2nd Episode of the Genius Soccer Coach - Chapter 196



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Episode 196 Preparation

This is the time when all soccer fans’ eyes are focused on the World Cup.

Each club prepared for the next season step by step.

Hyunwoo ran straight to the news that the new stadium had been completed.

Anthony was there, having arrived early and was checking out the stadium.

Anthony looks proud as if it’s his stadium.

“How is it? Are you okay?”

“…That’s cool.”

It wasn’t an empty promise.

They say that a famous architect from England created the design.

The white exterior walls with geometric curves created an overwhelming atmosphere.

Entering the building, the high stands that were built to accommodate 70,000 people had the power to make my heart pound.

…the name Qatar Air Stadium is a bit of a gimmick though.

“Next year, there will be a tram connecting London Airport, and around the station there will be department stores, club souvenir shops, and food….”

Anthony’s words, which were constantly being added by those around him, did not reach his ears.

‘This is Barnett’s home ground.’

How many teams have worked hard to have a stadium like this?

Arsenal had to endure more than a decade of darkness to build the Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea’s home stadium, Stamford Bridge, failed to expand due to various circumstances, which led to a decline in ticket revenue.

Barnett was able to overcome such a difficult situation safely with the help of Qatar’s capital and Hyunwoo’s recruitment policy.

On the contrary, they even achieved a treble during that period.

“How do I get into the basement?”

“Just take the elevator over there.”

The appearance of the stadium’s basement was reminiscent of an indoor plant.

Spare grass fields fill the wide space.

Hyunwoo took one of them and tasted it.

Anthony looks at it as if it is disgusting.

“Does that make you feel the condition of the grass?”

“The grass tastes different at each stadium. It’s not bad.”

The importance of grass in soccer cannot be overemphasized.

The first thing that Guardiola and Tuchel did after moving their teams was to check the condition of the grass.

When we asked them to take care of the condition of the grass while the stadium was being built, we could see that the club was making an effort.

From mining to the right humidity and cool breezes.

“You have to keep paying attention. I don’t know about anything else, but you can’t spare money when it comes to investing in grass.”

“Okay, okay.”

Hyunwoo, who had come up to the ground with Anthony, who was picking his ears as if he was annoyed, also looked around the stands.

Looking at the air conditioners with heating functions installed under the seats, it seems that they have also taken care of the comfort of the audience.

‘Qatar is good at this kind of thing.’

“The club will now have more funds to operate.”

“Yeah. It wasn’t small before either.”

Now that the expenses for stadium construction have decreased,

Barnett could be more proactive in recruiting players.

‘It won’t be easy this season, though.’

The World Cup also caused players to act conservatively.

Joining a team that had won the treble meant competing with the existing players for a starting spot.

The players have no choice but to be passive.

“Anthony.”

“huh?”

“Are there any players who have expressed their intention to transfer?”

Hyunwoo first identified the positions that needed reinforcement.

“First of all, Nick Pope is definitely interested in transferring. Other players need to contact their agents.”

“First, we need to identify the positions that need reinforcement. Please start with that.”

“Okay.”

After checking out the new stadium, Hyunwoo went straight to visit the scout team.

“Le Sargeson!”

“Oh. Kim! Long time no see.”

After a brief exchange of greetings, Hyunwoo got straight to the point.

“I would like to check the performance of the players who are currently on loan.”

“I knew it.”

Now the chief scout and team manager, Sargeson took out a pre-prepared edit of the players.

“Kim’s eye for players is really… The players you’ve chosen have shown incredible growth. Of course, joining Barnett’s squad won’t be easy.”

“Were there any players who deserved to be called up?”

“Would you like to see this?”

The video was of a Primeira Liga match in Portugal.

“…Bruno Fernandes.”

“that’s right.”

Sargeson nodded and showed Bruno’s detailed stats.

“He prefers very aggressive passes. His passing success rate is low, but he makes a lot of key passes that lead to goals.”

“hmm.”

“He has a good work-rate and would be a good option, although I’m not sure he would be successful in the Premier League.”

“It will probably work.”

“If that’s what Kim says, then yes, then yes?”

Hyunwoo is embarrassed by the respect in Sargeson’s eyes.

“Anyway, I guess I should contact Director De Zerbi.”

There was no doubt about Bruno’s skills from the beginning.

He was only loaned to Braga to test his competitive side.

“And?”

“Raphael Leao is also worth keeping an eye on. There are still some who say he is lacking in finishing, but his dribbling ability is top-notch. Should I show you some of the other players?”

Hyunwoo shook his head.

“If you send it to me as a reference, I will check it. I don’t think I will be able to stay for long.”

“All right.”

“It’s going to be tough for a while. Monitoring the World Cup players.”

“That’s my job.”

Hyunwoo looked around

The faces of the scouts, including Sargeson, were filled with pride in being part of Barnett.

* * *

A few days later.

Hyunwoo visits the director’s office after receiving a call from Anthony.

“There are no problems with the other players.”

“But?”

“James Madison wants to leave the team.”

“hmm….”

It wasn’t that I didn’t understand.

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Maddison was left out of the England national team squad behind Jordan Henderson and Dele Alli.

Even at the club, he was on the bench behind a solid starter like De Bruyne.

“But he said he wanted to transfer to a team in the Premier League.”

“Because he is an English national.”

Hyunwoo is pounding on the desk, thinking.

He also had no intention of forcibly holding on to a player who wanted to leave the team.

Barnett’s youth ranks were full of players who could fill the gaps.

‘Bruno happens to be here too.’

“If Madison were up for sale, which teams would be interested in him?”

“I’m sure most clubs would prefer him. He’s proven his skills at a young age, and he’s from England… But is that okay?”

If there is one thing that is difficult, it is the transfer within the league.

If you’re not careful, you might end up strengthening the power of the rival team.

Is it because I thought about it for a long time?

Anthony spoke first.

“That won’t work, right? Then I’ll pass it on to the agent….”

“No, let’s do that.”

“huh?”

Anthony raises his eyebrows as if surprised.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s something you have to go through if you want to become a prestigious school.”

“Respecting the player’s choice… isn’t that like you?”

It wasn’t really a choice for the players or anything like that.

Of course, there is a way to transfer him to another league, but in that case, he would not be able to receive the price due to his English citizenship.

Above all, I was proud of having players who were better than Madison.

But Hyunwoo didn’t bother to say those words out loud.

“But I guess I’ll have to do it anyway. There are still about four years left on my contract. Explain to me that I’ll turn it down if no suitable offer comes.”

“Okay.”

“And let’s make an offer to Real Madrid.”

“Who?”

“Hakimi. He must be thinking about transferring right now.”

Although Barnet is made up of the best players, if I had to pick an area where the squad is weak, it would be the two full-backs and the left winger.

The problem is that European clubs have recently been reluctant to make offers to Barnett.

Since every player we recruited was a huge success, we had to reject them first.

‘But Hakimi is different.’

For Real Madrid, Hakimi is a lottery ticket that has already been scratched.

He was promoted to the first team, but he showed a disappointing performance in every game.

In the original history, Hakimi went on loan to Dortmund.

‘Later, he developed into the best fullback on the attacking side.’

Moreover, Hakimi is a player who can play as either fullback.

It was just the piece Barnett needed.

“A loan transfer is good, and a permanent transfer is also good.”

“Okay.”

“And I won’t be in England for a while.”

“Huh? Where are you going?”

“I plan to stay in Korea for the time being.”

* * *

“What happened?”

“We have already done some recruiting.”

“yes!”

The SBC sports PD cheered.

Because we succeeded in recruiting Director Kim Hyun-woo, who we had been working on for a long time, as a temporary commentator for the World Cup.

‘This is a jackpot.’

Director Kim Hyun-woo has been strangely restrained from his activities in Korea for some time.

Some netizens even raised suspicions that perhaps he has little awareness of himself as Korean because he has lived in Germany since he was young.

This public opinion disappeared when he returned to active duty military service.

The national interest in director Kim Hyun-woo was enormous.

After Park Ji-seung entered the PL league.

The world of overseas soccer is experiencing a second heyday thanks to Son Hyung-min’s transfer to Liverpool and the performance of manager Kim Hyun-woo.

If you bring that main character in as a commentator, it’s only natural that the viewer ratings will explode.

However, if there was one thing that was regrettable, it was the current state of the national team.

‘If only I could just get the team formation right…’

The South Korean national team was assigned to Group F.

But those opponents weren’t easy.

Sweden entered the World Cup after defeating Italy, a traditional European powerhouse.

Mexico, one of the strongest teams in North and Central America.

‘Above all.’

Even the former World Cup winning team, the German tank team.

Self-proclaimed. I ended up being assigned to the group of death.

Moreover, now that coach Stielike has been fired and coach Shin Tae-young has been appointed as interim coach.

Few people in the football world expected the team to advance to the round of 16.

“But there are some conditions….”

“Why? What is it?”

“I won’t take on the role unless it’s the third match of the group stage.”

“If it’s the third game… against Germany?”

“yes.”

“Ugh….”

PD who whets the appetite.

If the results are not good in the first and second games, there is a possibility that the team will be eliminated before coach Kim Hyun-woo even gives his commentary.

“What can I do? You’re the one who’s ahead. Tell them to do that.”

“Okay. Should I give you some precautions in advance?”

“You’re a professional too, so you know how to do it.”

It was a sports department PD who had such complacent thoughts.

* * *

A flight to Korea via Qatar.

Hyunwoo is wearing a hat and sunglasses, hoping the passengers on the plane will recognize him.

Of course, the people around me and the crew seemed to have already noticed.

‘It was good that you took the business.’

Hyunwoo looked out the window.

The sky looks dark, whether it’s because of the sunglasses or the dark clouds.

In fact, from Hyunwoo’s point of view, it was a disappointing suggestion.

Because I already knew the ending.

‘We’ll just win against Germany.’

Of course, it’s not like there were no variables.

Kim Min-jun, who rose to prominence at an early age thanks to Hyunwoo’s intervention.

Because he was included in the national team roster.

However, Hyunwoo doesn’t think the possibility is very high.

Football is not something that can be drastically changed by one person.

Still, there was one reason why he headed to Korea.

‘Someone has to speak up.’

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