Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions

The tall player's foot extension seemed to Tang Long like a slow motion replay.

"You fell for it!"

Tang Long lightly nudged the ball on its left side with the outer part of his little toe, his body floated like a feather, allowing Herman's futile attempt to pass him.

"Wow! Tang Long is advancing through the midfield, consecutively passing Dahud and Herman!"

"For some reason, usually steady Herman suddenly rushed forward to intercept, but as expected, was passed as soon as he extended his foot!"

"Tang Long's dribbling is incredibly fast; he's like a scalpel cutting through Monchengladbach's central defense!"

"Toure, who's been following closely, can't run anymore and has slowed down!"

"Sterling is on the left calling for the ball; he's making a forward run!"

"Nasri on the right is also accelerating his run!"

"Agüero is still trapped between Domingos and Christensen, Tang Long should quickly pass the ball to the wings!"

Agüero knows Tang Long wants to connect with him.

However, at this moment, he is trapped between the two center-backs, Domingos and Christensen.

Agüero pointed to Sterling on the left, signaling Tang Long to pass the ball to him.

Every player on the field has their own prediction about the next step of the situation, and Agüero was no different.

In his vision, Tang Long passes the ball to Sterling, who, upon bypassing a full-back, would gain enough space for Agüero to seize the chance and take a shot.

This strategy of switching from the center to the side and back to the center allows defenders to set up easily due to repeated ball shifts;

However, compared to staying centered, the attack appears more layered, increasing shooting opportunities.

Nonetheless, Tang Long has a different perspective!

In his forecast, both Sterling on the left and Nasri on the right are flanked by a full-back;

If the ball is passed to them, whether it connects with Agüero immediately remains uncertain.

"Already passed two, why not attempt a third?"

Tang Long repeated his trick, dribbling towards the nearer center-back, Domingos.

Seeing Tang Long choose not to pass to the wings, and instead heading towards the center, both Sterling and Nasri halted.

"He's going to lose the ball!"

Toure also slowed his pace, retreating to the top of the midfield arc.

He predicted that Tang Long, who had just passed two players, was reaching his physical limit, with over a 95% chance of failing the third.

Once intercepted, a counter would be launched against them right away, hence Toure, being experienced, stationed himself to safeguard defense from the midfield.

After all, only Messi, Toure's former Barça teammate, managed to consistently beat three players in his career.

However, Toure was unaware that there was another on this planet besides Messi, an already retired Ronaldo, who could achieve this.

Domingos was thrilled to see Tang Long heading straight for him!

He, too, predicted that Tang Long, after beating two players, was at the end of his strength. Attempting another forceful pass seemed rash for a young man, not too calm.

"Come on, boy!"

Domingos lowered his center of gravity, ready to counter.

Both Dahud and Herman, who were beaten by Tang Long earlier, are midfielders, not accustomed to one-on-one defense, contrary to Domingos, a genuine center-back in this area.

Throughout the Bundesliga, his one-on-one dueling capability against forwards could easily rank in the top five.

This 26-year-old, 1.84-meter-tall Spanish center-back is not particularly tall but boasts a strong physique and agile footwork.

When Tang Long stepped left, Domingos immediately identified it as a Ronaldo pendulum move!

"Ha, you may trick Liverpool's Mignolet with the pendulum, but not me."

Domingos was incredibly calm~

Confident in his defensive skills, he saw through Tang Long's pendulum move in an instant.

So Domingos wasn't fooled by the center of gravity shift, he stood still, awaiting the second pendulum move.

Nonetheless, Tang Long facing Domingos now was quite different from his encounter against Liverpool.

After a feed from the 1997 top-secret Ronaldo dribbling tape, Tang Long's understanding of dribbling improved drastically.

Not only did his statistics hit the current threshold of 90, but all specialized dribbling techniques underwent significant enhancement!

There's no fixed pattern to dribbling, Matthews' move's second move isn't necessarily a right nudge; it could be a vertical nutmeg;

Similarly, the pendulum technique needn't be mechanically left-right-left. The number of swings is unrestricted!

As Tang Long stepped left this time, Domingos, expecting him to move right, stayed still;

Tang Long cleverly played into Domingos' expectations, using his right foot to nudge the ball left—"Whoosh," it slid across the grass, leaving a trail, bypassing Domingos!

"Oh no!"

Domingos realized it belatedly and quickly shifted his balance, turning to chase Tang Long.

This was the wonder of Tang Long's dribbling!

If you sway with my pendulum, I'll use your imbalance to pass you наоборот;

If you maintain stillness unaffected by my swing, my center of balance shifts in advance, speeding off—you're still compromised!

This precision move by Tang Long left Monchengladbach's defense stunned, both Domingos and Christensen flanking Agüero were cleanly outmaneuvered.

"What are you doing watching? Block him!"

The anxious shout from Monchengladbach's goalkeeper Sommer awakened his two central defenders like a dream.

At this moment, Agüero positioned inside the penalty area remained calm.

He realized it's better for Tang Long to finish the play himself than to pass to him.

However, he still shouted, "Tang, look at my position!"

He swiftly adjusted, moving towards the penalty spot.

Agüero's maneuver was truly brilliant, creating confusion to aid an ulterior motive!

He dashed to the penalty spot not to receive Tang Long's pass;

It was to draw Domingos' attention away from Tang Long through his shout.

As expected, initially focused on chasing Tang Long, Domingos hesitated seeing Agüero calling at the penalty spot; it triggered his judgment.

He immediately retreated, letting his partner Christensen face Tang Long, opting to defend Agüero instead, wary of Tang Long's pass.

Yet, Domingos and Christensen's misjudgment granted Tang Long a brief defensive vacuum.

Facing Sommer, Tang Long swiftly stepped left with his left foot, his body pivoted, extending a curled far-post arc using his left foot's instep!

Whoosh—

Sommer's fingertips grazed the ball but couldn't deflect it from spinning gracefully into the top right corner of the net!