Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 120

Outside the stadium of Wigan Athletic, as usual, many fans were waiting at the bus stop, waiting for the arrival of the Sunderland bus.

Among them are many Sunderland fans, and many are fans of Messi. In addition, the popularity of Royce and others has soared recently. Many fans wear their jerseys, hoping to see their idols before the game.

After the Sunderland bus arrived, Mother Qiao got off the bus first, got under the safety isolation rope outside the stadium, and went to the fan entrance to meet Mr. Rohm.

After Qiao's mother left, when Anton got off the car with the Sunderland players, he heard a soft discussion from the crowd of fans waiting here.

"—what's the matter? Why is a woman getting on and off the Sunderland bus?"

"Don't they know this taboo? How can a bus carrying players carry women?"

"Is it because the head coach of Sunderland is too young to have heard of this? But the driver who looks at them is a bit old?"

"It's over, it's over, I bought the visiting team to win this game... It's over!"

Anton frowned. He simply stood at the door of the bus, waiting for his players to get off one by one.In the meantime, he even heard some Sunderland fans have such doubts about it.They didn't dare to say anything that would offend Sunderland, but they could see the worry on everyone's face-it seems that the "superstition" of the English people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many people firmly believe in this "taboo" .

Ten years have passed in the 21st century, and there is still such a "taboo" that lacks respect for women.

Thompson, the driver sitting in the driver's seat, obviously heard these discussions, his face turned pale, and he was a little surprised.Fortunately, after all the players got off the bus, Anton glanced back at him, blinked his eyes, and put his index finger on his lips. Thompson immediately felt the importance of "keeping a secret", so he cheered up and drove the bus away PARKING LOT.

The team bus is equipped with satellite television where Mr Thompson will watch live coverage of Sunderland games, as he has done over the years he has worked for the club.

The chatter was largely unheard by the players who made their way to the locker room, either wearing headphones or preoccupied with the upcoming game.

After entering the locker room, Anton didn't say much to them, and let the physical coach lead the players to warm up together.Seeing assistant coach Russell standing aside and staring at the tactical board, he casually asked, "What are you thinking?"

In this scene on the bus, Russell was present from beginning to end, but he was sitting at the rear of the bus, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"I'm thinking... If Caroline wants to get in the car, and the driver still says such things, I will definitely give him a punch," Caroline is Mrs. Black's name, "It sounds too hurtful. "

"But after giving him this punch, I'll be very scared... because on the football field, there are many things that cannot be explained by 'science'." Russell lowered his head, "Anton, you handled it very well just now ——But I really don’t know the result of this match…”

This is the so-called "rather believable".

Russell has been in the industry for many years. In addition to hearing various legends, he has also witnessed many "mysterious and mysterious" events that occurred in competitions.He also knows that many players and teams have all kinds of "superstitions" and "taboos", such as which leg to use to step into the field, which movie must be watched before the game, which CD to listen to, etc. —It is said that if one of the items is wrong, the team is likely to lose the game by a big score.

"The reason for this kind of 'superstition' or 'metaphysics' is that football is a highly unpredictable game. Under the premise that the two sides are close in strength, the probability of winning tends to be equal, and no one can control the outcome of the game. Therefore, people are more willing to attribute the result of the game to the mystery behind this 'metaphysics'." Once Anton spoke, he couldn't stop.

"In addition, many 'laws' or 'spells' are probabilities and coincidences arising from the accumulation of small sample data. There is no causal relationship between 'women' and 'ball dribbling', so it is practical to link the two together. It is a classic logical fallacy, caused by a typical inversion of cause and effect..."

Russell shook his head immediately, staring at Anton, a few words flashed in his mind: Please speak human words!

"Of course, I'm not saying that things like 'superstitions' are all undesirable, because some 'superstitions' can give teams and fans a strong psychological hint, players can inspire fighting spirit, and fans can spare no effort to cheer for the team... …I feel touched every time I see a Sunderland fan touch the shoe of the Stoke statue, that's how fans show their support for the team..."

At this point, the players who have finished warming up have already returned to the locker room. There are still a few minutes before the start of the game. Before long, they will line up in the locker room and prepare to enter the field.

"Boss, Mr. Black, what are you talking about?" Captain Garner looked at the calm Anton and the bewildered Russell.

"I'm telling Russell, I believe you will fight for Mother Joe today!" Anton turned around and looked at the players gathered in the locker room.

"what--"

"Oh--"

Before some players could react, Ericsson, the witty ghost, was the first to ask, "Boss, is it because of the bus?"

Anton nodded, and said solemnly: "Mother Qiao is very concerned about your body, but because she is a woman, she has been treated unfairly. To be honest, I don't believe any of you can stand it... I hope Today, for her, for your mother, for your lover, for so many women around you who love you, break this spell—"

Players, you look at me, I look at you, and you all understand at once: It turns out that what the boss said before, all the "taboos" of Sunderland are reversed, not the truth, but to stabilize the driver Thompson Expedient.

"Women are not allowed on the team bus", this kind of statement, except for a few local players in England, has not been heard of by anyone, so it is naturally no problem at this time.Pickford and Henderson, the younger generation, are more open-minded than the older generation, and they patted their chests and said no problem.

Anton directly called Pickford's name: "For Joe's mother, you can continue to keep zero seals today, can you do it?"

The young man raised his face proudly, clapped his gloves, and said loudly, "It must!"

The players all said they were ready for the game.

Just as he was about to enter the field, Russell heard Anton sighing beside him, and he asked curiously: "What's wrong? Wigan Athletic is not a strong team, and we have arranged targeted tactics. yes……"

He wanted to say: It can't be that you have no confidence in yourself!

If Anton's words are so beautiful, but his heart is still more or less affected by this so-called taboo, then Russell intends to laugh at him for the rest of his life.

Unexpectedly, Anton said: "In the first game of the devil's schedule, I originally wanted the team to keep a low profile and preserve a little bit of strength. It's fine if we win by a small score. But today, for the sake of Joe's mother, I guess these guys will not show mercy of."

"We have no grievances with Wigan Athletic, this makes us look like Chelsea..." Anton's tone was full of regret for his opponent.

Russell: ...

He thought about Mother Qiao's contribution to the team, about those "nutritious meals" that were not delicious but healthy, and about the laughter and laughter in the restaurant of Guangming Academy, and the gratitude and love of the young players for Mother Joe ... Russell knew that what Anton said was true.

The calmer the players promise to be, the more intense they will be on the pitch.

So, mother Joe boarded the Sunderland team bus, but Wigan Athletic was the unlucky one?

It turns out that Wigan Athletic was not particularly lucky.In this game, Sunderland started the combination of Messi and Crouch with the "cutest height difference". Combination, they can't prevent it at all.

In order to reduce the pressure on the opponent, Wigan Athletic's striker counterattacked with a long pass as soon as they got the ball.

But they faced Sunderland's goal, why couldn't they score it?

Sunderland's goalkeeper was flying left and right, up and down, and with the help of the frame and goalposts, no matter how many shots Wigan Athletic got, they just couldn't get the ball in the goal.

At the end of the whole game, Sunderland played 6-0 just like they played Portsmouth.Messi wore a hat, Crouch scored twice, and Royce, who came off the bench, also scored a goal.Sunderland won this game, as if they were checking the goal difference data.

The BBC commentator in charge of the commentary said loudly into the microphone: "6 to 0, Sunderland's last 6 to 0 is still fresh in our memory, and it was the semi-final of the FA Cup last season. Dong's glasses were trampled on maliciously, that's why Sunderland, who protects his shortcomings, did so much to 'revenge' the coach..."

The Sunderland fans nodded together when they heard it: We, Sunderland, really protect our weaknesses, very much.

"...So what happened today, did Wigan Athletic offend some important person in Sunderland again?" The commentator is still very puzzled.

Poor Wigan Athletic did nothing wrong.

"Or maybe Sunderland, like Chelsea, has learned to kill?" The commentator thought of another possibility.

"The post-match interview is on, let's hear what the Sunderland manager had to say."

Anton himself was stopped by reporters in the mixed interview area. In addition to appreciating the performance of the players, Anton finally said: "My players all know that the result of today's game, rather To a person in the club is rather to give to a group, a group with whom we are inextricably linked, a group with whom we are extremely close, and who have contributed countlessly to us..."

"We wish them peace and happiness, and never be affected by prejudice again."

At this time, Mother Qiao and Mr. Romm had already left the stadium stands and were gathering at the exit of the stadium with many Sunderland fans.There were TV screens there, showing live from the mixed interview area.

There, Mother Qiao leaned beside her husband, looked up at the live broadcast, turned her face proudly, and glanced at her husband, but her eyes were slightly moist.

The author has something to say: There are many "superstitions", "curses" and "curses" on the football field, most of which can be explained by the logical error of "inversion of cause and effect".I personally think that the most unexplainable is Benfica's Gutman curse-I will talk about it in detail later in the European war.

By the way, there is indeed a spell about the black cat, and it will be staged soon.

This chapter of Wigan Athletic encountered a disaster without reason, so I will write a short story related to Wigan Athletic after writing this article, to make up for it haha.