Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 144

After the game, the Premier League's official player of the game was Messi.But after the game, the Sunderland club team cast each other, and the best player in the game was Henderson.

The young man accepted the congratulations from his teammates very cautiously.But according to Anton watching with cold eyes, after this game, Henderson's self-confidence suddenly became stronger - after all, there was someone who once denied you and looked down on you, but now facing your performance, this person willingly changed his mind. mouth.

There is nothing in the world that inspires confidence more than this "salted fish turning over".

After the game, the media generally felt sorry for Anton and his team: After all, they lost a good game and were tied at home by the visiting Manchester United; not only that, but they were kicked out by Chelsea before the leader's position was taken. .

But Anton just shrugged his shoulders when facing the media, and said humorously: "Maybe it's easier to be No.2! Before this round, I really understood Carlo's mood-but now our team can finally throw away Idol baggage, chasing after Chelsea without any image."

Reporters: ... God damn idol burden!

"Everyone don't need to worry too much, we will see the outcome in the 13th round." Anton summed up his words.

The match just finished is only the 8th round, and the 13th round will be in late November.At that time, Chelsea will play against Sunderland at home.Will that be the "Battle of Tianwangshan" in the Premier League this season?

But before that, Sunderland will also meet Aston Villa, "mortal rivals" Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur... By then, will Sunderland still be able to keep the second place?

Many media expressed doubts about this.

"What do you think of the upcoming schedule?" Finally, a reporter remembered the stalk of "the next game" and threw it to Anton.

Sunderland's next game will be a guest at Upton Stadium, against the "Hammers" West Ham United.This is a game in the Carabao Cup, which was supposed to be held in September. Because of the conflict with Sunderland's Europa League schedule, the FA let it go and moved the game to early October.

"It's a game that I'm really looking forward to—"

Anton's eyes lit up when he mentioned the game against West Ham.

"Because the opponent's team song is so good, I will always blow bubbles..."

The reporters present really didn't expect that Anton snorted while answering this question.

"I'll Always Blow Bubbles" is the team anthem of West Ham United.This song is as famous as Lee Kee's "You Never Walk Alone", Manchester City's "Blue Moon" and Chelsea's "Blue Our True Colors".

Because of this, when home games are played at Upton Park, fans will blow a large number of soap bubbles from the stands. The bubbles reflect the sunlight and become colorful-this has become a major feature of West Ham United's home games. .

But who would have thought that Anton, a "outsider", would be so familiar with the opponent's team song - just open his mouth.

At that time, many reporters remembered the video that was once widely circulated on the Internet: Anton can not only play and sing by himself, but also dance the guitar on the bar. This "bubble song" should not be difficult for him.

Somebody didn't know who recorded Anton humming the "Bubble Song" and posted it on the Internet, immediately attracting fans of the "Hammer Gang" to watch.

"The head coach who likes our team's team song is generally not too bad!" someone commented.

"I look better than Grant." Someone immediately replied, "That kid doesn't know if he understands what 'Bubble' means to us."

Avram Grant is the current head coach of West Ham United. He just took office at the beginning of the season. The team's record was mediocre until the eighth round. He is relatively cold and distant from the fans.At this moment, hearing the opponent's head coach actually expressing his liking for their team song, the fans of West Ham United were a little sour for a while.

The beautiful bubbles fly in the air, flying higher and higher, that is the dream of fans.

Sunderland fans also paid high respects to each other: "Your team song is really good! We have too many team songs here, and I don't know which one should be the main song. Come and help choose the difficult disease. Pick one."

There are also neutral fans who come out to eat melons: "It turns out that Anton's a cappella is so beautiful. In terms of music level, this head coach is definitely the best in the Premier League. Have you ever seen someone better than him?"

"One of the best. No wonder he has idol baggage, he is my idol..."

The discussion on the Internet is very lively.Despite the upcoming game, there is little animosity between fans of West Ham United and Sunderland - they are not sworn enemies.

To be precise, the two teams have their own sworn enemies. The "black cat" has a "magpie" who has always loved and killed it for many years, and West Ham United also has a "mortal enemy" who has been grudges for a long time and cannot be resolved-Millwall in East London with West Ham. .

Millwall's motto: "No one likes us, but we don't care."

In the past, England fans once advocated violence, believing that "bloodshed" can represent the love and devotion to the team.Therefore, countless fights and violence broke out between fans of the two teams.

As time went by, West Ham United spent more and more time in the top league, while Millwall was reduced to League One and League Two, and the chances of the two teams meeting became less and less.The pressure on the police and the FA seems to be gradually easing.

But once the lottery is unlucky and the two teams meet in the FA Cup or the League Cup, it will almost be a thunderbolt. The fans of the two teams, or football hooligans playing the banner of the fans of the two teams, will borrow This is an opportunity to provoke trouble and fight.Even if the police all over England are strictly guarded, it may not be able to prevent the fights that occur in the small streets around the stadium.

Before the game between Sunderland and West Ham United, the atmosphere of the fans of both sides was quite harmonious.

But an unknown voice came out quietly: "If you are willing to give West Ham a good face, why should we do it?"

Like the game against Odense, Anton arranged a large rotation before the game.Messi, Eriksson, and Shaqiri, players who will have game tasks during the international match day, have not been scheduled to start.Players who didn't get a chance to start before, such as Crouch, Flanagan, Colback...all of them started.

Russell came to Anton quietly before the game: "This lineup...Anton, do you want to..."

He originally wanted to ask: Do you want to give up this front.After all, Sunderland now has two fronts fighting at the same time, and it is difficult for them to bear the League Cup.

The best way is to give up one front, and the League Cup is a bit tasteless compared to others, so there is nothing wrong with giving up as soon as possible while the game has just started.

But thinking of the lessons of last season, Russell immediately changed his mind and said to Anton seriously: "This lineup, against a team like West Ham United, really may not be able to win!"

Last season, Anton insisted on two fronts, and as a result, both fronts blossomed.So this season Russell still believes that Anton can come up with something.

Unexpectedly, Anton chuckled: "Dude, so you really have the 'idol burden' on you, ranked second in the league, champion of the last FA Cup, dare not lose in the League Cup, right?"

Russell has black lines all over his head: What!

Isn't it all because he took Anton's ideas into consideration?Where did the "idol burden" come from?

But think about the meaning behind Anton's words. After all, the team is unbeaten in ten games in all competitions. Isn't the pressure on the players?This kind of pressure is getting bigger and bigger. Isn't this a so-called "idol burden"?

"For me, there is nothing I can't lose," Anton said. "Everything depends on the performance of the players. If this lineup plays well, we will go one step further. If this lineup is not as strong as others, Then this battle line is naturally broken, and we still concentrate on the games we should focus on."

Russell: This is obviously what I want to say, why did you say it all?This...is not fair!

Anton was in a daze: "Tomorrow's game, a draw is the most inappropriate for us."

If it is a draw, it will take energy to replay the match later, which is an extra burden for the players.

"...If you lose by a big score, it will be a big blow to the players' self-confidence." Anton continued to analyze, "So I can accept a small loss or a small win."

"Win by a big score... Unless there is also a 'fairy wind' blowing in Upton Park, it is unlikely." Anton smiled harmlessly.Russell was depressed: Why haven't you forgotten the "demon wind" stalk?

"But I think in this way, the West Ham fans will not have too much hostility towards us. We can definitely get out of it."

Anton glanced at Russell, guessed what the other party was thinking, and said with a smile: "But I also really like "I'm Blowing Bubbles Forever", what a beautiful team song!"

His words dispelled Russell's speculation. Russell originally thought that their head coach deliberately sacrificed "hue" to sing this song in front of the reporters for the safety of the team. Now the assistant coach quickly bowed his head and silently put his Get back all the morals.

On the day of the game, the Sunderland team drove to Upton Stadium in east London.

After the driver Thompson sent the team to the place, Anton handed him a ticket. "Mr. Thompson, I just got a free ticket, which is still a good seat. You have been watching the game on the bus all these years, so I will give you this ticket."

Thompson is an old driver who has served the team for more than ten years. From listening to the radio to watching satellite TV, it took more than ten years.But he hadn't seen the team's away game with his own eyes, so he thanked Anton solemnly and went to watch the game cheerfully.

Anton asked Thompson to return to the team bus after the game and then call him.

The author has something to say: There was a movie Green Street Hooligans (Chinese translation of "Football Hooligans") before, which was about the grievances between West Ham United and Millwall.The first part of this series is better, real and triggers thinking about this subculture.The second and third parts are not recommended.

————I am here to push the dividing line of the song———

West Ham United's team song, lyrics and music are great.

I'm forever blowing bubbles,

Prettybubblesintheair,

They fly so high,

Nearly reach the sky,

Then like my dreams,

They fade and die.

Fortune'salwayshiding,

I've looked everywhere,

I'm forever blowing bubbles,

Prettybubblesintheair.

I tried to translate it, the lyrics in Chinese are:

I blow bubbles forever,

Beautiful bubbles float in the air,

They fly so high,

You can almost touch the sky.

It's like my dream,

Will gradually fade and disappear.

Good luck always hides somewhere,

I've searched every corner.

I blow bubbles forever,

Beautiful bubbles float in the air.