Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 165

At the end of the game, Anton hurriedly ended the question and answer in the mixed interview area, and went directly to the sidelines to find a staff member.

He had a note in his hand, with a line written crookedly, asking him to go with the staff after the game and come to the VIP box at the Stamford Bridge Stadium. The bosses of the "both sides" of the game wanted to see him.Underneath is signed Martin.The handwriting was very illegible, but Anton recognized Martin's handwriting.

It is not uncommon for Anton to meet the club owner after the game. When Xingwei entered Anfield, he went to meet the new owner Henrik after the game.But now and then, Henrik is his old acquaintance.Now that Abu wants to see him, Anton feels somewhat surprised.

But he decided to give his boss Short a face.At least the club's management should be monolithic in front of outsiders.

The staff had been waiting for Anton a long time ago, and when they saw him get away, they quickly led him through a narrow corridor and into a narrow elevator.Anton felt a bit like being led by a minister to meet a king in an old castle.

As soon as he entered the box, Anton first saw the faces of Boss Short and Martin—both of which could only be described as forced smiles.

He really couldn't figure it out, since he was so reluctant, why didn't he just refuse?

Abramovich was very enthusiastic, and went straight up to shake hands with Anton: "The youngest head coach in Europe, I have known you for a long time, very happy to meet you."

Anton politely replied: "Please call me Anton."

"I don't know much about football..." Abramovich said straight to the point when he met Anton, "I run the club, all relying on my own intuition and preferences. Anton, after watching this game, I just want to express to you One sentence: I admire you very much, and I like your team very much."

Boss Short is about to pass out now—does Abramovich want the entire Sunderland club?

If Abramovich acquires Sunderland smoothly, most of Martin's part-time workers will be able to keep their jobs, and his boss will be miserable.

Martin's heart was also pounding, thinking that this Russian rich man was really straightforward, and he "confessed" to Anton as soon as he opened his mouth. Shouldn't the next step be to directly negotiate the contract?

"Looking at the entire Premier League now, the coach I admire the most is you Anton, and the player I like the most is Fernando Torres." Abramovich added.

Fernando Torres?

The fire of gossip immediately ignited in everyone's hearts, and the tension on the faces of Martin and Short suddenly eased a lot.

In the last round, when Liverpool played against Chelsea and sent warmth to Sunderland, Torres scored two goals and helped Liverpool stand up from the relegation zone with his own strength.The player Torres is indeed Chelsea's "nemesis". When he landed in the Premier League that year, his first goal in his debut was against Chelsea①.

Abramovich has indeed publicly expressed his love for Torres, and there have even been rumors that Abramovich has let go of private words, regardless of any cost, but also let Torres wear a blue robe and board Chelsea's chariot.

Now Abramovich compares Anton to Torres, which means...

Unexpectedly, Abramovich bowed slightly to Anton: "Dear head coach, I wish you success in the European competition this season, and I will wait for the good news at Stamford Bridge."

He immediately ordered the waiter: "These distinguished guests of the Sunderland Club are invited to enjoy the tea for hospitality."

"Everyone, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Abu didn't say anything, turned around and left, leaving Short and Martin to continue messing around in the box.

The waiter brought out the pre-prepared refreshments, including British tea and classic three-story tower, sandwiches, scones, and fresh fruit tarts.

It's a pity that both Short and Martin are worried and look like they don't want to enjoy it.

Anton could only laugh secretly in his heart that they were too cowardly: he obviously didn't want to ask him to come up, but he couldn't bear to refuse.

He simply sat down by himself, made himself a cup of tea, and tasted it slowly.

Abu took a lot of trouble to let himself come to meet him, but he didn't say anything more when they met.The only hint left is the word "European arena" - presumably he has to wait until he has achieved results in this year's European competition before he can say anything else.

People are so good! ——The breakthrough that Chelsea is looking for is in the European arena. No matter how stable Anton is in the league, he may not be able to beat Ancelotti.Abramovich is hinting at Anton. If Anton can show his ability in the Europa League and finally win the championship, Anton will have great hope for the position of Chelsea coach next season.

It's a pity that Abu's "confession" made the wrong object. Anton never thought about staying in Chelsea.He only hopes that his good friend Carlo Ancelotti will stay well in Chelsea's coaching position.

So now Anton looked at the two frightened faces of Short and Martin, and Anton felt funny in his heart.

After this round of competition, Sunderland reached the top of the standings. After giving Chelsea a head-on blow in the away game, the Black Cats jumped to the top of the list, and followed by the blues, Chelsea, and Manchester United.

Chelsea fell to third after this disastrous defeat.

Ancelotti and his team were widely criticized after the game for their dazed start and lack of fighting spirit towards the end.

The same fate as Chelsea, and Liverpool, 0 to 2 clean loss to Stoke City.The confidence that the fans had just built up in the old coach Hodgson disappeared at this moment.

And Sunderland finally ended the intensive schedule of double matches in a week, so they can take a breather.

When the Sunderland team returned to Guangming Academy, the players were extremely excited.Many players felt that they had a great time playing the last game, even though they were quite tired.

"Boss, shall we continue to play like this in the future?"

Captain Garner missed the game because of a strained thigh muscle. When he returned home with the team, he looked regretful, and asked Anton immediately after catching him.At the same time, he was also a little apprehensive. The players on the field were all younger than him, and his physical fitness was relatively weak.Garner was afraid that he would not be able to run at that time, so he hindered the whole team.

"Of course not—it's okay to do such a 'random' game once in a while, but it always consumes too much for you."

Unexpectedly, after hearing what Anton said, the young players were anxious: "Boss, our physical fitness is fine. Nutritious meals have been eaten on time." Since adding fish to the nutritious meal and Anton improved the seasoning, Joe Mom's Nutritious Meals are much more popular.

Anton's face sank: "I don't remember what I taught you before? One by one—"

"The way of civil and martial arts." A group of young players continued dejectedly.

Anton is clear in his heart: The team's physical fitness is abundant because Qiao's mother has laid a good foundation for everyone at the beginning of the season. In addition, the players pay attention to the relaxation of muscles and joints after each competition, and they are careful when training in the team. , to avoid injuries.

But if he didn't pay attention, he still hurt Garner.

This sounded the alarm for Anton: the weather is getting colder, and the season has just passed one-third of the season. The next period of time is when the team is most prone to injuries.Before the player's physical fitness is fully restored, he does not intend to let the team use this "random" style of play for the time being.

According to Professor Friedrich's recent research, if players repeatedly engage in high-intensity training and competition in their early 20s, these players are more likely to suffer from injuries in the middle and later stages of their careers—in other words, players will become Very "brittle" because they overdraw their bodies prematurely.

Even if victory is in sight, Anton will never allow his players to fight like this.There must always be a "sustainable development" team in order to build a "hundred-year-old" club.

But in the face of these players, Anton still patiently explained: "The reason why we used this method to play against Chelsea this time is because Chelsea have a deep understanding of tactics, and they will carefully identify the opponent's position. , formation, once they find that your style of play is something beyond their experience and cannot understand, they will be stunned."

"There is a saying in Chinese martial arts that 'there is no move to win, but there is a move', which is the truth."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Vardy, if you play the way you played in the last game, if you take it to the field, will you be able to win the opponent?"

Vardy echoed with a smile like an echo: "It's not necessarily true."

His teammates gradually realized: "Emotional style of play only works for Chelsea!"

Anton added: "More than that, I met Ancelotti yesterday, and he already understood everything. Maybe the next time you meet Chelsea, this method won't work."

"It's so miserable—" The players grimaced one by one, and dispersed to go to training.

At noon that day, the employees of the team and the club gathered in the cafeteria to eat.

When Anton arrived, he saw a large group of people gathered in front of the only TV in the restaurant.

"What's the matter? So many people are paying attention?" Anton asked casually.

"Boss, Adele has released a new single." Pickford relayed happily, "A new MV has been released, which is exciting."

Anton thought to himself: Sure enough.

He also stopped to watch for a while, and saw that the MV style of the new single is very unique: the short film has no plot at all, and with Adele's singing, only singers, dancers, a drummer, a The floor full of water glasses, or broken glass all over the place.

Anton was very impressed with the floor full of water glasses. With the rhythm of the music, the water in the water glasses vibrated in a uniform manner.

He always felt as if he had seen this scene somewhere.

——I have no impression.

Anton let it go in a blink of an eye.

He returned home, logged into "Green Life", and made some preparations for his "Challenge of the Champions League". Suddenly, he received a notice that his team, Liverpool, was preparing to face a team called Newport - as the Premier League team. opponent.

Anton froze for a moment before reflecting: Newport is the low-level team jointly "managed" by Her Majesty the Queen of England and Torres.

Now in Newport's timeline, this team has been promoted to the Premier League.

In "Green Life", different tasks may have different timelines, and the advancement speed of the timelines is also different.The timeline progresses faster for Queen and Torres' teams than Anton's.Different timelines may intersect for a short time. When this intersection occurs, players will suddenly receive a notification to play a multiplayer match.

——Just in time, he really wanted to talk to Torres, Anton thought.

The author has something to say: ①By the way, Torres scored his first "assist" in the Premier League against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Newport is a League Two team - League Two is the league of British football, the Premier League, the British Championship, and League One, and the next is the League Two.In the season that just passed, Newport played until the fifth round of the FA Cup against Manchester City and scored a goal against Manchester City.

Given that FM players have a tradition of bringing low-level league teams, such a team was arranged for Her Majesty the Queen.