Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 669 - 464 Reproducing Comic Moves, Tang Long Executes "White Whale Counterattack" Leaving Opponent Helpless! _2
Chapter 669: Chapter 464 Reproducing Comic Moves, Tang Long Executes "White Whale Counterattack" Leaving Opponent Helpless! _2
Manchester City is Manchester City, after all. Any player who serves this team has some skills and their understanding of football and technical level is world-class!
Soon, Manchester City tried out the three-back formation for the first time. After a slightly unsettling ten minutes, they gradually found their rhythm.
Kompany, playing as the sweeper, actively moved back two meters, allowing left center-back Stones more space in the backfield to fully utilize his ability as a ball-playing central defender.
After some communication, Mkhitaryan gradually adjusted to the tempo of Diego and Ranocchia’s play, stopped being too aggressive, and their collaboration became more adept.
Of course, the most outstanding performance came from Tang Long on the front line!
Guardiola employed a double forward tactic for this match.
Although Tang Long is ten centimeters taller than Agüero, Guardiola didn’t position him as a fixed point striker but rather as a shadow striker, allowing him to roam freely across the front, essentially as a free agent.
Guardiola’s setup was based on his thorough understanding and control of Tang Long’s abilities.
Tang Long switched to the forward position this season and didn’t lose his excellent passing prediction and game vision from his previous season as an attacking midfielder.
In fact, he became increasingly versatile, able to transition seamlessly between midfield and forward, thanks to his frequent goals scored within the box.
In the next 20-plus minutes, Tang Long, playing as the free agent in the front, consistently created space with his agile movement and excellent dribbling skills, driving his teammates’ formation forward.
If Mkhitaryan hadn’t shot slightly wide of the left post after receiving a pass from Tang Long within the box;
If Agüero hadn’t had his signature chip shot intercepted by the keeper after receiving Tang Long’s lofted through ball;
If Tang Long’s run down the left, beating two players and entering the box hadn’t been missed by the referee, denying a penalty because the ball hit the opponent’s hand due to obstructed sight, Manchester City would have already taken the lead.
"What the hell? Are you blind, ref!"
Chiwo couldn’t hold back, shouting at the main referee.
Guardiola quickly pulled him back and covered his mouth, signaling him to calm down.
Oddly, Guardiola was no longer very concerned because he saw the balance of the match tipping ever more towards Manchester City. He was prepared for the moment when the team would equalize and then lead.
However, when the equalizing goal arrived, Guardiola was taken aback!
He was utterly shocked, thinking: "My God, football can be played like this?"
It was in the 40th minute of the first half.
Mkhitaryan passed the ball to holding midfielder Ranocchia, who evaded the pressing forward Hahn with a subtle backheel without stopping the ball.
As Ranocchia flicked the ball, Diego had already spotted Agüero lurking near the offside line;
He spun the ball and executed a long ground strike!
Tang Long, seeing Diego’s ground strike from the left, silently praised in his heart.
The precision of the ball’s speed and level contact was executed perfectly, much like Tang Long’s signature move.
However, Tang Long quickly realized that Agüero couldn’t reach the ball.
Tang Long predicted: "Diego’s ground strike uses technique skillfully, completely unmatched to mine, but in his rush to pass quickly, he didn’t grasp the timing properly. Such a shame."
Sure enough, as Tang Long predicted, Agüero hadn’t started moving when the ball went through.
The Argentine forward sprinted to fight for the ball, but due to a physical disadvantage, he was tightly blocked by Gladbach’s tall central defender Domingos, who intercepted the ball.
"Oh!"
Agüero exclaimed, bent over, and covered his nose.
During the physical tussle, Domingos inadvertently raised his elbow, hitting Agüero in the nose.
Unfortunately, the blind referee didn’t see it, leaving Agüero with a bitter loss, tasting iron in his nose, his head spinning in pain.
However, Domingos, adept in defense, wasn’t strong in passing. In his hurry to counterattack, he accidentally passed the ball to Ranocchia’s feet, who calmly tapped the ball to Tang Long.
"Shit, again!" Agüero roared.
Seeing Tang Long with the ball, Agüero endured the dizziness and immediately straightened up.
Since Gladbach’s defensive line had moved forward, Agüero, starting from an offside position, immediately backtracked into position ahead of the last central defender, Domingos.
"Oh, your nose is crooked. You’re a crooked-nose," Domingos taunted Agüero on purpose.
But Agüero had no time to respond as he watched Tang Long with the ball flying towards him!
Upon confirming he wasn’t offside, Agüero instantly accelerated to catch the ball.
However, after just two steps, he noticed that the previously tight-marking Domingos was slowing his pursuit.
"Keeper’s ball!" Domingos shouted with a grin.
Sommer, the goalkeeper, rushed out.
Both players had predicted that Tang Long’s pass was too heavy for Agüero to reach, bringing the ball into goalkeeper control range.
Observing the ball’s trajectory closely, Agüero sighed heavily. Indeed, the ball was passed too heavily, causing him to slow his pace.
"Sergio, don’t stop, keep charging!"
With Tang Long’s loud shout, an unexpected scene unfolded!
The ball, high in the air, with strong backspin, suddenly fell!
Gladbach’s goalkeeper Sommer was stunned. In his prediction, the ball should land a meter inside the penalty box, allowing a steady hold with both hands.
But the ball ultimately plummeted at the top of the box!
Ready to catch it by hand, Sommer quickly pulled back and retreated.
If the premature drop of the ball wasn’t shocking, the real astonishment came from the ball’s dramatic rebound, as if kicked by someone, suddenly bouncing back!
Agüero is Agüero, despite the nose pain and dizziness from the defender’s elbow, his striker’s instinct remained intact.
Seeing the ball bounce towards him and Sommer halted awkwardly, how could such an opportunity be missed?
Agüero instantly surged forward, gaining control of the ball after four or five strides, slicing past Sommer and pushing the empty net goal with his left foot!
Guardiola was already watching, dumbstruck, hands on his head, momentarily dazed, speechless.
Suddenly, Chiwo laughed heartily:
"Haha, isn’t this the White Whale Counterattack! This is a move from a tennis comic!"
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