min, that arrogant guy, came back from the attacking third to help me defend. The thing is, he doesn't know how to defend at all. He didn't even block the defensive routes. Sigh!"
Son Heung-min thought to himself, "Being played like this by Tang Long is infuriating! It's made me lose face in front of my fellow countrymen in South Korea. How can I ever say 'I am the number one king in Asia' again?"
His eyes darted around, and then he thought, "I'm not taking the blame for this! I'm the forward, my responsibility is to attack. Defense is this Japan's job. We'll both take the blame, but this Nagatomo Yuto!"
Seeing Tang Long score again and take the lead, Son Heung-min was furious and turned to berate his teammate Nagatomo Yuto.
"What did you do, Cho-woo?" Son Heung-min bluffed. "You let him through so easily? That last time you pulled his shirt, that was a foul!"
Nagatomo Yuto defended himself, saying, "He starts moving like the wind, I can't find the ball or him, where am I supposed to grab him! Also, why are you standing next to me? In the corner area, it's a two-on-one defense, one in front and one behind. I'm close to Tang, you should be back to protect me. Why are you standing so close to me, just waiting for us to get beaten together?"
Son Heung-min snapped, "You can't defend at all, Nagatomo Yuto! How dare you say you're from Serie A? Mancini must be so ashamed!"
Nagatomo Yuto was also furious after being personally attacked. "With your level of football understanding, you still have the nerve to boast to the media that you're Asia's number one football king? Bah! You're nowhere near as good as Tang Long!"
"Tang Long is this one," Nagatomo Yuto angrily raised his hand above his head, "and you are this one," then pressed his hand down ten centimeters off the ground, looking at the South Korea man with disdain.
The South Korea and Japan players started arguing loudly in a corner.
The argument escalated to the point where neither of them spoke English anymore!
Son Heung-min- min was swearing in Korean, while Nagatomo Yuto was struggling to speak in Japanese.
"*¥#@%¥#...*!"
"!¥#%\u0026%%\u0026*¥#!"
They were talking at cross purposes, completely incomprehensible.
Ultimately, thanks to Tang Long's brace, Manchester City came from behind to Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away from White Hart Lane, securing three points.
On the flight from London to Manchester, Tang Long, having completed the test mission, also received feedback from the AI System.
[Three successful lobbed passes were detected, all tests completed]
[Unlock new technique, Continuous Flick-Over Dribble (proficiency 60%)]
[Improved ball control!]
[Dribbling -- 92!]
[Maradona's ball control: 86%-90%]
The lobbed pass over an opponent was Maradona's signature move.
Therefore, after completing three ball-lifting tests, Tang Long's ball control improved to 90% of Maradona's peak level.
After receiving the reward, Tang Long nodded. Then, he leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and entered the AI Cloud Training Ground.
Meanwhile, his teammates were all watching Tang Long's brilliant lobbed pass during the match against Tottenham Hotspur on their phones.
Agüero: "Haha, it really is three times in a row, no doubt about it!"
Gündoğan: "I finally see it clearly! So the third time, he kicked the ball to the corner flag, it bounced up, and then he flicked it up. What a genius imagination!"
Kompany: "Who can stop that? Even Stones and I couldn't stop it, right, Stones?"
Stones nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice, muttering "Can't defend against it," "Absolutely can't defend against it."
Bonazzoli's words caused a burst of laughter in the cabin.
"I've figured out the routine. I'll demonstrate it for you guys during training tomorrow."
Captain Kompany laughed and said, "I suggest you don't try this. If you ever flick the ball in my face during training, I won't let you off the hook, don't you think, Don?"
Kompany stood up and turned to look at Tang Long, who was sitting in the middle row, only to find that he had already fallen asleep in his chair.
The Belgium said, "It's strange. I feel like he has endless energy on the field in every game, but after every away game, he always falls asleep on the plane and seems very tired."
Ranocchia, sitting next to Tang Long, chuckled, "You guys are just noticing? I'm used to it. Back when we were at Inter Milan, he did the same thing after coming back from away games."
Manchester City return to the top of the league table with a seven-game winning streak!
Blue Moon withstood the pressure and continues to lead the standings!
Tang Mei scores twice, continuing to dominate the top scorer list!
<13 goals in 7 rounds! 20-year-old Tang is making a strong push for the Premier League and European Golden Shoe!>
Henry, the Premier League striker, has always been a loyal fan of Tang Long.
Henry had noticed this dark-haired boy from the East when Tang Long first made his mark at Inter Milan.
Therefore, Henry was also very outspoken when facing media interviews.
"To be honest, I'm not surprised at all by Tang's outstanding performance in the Premier League."
"Last season, he proved he could be the Premier League's best midfielder, delivering a perfect double-double in goals and assists;"
"This season, he has further proven that he can also be the Premier League's top striker!"
"After seven rounds, he is the first player in the Top Five Leagues to reach double figures in league goals, even surpassing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo."
When asked who was stronger, Tang Long or himself, Henry humorously replied:
"I'm forty years old now, and I can only play for ten minutes at most. Henry is definitely not as good as Don; but if we go back ten years, Don was definitely not as good as Henry either, because he was only ten years old then. So, it's not easy to compare players from different eras."
"Let's change the question then," the host said with a smile, "Do you think there's still any suspense regarding this season's Premier League title?"
Henry blinked twice and said, "I know what you want me to say, but let's look at the latest standings."
After seven rounds of the Premier League, the current standings of the top three teams:
1. Manchester City 21 points
2. Chelsea 19 points
3. Manchester United 16 points
Henry continued, "Although Manchester City has won all seven of their matches and is the only team in the Top Five Leagues to have a perfect record so far, Chelsea is keeping the points very close. Two points, and that's less than one game. If they draw or lose even one game, Manchester City could be overtaken at any time."
"Recently, your media outlets have been reporting that Chelsea and Manchester United are abandoning the UEFA Champions League and focusing on the league. This is definitely not good news for Manchester City."
"Chelsea's Conte is good at playing in the league, as evidenced by his experience at Juventus."
"Manchester United's Pellegrini goes without saying. With two Premier League titles in three years and being a former Manchester City manager, he will undoubtedly bring his league-winning experience to the Red Devils' players."
"But looking at Manchester City, Abu Dhabi sacked Pellegrini and brought in Guardiola. If they were only satisfied with a Premier League title, why would they go through all this trouble? Wouldn't it have been better to keep Pellegrini at Manchester City? He's been managing the team for several years now, and no one knows it better than him."
"Therefore, Manchester City will definitely have to devote a lot of energy to the UEFA Champions League competition!"
Manchester City is competing on two fronts, Chelsea and Manchester United are competing on only one.
"Don't underestimate this difference; there's a huge gap between them, enough to bridge the gap in skill between players."
"So, if you insist on me saying who will win the Premier League title, I think Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea are all possibilities!"