Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 42: Everyone focused on the front spot, but he slipped to the back spot!

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Everyone focused on the front spot, but he slipped to the back spot!

Tang Long’s current Green Grass Wisdom Engine System is intermediate, primarily focusing on judging the ball’s path and teammates’ positioning.

For the eerie wind that attacked from behind, there was no AI brainwave offering him a suggestion on what to do next.

Relying on instinctual reaction, Tang Long didn’t think too much and immediately passed the ball away!

As soon as the ball was passed, Tang Long felt a sharp pain in his knee, and he was heavily knocked to the ground.

This wasn’t all; within a second of landing, his back was suddenly slammed again—Davis fell simultaneously and landed directly on Tang Long.

The referee whistled for a foul but still didn’t issue a card.

With Davis pressing on him, Tang Long could smell a nauseating stench of bad breath next to his face, "Kid, can you handle Serie A-level confrontations?"

Tang Long didn’t say anything and silently pushed Davis away.

Captain Ranocchia grabbed the referee for an explanation, and several Inter teammates also voiced their displeasure for Tang Long.

"No card for this? Referee, did you forget to bring your cards?"

At the sidelines, Mancini’s heart tightened upon seeing this scene!

He clearly remembered that Tang Long’s body was rather fragile, and during a tackle against Genoa, his ankle got injured.

Let’s hope nothing goes wrong this time.

Under Mancini’s orders, the team doctors hurriedly came onto the field, pulling Tang Long off the pitch for treatment.

In doing so, Inter earned a free kick opportunity.

Slightly to the right of center, the position was decent, and both Ranocchia and Andreolli, the towering players, entered the opponent’s penalty area.

Davis rubbed his chest and joined in the defense.

Though his previous foul seemed to be an offense against Tang Long, in reality, Davis himself also took a hidden loss!

After Tang Long was knocked down, while he was pressed on the ground, he elbowed Davis’s chest when pushing him away from an angle invisible to the referee.

The speed of this elbow strike was extremely fast, and it was delivered at a moment when Davis was completely unprepared.

Perfectly targeted, it struck right at his rib!

Davis was hit so hard he was gasping for air, his vision became dark for a moment, and he’s still rubbing his chest, panting heavily~

"Damn, this kid is cunningly tricky, I underestimated him!"

This elbow certainly impacted Davis’s condition, causing his concentration to falter.

The free kick taken by Brozovic was almost in front of him before Davis realized the ball’s direction.

"Mine!"

With a sudden alertness, he hurriedly jumped up, intending to clear the ball.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over!

Davis felt as if he had collided with a cement wall, a thud hit his temple with fierce force, his brain felt like it was about to burst open from there!

"Ah——"

He clutched his head and collapsed on the ground, eyes filled with stars.

In his dazed state, Davis finally saw clearly—it was Ranocchia.

The referee stopped the match, showing a yellow card to Ranocchia!

"Elbowing, dangerous action, yellow card warning!"

Ranocchia played innocent, retracting his hands clumsily in front of his chest, bending over to say to the referee:

"My arm was a natural action, not intentional, and Davis’s previous foul on Tang wasn’t carded, so I shouldn’t get one either!"

Having been elbowed twice in quick succession, even a Canadian tough guy like Davis, who matured in the harsh cold, found it hard to endure.

The first elbow from Tang Long to his chest hurt, but his consciousness was still clear.

It was this second elbow strike from Ranocchia to his temple!

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The Bologna team doctor entered the field, helping Davis to the sidelines for examination.

Coincidentally, Tang Long was also standing over there, and after examination by the team doctor, he had no major physical issues.

His current physical robustness data is 78, already reaching the middle slightly lower level of Serie A, capable of handling such confrontations, even if not winning, but even being toppled over won’t cause major bodily harm.

The referee waved to Tang Long, indicating he could return to the field.

Tang Long looked at Davis beside him, the large bump risen on his temple, smiling as he returned the same words:

"Can you handle Serie A-level confrontations?"

The match remains intense.

Judging from both valuation and the real strength of the players, Inter holds the advantage.

However, the previous league streak of three consecutive wins was interrupted due to the winter break. Players returned from vacation and hadn’t yet restored their competitive form to the best.

Plus, there were two new signings in the starting lineup, Brozovic and Podolski, whose coordination with older teammates was slightly unfamiliar.

On the other hand, Bologna was firmly resolved to secure a point at home.

Consistently using fouls to disrupt the pace of the game, breaking the time into pieces, making Inter’s players irritated!

Moreover, the home-whistle blowing from the referee was quite obvious, issuing 3 yellow cards to Inter and only 1 to Bologna.

In the 78th minute of the match, Mancini made a substitution adjustment.

Withdrew the defensive midfielder Medel, replaced with Swiss newcomer Shaqiri, switching to a three-forward lineup.

Meanwhile, Bologna also shuffled their lineup, subbing in several young and energetic players, continuing to maintain their physical suppressing energy!

And as soon as the time ticked into the 80th minute, they began all sorts of lying-down tactics and feigning cramps to delay time.

"We can’t go on like this, Boss, we’ll fall into their rhythm!" Assistant coach Herrera was anxious.

"I haven’t found a good solution," Mancini frowned, "We’re paying the price of point loss for an undisciplined winter break."

Two minutes later, Tang Long, holding the ball at the center, was tripped by Davis.

This Davis, head wrapped in bandages, eyes piercing, still quite persistent.

This free kick was in a better position than the previous one, at a 45-degree angle on the flank, perfect for crossing!

Brozovic stood at the ball, deep in thought.

At this moment, the fourth official on the sideline raised the substitution board, Davis was to be taken off.

Though Bologna’s coach Lopez didn’t doubt Davis’s fighting spirit, he was still worried that this head injury might affect Davis’s competitive condition.

Unexpectedly, Davis refused to come off proactively, shouting loudly to the substitute bench:

"Switch after this kick! Who substitutes before the opponent’s free kick, don’t panic!"

Davis’s remark was indeed right.

Defending set pieces, the last thing the defending side wants is a substitution at this time.

Newly entered players need to get familiar with the rhythm and find the correct marking target, but often are clumsy soon on the pitch, easily mistaken in defense.

Brozovic took a running start, using the inside of his foot to strike the central part of the ball, his body angled sideways, shooting a curved ball!

"Near post!"

This time, both the Croatian and the Argentine striker were in perfect sync; one passed to the near post, the other suddenly sprinted from the center to the near post!

"Guard the near post!"

This time, Davis, head wrapped in a bandage, reacted faster because he was better positioned!

He immediately rushed to the near post, marking Icardi’s run-in front.

Everyone’s focus went to the near post!

At the edge of the penalty arc, a brainwave flashed through Tang Long’s mind—

"AI detects, 65.38% probability of the ball being cleared at the near post, 34.62% probability of it falling to the far post!"

Tang Long silently evaded everyone’s attention, and dashed into the far post of the penalty area...