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living room with lights off.
A man was watching TV alone, sipping a non-alcoholic beer.
On TV, soccer experts and commentators were analyzing the game, and the main speaker was the former ‘Wonder Boy’ Michael Owen.
[Recently, two teams have brought so-called Jamie-tailored tactics against Jamie. ]
Owen turned to the large monitor.
[ Let’s start with Portugal first. Lee catches the ball. Then, the 3rd midfielders actively drive Lee to the side. ]
The screen freezes and an arrow graphic appears.
[ The red arrow is the direction of movement of the Portuguese players. And the blue arrow is the direction the English players are moving. First the red arrow moves, then the biggest blue arrow here, Jamie Lee, moves to the side. ]
[The problem comes next. When Jamie, the central attacking midfielder, moves to Liga, the winger has to move along with him, but that’s not the case. ]
The screen is switched.
[Let’s check Stoke City’s movement in the same situation. ]
[ Here, Stoke City’s side players take the move in response to Jamie Lee. ]
[ Brian Lekka moves to the center and Ned Keating overlaps. ]
back to the original screen.
[Looking at this alone, it seems difficult for Lee to produce results, but he continues to own the ball purely with individual breakthroughs. ]
[The Portuguese players look like children. ]
Another panel responds to Owen’s comments.
[hahahaha, that’s right. However, the behavior of the following Portuguese players is a bit extreme for a kid. ]
The Portuguese defense then grabs Jamie’s uniform and crosses his legs from behind.
[I made up my mind and tried to cut it off with a foul, but it failed. ]
Jamie shakes off the players and moves to the center.
In line with this, the other Portuguese defenders seem to take their positions, and in an instant, a scene is played that surrounds Jamie from all sides.
[ Now, several players surround Lee. If you’re a football fan, this is a familiar scene. ]
[ Lionell Messi. ]
[Yes, Messi. When he caught the ball, this scene would be staged. And what was the result? ]
[Many teams have failed to stop him. ]
[ you’re right. He was determined and tried to cut it off with a foul, and failed to stop him even when several people surrounded him at once. So, it’s kind of force majeure. It’s like a natural disaster. ]
squash. Jamie’s shot hits the net.
[ Now, let’s see the next team. This time it’s the club team. ]
The screen changes. A yellow jersey that will be familiar to soccer fans appears.
[This team is Borsia Dortmund. The basic mechanism is similar. If you drive Jamie Lee to the side or outskirts, and he slips out and comes to the center, in an instant, four or five people surround you. ]
In the screen, players wearing yellow uniforms move in an orderly fashion.
[ At first glance, it may look the same as the previous scene, but in fact, this one is much more organized. So it could be said that they almost succeeded in sealing Lee. ]
A blue arrow will appear on the screen again.
[However, unfortunately, I was too self-conscious. No, it can be said that unlike England, the movement of Stoke City players was good. ]
Jamie stabs a through pass to the left, and Keating catches it close and then shoots.
The result is goal.
[Even if it is cut off with a foul and surrounded by several players, Lee scores a goal. It is irresistible. Even if you show a more organized play, you can’t stop it if you use your teammates. Is that Owen’s argument? ]
[ That’s right. ]
[ ha ha ha.” ]
At Owen’s rather disappointing conclusion, the panel burst into laughter.
[Of course, there are other ways. Although it failed as a result, there are scenes that showed some hope. ]
Finally, scenes are played when Stoke City are in League One.
Among them, there was a scene against Wolverhampton that drove Stoke City into a corner, and beyond a miracle, there was also a scene in the League Cup final against Manchester City that was almost ‘forced’.
[Gives up trying to stop Jamie Lee and sets up a counter-fire strategy. Or, have a defender with a class comparable to Jamie Lee. ]
[ For example······. ]
Owen stops talking and smiles.
[ Stoke City’s next opponent, Chelsea FC’s Roger Barrett? ]
“uh?”
The man watching TV was startled when his name was suddenly mentioned.
[hahahaha, that’s how it happens. you’re right. England’s defensive core, Chelsea’s defensive core, Chelsea’s living legend. ]
“…”
And at the excessive praise that followed, Roger Barrett felt ashamed for nothing even though he was alone. I felt as if someone was watching me.
[This must be quite burdensome for Barrett to hear. ]
[ ha ha ha. I can’t help it. Isn’t that the fate of Ace? ]
Ace’s destiny…
Roger didn’t think of himself as an ace.
However, as the captain of the team, I always had the idea that I should be an example to others. I thought of myself as someone who took the initiative in doing the most filthy job or the most difficult job for others.
If so, you had to stop the next opponent Stoke City’s ace.
‘Can I do it?’
can i stop it Jamie Lee.
Roger turned off the TV and thought about it.
The surroundings were very dark and silent. Still, I couldn’t imagine it.
So he closed his eyes and focused a little more.
I tried to imagine Jamie’s play in my head, and I tried to put myself on the opposite side.
As time passed, I was able to come up with a concrete imagination, and I was able to play it quite vividly like the data screen on TV a while ago.
However, the ending wasn’t all good.
“…”
Roger opened his eyes and stood up. Since I had closed my eyes for a long time in a dark place, there was no great difficulty in moving even though the lights were turned off.
‘If you read in a dark place, you will adapt to the dark.’
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 the feared objects might be like that.
Thoughts slipped to the point where they couldn’t flow, and Roger let out a big smile and walked to the room.
Woo-woo, woo-woo.
I was just laying in bed when my cell phone rang.
[ Tom – Dad, I’m going to the stadium with my mom after a long time. ]
Tom.
When I saw the caller’s name, my slightly subdued heart began to stir.
Tom, now that name makes my heart flutter more than Maria.
[ Tom – Dad, I miss you. ]
Roger pondered for a while before replying.
**
A few days later, Stoke City’s home stadium Bet 777 Stadium.
“Thank you, Mom.”
Two people who appeared to be mothers entered the expedition seat.
Their names are Maria Barrett and Tom Barrett.
Of course, Maria was the mother and Tom was the son.
“Yeah, what?”
“I thought you would just give me permission, but you even came with me. Thank you, Mom.”
“How can you send it alone?”
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
Maria stroked her son Tom’s head.
It has been three years since I separated from my husband, Roger Barrett.
It was already time to divorce and leave, but for some reason, the two did not take that ‘last step’.
It might be because of that, but now, three years later, the relationship between the two has improved considerably compared to when it was at its worst.
“Tom.”
“Yes?”
“But why are you still rooting for Chelsea?”
Where Maria and her son now live is Fairbank Avenue in Stoke-on-Trent – not quite as good as Jamie’s newlyweds’ house, which is a local landmark in its own way, but she also lives in a pretty decent house.
Unsurprisingly, Stoke-on-Trent is home to Stoke City.
In other words, it was no exaggeration to say that among the people sitting in the expeditionary seat, they were the only Stoke-on-Trent residents.
“All my friends say they are Stoke City fans.”
“…”
Therefore, as a mother, I had no choice but to ask such a question, but it was quite difficult for my son to answer.
‘Because my mom hates it when I bring up the story of my dad.’
The reason Tom still supports Chelsea is purely because of his dad, Roger Barrett.
But I couldn’t answer truthfully.
“The Chelsea jersey is prettier.”
“is it?”
“Yes.”
Tom hurriedly turned around. Fortunately, my mother didn’t say anything.
‘phew.’
I let out a sigh of relief inside. It seemed like he gave a pretty plausible answer for being in a hurry.
‘Why not cheer for Stoke City.’
If the reason you support Chelsea is your dad, Roger Barrett, why don’t you support Stoke City? Tom thought for a moment.
It didn’t take long to give an answer.
‘Jamie Lee.’
He looked down at the player who could be the biggest cause.
Jamie Lee. That Korean-Englishman did very well even if he did well. So it didn’t go that well. It felt like a cheat player or a ‘final boss’ in an online game.
‘Come to think of it, are you of Korean descent?’
Come to think of it, it was. Excluding cheat players, it was Koreans who slaughtered people in online games.
“Tom.”
“…”
“Tom?”
“Ah yes. mom.”
“What do you want to eat? It’s been two hours since you ate.”
“it’s okay.”
The food sold at the stadium was of poor quality. Of course, it was the same with food sold elsewhere, but even more so at the stadium.
“···mom.”
“yes?”
“Shall we eat hot dogs together?”
“Um, is that so?”
“You can have a beer.”
“···ha ha ha. what is he talking about Why are you drinking beer?”
Still, I said that because I thought of my mother, but my mother waved her hand in amazement.
‘Did I think wrong.’
In Tom’s view, his mother’s drinking problem was a major factor in their separation. But now, it’s been almost two years since my mom hasn’t drank, and it seems like we see each other’s faces and keep in touch sometimes, if not often, so I wondered if a glass of beer on game day would be okay.
“The game starts. Haven’t you forgotten the cheering song yet?”
“Yes.”
After a while, the match started and Tom fixed his eyes on the Chelsea half.
‘Can Dad stop Lee?’
In fact, I didn’t have many memories related to my dad at the stadium. I used to be too young, and after that, when I really started to like soccer, I lived with my mother.
Instead, I got to know my dad lately through iTube videos or documentaries. It felt a bit odd to see my dad in a video instead of real, but he became Tom’s hero anyway.
Captain of Chelsea FC.
England national team captain.
A player who saves the team in every crisis, whether at the club or national team.
A player who can block even the so-called ‘world class’ players.
‘I’ll be able to block it.’
That’s what Tom concluded.
In the last game, I showed a disappointing performance against Jamie, but I thought it would be different this time.
[ thanks. Dad will show you a good game]
Didn’t you even say this in a message?
‘When will Dad’s personal cheering song start?’
The time when Tom was thinking about that while looking at his mother.
[ Oh-oh. ]
Stoke City home fans are starting to stir.
Jamie caught the ball and started running across the half line.
