Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 138

- Absolutely flat!

At the last moment of the game, Carragher, relying on the amazing tacit understanding with captain Gerrard, broke through Sunderland's goal with a corner kick, made up for his own own fault, and pulled Liverpool back from the abyss. .

This is a golden goal, which means a lot to Liverpool.

Card shouted and roared through Sunderland's backcourt. In the stands behind him, countless Liverpool fans shed tears of excitement.This kind of joy of turning a corner from a desperate situation, even if Liverpool only scored one point, made them feel as if they had won the whole game. They were uncontrollably excited and crazily celebrating.

Sunderland had just kicked the ball out when the final whistle blew.

Liverpool's players all gathered together and hugged each other - after all, none of them would give up, but fought to the last moment.This time they saved themselves.

In contrast, Anton's team had the feeling of having lost a good game-leading until the last moment, and was abruptly equalized, which made people feel infinitely unwilling and regretful in an instant.Most of the Sunderland players stayed put, but most of them were really tired at this moment.

Obviously it was a 2-2 draw, the equalizer was as ecstatic as winning, while the equalizer had to silently endure the loss.

But loss is also loss after all. Sunderland maintained a winning streak of five games and was finally suspended in this red stadium.

Anton slightly lifted his chin towards Captain Garner.Garner reacted immediately. After shaking hands with the referee in the past, he immediately comforted the players in the team one by one:

"Good job, you performed very well today."

"Come on, get your act together. Man, come to think of it, we didn't even dare to think about this before the season started."

The same goes for Anton. After shaking hands with Hodgson politely, he stood at the entrance of the player tunnel and hugged every Sunderland player who returned:

"well-done!"

"I am proud of you."

On the other side of the player tunnel, Hodgson and his entire coaching staff were applauding to celebrate the draw.But not many fans paid attention to them.Everyone can see that the second half of the game was almost all directed and arranged by the main players of the team themselves - the last-minute equalizer was also created by the players at their own expense.Nothing to do with Hodgson and his team.

So now Taigong Huo's celebration is a bit "self-conscious".

After the Sunderland players returned to the dressing room, Anton went alone to the mixed interview area.The end of the "five-game winning streak" today is bound to become a question that reporters are rushing to ask.

Unexpectedly, after Anton came to the mixed interview area, a reporter immediately asked: "Mr. Coach, do you know where Sunderland ranks in the standings?"

"Fourth? Fifth?" Anton guessed twice, but failed.

"Congratulations, your team has reached the top of the standings." The correct answer is revealed.

Anton: ... what?

Due to the adjustment of the schedule, the two games between Sunderland and Chelsea were played at the same time, and the game should have just ended there.And the two teams have the same score... In this way, Chelsea actually...lost?

The reporter confirmed his guess: "Yes, Mr. Coach, the Chelsea game has just ended, with a small loss to Manchester City."

Surprise not surprise?Accident is not accident?

By one point, although Sunderland did not win the game, they reached the top instead, and the newly promoted became the leader.The reporter asked Anton what he thought, and Anton's only thought was of course: unbelievable.

So he asked again: "So what about Arsenal's record? What about Manchester United led by Sir Alex Ferguson?"

The reporters looked at each other in blank dismay: the two games ended yesterday, they didn't expect that Anton didn't care about the brother team's game at all.

Anton: All my thoughts are spent on the acquisition of Xingwei, and I really don't care about it.

Yesterday, Manchester United was tied by Bolton, while Arsenal lost at home to another newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. The game was extremely fierce and scored a total of five goals. The referee Eight yellow cards were drawn.

Although Sunderland did not beat their opponents, the other teams in the front row of the standings lost or tied, but they pushed Sunderland to the top of the list.It really depends on peers.

Anton: "Thank you for the efforts of the whole Premier League, otherwise Sunderland would not have achieved today's results."

Reporters: ...

"Then what do you think of today's opponent?" Finally someone brought the topic back to today's game.

Anton was out of his mind for a while, and finally raised his hand and raised his glasses: "We met a respectable opponent. What I want to say is that in the last stage of the game, we were under unprecedented pressure. It was a test for many of our players and a valuable experience. We can learn a lot from this Liverpool team."

"Although it's a pity to be tied at the last moment, I still want to say that our opponent's strength does not match the current ranking."

"I hope that after the haze dissipates, Liverpool will go smoothly this season." Anton ended the interview with a word of blessing, and hurried back to the locker room without saying anything more.

Unexpectedly, when he praised his opponent, he was belittled by his opponent.

Hodgson Huotai, who was interviewed on the other side of the mixed interview area, questioned the fact that Sunderland ranked No.1 in the standings: "Today's game, the level of the opponent did not surprise me. The head coach is still a child. There is a talented star like Messi, but he doesn't know how to use it... Such a team can actually reach the top of the Premier League standings after the sixth round. I really doubt what happened to the Premier League? Competitive with La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and other leagues..."

When asked about the 1 point scored in this game, Hodgson was slightly dissatisfied: "We should have scored 3 points, but we only got a draw in the end. It's a pity..."

The reporters were a little confused: But Liverpool almost lost, and it was only at the last moment that they were tied.Where did the 3 points come from?

When asked about Carragher's goal in stoppage time, Hodgson was not too cold: "He dug the hole himself, filled it up, it's nothing."

The reporters who interviewed Hodgson were a little bit ignorant.

I don't know which clever ghost asked about the new owner of the team at this moment.

"Mr. Hodgson, have you met the new owner of the team? How do you feel about his coming to Liverpool to watch the game?"

As soon as someone asked about the new boss, Hodgson immediately changed his expression and said with a smile on his face: "I have been busy with the team's preparations, so I haven't had a chance to visit in person. The interview will be over in a while. The boss cares. Of course, we don’t dare to neglect the team’s performance by personally supervising the game. That’s why everyone spared no effort to play today…”

This time he finally did not hesitate to speak, and he spoke well of himself and the team, and told the reporters at the scene: After a while, he has participated in the press conference, and he will return to the VIP box at Anfield. A small welcome ceremony is prepared, where the new club will meet the coaching staff and the main players of the team.

But when Hodgson returned to the VIP box at Anfield, he was surprised to find that in the corner of the box, it was not the chairman of the club, nor Sir Dalglish, but the head coach of today's opponent who was having a pleasant conversation with the boss Henrik. Anton...

What's going on?Anton should be an outsider!

Hodgson was a little silly, and once suspected that he had gone to the wrong box.

At this time, a staff member came forward to deliver alcoholic drinks to Henrik and Anton, but Henrik got in the way and asked Anton to bring a glass of water.It seems that this boss and Anton are old acquaintances.

After confirming that this was indeed Liverpool's welcome ceremony, Hodgson stepped forward and greeted Henrik with his English gentleman's style, and nodded reservedly to Anton in order to show politeness.

"You two, did you know each other before?" the old man asked hesitantly.

Henrik responded with a smile: "He used to be an investor in my company. At that time, he would ask about every project the company invested in, so he naturally recognized..."

The boss' investor? ——Hodgson suddenly became sour.

Anton, however, raised his glass of water to Hodgson in a friendly manner, poured an apology, and left Henrik, giving the new club and the head coach a chance to have a good exchange.

In any case, Liverpool has at least stabilized after the new owner took over.Hodgson's coaching is not something the coach of one of his rivals should judge.Anton came this time to meet Henrik, but now that his purpose has been achieved, he is ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, just as he put down the water glass in his hand, a tower-like figure walked up to Anton and reached out to pat him.

It seemed to be a light pat, but Anton really took a breath in advance and concentrated his strength on his right shoulder before carrying it over.Looking at the palm-like palm on his shoulder, Anton turned his head helplessly, and the visitor greeted him cheerfully.

"Hey, hello! I'm James, LeBron James."

James wants to introduce himself, but he really doesn't need much explanation-the "emperor" on the other side of the ocean, a superstar in the NBA.Anton had heard of the cooperation between James' marketing company and Starway Group before, but he didn't expect that the boss of Starway came to Liverpool to supervise the battle, and this one followed him.

Anton reported his family name: "My name is Anton."

"I know, you are the head coach of this team, aren't you?"

Anton hurriedly wanted to say that James had misunderstood, but saw that the basketball star was holding a red and white scarf in his hand.It looks a bit like Liverpool's scarf, but if you look closely, there is a black cat squatting on it, but it belongs to Sunderland.Anton could only nod.

James suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"I said, is your team selling shares?"

Anton: Er...