Chapter 364: Chapter 364

Yaya Toure, Nasri, Navas, these players are skilled with their feet, adept at control and passing.

Even the somewhat rough-footed defensive midfielder Fernando, compared to other teammates he might seem rough, but don’t forget, Fernando is Brazilian, raised in the Brazilian street football culture where talents abound; how could there be a technically rough guy?

Fernando immediately used a brilliant dribble to prove to Liverpool that even as Manchester City’s least technically skilled midfielder, he can dominate you Liverpool.

It was the 74th minute of the match; with Liverpool pressing high, Manchester City moderately regressed.

The formation was squeezed to the edge of the penalty area.

Liverpool passed around at the edge of Manchester City’s penalty area but couldn’t find a gap for a direct pass.

Milner was getting anxious; he pulled out from the penalty area, forcibly widened the angle, and took a ground shot, but lacked power, and was intercepted by Fernando’s foot.

"Press where you are, don’t retreat!"

Experienced Milner shouted as he and Henderson went up to surround and intercept.

This was the right move; catching the opponent off balance and curbing the counterattack at its inception is far better than retreating and waiting for the opponent to counterattack and defend, saving more energy.

Milner even thought about not only containing the counterattack but ideally also intercepting the ball to launch a second attack on the spot.

He had spent five years at Manchester City and knew that only by consistently putting pressure on this team is there any chance of breaking their defense.

Facing the double press, Fernando didn’t pass back to Ranocchia; first, he pulled the ball under his foot, and the football slid past Milner’s foot in a flash;

As Henderson’s foot stepped forward to fill the gap, Fernando followed through with a ball-step turn, smoothly connecting with another pull move, and directly executed a neat Marseille Spin to cleanly bypass Henderson!

At this moment, the 183cm bald giant Fernando, performed a delicate embroidery like Li Kui!

Liverpool’s players were dumbfounded; they never expected Fernando could pull off such a move.

However, Tang Long was not surprised at Fernando’s elegant Marseille Spin.

He faced this Brazilian midfielder in training every day and was very aware of his prowess.

Thus, at the moment Fernando took the ball, he chose not to receive it back, but sprinted forward at full speed towards the front field!

"Fernando bypassed two players!"

"He’s looking up, observing!"

"Fernando passes the ball!"

"Uh, to whom? The broadcast doesn’t show..."

"It’s Tang! He’s furiously pursuing this through ball!"

"When did Tang get here? He wasn’t even visible in the lower display of the broadcast!"

Tang Long’s speed isn’t among the top in the Premier League, only average between the two teams.

But due to his quick reactions and Fernando’s perfectly placed ball that just evaded Moreno’s desperate sliding tackle, Tang Long sprinted in a clear diagonal line and seized the opportunity for a one-on-one!

Teammate Iheanacho was still at midfield, while Liverpool’s players were struggling, giving chase at midfield!

"Catch him, trap him!"

Former Manchester City player Milner chased fiercely!

He sprinted from the edge of the penalty arc, passing Henderson, Philippe Coutinho, overtaking even Yaya Toure, and even the swift Iheanacho!

His eyes bulging with bloodshot, he charged straight at Tang Long’s one-on-one shot!

"Tang, a thief is behind you!"

Ranocchia commanded the defense line to move forward while shouting a reminder to Tang Long.

Tang Long had reached Liverpool’s penalty area.

He deliberately slowed down because Liverpool’s goalkeeper Mignolet rushed out.

Mignolet had to come out; at this moment, standing idly within the goal wouldn’t even offer a chance to block the shot;

If he rushed out for a one-on-one with Tang Long, there might be a glimmer of hope.

Facing the huge, widely covering frame of Mignolet, Tang Long executed a classic move, paying homage to his big brother Ronaldo!

Even ten years later, Tang Long’s move past the goalkeeper is fondly recalled by thousands of fans with nostalgic relish.

"In the world of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi is first, the second belongs to Yan Zhenqing!"

"It’s said regarding the pendulum move, Ronaldo is first, and for the second pendulum move, it’s none other than Tang Long!"

First, he stepped left, lowering his left shoulder!

Then he stepped right, lowering his right shoulder!

Finally, he again stepped left, and while lowering his left shoulder, suddenly shifted the ball right with his right foot, bodies followed right through!

Ronaldo’s Pendulum feint!

Long before Tang Long’s second step right, right shoulder drop, Mignolet was already thrown off balance, feet in disarray;

By Tang Long’s third step left, and left shoulder drop, Mignolet was completely caught off guard, heart full of shock!

Tang Long’s final move, opposite direction right ball shift, left the 193cm Belgian national keeper dizzy, stumbling backward, falling down!

In the studio, Gerrard watched heart racing, pulse accelerated—is this an open goal?

With Carra’s call, a red shadow darted towards the goal like a leopard!

In Gerrard’s eyes, a faint glimmer returned, after Tang Long bypassed Mignolet, brought the ball to a small angle position, if lucky, the charging Milner could block Tang Long’s shot...

Tang Long initially planned a simple push shot.

By chance, he glimpsed Milner unbelievably guarding the goal.

Well, goodness, you’re quite the runner!

Milner’s arrogant demeanor after once scoring a lucky free-kick seemed to flash before his eyes, Tang Long’s nose still felt the pain, fueling a spark of revenge flame in his heart, the thick socks under his feet bulging with veins.

His feet itched, mate, let me send you a bomb to swallow!

The intended gentle push shot vanished in an instant.

He raised his left arm high like a warrior pulling a bowstring, his right leg like a spring ready to release, deeply pulling back, then his instep stretch firmer than iron, targeting the heart of the soccer ball, smashing forth!

A powerful shot pierced through air!

The first bang was the power of Tang Long’s explosive shot!

The second bang, however, was the cannon shell landing right in Milner’s face!

Standing at the goal, Milner initially intended to block Tang Long’s push shot, entirely unprepared for Tang Long’s explosive shot, only feeling an intense killing intent, hardly having time to turn head, brain shell burst with a loud blast, vision blacked out, straight back, stumbling into goal!

The soccer ball ricocheted into the net, pulling tightly on it, kicking up dust like battlefield gun smoke, spreading out.

In this dust, Milner quietly lay, head tilted to one side, tongue hanging out, flipping eyes like a fish stranded peacefully ashore.

Tang Long bypassed the goalkeeper using his pendulum feint, explosively shot through Milner to score!