Romantic on the Field

44.

At Stoke City’s training ground, new assistant coach Milo Conrad was watching the players with manager Charlie.

“It is definitely different.”

“···lee?”

“Yes. The other players have yet to get a feel for it, but they are good at the roles they have been instructed by themselves… No, you are doing more than that.”

As he said, Jamie was perfectly playing the role of an attacking midfielder in the asymmetrical formation that Milo had envisioned.

“Robin Price isn’t bad either. Not as much as Jamie Lee.”

“Because those two guys are the ones who are at least spinning their heads in the attacking line.”

“Clearly, one line-breaking is top-notch in the league. How many times have you played on the wing before?”

“right.”

“Somehow, I thought the movement from the right to the center was good. Uh, went in again.”

squash. Shortly after he finished speaking, Robin received Jamie’s pass and scored.

“Well, shall we change the defense now?”

“yes.”

Beep. Coach Charlie blew his whistle.

“Replacement of the blue team defender. Swap Eric and Mutombo.”

Soon, Eric, who was dealing with Jamie, switched vests with Mutombo. In other words, Mutombo now faces the Jamie-Robin combo.

“Shall we use mutombo as a standard?”

“ok?”

“Vincent Herrero.”

“Ahh.”

Vincent Errero. It was a player on the list sent by Hannah Choi as an addition.

At first, it was a bit long. Last season, it was because there were too few league appearances.

Still, I looked up his game video with faith, and I seemed to know why Hannah recorded the points.

Positioning, ball handling, passing, sliding tackle. He had everything a central defender should have in modern football.

However, physicality was his only weakness, but his current team, Mallorca, seemed to pay more attention to that point. Because the team currently has three central defenders in good physical condition.

“Oh, I caught the ball.”

Tok, tok. Jamie, who caught the ball between the half-line and the penalty box, started moving forward.

“Come to think of it, I shouldn’t set the standard as mutombo.”

“ok?”

“I’ll have to take more than that. Anyway, if you’re worse than Mutombo, you might not need to recruit him.”

“Ugh. Aren’t your standards too high?”

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Milo shook his head.

“The sum of all the championship clubs is worth over £1 billion. League One is incomparable. Of course, no player can play as well as Lee, but the potential of teams with deep roots in the Championship, such as Swansea City and QPR, cannot be ignored. Some players were playing in the Premier League just a few months ago.”

Having said that, Director Charlie was speechless.

“It may not be possible to completely neutralize Lee, but you have to show how to block it two or three times.”

Either way, Milo continued talking.

“Look. At least Mutombo will stop Lee at least once…”

squash.

But I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.

It was because Jamie scored after completely neutralizing Mutombo.

“hahahahaha. You can’t use mutombo too?”

Director Charlie said with a hearty laugh for some reason.

“Now that it’s just one more time, let’s watch it a little longer.”

squash.

However, shortly after, Jamie scored the second goal.

“little bit more······.”

squash.

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Next was Robin. The goal was scored with a shot that pushed Jamie’s through pass.

“But at least once…”

squash.

Then again Jamie.

“There is still time…”

squash.

“Even if there is, it seems impossible. Lower the bar a bit.”

In the end, Milo had no choice but to reverse what he had said just minutes before.

“Let’s recruit him if he can show some competitiveness against Lee.”

“hahahahaha. Yes, then.”

In response, Director Charlie laughed out loud again.

**

Time passed, and the game against Mallorca finally came.

In the meantime, Stoke City have played matches against Wrexham AFC, Torquay United and other additional fifth and sixth division teams.

The result was a sweeping victory for Stoke City.

Of course, at the center was Jamie, who scored three or more attacking points in every game as a central attacking midfielder.

“Can you do well today?”

The way to go to the stadium. Hanna stood in front of the front door and said while holding Kai.

“Well. I don’t think I can do it without kissing you.”

“what the.”

Hannah was dumbfounded, but kissed him.

“But can you really do well? They said they managed to stay on the edge, but they are a Spanish first division team anyway.”

“Mallorca? Well, not really.”

“Honey, no matter how well you do on your own, there will definitely be a difference in skill… Aren’t you going to lose 5 to 0?”

“hahahaha. Still, since I’m here, won’t we lose about 5 to 3?”

Hannah has been a longtime Stoke City fan. That’s why there was a tendency to not trust the team.

“Um, that’s right. Anyway, be careful of injuries.”

“yes. It’s broadcasting today, so watch it on TV. I’ll show you a new celebration.”

Jamie stroked Hannah’s hair and tried to turn her back.

“…um, why no answer?”

Then, with a strange expression, he turned his half-moved body back.

“never mind.”

“yes? Tell me. What.”

“…”

“Do you regret breaking up?”

“yes······.”

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Looking closely, I could see tears welling up in my eyes beyond hesitation.

“what. Anyone who sees you will know that you are going to the army. hahahahaha.”

Jamie tried to hug Hannah, but Kai was caught in the middle, so he kissed her instead and stroked her cheek.

“You were stuck a while ago.”

“But what if I’m sorry?”

“ha ha ha. I’ll finish the game quickly and come back.”

“What, don’t lie. How can you end the game as you please?”

After being comforted again and again, Hanna burst into laughter as if she had calmed down a bit.

“I’m going to be late, I’ll go now.”

“yes. You don’t have to do well, so be careful of injuries.”

Feeling that it would be rather difficult to break up if we procrastinated further, Jamie immediately turned around and got into the car.

And looking out the window, Hannah came out to the front door and watched him.

‘It’s good.’

I wonder if this is why everyone gets married.

Jamie waved at Hannah and started the car toward the arena.

**

Bet 777 Stadium.

Although it was a pre-season friendly match, the stadium was almost full as it was against a Spanish 1st division club. Even the Skysport relay team said they had come.

“A lot of fans came.”

Director Charlie pointed out this fact.

“Perhaps the fans have high expectations. It’s the first championship promotion in 10 years.”

At his words, several players nodded.

Except for Jamie, most of them were players who had been with the team for a long time. There were many people who had gratitude and affection for the fans as much as their loyalty to the team.

“Let’s not disappoint them.”

“Yep!”

When the strong answer came out, Director Charlie smiled.

“Now, today’s starting lineup. Robin at the top.”

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Next, we introduced today’s lineup.

“Below that, Brian plays as a central attacking midfielder.”

Previously, Jamie would start in the first half, and Brian would take over in the second half. But today it was the other way around.

“Jamie will be in the second half, so don’t be too disappointed.”

“Yes.”

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Naturally, Jamie was not disappointed. It was because I knew the reason for not sending him out as a starter.

‘Vincent Errero.’

He is currently one of Stoke City’s top signings. If Jamie was sent out from the beginning and completely destroyed, there was a high probability that proper evaluation and judgment would be difficult. So, I decided to test it with other players.

“…And the goalkeeper, as always, is Oliver. Any questions?”

Coach Charlie, who then introduced all the other positions, looked over the squad and asked.

“Looks like none. Well then, good luck.”

The locker room conversation ended there.

“Stoke.”

“Stoke! Stoke!”

The bell rang at the end of the pre-season and the beginning of a new season.

And······.

‘It’s a start again.’

As Hanna predicted, Stoke City started to drag, conceding only two goals in the first half.

**

“Milo, what do you think?”

As the second half begins, manager Charlie, sitting on the bench, asks Milo.

“Obviously, the players haven’t fully integrated into the new formation yet.”

In the past few days Stoke City have been training both formations without a right winger and a formation without a left winger.

However, I trained a little more focused on the situation in which Jamie starts – when the right winger is empty.

“Especially when the left side is empty, it will feel even stranger. The left full-back, who has to move more, couldn’t help but feel overloaded.”

It was literally. Both goals resulted from mistakes by the left fullback.

“How about Vincent Errero?”

Charlie’s gaze moved to one place. Milo also followed his gaze.

“It exceeds expectations. He is quick on his feet and has good situational awareness.”

“Was there anything unusual?”

“there is.”

At that, Charlie’s eyes lit up. It was Milo who always caught things he hadn’t seen before.

“what?”

“You look like a Mexican.”

“…well, it’s Mexican.”

Coach Nick, who secretly listened to the conversation from the side, felt his pulse go away.

“okay. Somehow, I wanted to play soccer in a Mexican way.”

“right. Mexicans are good at soccer.”

In the meantime, Charlie and Milo continued their conversation as if it was not a big deal, and Coach Nick thought to himself.

‘How come there isn’t a single normal human on the team?’

“There are a lot of Spanish-Mexicans, but Errero said it was the opposite. I’m Mexican-Spanish”

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Like it or not, Charlie continued.

“Hoo. Are you Mexican-Spanish? Then, ‘Erero’ must be your middle name.”

“Does it matter? After all, Mexican names are no different from Spanish ones.”

“is that so? I really don’t know.”

“I don’t know either.”

“Coach, aren’t you playing Lee today?”

Eventually, a worse Nick intervened in the conversation.

“Oh yeah.”

Charlie got up from his seat.

“I’ll have to push a little harder before putting Lee in.”

Then he went to the technical area and shouted loudly.

“Harry!”

Harry immediately understood and dragged the ball over the half line himself.

‘I have to consider the development of the attack when Jamie is not around.’

Of course, the purpose of today’s game was not just to check Vincent Herrero’s skills.

There were many more factors to check, such as how quickly the players adapt to the ‘Conrad Ball’ and what more options could be added to Jamie’s one-sided attack.

Took.

Harry seems to keep running, but passes to Brian when the opposing midfielder sticks.

Brian caught the ball about 30 meters from the goal post. He brought the ball closer and moved forward little by little.

‘Don’t hit me. Use Robin!’

The moment Charlie thought of it, he passed it to Robin, who turned around as if reading his thoughts.

But······.

“ah! what a waste!”

A sigh was heard from the coaching staff from behind.

Another pass was blocked by Vincent Herrero.

“But Harry Harris looks good today.”

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Milo, who came out of the technical area before he knew it, said.

“yes?”

“Yes. Well, not only today, but in the future, when Lee is not around, I think I can use the Harry-Brian line a bit more.”

Unfortunately, it was blocked, but with that one play, the flow moved to Stoke City.

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Moments later, Harry crossed the half line again and passed to Brian.

Brian pretended to pass to Robin, who was penetrating like before, and then shot himself.

“Wow.”

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Milo let out a gasp of admiration. Vincent stepped up and blocked Brian’s shot.

“… but it won’t work today, will it?”

Charlie asked, and Milo nodded.

“Jamie.”

said Charlie, looking toward the bench.

“Yes.”

Then, as if Jamie had been waiting, he got up from his seat.