Born to be a coach [soccer]

Gerrard stood in front of the penalty spot with a puckered face, staring at the expressionless goalkeeper in front of him.

Inexplicably, he could vaguely feel a chill from the opponent—this goalkeeper, whom he had never seen before, seemed to be a little too calm when facing the penalty kick placed at the twelve yard point, just now he was able to stretch After a bit of movement, I have now settled into a posture, staring at myself intently.

When other people encounter such a scene, such as their own goalkeeper Reina in the backcourt, most of them will try their best to mobilize their emotions and make themselves as excited as possible.But the Halldosson in front of him was like a pool of water, or like a piece of ice, so calm that even Gerald himself was a little nervous.

The referee blew the whistle, and Gerrard took two steps to run up. Just before the penalty spot, he paused for a while—to be changed, other goalkeepers had already jumped out.But Haldosson was so quiet that he didn't move.

The moment Gerrard touched the ball with his toes, Halldosson finally flew out.

The audience held their breath, and tens of thousands of fans watched Halldosson touch the ball with one hand and lift the ball out of the baseline.The Icelander rolled on the turf and stood up, clenched his fists, and let out a roar—it turns out that the Icelandic people can not only be as calm as ice, but also let out such a roar that shocks the audience.

Sunderland's players gathered around Halldosson, applauded him one by one, and stood in position to defend the corner.

"what--"

"Oh my God--"

The fans of Sunderland couldn't be more excited, but the disappointment of Liverpool fans was beyond words.

Gerrard stood alone near the penalty spot, bowed his head and reflected: he did send the ball a little bit floaty just now, and the goalkeeper was the easiest to pounce on the half-high ball.

But the first show is just a little bit, this goalkeeper is too good!

The commentator was also shouting excitedly: "11 minutes, 11 minutes, this goalkeeper who was loaned to Sunderland from the Danish Super League, only used 11 minutes to thoroughly prove his value to the fans, to the greatest player in the world The league shows the strength of Icelandic football. Iceland not only has Aurora and Hot Springs, they also have football, and they can cultivate such players.”

However, Halldosson's expression under the camera immediately returned to calmness, without any expression left, but continued to discuss with his teammates the position to defend the penalty kick.

The enthusiasm of the commentator immediately dissipated: "Of course, the personalities of the players in that freezing country also have to be a little... a little bit special."

Next, Sunderland defended two corner kicks in succession before completely resolving the crisis in front of the goal.Then the two sides came and went, but nothing was achieved. In the end, Atkinson blew the whistle at halftime, and the two sides scored a goalless goal in the first half.

The players quickly returned to the locker room.The referee Atkinson also walked off the field, but saw Anton folded his arms, staring at himself and the fourth official with a cold face.

Under Anton's gaze, the fourth official quickly pulled Atkinson and took him to watch the replay of the first half.

During the intermission, the coaches of both sides did not make personnel adjustments.It seems that Benitez and Anton are waiting, waiting for an opportunity to break the deadlock.

The opportunity came at 71 minutes.

Ngogo broke through immediately after receiving the pass from Gerrard, went to the bottom, and looked for Torres.However, Golden Boy has scored a lot of goals in the Premier League in the past few years. Everyone has suffered from him, and they have all developed the habit of marking Torres closely to prevent him from "eating cakes" smoothly.The same is true for Sunderland. Torres is surrounded by two Sunderland defenders.

Ngogo paused, and suddenly pushed the arch of his foot, and the football was handed over to Dirk Dirk, who rushed up beside him at some point. Penalty, foot up - Halldosson has sealed the angle.

"This is a great opportunity for Liverpool!" The commentator Fletcher yelled while sitting in the broadcast room.

Sure enough, Dirk did not choose to shoot, but gave the ball to Gerrard who had already reached the goal of the penalty area at some point.Gerrard hit the ball directly into the goal guarded by Halldosson.

"GOAL!"

"Liverpool scored!"

"Gerrard made up for the regret that he didn't score a penalty before. He rewrote the score, 0:1, and the visiting team took the lead!"

Fletcher thought for a while and added: "It seems that some Sunderland fans who wanted to visit Anfield may be disappointed."

This goal completely changed the situation on the field.With less than 20 minutes left in the game, Liverpool can easily go on the defensive, but Sunderland must attack if they want to win the game.

Captain Garner took a little time before the middle circle kick-off, ran to the sidelines and took a sip of water.After Anton said a few words to him, Garner dropped the water bottle and ran back to the middle circle.The entire coaching staff heard him yelling unceremoniously to his teammates on the field: "Cheer up, everyone, who will allow you to be dejected..."

Russell said to Anton a little strangely: "What's wrong with Garner, it seems like a different person?"

Anton looked at Russell: "Didn't you teach it?"

Russell opened his mouth with an "oh", and finally remembered his "halffield lecture" in the last game.Is that so?

After Anton explained to Russell, he turned to Eriksson and asked, "Have you warmed up?"

Prior to this, Sunderland had several substitute players warming up on the sidelines for some time.Eriksson nodded with a little eager expression on his face, and Anton immediately went to the fourth official.

"Very well, Sunderland has also made some moves. They are about to replace the substitute striker No. 17 Jones. He is good at breaking through, and his footwork is a bit... The head coach Anton obviously wants to increase the number of midfielders. The impact of the frontcourt. Oh, two players at a time, in addition to Jones, Sunderland is also preparing to replace the new aid No. 33 Eriksson."

"In one game, two rookies made their debut together. Just now Halldosson has shown his value. Let us look forward to the performance of this young player who is under 18 years old."

Before the substitutions, Anton had already taught Jones and Eriksson face-to-face instructions.After the two high-fived their teammates who were replaced, they each ran to their positions.

Taking this opportunity, Liverpool also made a substitution.Brazilian defender Aurelio was substituted and limped a little when he got off the field, apparently with a leg injury.It now appears that Liverpool's defensive lineup is a bit unstable, while Sunderland has strengthened the strength of the midfield.

"There are still 10 minutes at most from the end of the game, can Sunderland's substitutions work?" The commentator Fletcher asked himself.

His judgment on No. 17 Jones who was replaced on the field was correct. This player is a typical British Championship player. He is physically strong, active in running, and not afraid of collisions. Useful, but too clumsy for a team like Liverpool.Liverpool's defense is full of players like Carragher and Skrtel, and Gerrard, as the captain, also rushes back to help the defense from time to time.In front of Liverpool with a goal in hand, Sunderland seemed to have encountered a wall and could not attack it no matter what.

The fans in the stands panicked and stood up and shouted.The striker Vincent, whom they admired and trusted, has been wandering around the penalty area, always ready to eat cakes, but his teammates are not strong enough, and the cakes cannot be fed to him. He is also intentional but powerless.

"It's the 81st minute, and the game is coming to an end. If I were a Sunderland fan, I might wonder if the coach's last choice to make a substitution was the right one. But wait a minute... what? Jones fell Down, is this a Liverpool foul?"

"Atkinson hesitated and stopped the game. The Sunderland fans stood up. The two captains, Gerrard and Garner, they came to Atkinson at the same time."

"Let's look at the slow-motion replay, it was indeed a foul! Skrtel brought Jones down, which is a red flag. But it seems that Atkinson may not see the foul action clearly, he seems to be in Talking to the linesman. See what he's going to do."

"A free kick, the referee awarded Sunderland a free kick in a good position. But Atkinson didn't draw the card and let Skrtel go. Let's see what Sunderland will do with this free kick What? No. 33 standing in front of the penalty spot? No. 33, a Danish teenager who is not yet 18 years old, today is his debut in England... Oh my God, the hearts of Sunderland players and coaches are so big !"

In front of Liverpool's goal, Reina is directing the formation of the wall, Carragher, Gerrard, Skrtel... Liverpool's tall players are all crowded together.Reina almost couldn't even see the players from the far penalty team.

"There is no other player in front of the penalty spot except No. 33. It seems that this is the No. 33 free throw. He has already started to run, and he raised his foot and shot..."

The next moment, there was a "boom boom boom" sound from Fletcher's microphone, as if his desk was about to be overturned.Then Fletcher shouted in an unbelievable tone: "Unbelievable, unbelievable! This young man who has not yet turned 18 kicked a beautiful world wave. The ball drew a perfect arc and hung in the dead corner. , hung up the dead corner and scored the goal..."

"Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina looked at the ball and sighed, helpless!"

"Let's remember this young man's name, Eriksen, Christian Eriksen. He came off the bench, but gave us such a wonderful debut!" Fletcher couldn't contain his excitement , "Now the Sunderland fans can have their dreams come true. The Queen wishes them all their wishes come true, and they really have their wishes come true. As long as they hold on to the last few minutes, they can visit Anfield!"

As soon as he said this, Fletcher's voice suddenly calmed down and said, "I understand!"

"I'm so stupid, really!"

"I shouldn't have questioned Sunderland's coach's tactical arrangements. With Eriksson as a secret weapon in hand, his tactics must be to allow Jones to attack with physical confrontation and wait for opportunities to cause fouls!"

The author has something to say: say a few more words about the FA Cup competition system.

The FA Cup is a knockout match, and in theory, one game should determine the winner.However, if the first game is tied, the team will move to the visiting team's home court for a "replay". If the rematch is still tied, overtime or even a penalty kick will be played.In short, the rematch will definitely determine the outcome.

So if the game is tied, Sunderland will go to Liverpool's home Anfield for a rematch.At that time, ticket revenue and TV broadcast revenue can increase Sunderland's income, plus players can experience the treatment of a Liverpool devil's home court.