Romantic on the Field

128.

The League Cup is the lowest prize money of all major football competitions in England.

Although it is rising little by little every year, it is still only about the weekly wage of a major club player.

[Stoke City, League Cup round of 16 victory. ]

[Stoke City, who won a sweat against Aston Villa. ]

[“If it wasn’t for Lee, it would have gone to overtime.” Aston Villa manager expressed regret over Jamie Lee’s goal in the last minute. ]

So Stoke City has always ruled out the League Cup except for the third division, but this season was different.

Most of the bench resources were sent out as starters, but if the game did not work out, the starter was immediately put in.

[ 1-0 win against Leicester City. ‘Again’ Jamie Lee gives the team victory. ]

[League Cup quarter-final against Leicester City, Jamie Lee’s ’emergency input’ won the winning goal. ]

[Stoke City joins the ranks of the League Cup semifinals with a goal by Jamie Lee at the end of the game. ]

[ woodi** – No, why do you keep sending Lee to the League Cup? ]

[ cakeo** – Even if you win anyway, wouldn’t it be over if you pay Jamie a week’s salary? ]

[naked** – The winning prize is less than Jamie’s weekly wage. ]

[ reagu** – Why do you have to lose your strength in this competition? I don’t understand. ]

Among them was Jamie.

It was only 45 minutes at the longest and 15 minutes at the shortest, but Stoke fans didn’t like the fact that Jamie was slowing down because of the League Cup.

If it was natural, it was a natural story.

Even the selection of the national team for the FA Cup and the Champions League. No matter how much the club and the national team manage their stamina, if they send them to many games and get injured, it’s like a lightning bolt from Stoke’s point of view.

‘Well.’

However, Jamie, the person involved, had no particular complaints about that fact.

In my past life, throughout my career, I had a truly murderous schedule. As long as common sense did not happen, such as playing two games a day, I was confident in controlling my condition.

‘What are you thinking?’

Still puzzled, Jamie glanced in the direction of Milo.

He is now sitting on the bench of the away team at Old Trappert.

[Stoke City’s next League Cup opponent is Manchester United. ]

[Man Utd, who was eliminated early in the FA Cup, are you aiming to win the League Cup? ]

And now, here at Old Trappert, the second half of the League Cup semi-final was underway.

“Ahh-! what a waste!”

“Nice job, Robin. Keep trying!”

The match was running evenly. This was possible because more than half of the selections were existing main members.

Chief among them was Mark Rice. He was sucking up the ball like a vacuum cleaner and blocking every decisive opportunity from his opponent.

However, Stoke City was also the same as not being able to create a decisive opportunity. It was because all the players who could take a ‘period’, such as Jamie and Brian, were sitting on the bench.

‘It’s either me or Brian.’

Jamie kept glancing at Milo, anticipating his next move.

‘Damien is also a possibility. No, if they still want to win, they’ll put me in.’

“Jay. Get ready.”

And Milo did what he expected. Ralph, who played in the third line, was removed and Jamie was put in.

“Jay. You finally came. thank god.”

After a while, as Jamie stepped onto the field, Robin, who was struggling at the forefront, welcomed him.

“Shall we cross the penalty box again?”

“no.”

Then, Jamie answered Robin’s question precisely.

“I’ll just put it in quickly.”

**

[Gooool! ]

[ Jamie Lee scores a great goal as soon as he is put in! ]

[ This is Jamie Lee who lives up to the director’s expectations! ]

Jamie scored a goal four minutes after being put on.

[ Jamie, Jamie Lee······. ]

[ Unbelievable! Score another goal! great! ]

Then, 10 minutes later, he scored an extra goal to secure the team’s victory.

With this, Stoke City will play the League Cup final again after 3 years.

No matter how small the competition, the final is the final, and the championship is the championship.

[ Stoke City 2-0 win over Manchester United. ]

[ Stoke City’s ‘Jamie Lee dependency’ for the third year]

[Stoke City Legend, who made the mistake of ‘the fact that does not change even if the director changes’. ]

b [ “Stoke City cannot do without Lee.” ]

[embre** – You said it right. ]

[ moder** – that’s right. Stoke can’t do without Lee. But why? ]

[ truwh** – Why is that? Does the guy called moder** on top of me have any thoughts? It’s wrong for a professional team to rely too much on one player. ]

[ young** – got the point wrong. It’s natural to rely on a player like Jamie Lee. Instead, putting him in every game is a problem. ]

So while Stoke City fans were genuinely delighted with the news of reaching the final, they also felt uneasy at the same time. Just a few days later, there was the FA Cup round of 32, followed by league matches and round of 16 matches three days apart. It was natural for them to be concerned.

[Stoke City, continue to be positive in the FA Cup. ]

[ Round of 32, 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers. ]

[Are you using Jamie Lee in the FA Cup Round of 16 match against Bristol City? ]

[Jamie Lee included in the starting list for ‘Another’. ]

[Jamie Lee, who scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the round of 16 against Bristol City. ]

[Stoke City advances to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. ]

Fortunately, Milo completely eliminated Jamie from the FA Cup round of 32.

However, immediately after that, Jamie was used in the league match and the FA Cup round of 16 that followed. It was a starter, not a 15-20-minute match like before.

[Stoke City fans are angry at Jamie Lee’s continued appointment. ‘Excessive’ claims. ]

[League, League Cup, FA Cup, Champions League, England National Team Conference League. Some Stoke City supporters #Jamie Lee’s body is one. Hashtag movement started. ]

[ John ] [ Milo Fucking Conrad give Jamie Lee a break ] [ #Jamie Lee’s body is one ]

[ Evan ] [ Whether it’s the League Cup, the FA Cup, or the coaching job, do one thing. ] [ #Jamie Lee’s body is one ]

[#Give Lee a break]

[#Jamie Lee’s body is one. ]

Stoke City fans couldn’t help but be angry.

“Well······.”

Jamie felt a little embarrassed.

he was really good

No, I could have run a little more. There were no problems physically.

But in this situation, I didn’t know if it was the right thing to do by saying ‘I’m fine’.

I was worried that it would seem like I was clumsily defending the director, and I wondered if I was scratching it for no reason.

‘Isn’t it because of public opinion that I can’t use myself in the round of 16 of the Champions League, which is really important?’

I thought so too.

And time goes by…, the locker room away from Camp Nou, where the Champions League Round of 16 will be held.

“And in the center of the second line attacking midfielder, of course, Jay is the starter.”

Milo announced Jamie’s start.

Contrary to his fragile appearance, he had a personality close to a real man.

“The press is talking nonsense, don’t mind the players. Because I am the correct answer.”

No, he was just an openly manly man.

“You know?”

At his forceful demeanor, Jamie could only nod enthusiastically.

“ruler. Your opponent is Barcelona. Although it has been pushed behind by Real Madrid in recent years, it is a team that is always mentioned when discussing the strongest player in European football. This season, we are getting almost equal results. Let’s stay vigilant and play well as we prepared.”

What Milo said, ‘as prepared’ was actually quite simple.

Of all the recent Stoke City opponents, if you have to pick one team that has driven them the most, it has to be Newcastle United.

Thus, Barcelona was likely to come up with tactics by referring to this, but as Stoke City decided to press them strongly from the beginning in preparation for this.

‘Hoo.’

The game soon began, and Jamie, seeing the Barcelona defense with his own eyes, was convinced.

‘I was impressed by the match against Newcastle.’

Barcelona’s team color is ‘tiki-taka’. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a symbol and identity of the team beyond simply the team color. It was to the point of using the expression that a player who is good at passing play or optimized for tiki-taka has ‘Barcelona DNA’.

Besides, the current Barcelona manager is Xavi Hernandez. No one else, that Xavi Hernandez.

The key member during the time when the Tiki-Taka tactic was in full bloom, and when the Tiki-Taka tactic achieved the greatest achievement in the club’s history.

Even after walking the path of a leader, he used the tiki-taka tactic as if it were natural, and it was the same in Barcelona.

But now Barcelona had the entire defensive line down. And like Newcastle did, they put a player deep in the front line and were aiming for a counterattack.

‘Besides······.’

As soon as the match started, Jamie glanced at the man following her.

‘What was his name? Was it Kili Aimar?’

I don’t know his name, but I wanted to know for sure what this man’s mission was today.

Two-woong.

Jamie had no intention of letting the man do his job properly.

After 5 minutes of the first half, I immediately started running and speeding up.

“…!”

The opponent seemed very flustered. Either way, Jamie kept running until he veered right into Ben.

Newcastle made a tactic in preparation for Jamie’s play style, where he moves to the center and then solves it himself. If Barcelona had prepared a similar tactic today, Jamie was right to try to break through the flanks rather than the center.

Indeed, the Barcelona defenders seemed quite taken aback when Jamie approached the penalty box but did not move to the centre.

‘No, did you just bring it as it was while watching Newcastle volley?’

On the other hand, Jamie felt absurd.

However, in fact, it could be said that it was an unavoidable choice for Barcelona. No matter what you do to Jamie, everything will be destroyed, so you must have been benchmarking what seemed like a good possibility.

Tuduk.

Neither the other person’s embarrassment nor the person’s embarrassment were important right away.

Jamie immediately found his concentration and made a painting motion as if to move to the center.

The defender in front showed a flinching reaction. But that was all.

It wasn’t too bad. I had no intention of cheating too much anyway.

After returning to the right flank, Jamie beat Kili Aimar, who had just returned, once more.

Right in the middle of the half-line, pretending to go from the right back to the center, then further to the right.

As for the Barcelona defense, it was inevitably difficult to predict.

Per-billion.

Then Jamie’s choice was the same.

He fired a shot at a position, angle, and timing that made a cross much more suitable than a shot.

[eee-YeeeA! ]

Then, the ball shook the net, the away fans of Stoke City on the other side stood up and cheered, and I saw the scene where my colleagues ran with happy faces, and I suddenly thought of that.

‘Are you aiming for the former crown prince?’