Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 831 - 584: Clinching the Premier League Three Rounds Early! Tang Long Surpasses C Luo to Top the European Golden Boot Rankings!

Watching Damian who was holding his head and staggering away, Pellegrini felt a mix of emotions, both angry and amused.

At the end of last season, the wheels of fate turned mercilessly, and he was fired by Manchester City.

Even though he had already secured the League Champion trophy, just because his performance in the Champions League didn't meet expectations, he was dismissed.

In fact, he had led Manchester City to the semi-finals of the Champions League, the best record in the club's history.

What made him even more unable to swallow this was that his successor was none other than Guardiola, who had beaten him in the Champions League as Bayern's head coach the previous year.

Pellegrini left Manchester City with resentment, full of unwillingness, yet helpless.

He was already in his sixties, and maybe it would be difficult for another wealthy club like Manchester City to embrace him again on the grand stage of football.

But just when he was full of disappointment, Manchester United's CEO Woodward, like a ray of hope, extended an olive branch to him.

Like grasping at a life-saving straw in the vast ocean, Pellegrini didn't hesitate for a moment and decisively took the helm at Manchester United.

This decision instantly placed him at the center of a media storm, and in the eyes of Manchester City fans, he became a traitor through and through.

Derogatory phrases were painted in conspicuous colors on the walls of his home: "Traitors don't end well!"

In fact, considering the overall environment in European football, Manchester City fans' radical behavior was not all that surprising.

It was common to see players switching between rival city teams, let alone coaches.

In the world of coaching, there are no rigid rules binding one to a city or team.

Being able to step onto the deep-rooted platform of Manchester United, Pellegrini felt an inner sense of honor.

In recent years, although the Red Devils Manchester United's record was not as dazzling as the Blue Moon Manchester City, in terms of heritage, commercial value, and global market appeal, Manchester United still far outshined Manchester City.

Upon arriving at Manchester United, Pellegrini held the power of transfers in his hands, launching a grand recruitment campaign.

First, his sights were set on forward Bony, who had previously played for Manchester City, bringing him under his command.

Subsequently, the football superstar Eevee also joined Manchester United under his operations.

For a time, Manchester United's lineup was star-studded, with Eevee, Bony, De Bruyne, Rooney, and others, each top-level players capable of wreaking havoc on the offensive end.

With revenge in mind, the Chilean engineer Pellegrini was eager for a fierce contest against Guardiola in the league, to redeem himself.

Yet reality hit like one heavy slap after another, leaving him disoriented.

After the first ten rounds of the league, the two teams could barely compete, but as the schedule advanced, the gap between them widened like a chasm, increasingly impassable.

"Why is it always him? Is Manchester City destined to be an insurmountable mountain in the Premier League as long as Tang is there?"

Every time he saw Tang Long speeding across the field, scoring brilliant goals that helped Manchester City soar up the standings, and how Tang Long's personal goal count rocketed up, even challenging C Luo for the European Golden Boot—Pellegrini would ponder this with a heavy heart.

Even combining the attacking prowess of Eevee, Icardi, De Bruyne, Bony, and Rooney seemed hard to match Manchester City's Tang Long.

Time flew by, reaching the end of the 2016-2017 season.

Tasked with winning the title at the start of the season, burdened with the KPI of winning the title, Pellegrini now could only lead the Red Devils Manchester United, struggling in the quagmire for next season's Champions League qualification.

At this moment, the match had just reached the first 20 minutes of the first half, and Manchester United was already trailing 0:2.

Even his most trusted, usually reliable full-back Damian made mistakes under pressure, leaving Pellegrini exasperated, filled with helplessness and wandering thoughts, inwardly questioning himself:

"Am I, Pellegrini, really never going to be able to defeat Guardiola?"

Pellegrini couldn't help but let his thoughts drift back to those past intense battles with Guardiola in La Liga.

At that time, he coached Real Madrid while Guardiola led Barcelona.

In just one season, Guardiola defeated him completely, and he was ultimately dismissed in disgrace.

New grudges intertwined with old grievances, an uncontrollable anger like a blazing fire surged to Pellegrini's head.

Luckily, after scoring two goals, Manchester City temporarily slowed down their attacking pace, starting to pass the ball patiently in midfield.

Manchester United took the opportunity to rally their spirits and defend with all their might.

The situation got stuck in a tense stalemate, with the score unchanged, finally ending the first half at 2:0.

During the halftime break, Manchester City's home team's locker room was a lively scene.

Young player Bonazzoli had an uncontrollable excitement on his face, holding a bottle of champagne tightly in his hands, shaking it continuously in the center of the locker room—the bottle in his hands became a symbol of victory.

Just as he eagerly was about to pop it open to celebrate, a hand pressed down on the champagne cork.

"What are you doing?" Tang Long frowned.

"Opening champagne, isn't it obvious? We clinched the League Champion three rounds early, shouldn't we celebrate well?" Bonazzoli explained with a grin, his face like blossoming flowers.