Born to be a coach [soccer]

Ancelotti spent a year as Chelsea manager.He is very clear that working under a boss like Abramovich, the Premier League championship is nothing, and the FA Cup will not have much weight.If he can't lead the team to win the Champions League as soon as possible, then his road to Stamford Bridge is not destined to last long.

Maybe it won't be long before he will leave the blue team with strong financial resources, and he will start to "scratch" like Anton all day long to discover capable young players? ①

So Ancelotti is happy to communicate with Anton.Coupled with the fact that the fine wine and delicacies from his hometown are in front of him, the atmosphere at the dinner table is relaxed. Ancelotti talked about it, and he already felt a little bit drunk.

However, he noticed that Anton was a very restrained person in drinking: Anton was able to describe the characteristics of this kind of wine with great precision, and pointed out the small flaws that ordinary people would not notice, which proved that Anton knew wine very well; But Anton drank very little.Unknowingly, Ancelotti himself had already drank most of the bottle, but the wine in Anton's own glass was only slightly stained on his lips.

"I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to drink to my heart's content, but that I don't drink very well. As long as I drink a little more, I will suddenly 'drunk'. I don't know anything, and no one can wake up. I wake up the next day. I can’t remember anything at that time.” Seeing Ancelotti looking at the wine glass in his hand, Anton told the truth frankly, “However, you don’t have to worry about my sudden ‘fragmentation’. I have already left the address of my temporary hotel to the waiter in the restaurant, just ask him to call a taxi for me."

Ancelotti sighed in his heart: There are young people who are so thoughtful in dealing with others, this is really... everything has been thought of in advance.

It was rare to have a harmonious atmosphere. The person sitting across from him was both a young colleague and a friend he had known before. Ancelotti was very relaxed, and couldn't help but start talking, talking about his various experiences after coming to Chelsea, and again. After counting the personalities of several "big-name" players under his command, he also inevitably talked about the team's management—Ancelotti couldn't help but envy Anton's club. Although he had no money, the boss was very down-to-earth. Never mentioned unrealistic goals, and never gave pointers to the team's management...

After an unknown amount of time, Ancelotti suddenly realized: On the eve of the war, facing this little friend Anton, he seemed to have said everything that should be said and should not be said.

At this moment, Anton was sitting opposite him, resting on his hands, resting his left arm and elbow on the table, lowering his head slightly, with one or two strands of short curly hair hanging down on his forehead to cover his glasses.

"Anton, Anton..."

Ancelotti called softly a few times.There was only their table left in the restaurant. After Ancelotti called, there was silence all around—Anton did not answer, and there was only Anton's thin snorting in Ancelotti's ears. The young man rested his forehead, motionless, in Under the warm light of the restaurant, it looks like a beautiful silhouette.Looking at the amount of red wine in Anton's glass, Ancelotti finally realized: Is Anton really...drunk?

...No one woke up from crying, and I didn't remember anything the next day.

Ancelotti remembered what Anton said, and for some reason he breathed a sigh of relief.Regardless of whether Anton is really drunk or not, Ancelotti only knows: This young man is really thoughtful and good at being a man.

He hurriedly contacted the waiter in the restaurant, and he found the address and room number that Anton had left in advance.Ancelotti not only called a taxi, but also called the hotel and asked the hotel to send a doorman to wait.Ancelotti was relieved until the hotel replied that Anton had returned to the hotel smoothly.

The head coaches of the two sides in the FA Cup final, after having a dinner together before the game, tacitly kept silent, and neither of them mentioned a word about this meeting-in fact, neither of them had time to mention it.After that, the coaching staff of the two teams made targeted arrangements for the game and led the team for a whole day of training.

Then came the day of the FA Cup final.

On May 5th, Chelsea fans, Sunderland fans, and many neutral fans who came for the FA Cup final, rushed to Wembley Stadium together.Stadium attendance reached a record breaking 15 people.Prince William, a member of the royal family who is the chairman of the Football Association, announced early in the morning that he would personally be present to supervise the battle.

Shortly before the game, Anton got a call.

"Is that so? I'll try to arrange it." He turned around and said a few words to the club CEO Martin Bain who came to watch the game, and immediately picked up his mobile phone and replied: "No problem, someone will pick up Mr. Horton soon. Yes... yes, there is a relatively quiet box in good condition, which can be used by the old man to watch the game... No, it's not troublesome, it's nothing. This box was originally reserved by the club management..."

The "Mr. Horton" in Anton's mouth is none other than the 91-year-old fan that Anton met when he participated in the Sunderland fans forum last time, Mr. Nelson Horton.After learning that Anton led the team to the FA Cup final, the old man said that he had to go to Wembley Stadium to watch the game in person.

The old man's original words are: "I have witnessed the trophy in 1973. If I miss this time, I really don't know if I can see Sunderland win the championship in my lifetime."

But when we came outside Wembley Stadium, the 91-year-old man felt a little unwell because of the hot weather. The game organizers were a little nervous and wanted to advise the old man not to enter the stadium to watch the game, but Mr. Horton refused to agree. .In the end, the Sunderland fans who came with him contacted Anton after several rounds.Anton made a decisive decision and decided to invite the old man to the VIP box specially reserved by the club. The facilities and conditions there are relatively good, and there is no place more suitable for loyal fans of a certain age to watch the game.

After sending someone to settle the old man, Anton even went to the VIP box at Wembley Stadium in his busy schedule.There, he met club owner Short, CEO Martin and one of the team's most loyal supporters: Mr. Nelson Horton, who was ready to watch the match.

The 91-year-old fan is meticulously dressed today, wearing a solemn dark suit jacket, and the handkerchief exposed in the jacket pocket is the same red and white arrow stripe color as the Sunderland jersey.Anton also noticed that the old man still had the "Best Fan" medal pinned to the neckline of his suit.The old man also sat upright in the VIP box, with a solemn expression. When he heard the singing of the Sunderland fans outside, the old man would open his mouth and join in softly.

Anton was not only moved, but also had the deepest love for a team.

He was thinking about it, but the old man smiled and said to Anton: "Anton..."

Now all the fans of Sunderland Football Club are used to calling their head coach by his first name, regardless of age, as "Anton".

"This seat in the box should be specially reserved for important people by you!" The old man pointed to his seat, feeling a little uneasy for bothering Anton.

"Yes, she is a very important person, but she called just now and said that she really can't come today." Anton mentioned the word "she" with a gentle smile on his face.

When the boss Short and CEO Martin heard it, they looked at each other and smiled clearly, as if they understood something.

"...It must be a smart, beautiful, and understanding young girl!" Mr. Horton sighed, looking at Anton with his presbyopic eyes, as if he could see himself through Anton's handsome face The youthful years of the past.

"Basically yes..." Anton knew that everyone present would be mistaken, but he still nodded, "Smart and beautiful, but understanding, maybe not..."

If you want to be really considerate, you should appear here at this time.The corners of Anton's mouth couldn't help but rise, thinking that the little girl's personality is actually very skinny.

But Anton didn't realize it at all. With such an answer, he gave everyone else's doubts to stone.The expressions of Short and Martin immediately became more enigmatic, and Mr. Horton sighed: "Go Anton, take your team and fight for the people you love and the people who love you! Almighty! God bless you, and all of Sunderland, all of Sunderland is standing behind you at this moment—"

Anton came to the side of the field.When he heard all the Sunderland fans in Wembley Stadium singing the Sunderland team anthem in unison, Anton could really feel that at this moment, the whole city was standing behind him , is sparing no effort to give the team full support.

All of Sunderland's starting players stood in Wembley Stadium, and they couldn't contain their excitement.Many of them stretched out their hands and pressed their palms tightly on the team emblem on the chest of the jersey.Captain Garner even sang loudly along with the fans' singing.

At the last moment before the game, the atmosphere of Sunderland was both dignified and excited.The same goes for Chelsea.Players on both teams are trying to mobilize their emotions and get into the state as quickly as possible.

After the short pre-match ceremony, captains Garner and Terry guessed the kick-off order and goal positions respectively.In the first half, Sunderland kicked off first.Players from both sides quickly came to their positions, took their positions, and were ready to enter the game.

Captain Garner kicked off and gently returned the ball to Henderson.Henderson only glanced at the position of his teammates on the field, and with a long pass, the ball has been sent.

At the moment when Henderson passed the ball, Vardy in the frontcourt also started at the same time. His sudden run caught people off guard. Chelsea's defense was a little stunned.

Henderson's pass was very precise, and Vardy's judgment on the landing point was also the same. He raised his foot to unload the ball while running at high speed, and found himself facing the goalkeeper wearing a helmet.

—Single sword!

This is one of the tactics Sunderland prepared in advance against Chelsea. At the beginning of the game, taking advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold, they immediately launched a fast break, and made a long pass to find Vardy wandering in the frontcourt, relying on his speed and running position. Take the opportunity to threaten the opponent's goal.

Vardy faced the opponent's goalkeeper Petr Cech alone, raised his foot and shot, and the ball flew towards the far corner of the goal quickly.

The author has something to say: ①In the third dimension, the real situation is that Ancelotti left Chelsea a year later and went to Paris Saint-Germain, where he continued to live a good life where he could spend a lot of money.

In addition, there is no CP in this article, so Anton originally reserved the position for... ah, if you remember it, you can guess it if you don't remember it.

Regarding last night's game, I don't want to say much, thank you for helping the author build character, hold fists, compare hearts, I love you~~~YNWA!

PS.In fact, I am still in a trance until now, having experienced an unbelievable miracle.

You may say I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one.