Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions

-[Whoa, scoring in 19 seconds, isn't this too thrilling?]

-[What the heck? I just turned on the TV, who scored?]

-[Tang Long assisted Agüero, and Agüero chipped it in!]

-[Tang Long's first Champions League appearance, and his first touch is an assist. That's just incredible!]

-[Just like his Premier League debut, first touch and an assist!]

-[I just love watching Premier League teams going against Bundesliga ones, it's so exhilarating!]

-[I've figured it out, only Agüero and Tang Long work perfectly among all Manchester City's forwards!]

-[Agüero is basically Manchester City's Icardi. The others like Bony, Iheanacho, and Sterling are just too lousy!]

Seeing Tang Long assisting Agüero to score with his first touch, Dong Fangzhuo in the studio fell silent.

Zhan Jun was enthusiastically praising Tang Long, while Dong Fangzhuo was speechless.

Just a moment ago, when Tang Long was surrounded by three Borussia Monchengladbach midfielders, Dong Fangzhuo naively thought Tang Long would likely lose the ball.

What he could do was either pass back or barely protect the ball.

As for turning slightly and sending a long pass without even looking at the front to precisely assist Agüero, such performance was beyond Dong Fangzhuo's imagination.

However, this wasn't really Dong Fangzhuo's fault.

The most glorious experience of his life was partnering with the likes of Manchester United's Giggs and Carrick, playing a few matches.

These Premier League midfielders, in terms of earned honors and major match experience, indeed were much more enriched than Tang Long.

However, in terms of anticipating teammates' positioning and deciding the next move under high pressure, they still couldn't match Tang Long.

"My co-commentator Coach Dong Fangzhuo once played for Manchester United in the Premier League and even started in a Champions League match against Rome. Coach Dong, what do you think of Tang Long's assist?"

Dong Fangzhuo, faced with Zhan Jun's question, was stammering.

His words no longer bore the elder tone of addressing Tang Long as 'Little Tang' as he did at the start.

"Little Tang... uh, this play, Tang Long did well."

Dong Fangzhuo quickly corrected himself, feeling unqualified to call Tang Long "Little Tang" anymore.

"Tang Long's vision to execute that no-look pass shows his exceptional game overview and precision in predicting the forward's run. It was so surprising, I totally didn't expect him to do that."

Saying this, Dong Fangzhuo was sweating bullets.

He put himself in Tang Long's shoes, thinking if he were in Tang Long's position, he'd likely lose the ball.

He joined Manchester United in his early 20s, once becoming the hope of all Chinese football.

Dong Fangzhuo himself was heady with success.

Although he played only a few matches at Manchester United, this Red Devils experience became his lifelong pride and is still something he talks about today to gain clout.

However, this was his first time commentating on Tang Long's match. After seeing Tang Long's first touch, a profound sense of powerlessness overwhelmed Dong Fangzhuo.

"Sigh, the gap between people is really so vast..."

The Manchester City players embraced to celebrate this magical goal.

Although the spotlight was on Agüero, and the Etihad Stadium was chanting this number 10 player's name, Agüero knew 80% of the credit for this goal should go to Tang Long.

The pass was so comfortable, for a player of Agüero's caliber, it was like serving a goal on a plate. There was no way he'd miss it!

And this goal set the record for the fastest goal in Manchester City's Champions League history.

Everyone was happy, except Yaya Toure wasn't entirely so.

Even though he also ran to celebrate with Tang Long and Agüero, if the camera were to zoom in on Yaya Toure's face now, it would reveal a smile that wasn't entirely genuine, more like a forced one.

His hands were sweating, but inside, he felt chilly~

At this moment, Yaya Toure's emotions were very complex.

On one hand, he was quite grateful for Tang Long's goal;

Because right before Tang Long got the ball, Yaya Toure had made a foolish mistake in his position at defensive midfield.

Facing the surging Borussia Monchengladbach players pressing hard, Yaya Toure – the most experienced, honored, and veteran player in the entire Manchester City team – was overwhelmed and made a rookie mistake, trying to forcefully break past the pressing opponent.

Luckily, Ranocchia and Tang Long's joint effort covered for Toure's mistake!

If not for them, Toure's mistake could have led to a goal against them, turning all the blame towards him.

In this regard, Tang Long's assist covered Toure's on-field mistake, shifting the audience's attention from Toure's dribbling error to Tang Long's assist.

But it was precisely this shift in focus that made Yaya Toure uneasy.

He thought, "Such a pass while surrounded, back-to-goal no-look, side-footed connecting with the forward, in my five years at Manchester City, I've succeeded in such a play maybe less than five times. This guy, on his first day as a defensive midfielder, manages this with his first touch, it really embarrasses me. It seems Tang, this kid, excels at both attacking midfield and forward, and also has immense potential in defensive midfield. Truly a formidable player!"