Football System: Classic Number 10
Chapter 72: Versus Jayapura Black Diamond (3)

The condition of the Cananga Youth Mining dressing room seemed not okay, they all seemed to have been hit by a rainstorm in the middle of the sea and now they can only resign to what happened to them.

Rizaldi did not even speak at all, usually he became a differentiating figure in the dressing room but now he only speaks a thousand languages. And so did Martin.

Martin who was always arrogant and often glorified the ability of the ball which was even though it was ordinary, now drowned limp by covering his entire face with a small towel.

Surely Martin suffered the most here, he had a 24-carat gold chance before, but he ended up wasting the opportunity and dumping it at the bottom of the trough. As a striker, his instinct was to get hurt and that bothered him a little bit, there was even the thought of stopping playing in the second half.

Zaki also experienced something similar with Martin, the second goal was from a fatal mistake he made. As a number 6 player Zaki Iskandar must not make mistakes such as mislead the pass or hold the ball too long which can result in losing the ball, which can lead to the loss of the ball, because his role as a number 6 player is so important to attack and defend. If he made a small or big mistake like he did in the first half, the enemy team must have given him a very painful punishment.

Hence Zaki Iskandar did not comment much on anything, even though it had been calmed down by his other colleagues, even though he heard the word 'it's okay', 'all will be fine' he felt those words were making him worse.

Coach Satria also came and entered the dressing room with emotions that are very visible throughout the hallway to the dressing room, of course he was not satisfied with the game of his squad. Coach Satria does have a worst case scenario, but it's worse than he thinks.

"Your game is so fucked up! Shithead! You play like kindergartens who are told to play rugby by their teacher!" the habit of Coach Satria when angry, there will be comparisons that make people who hear it become stunned.

Even so, no one dared to speak, once Coach Satria was angry then they would not dare to argue or answer. Because if they are determined to do that, it could be those who will get additional punishment from him.

"We have to make changes in the second half or we'll all stop here, which is not in your mind, right?" Coach Satria asked the desire of all those who want to return to being champions.

They all shook their heads, none of them wanted to lose here after desperately fighting to get to this stage. They want to be champions and the only way to do that is to win every game they face, no matter what.

Coach Satria blames his cigarette for not caring even though there is a huge no-smoking picture behind him, it was his habit if Coach Satria had a little strange problems and he had to drain nicotine to his head.

Coach Satria then told one of his staff to get him a formation board and some scribbled papers. After the staff returned with the object requested by Coach Satria earlier, Coach Satria immediately began to compile a scheme that will be played by his men in the second half later.

Not many changes have been made by Coach Satria, but what was changed was the role of some of the players he felt needed to change. Take the role of Zaki Iskandar. Zaki Iskandar who is an attacking type midfielder, now he is assigned to become an anchor player or better known as Anchor.

What are the duties and functions of anchor players? His job is to help the defenders to cut the ball or stop the opponent before they get into the team's defensive area and is felt by Coach Satria, Zaki Iskandar is the right person to fill that role.

Zaki Iskandar is actually a little nervous about his task this time, he just played a little defensively like this let alone being an anchor player. He usually comes forward if the team is attacking and now he has to stay behind in anticipation of a quick counter-attack from Jayapura Black Diamond team. Even so, he was still ready to accept the role that Coach Satria had given him.

"Okay Coach, I will fight as much as possible in filling my role!" said Zaki Iskandar with a steady face, as if his confidence returned.

"The key to our victory is the midfield, who can control the midfield then he's the one who will win the game today!" coach Satria said while pointing at the central area on his game scheme board. "So let's go out there and show me the mental champion of all of you!"

Hearing that all players regained their sense of spirit, the flames started burning once again in their eyes, revealing a beautiful light, a light named spirit. They all returned to the pitch in different conditions from the start of their first half, this time they were prepared to avenge what happened to them in the first half.

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In one of the VIP stands, there were two people in luxurious suits who were engrossed in watching the match today. They both look like the typical Sicilian mobsters who often appear in classic Hollywood movies, wear suits and wear hats and glasses to cover their faces.

One looks older, about 50-55 years old. It had already seen a slight wrinkle on his face and his hair had already started to diminish a bit. And the other one looks quite young, maybe 30-40 years old, still looks handsome and has long hair like a metal band vocalist.

"How do you think the first half went? From what happened in the first half, could the defending champions provide any meaningful resistance in the second half or could their journey have stalled here?" the older man asked the younger one.

He still did not answer the question from the middle-aged man, he was still busy paying attention to the statistical data from the first half between the Cananga Youth Mining versus Jayapura Black Diamond FC. After some hesitation, he finally gave his answer.

The younger man replied. "I think maybe in the second half we will get a more interesting result, the second goal was probably deadening their fighting spirit for a moment. But they have players who can always make a difference when the team is in a state of emergency"

The middle-aged man laughed. "You mean the number 24 player? I don't understand why you're so fixated on that player. With what I see, the player is nothing less and nothing more than a midfielder in general, nothing special about him"

The younger man was also unsure of the answer, but somehow his instincts always said there was something special about the figure of the number 24 player from Cananga Youth Mining. There are things that make him always wondering and curious about the figure of the player, so he tried to observe it more closely.

She said. "I don't know why either, but my eyes never misjudge someone. And according to my intuition, we'll get the answer in this second half" while justifying the sunglasses and showing a little blue beautiful eyeball.