Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 172

Soon, the last league game before Christmas will come.

On December 12th, Sunderland sat at the Stadium of Light and faced visiting Bolton.

Before the arrival of this game, the Christmas atmosphere was already very strong.Red and white Christmas decorations were hung inside and outside the Stadium of Light, mistletoe was tied to the ceiling of the corridor, and even Bob Stoker's bronze statue was wearing a Christmas hat.

The VIP boxes at the Stadium of Light were also newly decorated.The club will be hosting a very important group of guests here for this match.

Two hours before the start of the game, the club sent special cars to Sunderland City Hospital and Sunderland Home for the Elderly, and picked up the club's guests from there: sick children hospitalized in the city hospital, and youngsters recuperating in the home for the elderly. Long fans.

The children who needed to be hospitalized during the Christmas period were taken to the VIP box at the Stadium of Light accompanied by medical staff.Elderly people in wheelchairs were sent to the front row of the main stand of the Stadium of Light to watch the game.

Most of the people busy in the Stadium of Light are club staff, and some are fans and volunteers.The figures of two young women are particularly striking.

Many staff members recognized one of the girls as the head coach's own sister, Chloe.Except for the different hair color, Chloe's eyebrows and eyes are actually quite similar to Anton's.

The other is a Latin-style beauty with a petite figure and a sweet appearance, resembling Shakira, the lead singer of the South African World Cup theme song.

But most of the staff dare not admit it: Can the Latin queen really come to this small place of Sunderland?Even if the Empress Dowager came to visit, how could she go to their public welfare activities to help with chores?

In the locker room of the Stadium of Light, Anton looked at his players and solemnly explained: "Today, there are two groups of very, very important fans who came to watch the match. opponents and fans in the stadium."

After saying this, Anton stuffed a sweet date casually: "After this game, on the 23rd and 24th, we will give you two days off. Let's celebrate Christmas with your family."

"Also," Anton looked at Messi again, "I don't know when Sunderland's 'guests' will come to watch the game. Maybe they will be sitting in the stands today..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the players in the locker room replied in unison: "Yes! Boss, don't worry!"

Sunderland's "guest" is naturally the first team of the Barcelona club who promised to come to the Sunderland game early in the morning.In the previous game, they never showed up-but Anton guessed that was because they hadn't entered the La Liga winter break.Now that the major leagues in continental Europe have entered a short winter break, the possibility of Barcelona's visit to Sunderland has suddenly increased.

In front of Barcelona, ​​Sunderland can't be ashamed.

Before the start of the game, the coaching staff took the players to the field to warm up.It was cold and most fans were not in the bleachers yet.A choir is standing in the stands for the final rehearsal. Before the game starts, they will sing for the entire Stadium of Light to celebrate the coming Christmas.

Russell stood shivering in the cold wind, watched the players warm up, glanced at the stands suddenly, saw Chloe's figure, opened his mouth in surprise and drank countless northwest winds, and then hurried to find Ann Dong, stuttered as soon as he opened his mouth: "Anton, why didn't you tell me..."

Naturally, he blamed Anton for not telling him the news of Chloe's coming here earlier.

Before finishing talking about Anton, Russell had already pulled out his mobile phone and excitedly called his wife: "Honey, the person you want to see the most is in the stadium right now... No, it's not me, it's Anton's." Sister, Miss Chloe... Yes, wait for me in the stands after the game, I'll see if I can ask Anton to take you to meet her..."

Anton didn't care about Russell's excitement. He folded his arms at the moment and was paying attention to the dozen or so "big men" sitting neatly in rows on the stands.

These "big guys" are all wearing the same style of sports down jackets, but it seems that they can't withstand the wet and cold winter in England.So everyone was shivering, wearing hats and zipping them all the way up—no faces in sight.

But it can be seen that most of these people are tall and strong, not like ordinary people.One of them, not afraid of the cold, took off his down jacket brazenly and sat on the seat in short sleeves.He was born with a slender face, long golden brown hair hanging down his shoulders, like a golden lion king.Anton felt very familiar.

But he didn't have time to think about who it was for a moment, he strode to the sidelines, pointed at one of the group of people, and shouted bluntly: "What are you looking at!"

Anton has been paying attention to these "weird people" on the sidelines, and when he sees the man in the middle turning his head and staring at the VIP box for a moment, he feels very uncomfortable.

His little sister Chloe is the most beautiful scenery in the VIP box.For those sick children, Chloe was busy from beginning to end.

This person has always been staring at the box where his sister is staying, what is his intention?

After shouting, Anton stood by the side of the field, looking up at the people in the stands.The group of people in the stands didn't seem to notice him at all.

So Anton, the majestic head coach, put his hands on the fence on the side of the field, flew over the railing, ran up a few steps quickly, came to these dozen people, and reached out to pat the guy who was staring at the box in a daze: "I'm sorry, I'm talking about you!"

Being chased by Anton, the man raised his head to look at Anton as if he had just woken up from a dream. At the same time, he took off the hat on his head, then stretched out his hand to Anton, and said shyly, "You... hello !"

"You are... Mr. Peake?" Anton finally recognized him.

This man who has been sitting on the seats of the Stadium of Light, turning his head and looking at the box in a daze, is not someone else, but Barcelona's main central defender, Gerard Pique.

Anton: I...why is this a misunderstanding?

He turned around and looked at the box, just in time to see Chloe talking to Shakira sideways, and suddenly realized.It turns out that it seems that he is really overwhelmed.

Pique quickly stood up and shook hands with Anton: "Oh, you are the brother of Xia Qi's best friend! It's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Pique." This person's face was full of "Please say something nice for me "This line of big characters, the handshake is also very warm.

Anton couldn't laugh or cry, Pique actually "chased" to the Stadium of Light for this reason?

In other words, these people around Pique... Anton turned his head and took a look, and immediately recognized them all: Isn't this Xiaobai?And Harvey, Professor Bo... The "Golden Retriever Lion King" is of course Auntie Puyol, but Ibrahimovic is not seen anywhere, and it looks like he didn't come.

"Welcome to the Stadium of Light!" Anton greeted one by one, "Everyone, is your head coach here?"

The person he most wants to see right now is Guardiola.

The Barcelona players stretched out their hands in unison, pointing to the forefront of the stands.

Anton looked over and saw Guardiola. He was standing by the stands, sticking his head out, talking to Messi.As he spoke, Guardio stretched out his arms to embrace Messi, and Messi looked like a child seeing his relatives in front of him.

It's over! ——Anton thought, it couldn't be that Messi suffered a grievance that he didn't know, and now he is complaining to Gua Shuai?

After the two talked a few words, Guardiola turned around, glanced at Anton, and waved his hand in a friendly manner.

Anton also nodded to Gua Shuai.He is a landlord. At this time, he quickly crossed the half-drawn stands, stepped forward, and shook hands with Guardiola: "You have finally fulfilled the contract. We have been waiting for a long time."

Guardiola's first impression of Anton was-thin!The whole person is thin and thin, but his eyes are flexible, and he looks very intelligent.

The second impression is - the top of the head is shiny, which is really in sharp contrast with Anton.

Guardiola and Anton had communicated in "Green Life", and they met now, and neither of them felt unfamiliar.Guardiola nodded, then pointed to Messi who was lying on the railing of the stadium, and said: "Leo should have had enough. After these two games, I will take him back to Barcelona." "Enough playing" should mean that the days when Messi can "addict to games" are coming to an end.

Anton breathed a sigh of relief: He listened to Guardiola, Messi can play two more games, that is to say, in the next game against Manchester United, Messi can also play, and Guardiola will personally To watch the battle.

This is an extremely rare opportunity for Gua Shuai to watch his team play live.

But after that, Sunderland will say goodbye to Messi.

Anton nodded and looked at Messi.

Messi's expression is very strange, both perplexed and expectant, frequently waving his arms to his teammates, but half-opening his mouth and not knowing what to say-typical, nostalgic for old friends, but reluctant to part with new ones.

I want to talk about it.

So Anton nodded to Guardiola, then supported the railing, flew down from the stands, and landed right next to Messi.

He patted Messi on the shoulder lightly, and said in a vibrating voice: "Come on! Even in the last two games, you have to play well and have fun! You are only enough for six months, aren't you?"

Messi: ... also!

So, he followed Anton, as if being carried away by Anton, and led him back to the player tunnel.

Guardiola stood on the edge of the stands, stretched out his hands to support the railing, and stared at the stadium in front of him——

Stadium of Light.

The winter sun has come to an end, and all the lights of the Stadium of Light have been lit up, like a bright lamp and a torch in the endless winter night.

Countless people are coming here, pouring into this stadium, gathering in the stands, warming themselves and others with words, songs and applause.When the curtain is raised, the players will stride out from the player tunnel, and a great show will be staged. The players will try their best to run, kick and shoot for the common belief of themselves and others...

Guardiola still stood on the edge of the stands, and over time, he became a sculpture.

From the eyes of this famous coach, what does this stadium look like, and what will the game be like?