Born to be a coach [soccer]

The head coach of the French national team actually wants to come in person and have an interview with Anton to discuss the astrology issue?

After receiving a call from the coaching staff of the French national team, Anton's mood was really complicated.

It's not that he's afraid of showing timidity in front of the French, saying that he can't fulfill the relationship between traditional Chinese astrology and player selection-Anton really thinks that the French coach is a bit unreasonable.At this juncture, if you don't lead the team to train well, what do you do with all these things?

The French team was the runner-up of the last World Cup. In the summer of 2006, Zinedine Zidane, the legend of the French team, received a red card in the final over the head of the Italian Materazzi, and missed the Hercules Cup, leaving only a lonely back for the world.

But this year's French team is still strong, and the last runner-up is naturally considered to be the favorite to win this cup.

Anton believes that as long as Domenech does not make a move, it will be very easy for the French team to enter the knockout round.

——So why discuss astrology?

Another point is that it is said that Domenech only speaks French.Anton can speak English, German, Italian, Spanish and some Chinese.If Domenech insisted on speaking only French, Anton was ready to speak with him.

Fortunately, the French are relatively flexible on this point.When Domenech saw Anton, his eyes lit up, and he said in fluent English with a strong French accent: "Mr. Anton, long time no see!"

Anton: Have we... met?

"After hearing that you have in-depth research on astrology last time, I am very eager to meet you this time."

Anton quickly explained: What he said at the press conference was not astrology, but the 28 constellations in ancient China, which is completely different from the zodiac.In ancient China, this was a means of observing astrology...

He tries to separate astrology from coaching. How you look at astrology is up to you, but the head coach should have his own way of leading the team, coaching, and deploying tactics.

But after explaining for a while, Anton suddenly discovered that although he and Domenech were communicating in the same language, they were still speaking with each other.Domenech seemed to be completely living in his own world. No matter what Anton said, he would always nod, but what he said was always his own way.

Domenech is not tall, with short curly silver-gray hair.Like Anton, he also wears a pair of thick classical-style glasses on the bridge of his nose.Domenech was staring closely at Anton through the thick glasses at the moment.

"So you're a Pisces... So, your opponent in the FA Cup, Chelsea, the French star Nicolas Anelka is very compatible with your zodiac sign, so even though Chelsea have a high level of competition, But there is still no way to score goals in the game?"

After hearing this, Anton almost refuted loudly: What kind of talk is this!

The French coach seems to be really not very good at speaking, at least the meaning expressed is difficult for people to understand smoothly: What does it mean that Chelsea have a high level of competition?Can Anton hear those words?

Besides, in that FA Cup final, Anelka scored a penalty no matter what.Drogba, another Chelsea goal scorer, although the "Warcraft" doesn't have a good temperament, he is also a Pisces.

So Anton tightened his face, and said to the French coach with righteousness: "Please be careful when you say this. I may understand what you want to express, but others may suspect that Anelka is talking to San De Lan played a match-fixing in the FA Cup final. This is the biggest doubt about the sportsmanship of the athletes. It is also a doubt about my team's victory. I firmly disagree with your words. If you must make this public Such remarks, I will lodge the most solemn protest."

Domenech was taken aback, and quickly shook his hands, indicating that he had absolutely no intention of offending Anton.

The character of the French looks very soft and peaceful.Anton couldn't help secretly guessing, wondering how he managed the locker room.

Today, he can't help but think of what Bernard deduced in his "mysterious mission": Anelka will be expelled from the French national team during this World Cup.

But look at the small Frenchman on the opposite side, the head coach obsessed with astrology: Does such a person really have the courage to expel Anelka from the national team?

"I understand what you mean. Astrology may not necessarily be applied to the analysis of the two sides' matchups, but it may be used as a reference within the team, right?" Domenech asked Anton.

Anton lowered his head, stretched out his hand to rub the space between his brows, and thought to himself: Good guy, all the talking and talking in front of him are all in vain.

"I think Scorpio and Pisces are not compatible with my... well, most of the French team's zodiac signs. I will seriously consider using them in the future."

Anton: I didn't teach you this... I will never take the blame for it.

Domenech blinked at Anton: "I understand, I have my own considerations, and the players will never know."

Anton continued to rub his brows, he suddenly felt that the players of the French team were a little pitiful.There is a rumor that Domenech was able to lead the French team to the World Cup final in 2006. In fact, it was because Zidane emptied the head coach and directed the result himself.By this time Anton had a little faith in the veracity of this rumor.

Domenech didn't notice it, and shook hands with Anton before leaving, and said, "Anton, I made you my friend..."

Anton: No, you don't want to...

"...The Chinese have always been my friends! Before the 2006 World Cup, I warmed up with the Chinese team, and this year I also led the team to warm up with the Chinese team. So now the French team is very strong!"

Anton also heard about the warm-up match, the French team lost 0:1 to the national football team.

It seems that Domenech really used the Chinese team as a koi. Although the French team lost the game, Domenech was still so happy and full of confidence.

——This is really nobody.

The words were not speculative, and Anton really couldn't talk to the French coach any more, so he simply got up, excused that he had extra work, and sent Domenech out.

Anton does have extra work.

He came to South Africa this time because he was specially invited by London's "Mirror" and became a "World Cup Observer". During the World Cup, he would write a commentary for the newspaper every two to three days—in fact, he could also It's his personal blog.In these articles, Anton can comment on any game according to his personal preferences, or write anything related to the World Cup in South Africa.

Before the start of the game, Anton naturally had no games to write about.So he responded to Chloe's call and wrote a little bit about the current situation of wildlife conservation in South Africa. After staying for two more days, he wrote a blog about South African food and wine.

Sure enough, if you keep the reader's stomach, you can keep the reader's heart. The editor of "Mirror" gave feedback to Anton after publication, and the readers responded enthusiastically. Even many people who don't usually watch football were attracted by Anton's column, and I especially hope that Anton can write more about local customs and scenery places of interest so they could use Anton's column later as a Lonely Planet travel guide.

The readers' hospitality was hard to resist, and Anton could only spend more time on his column.After he visited Cape Town, the Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain and other places of interest—the day of the World Cup finally arrived.

On the afternoon of June 2010, 6, the opening game of the World Cup started in Johannesburg.

The host South Africa is known as "the weakest host in history", and the South African team is in Group A, including the three strong teams of France, Mexico, and Uruguay.Therefore, no one is optimistic about the host, and this group is generally regarded as the group of death. It is really unknown how the team will qualify.

Anton went to the scene of the opening game and witnessed South Africa's 1-1 draw with Mexico, continuing the fine tradition of the host's "undefeated" World Cup in the opening game.

What impressed him even more was the "vuvuzela" commonly used in South African stadiums. Surrounded by this powerful "artifact" for two hours, Anton felt that he was about to lose his hearing.

France will play Uruguay later in Cape Town.Anton has no other skills, so he stayed in Johannesburg and focused his energy on the after-view of the opening game.When he finished his work and had time to watch the game broadcast on the TV screen, Anton realized——

The French team played, it seemed a bit awkward.

The French like to play politics, and all of them are masters, which is well known to the world.It is said that in the French team, there are the overseas gang and the Ligue [-] gang. The overseas gang is divided into the Premier League gang and other gangs. The Premier League gang can be divided into three small gangs: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. Everyone dislikes each other. .

But the players of the same team can teach outsiders to see the current situation of the mountains on the court, which is—not so good!

Therefore, the score of 0-0 in this game is not surprising.But the French did not lose after all.

But Anton explained the figure of French striker Anelka running on the field, and he had a very bad feeling in his heart.

This feeling is as if you have predicted that the person in front of you will fall into the pit next step. You watch him walk forward step by step, but you have no way to remind him.

Anton couldn't take the initiative to go to the Frenchman and say: Oh, you should be more careful recently, and don't let the head coach get in trouble, lest he expel you from the national team.

Even if Anton said so, Anelka would not listen.The French would probably only glance at it faintly, and sarcastically say: Really?

——Would this really be a fate determined by character?

After the opening game, Anton's next choice was to watch a match with his own players - the opener of Group E, Netherlands vs Denmark.

In this game, the Danish defender and Liverpool's iron defender Agger made an own goal very sadly.His club team-mate Dutch winger Kevin Dirk later scored another goal.Although the whole game was won by the Dutch team, the goals were scored by Liverpool players.

The teenager Eriksson was replaced in the 73rd minute and became the youngest player to play in this World Cup.But he also failed to help the national team score a goal to save face, which is a pity.

After that, there will be the match between France and Mexico, which can be regarded as a strong dialogue in Group A.For this reason, Anton rushed to the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane to watch the game.

game against Mexico.

During the intermission, the Frenchman Anelka stared closely at coach Domenech in the locker room, and squeezed out a few words from his teeth:

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The author has something to say: Tomorrow the black cat Sunderland will play in the final of the championship play-offs, competing for the only place to return to the British Championship, so tomorrow there will be an event to collect character and ask for blessings, everyone must come come!