Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions

He wore Inter's number 9 training jersey and was chatting and laughing with several coaches on the Meazza training ground.

The picture quality was somewhat blurry, at most 360P clarity.

A male voice-over came on:

"This is a record of Ronaldo's dribbling training, burned by the Inter Milan coaching team."

"In this videotape, Ronaldo will use slow motion breakdowns to show us his dribbling techniques and his personal understanding of the skill of getting past players."

"The videotape is divided into four parts."

"The first part is Ronaldo's dribbling technique during high-speed sprinting."

"The second part is the transition from static to dynamic dribbling technique."

"The third part is how to find breakthrough directions when facing multiple defenders."

"The fourth part is explained by Inter defenders such as Bergomi, Zanetti, and Ferrari, sharing their insights on defending Ronaldo."

After the subtitles disappeared.

The screen cut to a close-up of Ronaldo.

Back then, Ronaldo was slender, upright, with a sharp chin, waving and smiling at the camera.

(Ronaldo greeting the camera on the Inter training ground)

Although due to the passage of time, the image quality was quite blurry.

Nevertheless, between Ronaldo's big front teeth, a clear gap was still visible.

"Ronaldo, show us your high-speed ball control skills!" The voice-over seemed to come from the person filming.

Ronaldo uttered in his unique, deep, magnetic voice:

"Alright, when dribbling at high speed I like to use pendulum, step-over techniques, focusing on combining the speed of the body with the rhythm of movement; then finally, decisively charging forward to dodge the opponent."

"Here's the ball, Ronaldo!"

The person filming passed the ball to Ronaldo, causing the camera to shake.

The subsequent images.

Contained an immense amount of information!

Tang Long concentrated intensely.

His eyes didn't dare blink.

Afraid of missing even a second!

Ronaldo deliberately slowed down the speed of his movements.

Using almost cinematic slow motion.

To show his moves to the camera.

"The pendulum dribble, the key is not the size of the sway."

Ronaldo stepped slowly, then turned his head to the camera and said:

"My personal experience is that in football, the reason a forward's sway can confuse opponents is the change in rhythm, not how fast."

"Typically, I sway three times with my pendulum dribble."

"On the first and second sways, I use the same frequency, but on the third sway, I suddenly take a big step and increase the amplitude!"

"Note, the swing of the arms and shoulders is equally important as the footsteps!"

Left!

Right!

Left!

Whoosh—

Ronaldo's final step had a notably wide amplitude!

So much so that it seemed as if his whole body was about to be flung out.

This sudden change in rhythm.

Even though Tang Long watched on TV, it made him tremble all over!

"So that's it! This is truly Ronaldo!"

He had always imitated Ronaldo's pendulum sway before which was quite similar indeed.

But unlike Ronaldo, Tang Long's left and right pendulum each step's swaying amplitude, although consciously changing, the rhythm was still lacking;

The more important thing was not paying attention to the arm swing!

Missing the full body rhythm of Ronaldo!

The key point is right here.

Details!

"Okay, let's have Zanetti cooperate with Ronaldo for a practical drill!"

The camera cleverly shifted focus to the Argentine full-back standing casually with hands on hips—Javier Zanetti.

Back to 1997, then, he was only 24, in the prime of youth, his short black hair shining under the sun, his face clean as if untouched by time.

On this training ground, perhaps no one could foresee, that this young man from Argentina would give his best football years unreservedly to Inter Milan, spanning nineteen years!

He not only became the club's all-time foreign player with most appearances, but also led the team to unprecedented heights as treble winners, forging an eternal spiritual legend.

After retiring in 2014, he continued to guard the blue-black turf as vice president.

His number 4 jersey, like his legend, was eternally remembered by Inter Milan, hung high and immortal.

At this moment, on screen, Zanetti appeared slightly tense, his youthful smile looking a tad shy, both warm and slightly bashful.

"Okay, I'll give it a try!" he lightly agreed.

As Ronaldo precisely passed the ball to Zanetti's feet, a duel of technique and wisdom quietly began.

Zanetti quickly returned the ball, and Ronaldo, like a keen leopard, seized the opportunity, dribbling swiftly forward.

When the distance between them shortened to only 1.5 meters, a visual feast was about to unfold.

Ronaldo transformed like a martial arts master stepping across the river, his body lightly swaying, astonishingly performing six consecutive sways!

Six pendulum dribbles, each different, like flowing waters, each sway was like a dragonfly skimming water, both lightweight and powerful.

His moves were sometimes swift as lightning, sometimes smooth as flowing water;

The amplitude of his body sway varied greatly, dazzling onlookers, hard to grasp!

Tang Long rewound the videotape and watched again, discovering Ronaldo from top to bottom, arms, upper body, hips, thighs, calves, each part swayed to the pendulum, each limb part perfectly connected together, none of the actions were redundant, any movement heightened the deception.