Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 197

Ruben was triumphant at the scene of the press conference.

For one thing, his report was so well written that his peers praised him to the sky;

Secondly, Mark, who helped him with field research and survey work, was on site. No matter what obscure questions asked by his picky peers, Mark, who could not be answered by Ruben, could answer them.

Three times, it is usually the head coach of a star player who holds a press conference, but today it is his turn to be an "unknown journalist". Ruben felt that he could not be more proud.

Finally, some colleagues were not convinced by his "satisfaction" and asked:

"Such a good and touching report, since you have prepared it, why didn't you publish it earlier. Why did you wait until today, when the Football Association troubled Anton, and you made such a big fight?"

The Post's fanfare of holding a press conference for editors and reporters just because of a story: it's a rare practice.

Ruben was stuck seven inches from the snake, he opened his eyes and said, "Good question!"

He pondered quickly in his mind, while answering cautiously.

"This is because we accidentally learned of Bernard's illness. This is not only related to the head coach Anton, it has already involved the misfortune and privacy of a family..."

Reuben lowered his head now, trying to hide his emotion.

At the beginning, he wanted to make this story public, and wanted this press release to touch more people in the world and warm more families.But Anton was unwilling, and the differences between the two at that time became Ruben's best excuse at the moment.

"The reason why I'm so entangled and don't know whether I should publish this article is because..."

Ruben raised his head suddenly, his voice became hoarse, and the reporters in the room could clearly see the tears in the middle-aged man's eyes.

"It's because I also had a younger brother, who was in a similar situation to Bernard..." He couldn't hold back anymore, tears welled up in his eyes, and hurriedly wiped them with a handkerchief, "Our family has persisted for three years and sent me away. My younger brother... I also hope that he has been happy in those three years..."

The whole room was silent.

When such a report comes out, the most unbearable thing is actually the family of the person involved.Anyone who has had a similar experience can empathize.

The colleague who rashly raised this question just now deeply regrets it now, and has decided to apologize to Ruben after the meeting.

Mark sat where he was, stretched out his hand, and patted Ruben on the shoulder lightly.He didn't know about Ruben's family affairs before, but now he understood why Ruben insisted on pursuing this story.

"We understand...Mr. Smith, can we ask some more detailed questions now?" A reporter reached out, trying to avoid the question.

But at this time, the executive of the "Post" who was sitting next to him came out to speak: "Everyone, today I just want to give a brief introduction to this newspaper's discovery about Sunderland coach Anton, so that everyone will not get in the wrong direction."

At this time, many media outlets present at the meeting were silently preparing to withdraw their manuscripts—even if they had doubts and were not sure what the truth was, at least they must not just send out the reports that had been written earlier.

The paper media is okay, and the manuscript can still be withdrawn.The TV media raised their hands one after another, hoping to interview Ruben and Mark immediately, collect enough materials in the limited time, and catch up a "special episode" during the news period tomorrow morning.

Unexpectedly, I don’t know which media is paying special attention at this time:

"Mr. Smith, Mr. Smith, in other words, the accusation against the Sunderland coach is not unfounded? The glasses worn by the coach himself are communication devices, right?"

Ruben choked on the spot, paused for a few seconds, and said, "Yes!"

He suddenly yelled in his heart that something was wrong.

What if the report he worked so hard on turned out to be the strongest evidence against Anton?

Isn't this typical, cleverness is mistaken by cleverness?

But before Ruben, Mendes had conveyed Anton's meaning, asking Ruben and Mark to tell the truth, and Anton himself was responsible for all the consequences.

This is Anton's consistent style: he always protects the players and blames himself; the coaching staff will take full responsibility for the players' poor performance on the field.At this moment, Ruben couldn't help but think:

What if Anton couldn't bear this responsibility at all this time?

Assuming that the charge of carrying "prohibited" items is confirmed, it is still a trivial matter to punish Anton himself, and I am afraid that the whole of Sunderland will be implicated.Sunderland, newly promoted, former Premier League "lifter", finally caught up with a good year, ushered in Messi and Ibrahimovic, now ranks first in the league standings, is the most promising creation since the existence of the Premier League" The Miracle Club.

But what if the FA punished Sunderland and let them drop into the English Championship?What about these players, how can the fans accept it? ... Whether the century-old club can survive smoothly may be a problem. How can Anton lightly say that he can "take" this responsibility?

But when Mendes conveyed it, his attitude was downplaying, as if Anton didn't think it was a big deal.

It seemed that Anton was absolutely sure of the final outcome of this matter.

Except for the past few days, Ruben has always regarded Anton as an "enemy". At this time, thinking about Anton's words and deeds before and after, he was a little relieved: although he couldn't figure out what Anton was selling in the gourd. However, according to past experience, since Anton thinks it's not a problem, then it shouldn't be a problem - this person has always acted like this.

So, he nodded to his fellow colleagues who came forward: "That's all, for more details, please read the newspaper tomorrow!"

The next day, the "Daily Mail" confirmed the strength of the Chinese idiom "Luoyang Zhigui".The newspaper was declared out of stock from 7:[-] in the morning, and the "Post" immediately arranged two additional printings that morning, one of which was exclusively for distribution in the Northeast region.

If the "Post" is the biggest winner of this incident, the "Sun" has become the biggest loser.Unfortunately, their people were unable to attend Ruben's press conference last night, and no one communicated with them, so they published an extremely mocking Anton and Sunderland according to the prepared manuscript. The style of reporting is incompatible with all mainstream media.

The "Sun" report was accused of "spicy chicken", "fake news", "public revenge" and so on in this one-sided tide of public opinion.In the end, it was Murdoch himself who went directly to the editor-in-chief of The Sun, threw all the media reports in England to him that day, and asked, "Little brother, what's the matter with you?"

And the whole country is unanimously reading this almost "legendary" news: the genius game developer who is bedridden, the elder brother who gave up his career to enter the football world, transmits the image and sound of every game to his younger brother through "glasses" , Playing every game of the Premier League on behalf of this younger brother.

Is this just to satisfy my brother's wish?

But reading this report, it seems that the younger brother still has hope of being awakened from the coma.

……

This is unbelievable, but the report of the "Post" is well-founded, and it is possible to think about it.

Many readers even called the "Post" to inquire, and the landlines of Ruben and Mark kept ringing from morning to night.

Mark replied calmly: "Yes, I have indeed seen it with my own eyes, and I have personally verified it with the attending physician..."

Ruben on the side didn't have a good temper at all, and yelled at the receiver: "...People don't want to be miserable, don't you understand, they don't want to be miserable! If it's not for explaining their private affairs to the public, why should they use it?" Come out and let all of you know?" With a bang, he hung up the phone.

Reuben and Mark stared at each other for a moment.The phone on Ruben's desk rang again.

Ruben took a deep breath, tried to calm down, corrected his attitude, and answered the phone: "Hello, this is the editorial department of "The Post"..."

To be precise, this report by the "Post" reversed the direction of public opinion in the first place, and accurately hit the softest point in the public's heart.Sunderland and Anton were about to be overwhelmed with saliva, but who knew that hugs and comfort came flooding in.

Sunderland's public relations department has been greeted long ago. So far, only one extremely "official" statement has been released on the official website, stating that the FA's "accusation" against Anton is only against Anton personally and has nothing to do with the club. .But Sunderland's official Twitter account directly tweeted, saying that at this moment, the club unconditionally supports Anton and his family.

Countless concerns and inquiries flooded to Sunderland's official Twitter, and more fans sent Anton messages, most of which were just a simple "hug" to express support.

Sunderland's official tweet expressed its gratitude to each of these kindnesses.But Anton's account seemed to be frozen, without any response.

This incident also aroused a strong reaction from another group-game fans followed Bernard's name and expressed shock and regret.Bernard is a genius in the game development industry. The few games he developed when he first debuted were almost regarded as holy scriptures by game fans.Although Bernard has been missing from the gaming world for some time, his fans have never forgotten him.

"My God, my dear Bernard—"

"How could this happen?"

"The Bernard family is in the most difficult time, please don't add salt to other people's wounds, okay?"

"Anton, if we can wake up Bernard, we are willing to pay any price." Bernard's fans shouted, "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, you should try! The FA is always something, don't bother!"

Anton still refused to comment on this, and the whole portrait disappeared.Based on this, some people speculate that Anton is currently under "investigation", so he may have been ordered not to speak out.

Chloe then updated her status online.

"On behalf of my brother, I would like to express my sincerest thanks to everyone who has supported you. Yes, we are all together as a family now and hope to get through this together."

Her account posted a recent photo of Anton and Chloe, the two of them accompanying Bernard, who was sleeping on the sickbed, in contrast to the photo of the three brothers and sisters enjoying themselves on Chloe's birthday.This kind of strong contrast and contrast immediately aroused the sympathy of the public to the greatest extent, and caused a huge wave of voices on the Internet. #支持安东一家# and #伯纳德快速味起# immediately became the hottest buzzwords, and were retweeted by countless people with tears in their eyes.

But the voices on the Internet are not completely one-sided, and some people have different views on this matter:

——Is it really okay to wear "glasses" to direct the game?