Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

After the press conference, there will be a fan meeting the next day.

The location is the Etihad Stadium, which can accommodate more than 55,000 seats.

At this moment, the Etihad Stadium was packed with people, even the aisles were crowded.

I don’t know whether these standing people bought standing tickets or were relatives of the staff, but the bustling and crowded scene made Xia Qi’s mood surge!

After the host's opening remarks, the most grand clothing-changing ceremony will begin.

"Next, let us welcome the champions of the Premier League, FA, Champions League, World Cup, Premier League Golden Boot, European Golden Boot, and World Cup Golden Boot... Xia... Qi... to the venue with the warmest applause."

The host sang the two words "Xia Qi" in a particularly long tune with a high pitch, and the fans' emotions were instantly aroused.

The Etihad Stadium instantly erupted in thunderous roars: "Xia Qi!" "Xia Qi!" "Xia Qi!"

Xia Qi was seen jogging out of the player tunnel with a smile on his face, wearing a Manchester City jersey without a number or name printed on it.

The moment he showed up, there was thunderous applause, and the words "Xia Qi" soared into the sky!

Along the way, Xia Qi kept waving to the surrounding stands. When he looked towards the family area - the stands where Xia Qi's parents were, he bowed deeply in that direction!

Then he trotted to the newly built podium in the center of the stadium.

Manchester City owner Mansour and head coach Guardiola were waiting for him there quietly.

They both gave Xia Qi a warm hug.

At this moment, Manchester City’s passionate team song suddenly sounded!

All the fans in the stadium spontaneously started singing in chorus!

Two little caddies who looked like golden boys and jade girls, each holding the left and right sleeves of a jersey, slowly walked towards the rostrum.

There seemed to be something like a hanger inside the jersey to support it, keeping it straight.

This is exactly the jersey with Xia Qi's name and the number nine printed on it.

"Please ask Mr. Guardiola to help Xia Qi put on this sacred jersey!"

Guardiola couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He took the jersey from the golden boy and the beautiful girl, and said with the microphone in his other hand:

"I hope this jersey will be a big hit in the Premier League and Champions League, and make all goalkeepers tremble in fear. Ahem, let me correct you, except Joe, all goalkeepers are afraid of it."

There was a burst of good-natured laughter in the Etihad Stadium, and then the cheers seemed to be heard ten miles away.

Xia Qi saluted Guardiola and shouted loudly: "Yes, sir!"

There was another huge cheer in the stadium.

Guardiola made a cheering gesture to Xia Qi and pushed him in front of the microphone.

Only then did the cheers at the Etihad Stadium gradually die down...

Xia Qi looked around and said loudly:

"When I left here, I only won one Premier League title. Today I came back and I want to ask our boss: is the trophy room big enough? Premier League, FA, Champions League... We want to win them all."

boom!

Etihad exploded!

This is the most high-profile and heroic declaration in history. Compared with him, Ronaldo landed at the Bernabeu with 60,000 people shouting: "Real Madrid!", really, it's so weak!

With the end of Xia Qi's transfer drama!!!

Since then, all major clubs have begun to devote themselves to the preparation stage for the game.

People are starting to pay attention to who will win the championship and golden boot in the new season?

William Hill, a world-renowned bookmaker, gave their answer.

The odds for winning the Premier League are as follows:

First, Manchester City: 8 to 15;

Second, Chelsea: 2 to 5;

Third, Manchester United: 2 to 9;

Fourth, Liverpool: 1 to 6;

Fifth, Tottenham: 1 to 10;

Sixth, Arsenal: 1 to 66.

Compared with previous years, Manchester City has been particularly active in this summer's transfer window.

Xia Qi, De Bruyne, Lukaku and others are all famous players of the time. The Blue Moon Army, which already had a luxurious lineup, has been further optimized and improved under this operation.

There is no doubt that they have become the biggest favorite to win the championship. Of course, this is based on the premise that the English Football Association will not deduct points from Manchester City due to its financial reporting problems.

Recently, the Daily Mail even listed two sets of Manchester City lineups that are both capable of competing for the championship. The newspaper believes that Manchester City is suspected of violating the Fair Competition Act and therefore loudly called on the English Football Association to intervene in the investigation...

In terms of the Golden Boot competition, Xia Qi is not only a favorite for the Premier League Golden Boot, but also a hot contender for the European Golden Boot.

Similarly, Manchester City, which has Xia Qi, De Bruyne, etc., is also regarded as the biggest favorite to win the Champions League. Many media believe that Guardiola is expected to win the first Champions League trophy in his coaching career.

(The first Champions League outside the system.)

It was another day.

Manchester City started their first training session of the new season.

Guardiola did not arrange the training volume.

The morning training is recovery training, and the afternoon training is a game, which is actually also a kind of recovery training.

After a day of training, the assistant coach received the test reports of each player.

After a quick glance, Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Fortunately, except for Yaya Toure and Zabaleta, everyone else is in good shape."

"Jack, arrange individual training for Yaya Toure and Zabaleta, focusing on rest. What's wrong with Lukaku? Didn't he participate in the World Cup? How come he is 8 kilograms overweight?"

Assistant Coach Jack shrugged and said he didn't know either.

Every year at the beginning of the season, some players gain weight, but this year is the World Cup year, and it is unreasonable that the participating players are still gaining weight.

After all, the World Cup has only been over for half a month!

Is this a physique that can gain weight even by drinking water?

Guardiola rubbed his bald head speechlessly, shook his head helplessly and said: "Let's do his training separately, mainly to lose weight. Let the nutritionist and team doctor follow up, don't hurt the players, we have to lose weight scientifically."

"Okay, head."

"How is our little prince?"

"Oh, boss! That's a pervert. He is in the best condition on our team. Lin (team doctor) said he is healthy and can play in the game directly. What a freak."

"It's not a monster, it's self-discipline! It seems that the more than 200 million spent is worth it!"

Guardiola remembered that there was also a very self-disciplined player at Camp Nou who continued the Dream Team into Dream Team III.

Thinking of this, Guardiola seemed to have taken a reassurance pill and was full of expectations for the future.

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After the team training, Xia Qi invited Joe Hart and De Bruyne to practice together.

But De Bruyne has to help Lukaku decorate his new home another day.

Xia Qi practiced free kicks. His current free throw method is relatively simple, usually relying on strength to hit a falling leaf ball with a very large arc.

This type of free throw has extremely strict requirements on the position of the free throw, but the conditions on the court in actual games are ever-changing.

In order to improve his scoring ability, Xia Qi exchanged for a free kick training card of Juninho in the system.

Juninho is the best free kick master ever, no doubt about it.

He is the only man who can kick a free kick as a penalty.

Xia Qi first turned on the "one-button hang-up" mode, allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to record Juninho's free kick technique.

Then switch to "autonomous mode" and use AI-assisted analysis and comparison to design a free throw action that better suits your style.

And Joe Hart is Xia Qi's tool.

Under Xia Qi's "one-button hang-up" state, Joe Hart was kicked into autism by Xia Qi.

"Xia, the boss said, except for Qiao! Except for Qiao! Even if you don't have mercy on me, you have to respect the boss!"

Xia Qi, who is in the "one-click hang-up" state, has no emotions, so how can he let go?

Continue to add "wounds" to Joe Hart's body in a methodical manner.

When the 30-minute training card ended, Joe Hart said he would not train anymore.

There was no other way, Xia Qi could only use the method of "tickling the armpits" to force Joe Hart to "voluntarily" sign an unequal treaty.

After a short break of 15 minutes, the two resumed training.

Xia Qi in autonomous mode was not so magical. After Joe Hart saved three of Xia Qi's free kicks in a row, he became very excited and full of enthusiasm. He started to speak in a wicked way, mocking, ridiculing and showing off.

Afterwards, Xia Qi entered the third group mode and learned the kicking method corrected by AI. The success rate was naturally not as good as the one-button hang-up, but it was much better than the autonomous mode.

If Heaven Has Feelings, It Will Also Grow Old, See Hartmon Kick!

Xia Qi actually guessed correctly several times and once again silenced Joe Hart.

This time it was Xia Qi's turn to be rude and make fun of Joe Hart.

…They joked with each other while training seriously, and only finished their training when the sun was about to set.

"Xia, how about we go out and get together tonight?" Joe Hart suggested.

"Sorry, Joe, can we do it another day? I've already made an appointment with Savannah." Xia Qi replied.

"You are a man who has no humanity for the opposite sex! Then let's do it tomorrow night."

"Okay." Xia Qi agreed with a smile.

Outside the stadium, the setting sun seemed to use the entire sky as a canvas, wantonly rendering a brilliant golden color.

After saying goodbye to Joe Hart, Xia Qi ended the extra training for the day, not even bothering to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

Amid Joe Hart's playful laughter, he rushed to the locker room to take a shower like an arrow, just to get to the place where he had an appointment with Savannah as soon as possible.

He put on the gift Savannah had given him—a crisp white shirt and a crisp black suit—carefully.

To be honest, Xia Qi really doesn't like the custom of wearing formal clothes on a date, but what else can he do?

Who made me fall in love with a foreign girl?

He secretly swore in his heart that after catching this foreign girl, he would make her a good model.

How about letting her eat steak with chopsticks and pairing it with Maotai?

Oh, by the way, I also have to wear a bright red cotton-padded jacket. Oh, that’s not right. I’m from Shanxi. What should people from Shanxi wear?

Meanwhile, Savannah was getting dressed up for her date tonight.

She tried on many sets of clothes in front of the mirror and finally chose a simple yet elegant white dress that perfectly set off her tall, model-like figure.

She gently sprayed a little perfume that Xia Qi gave her behind her ears. It was a scent that was unique to them. Every time she smelled it, she felt particularly happy.

Time seemed to slow down suddenly. Xia Qi drove slowly through the hustle and bustle of the city and came to a small restaurant with a unique style.

This restaurant is located in the core area of ​​the city, surrounded by tall buildings and shining neon lights.

But the interior of the restaurant is a different world, as if one is in a quiet little world.

The restaurant was filled with the sound of jazz music. Xia Qi arrived early, and as the date time approached, his heartbeat became unusually rapid.

Although he looked very impressive on the court, he was as nervous as a young boy when facing the upcoming date.

Not long after, Savannah arrived as promised, like a fairy.

She was wearing a pure white long dress, the hem of which swayed gently in the wind, and she looked like a fairy from heaven.

Her long hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and the slightly curly ends sparkled with a charming luster under the light.

With a smile on her face, she walked slowly towards Xia Qi, and every subtle movement exuded the unique charm of a model.

At that moment, it seemed as if the whole world had stopped.

Xia Qi could no longer take his eyes off her. Her appearance instantly brightened up the entire space.

"Xia, I'm sorry I'm late." Savannah's voice was soft and sincere.

"It's okay, I'm glad you're here." Xia Qi showed a relaxed smile.

The two sat opposite each other and ordered several exquisite dishes and a bottle of red wine.

As the delicacies were served one by one, they began to chat happily.

Xia Qi talked about interesting things on the court, while Savannah shared her experiences in the modeling industry.

Sometimes they laughed heartily, sometimes they whispered, as if the whole world was filled with only their voices.

The dessert after the meal was an exquisite fruit platter. The colorful fruits were arranged on the plate like a work of art.

They gently cut a small piece of fruit with a fork and put it in their mouths. The sweet taste slowly spread on the tip of their tongues. It turned out that this was the taste of love.

As the night deepens, the atmosphere in the restaurant becomes more romantic.

Xia Qi suddenly stood up, slowly walked to Savannah, stretched out his hand and invited her to dance.

Savannah took his hand with surprise, and the two of them danced on the dance floor. Their bodies were tightly attached to each other, as if they could clearly feel each other's heartbeat and breathing...

As the night breeze blew gently, taking away the last note of jazz, Xia Qi sent Savannah back home.

"Tonight is really beautiful." Xia Qi said sincerely.

"Yes, I look forward to our next date." Savannah responded, her eyes full of anticipation.

Xia Qi watched Savannah's back gradually disappear behind the door, and his heart was filled with sweetness.

He knew that this was just the beginning of their story, and the future chapters would surely be even more exciting.

As it is the World Cup year, schedules are tight and the players are very tired, so the club has not arranged any money-making tours to Asia or the United States.

But several warm-up matches were still arranged before the season.

Guardiola contacted his old club and the whole team flew to Barcelona to prepare for a friendly match with Barcelona.