Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 156 - 133: A sharp breakthrough in the middle creates a killing opportunity, even the veteran baker gets a taste of his own cake!

Chapter 156: Chapter 133: A sharp breakthrough in the middle creates a killing opportunity, even the veteran baker gets a taste of his own cake!

Inter Milan is now a team brimming with resilience.

In the first 15 minutes of the game, when under siege, they temporarily held back their sharp edge.

But Inter Milan is like a high-tension spring compressed under pressure.

Once the hand holding it down is released, the home team Turin will face a tidal wave of fierce counterattacks!

Tang Long and Bonazzoli were the first to sound the horn of the counterattack!

They quickly moved forward from the midfield position, especially Bonazzoli who directly plunged into the enemy’s penalty area, while Tang Long lurked outside the penalty area, always maintaining a distance with Bonazzoli.

This change in their positioning alone sent shivers down the spines of the Turin team.

Benasi and Sandro, who were upfront, dared not linger in Inter Milan’s forward field anymore and quickly retreated to guard against Tang Long and Bonazzoli.

This way, Inter’s midfielders Medel and Mavic were liberated, gaining unprecedented freedom to control the ball.

Especially Mavic, who is tall but cumbersome, fears the opponent’s high-pressure defense the most.

Now with space, he could stroll freely in the rear midfield position and begin organizing attacks.

"I’m coming!"

Podolski made a sudden inward move, moving from the flank to the center, receiving Mavic’s pass.

At the same time, right-back Yuto Nagatomo seized the opportunity and decisively bolted forward.

With Podolski drawing away a defender, Nagatomo had ample space to dash forward on the flank like a galloping horse.

Podolski immediately made a cross pass and returned the ball to the flank.

Beautiful!

Just these two short passes, one central and one side.

Pushed the offensive line forward by at least 30 meters.

Podolski’s inward cut was very skillful, with excellent timing.

He had already noticed Nagatomo needed room to advance.

Nagatomo accelerated down the flank.

As he ran, he raised his head to observe, planning to directly connect with Bonazzoli for a 45-degree cross.

Tang Long approached him, pressing both hands down, signaling not to rush.

Tang Long received Nagatomo’s return pass.

Just as Tang Long took the ball, Turin’s midfielder Fanerud quickly closed in on him.

Fanerud’s primary defensive task in this match was to keep close to Tang Long, a task specially assigned by the head coach before the game.

Fanerud rushed from the side, first using his shoulder to bump into Tang Long.

However, as a midfielder, Tang Long’s technique to shield the ball has been increasingly strengthened.

He immediately braced his elbow, hitting back at Fanerud—

Bang!

Both men comparable in size and weight, the impact distance was evenly matched.

With a bang, using the shoulder as the point of contact, both simultaneously bounced back.

At this moment, another midfielder, Sandro, noticed Tang Long seemingly lost control over his range with the ball.

Sandro swiftly lunged forward, attempting to hook the ball with his toe.

This wave of attack saw Inter Milan advancing through layers from the backfield all the way to the field, both the defensive line and the midfield line constantly pressing forward with the ball’s progress.

Sandro thought, if he could intercept Tang Long’s ball, he could immediately launch a counterattack!

For Inter Milan, who had pushed their formation up completely, this could be an extremely unfavorable counter response.

Often a goal occurs between these transitions of offense and defense.

But!

The frequency of Tang Long’s foot movement evidently exceeded Sandro’s anticipation.

Just 10 centimeters from Sandro’s toe reaching the ball, the yellow official ball of the Serie A Alliance marked with the Nike logo suddenly blurred twice and disappeared before him~

"Wow! Tang Long executed a beautiful Marseille Spin!"

"Sandro missed completely, losing his position!"

"Incredible, considering Sandro’s position should have been advantageous!"

"Tang Long’s starting speed and ball control allowed him to regain possession that was almost lost."

"So stunning, this Marseille Spin has the charisma of Zidane back in the day!"

With Fanerud and Sandro both bypassed by Tang Long, the remaining midfielder Benasi had no choice but to approach Tang Long again.

Although young Benasi was extremely nervous, there was no alternative.

He wasn’t specifically defending Tang Long, but if he didn’t stick to him, allowing Tang Long to directly face Turin’s defensive line, the result would certainly be worse.

At this moment, the ball under Tang Long’s feet was incredibly soft.

Through continuous Cloud Training, Tang Long’s perception of ball sense was increasing day by day.

Now he already possesses 50% of Maradona’s ball sense.

Dealing with a minor character like Benasi was a piece of cake, easy as pie.

Whoosh—

Just saw Tang Long using his left foot to make a large sweep to the left, even his left foot leaping forward, with both body and ball skipping over 1.5 meters to the left!

Benasi seeing this, hurriedly moved to the same flank.

He thought Tang Long was going to force through him and needed to block that flank.

However, the defensive move made in panic by the young Turin player seemed like a ridiculous slow-motion act to Tang Long.

With the continuous improvement of dribbling skills, Tang Long also began to comprehend the most critical aspect of dribbling technique.

This critical aspect greatly determines the next decision of an excellent dribbler.

That is the position of the defensive player’s supporting foot!

The supporting foot often contrasts with a player’s movement direction, yet it determines a player’s next move’s frequency, strength, and speed.

It’s safe to say that while moving, the source of a player’s fundamental strength relies entirely on the supporting foot.

Just as Benasi’s left supporting foot was detached from the ground, pushing his body towards Tang Long’s side, before it landed.

Tang Long swiftly used the outer instep of his right foot to make a 90-degree opposite-direction cross move!

With just this move!

Passed cleanly and swiftly by Benasi!

"Beautiful, so beautiful!"

"First to the left, then to the right, a simple and practical cross-push!"

"Tang Long bypassed Benasi, his movements are very fast and straightforward, beautiful!"

"Benasi was dazzled and fell to the ground, he couldn’t get up quickly enough, and Tang Long was already breaking into the penalty area!"

"Two center-backs from Turin came up, and Tang Long was once again in a tight encirclement..."

Time seemed to move slowly then.

Just as Tang Long’s space for holding the ball quickly shrunk to less than one square meter.

With a swift poke with his toe, the football slid between the legs of the two Turin center-backs~

Everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the ball.

Bonazzoli!

He stood there!

"Deceived, quickly cover, cover!"

Amidst the loud yelling of Turin’s goalkeeper, all Turin’s defenders surged toward Bonazzoli like a tide.

Bonazzoli stopped the ball, and just as he lifted his foot, his leg hadn’t swung open yet.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three Turin players slid-tackled in response.

Clearly, they planned to use their bodies to block Bonazzoli’s shot!

Next, Bonazzoli showed his strength.

And he showed everyone why he could be the main forward of Italy’s U-21 National Team.

Calm!

A very calm kick to control the ball!

The sliding tackles of the three Turin defenders skimmed past him as if on ice.

Bonazzoli was unmoved, tapped the ball back into the center with a "pop".

This time, it was Tang Long’s turn to finish!

No hesitation, and no surprises.

With a gentle push of the instep, the goalkeeper had no time to make any defensive moves, just heard the sound of the ball hitting the net.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Inter Milan, being the away team at Turin’s home ground, broke the deadlock first, bringing the score to 1:0!

Tang Long and Bonazzoli embraced, followed by other Inter players surrounding them.

"Bonazzoli, you’re finally mature, that ball control was really beautiful."

"Haha, you always fed me the ball before, I had to feed you once too, right? How about it? Does this ball taste good?"

"Delicious, I didn’t need to move, a light leg lift and it was an empty net, well done."

Seeing Bonazzoli feed Tang Long a ball.

The viewers watching the livestream also laughed openly.

-[Did I see wrong? Bonazzoli actually fed Tang Long a ball, truly a rare sight!]

-[What’s the big deal? Tang Long’s been the master for so many years, he deserves to eat some dumplings made by disciples too.]

-[I must say, this play was smooth from ball control to pass, Bonazzoli has matured a lot, given time he can definitely become a starter at Inter.]

-[Bonazzoli seems to have improved a lot, this must be closely linked to Tang Long’s guidance.]

-[That’s right! Yuto Nagatomo, Bonazzoli, and even that black player Obi, all these rotating fringe players have found new life under Tang Long’s management!]

-[Huh? Isn’t anyone going to praise Tang Long’s previous skill move? An elegant sequence, with a simple move and push that cleaned up the opponent.]

-[Objectively speaking, although Bonazzoli’s assist was beautiful, the initiator of the attack was still Tang Long. Without Tang Long’s consecutive dribbles in the middle, Bonazzoli wouldn’t have had such a comfortable chance to shoot.]

-[I actually think Tang Long has had strong scoring ability all along, he used to assist others often, now it’s his turn to score.]

In front of the television, Ronaldo also clapped and laughed.

Bonazzoli is also a professional player signed by his Nine Nine Sports Management Company.

Seeing his young client performing well, Ronaldo was overjoyed.

His vision wasn’t wrong back then!

Tang Long and Bonazzoli were both great signings.

Back to the match.

Once the stalemate was broken, it was like a sealed window suddenly had its paper layer pierced.

People outside the house wanted to come in, while people inside were eager to get out.

The pace of attacking suddenly changed, with both sides accelerating the frequency of their offense, passes became more direct.

Especially on Turin’s side, showing more impatience!

Clearly, on the anniversary of the air disaster, they wanted to use a big victory to commemorate the late former Turin players in front of the home fans.

But often such a mindset prevents the players from performing at their best.

On the 40th minute of the first-half match.

Facing the header cushioned down by Mavic.

Tang Long seemed to have eyes on the back of his head.

He carried a defender, used the outside of his right foot, and seamlessly flipped the ball accurately toward Podolski on the wing.

"Brother, I’m moving in!"

Bonazzoli screamed, suddenly inserting diagonally at high speed.

This time his run wasn’t foolishly up and down like in the previous matches.

Instead, he used a detour running method.

First sideways, then straight!

At the moment of Podolski passing, Bonazzoli cleverly dodged the offside trap set by the opponents.

Facing the goalkeeper, he gently stroked, scoring on a solo run!

Inter Milan finished the first half leading 2-0!