Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 104

Anton's House, Mayswood Road.

Anton's game access equipment has been moved down from next to his bedroom on the second floor, and the living room on the first floor has also been converted into a "game room" by him.At this moment, Anton and Messi each put on the adapters of "Green Life" and looked at each other. Messi made a "victory" gesture, indicating that everything is ready.

Immediately, the two logged into "Green Life".

They are Player A and Player L who are already allied.

Now the "game room" of Anton's house has been arranged into a serious "war room". There are tactical boards in the game room, and the surrounding walls are covered with materials of various Premier League teams. The only side is empty. A three-panel display screen is installed on the wall above, connected to Anton's computer, which can be used for video playback and projection.

This "war room" can not only help Anton prepare for the new season, but also help Messi, who has just arrived, quickly familiarize himself with the Premier League and prepare for each of his "wolves and tigers" opponents.

The moment he logged into the simulator, Anton suddenly felt a little funny: he and Boss Mei were training at the same club in reality during the day, preparing for the upcoming new season; Branch clubs dragged out of the quagmire.

- It was an unbelievable experience.

It's a surprise that Messi can join Sunderland for six months, but he can form an alliance with Messi in the virtual world, which really solves his urgent needs.Now the Liverpool team in his hand is too weak, and the lineup allocated to him by "Green Green Life" is based on the actual lineup, and Torres has been subtracted for no reason——

With Messi here, Anton felt he could breathe a little.

Of course, Messi is not omnipotent; how to "pinch" Messi and the current Liverpool team together is also an extremely headache for Anton-the alliance is formed suddenly, and many details need to be clarified by Anton one by one.

Unexpectedly, just as Anton was preparing for Liverpool's preseason, Messi suddenly opened an instant dialog with Anton:

"I suddenly found out that I was recruited by the national team, and now the 'person' is already in Argentina... It turns out that the 'simulator' European server simulates more than just European games, I thought..."

This can be considered quite true.

What "Green Green Life" simulates is any schedule that a player/coach/referee may encounter.

"Dude, you have to lead the team to hold on!" Player L left a message in the dialog box, "I'll be back as soon as the preseason is over."

Anton immediately sent an "OK" emoji. In fact, he has not received the Liverpool preseason schedule in "Life in the Green".

But he soon received the notice that Messi was called up by the Argentine national team, and what followed was the schedule of Liverpool's pre-season "friendly match": the team's first friendly match was at Anfield, against the deadly enemy "Red Devils" Manchester United!

Anton thought: This is really a focus "friendly" match.

This kind of schedule, the simulator really "dare" to arrange it!

Football is the closest competitive sport to "war" in the world today.Both Liverpool and Manchester United are veteran clubs with a long history and profound heritage, and each has its own pride.Once this pair of mortal enemies meet, it will be an earth-shattering "Double Red Club". When has the world seen these two teams play a "friendly" match calmly?

Anton knew that this should have something to do with his "challenge" with player C: the simulator tried to make him and player C's team meet and confront each other on the schedule.That's why there is this kind of preseason arrangement that doesn't quite fit the "reality".

And Anton's strongest ally, Player L, has just been recruited by the national team. The "Red Army" in his hands is currently a complete "remnant army".

——This is the "difficult mode" that the simulator forcibly set for him!

In addition, Anton quickly discovered that after being promoted to a junior player, he had less content to "configure" before the game: as the head coach, Anton can of course decide the roster of players on the field and formulate tactical arrangements , But he no longer has the authority to adjust in terms of player attributes, club's existing conditions, stadium atmosphere, and fans' emotions.

In other words: the virtual reality in "Green Life" is infinitely close to the real game situation in reality.

Take the pre-match mobilization meeting as an example. This is the first time Anton has met his "NPC players". Several old players in the team, such as Gerrard and Carragher, are vowing to the head coach: They must win this game!Otherwise, I'm sorry for the bright red jersey on my body, and I'm sorry for the "Double Red Club" that has lasted for so many years.

For the Red Army and the Red Devils, as long as the two sides face each other, there will be no friendly match or non-friendly match. You must "stab|knife|see|see|red"-not to mention that it is at Anfield at home.Even if it is for the fans, the players have no reason to despise this "friendly match".

Anton, as their "new" coach, this pre-match mobilization meeting, in addition to arranging the tactics of this "friendly match", is also an important opportunity to get familiar with the players (NPCs) and establish a harmonious locker room relationship.

And this is also an opportunity for the players to show their morale and express their desire to win.On one side are captain Gerrard and vice-team Carragher who have vowed to win the game; on the other side are Liverpool players who know that the lineup is not complete, but all of them are in high spirits and have a tough attitude. Anton can't help but secretly sigh: the Red Army China's "iron and blood" tradition is really not covered.

"Dear Mr. Coach, you will definitely lead our team out of the trough and usher in victory this season, right?"

The image of the NPC in "Green Life" is too real. "Captain Gerald" stands in front of Anton, with a "bun face" slightly wrinkled, with sincere eyes and sincere words, which makes Anton unable to move.

"It's going to be alright, trust me, this team is going to be alright in the future."

Anton comforted Gerald gently, but he couldn't promise the present.

As early as when the "dog and blood duo" used leveraged financing to acquire the Liverpool club, Liverpool had already sold the team's tactical core Harvey Alonso, the old captain Hyypia and others.This Xia Chuang sold "Little Ma" Mascherano.

Now Anton has neither Torres nor Messi.

The only two wingers available on the frontcourt are the Dutchman Dirk Dirk and the Frenchman Ngogol.

The midfielder can only rely on Gerrard.

When he led Sunderland to visit Anfield, he put up a "no striker", and now he took over the team by himself in the simulator. Anton expressed his helplessness: In the upcoming "friendly match", he may also Had to play no front.

The only thing that makes people feel a little reassured is that the backbone of Liverpool's defense is still there, and Carragher continues to use his loud voice to make noise in the locker room; the pair of iron-blooded central defenders Agger and Skrtel are still sticking to their posts .The strength of this Liverpool midfielder is more than a little better than that of the midfielder.

Therefore, Anton had no choice but to face the "mortal enemy" Manchester United at Anfield. The Liverpool he led could not press out and play offensive football. They had to stabilize the defense first and then draw the frontcourt.

But the problem is that Liverpool's "shield" is still tough, but the visiting Manchester United has an extremely sharp "spear".

When the game was about to start, Anton stood on the sidelines and saw Ronaldo. He was a little puzzled: By the way, why didn't the Portuguese national team call him up?

Cristiano Ronaldo, who went to Anfield with the team, was standing near the center circle at this time, ready to kick off.He lightly stepped on the game ball with one foot, raised his head, and looked in the direction of Anton. After his eyes met Anton, Ronaldo's expression seemed to be cold, and he lowered his head slightly towards Anton.

There is a little bit of hostility.

Anton immediately straightened his body, folded his arms involuntarily, and looked solemnly at the field.

That person is not an NPC, but a real person——Anton's opponent in "Life in the Green", Player C.

Anton already had a hunch that his match in "Green Life" would not start off too smoothly.

Player C is playing against him very seriously, and Anton can feel quite uncomfortable from the attitude of the opponent.

Anton understands Ronaldo's displeasure very well: no one would be happy when encountering such a thing.Just imagine, it’s not easy to have a favorite game. In the game, I met a friend with a bad temper, and I was going to form a team to fight monsters. As a result, there was a bug in the game, and my good teammates became opponents—this is not over yet, I just adjusted my mentality and prepared Enjoy the duel, but the opponent suddenly forms a team with someone else.

This is... a well-spoken teammate was cut off?

What's more, this situation is not only online. Shortly after Anton and player L form an alliance in the game, the offline official immediately announced the news of Messi joining Sunderland on loan.

For Ronaldo, it is impossible for him to form an alliance with Anton online and offline like Messi (of course, there is no need for Ronaldo to do so).

But Ronaldo still has the right to feel "unhappy".

Originally, he "misoperated" and launched this "Challenge to the Champions League" to Anton. The two players just thought it would be very interesting and thought this game was worth playing.But things have developed to the point where it is today, but Ronaldo seems to have made up his mind to go all out to win this challenge.

Because of this, standing in the center of Anfield, hearing the shouts and tsunami of Liverpool fans, Ronaldo looked stern and stared at the black-haired man standing on the coach's bench with arms folded—— His only "real" opponent in this huge stadium, with a light swipe under his feet.

The game started.

Anyone who faces Ronaldo's stern eyes will feel pressure, and Anton is no exception.He stood on the sidelines, folded his arms—this is his habit when he is tense and focused.To be honest, there are not many people in the world who can make him feel nervous and focused. Player C, who is his opponent, is one of them.

Playing in a hurry and being a new "takeover" team, Anton's preparations for this game are not sufficient, and everything will depend on his on-the-spot command within just 90 minutes.

Even so, Anton still has confidence in his team - in the red ocean-like Anfield Stadium, this team will not lose to anyone in terms of momentum, especially not to lose to the old enemy Red Devils Manchester United .

Even if he loses, he will only lose to the amazingly talented Ronaldo alone.

Unexpectedly, not long after Anton thought this way, Ronaldo had already scored a goal.He first used a free kick outside the penalty area to score directly. Before the end of the first half, he scored two goals in a row within 2 minutes and staged a hat-trick.When the midfield whistle sounded, the Red Devils Manchester United, relying on Ronaldo's outstanding performance, scored two goals in a row on the enemy's territory. Only in halftime, Ronaldo made the score 3-0.

This is - I didn't leave any sympathy for my "opponent"!

The author has something to say: use this chapter to celebrate Mr. Luo's 53rd career hat-trick in this week's Europa League match.

In the Europa League final tomorrow night, Portugal vs. Holland, Mr. Luo vs. Fan Dae, the sharpest spear vs. the strongest shield, I hope to enjoy a wonderful game.