Born to be a coach [soccer]

"It was Shaqiri who took the ball, he passed the full-back!"

At this time, the game has progressed to the 27th minute.

The commentator was Pickford, whose voice overshadowed the "official" commentary coming from the TV in the box.Moreover, Pickford is very familiar with every teammate in his team, and he also has a good commentary.The boss Short acquiesced to the young man acting as the commentator.

"He didn't choose to shoot by himself, but knocked the ball horizontally to Eriksson. Eriksson's position is not very good, and the opponent has two defenders blocking it!"

"Smart - Eriksson hit the ball with his heel and knocked the ball to Vardy behind him... God, where the hell did Vardy come from!"

The biggest difference between Pickford's commentary and the official commentary is that he always threatens to bring some "private goods".

"Goal!" Before Pickford could continue, everyone in the box jumped up from their seats, from the boss Short down, several "gentlemen" in suits, at this moment all Regardless of the image, he jumped up and celebrated with his arms raised.

Royce and Pickford, who met for the first time today, embraced with open arms: As long as everyone supports a team, the sense of identity will be found quickly.

The score on the field has been rewritten.Sunderland, who is fighting in Wembley Stadium for the third time, seems to be used to celebrating goals on this venue.

"Wait a minute, everyone will see Blackpool's 'Eyes Killer' again!" Pickford did not forget his commentary "duty", "But Anton said that the 'Eye Killer' without the strength to back it up is all Paper tiger!"

paper tiger?The people in the box thought after hearing this: This term is fresh and vivid.

Sunderland and Blackpool, Sunderland lost to Blackpool the last time the two teams played against each other.The main reason for Sunderland's loss was not some strange talk about "pond" and "cat" fighting each other, but that Sunderland had just played the FA Cup semi-final at that time, and immediately played Blackpool three days later. Their physical strength cannot keep up with their mental state.

At that time, the competition for promotion was also extremely fierce, and the Blackpool players had a strong will to win, which was specifically reflected in the "killing eyes" of the Blackpool players.They would glare at Sunderland players and be rough with contact.Sunderland's players are afraid that they will foul themselves, and they will be afraid of physical contact when they play football.

At that time, Anton asked the players to sum up after the game. Several players mentioned that the opponent's eyes were particularly "fierce" at the time, which made people feel guilty.

Anton naturally understood that the so-called "eye killing" is actually the use of psychological tactics.As the saying goes: when two strong players meet, the brave wins, the player who dares to look at the opponent with the sharpest eyes, and the player who can stare fiercely at the opponent can not only suppress the opponent in terms of momentum, but also give oneself an important psychological hint: I am strong and I can win!

If the two sides have the same comprehensive level of technology and physical fitness, this kind of psychological hint will play a very important role in the game.

This time, when preparing for the game, Anton not only let the players put down their psychological burden and tried to ignore the opponent's small tricks, he also arranged this kind of tactics for Sunderland, using his own way to treat them Human body - Sunderland also wants to "kill with eyes".

As a result, Anton singled out several Sunderland players with tough faces and particularly "temperament".

This "eye kill" tactic is mainly used when kicking off in the middle circle and before kicking off various set kicks.After the score was rewritten, several people in the box saw the Blackpool players back near the center circle and prepare to kick off.Opposite them stood Sunderland's captain Garner, the young player Henderson, and two other midfielders.

The atmosphere near the middle circle immediately seemed a little tense.

Blackpool player: I glared—

Captain Garner: I stare too—

In other words, who is afraid of whom!

On the side, Pickford continued to explain to everyone: "I heard what they said, too. Anton said that when he was picking people." The young goalkeeper imitated Anton's tone, "Garner, come out, Henderson, come out, Vardy... your position is too high, you will be considered when corner kicks and free kicks; Eriksson... well, forget about the baby face..."

There was a sudden burst of laughter in the box.

Everyone imagined the baby-faced blue-eyed Dane's "cold brows" out of thin air, and they all felt that it was very inconsistent.The boss Xiao Te laughed for a long time before saying: "This kid has no hope of using this trick now, maybe the effect will be better if he grows a beard in two years."

Royce next to him thought to himself: If he was on the court... I guess he wouldn't have much talent in this area.

At this time, I heard Pickford laughing from the side and said: "At that time, I told those buddies that if Anton found me, I would refuse on the spot. I'm afraid I won't be able to use this trick of 'killing eyes'."

This is a good deal—Martin waited for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking himself: "Why?"

Pickford said innocently: "Because I can laugh!"

Eyes wide open, staring at the opposing player, and then accidentally——

"Hahahaha..." He burst out laughing.

The people in the box couldn't help laughing again, and all laughed out loud.Since Wembley Stadium was rebuilt and opened until now, the VIP box has probably never been so happy.

But in the court directly below the boxes, the atmosphere was dignified and tense.Garner, the captain, and Henderson, the de facto deputy, were staring grimly at the opposing players in the center circle preparing to kick off.

"Be fierce with your eyes," both of them kept in mind Anton's instructions, "Remember, this is a zero-sum game, and there are only winners and losers. Remember, only victory is what you most desire."

The Blackpool players on the opposite side saw these two, and suddenly felt a sudden shock in their hearts: ...it seems that your team is leading the way!How do you make it look like we stole your stuff?

From the beginning of the game to the present, the Blackpool players have a feeling that the Sunderland team in front of them is completely different from the Sunderland team they met at the Stadium of Light a month ago. team.At that time, Sunderland was somewhat lazy and couldn't lift his spirits-it should be a sequela of the big game.But now in Sunderland, everyone's eyes are shining with a strong light, that eyes are staring at the opponent closely, the spirit is highly concentrated, it seems that there is no room for omissions...

Blackpool's players finally realized that they had aroused their opponent's desire to win.

Everyone thought that after Sunderland won the FA Cup, they always had to celebrate and rest for two days before they could mention the matter of preparing for the play-offs.But who would have imagined that they would be able to endure it so abruptly, resisting the urge to celebrate with fans and family members, like ascetics, hiding somewhere else in England, and continuing to train quietly.

What are the sequelae of the competition? --nonexistent.

Sunderland postponed the celebration abruptly because they wanted more than they had.

Facing the opponent, Blackpool's players who were about to kick-off couldn't help shivering, waited for the referee's whistle, and immediately passed the ball back to their own half-it's better to be more steady.However, what was waiting for them was the fierce-eyed "wolf tiger and leopard". Just as the ball was passed back to their own half, the opponent's midfielder had already rushed up to rob...

Anton was standing on the sidelines, pushing his glasses on the bridge of his nose gracefully.

His team members seem to believe that there is such a tactic as "killing eyes" in the world, and each one of them really makes "looking good".In fact, this is more of a psychological suggestion technique, in this way, to stimulate the players' own potential.

But Anton also warned his players: "Eyes kill" is "eyes kill", you can't bring this kind of spirit and emotion to the action, let alone extend it into physical conflict with the opponent's players.

It seems that his players have listened to it. Although all of them are fierce, their hands and feet are relatively clean.The attitude of the Sunderland players also had another effect. Faced with such a group of "vicious" opponents, Blackpool seemed to restrain the usual rough and tough style of the Championship team.

In the 46th minute, during stoppage time in the first half, Eriksson made a wonderful pass to Shaqiri, and Shaqiri and Vardy rushed forward together, forming a two-on-one.At this time, the last defensive player in Blackpool had no choice but to make a tactical foul, light up the soles of his shoes, and tackle Shaqiri who was dribbling the ball. Finally, he received a red card and left the field in despair.

By this time, the suspense of the promotion to the play-offs is no longer great.Blackpool fell behind by one goal and played one player less, making it difficult to comeback.What's more, at this time, Blackpool was far inferior to Sunderland in terms of morale, and was completely suppressed by Sunderland on the scene.

But the terrible thing is that in the second half, the Sunderland players still had the same attitude and continued to use "eye kill" "violently".This scene looks like they want to recover from their last home loss to Blackpool.

Blackpool players: ...why?Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be friendly together?

Sunderland players: Not good!

So at the beginning of the second half, Sunderland seized the opportunity to quickly expand the score advantage.Taking advantage of the corner kick, captain Garner scored a header in the penalty area.Not long after that, Eriksson took the ball outside the penalty area in the open game. The young man also deliberately aimed at the goalkeeper's position, and then suddenly shot a cold shot and scored a beautiful world wave.

Blackpool: ...Three balls, your side is stable, please paddle.

Sunderland: Three goals?Numerous historical experiences have taught us that with three goals in hand, we are not stable at all.No, we still have to come.

So, in the 75th minute, Sunderland's right winger Shaqiri used a free kick to make another victory, 4:0.This time, Sunderland did not give Blackpool a chance and completely dragged the game into garbage time.

In the VIP box of Wembley Stadium, the team CEO Martin took out a document with a smile, handed it to Marco Royce, and said at the same time: "Mr. Royce, now, I think, I can officially serve as The CEO of the club welcomes you to Sunderland Football Club!"

The author has something to say: Eriksson: Why do you say I have a baby face, I... I will grow a beard.