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Chapter 95 Zheng Zhi: Tang Long Has a Camera Growing Out of the Back of His Head!

Chapter 95: Chapter 95 Zheng Zhi: Tang Long Has a Camera Growing Out of the Back of His Head!

The match ended at 1-1.

Neither team seemed satisfied with this result.

Inter couldn’t surpass their opponent, nor could Florence widen the gap with their Champions League qualification rivals.

After Round 20 of Serie A, Inter remains in 6th place, and Florence in 5th, with their rankings unchanged.

However, Tang Long’s No-Looking-Pass in this match left a deep impression on the fans!

Many didn’t discuss the goals but were fascinated by Tang Long’s overhead pass.

On the front page of the news portal, this ten-second video was replayed repeatedly.

"I watched the HD replay frame by frame; at the moment of passing, Tang didn’t even look at Bonazzoli who was rushing in from the left!"

"Ten seconds is too short! Pushing back another ten seconds, I watched for 20 seconds from when the attack started; Tang’s gaze was always looking to the left, and he tricked everyone on the field!"

"I watched it live; not to mention the players on the field, even the fans watching from the God’s-eye view broadcast couldn’t predict that the ball would fly to the left!"

"Hahaha, Tang’s passes can curve!"

"He wasn’t trying to lob the goal, only to fail and inadvertently hit an advancing teammate, was he?"

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the subtleties.

Regarding this pass, the sports website’s beautiful editor went to interview renowned domestic midfielder Zheng Zhi.

Zheng Zhi is the captain of Evergrande and was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year last year.

"Serie A? I rarely watch Serie A; I prefer the Premier League, but I always pay attention whenever Tang Long is playing in Serie A, as long as it’s not my spiritual cultivation time."

"That pass? Of course, I know, I saw the news, and I was shocked at the time!"

"Deceptive? Yes! Exactly the deception you’re talking about; Tang Long obviously did it on purpose. He slowed down to approach Podolski to attract opponents closer to him and finally passed the ball to the teammate advancing on the other side. This move, Pirlo often does."

"Uh, you’re asking if I can do it?"

Zheng Zhi displayed a slightly embarrassed smile.

"You’re kidding me. If I could do that, I would’ve gone to play for Inter instead of staying with Evergrande, haha. Oh, I didn’t mean to belittle Evergrande. After all, Inter is a world-renowned club, and no player domestically can match Tang Long now!"

"Seriously, about Tang Long’s pass, what I’m most curious about isn’t how accurate it is but whether he has a camera at the back of his head?"

"He didn’t look toward the side Bonazzoli was on the entire time. He had his back turned; how did he know there was a teammate advancing and managed to pass the ball just as the teammate reached the offside line? I don’t get it!"

After the interview, the sports website’s beautiful editor immediately released another report.

[Zheng Zhi: Tang Long has a camera at the back of his head!]

This article sparked a heated discussion!

So much so that the famous Italian sports media "La Gazzetta dello Sport" quoted the article word for word.

"Asian Footballer of the Year Zheng Zhi says his compatriot Tang Long has a camera at the back of his head!"

"Such a vivid metaphor perfectly interprets the charm of Tang’s No-Looking Pass—You think I can’t see, but in reality, everything is under my control!"

"It was indeed regrettable that Inter couldn’t defeat Florence, and the fans watched a dull match; the only highlight was Tang!"

At the same time.

Regarding the subtle relationship between Icardi and Podolski, Inter’s legendary striker Milito expressed his thoughts bluntly.

"Compared to Podolski, Icardi’s positioning on the front line is more elusive, and his goal-scoring instincts are sharper. If we want to score more goals and kill the game early rather than like today, tying the score with just a penalty, Icardi must be on the field!"

If Milito’s words seem biased towards his Argentine compatriot.

Then, what veteran Materazzi said was even more thorough.

"It’s not that Podolski isn’t a good player, but he doesn’t fit as the single forward in a 4-2-3-1 formation. He plays more comfortably on the wing. Center forward is Icardi’s position, and no one can replace him in Inter!"

Old teammate Cambiasso also supported Icardi.

"In previous matches, the connection between Tang and Icardi didn’t appear today. Podolski still seems not entirely attuned to Tang’s playing style. They haven’t formed a good chemistry."

Strangely, Podolski, at the center of the storm, reacted less intensely than people expected.

Even when some die-hard Icardi fans cursed him on social media, the German forward responded only with a laughing ghost face.

In fact, after being tempered at Cologne, Bayern, and Arsenal, Podolski’s bitter journey is something only he understands.

From the dominant team of the Bundesliga to frequent contenders in the Premier League top four, and now to Inter, which doesn’t even play in the Champions League.

The former "Prince of Cologne," is steadily walking down the slope in his career.

At 30 this year, moving to the declining Serie A has already predetermined his future won’t make bigger waves.

The Prince of Cologne ultimately didn’t live up to his talent and people’s expectations.

Once Bayern teammate Klose, when Podolski came to the Apennine Peninsula, told him this:

"Cherish your career; once we pass 30, our bodies age quickly, and retirement isn’t far off."

In fact, German players have a tradition of "retiring young."

Having won the World Cup and the Bundesliga, at Podolski’s age, he’s already achieved everything he wanted.

This time, on loan from Arsenal to Inter for a half-year Apennine journey, whether he will be bought outright?

Podolski isn’t holding extravagant hopes.

His original intention was just to extend his career’s lifespan at a high level in the top five leagues as much as possible.

So after a one-on-one talk with Mancini, he became at ease, willing to reconcile proactively with Icardi and relinquish his penalty-kick rights.

The powerful penalty shot that equalized against Florence has dispelled the gloom in his heart, and all that’s left is to continue finishing this half-year journey.

In Serie A Round 22, Inter played at home against Cagliari.

Facing this relegation-battling team desperate to climb up, Inter’s job was to firmly push them back into the mire, saying, "You stay put in there~"

A straightforward 3-0 win without too many twists and turns!

Returning to the starting lineup, Icardi reunited with the "Sugar-Coated Cannonball" nickname given by CCTV.

Tang Long assisted Icardi twice, and the reconciled Podolski also provided one.

Icardi hat-trick!

After the match, the three of them stood shoulder to shoulder, raising their hands toward the fans in the northern stands!

Compared to this result.

The mysterious incident before the match was even more captivating to the audience.

Cagliari’s Czech veteran coach Zeman angrily called Mancini a liar after the match!

"Next time we meet Inter, don’t expect me to shake hands with Mancini; he’s untrustworthy and violates the professional ethics of a coach!"