Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 143

A lot of people mentioned Henderson before this game.

During Xia Chuang, Henderson was the subject of Sir Alex Ferguson's personal investigation.Manchester United are rumored to have made an offer to Sunderland for him.But after Anton went to Lagos, the deal still "ended without a problem".

At the beginning, outsiders just guessed that the two parties did not agree on the price, or that Anton said that he would not sell it.Unexpectedly, it was Manchester United's team doctor who leaked the truth about Xia Chuang: Ferguson felt that there was something wrong with Henderson's running style, and asked the team doctor whether such a problem would cause serious injuries later in his sports career.

After the news came out, there was an uproar in the football world.

Some people think that Ferguson is too shrewd to know people, thus avoiding a transfer transaction that is likely to lose money;

Some people felt sorry for Henderson. At such a young age, just because of Sir Alex Ferguson's words, his career was almost sentenced to death.

After the incident was leaked, Manchester United's team medical team decisively fired a team doctor who was suspected of "leaking the secret" in order to "apology" to Sunderland in this way.

But Sunderland did not respond to the matter from beginning to end.After the start of the new season, Henderson should also play, as if nothing happened.Only those who specialize in Premier League statistics would have noticed that Henderson averaged less minutes than the rest of the Sunderland team - and slightly more rotations.

In fact, since Anton came back from Lagos, Henderson has started corrective training under the guidance of Professor Friedrich and the team doctor.The main purpose was to adjust the way he exerted his strength-Henderson was nearly 20 years old at this time, and his running posture had already taken shape.The corrective training given to him cannot be expected to make him adjust like everyone else, but it can be adjusted a little bit, trying to minimize the risk as much as possible before causing permanent sports damage to the player.

At the same time, Henderson's running position on the field has also changed-his positioning has shifted from an all-round midfielder to a defensive midfielder.His running range on the field began to decrease, and his running speed was not fast.This is mainly an arrangement made to protect the players.

At the beginning of the new season, many fans who were optimistic about Henderson last season began to exclaim: their "Heng Shao" has changed.A person who was originally amazing and talented, became mediocre after a summer. Suddenly, some people felt cheated, and felt that just because of a little rumor, the players would not dare to play football. From the star of hope It's too...

But who would have thought that behind the scenes of the public, the player himself is repeating boring correction training day after day, even though there is no hope of successful correction; Facing Anton's tactical arrangement, although Henderson It’s hard to say anything, but the breath in my heart is always holding back——

He has a strong desire to attack, but also understands the importance of his current position.

At this moment, when captain Garner tied the captain's armband on Henderson's arm, for some reason, there were some boos in the Stadium of Light.

— Henderson looked a little dark.

After booing, it was covered by even louder applause and shouts.Half of the fans are thanking the captain Garner for his dedication, and the other half are encouraging the young team deputy:

It's time for you to perform, please carry the courage on your shoulders!

Garner went off, and Anton replaced Colbeck to play the right midfielder.When Henderson looked to the sidelines, he clearly saw Anton making a gesture of pushing forward: indicating that Henderson's position should be pushed forward appropriately.

This means that the coach asked Henderson to play Garner's position before, and it was even higher than Garner's position, almost reaching Eriksson's position.Henderson's heart shook, and the breath that had been held in his chest for a long, long time seemed to be about to explode.

He took a deep breath and said to his teammates in a deep voice: "Guys, cheer up everyone! Today is a home game, we have paid so much, we deserve a victory."

He immediately observed the positions of everyone on the field, and indicated that the positions of the front and center players should be slightly adjusted.Henderson usually trains diligently and earns everyone's respect. Now he wears the captain's armband on the field, and his teammates follow everything he says.

Henderson looked at Anton again, and Anton gave a slight nod, indicating that he was doing well.

Sunderland's throw-in, Colbeck politely threw it back to the Manchester United player, returning the ball to the opponent.Sunderland continued to strengthen their defense.

Ferdinand received the ball and sent it to South Korean star Park Ji-sung in midfield.Colbeck stepped forward to steal, but was passed, and got up flushed and chased back.Unexpectedly, suddenly a person appeared in front of Park Ji-sung, and with a clean tackle, he shoveled the ball back to Colbeck's feet.

Colback saw that it was Henderson who should be positioned higher than himself.

From this moment, Heng Shao began to run tirelessly all over the field, and the breath that had been held in his chest for a long time became.Anton asked him to push his position forward, and he directly expanded his running range-from the original defensive midfielder to the role of the all-around midfielder.

Colbeck groaned inwardly ashamed: He just came on, and his physical fitness is full, while Henderson and the others are both starters, and they have all experienced the devilish first half.He immediately took the ball forward and rushed towards his teammates in the frontcourt.

Sunderland played a "close" second half with Manchester United.Yaofeng did not come out to make trouble again, and both sides also had very exciting shots and saves, but they just never scored.

Except for the time when he hit the opponent's goal along the "corridor", Messi had two very good chances, but Van der Sar's defense was too tight, and Messi still failed to break through his ten fingers.

When the Argentine looked at the confiscated ball and doubted his life with his hips crossed in front of the goal, Henderson came over and patted his teammate on the shoulder. After a few words, Messi immediately slowed down and retreated with Henderson .

In addition, Pickford also had two very good flying rescues, and he was scared into a cold sweat after the save.It was also Henderson who ran back to comfort him, praised his save, helped him organize the defenders, and continued to defend the opponent's follow-up attack.

Pickford was also nervous, but there was someone standing in front of him like an elder brother, willing to stand up for him in everything, and the young goalkeeper always felt that he had more confidence.

In the remaining 20 minutes, Henderson, as a competent field captain, flew almost all over the field, not only completing his organizational tasks in the midfield, but also taking care of almost everyone on the field.

……

But there was no goal.

When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard showed the score was 0-0.Sunderland and Manchester United scored a goalless draw. This is the first "stuck draw" that Sunderland has experienced this season. Although the process is very thrilling, if you only look at the score, this is a bland game without goals .

At the same time, this also means that Sunderland tied again in this game and only scored one point.Counting the Europa League matches, they have drawn three consecutive draws.

In the same round of the league earlier, Chelsea defeated Arsenal 2-0 in the same city derby. After Sunderland drew with Manchester United, Chelsea once again climbed to the top of the standings, while Anton's team fell back to second.

what a shame.

After the final whistle, all Sunderland players stood in place, more or less unable to recover.This is especially true for Henderson, who stood alone on the court, his face flushed, sweat dripping from his forehead, and his teeth biting his lower lip:

——Not all efforts lead to victory in the end.

But if you don't work hard, today will be in vain.

Anton stepped forward and hugged Lord Ferguson. Lord Ferguson said something in Anton's ear, and Anton immediately raised the corner of his mouth at Lord Ferguson.The age difference between the two head coaches is a bit big, but they seem to get along very easily, as if they had forgotten their friendship.

For a while, Ferguson led the team back to the locker room, while Anton stayed on the field and took the players together to thank the fans in the stands.

Although they failed to score a goal in this game, Sunderland withstood the pressure from Yaofeng and the opponent in the first half, and played a beautiful attack together with the opponent in the second half.If you want to get to the bottom of it, it can only be said that Sunderland's luck is a little bit worse.Fans said: overall satisfaction.They didn't leave immediately, but gathered in the stands, continued to applaud for a while before giving up.

Anton found Henderson and dragged him to the mixed interview area.

The young man is still immersed in the disappointment of "worthy of a victory" and "being tied" in the end.It wasn't until Anton patted him on the shoulder that Henderson reacted: "What? An interview?"

"You are the captain on the field today, if you don't go, who will?" Anton said: This is the responsibility of the captain.

"Even if the team's results are not as satisfactory as expected, you must try your best to protect our own players in front of the media. All the head coaches and captains do this." He pointed to Henderson.

Henderson, however, has no consciousness or experience in being interviewed, and his face, which had returned to normal, turned red again in a blink of an eye.

"Don't worry! Say what you think of. Try to speak about our team's performance, and don't need to say anything else." Anton walked to the interview area with Henderson.

The person in front of them who is being interviewed is Sir Alex Ferguson, the head coach of the visiting team.

"...It must be affected! The players have to change the locker room in a hurry before going on the pitch." Sir Alex Ferguson unceremoniously criticized the facilities at the Stadium of Light.

The reporters all thought: If there was no burst water pipe, and the game started at normal time, wouldn't Manchester United have to play against the wind at halftime.The Sir seems to be a little...whether you are acting good when you get cheap.

But in fact, the head coach maintains his team in this way, and he looks around for "pots".

Unexpectedly, Ferguson suddenly raised his head at this time, as if looking at Anton and Henderson standing on the other side of the interview area, and said: "Today's game made me feel that a certain decision in the summer window this year may have something to do with it." biased."

"Now I fully understand what someone said, mental attributes are sometimes more important than pure skill level and physical condition."