Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 258

Sunderland's assistant coach, Russell, went to work at the Bright Academy with a pair of panda eyes after experiencing sleepless nights thinking about philosophy.

There he met Anton, who was very well behaved, and asked him with concern if something was wrong at home, and his sleep was so poor.

The key point is that Anton's "follower" Eriksson was still blinking behind Russell, and made an "OK" gesture, which seemed to indicate that Anton was fine, and Russell was furious, and could only say yes I thought about the tactics against Wigan all night, but I accidentally missed the trap.

Anton heard what he said, so he asked him to introduce the tactical plan after "deliberate consideration" to everyone.

Russell: ...

He has really "thought it over" somewhere, but he has no way to say it clearly. He can only say it in front of the whole team according to the preparation in advance.Fortunately, the preparations were adequate. Not only were the tactics explained very clearly, but the players' questions were also answered one by one. No one could make him "stuck".

Anton stood in the meeting room and took the lead in applauding loudly. Even the players gave warm applause to the "sentimental mother Luo". Big picture view".

Russell's heart is so beautiful!

But in all fairness, Sunderland's home game against Wigan Athletic is not a difficult game.In the past, everyone was the "lifter" of the Premier League, and they played against each other many times, so they are familiar with each other.Now all the main players of Sunderland have recovered from the last 120 minutes of "fierce battle" with Braga. In order to maintain their state, they will start all the main players this time. Whether it is the offensive line or the defensive line, they can compete with the Premier League. There is no big problem against Wigan Athletic, who has not yet fully "landed" against strong teams.

But Anton also repeatedly warned the team, don't care what other teams do, and don't care how many points your team has in the standings, just win the victory in front of you.The whole team took it seriously, so no one dared to neglect this game.

Soon, the game against Wigan Athletic came.The Stadium of Light is full of seats. This is already the penultimate round of the league this season. According to Sunderland's current leading level of points, this means that Sunderland may win the championship at any time.

However, Sunderland's entire team and coaching staff are very calm, it seems that this game is no different from others.

After the game started, Anton and Russell sat on the sidelines on the coach's bench.

Anton said to Russell: "The main tactics of this game are designed by you, so you come to direct on the spot, and I will check for you!"

Russell: "...can I?"

Anton's face sank: "Have you forgotten the game against Tottenham earlier?"

How could Russell forget?Russell, as the "acting" coach, personally directed that game from beginning to end; Anton rushed to the Stadium of Light during the intermission, but he was always in the stands and did not interfere with Russell's command.

So Russell nodded and turned to look into the arena.

"Tell me that you will stick to your position no matter what, and bring this Sunderland team down." Anton said suddenly beside Russell, "Please swear."

Russell: ...

He quickly turned his head and looked at Anton again, but at this time Anton had jumped up from the coach's seat and raised his arms high, because at this time Sunderland just scored a goal, and Russell's prior arrangement worked. .

Anton turned around and gave Russell a high-five. The excitement was beyond words. Russell was also very happy. He was slightly relieved when he was overjoyed. He thought that seeing Anton like this, it should be really all right.

"I swear—" Russell also excitedly continued Anton's words, "Anton, if you are in Sunderland for a day, I will stay here for a day. There is a sentence I have never said to anyone, although When you first came to the Stadium of Light, I thought you were 'airborne', but you are the most heart-wrenching head coach I have ever worked with!"

It was the first time for him to confide his heart so bluntly in front of Anton.

By this time Wigan Athletic had returned to the center circle to re-kick off.The excited fans and members of the coaching staff gradually sat back to their original positions.

Russell turned his attention back to the field.At this time, he heard Anton say in his ear: "You may not know what I have experienced in the past two days... I think you are right. Self-doubt is indeed the greatest enemy of mankind."

Russell groaned in his heart.This sentence was said by Bernard during the live broadcast of the interview. Since watching that live broadcast that night, this sentence has been circling in Russell's mind and lingering.

When did he slip up and relay Bernard's words to Anton? ——Is this really the case?Russell could not remember anything.

Just as he was about to lose his mind, the situation on the field changed again.Wigan Athletic launched a counterattack to Sunderland's goal when it was one point behind.

Russell only felt that Anton's hand supported his elbow, and Russell stood up, rushed straight to the command area, and shouted at the players on the Sunderland field: "Keep the formation, you guys——"

It was Anton who personally pushed him to the position of on-site commander, and Russell thought that at least he would not be able to let Anton down.

Gradually, under the command of Russell, Sunderland stabilized their position and kept the 1-0 score until the intermission.

During the intermission, Sunderland kept everything in order, fed back data, analyzed gains and losses, and arranged tactical adjustments for the second half.Russell was busy running around, but he was at ease in his heart - he knew that with Anton around, there would be no big trouble.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Sunderland lived up to expectations and scored the second goal.

At this time, Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit was hit hard, but they were still clenching their teeth to hold on. This is the mental outlook of the relegation team. In order to maintain a place in the Premier League next season, one point is one point. A goal difference is one.

Russell has been standing on the sidelines to dispatch, frequently yelling into the field.

Looking at the mental outlook of Wigan Athletic, Russell knew that the current 2-0 is not safe at all-and he wants to make this game an "insured" game, so that Manchester United's hope of winning the championship after this game will become "There is only theoretical possibility left."

At this moment, Russell heard a slight commotion behind him, as if the audience near the coach's bench behind him had discovered something, and they all let out a "huh".

Russell took advantage of the time when the players on the field were half-court towards the opponent, and looked back in his busy schedule.

He suddenly felt a basin of cold water poured down from the sky, cooling down——

Anton left the coach's bench at this time and walked towards the player tunnel.Only Russell was left with a back view.This back figure is certainly very chic, but seeing it now, and recalling what Anton said before, Russell felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave in an instant.

Anton, this is, leave now?Never come back again?

Leave Sunderland to him?

Wasn't this what he dreamed of in the past...?

However, Russell seemed to be nailed to the ground again. Despite the urging of countless voices in his heart, he still couldn't take a step, couldn't directly rush into the player tunnel, dragged Anton back, and begged for nothing. Drag him, pull him back.

"Tell me you will stick to your position no matter what..." Could this be what Anton specially left for him.

Russell suddenly had a cold war and woke up suddenly: at this time, except for the audience behind the coach's bench, no player on the court noticed the abnormality of the coaching staff.He forced himself to turn his head, and the buzzing noise behind him gradually died down.Everyone saw the assistant coach as if nothing had happened, thinking that Anton had just left the scene temporarily, and turned their attention back to the field.

Russell happened to think of one thing clearly at this time:

"I think you are right. Self-doubt is indeed the greatest enemy of human beings." These words should not be addressed to him.

This sentence was spoken by Anton to Bernard.

Newcastle Airport.

There are not many international flights at the airport, so border control staff are very idle.Several windows for checking passports and knocking immigration stamps are only opened for a few minutes when there are international flights entering the port.

Recently, Sunderland's football has started to heat up. Fans who go to Sunderland to watch the game often go to Newcastle Airport to keep the staff here a little bit busy.But the Sunderland game just ended today, a 2-0 very "simple" victory. The fans should still be in the Stadium of Light at this moment, and there is no way to rush to the airport so quickly.

There should be no one on this flight from Madrid, Spain to Newcastle, right?

The border control staff thought so, so they only opened a window.As they expected, only a few passengers arrived from Madrid, and it was over quickly.

Facing the empty border checkpoint, the staff shouted loudly: "Is there anyone else who needs to enter the UK?"

Two tall men with one-shoulder sports bags and sunglasses came quickly from the end of the aisle. One of them waved his passport in his hand and said loudly in English: "Please wait a moment!"

The two rushed to the counter, and the first one hurriedly put their passports on the counter.The staff casually opened the passport and said: "Please take off your sunglasses... My God! This could not be..."

The young border inspection staff looked incredible, raised his head, just saw the handsome face of Cristiano Ronaldo, and his tongue was tied: "Rorororororo...can you sign for me later? "

Cristiano Ronaldo pushed his partner to the counter, "I guess you want this autograph too, finish the formalities for us as soon as possible, and we'll give you your respective autographed jerseys, okay?"

The staff stared at Kaka's face, lost their minds for a long time, and suddenly shuddered when they heard this: "What? Autographed jersey, yes! No problem!"

……

Ronaldo and Kaka walked out of the exit of Newcastle Airport, and Kaka looked around for a taxi. Now the fastest way to get to the Stadium of Light should be to take a taxi.

At this moment, Ronaldo is staring at a TV screen hanging at the exit, looking at the "breaking" news scrolling on it.

He suddenly brought Kakara over and pointed at the screen: "Look, Anton actually left without saying goodbye during the game... Our plan to go to Sunderland Football Club to find him is not going to work now! We... we should What can I do?"

What scrolled on the screen was only the back view of Anton leaving the coach's bench and entering the player tunnel.

All Sunderland fans felt that this should only be temporary, but who would have thought that Anton would never appear in the Stadium of Light until the end of the game.