The azza Stadium was a scene of frenzy and chaos!
Everyone stood up to cheer for Tang Long!
In the stands, an unassuming middle-aged man sat still.
His focused deanor contrasted sharply with the excited Inter fans around him, hugging and high-fiving.
He seed completely absorbed in his own thoughts, writing and sketching in a small notebook on his lap.
Lines of English cursive, accompanied by the scratching sound of pen on paper, appeared on the notebook.
[Broad vision, often able to spot teammates moving from afar]
[Bold passing, with the ability to deliver threatening through balls, and a high degree of passing accuracy, rarely making low-level mistakes, ensuring technical stability]
[Very suitable to act as a playmaker in a possession-based system]
[Has a strong sense of forward movent, skillful with the ball at his feet, speed not very fast but step frequency extrely quick! Confident and capable of multiple one-on-one breakthroughs even against strong teams in Serie A]
[A versatile player in the midfield and forward positions, able to adapt to various roles such as defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder, and second striker, playing a unique role in each]
[Throughout this match, the most impressive thing to about this person is his composure under multiple-player pressure, which is not in line with his 18-year-old age. I see a sense of relaxation only present in superstars]
[From equalizing against Juventus to the last-minute winner against Ro, this calmness reflects a big heart, possessing an innate psychological quality]
[If this player joins us, it would not only greatly enhance the team’s competitive level but also attract sponsors with increased global influence]
[...]
The man continued writing fervently, becoming more excited, even the hand holding the pen was trembling.
"Ju—"
With the referee’s final whistle, the match ended!
The fans went wild!
At azza Stadium, each layer of the stands had a front terrace.
Now, fans from each layer rushed towards the terrace, crowding to the railings, just to witness the 11 Inter players up close in their mont of victory!
Rumble—
The crowd surged, pushing the man who was still writing furiously. He almost fell off his seat.
"Haha, the atmosphere of Italian football isn’t bad!"
The man adjusted his black-frad glasses, laughed, and joined the crowd moving towards the terrace, mimicking the surrounding fans as they sang Inter’s anthem.
After receiving their applause from the Inter players, fans began to leave the stadium orderly.
A stout man holding his little daughter’s hand walked at the back of the crowd.
"Hey, Dad, there’s a notebook here, whose is it?"
The daughter pointed to a black leather notebook under the seat.
"Soone must have dropped it, just now everyone was going crazy for Tang’s last-minute goal, your dad’s watch almost got knocked off, haha~"
The little daughter hopped a few tis, crawled under the chair, and retrieved the notebook.
"Dad, this is all in English, I can’t read it!"
The stout man took the notebook, flipped through a few pages, and found that it was all in English, handwritten across eighty or ninety pages, with different dates noted every dozen pages, the handwriting was quite ssy and hard to understand.
But Italian and English have so similarities, and words like "pass," "shot" sporadically erged, barely recognizable.
The stout man flipped back to the notebook’s flyleaf and found a small signature in the top left corner:
[John·Swift]
"Hmm, this Uncle John watches football seriously," the stout man squatted down and said to his daughter, "Look, he took notes while watching the ga, unlike you, who always asks to play on your phone. You need to learn from this Uncle John who can write in English."
The stout man stood up and shouted John Swift’s na loudly to the gradually dispersing crowd.
No one looked back at the stands.
"Forget it, I’ll hold onto it for now and later ask in the group whose notebook this is."
After 32 rounds in Serie A.
Inter remained fourth.
Because in a ga conducted simultaneously, Naples ca from behind to beat Verona 2-1 away.
Inter showed their resilience, but the southern powerhouse Naples was not to be outdone!
Italian veteran Tony’s header helped his Verona lead for almost 70 minutes.
Just as victory seed certain, Naples’ Higuain stepped up, scoring two goals in ten minutes to complete the coback.
There are 6 rounds left in the league.
Every team aiming for a season goal faces the final test of a marathon run. If you slow down due to fatigue, you may be overtaken by opponents.
Sotis, just avoiding mistakes yourself is not enough. Those ranked lower in the standings must also hope for opponents to falter to advance in the rankings.
Tang Long stood up for Inter Milan, Higuain stood up for Naples. Both teams had heroes arriving at crucial monts.
It was a light of expectation that illuminated the path forward for the teams.
Although Naples stabilized their performance in recent rounds, maintaining a three-point gap with Inter.
However, in Serie A Round 34, Inter will travel to face Naples away.
This is a 6-pointer match!
A win would allow Inter to catch up with Naples on the standings, then depending on the head-to-head record (plus specific score details), determine if they can overtake Naples and step into the top three first.
A loss, on the other hand, will widen the gap to 6 points with Naples!
At that point, with only 4 gas left in Serie A, a 6-point deficit would effectively end Inter Milan’s dream of directly securing Champions League qualification through a top-three league finish!
Juventus and Ro have already secured their Champions League spots in advance.
It can be said that the Round 34 match Inter vs. Naples away is a key battle for a top-three finish in Serie A!
While Inter fans were anxiously worried about the tense league standings.
La Gazzetta dello Sport released explosive news, leaving Inter fans stunned!
[Manchester City Scout Notes Exposed! Next season, will Tang play in England?]
What is going on?
How did La Gazzetta dello Sport know about Manchester City’s interest in Tang Long?
This all started with a notebook.
Returning to Inter’s ho victory against Ro.
After the stout man picked up that black leather notebook, despite not understanding the ssy English, he intuitively felt that this notebook was significant to its owner.
He posted a picture on social dia, capturing the na [John·Swift] on the flyleaf of the notebook, trying to find the owner.
He asked around, but no one knew this person.
The next day, an Inter fan suddenly comnted below:
"John Swift? Isn’t he a scout for Manchester City? When I played FM as Manchester City, he was in the scouting team, very capable, especially in identifying young players’ potential."
"If it really is him, he might have co to Inter to poach a player!"
To prove this point, the Inter fan continued to comnt, asking the stout man to post so pictures from inside the notebook.
After seeing the subsequent pictures, it further confird his thought!
"It’s him! Although the English inside is ssy, I can understand half of it, it’s all about Tang!"
"Everything is about him, Tang’s passing, positioning, shooting, observation, interaction with teammates. In any case, it’s a scouting report on Tang Long!"
"My God! The latest page suggests Manchester City must get Tang, no matter how many British Pounds it takes to bring him to the Premier League!"
"Brothers, Manchester City’s scout infiltrated our stadium; they’re digging our corner—no, they’re knocking down our house!"
That’s when everyone realized!
This person nad [John·Swift] wasn’t just a simple fan; he’s a scout for Manchester City, and the lost notebook was his scouting report on Tang!
A whole notebook full of it!
Judging by the dates, at least from seven or eight rounds ago, he’s been tracking Tang Long’s performance live at every ga.
Manchester City ca prepared!
If they want to snatch Tang Long, it’s akin to taking the life of Inter enthusiasts!
"Damn, bro, just tear up this notebook, don’t ever return it to him!"
"If Inter dares to sell Tang this sumr, I’ll splash paint and dung on the headquarters’ door!"
"Tang! Please stay!"
"Bro, do you rember what this John·Swift looks like? Expose him, next ti we see him at the stadium, we’ll beat him up!"
"Our youth system finally produced a star; we can’t let the Brits take him away!"
"Hehe! What’s so great about Manchester City? Aren’t they just relying on oil money? Disrupting market order, violating financial fair play!"
"Call on UEFA to dock Manchester City’s points! Ban them! Close their transfer window for three seasons!"
"We want pure football, not the stench of money-driven football!"
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