Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 672 - 466: De Bruyne Diligently Studies Tang Long’s Passing Secrets, Accidentally Causing a Brawl on the Plane!

Chapter 672: Chapter 466: De Bruyne Diligently Studies Tang Long’s Passing Secrets, Accidentally Causing a Brawl on the Plane!

During Manchester United’s daily training, Pellegrini rarely goes down to the training ground himself. Instead, he sits in the high-rise office building, arranging tactics in advance for the coaching team to execute, only occasionally glancing at the field through the glass window.

After the match, he called the assistant coach over and asked, "Did you instruct De Bruyne to play like that today?"

The assistant coach looked puzzled, answering that no, he strictly followed Pellegrini’s instructions regarding De Bruyne, primarily positioning him as a playmaker.

Pellegrini thought for a moment, pondering to himself: "It seems Kevin, though already 25 years old, still has a lot of potential to explore, which I haven’t noticed before. In future training, I definitely need to pay more attention to him."

...

De Bruyne delivered an impressive performance with a goal and an assist, earning him the same "Champions League Best Player" accolade as Tang Long.

However, on the flight back from Paris to Manchester, while teammates were engaging in banter and taking selfies (except for Icardi sitting tiredly on the bench), he couldn’t find joy.

Although Manchester United won this match, the media’s attention was entirely focused on another game that ended simultaneously, the contest between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Tang Long’s peculiar "White Whale Counterattack" captured most of the buzz, becoming the center of media attention!

De Bruyne scrolled through his phone and counted; indeed, there wasn’t much coverage about him.

This made De Bruyne feel it was quite unfair, especially since, after watching Chiwo’s edited video of Tang Long and having had an hour-long typed conversation with Chiwo, De Bruyne had learned so much and clearly showcased that learning on the field today. Not only did he assist a teammate, he also scored himself, being the biggest contributor to Manchester United’s victory over the Ligue 1 giants.

Of course, media attention didn’t overly concern De Bruyne.

Since this was merely a Champions League group stage match, there were plenty more matches to go; it’s only after reaching the knockout stage that the true worth becomes evident!

But what De Bruyne found hard to let go was Tang Long’s "White Whale Counterattack" and how he managed the passing technique.

After watching the replay more than thirty times, De Bruyne was still puzzled.

As one of the world’s top passers, he knew instantly that Tang Long’s ground-rebounding ball was definitely not accidental.

This technique, akin to a ping pong slice, must’ve been meticulously planned, only achievable with perfect footwork execution!

Yet, after analyzing the video replay of Tang Long over and over, he simply couldn’t figure out how Tang Long generated that much spin on the ball, causing its bounce trajectory to avoid the attacking goalkeeper and head straight toward Agüero?

As De Bruyne watched and pondered, he subconsciously began to kick forward with his feet on the plane.

Imagining, if he were the one making that pass, what kind of footwork control would be necessary.

Lost in thought, he became completely absorbed in it.

...

Icardi sat just in front of De Bruyne.

Having spent 90 minutes on the bench this match, Icardi was quite displeased witnessing the team win against Paris.

Watching his teammates celebrate, jealousy and resentment surged within him, thinking, "Why do they bask in glory on the field while I’m left cold on the bench, just watching?"

Yet, he could only pretend to sleep with headphones on, burying his head, avoiding letting his teammates see his gloomy expression.

However, his seat kept being kicked repeatedly with loud "thud thud thud" sounds!

Icardi impatiently removed his headphones and looked back, only to find De Bruyne staring at his phone, his foot relentlessly kicking Icardi’s seat.

"This Belgian must be doing it on purpose! Jeering at me for not playing?" Icardi thought, his fury igniting instantly.

"Are you crazy? Played 90 minutes and still kicking my bench, what’s your problem?" Icardi shouted at De Bruyne.

De Bruyne shot a glance at Icardi.

Knowing full well that Icardi’s grumbling stemmed from being benched for 90 minutes, he ignored him, turned away, not bothering to acknowledge him, simply saying:

"I’m researching passing techniques, don’t bother me."

Icardi saw De Bruyne turn away, refusing to engage him, glanced at De Bruyne’s phone showing Tang Long, and grew even angrier, his pent-up negative emotions exploding, bluntly accusing:

"Oh, you’re watching Tang’s pass? If you’re so great, why are your assists lesser than his? Next time, if you’re so capable, give me an assist on the field!"

De Bruyne looked at Icardi as if he were a fool, turned his head, coldly laughed:

"Why do you care who I watch? Besides, if you want me to assist you, you have to be on the field first; how can I pass to you while you’re on the bench?"

This remark instantly triggered laughter among other Manchester United teammates around!

Already frustrated after losing his starting position, hearing De Bruyne’s sarcasm, and recalling The Sun’s previous speculations linking his wife Wanda with De Bruyne, Icardi felt a rush of "green" envy, furiously pulled off his headphones, and hurled them at De Bruyne’s face!

"Say that again!"

Fortunately, since the last time when Icardi attacked De Bruyne, pressing his head into the toilet to drink his fill of toilet water, De Bruyne has been wary of him. He swiped away the headphones and stood up, the two facing off.

Rooney’s seat was right next to De Bruyne’s. When the two argued earlier, Rooney kept quiet, but seeing Icardi actually smashing the headphones at De Bruyne’s face, Rooney couldn’t hold back. He thought: "Icardi is too much, I have to intervene today."

He wasn’t going to indulge Icardi, stood up, pinned Icardi’s arms, and shouted: "Mauro, what’s gotten into you, sit down!"

Rooney is less than 1.8 meters tall, not as tall as Icardi, but both in weight and strength he far surpasses the Argentine fellow.

With Rooney pressing like this, Icardi’s arms felt like they were locked by two iron chains. Despite struggling, he couldn’t move and just glared angrily at Rooney.

Currently, within Manchester United, due to Pellegrini’s tactical issues, Icardi’s status is now different from the previous season;

And De Bruyne has been increasingly favored by Pellegrini, something Rooney, as captain, has noticed.

Rooney felt the need to support De Bruyne, and he had long been displeased with the erratic, mentally unstable Icardi.

"I can’t allow Icardi to cause havoc like this, I must maintain the team’s order." Rooney solidified his thoughts.

Eevee’s seat was at the back row, separated by the long airplane corridor, logically too far apart to get involved.

But as luck would have it, De Bruyne’s hand swung and precisely knocked the headphones thrown by Icardi straight onto the face of Eevee, who was napping at the back row, startling him awake with an "Ah!" and a sudden jump!

Eevee, dumbfounded, picked up the headphones and saw on the edge the letters "Mauro Icardi." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

No mistake, these were Icardi’s custom headphones which cost a hefty sum.

With his sleep disturbed, Eevee’s lips ached, and when he touched them, discovered they were bleeding. He lifted his head in surprise to see Icardi standing in the front row, mouth shouting wildly.

The two never had a good relationship, and Eevee picked up the headphones with a few crunching sounds, crushed them, and threw them towards Icardi’s seat.

The throw was too forceful, missing Icardi but hitting the stewardess serving tea to Pellegrini in the aisle.

The stewardess’s hand shook, spilling hot tea, which splashed onto Pellegrini’s hand, causing him to yell "Ouch!"

"Keep it up! Whoever keeps causing trouble, I’ll throw him off the plane!" Pellegrini roared.

Smack!

As soon as Pellegrini’s words fell, Eevee sprinted from the back row in a flash and slapped Icardi, making his mouth bleed and stumble into the seat.

"Disturbing my sleep? You’ve got a death wish!" Eevee cursed.

Icardi sprang up, looked at Eevee, who towered over him by a head, touched his bleeding lip, fury surged through him. Imitating Materazzi, he leaped forward, headbutting fiercely onto Eevee’s large nose.

Eevee grew up in a diverse immigrant community in Sweden, constantly getting into fights, which led to multiple childhood broken nose incidents. Thanks to osseous growth, the healed nose appeared exceptionally large.

With Icardi’s surprise attack, Eevee couldn’t react, a rush of warm liquid spurted from his nasal cavity, splattering Rooney beside him.

Rooney smelled the blood scent on his face, wiped his hands only to find them covered in blood as well, stunned by the scene, standing dumbfounded.

"How did this suddenly escalate like this? This is too ridiculous!" Rooney was filled with astonishment inside.

The stewardess was so frightened her face lost color and she immediately ran towards the cabin to report to the captain.

...

An hour later, the plane landed at Manchester International Airport.

Over a hundred Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys were at the exit to welcome the return of their heroic champions!

The result of defeating the Ligue 1 giant away made all Manchester United fans proud, so many eagerly came to the airport to welcome the players’ return, cheer them on, and ask for signatures and photos.

However, the next scene left everyone dumbfounded, thinking they must be seeing things!

The two leading figures were indeed Manchester United players, namely Eevee and Icardi, but beside them stood four police officers. It was only at this moment the fans noticed Eevee and Icardi’s hands were encased in flashing handcuffs.

Eevee didn’t care, head held high, walking forward firmly.

"Hmph, being taken by the police, it’s no big deal, I went to the police station every month when I was a kid." Eevee thought calmly, looking indifferent.

Icardi, on the other hand, shrank back, glaring slyly at the Manchester United fans as if to say: "What are you looking at? Get lost quickly!"

His mind was filled with embarrassment and resentment, "This is such a disgrace, the fans must be mocking me in their hearts; it’s all Eevee and De Bruyne’s fault!"

"Snap, snap, snap—"

The sound of countless cameras clicking filled the scene~