Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 37 A Brand New Tang Long Fresh Out of the Oven! Mancini Gives Chiwo a Soul Interrogation!

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 A Brand New Tang Long Fresh Out of the Oven! Mancini Gives Chiwo a Soul Interrogation!

If someone comes in, naturally someone must go out.

Alvaro Pereira, Korshin, Mbaye, Oswaldo, Mvila, and others either got loaned out or returned to their original teams after their loans ended.

This winter, even though the Inter First Team didn’t have many large financial transactions, the movement of personnel was still considerable.

The main players in the team felt a certain sense of crisis.

Especially the main striker Icardi!

Before Oswaldo left, he wasn’t worried about his main position.

Oswaldo was his compatriot, had a decent relationship with him, was not as strong as himself, and didn’t have a strong desire to compete for the main position.

But this Podolski is different!

In terms of reputation, while Bolti was tearing it up in Cologne and Bayern, Icardi was still in the La Masia youth academy.

So, just after rejoining the team, Icardi couldn’t hold it in, disregarding the captain Ranocchia’s advice, he went straight to the coach’s office.

"Mr. Mancini, I’d like to talk to you."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I want to know my position in the team. I want to win the Serie A Golden Boot, I want to..."

Mancini interrupted Icardi’s narration.

"Mauro, I guarantee you’ll get the Serie A Golden Boot, becoming the youngest top scorer in Serie A’s hundred-year history, don’t worry."

"Could you give Tang more time? I feel very comfortable playing with him. He always finds various ways to deliver the ball to my feet."

"I’ll consider it."

Mancini’s prompt agreement was beyond Icardi’s expectations. He originally thought there would be a fierce argument, but it turned out to be quite a smooth negotiation.

Icardi left the coach’s office contentedly.

Then Chiwo came in excitedly waving the special training plan manual for Tang Long.

As he animatedly described Tang Long’s progress during the break to Mancini,

Mancini was skeptical.

However, the first winter break training session in the afternoon indeed confirmed Chiwo’s description.

Tang Long’s body was noticeably stronger, and as a result, his confrontation and running were a beat faster than before.

This surprised his teammates a bit.

Especially the captain Ranocchia!

In the past, when facing Tang Long, using his massive height advantage over Tang Long, he only needed to apply a little pressure from behind to disrupt Tang Long’s ball control.

But in today’s training, Ranocchia found this trick didn’t work!

He had to use more than eighty percent of his strength to interfere with Tang Long’s reception, and not every ball could be successfully disrupted.

Several times, Tang Long even caught him off guard, suddenly using his shoulder to create space, turning and passing the ball out, sending through passes to Icardi.

"This kid has obviously gotten stronger!"

This was Ranocchia’s realization.

"Tang’s physicality doesn’t differ much from mine!"

Kovacic and Hernanes, these technical midfielders, also felt that in their confrontations with Tang Long, there was no significant advantage.

After the first training session upon rejoining, all players went to the medical room to measure their physical data.

Although many players acted quite professionally, enjoying food and drinks during the winter break while not forgetting to run—quite a few of them were the pose-posting type on social media.

Sitting on a spin bike, pedaling a couple of times, calling a friend to take a picture, looking intensely forward, then posting a picture and saying:

[Training never stops on holiday, this is my daily life]

Then fans below like it countless times~

But whether he really trained or not is crystal clear in his own heart!

No one trained like Tang Long for the entire winter break.

In fact, the weight scale in the medical room never lies.

Almost everyone gained 2~4KG.

The most obvious change was Gualin.

The Colombian star already loved to eat a lot of red meat, and on top of that, he spent the holiday drinking an unknown amount of beer with some good Brazilian friends on the beaches of Rio.

Perhaps it was because he scored a hat-trick in the last match before the winter break, making him a bit inflated and pompous!

The whole holiday, he didn’t pay attention to his body at all, gaining a full 6KG! Shooting up to over 90 kg, becoming Inter’s top weight holder.

His body fat percentage even rose to 17%!

On his belly, there was an obvious ring of fat, and when he bent over, the fat on his abdomen would fold up.

The once six-pack abs as hard as a rock now had only one piece of flesh left, which looked quite adorable~

This made the third goalkeeper Berni laugh heartily!

He stepped forward and patted Gualin’s belly, producing a satisfying thump, like patting a ripe watermelon~

"Report to Mr. Mancini," Berni proudly lifted his own shirt and twirled around, "I still have four-pack abs! I apply to play attacking midfielder!"

The crowd erupted in laughter!

Gualin was both embarrassed and annoyed, glaring at Berni fiercely, yet dared not do anything to this sly old third keeper.

Mancini was quite angry about this!

He warned Gualin in front of the whole team:

"When you get your body fat percentage down to below 13%, then you can play again!"

"And for everyone else," Mancini’s gaze was like a whip across everyone’s face, "Anyone with body fat above 13% will not be on the squad for the next match against Bologna!"

Tang Long was the only one whose physical stats not only didn’t regress but actually improved!

Currently, Tang Long is 182 cm tall and weighs 75 kg, which is the perfect weight for a young player.

It ensures a certain level of competitiveness while maintaining agility.

Tang Long’s body fat percentage, although unchanged at 12%, visually showed signs of muscle growth.

"Tang, it seems that the M size jersey is a bit tight for you, you should switch to an L size!"

The thoughtful jersey manager also changed Tang Long’s jersey.

In the following three days.

No need for any urging, everyone trained like crazy, sweating profusely.

In the end, aside from Gualin, everyone reached the 13% body fat standard.

The day before the match, Mancini, for some reason, deliberately bypassed assistant coach Herrera to discuss the starting lineup with Chiwo alone.

Chiwo’s opinion was that since Gualin’s physical condition did not meet the requirements for the match,

In the 4312 formation, the front attacking midfielder position could go to Tang Long.

"Mr. Mancini, Tang’s most suitable position is the one that connects with the forwards. I used to worry about his stamina and competitiveness, but now it seems his growth far exceeds our expectations."

Chiwo looked at Mancini with great anticipation.

"It’s worth trying him as a starter! You’ve done well, Tang is indeed a raw talent," Mancini smiled at him, "Under your careful cultivation, he has grown rapidly."

Chiwo’s face radiated confidence as he said, "I’m never wrong about people, this kid’s sense of the game is world-class. As long as he trains his body well and covers some basic skill weaknesses, he certainly has the potential to play as a main player at Inter."

Mancini didn’t respond immediately.

He lit a cigarette, took a thoughtful puff.

"Christian, since you knew Tang had many weaknesses, why didn’t you fully train him while you were both in the youth team before sending him to the first team?"

Chiwo was taken aback, then smiled awkwardly.

"Nothing escapes you, Mr. Mancini!"

"To be honest, by the day I recommended Tang to the first team, I had already almost hit a dead end in the youth team. Leno was constantly reporting to Ossorio; did he think I didn’t know? I could leave at any moment, but I just wanted the most talented player in the team to show his potential to you as quickly as possible, because I wasn’t sure whether my partner Leno, being so old-fashioned, could see Tang’s talent."

Mancini raised an eyebrow: "How would that benefit you though? Whether Tang was promoted or not wouldn’t bring you any benefit."

Chiwo ran his hand through the hair at his temple.

A deep pink semicircular scar was still clearly visible in the thick hair.

This was the mark of a cranial suture surgery.

"In January 2010, during a match with Chievo, I collided heads with Pellissier while contending for a header. I heard a sound, like my head bursting, and in that moment, I thought I was going to die.

As I lay on the ground, I never felt the turf so cold. I thought of my wife, my children, the past 30 years flashing through my mind like a movie.

The surgery went smoothly, thanks to Chairman Moratti, who sent a private jet to bring the best specialist from Milan.

But the night after the surgery in the intensive care unit was like a nightmare. Every hour, someone would wake me, shine a bright light in my eyes and ask my name, where I was, why I was here... over and over.

They were afraid I would lose consciousness. They said that if I lost consciousness that night, I would never wake up again!

The doctors decided to operate on my head to remove the bone fragments inside. They told me if I opted for conservative treatment, there would be no danger, but I’d have to say goodbye to football. If I wanted to continue playing, they had to remove all the bones in one go, which posed a substantial risk, even leaving irreversible neurological sequelae that could impact the rest of my life!

They wanted me to choose—at that time, my wife Adelina was sitting by my side, crying and holding me, begging me to opt for conservative treatment, but I answered without hesitation: I want to play football; I want to continue playing for Inter!"

At this point, tears welled up in Chiwo’s eyes.

"I love Internazionale, and if I’m a youth coach here, then a talented player like Tang must not be buried under my watch! That’s my answer, Mr. Mancini."