Born to be a coach [soccer]

What an impulsive young man! — thought Anton.

According to Jack: His immediate boss Ruben specially sent him to Sunderland for field work, just to understand Anton's background.But Ruben couldn't wait for Jack to send back the results, so he wrote such an "arbitrary" commentary on his own initiative, claiming that Anton would never lead Sunderland to relegation.

Anton can understand Ruben very well. After all, newspapers sometimes run out of manuscripts, so it is not a surprise that they simply put together an article that is mainly based on subjective assumptions.Add eye-catching headlines and bold fonts, all for the sake of newspaper sales.

It is also very simple to deal with such media - just block it.

But Jack beat his chest and stamped his feet, deeply regretting that he had found the wrong place for internship: "How can there be such a editor-in-chief who lacks professional ethics? Anton, Ruben obviously doesn't know you at all! How can he make such a conclusion?" Ling Jack What annoyed him was not that he had made a trip to the field for nothing, but the attitude of the Post towards the facts.

In desperation, Anton had no choice but to promise Jack that he would ask his friends for help, and also provide Jack with a recommendation letter, so that this persistent young man could take the recommendation letter and go to the sports department of other newspapers in London to find a new job. This sent Jack away.

He sat back in front of the computer, first wrote an email, arranged Jack's recommendation letter, then clicked the icon on the desktop, and at the same time clamped a metal bracket above the ear, and two metal probes were gently buckled on his ear. on the temples.Anton closed his eyes, and another world immediately appeared in front of him.

"Welcome to the 'Green Life' football world simulator. I hope you can experience a different life on the green field in addition to coaching, competition, work and life."

"Player A, please confirm whether you are logged in." The simulator prompts.

Anton stretched his right hand straight ahead, which was a confirmation action customized for him by the simulator. Immediately, a prompt came from his ear: "Welcome to log in to 'Green Life' for the 7th time, please choose 'Random Task' or 'Specified Task' '."

Two icons appeared in front of him. Anton was not in the mood to "designate", so he chose a random task.

"The game is loading, please wait! The player list already exists, you can check it at any time."

What Anton is most anxious about is this list. He stretches out his right index finger, and along his fingertips, a list of 26 players is listed in sequence.All players have only one English letter as their code name.His gamertag is A, and the gamertag he wants to see the most is B, but at this moment in the entire row of player lists, most of the gamertags are dark, only his own "A", and the player with the code "E" players, shown with blinking green letters—meaning "online."

"The random mission has been loaded, please enter. Your position in this random mission is - the goalkeeper. The scene setting is customized by player E in advance, please enjoy your game."

As soon as the simulator finished speaking, a fog immediately appeared in front of Anton.

At this moment, he is standing at one end of the football field, with the small penalty area line under his feet and the goal behind him.Anton looked down at himself and saw that he was wearing a pair of goalkeeper gloves, a long-sleeved jersey, and old-fashioned football shorts.The pair of glasses he never left were gone at this moment.

The somatosensory experience provided by the simulator was too real, and Anton immediately felt the surrounding air was very cold, and there was a thick white fog in front of his eyes, and he could even smell a little bit of soot with the smell of sulfur.Anton jumped up hard, moving his muscles and bones to keep his body warm.He has coached the league in Northern Europe and knows that the biggest problem for goalkeepers in winter games is actually hypothermia.Being unable to maintain the body temperature for a long time not only affects the goalkeeper's competitive state, but is also prone to injury.

"This is Stamford Bridge in 1946. Chelsea played against Charlton at home. Please enjoy your game." The simulator suddenly prompted, and the code letter of player E flashed. Anton guessed that this might be a hint from the opposing player— - The random task that the emulator selected for him this time was customized by the opponent player, which means that the opponent player will evaluate his performance after the mission is over.

1946?Is this too old?Anton looked down at his jersey, and sure enough, he saw the Chelsea team emblem.His role in this random assignment is none other than Chelsea's goalkeeper.

To put it bluntly, this "Green Life" simulator can very realistically simulate the scene of any modern football game, not only visually, but in this simulator, hearing, smell, touch... are all exactly the same as in a real game .Through this game, players can simulate different positions on the football field, and play different identities of players, referees, coaches, etc.Anton has never been a professional player, or even played much in person, so he needs to rely on this simulation game to a certain extent to "experience" the feeling of his players.

But in the vast white mist in front of him, what can Anton experience? !

He walked forward several times, until he was near the penalty spot, staring wide-eyed towards the opponent's half, trying to find his teammates in the thick fog-Stamford Bridge is Chelsea's home court, and his teammates should be at this moment. Massive pressure, besieging the opponent's goal?

He looked closely, and indeed he could see the opponent's half-court figures, as if they were launching wave after wave of attacks.After a while, he could hear the whistle, but he could tell it wasn't a goal.Because no one came back to the center circle to tee off.

Anton was a little anxious, so he quickly got up and jumped into the air to keep his body warm.At the same time, he also needs to concentrate fully: when he fails to keep the ball, the ball will fly out of the thick fog and test the goal he is guarding.Gradually, the fog became thicker and thicker, and I couldn't see anything in front of me.The surrounding noise also disappeared, and Anton seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat, but he had to stay focused and patient—anything could happen on the football field.

After about 15 minutes, a prompt box suddenly appeared in front of Anton: Mission completed!

——Is this really a ball game mission?

At the same time, a guy in a police uniform came across the court and stared at Anton's jersey for a while with a weird look on his face.

"Hey my old man, just now the referee has called a stoppage, don't you know?" the policeman greeted him.

Anton was stunned for a moment, and suddenly wanted to laugh out loud: He should have thought of it a long time ago, with such a thick fog, he couldn't even see the ball anywhere, and the referee would naturally call off the game.If you want to blame, you can only blame those unconscionable teammates for forgetting him in their own half.

"Congratulations on completing the random mission." As the simulator sounded, the fog in front of Anton's eyes, the coldness around him, and the tall London policeman beside him disappeared. "For this mission, you have gained a total of comprehensive experience." The value is 50, the patience level is increased by 10, the concentration level is increased by 10, and the loyalty is increased by 10. Player E will give you an additional comprehensive experience value of 50. Congratulations on your promotion to level 03."

This random task was customized by player E, and the other party seemed to be very satisfied with Anton's performance, so he gave him additional experience points.

Before exiting the game, Anton felt the need to say hello to the opposing player, so he stretched out his hand again and said, "Mail!"

A dummy email slowly opened in front of Anton, shining brightly.Anton then simply thanked player E and wished him a happy new year in 2010.After confirming that he finished writing, he signed his name "Anton", stretched out his hand to "fold" the email, and with a light wave, the email immediately "flyed" out.

In this simulator, the only way for players to communicate when they don't meet each other is through email.Anton waited for a while after sending the email to see if the other party would reply to the email.But the code letter of the other party kept flashing green, showing "online", but Anton didn't wait for a reply until he went offline.

The next day, Anton got up early, and he needed to rush to the "Bright Academy", where he would meet with all the active players of the first team and immediately start preparing for the next game against Derby County.

Guangming Academy is the training base of Sunderland Football Club and also the youth training camp of Sunderland.The base is located in a small town called Clanton, north of Sunderland.Anton drove carefully all the way by himself - he was not very used to right-hand drive cars and driving on the left, and he needed to always be on guard against driving into the opposite lane as soon as he turned a corner.

Driving to Guangming College, Anton rolled down the window to find a place to park. The postman van of the Royal Mail entered at the same time as him.The postman poked half his head out of the car window and asked loudly, "Anton, who is Anton?"

He asked the guard loudly: "Here is a letter, it is urgent, can you sign for it?"

The guard said that there was no such person: "Who is Anton?"

Anton had no choice but to get out of the car and sign for the urgent mail.He is also at a loss: this is Sunderland's training base, and as the head coach, today is his first day of coaching, how could someone send mail here, and it is still urgent?

Coincidentally, the club CEO Martin Bain also arrived at Guangming Academy at this time. He needs to introduce Anton to all the staff today. At this time, he hurriedly greeted Anton to go to the training base together. He also introduced Anton to the guard and asked the Dude, don't even recognize your new head coach in the future.

While Anton followed Martin into the base, he quickly opened the urgent letter.His footsteps suddenly paused, and Martin also stopped, asking, "What's the matter, Anton?"

Anton suddenly realized, and said, "I know who 'E' is."

Martin: "What "E"?"

I saw the paper mail in Anton's hand, with a coat of arms clearly printed on the header, and a long line of letterhead printed underneath: "God bless, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other territories and dependencies Head of the Federation, Guardian of the Faith".

"Dear Anton: I have read your letter, and I wish you a prosperous New Year. I also wish you success in your coaching, and all wishes come true for Sunderland Football Club."

At the end of the letter is a handwritten signature: Queen Elizabeth II.

The author has something to say: It is said that Queen Elizabeth II is a hardcore player of FM (the game "Football Manager").She can lead a team in England's fourth and fifth leagues to win all possible championships, including the Champions League.

Many members of the royal family are fans. Prince William's home team is Aston Villa, and the Duke of Edinburgh seems to be a fan of Queens Park Rangers (I don't remember exactly).

Queen of England, this is the first koi that Anton has encountered.

During the Chelsea game, the game was canceled due to heavy fog, but the goalkeeper was forgotten on the field.

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