There is a belief called football

Chapter 114 To Seoul ([-])

For Saturday's game, Stan left the hotel early and took the luxury car provided by the hotel to the stadium - the Seoul World Cup Stadium. This stadium once hosted the World Cup in 2002. It is a very modern stadium.

The game kicked off at 8:5 p.m., but Stan set off at [-]:[-]. The reason for this is that Stan has been to many capitals, whether it is Tokyo, Bangkok, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, or Kathmandu. Stan knows that capitals are usually the first to be congested, so in order to avoid being stuck on the road, Stan set off early.

The hotel's private car was very efficient and took Stan to the Seoul World Cup Stadium in about half an hour.

Stan looked at his watch. It was still early, so he decided to find a place to drink coffee and finish dinner by the way.

After arriving at a coffee shop and sitting down, Stan ordered a cup of latte. The waiter’s slightly stiff smile made Stan feel amused, “Does everyone in this country have plastic surgery? Looking at that face, it must be because of too much hyaluronic acid, and the smile is so stiff”, Stan thought.

The reason why Stan, a big man, knows this is because Stan is also middle-aged, in his 50s, and the rings left by the years on his face are gradually becoming clear. A friend suggested that Stan take hyaluronic acid, but Stan refused. He pointed to the wrinkles on his forehead to his friend and said: "Every wrinkle of mine contains my experience. It is forged by time, and it is the wealth of the coach."

Stan took out a small notebook of his own. This kind of notebook is about the size of two smart phones, with a black cover. If you have seen Mourinho coaching on the sidelines, you should know that Mourinho also has such a notebook.

In fact, the football circle is very strange. In the face of the ever-changing technological progress, football coaches are generally quite traditional, and they all like to use very simple tools.

"Seoul traffic is not bad", the first sentence Stan wrote in his notebook.

This is the first point that Stan will consider wherever he leads the team. Stan understands that bad traffic will make people crazy. Why does BJ's "brother" like to greet the uncle so much?Mainly because of the traffic jam.

Then Stan closed the notebook, ready to take notes at any time.

Stan picked up the coffee, drank it, and looked out the window. Gradually, there were more red and black outside the window, which were the colors of Seoul FC's home jersey.

"Looks like Seoul FC fans are starting to flock over," Stan thought.

Stan looked at his watch again. It was still early. He took out his phone and checked his information. The first message was from that brat Li Qiao.
"Stan, you go to Korea to play, and you don't take me with you, it's not interesting," followed by a smiling face at the end.

Stan replied: "If you don't train well, I won't bring you to the finals either."

But there was no reply over there, "Joe should still be training", Stan thought, it is more than 5 o'clock in China now, since Li Qiao started training in the training room imported from Germany, every day after the joint training, Li Qiao will practice in the training room alone, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for two hours.

"If there are 1 children in China who are as diligent and serious as Li Qiao, let alone enter the World Cup, how difficult is it to win the Hercules Cup?"thought Stan.

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After finding his seat, Stan looked around and thought: "Surrounded by tens of thousands of people, no one should see me."

So he took off his scarf and mask, "oh`my`god, I can finally breathe freely."

The game hadn't started yet, but the stadium was already full. Not far away, a red square formed a square. The area was not small. That was the world-famous "Red Devils Cheerleaders".

The first time the Red Devils cheerleaders became famous all over the world was from the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. In that World Cup, as long as there was a Korean team match, there would be a Red Devils cheerleader on the sidelines.

There are two main slogans for the Red Devils cheerleaders. The first one is very simple, which is to keep shouting, "this`is`Korean", and the second is to sing the Korean folk song "Arirang" together.

In 2002, the world's top teams - Portugal, Italy, and Spain - played against South Korea. After the game, the players collectively reported that the songs sung by the South Korean cheerleaders were like lullabies, making them unable to concentrate and drowsy.

Since then, as long as there is a South Korean team, you will definitely see a well-organized and uniform Red Devils cheerleader on the sidelines.

Stan carefully observed the cheerleaders on the sidelines. It was an organization similar to an army military band. The leader at the front was directing with a loudspeaker. There were drummers in the back row. There were about 6 people playing drums in a neat and rhythmic way. Behind the drummers were hundreds of people shouting slogans.

Don’t look at just a few hundred people, because they are very professional, so the cheering sound can be spread throughout the stadium. I remember that in 2002, the Chinese team also entered the World Cup. At that time, tens of thousands of Chinese went to South Korea to watch the game. When the game was broadcast, everyone was surprised to find that there were tens of thousands of fans.
I found out later that these Chinese fans not only cheered, but also worked hard, but because there was no organization, the sound of cheering was sparse, and it was quickly lost in the noisy noise of the stadium.

After watching for a while, the game was about to start. At this time, the scene that shocked Stan even more appeared. The leader and the six drummers took off their shirts and were shirtless. It seemed that they were preparing for the 6 minutes.

"After such a game, the calories consumed by the cheerleaders on the sidelines may be similar to or even more than the goalkeepers on the field," Stein thought.

He took out his notebook and wrote: "Nasty Korean cheerleaders, must pay attention",
After a while, he felt dissatisfied, crossed out what he had written, and wrote on the next line: "Damn cheerleaders, you must pay attention."

Stan has been in China for too long. Like the Chinese, he is used to calling Koreans "Bangzi".

But in the end Stan made a swipe and wrote: "Damn Red Devils cheerleaders, you must pay attention." Stan felt that it is necessary to respect the opponent, because proud soldiers must lose.

Just as Stan was writing something, a voice came from his ear, "American"?Someone asked Stan if he was American.

Stan looked up and saw a hot girl, probably Korean.

"no`chinese", no, I am Chinese, Stan replied.

The other party laughed and praised Stan for being very humorous. Stan was upset and thought: "A person who looks like this must be an American?"
In fact, although Stan is near middle age, he has been exercising for a long time and has maintained a good figure. Just like Mancini, when he was a coach and a player, his figure is almost the same, and he is basically not out of shape. Coupled with his handsome face, he is easy to attract Asian girls.

Of course, in world football, there are also people who are completely out of shape when they are players and coaches. The most typical one is the former AC Milan coach "Ancelotti". When Ancelotti played in Milan, he was a handsome young man.

Although Stan is usually as boring as the Germans, but everyone is the same, and his temper will always be better when facing a beautiful woman. Stan put away his notebook and chatted with the beautiful woman.

"You, Seoul FC fan"?
"Yeah," the hot girl replied.

"Then which player from Seoul FC do you like best"?
The hot girl answered almost without thinking: "De Young".

"Dejan," Stan said silently.

"Wait a minute," Stan said to the Spice Girls, and then took out his notebook and wrote: "Focus on De Young", put the notebook away after writing, and continued: "Okay".

The Spice Girls look at Stan's behavior in a weird way. Who would come to watch the ball with a laptop, and besides, they all use tablets now.

In this way, the hot girl who was very attentive to Stan changed her attitude.

Stan felt it too, and thought, "Looks like unless I stop being a coach someday, it's pretty much impossible to get a girlfriend."

Fortunately, the game is about to start, and the players have already entered the field. Stan smiled awkwardly at the Spice Girls, and then looked towards the field.

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The game started, and Stan took out his notebook and was ready to record at any time. This is Stan’s characteristic. He must hold the notebook when watching the game. There are several things that Stan records. First, tactical inspiration, and second, players who have a good impression.

Stan turned his head and found that the hot girl had left, leaving only an empty seat, and Stan shook his head helplessly.

It turns out that the more the hot girl thinks about it, the more something is wrong. The person in front of her has a Western face, but she says she is Chinese. When others come to watch the game, they hold a beer in their left hand and a hot dog in their right hand, while he is holding a notebook. What is even more strange is that he writes things by himself when he sees the beauty strike up a conversation. Based on the above, the beauty concluded that the person in front of her is crazy, and not serious.

"Alright, then I'll concentrate on watching the game," Stan thought.

At the start of the game, Stan's eyes first focused on the visiting team, that is, Jeonbuk Hyundai. While watching the game, Stan quickly searched the database formed in his mind for decades, and found that there were only two people in the Jeonbuk Hyundai team that he knew.

The first is the midfield number 10 Brazilian "Leonardo Pereira", whom Stein knows from his time playing in Greece and in qualifying for the Champions League.

And the other one is the South Korean striker "Lee Dong-guk" who has hurt Chinese fans countless times.

The South Korean center, born in 1979, left too many nightmares for Chinese fans in the World Cup qualifiers, so that Stan, who is half Chinese, still has a fresh memory of this South Korean striker.

At this time, Stan wrote in the notebook: "Lee Dong-guk", and then drew an X on the back.

(End of this chapter)