Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 201 - 172: Italian Media Collective Climax! Another Major Positive News Arrives!

Chapter 201: Chapter 172: Italian Media Collective Climax! Another Major Positive News Arrives!

All major Italian media outlets reached a collective climax!

The score of 4 to 1 completely exceeded everyone’s expectations!

The "Milan Sports Newspaper" used an entire front page, without any text, but only published two images. The stark contrast indeed gave readers a strong sense of visual contrast.

On the left, Tang Long was embraced by Shaqiri and Podolski, glowing with brilliance!

On the right, Gerrard left the field in dismay with the help of the team doctor!

Even without a single word, silence speaks louder than words at this moment.

On the other hand, the "Rome Sports Newspaper" was more conventional, with a ten-thousand-word update on the front page, extensively reviewing the process of the match.

In the ten-thousand-word article, at least five thousand words revolve entirely around Tang Long’s performance.

This newspaper from the Italian capital temporarily forgot Inter Milan’s humiliation of the Red Wolf Rome in the league amid the unified European campaign, and lavishly highlighted Tang Long’s decisive role in the match with a resplendent tone.

"Inter needs Tang, Italian football needs Tang!"

The "Turin Sports Newspaper" displayed more restraint, but only relatively so, as the pride of Serie A players in the European revival was difficult to conceal.

"Juventus 2:1 Real Madrid, Inter 4:1 Liverpool, Serie A’s European points climb another level!"

In the view of the Turin Sports Newspaper editor, if Juventus and Inter, the two Serie A giants, can reach the finals of the Champions League and UEFA Europa League, according to the points, Serie A is highly likely to regain four Champions League spots next season!

The glory of the small World Cup of the 1990s is hard to replicate, but winning the same four Champions League spots as the Premier League, La Liga, and Bundesliga relates to the honor and dignity of all Italian football.

Compared to the collective celebration on the Apennine Peninsula.

The mood of the English media could be described as hitting rock bottom!

The globally prestigious "Times" had a rare morning edition that did not feature political and financial news but focused on introducing this match.

The text was full of bitterness.

[The end of an era — Gerrard breaks his wings at Meazza!]

The local newspaper in the city of Liverpool, the "Echo," was more direct.

"Gerrard is injured, and his injury is quite severe!"

"Ending a 17-year Liverpool career in such a manner, the tragic implications are self-evident."

"He didn’t lose to Inter Milan; he only lost to the 18-year-old Chinese kid Tang Long!"

"The fierce impact of the Chinese youngster forced the 35-year-old Gerrard to concede to age; for English football, an era has come to an end!"

"Although Markovic scored a face-saving goal in the final moments, judging by both sides’ status and personnel configuration, Liverpool has already effectively bid farewell to this season and is destined for emptiness."

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Inter’s training base.

After winning a grand victory, Mancini uncharacteristically gave the players a day off, so there was no training the following day.

However, the coaching staff members still had to arrive at the meeting room at eight in the morning, to start the review immediately.

Over the years, Mancini has always maintained this habit, regardless of the weather, never breaking the routine.

It could be said that while Mancini’s capability may not be the world’s top-notch, his professional attitude towards football is undeniable.

"Are you holding up? Thanks for your work, Christian."

Mancini and Chiwo arrived the earliest, at seven-thirty, leaning against the window on the corridor chatting.

"No problem, boss. I barely slept last night, worked overnight to complete the video analysis. We played well in this match, and the coaching staff is motivated to work too. Even past midnight last night, people in the coach group were still discussing Tang’s passes idea, everyone’s enthusiasm was sparked!"

Mancini took a puff of his cigar and nodded with a smile, then talked about another thing.

"I need to tell you a piece of good news, and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"Well, let’s hear the good news first."

"The good news is, Leno has been fired."

Upon hearing that the U19 youth team head coach Leno was fired, Chiwo was taken aback.

This man was his former colleague in U19 and his previous superior.

Back then, Chiwo was Leno’s assistant.

"What happened to him?"

"Haha, this old guy, took advantage of holding the signing rights of youth players, bypassing management, signed a few duds from somewhere into the team and received substantial benefits. By the time Ossilio noticed, contracts were already signed."

"What about the contracts already signed?"

"All nullified! Ossilio has reported the issue to Boss Toshihiko and already communicated with me, all signed contracts are void."

"As for Leno, based on his contract’s integrity clauses, it has been handed over to the judicial department for processing. It’s likely other people will be implicated as well."

"I’ve heard from financial personnel that the club is conducting a responsibility audit on him, not just for the youth team, but also for the first team."

Chiwo furrowed his brow, considering this matter far less straightforward than Mancini depicted.

Leno’s transaction signing authority for money wasn’t just a day or two old.

Therefore, last year when Chiwo bypassed him to overreach and signed Tang Long’s youth team renewal deal, it made the U19 head coach furious.

Why at this juncture was he ousted?

Moreover, Inter usually conducts responsibility audits only after the season ends, never in the season’s sprint stage.

"Leno is a veteran in the club; he and Mr. Moratti have a good relationship. You once told me, some people can’t be moved..."

"Haha, times have changed, Christian. You’ll slowly understand."

"Alright then, but it’s of no concern to me what news it is. I despise him, but I’m no longer in the youth team; his fate has nothing to do with me."

Mancini nodded, finished his last cigar, and walked into the meeting room.

Chiwo followed.

"Don’t you want to know what the bad news is?"

Before Chiwo could ask, Mancini said to himself:

"Ossilio is an idiot; he said Leno’s departure leaves the youth team head coach position vacant, and he wants to transfer you back to the youth team as the head coach, I refused without thinking, how could I let you go, going back to the youth team would be a step back in your coaching career, you should stay in the first team for the long haul."

Once all members of the coaching staff gathered, Mancini convened the meeting.

The whole process was relaxed and joyful.

An hour seemed to fly by.

Yet Mancini stated at the end, Inter’s intelligence team needs to work harder.

"After the match, a media friend from Manchester City told me that they learned from inside Liverpool that Gerrard actually sprained his ankle before the match, and he played with injections and bandages. If we could have been informed of such intel in advance, we could have designed more targeted tactics."

"But thankfully, Tang’s one-on-one brought out Gerrard’s injury fully, which was an unexpected happiness."

After two days of rest.

Inter headed to an away game against Cagliari.

Nestled amid the Mediterranean’s blue sea lies an island separated by over a hundred kilometers from the Apennine Peninsula, where Cagliari is located on Sardinia.

Upon arriving at Sardinia.

Good news lifted Inter’s team spirit!

Berni pulled off his headphones, running towards the sky!

"Haha, I love coming to Sardinia the most!"