Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 192 - 163: Epic Moment! Gualin Kneels to Clean Tang Long’s Shoes, Inter Secures Another 3 Points!

Chapter 192: Chapter 163: Epic Moment! Gualin Kneels to Clean Tang Long’s Shoes, Inter Secures Another 3 Points!

At the start of the season, the conflict between Gualin and Mancini was long resolved.

But memories don’t disappear, and marks always remain. Gualin has left the management with a more or less bad impression of liking to confront the head coach!

No team likes troublemakers, unless the player is exceptionally talented and irreplaceable.

Gualin asked himself, is he such a player?

Last season, Gualin was the team’s third top scorer after Palacio and Icardi, scoring 8 league goals.

But so far this season, he has only scored 4 goals.

With only 6 rounds left, if this trend continues, Gualin will definitely not reach last season’s goal tally.

This, of course, is related to Mancini’s tactical use of the Colombian upon his return to Inter.

With Tang Long in the attacking midfielder position, Gualin often plays as a defensive midfielder, focusing on defense and not pushing forward much.

So, to score more goals, get more face time in front of management, increase his presence in the team, and strive to renew his contract to stay at Inter, securing the last big contract of his career—

Apart from praying for Tang Long’s help, Gualin couldn’t find any other way.

Born on the streets of South America, Gualin grew up in slums mixed with D dealers and gangsters, and the mentality of worshiping strength is deeply ingrained in his DNA.

So after coming on as a substitute, he ran more actively than any other Inter teammate!

He frequently pushed forward from his defensive midfielder position without hesitation, trying to get as close to Tang Long as possible.

He remembered Tang Long’s guidance: "Running creates opportunities; not running means nothing!"

Gualin was even more active than Icardi when he was on the field, constantly weaving through the opponent’s penalty area, hoping for a sweet assist from Tang Long and waiting for happiness to come his way.

In the 72nd minute, Tang Long received a pass at the attacking midfielder position, did a turn on the spot, tricked the opposing defensive midfielder who came to press, and advanced to a position ten meters in front of the opponent’s penalty area.

"Look at me!" Gualin started moving horizontally!

Tang Long intended to connect with Gualin, but he found it impossible!

"Uh..."

Gualin was indeed moving, but in Tang Long’s on-field AI simulation map, there was no trace of Gualin’s final movement direction.

In other words, Gualin’s running route couldn’t be anticipated like Icardi’s.

[Insufficient Feeding Data]

A line of blue warning text floated above Gualin’s head.

The reason is that most of the individual videos Tang Long fed into the AI system were of the team’s forwards, with Icardi the most, followed by Podolski, Shaqiri, and Bonazzoli.

But as for the defensive midfielder Gualin, Tang Long hadn’t really fed any videos separately.

After all, time and energy are limited, and Tang Long wouldn’t waste feeding time on a defensive midfielder like Gualin.

Therefore, Tang Long couldn’t predict Gualin’s final running route and perfectly deliver the ball to his feet.

But for him, this wasn’t a big deal either.

After all, even before there wasn’t this extended running route, he could still provide assists!

Tang Long’s only concern was that Gualin couldn’t keep up with his rhythm, and his running wasn’t extended in the correct direction.

He was just worried that if he passed, Gualin might not get it.

Bang!

Ugh! Won’t bother!

Just pass it first!

According to his understanding, Tang Long delivered a straight pass.

The ball seemed to be designed and precisely found the only gap between Bologna’s central and side defenders, rolling into the penalty area!

Whoever got this ball could have a near one-on-one with the goalkeeper!

"Damn! Why did the ball go there!"

Gualin ran past!

He braked sharply, trying to stop but stumbled and fell flat on his face.

The ball rolled straight out of bounds.

Tang Long shook his head helplessly and gestured to Gualin about the issue with his running route.

"You can’t keep running sideways; you need to time it and cut in straight!"

Gualin was a bit confused, nodded as if he understood but didn’t.

This scene made Icardi, on the sidelines, burst into laughter.

He covered his mouth and whispered with Berni beside him, even making a one-hand diving gesture, seemingly mocking Gualin’s poor forwarding run.

If Icardi had been the one, it wouldn’t be guaranteed to be a goal, but at least he would have gotten a shot opportunity.

Berni waved his towel at Gualin twice, shouting "It’s okay, try again," then turned and whispered to Icardi:

"Gualin’s not a forward; he doesn’t know how to run, just running randomly. It’s a waste of Tang’s assist."

"This kid wants a renewal," Berni chuckled, "just wants to perform well, but he also needs to match Tang’s eye, or it’s all in vain!"

In the following ten minutes or so, the connection between Tang Long and Gualin continued to be unsmooth.

Tang Long’s through passes were flawless; every ball was perfectly placed.

If you simply looked at Tang Long’s passes, they were textbook examples of penetrating passes, constantly finding gaps in Bologna’s defense.

But football is like this: the pass and run must be in sync!

Just having good passes is meaningless if the running player is off; it’s like speaking different languages and missing the key point.

In the live stream:

- [What the heck is Gualin doing? Can he even play?]

- [These runs are an eyesore. If you can’t play as a forward, don’t push up, just fall back and play your usual defensive midfielder role.]

- [You can see Tang Long wants to set him up, but the master chef’s dish can’t be caught by the clumsy hands of Gua, and all the setups are wasted.]

- [If Icardi were on the field, a hat-trick would’ve already been there!]

- [Not to mention Icardi, even if backup striker Bonazzoli were there, he would’ve scored at least one of Tang Long’s three through passes!]

- [Different fields, different worlds. Gualin still can’t play as a forward!]

Tang Long didn’t want to play with Gualin anymore.

"Forget it, just drop back to defensive midfielder, and go learn positioning from Icardi."

Gualin’s heart tightened, but he continued to plead with Tang Long, constantly saying there’s still time, just give me one more chance!

As the leader of the South American group, Gualin was begging an outsider for the first time.

But what could he do?

Under others’ eaves, one has to lower their head...

Gualin positioned himself as a goal-scoring midfielder, but with an insufficient number of goals this season, getting a renewed contract with a raise at 29 is not promising.

Seeing that the match is about to end in seven or eight minutes.

Unable to resist Gualin’s earnest pleas, Tang Long simply changed his tactic.

He told Gualin not to frequently rush into the penalty area, but to retreat a bit, back outside the penalty area.

Forget about feeding you as a forward; just shoot from afar and hope it goes in.

Facts proved that Tang Long’s thinking was correct.

After complying with Tang Long’s instruction to retreat, the opportunity came immediately!

In the 89th minute of the match, Tang Long was at the edge of the penalty area, beginning a seducing on-the-spot dribbling.

Every touch seemed like a meticulously calculated dance, light and seductive, attracting three opposing players to pounce like hungry wolves.

Tang Long was like in a well-arranged chess game, surrounded by opponents like an airtight wall, enclosed tightly on the front, left, and right sides.

The moment awaited, like the brightest star in the night sky, fleeting.

Tang Long captured that fleeting moment, his right foot suddenly stopping the ball, as if reaching an understanding with the ball, propelling himself into the air!

Immediately afterward, he pulled his cleats back in mid-air—

The ball rolled quickly towards his left foot!

The left foot was Tang Long’s true point of play, long ready to strike.

A quick tap followed, and Tang Long was airborne with both feet!

The ball, like being catapulted from an airplane parachute, escaped the three-man encirclement!

"Wow! So beautiful!"

"A pass like a magician’s!"

"One pull and jump, the ball flew like a spring, instantly escaping Bologna’s three-player encirclement!"

"The central arc top position is empty, is anyone there?"

"Here it comes!"

"Gualin has moved in from behind!"

"Gualin hits it straight without stopping the ball!!!!"

Watching the ball bounce out of the encirclement, Gualin felt a surge of excitement!

He loved shooting from the arc top position!

Tang Long’s pass was very comfortable, with just the right bounce, perfect for players with a strong kick to shoot directly without stopping the ball!

Moreover, Tang Long had deliberately attracted three opponents before flicking it out.

Bologna’s defensive formation was completely disrupted!

The empty arc top is wide open!

"Bang!"

A thunderous roar, the ball roared towards the goal like a cannonball!

The angle wasn’t tricky, but the power was immense!

The goalkeeper tried to stop it but couldn’t prevent the ball from entering the net!

"Hahaha, I knew it, I would feast on your pass, my dearest Tang!"

Gualin rushed to Tang Long, giving him a deep forehead kiss.

Hmm...

Tang Long felt his forehead sticky and disgusting.

Just as he wanted to push Gualin away, he suddenly saw him kneeling on the ground.

Without further ado, he placed Tang Long’s foot on his knee.

A comical scene ensued!

Clearly, Tang Long assisted, Gualin took the goal.

Yet, Gualin performed the shoe-polishing gesture for Tang Long!

This was to pay homage to Tang Long!

"Ah? Gualin actually kneeling down to polish Tang Long’s shoes?"

"Look at Gualin’s intoxicated expression, he seems to enjoy this act of polishing shoes for others!"

"I’ve been commentating soccer for twenty years, and I’ve always seen goals being celebrated with shoe-polishing; this gesture from the scorer to the assistant, it’s a first, a revelation today!"

"It seems Gualin knows in his heart, the reason this ball scored wasn’t his merit, but mostly Tang Long’s!"

"Let’s remember this moment!"

"For the first time in European professional matches, a foreigner polished shoes for a Chinese player!"

"This is absolutely a milestone moment!"

"One might say, an epic moment!"

"This signifies that Tang Long’s performance has made many more bow down!"

"The teammates’ kneeling shoe-polishing expresses their utmost admiration for Tang Long!"

"I believe Gualin won’t be the only one doing this, in the future, many more will follow!"

"Alright, dear viewers, Inter has easily defeated Bologna 3-0 in this match!"

"Goals were scored by Podolski, Icardi, and Gualin!"

"Tang Long delivered a particularly graceful and imaginative assist!"

"That concludes our broadcast of this match!"

"Dear viewers, next week Inter will challenge Napoli at their home!"

"This is a life-and-death battle for a Champions League spot in Serie A this season, not to be missed!"

"At 2:45 AM next Monday, we’ll see you there, goodbye!"