Romantic on the Field

Chapter 85

85.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Right before the game starts, the time when the players gather in a circle and exchange one last word.

“…Bout.”

Jamie had no choice but to say something to Bout.

“What, are you going to dispatch? Or were you forcibly called up to the battlefield?”

It was because his whole body was shaking like a person being dragged into a battlefield.

Bout Panaken was born in Stoke-on-Trent and lived only in Stoke-on-Trent.

The first youth team was also Stoke City.

In other words, it was no exaggeration to say that most of Bout’s life was made up of Stoke City.

“I think it’s worth being nervous. Still, it’s hard to show off your skills properly if you shake it like that.”

That’s why he makes his first Premier League start in his life.

It was a tense situation.

“Think of it as just a game.”

“Yes, yes!”

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

The players burst into laughter at Bout’s answer, who was still frozen. It wasn’t a laugh.

“Most of these are new to the Premier League.”

“right. So there is no need to be intimidated.”

They were treating Bout wholeheartedly.

“great. Let the vice-captain say something for the first time in a while.”

Oliver, the captain who thought this was enough, gave a summary comment.

Accordingly, both Local Boy and Bout, as well as Harry, who is also a Local Boy, and Brian, who has recently been in good shape, looked at Jamie.

“Let’s do what we do.”

Jamie said briefly.

“hahahaha, I like how simple it is. great. Do as Jamie said. Stoke.”

“Stoke, stoke!”

The match has begun.

‘Hugh Godfrey…’

I was watching ‘Hugh Godfrey’, who recently transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, and for some reason, the issue of choosing a nationality came to my mind.

[Choose your nationality? hahahaha. Why did you ask now? ]

[I already prepared everything months ago. You just have to decide. ]

To be precise, it reminded me of a conversation I had with Agent John a few days ago.

[ Instead, it costs money to give up your Korean citizenship. ]

‘money? how much?’

[20,000 won. ]

‘Eh?’

[This is the fee for reporting nationality. ]

‘·······.’

John explained that it would not take long because he had prepared all the necessary materials in advance, as he was not naturalizing but renunciation of his nationality.

‘If I become the England national team, I’ll run into him often.’

Hugh Godfrey is regarded as England’s future.

In addition, along with Ryan Young, he was also the culprit that made people say, ‘If only we had a decent midfielder, England could have achieved better results’.

And it was also the reason why English football fans were looking forward to Jamie’s joining.

“phew!”

“run!”

However, at this point, he had not completely melted into the team yet, so he could not show the explosive performance of last season.

“ah······!”

Same now.

Trying to break through into the penalty box, Mutombo tackled the ball in vain.

‘thanks.’

Whether or not Jamie chooses English nationality is another matter.

As Jamie, who is playing for Stoke City right now, Hugh’s maladjustment was a pleasure.

“Bout!”

“Panaken, calm down!”

The problem was, Stoke City’s local boy was also having a hard time adapting to his first Premier League start.

“…Bout.”

“…”

In the 20th minute of the first half, Jamie eventually reached him.

“Bout Panaken!”

“···Yes Yes!”

“Until the end of the first half, only 2-1 passes.”

“Ah, yes.”

Fortunately, Jamie, who had always identified himself as his idol both on and off the pitch, seemed to come to his senses a bit.

Afterwards, Jamie sent unspoken pressure every time he passed to the right – Bout played as the right wing instead of Robin, who started consecutively.

‘Give it back right away.’

‘Tell me to pass 2 to 1 right away.’

It was an ordinary 2-to-1 pass, neither a cross nor a through pass.

As time passed, the play became too obvious and was checked by the defenders, but every time Jamie moved his position appropriately or held the ball well, he increased Bout’s pass success rate.

Adapting to the flow of the game by repeating simple passes, and regaining confidence with small successes. In the past life, it was the method Jamie tried for players who could not easily melt into the team.

And that method finally shined just before the end of the first half.

Bout, who had only passed 2-to-1 without thinking, did not immediately return the pass and killed the timing once.

There were two opposing players right in front of Jamie, so he instantly showed his wits, and with that simple variation, the Tottenham defense team was momentarily confused.

‘Why don’t you pass?’

‘Do you hit yourself?’

‘Isn’t it Jamie?’

Even if not as good as Brian and Robin, who are in good shape recently, Damien, who smells the goal well, could not miss it.

Brian moved to the center of the penalty box, and Damien stepped back to prepare to receive a pass.

Of course, Bout’s choice was Jamie.

‘ah.’

In the confusion, Jamie caught the ball in good position.

The defense intuited the loss.

Indeed, as if to confirm that intuition, Jamie’s shot flew precisely into the corner where the goalkeeper’s hands could not reach.

[Gooool! Jamie Lee scores the opening goal just before half time! ]

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Lee Kelvin Kazley, simply known as ‘Lee Kazley’ or simply ‘Kazley’, is the manager of the England national football team.

When the news of his appointment was announced after the World Cup, many English soccer fans voiced their concerns. However, Kazli was a veteran coach among veterans in his own way, having worked for a professional club and coached the England national team for a long time.

“I knew Lee could do it.”

He was watching the Tottenham v Stoke City match on TV.

Perhaps it is unfortunate, the name of the player who just scored the goal was Lee.

“It happens again. My first name is Lee. The last name is Lee over there.”

“Anyway, it’s the same. Even the spelling is the same. LEE.”

At Kazli’s words, the wife shook her head.

“Can I really not eat? He said he didn’t eat a single meal today.”

“It’s fine. Or, let’s eat delivery food together after the game.”

Kasli tapped the side of the sofa with her hand as if telling her to sit next to her. His wife smiled and sat down next to him.

“It’s fine though.”

“yes?”

“I mean watching the game with you. You said you were busy these days and didn’t come home.”

“ha ha ha······.”

Usually, national team coaches actually went to the stadium to watch their home league matches – there were many cases of what is commonly referred to as ‘intuition’.

However, Kazli tended to shy away from the media attention.

Besides, the manager of the England national team, not any other team.

Even if he couldn’t find the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it was obvious that dozens of articles would come up.

[Director Lee Kelvin Kazley, intuition to check ‘Hugh Godfrey’? ]

ㄴ [Maybe it was a visit with ‘Jamie Lee’ in mind to join the national team]

‘Looks like articles like this must have appeared.’

Kazley didn’t like that.

So even though it was a game worth going and watching, I unintentionally spent time with my wife like this.

To be precise, I was going to watch it with the coaches in the office, but the schedule was twisted and I came home. Of course, I didn’t have to tell my wife about it.

[The referee announces the end of the first half. Commentator Sam Glucas, what do you think? ]

After that, the first half ended 1-0 with no score change.

[In fact, I think few people doubt Jamie Lee’s skills at this point. However, in today’s game, Stoke City has been pointed out the attacking option ·······. ]

Kasli let the relayer’s words go in one ear and connected to the online relay site on his mobile phone.

[ branch** – It’s also Lee. You make the national team’s defenders into children. ]

[ suppor** – Tottenham defenders are also national representatives? I thought they were youth players because they were so swayed by Jamie Lee throughout the first half. ha ha ha. ]

[ wonder** – Lee as national team. What the hell is Director Kazley doing? ]

Indeed, the expected reaction came up.

‘It was nice to see you at home.’

If I had gone to my intuition today, I would have heard worse than this.

[ whatam ** – It’s a problem starting with the appointment of Kazli, who has a poor career. Didn’t you learn anything from the last World Cup? England can’t live without Lee! Come on, pull the li, you idiots! ]

ㄴ [ hubma** – Lee’s nationality issue has not been resolved yet. It’s not a problem that can be solved right away even if the pope steps in instead of Kazli. ]

Fortunately, there were also comments favorable to Kazli.

b [ neptuw** – What? Anyway, I don’t like Kazli. The Football Association should have appointed a coach with more name value. ]

although there was only one.

“See what?”

“Uh, no.”

“Have you seen people react? because don’t watch it I just get stressed out.”

“Yes······.”

At his wife’s words, Kazli put down his cell phone. It was also the time when halftime was coming to an end.

[The second half has started. There are no substitutions for either team. Commentator Sam Glucas, what do you think? ]

The second half started soon.

[Stoke City probably didn’t have to make any changes. I think Tottenham Hotspur is surprising.]

[I guess he wants to trust Hugh Godfrey a little more. ]

[ That’s right. hahahaha. In fact, it is not easy for the club to get rid of players who have been recruited for a large amount of money. ]

The content of the game was not significantly different from the first half.

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Neither team had clear chances, and occasionally Jamie would make a menacing move on his own.

‘uh?’

The change happened around the 20th minute of the second half.

Hugh Godfrey, who had been making unreasonable attempts throughout the game, began to try simple team play with his colleagues.

And 25 minutes into the second half.

Gives a pass and penetrates into the penalty box.

This simple attempt soon led to Tottenham’s opportunity.

[Shoot! Ahh! That’s too bad. ]

[As a result, it was far off the goalpost, but it was not a bad try. ]

[Yes, the flow was good, right? ]

Although it didn’t lead to a goal, it was enough to make Stoke City’s players go cold.

“Oh, are you alive?”

“Looks like that prospect over there is coming back to life.”

‘That prospect’ was, of course, referring to Bout Panaken.

[ uh······. Connected! Jamie Lee hits the perfect through pass! ]

[ Bout Panaken·······. ]

[ ah! It was a great shot, but it was blocked by the goalkeeper. ]

In the 29th and 33rd minutes of the second half, Bout had good chances, but could not score.

Shortly thereafter, Bout was replaced by Robin, and shortly afterwards Tottenham also called Hugh to the bench.

The game then became very loose as Jamie also stepped down as a substitute.

[Ah, the referee. Announcing the end of the game. ]

[Today’s match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ended with Stoke City’s victory. ]

The game ended without further scoring.

[If I could sum up today’s game in one line, I think it would be ‘Jamie Lida’. ]

[ ha ha ha. you’re right. Thanks to this, Stoke City has been able to keep the ranking. ]

[How will Stoke City solve the next Manchester United and Arsenal matches… ]

This keeps Stoke City at the top of the league table.

“after. It’s over.”

“Oh, it was fun. Shall we deliver it now?”

“Is that so? I am hungry.”

“Is Chinese food okay?”

“yes. Make it whatever you want to eat.”

While his wife was manipulating the cell phone, Kazli was lost in thought.

‘As expected, I need Lee.’

All the decisive scenes in today’s game came from Jamie’s toes.

‘If only there had been Ryan Young instead of Bout…’

What if it was Manchester City’s Ryan Young instead of Stoke City’s kiddo who was exchanging a 2-on-1 pass?

It will be different.

The process and outcome will all be different.

“Oh, what is chicken meat? gross.”

After ordering the food, the wife was horrified when she saw Kazli’s arm.

“hahahaha. Did you order?”

“Yeah. They’ll be back soon.”

Kazli helped his wife prepare the meal. The Chinese food I ordered was delivered soon.

“Are you going to keep playing that? But let’s see something else when we eat.”

“Now, wait a minute. I only watched the press conference after the game…”

“Ehh.”

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My wife rolled her eyes but didn’t change the channel.

“Do it, do it.”

The TV screen changed.

[ This is Stuart Bennett of Sports TV. With today’s victory, we are able to maintain our 1st place. Regarding this, director Milo Conrad······. ]

The press conference went smoothly without any special content.

“It’s not funny either.”

“···ha ha ha.”

The questions directed at Jamie were no different.

[It was selected as the MOM for today’s game. It’s already confusing how many times. Any tips? ]

[There is no secret. I just thought about how I could be of help to the team and ran, and it seems like a good result came naturally. ]

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Nice questions and nice answers.

[One last question. Ah, over there. The person who wears glasses]

[This is Jake Lee from The Football Job. I’ll ask Jamie Lee. ]

[hahahaha, it looks like the last name. ]

[ That’s right. hahahaha. As you may have guessed, I am Korean. ]

“Five.”

As my wife said, when I was thinking about whether I should change the channel, an interesting topic came up.

“Is Jamie Korean?”

“Only half.”

Kazli quickly answered his wife’s words and focused on TV.

[First of all, I’m going to ask a question unrelated to today’s game, is it okay? ]

[Let’s start with the question. The answer will be considered later. ]

[ hahahaha. Okay. I understand that Lee’s nationality selection deadline is approaching. ]

Surprisingly, the Korean reporter pointed out what Kazli was most curious about and asked a question.

[Korea seems to be very cautious in this regard, but as a reporter entering the press room in England, I would like to ask a question on behalf of the Korean people. ]

[ It is an honor to meet the person who represents Korea in person. ]

Jamie said something he couldn’t tell if he was being sarcastic or joking. However, laughter broke out here and there in the press conference, and the person concerned burst out laughing, so it didn’t seem like it would be a big problem.

[ hahahaha. In fact, I’m not sure if it represents Koreans, but it is true that as a soccer fan and as a Korean, Lee’s choice of nationality is of considerable interest. Is there anything you would like to say in advance about this? ]

gulp.

Kazli involuntarily swallowed heavily, and his wife smiled and patted him on the arm.

“Relax a little. Then, if Lee chooses England, I will pass out.”

“I’ll pass out even if it’s the other way around.”

[ Ummm… ]

Regardless of whether Kazli fainted or not, Jamie didn’t answer for quite some time as if he was troubled.

[Ah, if it’s difficult to answer, you don’t have to. ]

[ Nope. It’s not difficult. However, I hate spoilers. ]

And Jamie, who finally opened her mouth, said something rather out of the blue.

[ ··· Spoilers? ]

[ Yes. The official results will be out soon, but it’s not fun to tell you in advance. I will not answer this question. ]

“Ah, why!”