Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 216

After Benfica scored a goal, all Benfica fans in the Stadium of Light saw "hope".Now they are 1 to 2 behind on aggregate, as long as they score one more goal, they will tie the score, and if they score two more goals, they will win.

For a while, Benfica fans clamored loudly in the stands, and Benfica's team flag and countless scarves were flying in the stands.

Benfica's coaching staff was a little relieved to see this situation: they studied Sunderland's game earlier and concluded that this Premier League rookie dark horse is not good at playing away games in southern Europe.Sunderland lost 1-3 to Getafe in Spain.

Originally, Jesus thought that Benfica could score a goal with a stormy offensive in the opening 10 minutes. The result was beyond Jesus' expectation, and Sunderland actually defended it firmly; the goal just now, Benfica The offensive player actually has a little offside controversy——

But in any case, Benfica is only one step away from equalizing.

Jesús couldn't help looking at the bench of the visiting team next door, knowing that there was still a "big killer" sitting on the bench of the opposing team.He has a premonition: Whether the opponent plays Ibrahimovic, when he plays Ibrahimovic, will have a huge impact on the result of the game.

He then looked at Anton who had returned to the command area. The young coach had a calm face and stood quietly on the sidelines with his arms folded, occasionally raising his hand to gently push the glasses on the bridge of his nose.Jesus can't see what tactical adjustments Anton will make, nor can he see when he plans to replace Ibrahimovic.

在接下来的10分钟里,双方都没有取得进球。本菲卡1比0领先,总比分1比2落后，结束了上半场。双方各自回到更衣室休息。

In Sunderland's lounge, Ibrahimovic stood behind Anton, stretched out his finger, flicked Anton's shoulder, and asked Anton impatiently: "Boss, when can I play?"

Earlier today, the team doctor had checked Ibrahimovic's hamstring and said he was recovering well and there was no problem.Now he feels that his whole body is full of strength and fighting spirit, and not allowing him to play will really suffocate him.

Anton ignored him, and continued to explain the tactical layout of the second half to all the players on the field, and pointed out the problems in the offside tactics just now.Ibrahimovic was left alone, very embarrassed.

Russell was standing behind a group of players, facing Ibrahimovic, winking at him.

Ibrahimovic: ... What do you mean?

He was tall and big, with well-developed limbs, but his mind was not simple. After thinking about it for a while, he obediently shut up.When the voice fell, Garner and others began to ask questions.Ibrahimovic cleared his throat and spoke: "I can see clearly from the sidelines. They restrict Marco very much. If I am on the court, I can withdraw, take the ball, and distribute the ball to Marco. The opponent has activated one more offensive point..."

In the locker room, the Sunderland players all stared at Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic's old face is a bit unbearable. You know, two weeks ago, he was still a Zlatan who refused to retreat to death, and would never even think about splitting the ball.Now the eyes of his teammates say it all.

Ibrahimovic panicked and stared: "What do you see me doing? Is it possible that I still want to lose? Guys, this is a knockout match. If you lose this time, you will be eliminated. You don't have to think about the championship!"

His teammates nodded together when they heard the words: This is the truth.Immediately afterwards, the Sunderland players turned their heads to look at Anton to see when he would make a decision.

Anton's expression finally softened a little, he turned to look at Ibrahimovic, and asked, "How do you feel now?"

Ibrahimovic quickly took off on the spot, jumped twice and almost hit the ceiling.He said: "No problem, do you think I am the kind of person who is willing to play with injuries?"

When Ibrahimovic said this, Royce thought of the old things, couldn't help stretching out his hand and scratching his head, and the corners of his mouth twitched in embarrassment.

"Success!" Anton nodded, but he did not announce an immediate substitution, "Wait a while for the second half to start, you go to warm up first."

Going to warm up means that there may or may not be a change, but not warming up means that you will definitely not be able to play-Ibrahimovic accepted this order. When the second half of the game started, he really put on a sports vest and warmed up on the sidelines.

Fans on the sidelines reacted differently:

The Sunderland fans could not wait to raise their arms and shout, "Steady, steady!"

Benfica fans trembled: Big Devil, please let me go.

The Benfica players on the field tried not to consider the possibility of Ibrahimovic playing, but focused on the game-the reason was that Jesús warned them during the intermission that Sunderland had used "wolf is coming" According to the tradition of tactics, Ibrahimovic is probably just a chess piece used to suspect soldiers, and it is placed on the sidelines to exert psychological pressure on the opponent.

At the beginning of the second half, Benfica still launched a round of offensive, with all the players on top, repeatedly attacking at all costs.Sunderland was still stretched left and right, barely defending, but they withstood the pressure and did not concede a goal.

As in the first half, Sunderland was waiting, waiting for the opponent's physical fitness node to appear, slowing down the pace.

But this node did not appear soon.If Benfica can't score, they will be eliminated-as a team that originally participated in the Champions League, they will be transferred to the Europa League. If they are eliminated in the top 32, this is unacceptable for Benfica.

But Ibrahimovic, who had been running and warming up on the sidelines, couldn't wait any longer. He ran directly to the command area to find Anton: "Boss, when will I play?"

Anton: "Just wait!"

Ibrahimovic: ...But I can't wait any longer.

While the two were talking, Eriksson, who got the ball on the field and was about to launch a counterattack, was suddenly fouled.When he was about to pass someone with the ball, his supporting leg was tripped by someone.Originally, this foul was very hidden, and the referee on duty might not be able to see it, but the little clever Eriksson simply let himself fall, and with a "slap", he fell face down on the turf.

Eriksson's fall looks serious, but it is actually a kind of protection for himself. When he landed, his body was completely relaxed. It seemed that he had fallen hard, but no important parts were injured.

With such a fall, his teammates couldn't stand it anymore.Henderson went directly to block Benfica's foul player, while Garner went to argue with the referee on duty.There were boos in the Stadium of Light, and the referee was under pressure from both sides at the same time. Finally, he judged that the opponent was not a malicious foul and did not draw the card, but awarded Sunderland a direct free kick.

Ibrahimovic couldn't take it anymore watching from the sidelines, and shouted at Anton: "Anton, those brothers were bullied on the court, and you didn't give me a chance to play?"

Fortunately, this scene was not captured by the live broadcast. If it was captured, the media would definitely report the discord between Sunderland and Marshal the next day.

Anton turned his face, pointed to Russell on the bench behind him, and said, "If you want to understand why you are not allowed to play now, you can ask him."

Ibrahimovic glanced at Russell, and suddenly remembered that he was dyed red in his first show. Afterwards, that old boy Russell talked back and forth for many days.If he enters the stage in such an angry manner now, he will be unable to stop his actions later, and he will have to suffer again.

"Wait a little longer!" Anton's words were as steady as Mount Tai, but Ibrahimovic's heart was scratching like a thousand claws, and he was full of energy but he was not allowed to play. He had never been suppressed like this in his life.

Unexpectedly, Russell was sitting on the coach's bench at this time, squinting a pair of small eyes, and hooked his fingers at Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic walked over frowning, Russell motioned him to listen to him, Ibrahimovic obeyed obediently, Russell whispered something in his ear, Ibrahimovic raised his head suspiciously, did not say anything, walked silently on the sidelines, and continued to warm up.It's just that he warmed up and seemed to be aggrieved by the heat, and he still refused to leave the vicinity of the command area where Anton was.

Russell told Ibrahimovic just now: The heat is almost there. Anton already knows why he wants to play. Once he can fully meet the conditions for playing, he can come off the bench.

At this time, Ibrahimovic, full of suspicion, trotted while secretly looking at Anton-is it worth thinking about why he played for something?He is a professional player, this is his job!

It is true to say that he played football well when he was young, and he decided to enter this line of work for the sake of making a living for his own family and a high salary.

Later, as he became famous, this reason gradually turned into the vanity brought by football-the cheers and shouts of countless fans on the field, the admiration and love of millions of fans around the world, becoming the hero of the team, the hero of the country, signing autographs... …

Later, I began to realize that there are endless championships in the world, endless championships, and there are always leagues and opponents that need to be conquered. This mountain is always higher than that mountain.He has no choice but to drag the whole team forward for the honors he has not won.

Thinking of this, Ibrahimovic seemed to understand that he was indeed a bit different today. The reason he proposed to play in front of Anton was not because of himself, but because of his teammates and the collective victory.

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly feel that Anton is so hypocritical!

Ibrahimovic flattened his mouth, and immediately showed a bit of disdain.

Just at this moment, Anton turned his face away and looked at Ibrahimovic, intending to ask. Just seeing Ibrahimovic's expression, Anton immediately turned his face away and stared at the field.

"Wait a little longer!" Anton's back seemed to have these big characters written on it.

Don't, please don't—Ibrahimovic can't wait to reach out and smooth the expression on his face just now.Just let him play, let him do anything—you can ask him to be calm, you can ask him to be patient...

By the way, calmness and patience, is patience the reason why Anton asked himself to "wait a while"?Only if you show enough patience can you let yourself play?

Then this Anton is really patient - Ibrahimovic thought to himself.

It didn't take long for Russell to apply to the fourth official for a substitution. The assistant coach hooked Ibrahimovic from a distance and asked him to take off the vest immediately outside the jersey.

Ibrahimovic ran to the bench very reservedly, changed the sports vest, and walked leisurely to the fourth official.At this time, the Swiss Shaqiri who was replaced was about to run to the sidelines.

After Ibrahimovic and Junior Brother Sha high-fived, he entered the court slowly with a cold face, trying his best to suppress the urge to rush to the opponent's front court, trying to show his "calmness" and "patience" to someone standing on the sidelines.

He was originally tall and tall, with a fierce expression on his face. The more he played in such a leisurely manner, the more intimidating and oppressive he appeared.

Benfica players suddenly felt that a horror movie was about to be staged here.