Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 51: Mancini and Chiwo, both have their own ambitions!

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Mancini and Chiwo, both have their own ambitions!

Monday, eight o’clock sharp in the morning.

In the meeting room of the Inter training base, the first-team coaching staff gathered together.

As usual, the day after the match, they review and summarize before morning training.

High-profile statement before the match, aiming to defeat the opponent, but ended up losing!

And it was a loss to Juventus, the domestic arch-rival. The four-game winning streak ended, and Inter dropped from sixth to seventh in the standings, temporarily behind Lazio.

The mood among the coaching staff was quite gloomy.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was suffocating, even the chattering magpies outside the window seemed to mock them~

Chattering~

Mancini continued smoking his cigar, and several other smokers in the room joined, filling the meeting room with smoke.

If the stadium manager hadn’t covered the smoke alarm in the meeting room long ago, fire trucks from Italy would have arrived by now.

"Lost the match, now silent, during those four victories, each of you was quite proactive! Come on, Herrera, you’re up first!"

Mancini remained calm and collected.

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Chiwo also presented his analysis video which he had stayed up all night to make, using the projector.

Herrera primarily criticized Tang Long’s performance during the meeting.

According to his words, Tang Long was too impatient, always thinking of delivering a one-touch pass to Icardi for a clear chance.

"What kind of team is Juventus? They’re not Bologna, not even Genoa! Dreaming of piercing through Juventus’s Italian international defensive line with just one touch, not even Sneijder back in the day would have such ability!"

Another first-team coach, Kamo, pointed out that Tang Long’s poor dribbling was the team’s weak point.

He said that if it weren’t for Tang Long’s dribbling errors that led to early goals in the first half, as long as they held the first half, Inter would have had a great chance of winning in the second half!

Mazzari’s nephew, the set-piece coach Bisik, specifically praised Gualin.

"Gualin performed excellently on both ends after coming on in the second half, especially in corner defense, winning four out of five corner aerial duels against Morata without giving their tall forward any chance."

Encouraged by Mancini’s praise last time, Bisik was more vocal today and felt more free.

He even directly compared Gualin to Tang Long.

"Dear Mr. Mancini, I believe a healthy Gualin is an indispensable asset on both ends for us, compared to Tang Long, Gualin is more suited for the starting lineup."

It seemed that this post-match review was turning into a criticism session against Tang Long.

Chiwo, who is Tang Long’s close mentor, couldn’t take it anymore!

"Hey, hey, a team’s starting lineup consists of 11 players. Losing the match, you shift all the blame onto an 18-year-old young player, I believe such thinking is inappropriate!"

Chiwo argued with reason, saying Tang Long actually delivered many excellent passes to Icardi, only Icardi failed to convert the opportunities into goals due to his weak solo play style.

A few coaching staff members disagreed with Chiwo’s view, sparking a debate, "Tang is the starting attacking midfielder, he is responsible for linking the midfield, regardless of his age!"

Mancini spoke very little today.

He just smoked his cigar, quietly observing the others.

Around nine o’clock, he ended the meeting, telling everyone to prepare for training.

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"This... Mr. Mancini, if you already knew this result, why did you start Tang? Isn’t this harming him!"

Inside the head coach’s office.

Mancini stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the players sweating it out on the training ground.

Facing Chiwo’s emotionally charged questions, Mancini remained calm, waving his cigar to suggest Chiwo not rush.

He acknowledged that Tang Long’s level wasn’t sufficient for starting against a strong team like Juventus.

However, Mancini also emphasized that Inter had no chance against Juventus; this match had another level of significance for the team.

This puzzled Chiwo!

We’re supposed to compete for the Champions League qualification!

After the winter break is the sprint period, every league match where we earn points is crucial, what do you mean, Mancini? Are you still Inter’s head coach?

Is this a plan to lay down?

Mancini shook his head and said, "Tang performed well in the previous matches; such a young player, if you don’t reprimand him a bit, he may turn into the next Balotelli!"

The story between Mancini and Balotelli needs no elaboration.

As the godfather of Balotelli at Manchester City, Balotelli ultimately disappointed Mancini.

Mancini’s biggest regret after leaving Manchester City was not realizing the potential of this proud, arrogant, and undisciplined player.

"At Tang’s age, letting him face some setbacks isn’t a bad thing! The same principle applies to Icardi. Letting them both realize their shortcomings." Mancini added.

Chiwo clearly remembered Icardi’s expression when substituted.

That frustrated look, full of unwillingness, captured the dejected mindset of a player smoothly sailing through the match now facing setbacks!

At that moment, sitting in the stands, Chiwo even felt some pity for this young Argentine forward.

"Gualin remains a trusted player; choosing to bring him on during tough times was precisely to give him confidence, to show him that he is still one of the players most trusted during critical moments."

"Christian, you’ve never been a head coach for the first team; how to manage a dressing room of over 20 players, sometimes, is simpler than tactical arrangements—tactics, there are 100,000 tactical masters throughout Italy, but only dozens can be head coaches in Serie A.

Our goal is indeed to make the top three and earn the Champions League qualification, but our scores should be earned against mid-to-lower-tier teams, not against Juventus.

For the Juventus match, I never thought about beating them from the beginning; I know my team’s strength, and even if we play ten more times, with our current roster, whether we can win once is a question mark."

Chiwo sighed helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

"Mr. Mancini, you are the head coach, what you say is right, I’m just thinking... okay, perhaps we should be honest with the players!"

Mancini stroked his half-gray hair, looking at Chiwo with a gaze filled with complex emotions.

As a coach, Chiwo’s mindset is still somewhat impatient, needing time to mature.

However, Mancini knows that the ambition of this treble-winning retired icon is not simply to be a youth team coach, nor an assistant, nor even the head coach of a Serie A team.

Chiwo’s ambition is the Inter head coach position!

And Mancini also has his own ambition!

He hopes, with his successful return to Inter, to regain glory in Italian football, ultimately reaching the pinnacle of his coaching career—the head coach of the Italian national team!

Then lead the national team to victory in the Intercontinental Cup!

This is almost the ultimate honor for all Italian football managers.

Mancini hopes to have a glorious career like his predecessor Lippi, achieving success at both club and national team levels.

"Chiwo, those words, I’d only say them to you, because you’re special in the Inter coaching staff... By the way, is Tang’s special training plan still ongoing?"

"Yes, boss, my plan will continue until the end of the season."

"Alright, after passing the physical, focus on improving Tang’s dribbling; he must become a midfield player who can hold onto the ball, like Gualin, which is also a necessary condition for Tang to secure a starting position."