Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 44

At the same time that Vardy kicked out, the linesman blew his whistle, indicating that when Eriksson passed the ball for him just now, Vardy was offside by half a body.

Goal invalid!

But Vardy's goal was so beautiful that although the goal was blown, most of the fans in the field applauded.The fans of Sunderland secretly rejoiced, fortunately Vardy finally recovered his form.The last FA Cup match against Tottenham was also tied by Vardy's goal.

Sure enough, once Vardy found the feeling, Villa's defense looked like nothing in his eyes.The only function of the defenders is to set a yardstick for him not to offside.He just wandered around the defenders, and once his teammates passed the ball, he just ran forward based on his "feeling".

"Good guy, Vardy, you did a great job!" Russell couldn't sit still on the coach's bench behind Anton. He jumped up, waved his arms and shouted loudly. I couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and suddenly remembered what Anton once said: It is precisely because Vardy can't find the state, so we must give him the opportunity to help him find the state.

Russell's embarrassing expression continued until Vardy scored.When the entire coaching staff and the bench jumped up to celebrate, Russell still had the same expression - he hadn't figured out what posture to use to celebrate.

At this moment, I saw Anton with no expression on his face, striding towards Russell, and suddenly stretched out his hand to Russell, Russell also couldn't help standing up and giving Anton a high-five: Anton meant that Vardy came off the bench together. The decision, and this decision, finally worked at Villa Park.

As a result, Vardy became a surprise soldier, and his running position was elusive and untraceable.He only played in the 70th minute, which gave him plenty of physical fitness. Villa's defenders were exhausted, but they couldn't stop them.They had no choice but to tear Vardy's jersey and couldn't hold him, so the referee awarded a free kick for no reason.

When serving a free kick, Eriksson and Henderson made a cooperation, Eriksson made a false run, Henderson followed up with a strong shot, the football team sank, and drilled through the loose wall, Break through the ten fingers of the opponent's goalkeeper.

2:0, Sunderland's players hugged and celebrated together.They've made it all the way to the point where they can finally visit Wembley Stadium.

Vincent, on the other hand, sat on the bench with a desolate face, somewhat regretful in his heart: If he hadn't left Sunderland, wouldn't it be him who is celebrating with his teammates now?

But when he thought of his weekly salary, Vincent immediately put his mind to it, rested his chin seriously, and began to think about how to restore the trust of the head coach.

In this way, the British Championship team Sunderland won the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and advanced to the semi-finals.

The closer they are to the FA Cup, the more nervous Ruben Smith of the Daily Mail should be, busy preparing for his promised Bright Issue.On the Post editorial board, however, Ruben and his staff were discussing something else.

"Why did the month come so early?"

Ruben flipped through a few photos, all of which were photos of Anton, Anton at King's Cross train station, Anton walking on the streets of South Kensington, Anton meeting people in Covent Garden...

"This month's schedule is very full. Except for the first week, there are basically double matches every week." Mark Gary replied confidently, "That's why I photographed him."

Ruben nodded: "What's new... What, acquisition?" This guy almost jumped up, if he can grab this news and make it an exclusive...

"Are you sure?" Reuben remembered the sloppy column, but decided to be cautious.

Mark shook his head and said: "It's just not sure yet... But I have confirmed that the house that Anton visits every month is indeed the property of the Agnelli family. If Anton is really a child of the Agnelli family, If the other party wants to enter the English market, they first send a young boy to coach, and when they see that they can gradually control it and win the hearts of the fans, they are ready to make a purchase... Isn't this a logical thing?"

Ruben thought and thought, and made a difficult choice between "headlines" and "no stabs", and finally made a decision: "Mark, don't you have some colleagues in the "Sun"? Put the news on They, let them try it first."

mark:……

But he did, tipping off rumors about the Agnelli family's takeover of Sunderland to The Sun.

The "Sun" obviously liked this kind of material very much, and made more efforts to make further "associations" on the basis of Mark's material.When the news hit the newspapers, things changed completely.

Mark and Ruben were stunned when they got the newspaper, only to see that the "Sun" actually published a photo of the match between Sunderland and Aston Villa, and the Sunderland fans in the photo They are holding banners: "Should football and love be controlled by money?"

At the bottom is the headline: "Is this what you want?"

The photo of Anton in South Kensington, London was cut out separately. The young head coach was wearing a long beige trench coat, with a chic posture, walking on the sidewalk in South London, with a pile of elegant houses behind him. Obviously mansions.

"The Sun" claims to have obtained tangible evidence that Anton is a member of the Italian Agnelli family, and the purpose of going to England is to choose a club suitable for the Agnelli family, first to coach, and then to buy.The "poor" Sunderland is the target of the Agnelli family.

Originally, Sunderland fans had never heard of this, saying that the club would be acquired.As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar immediately.

Not every fan wants their club to be bought by the patron’s father—the current owner, Short, is definitely not a courageous person, but he also has his advantages. For example, he will not come to trouble the team for nothing, nor will he easily Change the status quo of the club.

If you change to a boss with a completely different style, or a foreigner, a big consortium... who knows how they will run Sunderland?After other clubs were acquired, they also used inhuman methods such as raising ticket prices, forcing share repurchases from minority shareholders, and reducing the voice of fans.

In Sunderland, the last thing the fans want is for the club to become a tool for making money in the hands of the owners-for them, the club is more of a spiritual sustenance, condensing the core of the entire community.

Therefore, once the news of the "Sun" was published, it was out of stock throughout the Northeast of England.Not only the city of Sunderland, but the fans of Newcastle next door are also panicking: the "mortal enemy" who has been in love and killing each other for so many years will suddenly be bought by someone. If the black cat turns into a monster, their future Tyne Derby How can you fight!

Ever since, fans and media surrounded Guangming Academy and Stadium of Light all day long.They came to ask the club for confirmation: Will Anton really initiate the acquisition of Sunderland on behalf of the Agnelli family?

Unexpectedly, before Sunderland made a sound, the Agnelli family far away in Italy spoke out first.After the Italian media sniffed the news, they took Anton's photo to the Agnelli family for verification. A "senior" member of the Agnelli family who was said to be a "senior" member of the Agnelli family denied it very firmly: "The handsome man in the photo Young people don't belong to the Agnelli family."

The "Sun" was slapped in the face immediately, and it was only then that they remembered to ask for evidence, and found that their "evidence" was actually just a house that Anton entered and left in South London, which belonged to the Agnelli family.It doesn't make sense to enter the house of the Agnelli family, and you have to be a member of the Agnelli family!

But the editors of "The Sun" obviously had a trick, and they immediately published another commentary article: "Is football the same as the entertainment industry because of the self-proclaimed rich man's character design?"

This move is very beautiful. With a backhand shake, dirty water was poured on Anton's head. The implication is that the "Agnelli family" and "acquisition of Sunderland" are all gimmicks unilaterally released by Anton. . The article in "The Sun" was written in a serious manner, and ordinary readers also felt: it seems to be the case!

It turned out that Anton was such a person!To sell fame and reputation, self-hype?

But after the "Sun" commentary was published, the Italian side spoke out again.This time it was the spokesperson of the Agnelli family, making a statement on a formal occasion.Agnelli said: Although Anton is not a child of the Agnelli family, Anton's mother family has always maintained close ties with the Agnelli family, which is the inheritance of an ancient Italian family.Anton is the child that the Agnelli family watched and grew up. I hope the media will stop misinterpreting the relationship between Anton and the Agnelli family.

When the Italian media further questioned Anton's family background, Agnelli's spokesman just smiled and said nothing: "After all, Italy still has some unimaginable old money preserved. It may be very difficult for Anton to acquire a club. Easy—but I'm afraid that's not what Anton was aiming for."

"The difficult mode is what ambitious young people want to challenge!"

The other party is implying that Anton has never thought of taking Sunderland into his pocket, but just wants to rely on Sunderland's existing resources and manpower to bring this team out of the mud and to the top .

——Why does it sound like you are playing a realistic version of a business simulation game?

So the "Sun" miscalculated again.Regarding Anton, it seemed that someone would immediately jump out and deny what they said - but Anton hadn't said anything at all so far!

Indeed, Anton did not express any opinion from the beginning to the end. He just waited quietly until the "Sun" was refuted by all parties and had nothing to say before he blocked the exit of Mayswood Road. The media said lightly: "May I ask everyone, what is the 'truth'?"

"The Sun": My face hurts, really.

But this time, the "Oolong" of the "Sun" also made Anton's mystery even more intense: how could a young man with such a background and never having anything to do with football suddenly want to become a football coach? Woolen cloth?