Romantic on the Field

30.

Brighton and Hove Albion FC.

This team, commonly referred to as ‘Brighton’, can now be called the ‘Premier League’s hometown’.

This is because in the 2017-18 season, after being promoted in 34 years, it has not been relegated to the Championship even once.

“The opponent is in the third division. Let’s grab a quick win in the first half.”

And today, Brighton, the home of the Premier League, will play Stoke City in the League Cup quarter-finals at home.

The League Cup, not the FA Cup. Moreover, the opponent was in the 3rd division.

Brighton had no choice but to turn the rotation.

“Go ahead and score the first goal as quickly as possible. Let’s go easy and easy.”

‘Neven Lazar’ was also one of the rotation members.

“Neven. can you?”

“Yes, Director.”

Neven responded to the director’s words without much hesitation.

Two days ago, he was told by the coaching staff and analysis team to beware of Jamie Lee. I think I heard things like Messi and Holland in the 3rd division right now, but in fact, Neven didn’t care.

‘Can we score the first goal in the first half?’

His position is central striker. A forward striker who only aims for real goals, not a role like a false 9.

Therefore, there was not much encounter with the central midfielder.

‘The key is the defense.’

Stoke City was a team that showed weakness in defense even in the 3rd division. It is said that they recently recruited a defender from the 6th division, but it did not seem to be a very important issue.

As the coach said, let’s score the first goal as soon as possible. Neven decided to focus on that.

By the way······.

‘What is this bastard?’

Entering the game, Neven couldn’t help but panic.

Currently, he has five goals in the Premier League.

Considering that most of them were put into the second half, it could be seen that he was doing quite well as a ‘Joker’.

In fact, many football experts consider him an ‘underrated striker’.

‘Why can’t I do anything?’

He didn’t do anything throughout the first half.

It wasn’t that he was less active or that he didn’t show a threatening appearance.

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Literally, it didn’t really do anything.

Because of one unidentified giant defender.

‘Didn’t they say that they were from the 6th division?’

Neven glanced at the defender standing next to him.

He appeared to be nearly seven feet tall. That’s why Neven couldn’t win a single aerial ball today.

I could understand that far. In the first place, fighting in the air wasn’t his specialty.

However, the dribble breakthrough, which can be said to be his specialty, has not succeeded even once.

‘You don’t seem to have much experience, how do you know all the patterns?’

In the end, I aimed for a mid-range shot with the feeling of being whatever it was, but even that was blocked by the opponent’s torso.

‘Why, why are you doing this?’

‘driving me crazy. Let’s touch the ball.’

I couldn’t even get a pass. It was because he blocked all the pass roads with that big size.

It was really helpless.

“Neven! what are you doing!”

“Aren’t you paying attention? Are you going to keep begging the 6th division leaguer? uh?”

I screamed from the lower Brighton bench.

‘Do you think I would want to do this…’

Neven glanced at Benz with a feeling of injustice.

“Neven! Concentrate!”

Coincidentally, not long after that, the ball came to Neven again.

‘I want to run away.’

I don’t want to catch the ball.

I don’t want to bump into the monster behind my back.

I’d rather be replaced…

When the thought has reached there.

Two-woong.

Former 6th division leaguer, current 3rd division leaguer Mutombo suddenly jumped forward and intercepted the pass.

**

“Mutombo!”

Harry, who was right next to him, raised his hand.

Mutombo passed without delay, and Harry took the ball directly over the half line.

Today’s match was Mutombo’s debut match and at the same time Harry’s return match from injury.

‘I’m in good shape.’

There was no aftermath of the injury. Rather, the condition was excellent.

Originally, he played defense-oriented, but as his condition was good, he decided to directly hit and go up.

‘I think it’s possible even near the penalty box, maybe even more.”

Maybe, just for today, I’m like Jamie…

It even made me think of that.

“Hey.”

“…”

Unfortunately, the circuit of happiness stopped just there. It was because Jamie, who was running in front of him, asked for a pass as if he had been waiting.

Yeah, the guy who did it should do it. Harry passed the ball to Jamie without hesitation.

When the media started talking about Phantasy Star and all, Harry didn’t like it.

No, I didn’t like it, more than I didn’t like it. I didn’t even want to see it.

‘He’s not cheap.’

Since his youth days, Jamie has been unpretentious. Harry, of course, didn’t like that, but apart from that, Stoke City were very supportive of Jamie. It was seen as a benefit or favoritism beyond support.

Nevertheless, Jamie transferred to Nallm as soon as a transfer offer came from an overseas club.

‘The guy who threw away grace and ran away beyond ignorance.’

For Harry, who had a great love for Stoke City, Jamie had no choice but to look mean.

But······.

“GOOOOAL!”

“eee-YAA!”

It’s different now.

Harry recognized Jamie as a reliable teammate more than anyone else.

“Crazy man, did you score a mid-range goal from that position?”

He laughed and ran toward Jamie, who scored a thunderbolt mid-range goal.

**

[‘Are you from Part 6?’ Pietro Mutombo had an amazing performance in his debut match. ]

ㄴ [If it wasn’t for Jamie Lee, he would have received MOM. ]

[Harry Harris, who returned from injury, contributed to the team’s victory with vigorous activity. ]

[ Stoke City, which caused a surprise thanks to Lee who scored multiple goals ]

ㄴ [A 3rd division club scolds the premier league fans. ]

[Stoke City 2-0 win, ‘MOM’ is Jamie Lee]

Stoke City won 2-0 with a mid-range goal in the first half and a calm extra goal after a superb dribble break in the second half.

Of course, both of these goals were scored by Jamie.

So, it was only natural that articles praising Jamie were pouring in.

[Coach Charlie Adam, who raised the team after a sluggish start]

[‘Charlie Adam needs to be re-evaluated’ is a hot topic in the online community]

ㄴ [ whiteh** – Sorry for not knowing the master. ]

b [ towelti** – I thought he was an excellent director for a very long time.]

b [ plaiboi** – don’t lie. And above all, he’s not a master. Just suck Jamie Lee. ]

ㄴ [ talklee** – That’s right. Without Jamie, Stoke would have been struggling in the relegation zone again. ]

However, unexpected results also emerged.

A re-evaluation of director Charlie began to take place.

There were even those who sincerely called Charlie a ‘master’.

‘yes. A good manager is one who produces results.’

Jamie, who was reading the article, admitted that to some extent.

In his opinion, the person who contributed the most to Stoke’s current cruise was none other than himself. As a percentage, I figured it was about 95 percent on my humble calculations.

Coach Charlie saw that it accounted for about 3% of the remaining 5%. Anyway, because I took a lot of wins by saving myself like caviar.

[Gooool! Goal! Stoke City continues their good performance in the league! ]

[Hey. If Stoke City take the victory today, you can say it’s a pretty big meaning. ]

[Why? ]

[That’s because Jamie Lee was absent. ]

[ ah! okay. In the meantime, every game Lee has missed has only been tied or lost, right? ]

[ you’re right. If Stoke City continue to perform like this in the future, they can aim for the promotion play-offs as well as the league title. ]

However, things went a little strangely.

As Mutombo filled the defensive hole, which was one of Stoke City’s biggest problems, the winning rate of games in which Jamie missed began to rise.

[Today, Mutombo played a big role in the defensive midfielder position, not as a central defender! What does this mean? ]

That wasn’t the end.

Coach Charlie, as always, tried to ‘make the player play out of his position’, but unfortunately, it was interpreted as a ‘God’s move’.

[I’m back now, but wasn’t it Stoke City that suffered quite a bit last month when Harry, who was in charge of the team’s waist, was injured? This is because the central midfield player base is thin. ]

[ That’s right. ]

[I wonder if coach Charlie appointed Mutombo as a defensive midfielder for the purpose of overcoming this. And the operation seems to have been very appropriate. ]

[That’s great. It feels like Director Charlie’s mercenary skills are developing day by day. ]

crazy guys Mutombo is also good as a defensive midfielder!

Jamie wanted to shout that.

[Oh, Jamie Lee is playing on the side again today. Is it because he performed well at this position last time? ]

[ That’s right. I’ll have to wait and see if Charlie’s goal is hit today. ]

[The moment I speak… Ah! Lee, Jamie Lee. A nice pass to Robin from the wide. ]

[Robin, shoot! ]

[Gooooool! gool! gool! I’m in! ]

[Lee showing outstanding performance from the side! Coach Charlie’s bold player selection shines again! ]

crazy guys I’m just good at soccer!

Jamie wanted to shout that.

[Mutombo brings the ball up. Ah, Mutombo. No bulldozers! ]

[Lee takes Mutombo’s pass. Do you hit yourself? Oh no. We pass it to Brian on the left flank. ]

[ Brian, shoot! ]

[I’m in! Awesome! Stoke City take down Peterborough United once again! ]

[Lee, preparing for a corner kick. ]

[uploaded. ah! there is! Harry Harris is here! ]

[Gool! Harry Harris scores a great header! ]

[This is Stoke City that wins against Portsmouth! ]

It was quite frustrating for Jamie, who knew the inside story, but the results continued to be good anyway.

“what are you doing?”

“Yes?”

One day, as he continued his winning streak, Jamie was reading an article related to himself as usual.

“What are you doing to look so serious?”

Hannah asked, seeing Jamie staring at her cell phone with her brow furrowed.

[What kind of Charlie is Stoke City? I was just about to click ‘Like’ on the comment, ‘Jamie sucks’.

“I was just reading the article.”

Jamie, who could not answer that he was trying to manipulate public opinion, answered roughly in a lump.

“If you see something like this, honey is really a servant.”

“I?”

“yes. He must have been reading articles related to him again.”

“Uh, no. I just watched our Stoke City.”

It was true to some extent. I was watching not only my own articles, but also news related to Stoke City.

“Whatever it is, watch it in moderation and go to sleep. There’s a League Cup match tomorrow. You have to manage your condition.”

“Oh yeah. You should sleep.”

Jamie meekly put the phone down.

“But it feels really strange. I can’t believe it.”

“what?”

“That Stoke City reached the League Cup semi-finals.”

Well, after a moment of thought, Jamie nodded. Is it the first time in a few decades to advance to the semifinals? Although it is not a major competition, as a member of Stoke, which has been a 3rd and 4th division team for many years, it seemed inevitable that it would be new.

“I wish I could go all the way to the finals without stopping at the semifinals, but I’m a little worried because my opponent is my opponent.”

“hahahaha. are you okay. When is Arsenal I don’t know if it was when Wenger was there. ”

At Hannah’s next words, he burst into laughter.

Tomorrow’s opponent is Arsenal FC.

If Brighton is the backbone of the Premier League, Arsenal is the stronghold of the Premier League tradition.

No matter how much Arsenal is not the same as it used to be, it was not an easy team to lose to a third division club.

Nonetheless, Jamie was confident.

There is only one reason.

It’s because you’re starting out.

But the next day, at the press conference before the game, a variable that was not a variable occurred.

“This is Patrick Smith from Golcum. Arsenal captain Rohan Wood mentioned Lee in a pre-interview. Do you know?”

The reporter asked such a question to Jamie, who was brought out by director Charlie.

“No, I didn’t know. What did you say?”

“If it’s not rude, can I pass it on as it is?”

“Yes, as much as you like.”

“Then, I will read it as it is. ‘Jamie Lee is only a third division leaguer. He’s not a player Arsenal will care about.’ What do you think about this?”

At the reporter’s words that followed, Jamie burst into laughter. Bonama or another reporter must have done the judo newspaper first.

“Did you say Rohan Wood? I don’t know who it is, but I guess I was just hooked on a question from a spiteful reporter. I don’t care.”

ha ha ha. Some reporters burst into laughter at Jamie’s cool answer.

On the other hand, reporter Patrick Smith, who asked the question, slightly hardened his expression, as if he thought his question was ignored.

“As a manager of Stoke City, what do you think? To say Jamie Lee is only a third division player feels like saying Stoke City is only a third division player.”

As a player, Charlie was good at interviews that looked smart beyond gentleness, but after becoming a manager, he has mainly conducted cool interviews with his arms as the leader of Stoke City. The reporter aimed for that and turned the arrow to director Charlie.

“Arsenal? well. I have no interest in clubs that are not big clubs.”

Indeed, director Charlie gave reporter Patrick Smith the answer he expected.

[ Jamie Lee, “I don’t even know who Rohan Wood is.” ]

[ Manager Charlie Adam “Arsenal is not a big club.” ]

Thanks to that, related articles poured in before the game even started.

[Charlie Adam: Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in the past was strangled by me. Arsenal will be strangled by Stoke City today.” ]

Among them, there was an article that added words that Director Charlie didn’t even say.