Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 152 - 129: From the Divine Hand to the Divine Kick! Nie Weiping Sends a Folding Fan from Thousands of Miles Away to Pay Tribute to Tang Long!

Chapter 152: Chapter 129: From the Divine Hand to the Divine Kick! Nie Weiping Sends a Folding Fan from Thousands of Miles Away to Pay Tribute to Tang Long!

Seeing Samp’s captain Palombo clash with his own head coach, the fans in the livestream room were thrilled!

-[666, Samp’s captain and coach are fighting, hahaha!]

-[This shouldn’t be the case, Palombo is a veteran of Serie A, I’ve watched him play for seven or eight years, why so immature and reckless?]

-[It’s really not Palombo’s fault. Mika is clearly a bit too worked up, look at him jumping on the sidelines, eager to play himself.]

-[If I’m not wrong, Uncle Mika was obviously rattled by Tang Long’s last sneak attack, this is clearly breaking his defenses!]

-[How could he not break down? The first round confrontation was a 3:0 against Inter, and now Mika came to Inter’s home ground, aiming to make it big and glorious! But now it’s already 1:3, how can he not be rattled!]

-[Congratulations to Inter Milan for avenging Samp! Congratulations to Tang Long for scoring!]

-[Wait, I strongly suspect Mika and Mancini have some personal vendetta going on?]

-[We can’t care about that, anyway, Tang Long’s performance was perfect this match, he single-handedly pushed Samp into internal conflict!]

Amid the chaos, the main referee blew the whistle to end the match.

With both sides at 1:1 in the first half, Inter Milan powered through the second half, scoring two consecutive goals, defeating the Sailor Corps 3:1 at home!

Meazza Stadium erupted in cheers and thunderous applause!

80,000 fans at home witnessed yet another exhilarating victory!

The Blue-Black Corps has taken a solid step towards the top three in the league.

But the applause wasn’t just for the home fans, part of it was also for Samp’s veteran Eto’o.

At this moment, Eto’o came alone to the Inter Milan diehard stand, under the north stand.

He raised his hands high above his head, smiling, clapping towards the fans.

This was Eto’o’s first return to this familiar stadium since leaving Inter Milan in 2011.

Eto’o is filled with emotions for Inter Milan.

In 2009, at 28 years old, Eto’o was cast aside by Guardiola, arrived at Inter Milan as an outcast.

At that time, Eto’o was far less dazzling than Ibumovick!

In fact, the Cheeta Eto’o was brought to Inter at a discount of 25 million euros, Barça added another 40 million euros.

Eto’o was just a partner for Ibumovick’s transfer from Inter to Barça!

Who would have thought, the underestimated Eto’o found his stride again with the Blue-Black Corps, won back-to-back trebles!

He became the first player in football history to win a treble two years in a row.

Born in 1981, Eto’o is already past his prime, now 34 years old.

Although his goal-scoring instincts are still sharp, there are visible wrinkles on his face.

His speed, explosiveness, and stamina aren’t what they used to be.

Eto’o turned around to find Tang Long standing behind him, the two exchanged jerseys.

What’s a bit amusing is that Tang Long is Inter Milan’s number 99, and Eto’o is also Samp’s number 99, the numbers are identical and large.

"Number 99, isn’t this too big," Eto’o joked with a smile, "Drop a 9, 9 fits your status at Inter Milan better!"

"Number 9 is taken, it belongs to Icardi," Tang Long replied.

"But I think Tang, you fit the number 9 more than Icardi, because you are the real initiator of attack."

"I think if possible, you can try positioning forward to play as a 9 and a half role, face the goal directly, your threat will be greater, and you can score more goals," Eto’o said earnestly.

"Thank you, Mr. Eto’o, I will seriously consider your suggestion." The two embraced in farewell.

In fact, exchanging jerseys with Eto’o after the match was something Tang Long planned beforehand.

In Tang Long’s Green Engine AI system, there’s a side reward.

That is, as long as he wins the favor of former Inter Milan treble-winning players, he can unlock special hidden rewards.

Tang Long had previously gained benefits from Chiwo.

And Eto’o, as one of the few still active treble-winning players of Inter Milan, Tang Long couldn’t miss this opportunity.

With this match, Inter Milan gained valuable three points again.

Just as everyone predicted pre-match, Florence was crushed by Juventus, a 0:5 defeat at home by the Juventus Corps.

This allowed Inter Milan to surpass Florence on the standings, taking up the 4th spot!

The only obstacle in Inter Milan’s path to the top three and Champions League qualification.

Is the southern powerhouse Napoli, ranked third.

It’s not easy to surpass this giant of Napoli, because at this stage, there’s still an 8-point gap between the two teams.

points, need three full matches to cross!

Though since Tang Long joined the team, Inter Milan has been racing fiercely in the league, rarely dropping points.

However, due to too many debts in the first dozen rounds of the league, Inter Milan has to chase fiercely in the latter half to make up for previous mistakes.

5:30 AM China time.

The sky over the Imperial City is still dark, the sun has not risen, only a faint white line appears on the eastern horizon.

"Thrilling, truly thrilling!"

Chess Saint Nie Weiping grabbed the last bottle of beer on the table and took a big gulp in his living room.

Half a bottle of yellow liquid gurgled into his body.

He burped, a gas with a wheat scent wafting from his throat, and his whole spirit was instantly uplifted!

Even after an all-nighter, he was still full of energy, not sleepy at all~

"Old Nie, you really know how to have fun, look at all these bottles on the coffee table. You drank four bottles of beer just to watch a football match; are you indulging or risking your life?"

Old Nie’s wife, rubbing her sleepy eyes and dressed in pajamas, walked out of the bedroom.

"Hahaha, what I’m indulging in is not drinking beer, but watching Tang Long play football!"

"This 18-year-old boy is not simple at all. He often performs a ’Divine Hand’ on the football field!"

"He’s like a top Go player, always able to foresee the crossroads and think of places that opponents wouldn’t think of!"

Old Nie’s words were full of vigor, showing no sign of fatigue.

"Isn’t it just a football match? What’s so interesting about it? I really don’t understand you; you’ve played Go your whole life, but it seems football is still your favorite game. You chose the wrong profession; you should’ve been a professional player."

Old Nie’s wife complained a few times.

Nie Weiping stood up, gave a faint smile, and walked over to the desk by the balcony.

At this moment, the sun was already showing a corner, and a pale yellow halo was visible on the eastern horizon.

With the help of this light, Old Nie picked up a brush, rolled two rolls in the ink stone, then took out a folding fan, and wrote four elegant cursive words on it—’Divine Hand’.

"Come, come, my dear, look at how I wrote these words. This is for a gift, so it can’t be poorly written."

Old Nie’s wife leaned over.

When she learned that Old Nie intended to give this folding fan with ’Divine Hand’ written on it to Tang Long, who was playing for Inter Milan, she smiled and shook her head.

"Old Nie, are you dazed from playing too much Go? It’s not that the writing is bad, but Tang Long plays football. What is the meaning of giving him a ’Divine Hand’? Football is played with the feet!"

With his wife’s reminder, Old Nie laughed heartily, suddenly realizing the blunder.

"Haha, well said! I will change it now."

He took out another folding fan, thought for a few seconds, and replaced one word, changing it to ’Divine Kick’.

...

A few days later.

Tang Long received the folding fan sent to Milan by Old Nie through someone, as promised.

Initially, when he knew it was a gift from Chess Saint Nie Weiping, Tang Long was quite surprised.

He knew about Chess Saint Nie Weiping, but he had never met him, nor was there any connection between them.

However, when Tang Long opened the fan from the package and saw the four large characters "Divine Kick," he couldn’t help but smile knowingly!

Oh, Old Nie, you do understand football after all!

These four characters, borrowing from the Go term ’Divine Hand,’ aptly and vividly describe Tang Long’s performance on the football field.

In Old Nie’s view, Tang Long is akin to a top-level Go player with the ability to foresee the future — his thinking is ahead of the game, often anticipating the opponent’s crossroads several moves ahead.

Some tactics, to ordinary players, might seem meaningless or just a form of retreat.

But what they don’t know is that Tang Long is operating on another level entirely!

When midfield defenders surround Tang Long, they’re thinking of how to press and steal the ball from him on the spot.

What Tang Long envisions is deliberately drawing them in, creating space for advancing players, and finally delivering a lethal through pass with a ’Divine Kick’.

Coincidentally, yesterday his agent Ronar told him, in order to expand his media influence, he needed to open a social media account.

Tang Long had just opened a social media account and was pondering what to post as his first status when Old Nie provided him with the perfect material!

With a flick, Tang Long opened the folding fan and then brought up his phone’s front camera.

He took a photo of himself with the ’Divine Kick’ folding fan.

"Thanks to China’s Chess Saint, Teacher Nie Weiping, for the gift!"

This was the first social media status Tang Long posted.

Once the status was posted, it caused an instant sensation on social media!

His social media gained a million followers in just one day!

Many foreign netizens flooded into Tang Long’s account, although they didn’t exactly understand the Oriental flavor of the folding fan or the meaning of the Chinese characters, they were curious about what these patterns signified.

Meanwhile, Chinese netizens who followed were all smiles, with a "you know it" kind of expression.

-[Old Nie really knows the game!]

-[Recently, on the "Football Night" program, he even called Tang Long a ’Divine Hand’. Now, it’s transformed into ’Divine Kick’, switching from ’hand’ to ’kick’, this change is indeed ingenious!]

-[Yes, ’Divine Hand’ originally comes from Go terminology, representing an exquisite move. Old Nie changed it to ’Divine Kick’, directly aligning it with the foot-based sport of football, making the title more fitting for Tang Long as a football player.]

-[’Divine Kick’ symbolizes Tang Long’s extraordinary skill and decisive moments on the football field, just like in Go with a ’Divine Hand’ that can turn the tides and create miracles. This change not only retains the essence of the original term but also cleverly applies it to the field of football!]

-[This title highlights Tang Long’s uniqueness and critical role on the football field, it is also a reflection of his personal traits]

-[Brothers, I have a feeling, that Tang Long’s future achievements at Inter Milan will surpass the core attacking midfielder Sneijder of the Three Kings!]

-[He’s only 18 now, and many players at his age can’t even play in Serie A, yet Tang Long has frequently been the main force of Inter, performing heroic rescues. His potential is limitless, not simply comparable to a Sneijder!]