Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 764 - 551: Tang Long Sends Barça to the UEFA Europa League with One Kick, C Luo’s Hat-Trick, Mocking Messi from Afar?

"Manchester is always blue!"

This is the slogan Manchester City fans proudly shout in recent years.

Who would have thought that the changes in the football world in recent years would be so rapid?

The entire Premier League has undergone dramatic changes, and the most obvious is the two giants of Manchester.

More than ten years ago, when Chinese player Sun Jihai was playing for Manchester City, the local media, Manchester Evening News, once asked Sun Jihai:

"Sun, Manchester United fans always call your Manchester City the noisy neighbors. You must have heard of this; what do you think of this viewpoint?"

Back then, Sun Jihai could only shrug and think, "What can I say? Do you want me to sit and watch or lie down and watch?"

Sun Jihai could only vaguely gloss over it.

The term "noisy neighbor" has been a lingering pain in the hearts of Manchester City fans for many years.

The war of words among fans, constantly bickering and mocking each other, has never stopped.

For two teams from the same city, the war of words between Inter Milan and AC Milan is always fierce and evenly matched.

This is naturally because both teams in Milan have deep foundations and are equal in championship count and international prestige, giving fans reasons to argue.

But more than ten years ago, the two teams in Manchester—then not yet called giants, but just two teams—Manchester United and Manchester City, what was there to argue about?

One was the Red Devils, who under Ferguson established Premier League dominance and won countless championship honors both domestically and in European War;

The other not only never won the Premier League championship but struggled to avoid relegation for many years.

Therefore, Manchester United's mockery of Manchester City was completely one-sided and thoroughly suppressive!

Manchester City fans occasionally resisted and talked back, but their voices seemed weak, earning the derisive title of "noisy neighbor," and were dejected.

After all, as a competitive sport, football equates everything to results, and everything speaks through the number of championships!

But who would have thought that in the past ten years, everything would have changed dramatically?

The Premier League has experienced unprecedented upheaval!

Firstly, Chelsea, under the leadership of Abu, rose strongly. Mourinho led this team, long in UEFA Champions League qualification contention, to defeat Arsenal and Manchester United, winning the Premier League championship and breaking the original Premier League ecosystem.

And then the Abu Dhabi Consortium took over Manchester City, turning the England peninsula upside down.

"Welcome to Manchester!"

Back then, the Manchester City Club cleverly erected a large billboard at the highway entrance from Manchester International Airport to the city center, featuring the image of Tevez, who had just transferred from Manchester United to Manchester City.

Just a month ago, this billboard changed.

The phrase remained "Welcome to Manchester," but the face changed to Tang Long!

After leading Manchester City to win the Premier League and defeating neighboring rivals Manchester United four times, this 20-year-old young man has become the number one football symbol of Manchester.

Whether it's Rooney, Agüero, Ibumovick, or De Bruyne, even Icardi who left Manchester United and was loaned to Inter Milan, in the current era where traffic is king, their appeal and influence among fans all fall short compared to Tang Long.

"We are advancing in the league and the Champions League, remaining unbeaten throughout the season so far."

"Where is Manchester United now?"

"Oh, sorry, they are almost 20 points behind us in the league, and haven't even advanced from the Champions League group stage, what a joke."

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The German football media Bild proposed a captivating statement that "modern football only has three figures: Messi, C Luo, and Tang Long with their own systems," causing a stir across European football.

Perhaps provoked, the day after Manchester City's match, C Luo scored all three goals for Real Madrid, performing a hat-trick in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals against Napoli at home!

"Siu!"

When C Luo scored his third goal in the 85th minute, helping the team reverse Napoli with three consecutive goals and performing his iconic celebration, the entire Bernabéu erupted.

As C Luo leaped high and landed with arms wide open, all the fans echoed the shout of "siu" along with C Luo!

"King of Champions League!"

"Cristiano!"

But C Luo was not satisfied; after performing his celebration, he immediately called on his teammates to take the ball out and continue the game.

In his eyes, it's not just about helping the team score as many goals as possible at home to win against Napoli and gain an advantage over the two-leg match. More importantly, with the 10 goals he scored in the group stage, C Luo has already scored 13 goals in the Champions League, quickly tying Tang Long on the Champions League top scorer list. Now he wants to surpass Tang Long!

Tang Long tied the world record of 11 goals in 6 Champions League group stage matches set by C Luo, leaving the Portuguese star both shocked and angry.

"My record, how was it broken by a 20-year-old? It's ridiculous!"

But that's C Luo's character; his anger was never about shouting in despair, but turning anger into strength, proving through action that he is the best in the world.

So when interviewed after the match, even though he was congratulated on his hat-trick, C Luo remained sullen without further goals.

"Cristiano, have you noticed The Bild's recent reports? How do you evaluate Tang as a player? With one hat-trick and another brace, both of you have 13 goals from 7 Champions League matches."

The reporter's first question threw this out.

C Luo's response was brief yet powerful. He said coldly: 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"I don't know what you mean by a system or no system. I only know that the player who can win the final championship is number one in the world!"

The reporter deliberately provoked, launching a second sensitive topic.

This topic has been persistent in today's football world for seven or eight years.

Countless people have argued endlessly over this topic, with many fans even getting into fights over it. Even if they end up with bloodied foreheads, they still want to determine who's better.

"Alright, let's not talk about Tang. Let's talk about you and Messi. Do you think there's any difference between your system and the system Messi comes with?"

Even though the reporter asked in a subtle way, C Luo could see the malice in his playful eyes.

Having encountered many big situations, C Luo's answer was straightforward, not at all convoluted, but with a tinge of sarcasm.

"Sorry, you're going too far. We just played a Champions League match, so let's talk about the Champions League."

This one sentence brought C Luo a lot of trouble.

"C Luo mocks Messi for only playing in the UEFA Europa League!"

"A man of few words but firm actions. I'm playing in the Champions League; what are you playing in?"

"The King of Champions League shows dominance! C Luo wins big against Napoli, declares war on Messi!"

Amid numerous media reports adding fuel to the fire, stirring up buzz for attention.

The always calm and objective UK left-wing newspaper, The Guardian, also joined in the fun, but their perspective was unique, giving a title that couldn't help but make people laugh.

"Why did C Luo mock Messi on the Champions League stage? Only because Tang kicked Barça into the UEFA Europa League!"

...

Facing a high-level match like Bayern, Tang Long gained a lot.

In the past Premier League matches, whether facing strong teams like Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City could always play effortlessly, occasionally scoring huge victories like 7–1 or 8–1, leaving opponents lamenting and big clubs losing face.

But against Bayern, Tang Long truly felt the power of a strong opponent.

This can be seen from the 2–1 scoreline. Although Tang Long achieved a complete victory in the PK against Lewandowski, the scoreline in the first leg was only a goal more than the opponent and allowed Bayern to get a crucial away goal.

"The Chinese fans were right, Ronaldo's luck in drawing is really terrible, worse than an athlete's foot, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing. Meeting a strong opponent early could make the road ahead much smoother if we could overcome Bayern quickly."

Tang Long used all his resting time outside of training to invest in the AI Cloud Training Ground.

Guardiola didn't let Tang Long play in the midweek league, rotating him to preserve his energy.

Sitting on the bench, Tang Long wasn't concerned about the game's progress. Instead, he closed his eyes to rest, training in the AI Cloud Training Ground.

Some media with an eye for a story took pictures of Tang Long leaning against the chair, eyes closed for a long time, joking, "This game is so boring he's falling asleep!"

But after many battles with The Sun, Tang Long had already developed a "I just don't care about you" attitude towards British media that loves a good story. "You can report however you want; it has nothing to do with me."

As for what Bild said about Messi, C Luo, and Tang Long being the only three self-contained systems in the world, Tang Long merely scoffed at it.

"Such a statement is entirely from people who don't understand football, creating hype. A football game has never been about one person. No matter how well an attacking player plays, if the defensive line falls apart, it's all for nothing."

Resting well and preparing for the second leg against Bayern is the kingly way.

Two days later, the entire Manchester City team boarded a flight to Munich.

At the airport, more than 300 die-hard Manchester City fans came to bid farewell to the team's hero before their departure.

An elderly woman with white hair handed a bouquet to Tang Long.

"Young man, help us hit those Germans hard and bring the Champions League trophy back to Manchester!"