Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 46: Is This the Mysterious Sixth Sense—Premonition?

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Is This the Mysterious Sixth Sense—Premonition?

Mancini stood still, watching Chiwo run over to Tang Long and chat with him for a few moments before coming back.

"Boss, Tang said his sudden forward run was to snatch the far post. It’s a tactic you set up, and his goal was due to your excellent guidance," Chiwo said.

Chiwo added, "He said he already mentioned this in the post-match press conference."

Mancini waved his hand with a smile.

"This kid is being sly, just buttering me up. I never discussed this tactic with him—go, ask again."

Chiwo had no choice but to approach Tang Long again, talk for a while, and then returned.

"Did you get a clear answer?"

"Yes, he said he had a premonition."

"Premonition, what kind of premonition?"

"A premonition that the ball would definitely be directed towards the near post. He was convinced Davis wouldn’t reach it, and Icardi certainly could, and then a header deflection would take it to the far post, where he could pick up the loose ball."

Mancini and Chiwo looked at each other in astonishment.

They had replayed that goal, from multiple broadcast angles, using 0.1x slow motion, frame by frame for over twenty times.

They clearly remembered that, at the moment Brozovic made contact with the ball during the set piece, Tang Long had already prepared to start his run.

When the ball was less than a meter away from the foot, while everyone was still judging where it would land, Tang Long had already targeted the far post and dashed towards it!

Suddenly, Chiwo’s eyes lit up.

"Premonition, that term sounds very familiar! Back in the days, my teammate Eto’o also said these words. He did the same thing, an inexplicable anticipation of the ball’s trajectory, like a mysterious sixth sense!

And Milito, yes," Chiwo’s eyes grew brighter, "I often saw him, when our midfielders took long shots and everyone else was watching, Milito would suddenly rush toward the goalkeeper at the moment the ball was struck. Every season, he would score four or five goals, just from picking up rebounds!

He told me he had a premonition, about when the ball would bounce back to him!"

Listening to Chiwo compare Tang Long with world-class forwards like Eto’o and Milito, a surge of warmth rose in Mancini’s heart.

During Mancini’s playing days, he was Italy’s top forward, second only to Baggio.

He had also experienced the inexplicable sixth sense of premonition but always felt it was enigmatic and elusive.

Could it be that Tang Long, only 18 years old, had also tapped into the premonition on the soccer field?

"A premonition, a great premonition! Tang, this young man, has a limitless future."

Tang Long’s importance in Mancini’s mind suddenly grew significantly.

...

After wrapping up an enjoyable training session, he had just returned to his dormitory.

A hidden reward was triggered once again!

"Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the Milestone Achievement: Serie A Debut Goal!"

"Unlock reward: Increase Skill Level by 20 points in the area where the debut goal was scored!"

"Header accuracy improvement!

"55—75!"

This huge leap gave Tang Long the capability to thrive in Serie A.

Although a header with a skill level of 55 allowed Tang Long to score a decisive goal in a Serie A match.

Tang Long knew that it was largely due to his preemptive judgment of the position, allowing him to score a nearly open-goal header.

In that location, with a header, not even Bologna’s goalkeeper Lelija could have stopped it, and even if Buffon or Cech were at the goal, it wouldn’t have mattered.

And it was precisely because of this that in Bisik’s set-piece strategy, Tang Long was positioned at the top of the box to snatch the second ball in set-piece attacks, rather than rushing in to fight for the first ball.

Despite the header improvement boosting Tang Long’s confidence, he still felt a bit of regret!

He truly wished this Serie A debut goal had been scored with his foot, that would have been great!

Tang Long’s current stats:

Host: Tang Long

Age: 18

Height: 182

Weight: 75KG

Position: Attacking Midfielder, Shadow Striker, Defensive Midfielder.

Shooting Accuracy: 62

Shooting Power: 64

Header: 75

Dribbling: 59

Long Pass: 67

Short Pass: 78

Set Piece: 42

Speed: 65

Stamina: 80

Strength: 78

Jumping: 77

Defense: 35

Overall Rating: 70

Field Rating: Serie B Average Level

The changes in these stats reflect the effort since the winter break.

His improvement in stamina, strength, jumping, and other physical shortcomings has significantly boosted Tang Long’s overall rating!

Raised from Italian Third Division level to Serie B main player level!

At 18 years old, reaching the level of a Serie B main player is definitely considered outstanding among peers.

Even the team’s star, Bonazzoli, promoted from the second team ahead of Tang Long, is roughly at this level.

Of course, this field rating is based on overall average level.

This season, teams in Serie A battling relegation, such as Genoa, Cagliari, and Verona, many of their main players and most rotating main players, actually only possess Serie B-level skills, causing them to often ride the league elevator.

However, Tang Long possesses additional attributes that other players can hardly match!

His AI foresight in his brain waves allows him to dominate the ability to read the game and anticipate situations.

But this foresight cannot be quantified in data!

Still, Tang Long is well aware that merely relying on superior foresight is not enough to make him a great star.

Desiring something is one thing; achieving it is entirely another matter.

That night, in the dormitory of the training base.

Tang Long began pondering his role in the Inter team.

He had started in the match against Bologna.

His performance was indeed good, contributing one goal and one assist.

But could this really ensure him a stable starting position?

It’s worth noting that Tang Long’s start was entirely because Gualin’s excess weight made him excluded from the starting lineup.

But everyone knows that Gualin’s absence is only temporary!

A healthy Gualin still holds an irreplaceable position in the Inter team.

For instance, why did Inter concede at the start of the match against Bologna?

Because Inter’s midfield lacked the tough and sturdy support of someone like Gualin, allowing the opponent’s central forward to retreat to midfield and use his physique to bully.

Just as assistant coach Herrera noted after reviewing the match:

"Our initial strategy was slightly off; Ranocchia should have been tighter on Bornerelli’s high point earlier. Had we cut off this high point, the team wouldn’t have fallen into the predicament of conceding first, but it’s also due to Gualin’s absence that led to the lack of hardiness in our midfield."

Conceding early put the team into an unfavorable situation at the start.

Coming back with two goals to turn the match around sounds thrilling, and the fans were immensely pleased—but to manager Mancini, this was clearly not the preferred scenario.

For the Inter players, such a match was actually quite exhausting; they had to fight until the last moment to determine the win or loss.

During this struggle, both body and mind experienced tremendous pressure and challenge, bearing the weight of immense pressure.

For a relegation-threatened Bologna, sealing a 2-0 win in the first half is a habit of a mighty team.

From this perspective, Tang Long is not yet capable of perfectly replacing Gualin.

One should have self-awareness, Tang Long wouldn’t be blindly overconfident, nor would he become arrogant after just one good performance. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

How to genuinely secure his position?

He pondered for a long time, then dialed the number of his mentor Chiwo:

"Mr. Chiwo, sorry to bother you outside of working hours. I just wanted to ask if you have videos of Icardi’s matches? The longer, the better, preferably those like ten hours long!"