Chapter XXVII: The Call of Duty

City of Bilbao. San Mamés Stadium.

After lunch at the hotel, the Granada team arrived early at the venue. As the players changed into warm-up equipment in the away dressing room, captain Fiske shouted again:

"Okay!! The warm-up begins!! Let's go out and warm up together!! ”

Coach Cobony, who was on the side, interjected: "Hurry up!" Young people! We still have a lot to do! ”

The players were like obedient pugs, rushing out at the speed required by Coach Corboni.

Wearing a long-sleeved training suit and shorts, and new sneakers on his feet, Kabine followed Fiske, Squirrel and other teammates around the court to warm up.

The stadium is full of Granada players, several sparring partners, stadium managers, and more than a dozen soccer balls for practice.

There are also nearly 40,000 empty seats.

Gao Yang is slowly falling, but Kirby's preparation is soaring in seconds.

Coach Corboni stood on the pitch, watched the players' drills, and asked the assistant coach next to him:

"Do you think you need to improve your training rigidity?"

The assistant coach replied, "Coach, I don't think so. It's a little bit before the game, so we have to be careful, and now it's enough for the players to do some light warm-up moves. ”

Coach Corboni touched both cheekbones and didn't reply, just nodded his head.

Although Coach Corboni spoke calmly, the assistant coach knew:

[Coach Coboni began to hesitate, to put it bluntly, his confidence seemed to be shaking]

The assistant coach asked again: "Coach, will Kabine be selected today?" ”

Coach Corboni said directly: "Yes! Do you know? It took so much effort for me to sign him in order to keep him in my starting line-up for the long term. ”

The assistant coach laughed and said, "Coach, the way you describe the trust in him is very deep. ”

Coach Corboni smiled lightly. Suddenly, he shouted to the crowd of players: "Kabine! Come here with me! ”

At this time, Kabine was already practicing interactive passes with his teammates, and when he heard someone shouting his name, he turned his head and saw that the person who called him turned out to be Coach Corboni.

He wondered if he had done something to provoke Coach Corboni's reprimand.

In Carbine's impression, Coach Corboni's sudden call to him was mostly not a good thing.

Coming to Coach Corboni, Carbine asked, "Coach! Is there something wrong? ”

Coach Corboni looked ready to sell and said, "How are you feeling so far? ”

Kabinay replied, "Very well! The excitement has waned, but when I get to the court, I feel like I'm about to play. ”

Coach Corboni said, "Yes! Well, come with me at the pre-match press conference in a moment, do you have any questions? ”

Kabine actually laughed and said, "Coach, don't be kidding. The pre-match press conference is usually attended by the coach and a starter, so what am I going to do? ”

Before Coach Corboni could speak, the assistant coach grabbed a sentence: "Because you will be the starter in this game." ”

Kabine was surprised: "Oh? ”

Coach Corboni asked, "Oh what?" Is there a problem? ”

Kabine could almost hear his own heartbeat, and he was sure it wasn't a hallucination.

It won't be a prank by the two coaches.

His face changed from surprise to excitement, and it was also a matter of two seconds.

Kabine was agitated again. He said, "Coach! I won't let you down! ”

Although Coach Corboni did not reply, and his face was stern. But the assistant coach responded to Carbine: "Don't let the team down! Clear? ”

"Clear! Instructor! ”

The assistant coach waved his hand and said, "It's okay, go over and continue the warm-up training." ”

Carbine ran away, faster than he had just come!

Look carefully, it should be [Ben] open.

As soon as Carbine "runs", Coach Corboni immediately asks the assistant coach: "You use the phrase "Don't let the team down" to motivate Carbine, I want to ask, can he handle this sentence?" ”

The assistant coach asked rhetorically, "What do you say?" ”

Coach Corboni still looked stern and said, "Yes! He could! ”

Carbine returned to his teammates, pulled the squirrel and said, "Coach Corboni just came to me, guess what he said?" ”

Squirrel flipped the ball and said, "He's saying you'll be in the starting lineup for this game!" ”

Kabinet asked, "Huh?" How do you know? ”

The squirrel stopped juggling the ball, stomped it under his feet, and said, "An idiot doesn't know." ”

Kirby instantly understood the words of the mouse.

Undoubtedly. Coach Corboni expects a lot from Carbine, how high are they? Only time will tell.

"~~Beep~~"

Ninety minutes before the game, the assistant coach stopped the players' warm-up with a whistle.

The players rushed back to the dressing room.

By this time, a small number of fans had already begun to enter.

Coach Corboni stopped Kabine in the tunnel and said, "Okay, now you come with me!" ”

Kabine nodded and went with Coach Corboni.

Press room for the media in the venue.

Coach Corboni took Carbine to the pre-match press conference, and when Carbine appeared, the reporters in the stadium let out a voice: "~~Whoa~~!" ”

Coach Corboni smiled at Cabine: "Look, it's great to see you here. ”

Kirbine smiled, a little embarrassed.

The two sat down, and there was a table in front of them.

There were two bottles of mineral water on the table and two megaphones.

The reporters got busy, preparing their voice recorders. Flipping through the small slips of paper, checking the relevant questions to be asked.

"Ahem~~! All right! Gentlemen! It's time to ask questions! Coach Corboni said in a back-to-back manner.

"Coach Corbony, how sure are you of this game?" The journalist asked.

Coach Corboni replied: "We want to win! And I believe that we will win! ”

"Coach Corboni, the next three games, it was very difficult for Granada. These three games are considered to be the first test of the Granada team, but can the players withstand such a huge pressure? The second reporter asked.

Coach Corboni took a sip of mineral water and swallowed it.

He added: "We can't complain about the fixtures arranged by the Football Association, but when we really have to face the devil's schedule, the situation is really serious. At this time, the mentality of the whole team is important. Is it a blind sum? Or are you determined to win? I can tell you about this, we are confident enough to win the game! ”

After listening to this, the reporter said: "Thank you for answering!" Coach Corboni. With that, he sat down.

"Well, Kabine, may I ask you?" A female reporter then asked.

Kabine looked at Coach Corboni, and Coach Corboni spread his hands, meaning: [Please feel free]

Only then did Kabine speak: "Yes, ask." ”

The female reporter asked, "Do you have any goals for yourself this season?" ”

Carbine replied: "My goal is to put [the team's goal] first, thank you!" ”

Coach Corboni heard Cabine say this and gave him a smiling face, which he thought was funny.

The female reporter asked her second question: "Granada will compete with Atletico Madrid for the right to qualify for the Copa del Rey in the next game, which is also the first time you and Shadugir have gone head-to-head, ......what do you think about this encounter?" ”

"Looking forward to it! Very much looking forward to it! Kabine said in a sonorous voice.

The female reporter ruffled the ends of her hair and asked again: "You and Shadugir only came to La Liga this season, but the two of you are often compared to each other, do you have any thoughts on this?" ”

Kabine smiled: "I don't have any opinion about these two talented players, thank you!" ”

"~~~Ha~~~Ha~~~"

Everyone in the press room burst into laughter.

Of course, Coach Corboni also laughed.

Kabine's answer not only silenced himself, but also avoided positive comments about Shadugir.

It's not that he doesn't have the courage to evaluate, he thinks: [It's better to look at the table of the two fighting each other on the court than to evaluate it with words]

So Kabine did not answer the female reporter's questions directly.

In the media press room, there were many reporters who wanted to raise their hands and want to ask questions, but Coach Koboni said without giving face: "Okay, the game is about to start, we still have a lot of preparations to do, and this is the end of the press conference." ”

After saying that, he stood up and left, and Kabine obediently followed and left.

The reporters in the media press room looked at the backs of the two and sighed.

Coach Corboni rushed into the locker room, didn't look at anyone, clapped his hands three times, and said, "Young people, are you ready to listen to me?" ”

Kabine had also sat down, and there was silence in the dressing room.

No one answered, which means the players are acquiescing.

Default, that is, they are ready.

Coach Corboni reads out the starting and substitute lists first.

The starting line-up was largely unchanged, but Carbine took over as the central midfielder of former vice-captain Jeff Rogman.

Kabine stared at Rovman, who was sitting two meters away, and saw that Rovman's expression and gestures were joking.

[The expression is pretending to be sad]

[And the gesture is: a middle finger]

Kabine was amused, and he gave Rogman a thumbs-up gesture.

It is to say: [Don't worry! I will cherish it! 】

Coach Corboni slowly walked to the middle of the locker room to let all the players know about his deposit.

And issued a pre-match message: "The opponents on the field of play are cunning, they want to score our goals, so how do we stop them?" Yes? ”

No one answered.

"Just don't let the other side score~~~!" Coach Corboni's tone increased.

"Is it difficult?" Coach Corboni asked again.

"It's not difficult!" Coach Corboni replied directly.

"What's it for? Yes? With the right mindset! It's ~~~ [Don't always think about winning!] Think about how you won't lose! 】~~~~" Coach Coboni is full of voices.

After hearing this, Kabine's hands trembled inexplicably, and a stream of hot blood came from all over his body.

He, once again, was ready.