COACH CHAI, COACH

mohun bagan-er COACH niye koch-kochani kichhudin bondho aache dekhchhi. shobai ekhon nikhil nondi-r kotha bhule nondigram niye matamati korchhe, maramario korchhe. tobu aami holum giye purono paapi, tai shedin Tuk kore chole gelum dhur baba-r ashrom-e, onek din por.

ashrome giye dekhi dhur baba tenar chela chamunDo niye boshe aachhen. ek gol-gal byakti dekhi bhorpur gul marchhen, aar baba moshgul hoye tai shune jachhen. ami choT kore baba ke bollum, "baba, mohun bagan-er COACH niye kichhu bhabchhen?"

baba bollen, "keno, ki hoyechhe? bhaloi to cholchhe. robson COACH hoyechhe, COACH hoye MASSAGE dichchhe, chhelera dibyi harchhe, keu khelowaRder dosh dekhchhe na, kormokarta der gali dichhe na, shudhu COACH-er MASSAGE ke munDupaat kore ghono ghono MESSAGE paThachhe."

ami bollum, "dhur baba, ekhon to MESSAGE-er joog, taa MASSAGE niye MESSAGE paThachhe, mondo ki? kintu ei COACH diye aar cholbe na, shiggiri ekTa jobordost COACH ante hobe."

baba bollen, "dhur! aar aachhe-Ta ke? bhowmik to shunlum RESIGNATION LETTER pokeTe-e niye ghur ghur ghurchhe, kintu taake era nebe na. ashole shantiniketan-e ajana babur baRir pashei bhowmik-er baRi, shekhaane shunechhi pNachil niye bibaad aachhe."

ami bollum, "tahole chaTuni-ke anle kemon hoy?"

baba bollen, "dhur! cochin theke COACH anlei ki aar COACHING hoy? kochupoRa hobe. CLUB-er ku-chokre poRe jekono COACH kochu-kaTa hoye jaabe. borong e byaTa bharotiyo bhasha bojhe na, tai ku-chokro Ter pachhe na, bhaloi to!"

hothat shei gol-gal byaktiTi bole uThlen, "dhur baba! ki je apnara tokhon theke kebol COACH COACH korchhen, amaar mulyobaan tothyo guli shunchheni na!"

baba tenar dike shanto bhabe takiye bollen, "shon, aaj COACH-aguri purnima, amader birokto korish ni." bole RED CARD dekhiye tenake shekhan theke bohishkar kore dilen. tinio goj goj korte korte lumpender tel marte chole gelen.

ami bollum, "jaak baba, bNacha gelo! achchha, barreTo-ke COACH baniye dile kemon hoy? temon khelte parchhe na jokhon, tokhon COACH hok na. boyosh kom, shotej shobuj buddhi, notun notun IDEA..."

baba amake thamiye diye bollen, "tui bolchhish kochi COACH elei bhalo hobe? taa, mondo bolishni, kintu aaro bhalo hobe jodi DD ke coach kora jaay."

ami to aNtke uThlum, "bolchhen ki baba, debashish datta COACH hobe? tahole to hoyei gelo, SIXTEEN BANANAS COMPLETE."

baba mridu heshe bollen, "dhur! ei DD shei DD noy re, eje tor-amar shokoler DD. eshei prothome khelowaRder ponero din anoshon korabe, protyekTa khelowaR-er bhNuRi kome jaabe, tar por laga-taar michhil, hNeTe hNeTe shobar FITNESS beRe jaabe, dom baRbe. tarpor IFA OFFICE-e byapok gonDogol, cheyar-Tebil bhang-chur, gol gobindo ke niye lopha-luphi, oooof! ki moja! tarpor east bangal maThe jabar rasta keTe deowa hobe, myammaDan-er BUS jwaliye deowa hobe, oof, ki uttejona! de ekta biRi de!"

ami DhNok gilte gilte min min kore bollum, "kintu nijeder khelar ki hobe?"

baba bollen, "keno? durdhorsho khela hobe. teen-teen-teen FORMATION-e khela hobe, ekjon khali thakbe. rokkhon-ke gono-oborodh shekhano hobe, kono DuDu muDu ranTy fanTy Dhuktei parbe na, gol deowa to durer kotha. majhmaTher khelowaRera tinTe kore PASS khelbe - tribhuj-er moto, birodhira bhyaba-chyaka kheye jaabe. aar FORWARD-ra tri-phola-r moto net chhNiRbe. je FREE thakbe she kebol REFEREE-ke MANAGE korbe. aar COACH maTher baire theke kromagoto teekhno golay chitkaar kore jaabe, OPPONENT TEAM-er PLAYER-ra kaan Dhakte byasto thakbe, khelar dike mon dite parbe na."

ei obdhi shunei aami muchho gelum, aar ki ki hoyechhilo, jana nei.