Romantic on the Field

66.

Jamie ran.

“LEE! LEE!”

Stoke City home fans started chanting Jamie.

As if responding to this, Jamie hit the opposing defensive midfielder with a back shot. To be precise, it went beyond simply beating it and made the opponent crawl on the floor.

Oh-oh! The admiration of the fans continued.

‘Robin.’

Brian and Keating’s location was already in his head, so Jamie lifted his head slightly to check inside the penalty box.

Robin, who thought Jamie was going to break in more, had not penetrated yet and was positioned in front of the right centre-back.

Yes, this is because it is heart-wrenching. Jamie, who was actually thinking of breaking through to the vicinity of the penalty box, smiled slightly.

However, the smile did not last long. It was because the defense, who had been staying behind, jumped forward in an instant and put pressure on Jamie.

‘uh?’

In an instant, both Robin and Brian next to him crossed the offside line.

‘Look at these guys.’

Offside trap and pressure at the same time.

It was a defensive tactic that Stoke City tried in a surprise attempt against Crystal Palace last time.

if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh

Maybe Southampton went beyond referring to the Crystal Palace game, and after thoroughly analyzing it, it seemed that they applied everything that could be applied to their team.

‘Let’s check again.’

Jamie turned diagonally and stood with his back to them. Due to the sudden change in defense, the position of the player above the penalty box had to change overall. At first, it seemed important to understand the situation.

Jamie then mixed up the upper body painting and checked the back and left and right diagonal directions.

Brian and Keating were out of the penalty box at all, and Robin, who was leaning toward the right, moved to the left and seemed to be preparing to penetrate again.

‘done.’

Player information on the field has been re-entered. Now Jamie had no reason to hesitate.

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

Now it was Robin’s turn to signal.

Jamie gave the upper body paint again, then spun to the left.

And that motion actually became a signal to Robin.

Took.

Unlike usual, Jamie kicked the lower part slightly to launch the ball.

And the ball passed over the defender’s head and flew precisely toward Robin’s head, penetrating diagonally to the left.

‘Don’t hold it!’

Jamie shouted inwardly.

Fortunately, Robin didn’t bother to catch the ball. He changed the direction of the ball toward the goal.

This time, it was heart-wrenching.

[eee-Yeee! ]

The ball shook the net as it was, and the Stoke City home fans who were already standing up shouted.

‘If everything goes according to plan, it’s not football, it’s a football game.’

While destroying the plan that the other party had prepared thoroughly, Jamie realized the plan he spontaneously came up with more accurately than ever.

**

“Robin! It’s a header goal in a while!”

“···yes? did you go in?”

“You old man, don’t you know he scored a goal?”

“ha ha ha.”

Read from noble mtl dot com

Looking at the cheering home fans and Stoke players, Kei Kaneshiro sighed.

‘It’s really amazing.’

Southampton’s coaching staff and power analysts have literally been up all night preparing for today’s game.

But one attack from Jamie – in fact, Kay had no idea what or how Jamie did – all of that collapsed.

‘Did you expect a surprise pressure?’

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

No, there was no way that would happen unless you looked into the future.

‘Or is it just a coincidence?’

This also didn’t seem very likely. Wouldn’t it be known if Jamie was alone, didn’t Robin, who scored the goal, play as if it was promised?

“It’s okay, it’s okay!”

Kaneshiro Kay was lost in thought when the Southampton coaching staff shouted.

“There is still plenty of time! Don’t panic and play the game you prepared!”

Yes, there is still plenty of time. Kei Kaneshiro, ‘KK’ returned to his seat after breathing between sighs and catches.

Afterwards, not only KK, but other Southampton players continued the play they had prepared without being greatly shaken by the loss.

“stick!”

“Reduce the distance! Go higher!”

They pressed as soon as Stoke City’s third midfielder got the ball.

Accordingly, the three-line midfielders, including Harry, Ralph, and Mario, were busy turning the ball back.

Even the third-line midfielders couldn’t catch the ball properly, so there was no way Jamie, the second-line midfielder, could catch the ball.

“Johansson! Hit it!”

As time passed, Southampton took the lead in the game.

In the 38th minute of the first half, the tall central striker finally won the ball in the air and continued the cross with a header shot.

“Ahhh!”

However, he could not completely shake off the opponent’s defender, and his header shot went about three spans from the goal.

‘great.’

It’s a waste, but the header shot just became a hint.

“K!”

From the bench, he pointed his finger towards the Stoke City goal.

It means try more early crosses.

KK nodded.

It was not difficult to post an early cross. If you wanted to, it was possible to send the ball from right in front of the Southampton goal to the front of the Stoke City goal.

‘The problem is Johansson…’

KK checked Johansson’s movements according to his position until the end of the first half.

‘In front of the penalty box when crossing the half line.’

If you go further than that, you will enter the penalty box.

‘great.’

Towards the end of the first half, KK was convinced they could create the perfect chance.

If Johansson crosses in time to enter the penalty box, he succeeds at least hitting the head. This is because time is running out for the opposing defender to cover.

Shortly after the second half started, KK immediately attempted an early cross.

This time, he narrowly missed the goal by two spans.

‘It’s fine. little bit more······.’

5 minutes into the second half, KK crossed again. This time it was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.

In the 13th minute of the second half, KK’s cross was precisely hit by Johansson’s head.

‘done!’

“Ahh!”

The away fans shook their heads in regret.

The header was cleared by the opposing full-back just before it crossed the goal line.

‘little bit more······.’

It seemed that we were almost there.

little bit more. No, it seemed that one or two more attempts would lead to a goal.

But······.

‘uh?’

In the 20th minute of the second half, KK, which was trying to post an early cross from the same position as before, had no choice but to stop.

The short defender who should be in the penalty box was not visible.

KK’s pupils moved quickly.

‘Switching!’

Vincent Herrero, who played as a central defender in the first half, was playing as a defensive midfielder in front of the penalty box. And the position was guarded by Harry Harris, who originally played as a defensive midfielder.

‘What do we do?’

Harry was about the same height as Johansson.

He was a player who could win an aerial ball by himself even without being covered by his paired Mutombo.

But it seemed too late to come and change the pattern. It was the middle of the second half, and about two-thirds of the game had passed.

KK’s worries grew longer.

Unlike Jamie, he was not good at making plans on the fly, or modifying plans on the fly to suit the situation.

“K! what are you doing!”

“back!”

Then, I shouted again from the Southampton bench.

back? KK hurriedly turned his head, but it was too late.

Winger Brian Lekka, who had been silent in the second half following the first half, approached and took the ball away.

‘this······!’

KK hurriedly ran after Brian. The running speed was similar for both. Unlike KK, however, Brian had one more option that was very lucrative.

Took.

Brian passed to Jamie running from the center.

There are currently four or five players in the Southampton camp.

“…”

However, KK intuited a loss.

[ Jamie Lee beyond the half line is unstoppable. ]

Even if it wasn’t for this sentence, which is now widely known to Premier League club players, it was because KK knew that Jamie was a player who could easily beat four or five Premier League defenders.

And Jamie did just that.

He beat two defenders with two consecutive upper-body feints, and one more with a change of direction. Then, without any special skills, he broke through the rest of the defense with only speed.

‘Kicking down, inside shooting.’

Even Jamie correctly fulfilled KK’s next prediction.

[ eee-YeeeA! ]

The ball was sucked into the right corner of the goal, and Jamie turned and ran past KK toward the home crowd.

“K. don’t mind too much It is not your fault.”

A nearby captain came over and comforted KK.

‘He’s such a great player.’

Either way, KK genuinely admired Jamie’s back as he celebrated the goal.

**

After Jamie’s extra goal, Southampton pounded hard on goal, but ultimately failed to score a comeback.

The result was a 2-0 win for Stoke City.

[Stoke City, do you really win the FA Cup? Defeated even Southampton to advance to the quarterfinals]

[Charlie Adam “I will do my best to prepare for the remaining two games.” ]

[‘Man of Match’ Jamie Lee. ]

ㄴ [When asked how he felt about advancing to the semifinals, he said, “I’m happy, but I’ll focus more on the next game right now.” ]

[ Southampton Kaneshiro Kazuki, “I couldn’t change the uniform, but it was an honor to play with Jamie Lee” After the loss, fans criticized in an SNS upload post, “The team lost, but are you laughing?”

There was one small issue unrelated to the game, but fortunately it didn’t last long and was quickly buried.

“It’s one game now.”

For the week that followed, the press ran nonstop stories about Stoke City.

[Stoke City’s ‘greatest season’, it started with Charlie Adam and Jamie Lee]

[ How did ‘Boy in Luv’ Charlie Adam change Stoke City? ]

[ Charlie Adam “I didn’t do much. I want to pass the ball to the players. Above all, it is still too early to celebrate.” ]

if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh

Most of them were articles about Jamie, but not a few articles about Stoke City manager Charlie Adam.

“The good performance in the FA Cup is definitely commendable. But today’s match is truly what will determine Stoke City’s success this season.”

and Bet 777 Stadium home locker room.

Director Charlie said with a very spleen face unlike usual.

“I will be honest. From the moment I took over as Stoke City manager, I have been waiting for this day.”

Everyone in the locker room could guess what Charlie meant by ‘today’.

“Although that ‘today’ came earlier than expected, my heart has not changed.”

A subtle expression appeared on Charlie’s face, but it disappeared before the players understood its meaning.

The time the expression stayed was too short to grasp the meaning. Also, the expression was too complex to be defined in one way.

‘Regret, remorse, satisfaction, worthwhile, sense of accomplishment.’

Only Jamie could vaguely guess its true identity.

“I put the team at the top and step down as the manager. It was a decision I made from the time I took over as manager of this team.”

“…!”

And at Charlie’s words, the players flinched.

“yes. If we win this game today, we will win the championship.”

Charlie, on the other hand, returned to his usual expression.

“Today, confirm your retirement as a coach and come.”