Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 39: This World-Stopper Kick, A Skill That Amazed Everyone! Unfortunately...

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: This World-Stopper Kick, A Skill That Amazed Everyone! Unfortunately...

The referee hurriedly ran towards the two to prevent any potential conflict.

Tang Long smirked disdainfully and immediately turned away.

This rare starting opportunity was not worth starting a fight right at the beginning.

Especially with this Davis, Berni had already warned Tang Long on the bus that he liked to provoke opponents with words and small actions to bait them.

Davis watched Tang Long’s retreating back and spat on the ground.

"An 18-year-old Serie A freshman? Watch me play until you cry!" fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

This slide tackle in the first minute set the tone for the match.

Inter’s teammates on the field were inspired by Tang Long, raising the intensity of their contests.

And Bologna, playing at home, was naturally unwilling to lag behind.

"According to the data I have, last season, Bologna had the most tackles in the league, and in the first 13 rounds of this season, their tackle count ranks third among all 20 teams!"

"At the same time, the average height of Bologna’s registered players this season is 185.3 cm, ranking fourth in Serie A!"

"This is a typically strong and tough mid-lower Serie A team. Inter must be careful, and so must Tang Long!" Duan Xuan’s tone was a bit nervous.

Zhang Lu calmly analyzed:

"Bologna has been competing in Serie A for four consecutive seasons. They haven’t invested much each season but always manage to avoid relegation. Such a team must have its way of surviving. Inter must not underestimate them; their away record this season is not very promising."

In fact, Bologna’s coach Lopez had carefully studied Inter’s lineup before the match.

He discovered a weakness in Inter’s midfield!

Inter was playing a 4-3-1-2 with three defensive midfielders.

They were Medel, Brozovic, and Kovacic.

These three have extremely strong running abilities akin to long-distance runners.

Their coverage is vast; the movement of three covers the range of four!

But their midfield combination also has its drawbacks.

The biggest flaw is the issue of average height!

Medel is 172, Kovacic 177, and the tallest Brozovic is only 181.

On average, the three-defensive midfield combination is just 176.7 cm.

This is considered short in Serie A.

How could Mancini not be aware of this problem?

But constrained by the options at hand, if he chose to focus on midfield mobility, he had to sacrifice some height.

"Play more high balls, have the forwards drop back a bit!"

Under Lopez’s instructions, Bologna’s Italian center forward, Bornerelli, standing at 191, was not entangled in the penalty area with the 195 tall Ranocchia.

Instead, he retreated to the midfield to receive high balls.

Standing among Inter’s three defensive midfielders, he was like a tall tower, towering above the rest!

"Mine!"

Receiving a goal kick from Bologna’s goalkeeper, Bornerelli held his ground, chested the ball while keeping Kovacic behind him!

For any defender, seeing an opponent stop a long ball like this while using their body is a huge humiliation!

Usually, one would use their head to contest such balls.

Bornerelli did this, clearly bullying the 14 cm shorter youngster Kovacic!

Kovacic became a bit anxious as his physical disadvantage left him only able to grab Bornerelli’s arm, disrupting his own center of gravity.

Smack!

Bornerelli, not the quickest to turn, spun in place!

Relying on his overwhelming physical strength, he passed Kovacic and charged forward with the ball!

This scene was seen on TV.

Far away in Milan, Gualin, who couldn’t travel with the team due to weight issues, was hitting his thigh in anger!

"Damn it, such bullying! If I were in the midfield, would I let Bornerelli be so arrogant and play around? Damn it!"

Bologna was playing a progressive 4-3-3.

Their other two forwards, Giaccherini and Destro, were on the move!

Clearly, the three forwards were well coordinated; this tactic had been targeted and practiced several times.

After passing the ball to Giaccherini, Bornerelli ran towards Inter’s penalty area.

This Giaccherini was also a player with distinct characteristics!

Among the tall players of Bologna, his height was exceptionally striking at only 167!

One could say that he single-handedly lowered the team’s average height by nearly 2 cm.

But as the saying goes, what one lacks in one aspect, one makes up for in another.

Giaccherini, with his small stature and low center of gravity, was nicknamed the Short-legged Tiger, a low-end version of Messi.

With a few taps, he dipped his shoulder, dribbled, dipped again, and dribbled, leaving left-back Dambrosio in a daze.

Seizing the moment when Dambrosio’s steps faltered, Giaccherini nudged the ball, and the obedient football slipped right between Dambrosio’s long legs~

Berni, watching from the bench, felt a tight pang in his chest!

He jumped up and rushed to the sideline.

"Damn nutmegged! Watch Destro at the far post, watch the far post..."

On the field, Inter’s defenders were extremely focused.

However, their attention was all on the 191 tall center forward Bornerelli in the penalty area.

Bornerelli, sandwiched between the 187 tall Andreolli on his left and the 195 tall Ranocchia on his right, looked like the filling of a sandwich. Even the meat on his face was squashed, and he was still shouting:

"Header, give a header!"

Woo—

Sure enough, the Short-legged Tiger Giaccherini crossed the ball!

But Tang Long, who had tracked back to the edge of the penalty area, understood the danger the moment Giaccherini touched the ball!

The AI system analyzed the ball trajectory, showing that it wasn’t heading for the heavily marked Bornerelli but rather towards the far post!

At the far post, lurking there was another Bologna striker, Destro!

"Damn!"

Right-back Yuto Nagatomo was shocked and quickly moved close to Destro.

Yuto Nagatomo, standing at 170, was known for his speed and quick reactions.

He immediately stuck tightly to Destro!

But Destro, at 182, had the advantage in weight and height.

Despite Yuto Nagatomo pulling and grabbing, Destro managed to get the first touch.

Thud!

The header was a bit direct.

Handanovic felt a yellow blur coming at him, instinctively batted it away with both hands, and the ball flew out!

It landed on the left side of the penalty area!

Ranocchia let out a long sigh of relief but didn’t forget to remind about contending the second ball as it hadn’t flown far.

No sooner had he spoken, when a loud bang resounded!

This time, it was louder and more sudden!

It was Davis!

He stood on the left side of the penalty area, without stopping the ball, and unleashed a direct volley!

His posture was extremely graceful, as he leapt into the air!

His foot connected with the outside of the ball!

Like a wave of light reflecting, the ball drew a bizarre arc in the air and, with a "Chua" sound, landed in the net!

All the Inter players were stunned!

Handanovic stood in disbelief, not having made any saving action at all!

He simply watched!

Davis was overjoyed, never having expected his blind shot to miraculously result in a world-class goal~

After a celebratory hop and a fierce high-five with his teammates, he deliberately detoured in front of Tang Long, taunting him:

"Hey! Freshman little friend, are you scared silly too?"