Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Stadium, 17:21
- Are you good, is everything ok ? I asked the keeper who is soon preparing to enter the field with the team
- Yes yes I'm ready, he replied, readjusting the scratches of his gloves
- If you do like what we did during the 5 sessions together, there's no reason for you to screw up, I told him
- Funny way to encourage me, the player laughed, but thank you I appreciate it, he went to stand in single file behind the team captain Jesus Navas
- Yassine, I put my two hands on his upper arms, I'm counting on you, my future depends on it ! I reminded him of the importance of victory for the club if I don't want to be fired
- Don't worry Gardiolita, he reassured me with one of the nicknames he had given me during this first week, I will let no goal pass. We have a party after this game and I want to spend it winning.
- Don't worry Imane, we have a wall, intervened En-nesyri, who I met recently, we're going to win this match and you won't get fired, now go sit on the bench, it's going to start soon, joked bluntly the attacker encouraging me to go on the bench
Today is the second day of La Liga for the Sevillian club and my first match as a coach. Our opponent of the day is the Madrid club Getafe whose stadium is the playground for this meeting. Suffice to say that my teaching during my first week must imperatively prove itself if I want to last in the club.
The players come out of the tunnel with the children who hold their hands and line up in front of the benches. The Sevillian line advances towards their rivals and then graps them one by one to go to the field while the captains do the toss and determine who will engage.
The whistle finally sounds which makes me realize that I am still standing at the edge of the field. I finally decide to go and sit between Marko and Rakitić so as not to disturb more than I have already done.
Surprisingly, the match is quite flat and each of the two teams has very few chances. Apart from a shot from us and a try from Getafe in the first half, the game is quite...empty.
In the second period, Yassine made a magnificent save after the Madrid striker's attempt which allowed us to keep this score from nil nil. A second intervention by the opposing goalkeeper in the 71st minute prevented the team from passing them and a goal whistled offside later by Youssef.
The score seemed to be heading for a draw when added time was reached; but this did not seem to be the opinion of Éric Lamela, our shock winger. Youssef sends a deep pass to Rafa Mir whose ball hits the post of the goal cage. Lamela takes it back and then shakes the nets at the end of the suspense. We all jump for joy and I celebrate the goal with the Serbian goalkeeper and Marcos Acuña who had been replaced during the match.
The final whistle sounds, which means we've won the three points. Everyone shakes hands on the field before our team quickly returns to the cooler locker rooms to escape the sweltering summer heat. Everyone congratulates and is happy with this victory in extremis.
I decide to go see my goalkeeper by entering the locker room. It's weird but I feel like I shouldn't be here, probably because this room is full of testosterone and scantily clad guys for some. I sit in the empty place next to the Moroccan who takes off his shoes.
- So you saw! he called out to me, I told you I won't concede any goals today !
- At the same time there were two chances from the side of Getafe,woe betide that you conceded a goal, I rolled my eyes
- If you came to belittle me instead of congratulating me, you shouldn't have bothered to come all the way here, he complained
- Well I congratulate you! You are very good at waiting for the opposing team in front of the goal, you do that wonderfully well! I teased him
- It's normal I worked on this in training with the best coach that can exist, replied the slender man to criticize my work
- In the meantime, what do you want me to do with you, it's the only strong point I can develop in you, make the potted plant
- Still fighting, you two? heard us Ivan Rakitic
- I'm supposed to be a goalkeeper and instead I'm babysitting, he referred to my age, you know what it is, children are fickle at this age, I'll entrust her to you if you don't mind , he stood up
- So you should be ashamed, you're having your trade taught by a kid, I followed his reasoning, where are you going, you have no more argument ! I chased him across the room for he had taken a few steps
- I'm going to take my shower, he took off his shirt, you want to follow me ? insinuated the player taking advantage of the fact that I had not understood the reason for his departure to attack me
- No, that's not it..., I, I didn't know otherwise..., I started to blush
- Our discussion is like the match today, 1-0 in stoppage time, he smiled at me before slipping away to the showers
- You looked for it, you found it, lamented the Croatian who had quickly become accustomed to our "bickering"
- He did it on purpose !
- You didn't look him in the eye either, he smirked
- I was ashamed, I'm not going to look him straight in the eye after what he said! And then there's no shortage of bare-chested guys, I drew his attention by pointing to the locker room
That's why I said I shouldn't be there. I finally realize one of my dreams which is to meet players who marked my youth and whom I saw play for a long time, here in this case Ivan being a Barça fanatic and when I finally have the privilege of working in the club where he plays, we have this kind of topic of discussion.
I quickly get on the bus to go "sulking" all the way to the hotel where we spend the night, about 15 minutes so as not to have to do it during tonight's party organized by Youssef. We all quickly go up to our respective rooms to get ready. I opt for a fairly casual outfit with a suit and a shirt underneath, I'm too lazy to put on a dress today.
Youssef has rented a villa near the hotel, a five-minute walk away, for tonight. He had forgotten that we were playing outside, luckily I reminded him otherwise he would have organized everything at home, poor thing ! Their wives, who for the most part attended the match, are surely already on the spot enjoying themselves.
I go down to the hotel lobby where I see most of the players gathered ready to leave. For my part, I will go to the evening a little later because I have to debrief the match with the staff beforehand. I still have work to do unfortunately.
- Take care of yourselves, warned the coach, I'm warning you, at six o'clock I want everyone at the hotel, we have a plane to catch tomorrow morning, he finishes his sentence when I arrive at his height so that we do our post-match meeting with the rest of the technical staff
- Yes coach ! promised some players
- Go easy on the booze, Lopetegui says kindly
- Don't worry it was Youssef who organized the evening, Jesus Navas insinuated that there will be no alcohol
- Are you sure you don't want to come? asked the Moroccan striker
- No no I still have a lot of thing to do and I'm tired, enjoy!
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- Hey Imane ! cried out a voice that is familiar to me
- Oh Javi ! I recognized the man in the hall, ready to leave after this meeting
- Thought you were already there, revealed the primed Spaniard
- No I just finished, so, your match?
- We won 2-1, he revealed happily
- Cool !
The reserve team also had a match against a team from the suburbs of Madrid later in the afternoon, so we are staying in the same hotel. We then both set off towards the villa. It is a sublime house located in a somewhat chic residential area of Madrid, a little elevated compared to the other buildings around. Multicolored lights pierce the windows of the building and we hear a background bass noise as we approach the house.
- You took your time ! cried out Ivan in front of the front door.
- I was busy sir ! he moved aside to let us in
The music is in full swing, there is a mega vibe with what appears to be the living room that has turned into a dance floor for the evening. On the side of the gigantic living room sits a huge buffet with food and drink surrounded by large speakers and a DJ. He didn't do things by halves.
Javi offers me to go on the dance floor, which I kindly refuse because I don't feel like going to dance right away. I mainly came to integrate and chat with others. So he abandons me, rushing to the dance floor.
- Hi ! a dark-haired woman spoke to me as I poured myself a drink
- You're new aren't you, we've never seen you, her friend smiled at me
- Hi ! Yes that's it, I arrived not long ago, I cheered up glad to have established contact with someone quickly
- We didn't see you in the family gallery, my first interlocutor was surprised
- Your boyfriend just signed this year, that's it, who is it ? said the blonde
- Oh no, not at all ! I laughed, understanding the misunderstanding, I'm the new goalkeeper coach
- Oh I see
- And are you in a relationship ?
- No no it's not my priority right now, I admit I want to focus on my professional career
- Imane you are there ! interrupted us Marko Dmitrovic with his wife
- We borrow her from you, his wife pulled me by the arm
- Glad to have known you, I rushed to say before being pulled towards the couple
- Don't stay with them, they are real pests, confided to me the companion of the goalie
- Oh well, they looked nice though, disappointed me with this news
- I introduce to you Berina, he announced
- Sorry for not introducing myself, enchanted Imane ! did she already know my name
We had a good time talking with Berina and I find her really adorable ! She encouraged me a lot and trusted me in her husband's progress. Throughout the evening, I was able to sympathize with at least all the players, with whom I hadn't really had the opportunity to sit down and chat, they are all really cool !
- So everything is going well ? Javi intervened when he saw me pass by him
- I'm KO ! I flopped down on the sofa he was sitting on
- A victory is tiring, justified the goalkeeper
- Yes, above all, I had to do two weeks of work in one to catch up on the backlog I had accumulated, I put my head against the top of the backrest of the sofa.
- Yes I see, especially since it's an excuse for us to finally be alone, he began to put his arm behind my neck
- Lmao stop with that, I cut short his joke by withdrawing it
- But now is the time!
- No, from the moment you're sitting on that sofa you have to be single, I proclaimed
- Oh really ?
- Yes, it's the Couch for singles, I decided
- Hey, Bono pointed, talking loudly because of the high volume of the music
- Who allowed you to sit on our CFS! I was indignant
- Your CFS ? he drank a sip from his glass
- Our Couch for singles, I explained
- For a start, can you stop forbidding me to sit every time I want to put my buttocks somewhere, that would be cool, he threw himself on the sofa on my left on purpose
- You take up space giraffe, I teased him
- It's the width that takes up space not the length, and secondly since only single people can sit there I have the right to be here since I'm part of this team, he corrected me
- You ! I exclaimed
- Honestly I still don't understand how ! this observation troubled the already aware Spaniard, I mean, you are charming, super nice and super talented
- That's nice, he thanked his counterpart, embarrassed
- Me yes, you saw how unbearable he is, I bounce back on his compliments
- Weren't you shocked two seconds ago ? You need to know ! he reacts to my amazement just now
- Wow Yassine ! reappeared the two women I had met earlier in the evening, we didn't know you had come !
- Can we sit with you ? they settled, one on his right and one on his left
Well, it's not worth asking if you do it ! Especially since the second was going to crush me if I hadn't shifted.
- You played a great match today, began the blonde
- Truly ! asserted the brunette completely ignoring us with Javi
- Excuse me, you can at least apologize, I lost patience
- Why ? stared at me the one next to me approaching the Moroccan
- 'Cause you almost flattened me with your fat booty, I replied
- Jealous ? she boasted of her assets
- No, on the other hand I think it's a great initiative on your part to commit to ecology with your 100% recycled plastic ass
- Say it again ! she was indignant
- It will be less in the sea, I outbid
Outraged by my words, the "pests" as Berina likes to call them get up and finally get out of my sight. I really don't understand why they flirt with him knowing that all the women here are supposed to be hooked up with someone, but that's not my problem.
- They have a problem ? came towards us Jules Koundé who had just been pushed around by the duo of brats
- They confronted Imane, the Moroccan informed him laughing, thank you I really have trouble with them they are vicious
- Is that what bothers you ? confused me this reason
- They were flirting with you, right ? understood the French from my question
- No I don't think so, it's more that they often come to see me but the feeling doesn't pass, didn't realize the last Sevillian rampart
- He's successful with women but he doesn't realize it, Jules explained to me, that makes him even more charismatic, he settled down on the sofa
- No ! They are married..., was he a little embarrassed by the shower of compliments he was receiving
- Welcome to our sofa of uncast people, announced Javi to the French
- Ah ok it's not just any sofa, the defender was amused
- No it isn't ! I said
- Anyways, I'm super happy that there is finally a Frenchwoman in the team, I'll be less out of place !
- Me too ! I shared his thought
- You look really tired, guessed number thirteen from the sound of my voice
- Yes, I yawned, I'm waiting for a sign from the universe telling me to go to sleep
- You see the girl over there on the sofa, I managed to hear the two tarts talking with a third woman, it's their new trainer
- I'm sure she's only there to flirt with our guys, this profiteer ! In addition she dared to disrespect us this huge...
- Ok I think the universe has been clear, I got up from my seat
- What are you all doing sitting down ! landed at the same time the initiator of this event, go dance with the others !
- I'm going to sleep, I informed him
- Already ! En-nesyri wondered
- Yes sorry, thank you for the invitation, your party was great, I thanked him, and then I want to be in good shape for our outing tomorrow, I made reference to the city tour I'm going to do with the three Moroccans from the team tomorrow
I say goodbye to everyone and the two Moroccans accompany me to the door.
- See you tomorrow Imane, left us Youssef alone in front of the entrance to the residence Yassine and me
- Do you want me to take you back to the hotel ? he asked
- No, there's no need to !
- You never know who you might bump into on the way, he insisted
- Yass' I am five minutes from the hotel, nothing will happen to me ! my nose made a snort, not being able to totally stop a laugh, and even if that's the case I'm a big girl I know how to defend myself !
- Ok it was just to be sure, I don't doubt your strength in any way, he smiled, I say good night to you then, he pushed back a few strands hair that had fallen on his forehead while running his hands through his hair
- Good night ! I replied in a honeyed voice
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Hi !
The next chapter will be the first "In safe hands" so "bonus" chapter
This kind of chapter will not include the small comm' that I make at the end of the chapter like this one
Read them carefully as it has more information than you may believe 🙃
And it can have a surprising face reveal, who knows...
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