Chapter 231: Chapter 231
Tang Long eagerly opened his data panel!
Position: Attacking Midfielder, Shadow Striker, Defensive Midfielder.
Shooting Accuracy: 81
Pitch Rating: Serie A starter level!
Since activating the Green Grass Wisdom Engine AI system in November last year, by the end of May this year, over half a year, Tang Long’s abilities have visibly improved.
He has contributed multiple crucial goals on the pitch, as well as countless brilliant assists.
And in the AI system’s pitch rating, he has risen from substitute level to Serie A starter level!
Actually, what had long troubled Tang Long was not vision, anticipation, and awareness.
After all, these were transmitted to Tang Long in real-time through brainwave transmission of the AI engine, in the form of glowing lines on the field.
What had long troubled Tang Long was his own football skill.
Still remember, half a year ago, when Tang Long unexpectedly debuted as a substitute, he was just a pawn used by Inter’s coach Mancini to suppress the unruly Gualin!
Mancini’s initial calculation was that the worse Tang Long played, the more meaningful his existence was!
He suddenly promoted Tang Long from the youth team to the first team to intimidate Gualin and other potential rogue players in the team as a warning.
Even if a substitute player from the Inter Youth Team can replace your main position!
This was the profound leadership strategy of the cunning Mancini in the locker room.
Because of this reason, when Tang Long just started playing in Serie A, the teammates always looked at him with unusual eyes.
Although he managed an assist misstep in the first game thanks to the AI system’s anticipation;
But at that time, for Ranocchia, Icardi, and others, these assists achieved through deflections, rebounds, and awkward bounces were purely because of Tang Long’s luck.
But after that, through continuous AI cloud training, Tang Long’s level has improved from a Serie B substitute to a Serie A starter level.
In fact, after January this year, Tang Long has firmly secured a starting position.
No one associates the word luck with Tang Long anymore!
From substitute to starter, then to Serie A substitute, and back to Serie A starter, apart from anticipation, Tang Long’s own football skill has also improved significantly.
There’s certainly credit to the AI system!
But it also stems from the attention paid by the Inter coaching group, led by Chiwo, to Tang Long.
Chiwo’s physical transformation plan for Tang Long is still ongoing.
Only due to the recent tight schedule, the training frequency has slowed down.
However, Tang Long’s muscles have gradually strengthened, and his competitiveness in matches has considerably enhanced.
In the Serie A arena, many veterans use physicality to bully Asian players.
For example, the Japanese full-back Yuto Nagatomo often suffers losses in overt and covert ways during confrontations.
However, those who tried to use their physicality to bully this Tang Long’s idea have no longer succeeded.
His physical strength has reached the average level of Serie A, even slightly above, with normal confrontations neither intimidating nor suffering any losses!
But compared to phased data improvement, Tang Long was even more curious about what kind of upgrade it would bring after triggering the hidden rewards of winning his first career championship indicator?
"Now begin the explanation of hidden rewards!"
"The host will get the Synergy Enhancement function!"
"In matches, the host has a certain chance to inform teammates of the AI system’s anticipations through synergy enhancement!"
"Initial reward usage: 5 times!"
"Subsequent available usage will be provided with the progression of games!"
This is definitely a beneficial message for Tang Long.
He immediately thought of his little brother, Bonazzoli, the client of the same broker Ronar, who is a center forward.
Currently, with Icardi suspended within the team, Bonazzoli is the only center forward in Inter.
Although he is the same age as Tang Long, his performance on the field is far behind.
Even though he continued scoring in competitive matches, unexpectedly netting two hat tricks at Inter, he wouldn’t have been able to start if it weren’t for Icardi’s suspension.
Within Inter, there are other forwards, like Podolski, Shaqiri, and even Tang Long himself, who can play up front.
In the 4-2-3-1 tactic, the center-forward position needs an absolute stronghold!
The stability of this stronghold directly impacts the attacking efficiency of this tactical system.
Standing at 1.85 meters tall and weighing 85 kilograms, Bonazzoli’s good physical condition makes him the undisputed first-choice center, despite technical shortcomings.
Although Bonazzoli cleverly moved to create a penalty against Buffon in the Coppa Italia final against Juventus.
The move was truly brilliant, surprising even Tang Long, as the AI system did not anticipate it at that moment.
However, Tang Long understood this was merely a flash of inspiration by Bonazzoli.
As teammates spending day and night together in life, training, and competition, Tang Long has a comprehensive understanding of this little brother’s abilities.
His biggest flaw is extreme inconsistency in performance, which is common among young players.
Also, in movement options most concerning to Tang Long, Bonazzoli is far inferior to the banned Icardi!
Often, Tang Long, while playing as an attacking midfielder, wants to link up with Bonazzoli proactively. If it were Icardi, the Argentine could easily run the route Tang Long envisioned and win shooting opportunities. That’s their unmatched synergy.
But Bonazzoli’s understanding of football is clearly not on the same level as Icardi and Tang Long.
Tang Long often needs 4-5 direct assists for Bonazzoli to seize a shooting chance.
Tang Long has also pondered over this issue.
He wanted to replicate the method of training the AI system with Icardi’s movements onto Bonazzoli.
But upon experimenting, Tang Long found this wasn’t a good choice.
For one thing, Icardi became famous earlier, showing his talents from a young age.
Before coming to Inter, he already played as a regular for Sampdoria for two seasons.
Therefore, more videos of Icardi are available online.
Icardi grew up in the renowned La Masia academy, which has detailed video material for players’ personal development.
Chiwo could also use his connections to get these materials for Tang Long to watch and feed to the AI system.
Before Bonazzoli came to Inter, he was an unnoticed player, with only his performances in the Italy U-21 National Team.
There is not enough material, and Tang Long cannot predict Bonazzoli’s movements accurately through AI feeding.
Of course, more importantly, Tang Long found many problems in Bonazzoli’s movements.
If he purely passes according to Bonazzoli’s positioning, it’s not about whether the pass can be completed. Even if it does, Bonazzoli hardly poses any direct threat to the goal after receiving the ball.
But now, these issues seem to be resolved.
If during matches, by increasing synergy, Bonazzoli truly comprehends Tang Long’s football thinking and moves his body in the right direction, it would be a true synchronized link between the two!
Tang Long and Bonazzoli are good friends. They have been teammates in the youth team and have many interactions in daily life.
Moreover, both are clients of the agent Ronar.
From a personal relationship perspective, Tang Long is willing to lend Bonazzoli a hand.
At the same time, Bonazzoli is currently Inter’s only usable center forward.
As an attacking midfielder, Tang Long often has to connect with Bonazzoli in matches to win games.
From the pragmatic perspective of wanting to win, helping Bonazzoli means helping Tang Long himself!
The Milan Derby will start tomorrow.
Tang Long decided to use AC Milan as his first test, trying out this newly unlocked reward in the match to see its effect...