Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions

This was the stick that had previously hit the dummy, making a slapping sound, causing Tang Long outside the door to have some unpleasant associations.

"How long has it been hurting?"

"It only started hurting yesterday."

"I'll use the latest technology developed by Manchester University Medical School to relieve deep muscle tension and soreness. As for inflammation, we'll keep observing for a few days."

Tang Long turned his body slightly to get a closer look at the blue elastic therapy stick, but before he could see clearly, Gracie swung it down!

With a crisp crack, a current surged into Tang Long's waist, making him shiver all over.

He then realized that the lower end of the elastic therapy stick was connected to a wire—it was charged.

Strangely enough.

Whether it was the effect of the hitting or the electric shock, somehow, with that hit, the soreness in his waist immediately halved, making Tang Long exclaim in surprise.

"It works well, doesn't it? I knew it," a confident smile appeared at the corner of Gracie's mouth. "This is the latest scientific result from our Manchester University project group. You are the first professional player to receive the treatment. I will follow up on your recovery. Your data is very important for the promotion of this scientific achievement. Thank you for your cooperation, Tang."

With that, she swung the stick down a few more times.

The crackling sound echoed in the empty office.

At first, Tang Long still felt the electric pain, but later he just felt his waist was numb and relaxed, his whole body slumped in the massage chair. Under the light overhead, like the warm sun, he felt as if he were lying on the beach sunbathing, relaxed and leisurely, almost falling asleep.

"Thank you for your treatment, I feel much better." "You're welcome, come again next time."

Tang Long thanked Gracie as he left, thinking, this female team doctor sure has guts, daring to try out the newly developed treatment product on Manchester City's highest transfer player. No wonder they say her lover is the mayor of Manchester; the backing seems unusual.

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On September 1st, the transfer market officially closed!

Fans' favorite climb-up-and-down-the-tree phase finally came to an end.

All teams honed their skills, looking forward to the new season.

The Premier League unquestionably became a particularly striking scene this summer!

The reason being that in the 2015 summer transfer window, the world's first, second, and third highest transfer fees all went to the Premier League!

First place Icardi, 96 million euros, Inter—Manchester United;

Second place De Bruyne, 73 million euros, Wolfsburg—Manchester United;

Third place Tang Long, 71 million euros, Inter—Manchester City.

Manchester City rivals launched a crazy arms race in the transfer market, chasing each other, and dared not relax for a moment.

Witnessing this moment, many Brits and Americans collectively climaxed, shouting: "The focus of world football is in the Premier League, and the focus of the Premier League is in Manchester City!"

However, compared to these tens of millions of big-spending moves.

In the Premier League transfer market, Milner's last-minute transfer to Liverpool stirred up waves in another area.

This was a technical transfer made by Manchester City because Milner was no longer qualified to be a main player at Manchester City at this stage, and the player himself, for next year's European position, was unwilling to accept a substitute role, on which point the player and the team had reached an agreement.

However, as a veteran who had served Manchester City for five years, Milner's transfer was made into a story by some ill-intentioned newspapers.

It's said that the British media is tricky, and the difficulty lies in their tendency to fantasize wildly, thinking they see significant meaning in trivial clues and glimpse the big picture from a partial view. In fact, it's narrow nationalism at play.

Back when Tang Long joined Manchester City, Britain's two major newspapers, respectively representing the left and the right—The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph—had already engaged in a public opinion debate on the issue.

Milner's departure gave the Daily Telegraph more ammunition to create stories!

"Because of Tang's arrival, losing his position, Milner was forced to leave Manchester City, which is just a microcosm of the current state of life for Britons."

"Countless foreigners have poured into our country, seizing jobs that should belong to our native Brits with their more refined skills."

"Milner, as an England national player, even if he leaves Manchester City, he can go to Liverpool or return to Aston Villa, continuing to earn a hundred thousand British pounds in weekly salary, with no worries about food and clothing."

"But look at those ordinary positions: truck drivers, McDonald's clerks, auto factory workers, municipal cleaners... countless jobs have been taken away, and we watch our fathers and mothers lose their jobs, unable to support their children."

"What can they do when unemployed? Not everyone is Milner, not everyone can seamlessly transition to another desirable contract after losing the original one."

"Every voting resident, for your jobs, for your children's future, please cast your precious supporting vote in next year's Brexit referendum!"

This viewpoint of the right-wing paper was ridiculed by the left-wing paper The Guardian.

They thought raising the matter of a player's transfer to this height was not only far-fetched but downright laughable!

The Guardian, along with The Times and the Daily Telegraph, is known as one of the UK's three major papers, born in Manchester, although its headquarters moved to London fifty years ago, The Guardian clearly hasn't forgotten its origins in this redbrick city in central England.

"What the Daily Telegraph says is absurd. Fans spend money to buy tickets to watch the Premier League, to see high-level confrontations. If Tang's level is higher than Milner's, why shouldn't he take the main position?"

"Britain has always claimed to be the world's freest market. Football transfers are also a market. If one opens a team's financial report, it is not difficult to find players listed as club assets, recorded clearly in financial statements."

"If Milner stayed at Manchester City, his salary overhead couldn't bring corresponding revenue to the club. That's a loss-making asset, promptly processing it is stopping the loss."

"Conversely, an excellent asset like Tang brings continuous revenue to the club, a win-win in performance and business. Would such an asset be rejected?"

"Due to historical and geographical reasons, since the late 19th century, the UK has pursued a policy of non-intervention in continental European affairs, known as 'splendid isolation', leading to our nation being long disconnected from the European continent, which may not be a good thing. An open and inclusive Britain is our future."

"Some with ulterior motives argue using Tang, the Chinese player, but their insidious intentions hope readers wise up and don't fall for it."

The contest for the main position between Tang Long and Milner ended with the former's overwhelming victory.

However, the storm caused by this fight, fierce and un-subsiding, continued for a long time without quelling and escalated beyond the scope of football.

This time, surprisingly, the clubs maintained a consistent stance.

The coaching group, headed by Pellegrini, expressed firm support for Tang Long when interviewed.

"We are a club focused on football competition, and all our decisions are based on technical considerations. As for other levels, we've never considered them, nor do we need to consider them."

Manchester City players also gave strong support to Tang Long.

Their relationship with Tang Long wasn't necessarily great, nor was their relationship with Milner necessarily bad.

But an objective fact is that Manchester City's English players were originally rare, while the Spanish Language Gang and French Language Gang occupied most of the team.

They were all foreigners, and when they first came to play football in the UK, apart from disliking the gloomy weather here, were deeply disgusted with conservative remarks popping up from nowhere in their lives.

Captain Kompany's words were resolute: "In Manchester City, we only value strength and team contribution regardless of where you're from. Tang won his spot with performance, it's the result of fair competition. Milner's departure is a common personnel move in the football world; we should respect everyone's choices rather than inciting unnecessary disputes. We're one team, we should look ahead and fight together for Manchester City's honor!"

In the storm's center, Tang Long remained cool and laid-back.

He recounted the words of his agent Ronaldo and relayed them to his friend Ranocchia: "I came here to earn their money, to take their native Brits' jobs."

Ranocchia laughed and said: "We're not earning the British people's money; it's Abu Dhabi Consortium's money. Look at the Premier League's strong teams; where are the British owners now?"