Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 115
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#115 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1692266
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I have a dream
After receiving a pass from Kim Si-woong, Cha Beom-soo dribbled past the player marking him. It wasn’t a breakthrough, it was just securing a passing route. Bonavich, who was in the attacking position, came down and received Cha Beom-soo’s pass.
Cha Beom-soo ran forward and Ho-man headed to the spot where Cha Beom-soo was. The Tottenham fullback left Kim Si-woong behind and ran after Ho-man. Bonavich floated the ball and passed it to Kim Si-woong. Kim Si-woong, who caught the ball steadily, aimed for Hunter’s head and crossed it.
Kim Si-woong’s inaccurate cross was headed by a Tottenham defender. When it became a corner, Kim Si-woong returned to his defensive position. With Jeremy, Black, and Hunter in front of the goal, Tottenham’s defenders couldn’t help but feel nervous. Hunter and Jeremy, in particular, were the ones who held the ball firmly today and were the ones to watch.
Kasper’s corner kick drew a trajectory closer to a straight line than a parabola. Bonavich, who was lying in wait at the near post where Gray was charging, put his head to Kasper’s ball that was close to a shot. The ball slightly grazed Bonavich’s head and headed towards the far post.
If the ball had been slower, he could have aimed for a header at the near post. But Kasper’s ball was fast, so he had no choice but to send it to the far post, aiming for a pass/shoot. And today is Bonavich’s day.
The keeper just stared blankly as the ball swerved towards the far post. Two Tottenham players and a Notts County player tried to touch the ball, but no one was able to interfere with its trajectory. The Tottenham full-back standing next to the goal jumped as high as he could, but could not prevent Bonavich’s header from going into the goal.
In the 80th minute of the second half, Kishin took off Bonavich and put Benjamin on. Bonavich, who scored a hat-trick, was applauded and cheered by not only Notts County fans but also some Tottenham fans. In the 88th minute, Jeremy added a goal with a header from a corner kick, leading Tottenham to a great victory.
“In fact, our club has been trying to recruit Bonavić for the past two years. But we failed every time. After watching today’s game, I regret not spending 20 million euros at that time. I hope Bonavić can continue to show good performances. And I hope the day will come soon when we can play for the same team.”
Manchester United made public advances to Turner, Liverpool to Hector, and Tottenham to Bonavich. When asked by a reporter what he thought of Pochettino’s words, Kishin responded with a joke.
“If it means exchanging Harry Kane and Eriksen, we are willing to pay extra money.”
Notts County reclaimed top spot in the league after beating Cardiff City 3-1 at home on December 21. Arsenal have drawn with Chelsea and Liverpool and lost to Manchester City in their last three games, taking just two points. Notts County are tied on 36 points but are top due to their goal difference.
And then we had an away game against Manchester City on December 27th. We had to rest for a day and then play away against Chelsea on the 29th. I felt like my head was going to burst because I had to think about both games at the same time.
This match was exactly the same as the last match against Tottenham. The only difference was that the position changed from the perpetrator to the victim. De Bruyne, Sterling, Kwon Do-an, Jesus, Sane, etc. tormented the Notts County defenders with their crazy performance.
With Renault and Bonavich often deployed in defense, Hunter was unable to create any waves on his own. Without support, Hunter had no choice but to repeatedly confirm how poor his dribbling was and how inaccurate his mid-range shooting was.
Thanks to Cha Beom-soo’s defensive command and Turner’s saves, they only conceded two goals. And Hunter scored a goal with a physical shot that transcended his mind, and they lost 1:2. If you only look at the score, you might think it was a close game, but those who watched the content would have applauded Notts County’s efforts. It was a game where it wouldn’t have been strange to concede five or six goals.
“Of all the players at Notts County, I like Car the most. If he becomes a better player, Manchester City will try to sign him.”
Guardiola doesn’t want a goalkeeper like Turner who doesn’t want to go to the goal. Cha Beom-soo, whose performance in the game was not outstanding, caught Guardiola’s eye. Cha Beom-soo’s excellent defensive command really caught Guardiola’s eye.
Manchester City is a team of players with very strong egos. Even if they bring in Cha Beom-soo right away, they will certainly not follow his orders. And even if they are under Cha Beom-soo’s direction, it is not without mistakes. Since Cha Beom-soo’s reputation is still small, when he makes a mistake, the players and fans may harshly criticize him.
“I don’t think the big Premier League clubs will tear down the pillars of Notts County. For the healthy development of the league, I hope they don’t lure players from weaker clubs like Notts County with money.”
The winter transfer market will soon open. The players of Notts County, who are currently doing well in the league, will surely look delicious. Kishin made a heartfelt appeal in the post-match interview as requested by the club. Of course, only the content was heartfelt, but Kishin’s expression was not heartfelt at all.
After moving to London, they only had light recovery training on the 28th. The match against Chelsea on the 29th was different. Notts County was tired, but Chelsea was also tired. Chelsea’s squad is also not enough. Of course, compared to Notts County, it is abundant, to the point of overflowing.
Notts County, who dropped to fourth in the league, were aiming for a draw against Chelsea. Black, who had played in every game this season, was forced to rest after accumulating yellow cards. The speedy Homan and Elliott helped the defense and were brought in to counterattack when the opportunity arose. Hunter, Renault and Bonavich were all on the bench, with only Hector, who had been rested in the last game, playing.
The match between Notts County, who were just playing defense, and Chelsea, who were unable to attack effectively due to the fatigue of the starting players and the lack of skills of the rotation players, was very dull. And this match became a free kick battle. Willian succeeded in two free kicks, and Notts County’s substitute Ward converted one free kick into a goal.
After exactly half of the league, 19 rounds, Notts County are in 5th place in the league with 36 points. The top spot is this year’s Arsenal with 42 points, 2nd is Manchester City with 41 points, 3rd is Chelsea with 40 points, and 4th is Liverpool with 37 points.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur took 6th and 7th place with the same 34 points. Most fans were happy that the league was fun after a long time, but fans of the clubs that wanted to win the league were different. They strongly requested the clubs to recruit players.
On December 31st, the last day of 2021, Roman and the children were not able to rest. Roman, the de facto head of Notts County, and all the staff at the club were in a meeting.
“I have a dream. It’s for Notts County to win every trophy. I don’t understand how that bloody Nottingham Forest have two Champions League trophies.”
Roman’s speech began again. Perhaps the club’s cleaning lady could recite the next line on Roman’s behalf.
“And Notts County have already won the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Europa League. All that’s left is the Premier League and the Champions League.”
There was only one employee who listened to Roman’s speech with sparkling eyes. That was the employee who signed the contract with Gishin along with Roman. He was promoted to middle manager in recognition of his contribution in signing the contract with Gishin.
“This friend and I respectfully invited Manager Ki to Notts County. When everyone else was saying that a young Asian manager was impossible, this friend was the only one with a positive opinion. And I wisely accepted his opinion.”
Roman was the one who was the most angry after Gishin’s interview. However, the passage of time beautifully decorated Roman’s memories.
“The best thing I’ve ever done in my life was marrying my wife and having a beautiful daughter. The second was bringing Coach Guy to Notts County. The third was signing Hector.”
When Hector signed, all the club management were against it. Of course, the one who was the most vehemently against it was Roman. The club gave in because the spirit was so strong that they thought it was a waste of money. And Roman is a bachelor, so they threatened to kick him out of the Notts County management team, which barely made it happen.
“We have a 54,000-seat stadium and have won the league three times this season. So I am confident that we will be aggressive in recruiting players in the winter transfer market.”
Kishin is very tired from preparing for the home game against Liverpool on January 1st. He was not in a good mood when he was called to the meeting. And it is not that Kishin does not know the need for player recruitment. However, Notts County has a lot of debt to the bank because of the stadium expansion. And they have spent close to 30 million euros on player recruitment at the beginning of the season, so they do not have the resources.
“We have a sponsorship offer now. Cartier has proposed to sponsor Notts County on the condition that they use the image rights of the team, manager and players.”
Some of the portrait rights belong to the players, but most belong to the clubs. The clubs use the players’ portrait rights to make money and return some of that profit to the players. This time, Cartier has its eyes on the portrait rights owned by Notts County.
“In order for the deal to be finalized, Director Ki, Hunter Hector, and Gray need to shoot the commercial in early January. The schedule is three days in total, with two days of actual shooting.”
The concept is that Kishin is Asian, Hunter is Caucasian, Hector is American, and Gray is black. It is said that after contemplating between the handsome Cha Beom-soo and Kishin, they chose Kishin, who has much higher recognition. However, Kishin’s portrait rights are all owned by the company that Kishin and Eric created together, so it ended up looking like Roman was begging Kishin.
“We start filming on the 2nd after the game against Liverpool. We’ll finish filming on the 4th and then you’ll come back and coach the FA Cup match against Oldham on the 5th.”
Kishin was worried. He needed one more fullback and one more central defender. And if there was a player who wanted to transfer, he had to deal with it within the wage system. It was clear that he needed money for many reasons.
“This is a list of players that can be recruited with sponsorship money.”
One box-to-box midfielder and two players who can play as a central defender and defensive midfielder.
“We can sign one of these players. We have also made some progress in negotiations regarding the transfer fee.”
The box-to-box midfielder is Liverpool’s Marko Grujic. The 25-year-old has not adapted to Liverpool’s tactics and is only on loan. The player who can play as a central defender and midfielder is O’Connor, who is good at physical combat and is fast.
The remaining players are players that Kishin does not know. Kishin takes out his notes one by one. He checked them before, but players’ abilities usually do not change much. Grujic has an ability of 63 and O’Connor has an ability of 62. The remaining one is a Bundesliga player, so Kishin has not checked them.
“Okay. Personally, I like Gruichi better.”
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