novelraw Chapter 575 - 392: A Stunning Victory! With a light leap over the heads of 4 people, finally carrying the ball into the goal!_3
Chapter 575 - 392: A Stunning Victory! With a light leap over the heads of 4 people, finally carrying the ball into the goal!_3
The ball curved past, Agüero shoots!
With a clang, although Agüero hit the target, the angle was too tight, and with a leap, Cech deflected it onto the crossbar, sending it bouncing out of the penalty area!
In just a matter of seconds, Arsenal and Manchester City both made three consecutive shots, and each one could have easily been a goal, but ironically, none of them went in!
"Tired..."
Tang Long, who hadn’t slept well all night, was now feeling dizzy and lightheaded, his body starting to show signs of oxygen deprivation.
But the reason Pellegrini insisted on keeping him on the field was to make him the one to decide the outcome of the match!
As the ball that bounced off the crossbar flew out, Tang Long, standing at the top of the penalty arc, summoned his last ounce of strength, lifted his leg high for a side volley!
Tang Long at the top of the penalty arc, whether passing or shooting, was the Premier League’s most threatening presence.
Seeing this, Arsenal’s players, regardless of whether the shot would hit them or not, Ramsey, Koscielny, and another center-back Gabriel surged towards Tang Long with all their might, like three ferocious wolves charging in.
They moved in perfect unison, some going to ground, others jumping up, and others directly thrusting their chests towards Tang Long’s feet, using their bodies to completely block his shooting path.
"Hallelujah, please bless that Tang’s shot gets blocked!" Wenger watched with his heart in his throat.
Strangely enough, as the ball flew towards him, Tang Long was still dizzy, his heart pounding;
But as he judged the distance to the ball and prepared to swing his leg, his heartbeat suddenly slowed down.
"Boom, boom, boom---"
As his thigh brought his lower leg back, his heartbeat dropped from 170 to 120!
His eyes locked on the ball, and as his lower leg moved to hit the ball, his heartbeat dropped from 120 to 90!
When he caught sight of the three Arsenal defenders fearlessly blocking him, his heartbeat dropped from 90 to 80!
As his heartbeat decreased, his entire body began to cool down rapidly.
The frequency at which his heart pumped blood slowed, yet his thoughts became calm and clear.
At the moment when the instep of his right foot touched the ball, his heartbeat fell from 80 to 68, and he even felt a slight chill, while everything around him seemed to slow down as his heart rate decreased.
Whoosh—
Tang Long exhaled, and his right foot’s instep, which was about to fiercely strike the center of the ball, suddenly retracted!
And his body’s language instantly shifted from shooting to cushioning the ball backward with his instep!
The speed of the ball slowed down, sticking to his foot like cotton, then bounced lightly on the ground.
"Ah?????"
This scene left everyone on the field stunned.
Wasn’t he going to shoot?
Why did he stop the ball?!
Even Wenger off the field watched with a bewildered expression.
What happened next caught him completely off guard, making Wenger, with his near 30-year coaching experience, realize for the first time that football could be played like this right in front of the penalty area!
Because Tang Long unexpectedly stopped the ball, Koscielny, Ramsey, and Gabriel, who charged in to block, were left completely out of position, having already executed their blocking maneuvers and lost their balance on the ground.
The three of them were still lying on the ground unable to get up, watching Tang Long, with the ball bounding lightly on the ground, leap forward like a nimble deer, vaulting over their heads, ball and all!
Only at this moment did Arsenal’s goalkeeper Cech snap out of it!
He’s coming right at me!
He quickly rushed out of the smaller penalty area to block Tang Long’s solo attempt.
At a distance of about 1.5 meters from Cech, Tang Long feigned towards the far corner, baiting Cech into going to ground, then chipped the ball, leaping over Cech with the ball once more!
The area around the penalty box was filled with Arsenal defenders, but none of them could stop his advance, as he carried the ball and leaped twice, overcoming layer upon layer of obstacles, finally and leisurely bringing the ball over the goal line!
Seeing this scene, Chinese fans watching the live broadcast exploded in excitement!
-[My God, what did I just witness!]
-[Tang Long actually carried the ball into the goal???]
-[What the heck, am I really watching soccer?]
-[Quickly replay it, I have to see how he dribbled past everyone!]
-[Wait, wasn’t he about to shoot, how did he stop and dribble it past instead?]
-[Did anyone see clearly, was it a mistake, or was it intentional?]