The Assistant Coach (11/?)
Title: The Assistant Coach
Rating: G
Pairing: Bernd Schneider/Arturo Vidal (The Schneiders); Antonio Conte/Gianluigi Buffon; David Pizarro/Edin Džeko
Character crew: Bernd Schneider, Arturo Vidal, Antonio Conte, Gianluigi Buffon and other members of Juventus FC crew and players from other leagues.
Special appeareance of Schneider-Vidal family, Edin Džeko and David Pizarro
Disclaimer: Everything displayed in this text is entire fiction and made up by Chelsea Lady
Warning: Unbetaed.
Summary: The Italian Job is the most important job ever taken, specially when is pioneer for being the first openly homosexual assistant coach
in Italy. Prepare for the change.
In this part - The match of U10 Juventus will have such unexpected consequences...
Previously on "The Assistant Coach"
Everything was ready for the match of Juventus Kids against Fiorentina. Boys and girls get separated in changing room, but they were together on pitch.
"Everything's ready, papa?"
"Ja..."
"My shirt, my pants...my shoes...my gloves...okay..."
"See you..."
"See you!"
Antonio and Gigi were waiting for Bernd to come out from girl's changing room and they made a grupal hug.
"You will be a good allenatore. I know, Bernardo. It comes from your heart and soul..."
"I feel it too... you will be... unique" Gigi says "Forza, Bernardo!"
"Forza!" Antonio exclaimed.
After that, Bernd introduces to Juventus Kids.
"Hello, my name is Bernd Schneider. I'm from Germany, that's the reason I'm blonde with blue eyes..so..."
Kids laugh...
"And I want to introduce you...Rafaella... she will be goalkeeper..."
"Rafa!" a girl says
"Anabella!" she answers and hugs her
"Do you know each other?"
"Ja."
"Where are you from, Anabella?"
"I'm from here, from Torino. My father is Scottish and my mum is Italian.I'm winger if you want to know..."
"I will be your trainer for this match only, okay...so what your original trainer set to you?"
The kids told him about the tactical formation. But then he said that it was totally messed up. He showed on the magnetic board what he wanted to do.
They found it even better. They went out to the pitch.
Fiorentina Kids appeared.
"Who's the captain?"
"Anabella is the captain. But we don't have a Vize...so..."
"What about you?"
"Aw, really?"
"Yes, come on, I will put you the armband... or let Arturo puts it to you, Arturo!!"
"Huh?"
"Why you don't...?"
"Kay..."
"Papa..."
"You don't have a mother?"
"No...I have two dads" Rafaella answers
"Wow...cool..."
The referee sounded the initial whistle and girls and boys were passing around, suddenly Fiore Kids took the posession of the ball, but Anabella tried
to steal the ball... again Juve is under control...
Then, one of Fiore boys get useful a defense mistake for putting 1-nil. And just in 50 seconds of match.
Arturo facepalms, but Gigi pets him...
"She will make it, just watch her..."
"Hmmm... she's so cool... look at her hands... punching her hand with fist all the time."
After that, a free kick was in favour of Fiore Kids.
"Go, Rafaella!! Guide them as I told you..."
She began to guide them as Gigi told her to do. The team pushed them forward...
"Say 'ancora'! Say 'ancora'!" Gianluigi exclaims.
She read his lips and pronounced the words. Anabella and another other girl jumped, the ball passed and finally the goal wasn't
concreted due a ball-embracing move.
Bernd just grins.
After that they get defending. Even a ginger boy was in the net for supporting her. She let him do it because Bernd told her that in the Mannschaft
the move was really common.
But Anabella, told to her:
"Remember what you did the last time, before moving to Alto [Adige]"
"..Kay..."
Then, the ginger boy makes a pass to Anabella, and then to Rafaella. She ran and ran leaving behind her net.
"What da he---?"
"Let her go, Gigi...she knows" Antonio said "I trust in her..."
Tie at one for Juventus Kids...
The louder 'ja' from Bernd was heard.
The entire team was hugging her for celebrating.
Fiore Kids were talking some things and then, 30 minutes of match some Fiore Kids began to say:
"Hey you, you need a mother!"
"Don't hear 'em..." Bernd begins to advice Rafaella.
"You don't have a mother...!"
Fiore Kids began to mock Juventus goalie, but she kept standing up in her job and misheard the rivals.
"I don't have a mother...but it's a family anyways...go, go!"
Anabella, the captain, began to guide Juve Kids... the ginger boy began to fight with a strong girl from Fiore, but after that he could give a pass to
the captain, then again to the ginger boy. The goalie didn't realize about the move and came through his legs like a tunnel. Another goal for Juve.
"Fino alla fine, forza Juve!" Antonio yells loud "Andiamo Bernardo..."
2-1 for Juve until the end of the first half.
"Hey you... where did you came out? Look at your skin, seems you came from poo"
Fiore Kids once more began to mock Rafaella. She understands Italian despite of speaking few words...
"Go away!"
"Is true you have two fathers...?"
"Yes is true, but go away!"
"You need a mother, you, fool..."
"GO AWAY!"
"She said so, go away, you, irresponsible and fools. You are kids, come on...!!!"
"Danke, papa Bernd..."
"Bitte..."
Rafaella hugs him.
"It doesn't matter for me, sir. They were just mocking her for losing her focus" Anabella told to the Jenaer.
"Absolutely right. Rivals has some tricks. And some are dirty tricks" the ginger boy said.
"What's your name? You were awesome defending..."
"My name is Alastair. I'm eight like Rafaella. I'm defender. I moved from Fiore Kids because they use to mock the rivals, specially when they know
a player comes from two mums or two dads..."
"Really?" Bernd asks.
"Yes, signore...Schnei--der!...I was adopted when was five months. Then I don't stop loving my parents. Look. Those two next to the blonde who has some
weird lips..."
"Who?"
"Over there, sir!"
"You got two mothers???"
"Yes. Indeed Rafaella and me are the only ones who has two fathers and two mothers."
Then, some technical strategies returned to be the topic. Bernd praises Rafaella, Alastair and Anabella. Then he tells to the kids what they need to do.
He believes he doesn't need any substitution.
And after that, for relaxing before the second half he says something very special.
"Hey, how many of you have a father and a mother?"
Most part of the team rise their hands.
"And how many of you only have a mother?"
Just one.
"And only a father?"
Another one.
"Well... I want to tell you something. These two kids are very special. And you know the reason why..."
"Because she has two dads and Alastair two mums."
"Right. I want to set the record straight and be clear every time you play. In a moment this team will be only ladies and only boys. But one thing is very
clear: kids are just kids. Is just matter of love and taking care of them.
Soon you will be people like me, like Arturo... like anyone else here in this world... so, if some rival want to play dirty tricks on you, don't answer
them... Rafaella... Rafaella..."
Bernd begin to release a teardrop while talking about her.
"Rafaella was literally drowning in the waters of Mapocho river. I met her when she was only four years old.
She is Chilean. For that reason she has this skin tone. You will see Arturo Vidal and you will say 'he got dark skin because he is Southamerican'.
But don't justify the color of the skin for a specific...country... if you know what I'm talking about. Be proud of being bianconeri bambini...
you will be the future, the Juve after Arturo, after Claudio, after Andrea, after Gianluigi. So please, don't let you be bullied because you have a mother
missing, a father missing or in this case, two mums or two dads. Rafaella, Alastair and Anabella has one thing clear: family is a family as long you recieve
love, you recieve care, and also support, building the path for your dreams, which in this case, is being a footballer... so, the lesson for today, no
matter if we win or we lose or we tie... family is family...okay?"
"Si, signore..."
"Fino alla fine..."
"Forza Juve!!!" the kids exclaimed with their voices.
The second half was wonderful. Rafaella didn't passed a single shot in whole match. And even she made another goal.
One of the kids never made a goal before. She was a girl and her name was Paola. Everytime she had the ball always was caught by another kid and stole
it. She used to sob everytime that the ball got stole, but now, thanks to an Alastair pass, Paola could shot the net and make her first goal ever.
She was the one who lift her hand up when Bernd asked who had only one father.
At the end of the match, one from Rafaella at 15', another from Alastair at 30', then another from Rafaella at 46', Paola at 51'.
They won 4-1.
"Well done, Paola!" Bernd said hugging her. "Well done...!"
Juve won the match and everyone was happy. But a kid with Fiorentina kit was sobbing laying down, and then two well known guys for Arturo were consoling
him.
"Hey, look at those two, Gianluigi..."
"Yes, the one at the left is David Pizarro" Gianluigi recognized him. "Mamma mia...is that the Bosnian?"
"What Bosnian? Holy...Edin Džeko!!!!" Arturo exclaimed "Mister Conte, let's meet and greet them...please..."
Gianluigi translates and he said:
"Okay..."
Arturo ran and then Antonio said:
"Look at your husband, he's taking that girl in his arms... and goes....wow!!! Just as we used to do..."
"La Ola!"
"And go, eh eh eh eh! Well done!"
The bench applauded and after that the seats were empty.
The boy was still crying.
"Hey...hey...who are you? Look at my eyes..."
The boy looked into Bernd's eyes.
"You will cry several times more, but not for losing a match like this. Soon you will play Champions League or the World Cup...what's your name?"
"My name is Giorgio."
"Okay, Giorgio. Remember this, winning or losing, the real matter is that you will be a great footballer.
Remember, that with a ball on your feet, you can conquer the world."
"Better?" Edin asks.
Giorgio affirms with his head.
"Let's go home..."
"Edin and David...how are you now???"
"Oh yes, so many time! So good to see you!" Edin hugs the German and David to Arturo. "What you were doing with Juventus Kids? You were awesome!"
"I'm making my practical exam for develope my new profession here in Italy. I have a second one the next weekend."
"Cool! Congratulations..."
"How are you now? Is that your child?"
"No. He is a kid from a orphanage from Firenze." Pizarro answered. "We cannot adopt him due the legislation. It's our biggest pain right now. We want to
adopt...I've got a 10-year old kid from my first marriage, but I don't want to expose him to the way how I live my way of love..."
"It doesn't matter, look. Tell that you want to be a single father, that you have wealth to take care of that little kid. But...hey!! You got married
in Argentina, remember??"
"Yes"
"And then your married got convalidated in UK?"
"Yeah, Arturo..."
"So, look for one in England, Scotland...uhm...Wales...don't know..."
"I will think about it..thanks for your support." Pizarro says.
Paola's father was crazy looking for her. She returned to his hands and after that he said:
"How could you...make my daughter do a goal?"
"I just remembered her that family is family...and nothing more than that."
"Thank you, mister---"
"Schneider. I'm from Germany."
Edin took Giorgio to his orphanage and after that, Gigi and Antonio talked to them, when suddenly Iker was sobbing without control.
"Robbie is with Vittoria's mum!"
"No, that's no true, Iker..."
"Yes, I saw him walking hand on hand with her..."
"Look, I will call Herr Conte and you will see everything's okay..."
After that, they return back to Alto Adige. Gianluigi had to say goodbye, so as Antonio.
By the night, a phone call was recieved to Bernd.
"Bernardo. My wife is dead."
"CHE!?"
tbc. 03-14-2013