Born to be a coach [soccer]

At Edinburgh Railway Station, Anton returned the rented car, jumped on the train, and traveled south along the east coast, but did not stop at Sunderland, but chose to go directly to London.

Arsenal head coach, "Professor" Wenger invited Anton to talk about the summer window transfer.Anton knew that Wenger wanted to arrange a place for the "redundant staff" in the team, but considering that Arsenal's players have always been "hot spots" in the transfer market, Anton was very grateful for Wenger's invitation.

——Wenger took great care of him.

But if you think about it carefully, the professor and he have no reason to "fight"-Sunderland is not a London team, and Arsenal is not a sworn enemy.

Anton was sitting in the meeting room of the Arsenal club. Before Wenger arrived, he asked the secretary to send a list.Nothing was written on it, just a few names.

Anton knew that this might be the list of players that Wenger hoped to "clean" and send away in the summer window.

Long before he left Sunderland and went to Lagos to participate in the coaching forum, he had already worked out with the coaching staff the focus of signings for this summer window.

After Royce joined the team, Sunderland's midfield lineup has been further strengthened.However, considering the physical fitness of several players on the forward line, Russell proposed: Sunderland should consider introducing a tall center forward with a strong physique when signing.

Among the top centers in the world, Chelsea's head star Didier Drogba is this type. The data of "Warcraft" last season is simply enviable to everyone.If Sunderland can follow suit and introduce such "standard" strikers, then Sunderland's attack power should be guaranteed in the Premier League next season.

In addition, Sunderland's defense also needs signings.On the existing defense line, defensive midfielder Alan Horton was loaned from Tottenham Hotspur. Now that the lease expires, Sunderland needs to decide whether to buy him out.

Assuming that Alan Horton stays, then Sunderland needs at least two to three more defensive players, preferably players who can play both midfielders and defenders.

And the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper is also a big problem.Halldosson's lease has expired, and the Danchao Landers Club is unwilling to extend it anyway.Besides, when Halldosson was rented to Sunderland, it was a favor that the Landers Club did to Anton in the face of the Danish Football Association.Now people are unwilling, and Anton can't force it.

Anton needs to make a decision on whether to promote Pickford or to sign in separately.

And Wenger, an experienced coach, has long seen through all Anton's needs. The list he handed over was almost "tailor-made" according to Sunderland's needs.There is a tall center forward candidate, several defenders who can play the midfielder, and a small asterisk next to the name, marked at the end of the document, the asterisk stands for: GK - goalkeeper.

At this time, Wenger walked into the meeting room quickly and asked Anton, "How about it, is there anyone who can see it?"

Anton looked regretful: "Professor... I thought I could see Robin Van Persie's name on this list."

Robin van Persie is the captain of Arsenal and the core player of the World Cup runner-up Netherlands team. He performed very well in the World Cup and is also an indispensable soul in the Arsenal team.

If Arsenal is willing to sell, Anton will definitely be willing to buy.

Wenger was taken aback for a moment, and immediately realized that Anton was joking, and immediately burst out laughing.It's just that the professor's smile is somewhat embarrassing.

The joke was a joke, and after laughing, the professor gave instructions to the younger generation earnestly.

"Anton, the signings you introduced last season in the winter window, I must admit, are very smart and very talented players... But the problem you face is that they are generally very young. Young people are easy to shape, But in the Premier League, experience is also essential."

Anton nodded while listening.Now he has a group of young players. Although Anton firmly believes that these players have great potential, young people will inevitably make mistakes, and in the Premier League, a fatal mistake is enough to make people regret it for life.In this regard, Anton really needs to be reinforced by Xia Chuang's signings.

"On my list are all players with relatively good age and game experience, who are more suitable for your team." Wenger spared no effort to sell Anton.

Anton also nodded in agreement: "Professor, thank you very much. I will take your list back to Sunderland and discuss it with the entire coaching staff. In addition, before I leave London, I can find a chance to meet this list." The number one Danish player on the list, Nicolas Bendtner?"

Of course Wenger said yes.

In the heart of the professor, he also expected that Anton would be very likely to fall in love with Bendtner—after all, Sunderland did not have a high center forward with the physical fitness of Bendtner.

Anton has seen Bendtner's performance in the World Cup in South Africa with his own eyes, and knows that he contributed one goal and one assist to the Danish national team.The 22-year-old player has a height of 1 meters, excellent jumping ability, strong ability to grab points in front of the goal, coupled with a strong physique, he is definitely the best choice for a center in the Sunderland team.

But Anton has a close relationship with the Danish Football Association, and he already has a lot of information about Bendtner.

It is said that this player calls himself "King Bendtner" in the team, and firmly believes that he will become the top scorer in the Premier League and the top striker in the world in the future. He also publicly declared that "I will surpass Ibrahimovic in the next five years."

This kind of "self-awareness" of Bendtner is not just arrogance in front of outsiders, but the player himself believes so firmly.It is said that the psychologist of the Arsenal team once conducted a psychological test for him. There is a project called "How strong do you think you are"-specifically refers to the player's evaluation of his own ability.The full score for this indicator is 9 points, but Bendtner actually got 10 points.It can be seen that the nickname of "Confidence Emperor" did not overestimate him.

But the 22-year-old player has already appeared on the list of transfer or loan players. Anton knows that Wenger's trust in Bendtner has basically been wiped out.

And Anton proposed to meet Bendtner, in fact, he wanted to see if the player could be saved again.After all, little Eriksson is alone in Sunderland, so finding him a fellow Danish companion is not a bad thing.

So Arsenal's staff went to make arrangements, and the next day they sent Anton the news that Bendtner had asked Anton to meet him at a cafe in North Kensington.

Anton happened to be going to visit Professor Friedrich and Bernard that day, and after calculating the time, it was just in time to get from South Kensington to the north.

Anton arrived near the cafe before the other party's appointed time.

The weather was very good that day, and many cafes on the street put their seats outside, so that customers could enjoy the rare outdoor sunshine.

Anton arrived early and simply walked along the road.Walking and walking, I came to a zebra crossing, and saw that there were a lot of tourists here, often four people stayed on the zebra crossing and took pictures here.Sometimes passing vehicles are also affected, and drivers have to honk to "request" to pass.

Anton looked at it for a while, but couldn't figure out what kind of "attraction" it was. He couldn't help but turned his head, wanting to ask the street vendor for advice, but suddenly saw a large row of CDs and cassettes in a souvenir shop by the roadside. , and even film, all from the same album.

The cover of the album looked so familiar. When Anton turned his head and looked at the zebra crossing at this intersection, he immediately understood: this is Abbey Road.

The last album recorded by the famous British rock band, The Beatles, before they disbanded was called "Abbey Road". The cover of this album was shot at the zebra crossing at this intersection.

For some reason, when Anton thought of the Beatles, his thoughts immediately turned to Liverpool.The band is also inextricably linked to the city of Liverpool.

Thinking of this, Anton couldn't help smiling, feeling as if he was in a daze. Ever since he "unhumanly" rejected Sir Dalglish's invitation last time, he was particularly easy to think of Liverpool.

So Anton found a video store, bought a vinyl record of "Abbey Road", and returned to the coffee shop where he had agreed to meet.There he found an outdoor place to sit down, ordered a cup of coffee, while waiting, while reading the newspaper, enjoying the rare free time.

When the appointed time came, Bendtner never showed up.

Meeting with the head coach of the potential next home, and being so unpunctual, this player is really interesting!

Anton thought, squinted his eyes slightly, and took a sip of coffee.

In the next second, he knew why Bendtner was late.

At the end of the street, a 1-meter high center forward appeared, and the young man with blond hair stood out in the crowd.I saw him wearing sunglasses, a red and blue plaid shirt, a pair of purple cropped pants, boat socks, and casual shoes. He put his hands in his pockets, stopped and walked...every two steps, a Cool pose——

Anton felt that the glasses on the bridge of his nose could no longer stand up.

Along with Bendtner, there were actually three photographers.Every photographer is shooting non-stop.This classmate didn't come to meet Anton, but came to Fashion Street to take pictures, and meet Anton by the way.

Anton immediately cast his eyes on the newspaper in his hand—the only thing he hoped for now was that Bendtner didn't recognize him, and the two of them didn't need to meet at all, and it was meaningless to meet.

But the sky failed.All the way to the street, Bendtner has come to Anton, raised his hand to take off his sunglasses, and stretched out his hand to Anton: "Hello..."

"Please wait!"

It was none other than the photographer who interrupted Bendtner along the street.One of the three photographers even blushed with excitement.

"Sir, would you mind if we take some pictures of you?"

Anton was sitting in a roadside cafe, wearing a solid linen shirt and khaki trousers, with his sleeves rolled up, holding a coffee cup.

But in the eyes of the photographer, this relaxed casual look, the handsome face of the model himself, the slightly curly short hair, and the old-fashioned frame glasses on the bridge of his nose all reveal elegance and fashion-how wonderful it is And a vivid picture of a street nap.

"Crack-knock-"

The sound of the shutter rang impatiently.

Bendtner, the "self-confident emperor" with worrying fashion taste, was squeezed aside by the "overwhelming" photographers at the moment, and he also looked dumbfounded.