Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions-Chapter 681 - 475: Mendes Declares: Even If Tang Long Has Exceptional Talent, Without Me, He Will Struggle to Become a Superstar!
"Bang!"
C Luo slammed the latest edition of the "Marca" newspaper on the table and fell silent for a long time.
The picture of Tang Long sliding and kneeling with arms spread toward Manchester City fans was big and eye-catching, occupying almost the entire front page.
"At this moment, he is the focus of the entire world!"
"Wenger was dismissed in his twentieth season as the Arsenal manager!"
"There’s no feast that doesn’t end, Professor Wenger, already 67, finally has the day of stepping down." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"However, we can’t help but associate his departure with Tang of Manchester City!"
"Last season, in the first round of the league, Manchester City dramatically defeated Arsenal 2-1, Tang Long scored a violent distant strike at 153KM, and subsequently at the 95th minute, a ground strike free-kick caused Cech’s error, Ranocchia finished it off."
"In their second league clash, it was a complete victory at 2-0!"
"League Cup final, Manchester City triumphed over Arsenal again at 3-2, Tang Long delivered the decisive blow! Arsenal were defeated thrice by Manchester City last season!"
"Including the recently finished fifth round of the Premier League, an unprecedented 8-1 massacre, making it a fourth consecutive defeat for Arsenal!"
"Four defeats in a row!"
"The glory of the Gunners is gone, Wenger’s face is wiped out!"
"Facing all this, Tang, who just turned 20, calmly said, today’s my birthday, I just wanted to celebrate with a hat trick."
"Such absolute strength matched with absolute dominance, this is very rare for a player so young in today’s football world!"
Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Comparing to the marine climate of the English Peninsula, the latitude of the Iberian Peninsula is farther south.
Influenced by the Mediterranean climate, Madrid’s summer sees little rain and bright sunshine.
The gentle afternoon breeze blew into the window, the curtains in the living room lifted and swayed;
The "Marca" covered with Tang Long’s huge portrait was also flipped up slightly by the breeze.
C Luo pressed the empty water glass he had just finished onto the newspaper and then sat back on the sofa, falling into contemplation.
Agent Mendes was also at C Luo’s home, his fingers flying as he replied to various business messages.
He glanced at the newspaper and found C Luo had pressed the glass right on Tang Long’s head in the paper, smiled briefly, and said:
"Cristiano, do you know where the biggest difference between you and Tang lies?"
C Luo shot him a disdainful look and said: "Difference? There’s a difference everywhere between me and him. How many Golden Balls has he won, how many Champions League titles, how many Golden Boots?"
When mentioning "Golden Boot," C Luo’s heart suddenly tightened, thinking to himself:
"He has scored 10 goals in 5 league rounds, I only have 4, this season’s challenge to surpass him for the European Golden Boot is huge!"
Mendes laughed heartily, his laughter echoing in the huge luxurious living room of C Luo’s house.
"Not at all!"
"The biggest difference between you and Tang is that you chose me as your agent, he did not."
Mendes, as one of the most successful agents in the world, has a high level of confidence in his business ability.
He won’t get annoyed because Tang Long didn’t choose him and continues to cooperate with Ronaldo, after all, in the vicious world, there are more deals done, but even more deals not done.
Instead, he felt regret for Tang Long: "The young man really doesn’t know how to read the times, even if you’re bursting with talent, without me, it’s hard to become a world superstar like C Luo!"
C Luo looked at Mendes’ firm gaze, eventually, the flame in his eyes faded, he nodded.
Mendes moved closer to C Luo, started analyzing the situation for him.
"Cristiano, you’re 31, looking at the world’s football field, at your age, still able to maintain such a robust physical state, there’s no second one, besides you. This relates to your high standards of self-demand for ten years."
"However, I must tell you, to continue reigning over the football world, you must shift your focus from the league to the Champions League."
Champions League?
C Luo’s eyes lit up.
He recalled the words of Real Madrid’s manager Zidane before the season started.
"You’re already 30, your knee has suffered a major injury before, so I need you to change your playing style, I’ll have you rotate in the league, keep your league appearances to about 30, put more energy on the Champions League stage."
But C Luo had politely declined at the time.
He’s never been one to easily concede defeat, he wants the league, and the Champions League too!
Mendes continued analyzing: "Messi has four Golden Balls, you have three, the gap is actually not big, but, Messi already has four Champions League titles, you only have two, with the current setup of La Liga, continuously suppressing Barça to win the league is extremely difficult, so if you want to surpass Messi, you need to work hard in the Champions League."
"King of Champions League." Mendes paused, uttered these four words.
"My positioning for you is to groom you into the King of the Champions League. Not only will the number of Champions League wins far exceed Messi, but also the Champions League Golden Boot!"
Such confidence from Mendes stems from his recent conversation with Real Madrid chairman Florentino.
Through the conversation, he learned that the chairman’s requirement for Real Madrid in the coming years is to pause on the league, but Champions League, must fight for it!
Real Madrid has already won ten Champions League titles, making it the club with the most Champions League wins globally, but in Florentino’s heart, this is far from enough, his idea is to win at least five more Champions League titles within his term!
"So don’t focus on the small league anymore, don’t just look at your league goals, put your focus on the Champions League."
"During the first round of the Champions League group stage, your brace against Sporting Lisbon was done brilliantly!"
"Keep it up, win the Champions League this season, I guarantee the Golden Ball Award will be yours, neither Messi nor Suarez can compete with you."
Mendes paused, speaking lightly: "As for the guy mentioned in the Marca, Tang, don’t worry, no matter how big the waves he stirs, our counter-wave can overwhelm him, don’t forget, influence is Real Madrid’s forte, Manchester City doesn’t have enough heritage, they can’t match us."
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Premier League’s 6th round, Manchester United begins the early match on Saturday.
Previously suspended due to disciplinary reasons in the team, both Icardi and Eevee returned.
Opponent Bournemouth’s manager Eddie was dismissed by Manchester City, the new coach Dindal hasn’t been able to reverse the team’s downturn.
In the fifth round, they suffered a 0-3 home defeat to relegation rival Hull City, morale was extremely low.
Facing Bournemouth, who has fallen into the relegation zone and ranks second last, Manchester United’s manager Pellegrini decided to give Icardi a chance to prove himself.
On one hand, the management is putting pressure on Pellegrini!
Though Coach Pei doesn’t favor Icardi’s overly single-minded poaching style;
However, management spent the team’s highest historical cost on recruitment for him, nearly one hundred million transfer fees can’t just go waste.
"Even if by season-end you want to sell him, you need to sell at a good price, if you keep him off the field, it’s feared no one would buy him for 20 million British Pounds, we’ll lose big!"
On the other hand, although Pellegrini wants to play modern football at Manchester United, the team also needs diverse tactical approaches.
Though Icardi only knows poaching, many times, when he comes off the bench, he can be a surprise play, it’s not off the table.
So facing Bournemouth at home this time, one is league 4th, the other is 19th, the disparity in strength is vast.
Pellegrini simply let Icardi directly start, play enough to restore all the states he’s missed out from not playing before.
Before the match, he specially instructed the midfield core De Bruyne:
"Kevin, regardless of any personal grievances with Mauro from the past, since you’re both wearing red jerseys, you’re fighting for Manchester United, in this match, you must strive to feed Mauro several balls, let him taste the flavor of scoring."
De Bruyne was stunned, thinking: "Although I don’t care if Mauro scores or not, but if his goals come from my assists, it also proves my own ability, doesn’t it? No harm for me, might as well, try out the White Whale Counterattack learned from Tang, see the effectiveness."
He nodded and said: "Okay boss, delivering assists is my strength, just watch!"
