Chapter 254: The ship of friendship capsizes just like that? Gualin, doing this will leave you friendless!
"This is a super, super, super world-class goal!!!"
"Tang Long, without waiting for the ball to land, scored with a brilliant volley!"
"It's clear that the Tottenham goalkeeper, Lori, was caught off guard and could only look at the ball in despair!"
"Tang Long helps Manchester City take the lead again at 3:2 away from home!"
"The match has already reached the 85th minute, could this be a match-winner?!"
Seeing Sterling's poor cross, Aguero, who thought this attack would come to nothing, didn't expect Tang Long to appear at the drop point first and execute a volley as if from heaven!
The angle of this shot was tricky, and the control of power was just perfect.
Aguero, with his striker's instinct, was filled with excitement as he howled and charged towards Tang Long, wanting to be the first to celebrate with him.
However, just as Aguero was less than two meters away from Tang Long, a large figure appeared out of nowhere, blocking his path, and was the first to lift Tang Long up!
It was the center-back Ranocchia!
He had sprinted nearly half the length of the field from the center-back position to reach Tang Long.
It's hard to imagine that at this moment, he ran faster than the striker Aguero.
"I knew it, Tang, we would have to rely on you in the end!"
Ranocchia gave Tang Long a bear hug, lifting him into the air.
The other Manchester City teammates were also thrilled, rushing in to form a circle.
They knew that scoring at this time almost certainly meant a 99% chance of killing the game!
The Manchester City bench was also an ocean of joy.
Coach Pellegrini turned around and gave his assistant a hearty high-five, his silver hair seemingly rejuvenated, with his face glowing.
Even Nasri, who had just been wearing a sarcastic expression, jumped up in excitement, chattering with his teammates around him.
Only Milner, alone and isolated, sat silently on the bench.
The veins on his neck bulged.
The corners of his mouth twitched from time to time with the violent beating of his heart.
Then, clenching his fist, he struck the plastic board next to the bench with great force!
"Duang~"
Sigh!
Milner, Milner, you've got to step up, why can't you score such a goal?
Milner felt both angry and embarrassed!
If Tang Long's first touch, which resulted in an assist for Aguero, left Milner shocked and filled with a sense of crisis looming over him like a cloud;
Then just now, Tang Long, like a ghostly phantom, somehow drifted in front of Gualin, scoring with a volley, making Milner deeply question his own career!
Why can't I, Milner, score such a goal...
He's not even 20 years old, and I'm almost 30.
Is this the gap between players that many coaches talk about?
From a professional player's perspective, even though Milner might have countless frustrations with Tang Long, he has to reluctantly admit, this was an absolutely amazing world-class goal!
The brilliance of this shot surpasses Gualin's previous two screamer goals.
Even though Gualin's second screamer was also a volley, and from a much greater distance, outside 30 meters compared to Tang Long in the penalty area;
Milner knows, in terms of technical difficulty, Gualin's goal cannot compare to Tang Long's!
Because of Ranocchia's header clearance, the ball was heading straight to Gualin, and there was no one around him during the volley, allowing him to judge the drop point and adjust his pace comfortably, then strike hard.
But Tang Long's volley was in a completely different scenario!
Firstly, Sterling's cross was poor, and it was deflected by Ali's foot, making it impossible for anyone to predict the drop point of the ball.
Gualin clearly had the advantage in position, and his defensive coverage was larger, but for some reason, Tang Long reached the ball first!
Furthermore, after the ball changed trajectory, it flew sideways towards the far post.
This kind of shot requires players to have a highly precise shooting technique.
Forget about scoring, just having the ball land accurately within the goal frame would already deserve a perfect score of 10,
But what left Milner both shocked and frightened was that Tang Long not only accurately hit the top left corner of the goal, but also added a distinct dip to the ball.
This high-level shot, even if it was the peak Casillas, Buffon, or Cech standing in front of the goal, they could only watch it helplessly and play the role of the backdrop.
Milner grimaced, secretly hoping that this goal was just Tang Long's good luck, rather than a display of his true ability, otherwise, as a bench player at Manchester City, he might really be in for a long wait!
"Premier League debut, one goal, one assist, with the goal being a super screamer, this kid is probably over the moon right now!" Milner thought sourly to himself.
And it's not just Milner on the bench who thinks this way.
The Manchester City players surrounding Tang Long in celebration think so too.
First touch, first assist!
First shot, first goal!
And it could very well be the match-winning goal!
Such a moment is one that almost every player dreams of.
Manchester City teammates eagerly awaited Tang Long's celebration, maybe a long-distance knee slide, a fist-pump, or at least a shout towards the sky, wouldn't that be satisfying!
We players play not just for money, but for this kind of thrill, don't we!