Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 225

The weather in Paris in early March is still quite cold after nightfall.The old man was wearing a light jacket and was sitting in the first row of the stands closest to the pitch.

The Parc des Princes Stadium itself has spacious and comfortable VIP boxes, but most of the distinguished guests who watch the game gather there, and rarely sit in the cold stands to watch the game.

The look and attitude of the old man Anton saw were obviously different from those of the other Parisian fans around him.

The old man had a square face with Chinese characters, and his hairline was higher than the top of his head. When the wind blew, a few strands of thin hair were blown up from his forehead.This person wears black-rimmed glasses that match the shape of his face, and a metal chain protrudes from each leg of the glasses, hanging behind his ears.

The old man had two deep nasolabial folds around his mouth, and the corners of his lips drooped down, making his expression extremely serious.Compared with the joyful Paris fans after the home team scored, the biggest difference is that he did not show any gesture of excitement and celebration. Instead, he always held a drawing book and a pen in his hand. Draw and remember.

Anton was very curious about this old man, and always felt that he had a little impression of this old man, and he should have seen it somewhere.

But after he looked in that direction a few more times, the old man turned around and glared at Anton fiercely, as if to say: "Boy, what kind of mind do you have as a head coach?"

But Anton wasn't afraid at all, he just turned his head calmly.On the court, his disciples kicked off again, and returned a ball to the opponent before the end of the first half.

This time it was Hummels' header. After Henderson and Eriksson moved the ball back and forth on both sides of the penalty area a few times, he suddenly kicked over the top and passed directly into the penalty area. Touching into the restricted area, he was already waiting there.This goal was scored without any controversy. The Paris fans were originally in high spirits, but now it feels like a bucket of cold water has been poured on their heads.

However, the few Sunderland fans gathered in the stands and made noise with their utmost efforts:

- They scored again!Got the 2nd away goal.

At this moment, the old man in the stands slowly retracted his eyes, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and continued to draw crazily on his drawing book.

After Hummels scored the goal, 45 minutes of the first half had come.As soon as Paris took the ball, the referee blew the whistle for halftime.The Sunderland players surrounded Hummels and came off the field. Russell went up to him and gave Hummels a high-five. He said loudly, "Matz, you really showed your face today!"

There was no smile on Hummels' face. He just grinned at Russell and said, "Coach, I just want to score a goal today..."

Russell saw Hummels, the main central defender, scoring a goal in a sports game for the first time, but he didn't look happy at all.He thought about Godin's injury, then patted Hummels on the shoulder pretending to understand, and said, "Just play like this in the second half!"

And this is exactly Anton's arrangement for the team today: he told the players not to hold back when they are angry, and to vent their anger at the opponent's goal.

Anton was also mentally prepared for the opponent's goal.His team is pressing across the board in the away game, leaving a huge gap behind them. If the opponent does not score, they will be ashamed of being the leader of Ligue [-].

But is it just to prevent the opponent from scoring, and in the absence of the defense general, call all the players back to their own half to strictly prevent the defense?

Wouldn't the Sunderland player be aggrieved to death?

What's the point of playing a game that is too suffocating?

That's why Anton insisted on dragging the opponent out to attack in order to create more attacking space for Sunderland players and create away goals as much as possible.

Only two goals were conceded in the first half, which was beyond Anton's expectations.He had expected to throw three or more, and now he only dropped two.

On the contrary, if Sunderland counts the ball that Hummels was blown away, their offense and ability to seize opportunities are actually superior.

As the saying goes, you can only gain if you give up. Anton gave up defense in the conventional sense, and what he got was the high morale of the players and more scoring opportunities in away games.

After the first half of the game, most of the players in Paris realized that the game was not easy to play, and most of them looked serious when they left the field.

Fans can't help it so much, they honestly predict the score of the second half during the break, guess how much their team can eventually slaughter the opposing team.

The second half of the game continued, and the Paris players adjusted their tactics in time under the guidance of coach Compaure.After they get the ball in the backcourt, there is no delay, no sticking to the ball and extra dribbling. Instead, the goalkeeper or the backcourt players drive directly to the frontcourt, and the forward players rush to grab it. Grabbing is earning-after all, it is very difficult for Sunderland's three-back system to defend against Paris's multi-point offense.

Soon, this tactical adjustment in Paris paid off.

In the 54th minute of the game, Paris scored again. This time, the opposing player who pressed in front of the goal had at least three contact points.When his teammates had no time to return to the defense, Pickford alone, even with the two goalposts, could not withstand such an attack.

Sunderland equalized in time for the first two goals conceded in the game.

But this time, Sunderland not only failed to equalize in time, but was scored by the opponent in the 61st minute.

The score was rewritten to 4-2.

Many people are thinking: Sunderland will always have to deal with it and adjust its current tactics, right?

Unexpectedly, it didn't - Sunderland's defense was still very high.

The Sunderland fans on the side of the stadium couldn't stand it: this is not good!Although everyone can understand that Sunderland wants to pursue away goals, it cannot lose too much to Paris, otherwise the total score will be lost to others, and no matter how many away goals it is, it will still be useless.

They shouted together: "Brother Matts, take it easy!"

Unexpectedly, Hummels turned a deaf ear to this, and ran to the middle circle to kick-off by himself.The main central defender, who had already had a goal in the first half, was full of determination at this time, and there seemed to be two big words written on his face: "Don't retreat".

The players in Paris are also a bit stupid, wondering why this opponent is like Tie Hanhan, knowing that this road is not going to work, but insisting on going forward?

Soon there was a physical bottleneck in Paris, and Combore began to make substitutions.

When the physical fitness of both teams declined, Sunderland's numerical advantage in the midfield was finally reflected at this time.Even if Paris players want to pass a long pass forward, Sunderland players will step forward to interfere.Gradually, the Paris players found that even if they counted long passes and big feet, they could not pass the midfield.

Sunderland's oppressive style of play finally blossomed after persisting for 80 minutes: in the 80th and 82nd minutes, Sunderland scored two goals in a row and even equalized the score again.

At this moment, boos erupted in the Parc des Princes.Anton was inexplicably alert, and immediately looked up and looked around.He suddenly saw a flash of fire in the stands, and he yelled in his heart that he was not good, and hurried to find the fourth official.At the same time, Russell also jumped up, yelling in the direction of Pickford, to make the kid pay attention - and sure enough, not long after, a firework flew down from the stands.

After the attack on the Sunderland convoy, the Princes Park Stadium was immediately notified by the police, requiring increased security standards for admission.Someone actually sneaked in fireworks and threw them from the stands at the most critical moment of the game.

Security personnel immediately stepped forward in the stadium and took the Parisian fans who threw fireworks out of the stands.

At the same time, a staff member came into the arena with a tool in the shape of a dustpan, swept it, lifted it, and covered it. The fireworks were immediately put in the dustpan, extinguished, and removed from the arena without harming anyone.

The referee saw that the dangerous objects had been cleaned up and seemed to have no effect on the game, so he blew his whistle impatiently and resumed the game.The game should be about 10 minutes away from the end.

But the players on both sides were a little dazed.

Anton took this opportunity and had a quick discussion with the coaching staff behind him.Russell nodded, took a few people, and went back to the locker room first.

Anton was still on the sidelines. At this time, he rushed into the court, shouted loudly, gestured repeatedly, and asked all the players to retreat immediately, and all of them retreated to their own half.

The Paris players suddenly lost the pressure in their own half, and were very uncomfortable. It took them a minute to figure out that the opponent had no conspiracy, but really withdrew to set up the bus.They immediately resumed the state of home games, pressing heavily, hoping to score a goal at the last moment of the game, win the game, and lay a solid foundation for the second round of the game.

At this time, Russell rushed out of the locker room again, leaned over to Anton, and the two whispered for a while, as if they no longer cared about the result of the game.

After Russell finished speaking, Anton nodded. Russell returned to the bench and waved his hand. Several other team coaches and team doctors left the bench with all the team's substitutes and went back to the locker room.

And Sunderland's goal, under the repeated attacks of the opponent like a storm, seemed dangerous.

Russell faced the players on the field and said loudly: "Boys hold on!" Then he turned around and even retreated back to the players' tunnel, leaving Anton alone on the sidelines.

At this time the final whistle sounded - Sunderland lasted until the last moment, and finally did not let the opponent "succeed" at the last moment.The score was fixed at 4-4.

Hummels expended a lot of physical energy in this game. As soon as the whistle blew, he could no longer run, and wanted to lie on the ground and rest for 5 minutes. Arms run forward.

"Did you see Anton, he is also telling you to hurry up!" Pickford grabbed Hummels' arm and ran forward desperately.

More than a dozen lit fireworks were thrown from the opening stage and landed on the green field behind the Sunderland players.

And Anton was already standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel waiting for them. When he saw the players on the field running over at a sprint speed of [-] meters, he couldn't help but praised: "The physical fitness is really not bad—"

Sunderland player: ...

"After entering the player tunnel, there is no need to panic. You don't need to take anything, go directly to Russell, and he will take you to the bus. I will be in the back."

As expected, Anton stayed at the end. After all the players entered the tunnel, he calmly greeted Paris Saint-Germain's coaching staff: "It's unavoidable to leave in a hurry. Everyone, bid farewell to Sunderland for the next round. goodbye!"

The head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Compaure, and others were stunned. They turned to look behind Anton, and saw that the fireworks were thrown on the green grass, turning the good turf into black spots and brown spots, which was extremely ugly.