Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 723 - 513: Messi was dumbfounded! This shot, the estimated ball speed is over 150 km/h!

Chapter 723: Chapter 513: Messi was dumbfounded! This shot, the estimated ball speed is over 150 km/h!

Number 9 Tang Long scores with a Fierce Tiger Shot!

The soccer ball, like a tiger descending the mountain, leaps through the tall jungle, directly charging towards its prey in the penalty area, crashing past the goalkeeper, and into the net!

"Whoosh—"

Tang Long feels a thunderous tiger roar echoing by his ears, so loud that he can’t even hear his teammates surrounding him, shouting excitedly.

As soon as the goal is scored, Celtic Park is instantly shrouded in a bizarre atmosphere.

Initially, Celtic fans looked pale and furious, their eyes glaring. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

They watched helplessly as the team they supported was nearly besieged by the opponent for the entire first half.

On their home ground, the team played so cowardly, with no power to fight back at all!

This made the fans’ anger like a volcano about to erupt, they hollered loudly with enormous boos, the sound was deafening as if it was going to blow off the entire stadium’s roof.

They wholeheartedly hoped that their boos could prod the Celtic team, inspiring the players to show some home-field combat spirit.

However, when Tang Long’s cannonball-like long-range shot accurately hit the net, the entire stadium instantly fell into a library-like silence.

The fans, who had been roaring to the skies, now stood with mouths agape, unable to produce a single sound, their faces full of shock and disbelief.

"How...is this possible!"

The fans stopped their noise, and that silence was frightfully quiet.

They had mixed feelings inside.

Earlier, although they were extremely dissatisfied with the team’s performance, cursing under their breath, secretly there was a bit of surprise and excitement~

After all, unexpectedly, the head coach Rodgers really had a trick or two defensively, successfully keeping the powerful Manchester City from scoring in the first half.

Silently they even felt relieved, thinking the team could hold on to this hard-fought draw, and fantasizing about a comeback in the second half.

Who would have thought that in the 43rd minute of the first half, just when everybody expected the halftime whistle to blow, the tension to ease even for a moment, the team would concede such a long-range shot!

This sudden loss of a goal was like a heavy hammer, ruthlessly hitting everyone in the heart.

How exactly did this goal get scored?

Such a long-range shot, with such a straight angle, it shouldn’t be possible!

This question, like a huge mystery, haunted every Celtic fan’s mind.

Not only were Celtic fans puzzled, but Celtic players also furrowed their brows, unable to figure it out, their minds tangled in confusion.

The central players, Rogic, Beaton, and Brown, full of unwillingness and confusion.

They had all concentrated fully, positioned themselves perfectly, setting up a defense like a solid wall with no gaps, and there were even 5 tightly linked players on the defensive line.

Looking across, the defense was densely packed with people, almost flawless!

But how did Tang Long manage, from such a distance, to find that almost non-existent gap like a ghost?

No one could explain, leaving them feeling immensely frustrated and lost.

And even more distressed, undoubtedly, was Celtic’s goalkeeper Gordon!

He stood in front of the goal, eyes full of anguish and self-blame.

Tang Long’s Fierce Tiger Shot, although astonishingly fast, was indeed very far, with a very straight angle;

As the ball flew towards him, Gordon secretly felt assured, that he had firmly occupied the optimal position, this ball absolutely couldn’t go in!

He saw clearly that the ball was like a bullet with a whistling wind, heading straight for his face.

Without hesitation, he extended both hands, full of confidence trying to parry the ball over the crossbar.

This move, he had done countless times in daily training, never missed.

Because for a goalkeeper of his level, such a straight angle ball, no matter how strong, relying on experience and skill, it could be easily resolved.

But to Gordon’s utter confusion and shock, the moment his hands touched the ball, his wrists unexpectedly lost control and contorted!

The ball behaved like a frantically struggling beast, forcibly freeing itself from his huge hands’ restraint, watching helplessly as he accidentally knocked the ball into the goal.

At that moment, his mind went blank, filled with despair.

Although playing in the Scottish Premiership, Gordon always believed he was absolutely a Premier League-level goalkeeper.

From 2007 to 2012, he played for Sunderland for 4 seasons as the starting goalkeeper, many times saving the team from dire situations.

He thought that being a goalkeeper of his level playing in the Scottish Super League was definitely a dimensional reduction strike, an overwhelming presence.

However, facing this shot from Tang Long, he actually made such a low-level mistake, which made him feel incredibly humiliated and self-reproaching!

His teammates cast him angry looks one after another, eyes like sharp swords piercing Gordon’s heart.

Gordon just wanted to defend himself, but suddenly felt a sharp pain quickly spreading from the base of his thumbs through his hands.

A burning sensation, like electricity, spread throughout his entire arm, not only the arm but even his elbow was numbed by the shock.

"Hiss..."

Gordon sucked in a breath of cold air, couldn’t help but shake his hand vigorously.

Even though the soft goalkeeper gloves protected his palms, he could still clearly feel the palm inside the glove swelling rapidly, the pain making him frown uncontrollably.

"My view was blocked, what could I do!"

In a panic, Gordon hastily made up an excuse to muddle his teammates.

But in truth, Gordon knew better than anyone that despite the crowd, he had clearly seen the ball’s path, and there was nothing wrong with his view.

The dull pain from the base of his thumbs made him understand that the reason Tang Long’s shot managed to score was entirely due to its enormous power, far exceeding his expectations, and he was ill-prepared, too complacent.

Meanwhile, at Messi’s home, the big screen was showing the match.

Seeing Celtic lose such a bizarre goal close to the end of the first half due to a goalkeeper’s mistake, Suyare and Neymar jumped to their feet in anger!

"What kind of goalkeeper is this? Can he even play in the Champions League? It’s really a joke!" Suyare was flushed with anger, eyes burning with fury.

"Watching the replay, the angle of this shot is so straight, it’s aimed right at the goalkeeper. I could have blocked it just by raising my hand standing there!" Neymar also stomped in anger.

Suyare and Neymar were filled with righteous indignation, very dissatisfied, as if it was not Celtic but their beloved Barcelona that conceded the goal.

And Messi remained silent, his eyes focused and deep, fixed on the screen, greatly shocked inside!

Everyone was focusing on the Celtic goalkeeper who knocked the ball into his own goal, thinking this was a low-level mistake;

But Messi’s gaze was on the slow-motion playback of Tang Long’s shooting action.

His eyes revealed a trace of curiosity and surprise; he discovered that Tang Long’s shooting was extremely exaggerated, with a very large forward lean across the stride;

Especially the step he took before shooting, the move was sharp and violent, unlike a preparatory support leg before shooting, but as if going to collide and engage in physical confrontation!

In Messi’s over ten-year career, he had seen countless players and all sorts of shooting actions, but he had never seen a player have such exaggerated body posture during a shot.

Although there was no accurate data to show, Messi was calculating in his mind: "Tang’s long shot, estimating the ball speed is at least over 150 km/h, no wonder the goalkeeper couldn’t stop it!"

Guardiola’s celebratory sound on the sidelines echoed in his ears. Celtic’s coach Rodgers was bearing immense pressure, as if a mountain weighed down on his shoulders.

He put his hands on his waist, felt a soreness in his back, and involuntarily lowered his head to look at the tips of his shoes.

"What happened? Still couldn’t hold on, still let Tang Long succeed!" Rodgers was extremely annoyed.

If they lose this match, Celtic will completely say goodbye to the European War, with 0 points in 5 matches, the last match against Monchengladbach, at such a low point, they probably won’t get points either.

matches and 0 points at the bottom going home. With such a performance, Rodgers might be dismissed!

What should be done?

Should they go all out and attack?

Simply launch a desperate fight against Manchester City, even if they have to die, they will die standing!

At this moment, the Celtic fans at the home ground suddenly erupted into enthusiastic clamor, singing their team song.

The loud singing echoed at Celtic Park, which was the greatest support from the fans when the team was in a predicament.

Yes, although Celtic fans were very dissatisfied with the team’s shrinking performance at home, with boos not stopping from the start of the match;

But when the team truly falls into a trailing desperate situation, they also show their support without reservation.

This is the lovely side of fans!

Counting the injury time, there are still four or five minutes left. Should they launch an aggressive attack to try to equalize one goal?

Celtic players all looked expectantly to the sideline at Rodgers, hoping for his firm answer, just like when Celtic fell behind in the Scottish Premiership, showing the lion-like anger.

"Do not all press up, continue to withdraw, hold your positions!"

However, the Celtic players were wrong; Rodgers surprisingly continued conveying the same instructions as before.

But this time, even stricter than before.

"Whoever doesn’t do as I say, I will substitute him at halftime immediately!"