2nd Episode of the Genius Soccer Coach - Chapter 207



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Episode 207 New Era (2)

A mistake by Maguire made the score 1-0.

Anger welled up in Solskjaer, but he tried to suppress it.

“It’s okay. It’s only a one point difference.”

Now, the one in a hurry is Manchester United.

Barnett circulated the ball slowly from the back, waiting for United’s players to break out of their defensive block.

Solskjaer has made a decision.

“…Cut off the passing route while applying pressure slowly! You can’t miss the marking man.”

[Manchester United players are trying to apply pressure.]

[Jude Bellingham, to Rice, calmly keeps the ball and passes it to Ben Chilwell.]

[All three are young players from England, right?]

[That’s right. In the case of Manchester City, they couldn’t fill their 25-man squad because they didn’t have enough homegrown players. Barnet is relatively more relaxed in that regard.]

[The club’s Sunggol Youth is one of the fans’ points of pride. Fans who support other teams must be jealous.]

The Barnet players continued to take the pressure off the Manchester United players through passes and off-the-ball moves.

Then, when the gap between the Manchester United midfielders widened due to the pressure, he did not miss that gap.

[Ben Chilwell, to Rice in the middle. Straight into the box?]

[Player Bellingham. When did you dig in?]

[Non-stop hitting!]

[I barely managed to get it out.]

[That was a super save that saved the team. If it had gone in, the game would have been out of control.]

[Barnet players have consistently dominated against Manchester United’s starting players.]

[Of course, the score difference was caused by a mistake, but mistakes are also a part of the game.]

“It’s okay. Nice try!”

Hyunwoo encouraged Jude Bellingham, who was feeling sorry.

The situation just now was a pattern that the team had practiced. Bellingham’s soccer sense shone through as he momentarily avoided the marking man’s sight and infiltrated the box.

‘I’m a bad guy, after all.’

It’s amazing that a player who is only seventeen years old has this level of soccer skills.

I couldn’t predict how much more it would grow in the future.

Generally, great players have solid fundamentals and one or two outstanding talents.

Bellingham is a player with an incredibly wide hexagonal range rather than one area that stands out.

He was a player who was a model of modern football that values ​​versatility, being able to play his part in any position, not just as a midfielder.

‘Plus, it seems like you have a strong mentality.’

They didn’t look at all intimidated even against a big club like Manchester United.

With Rice and Kante taking charge of the backline, the attacking talents are in full bloom.

‘On the other hand, the opposing team….’

The most noticeable one was Pogba, who was loitering around.

A style that Hyunwoo personally does not prefer.

‘It wouldn’t have been so bad if it was the 90s.’

Because it was a time when individual skills were prioritized over organizational capabilities.

But in modern football, things are different.

Of course, there were ways to utilize Pogba.

He showed a decent performance at Juventus when Vidal was there and at the French national team supported by Kante.

But the very idea that a player worth that much (89 million pounds, 150 billion won in Korean currency) would require conditions is absurd.

And it wasn’t just Pogba.

“The side space is empty! We have to follow it to the end!”

Dyer, who gives orders with his fingers without any intention of moving.

“….”

Even Marshall, who is not actively applying pressure at the forefront but is just sitting there dazed.

The fact that Cavani, who is past his physical prime, was the most active player showed just how much of a mess Manchester United were.

‘We’re fine.’

That’s what it looks like in a forward press where simultaneous movements are important.

Manchester United’s clumsy pressure did not produce any significant results and instead exposed their weaknesses.

[Hakimi catching the ball from the side.]

[Man U players are crowded in the center, creating space. They move up, overlapping.]

[The ball is passed too easily to Traore on the flank?]

Tad-

As the ball is passed forward, Jamie Vardy comes straight down and drags the centre-backs down with him.

Jude Bellingham dug into the empty space.

“Don’t miss the marksman!”

Eric Dyer only gives instructions with hand gestures and shows no sign of moving.

[Traore is laid low.]

[Jude Bellingham shoots!]

Chorrrrrr—

Jude Bellingham neatly finishes Traore’s cutback.

[It’s in! Even Manchester United’s guardian angel De Gea can’t stop this shot.]

[What is going on? Man U’s starting players are collapsing without putting up much of a fight.]

[This is proof that Barnet is a strong team. These are Barnet’s youth players who are announcing the emergence of new stars against Manchester United.]

Jude Bellingham, standing in front of the camera, did his signature ceremony of spreading his palms toward the sky.

“….”

Niki approached Hyunwoo, who was staring at this silently.

“I felt it since training, but Jude’s talent is real.”

“Yes.”

“You must be happy. It will expand the range of players you can utilize.”

“My head hurts more than that.”

“yes?”

Hyunwoo confided his worries to a puzzled Nikki Burt.

“It’s so versatile that I don’t know where to put it… It’s a headache.”

Bellingham can play as a false nine, attacking midfielder, or box-to-box.

Of course, it’s bound to be worrisome.

“Director.”

“yes?”

“The corners of your mouth are up when you say that?”

Solskjaer sits on the field, holding his head.

“….”

It’s a good thing there are no spectators because of the coronavirus.

If there were any home fans who had an intuitive sense of humor, they would have been booing by now.

[N’Golo Kante to Raphael Leao on the flank.]

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[Isn’t this player really fast?]

[Peel off the tripier at speed. Then cut back to the center! … Cut off the diamond.]

[Barnet have got some really good players. They look like a different type to Salah.]

[What is the difference?]

[If Salah can play-make by linking up with the players around him, Leao looks like a typical dribbler who tears the flanks apart in a straight line.]

[Of course, Trippier is not a very mobile player. He was one of the key members of Barnett. Leang shows off his confident dribbling.]

Even with a 2-0 lead, Barnet’s players do not let up on their attacks.

The sight contrasted with the Manchester United players who were being beaten helplessly.

Solskjaer despairs at this.

‘The difference is that big?’

The key to a counterattack is the speed of transition between offense and defense.

This is why teams that press forward value energy levels.

If you block the player in charge of the starting pass, you can slow down the transition speed and buy time to set up the defensive line.

However, many teams give up on pressing from the front in a game that is not as easy as it sounds.

Barnett’s players took to it naturally.

[Dyer. Forward pass to Pogba… N’Golo Kante cuts it off.]

[Pogba must be resenting Kante right now. He couldn’t be more reliable as a national team player. But as an opposing team, he’s just terrible!]

[Barnet goes straight into a counterattack.]

Barnett used Kante and Rice to thoroughly block the ball towards Pogba.

Of course, Eric Dier is a player who can pass, but he is not a player with creative passing ability.

Naturally, Manchester United’s attack became dull, which created a vicious cycle in which Barnet continued to dominate.

[The ball was stolen in a dangerous position? Man U players need to focus.]

[Kante exchanges a one-two pass with Jude Bellingham and enters the box.]

[Stabbing Jamie Bodie!]

Tub-

Jamie Vardy with his back to Lindelof and the ball in his hand.

There wasn’t much merit to the post play, but it was fine as long as it bought some time.

And then he passes the ball back to the back.

There was Bellingham, who kept running towards him.

Lie―

Chorus!

[I’m in. Man U emergency!]

[This is deadly? This is Jude Bellingham reporting a multi-goal today.]

[37 minutes into the first half. The score is already 3:0. Manchester United is collapsing.]

“….”

Solskjaer keeps silent.

The game was long out of his hands.

The remaining task was to find the root cause of this difference.

‘Is it a locker room problem?’

During the time when he was actively pursuing his career as a player.

The locker room atmosphere during Ferguson’s tenure was not the same as it is now.

Kim, the opposing team’s coach, was also known for maintaining strict locker room discipline.

He found the cause of this game there.

No matter how I think about it, the atmosphere of the players dancing before a match against their rivals is beyond the pale.

‘This needs to be corrected now.’

Solskjaer steeled his resolve.

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The match ended 4:1.

The rookie players who started today’s game were young, so their physical strength seemed to have declined in the second half.

Nevertheless, Barnet FC won a complete victory with Leang’s additional goal.

It was certainly encouraging to see players like Leang and Bellingham score and gain confidence.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Hyunwoo hugged Trippier, who moved to Manchester United this season.

“Director.”

“huh?”

“Coming here made me realize what a great place Barnett is.”

Hyunwoo laughed bitterly.

It wasn’t that I didn’t understand it at all.

For players with short careers, being a starter was a very important factor.

However, it was Trippier himself who chose to transfer.

Ultimately, it was a problem he had to take responsibility for.

After a brief conversation with his former disciple, Hyunwoo approached Solskjaer and shook his hand.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Solskjaer opened his mouth, holding his hand tightly.

“Thanks to you, I learned a lot.”

“I am the one who….”

“The first thing our team needs to address is fixing our rotten mentality.”

“yes?.”

“It’s not my style, but I felt the need to control the locker room like Boss or Kim.”

There were many things that came to mind, but Hyunwoo was reluctant to give advice.

‘I don’t think that’ll solve the problem…?’

Will the players accept that their gentle-natured coach suddenly becomes strict?

‘well.’

On the outside, he’ll pretend to agree.

Because manager Solskjaer’s position and career at Manchester United can never be ignored.

But the true feelings will be completely different.

‘That’s why we need to take the initiative from the beginning.’

If you are strict and then show kindness, you will be touched.

People are the ones who don’t understand when you treat them kindly and then get angry.

Furthermore, Hyunwoo believes that players like Pogba who do their own thing should not be fixed and used.

But I didn’t necessarily say these thoughts out loud.

That was also Solskjaer’s choice.

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