Romantic on the Field

16.

[Goooohohol! ]

[Goal. Old man Robin Price scores the first goal! ]

[Underdog Stoke City is one point ahead! ]

“Kyaaagh! crazy! Robin, how long has it been!”

Hannah, who was watching the game on TV, screamed to leave the house.

[Ah, Robin Price’s move was good. ]

[ That’s right. Also, I can’t help but mention Lee’s passing. ]

[I stabbed an amazing pass between the defenders in that narrow space. The timing was also exquisite so that no offside was caught.]

“Right, Jay did a good job. I loved the J-Pass!”

Hanna continued to shout while hugging the pink pillow she had been using for 13 years.

It was a shame because it was a well-insulated house, otherwise it was a decibel level that would have already received dozens of complaints from neighbors.

“Jay! go! Solve it yourself!”

Afterwards, QPR pushed hard, but Stoke blocked the attack just as narrowly as if they were going to concede.

On the other hand, Stoke had a lot of counterattack opportunities. And the center of the counterattack was, of course, Jamie.

[ Jamie Lee, do you hit? ]

“Jay! Hit it!”

[Shoo, shoot! Ah, fake! ]

[It was a pass, not a shot. ]

[ Ah, this is Jamie again showing an exquisite pass. ]

[ One-on-one chance with the goalkeeper… Brian, shoot! ]

[ Enter! Brian, score an extra goal! ]

[ 2 v 0. Underrated Stoke City take down Queens Park Rangers! ]

“Kyayak! Crazy! It’s 2 to 0!”

The commentators and Hannah shouted excitedly.

Afterwards QPR conceded a chase goal, but the match was won by Stoke City 2-1.

[ Ah, the camera is pointing at Jamie Lee. Didn’t log two assists today? ]

[ That’s right. Unlike usual, he showed a play to help his teammates score rather than score directly. ]

uh, is that so? Hannah, who was watching TV, tilted her head.

When I was at Augsburg, I had more assists than goals. However, after coming to Stoke City, it was Jamie who preferred to solve it himself.

[ Coincidentally, the interviewer after today’s game is Jamie Lee. I’ll ask right away. Lee, you did a great job today. Instead of scoring today, he recorded two assists. Was it a coincidence or was it an intentional play? ]

Jamie, who was asked a question, answered right away without worrying or even laughing.

[Of course, this is the intended play. ]

‘please······.’

Hannah watched the scene impatiently. Also, I was worried that I would get into gossip for giving a cheeky interview—indeed, it happened a few times in Germany.

[Is there a reason you focused more on helping than scoring? ]

The interviewer immediately asked additional questions.

[ Yes. ]

However, this time Jamie didn’t answer right away and seemed to be a little worried.

[What is the reason? ]

[ Well······. I’ll just be honest. The new goal celebration has not yet been decided. ]

[New, new goal celebration? ]

“what?”

The interviewer and Hannah asked the same question almost at the same time.

I was wondering what kind of bullshit that was.

[The wedding is next month. But I think Heart Celebration is a bit weak. We are thinking of a more impactful and powerful Celebration. ]

[ ha ha ha. ]

[Oh, by the way, the wedding will be held in the Standing Hall. Any citizen of Stoke-on-Trent is welcome to attend. ]

Jamie’s answer made the interviewers and commentators burst into laughter. It just seemed like a cute answer.

“Please, Jay. Don’t do anything stupid…”

However, Hanna, the party to the marriage, couldn’t help but smile.

**

“Football is simple. It’s a game where 22 people run after a ball for 90 minutes, and Germany always wins.”

Former soccer player and commentator Gary Lineker said:

However, this was meant to emphasize that Germany is a strong team, but in reality soccer was not simple.

Victory and defeat are determined by the complex intertwining of many factors that cannot be listed individually.

It also goes without saying that it takes a lot of things for a soccer team to win.

However, there are always exceptions.

Stoke City lately.

[ Jamie Lee wins again! ]

[ With two assists, Stoke City beats formidable QPR 2-1! ]

Jamie wins the game.

[Stoke City, defeated at home. ]

[I think the reason for the defeat was not using Lee, who played full-time in the last game. How do you feel? ]

Games without Jamie are lost.

[Gooool! Fantastic goal! Jamie Lee! ]

[Return the Liga match to the origin! ]

[This is Lee again. Stoke City’s savior, Riga creates victory! ]

If Jamie comes out again, you win.

[I’m careful to say this, but it was difficult to figure out the intentions and purpose of today’s game Stoke City. ]

[ Absence of detailed tactics. Isn’t that why director Charlie has been criticized lately? ]

Whether or not Jamie comes out, director Charlie gets a bad rap.

[Stoke City, is it okay as it is? ]

[Criticism towards Charlie Adam is getting louder]

[Sam Glucas “Even if Lee was used properly, Stoke City would be ranked first in the league.” ]

At this point, it’s worth thinking about your next move as director Charlie.

At least, it is a common pattern to look back at yourself to see if there is a problem with your tactics.

However, Charlie Adam was no ordinary person.

he was a man

A real man who just goes straight without turning back.

“I am right.”

“···Ah yes.”

“Isn’t the director’s position to speak based on results? We can show the results.”

His choice was really simple.

Put Jamie in every game.

45 minutes, 30 minutes, 15 minutes. finely chopped

“Lee, have you tried caviar?”

After the team training was over, I was packing up my stuff when Brian started talking to me.

“Why?”

“I just bought caviar. The quantity is very small, but the price is very expensive.”

“…”

Jamie seemed to know what Brian was talking about.

“So you have to put in very small amounts every time you cook?”

“But it’s delicious even if you add a small amount, right?”

“uh. right. how did you know?”

Brian’s eyes widened. Jamie only shrugged his shoulders instead of answering.

“Well. Anyway, I think the director decided to use you like caviar. because······.”

To sum up Brian’s words:

You are like delicious ingredients instead of being expensive and in small quantities. Ingredients that can be responsible for the taste of the entire dish even if you add a small amount.

Although he has problems with his stamina, he is a player who can change the game even with a short run.

“Oh, is that a funny story?”

Jamie replied in a dry voice, then stood up. It was for additional personal training.

“Oh, I’ll go too.”

Brian hurriedly followed him.

And soon after…

“Harry! Here!”

Harry Harris also joined.

‘Annoying bastards.’

Jamie glanced at the two and then began warming up alone. Of course, Brian and Harry also warmed up with him.

10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes.

As the warm-up continued, Jamie and Brian began gasping for breath with their faces wrinkled. Harry, on the other hand, did not change his expression as if he was at this level.

“Come on, I’ll follow you.”

After the warm-up, which seemed like it would never end, Jamie bent down and let out a breath. Brian was struggling as well. He lay dead on the grass.

“OMG. No matter how you think about it, this is not a warm-up. It’s just strength training.”

“right.”

“Eh?”

“It’s a warm-up and strength training.”

While I was catching my breath for a while, Harry, the only one who was fine, made an awning with his hand and looked somewhere.

“Robin?”

At Harry’s words, Brian shook his head.

Jamie did not turn his head. I just let out a small sigh.

“long time no see.”

“What are you talking about? Let’s train together until recently.”

“No, personal training.”

As Harry and Robin talked, Jamie stood up.

“Uh, where are you going?”

Brian asked.

“Where are you going? You have to train.”

“Oh yeah. I have to get up too.”

Brian held out his hand as if to hold it. Jamie, of course, didn’t grab it, so Brian scratched the back of his head with his hand and then stood up alone.

“Jamie.”

At that moment, Robin, who was talking to Harry, started talking.

why, why again what. With that feeling, Jamie turned her head.

“At QPR, I was too excited to say thank you.”

Robin smiled and approached.

“What are you thankful for? I just posted one of my assists.”

“ha ha ha. That’s not true. But from my point of view, it was a goal I hadn’t scored in a very long time.”

Robin Price. Originally, a player who retired after playing active duty until this year.

Jamie rummaged through his memory. In fact, it’s almost miraculous that Jamie remembers his playing career. At most, he was a player who went back and forth between the 4th and 3rd divisions.

‘Did you take over Leicester City?’

However, what happened after that was memorable enough.

After retiring, Robin will go on to coach and then manage Stoke City. To be precise, he was put in for a short time as an acting manager and emergency firefighter, but he achieved very good results, and later was unexpectedly appointed as Leicester City manager, shocking the English football world….

This was all Jamie remembered.

‘What happened next? I think he went hard and went to Scotland or there.’

The results were not very good, but it was Robin who went to the Premier League manager position for a while.

‘Then the eyes to read the game are not bad…’

“Well?”

Robin tilted his head curiously as Jamie narrowed his eyes and looked at him.

“Then that move.”

“uh?”

“The move to infiltrate inside while enticing the defenders.”

As usual, Jamie, whom I thought I would ignore, went beyond reacting and even asked a question, and Harry and Brian looked at each other with curious expressions.

“Can I play every game?”

what. Why are you suddenly speaking in the tone of a Shakespearean play? Robin is puzzled, but Jamie seemed to recognize that fact as well, loosening his expression and clearing his throat briefly.

Robin had no way of knowing, but this was the tone Jamie sometimes used when pretending to be solemn during his ‘World Class’ days.

“Hmm, great. The reason I ask is because I think I can match it with Brian if possible.”

“Ugh? me?”

Brian, who overheard the conversation, asked in surprise.

“yes. Even if you don’t have me, you won’t have to win.”

There were many matches against strong teams such as Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday.

“Sigh. It’s annoying, but there’s nothing special about it. Speaking of which, let’s do it right now. Harry, you play the role of a defender.”

“Uh, huh? That, yes.”

There’s nothing wrong with the director. Jamie sighed once more, and then began leading the ‘Stoke City Personal Training Gathering’.