Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 116
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#116 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1693326
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A little beast that jumped out of us
Just like last year, the club staff was troubled by the flood of transfer inquiries. However, the team remained calm, unlike last winter. This was partly due to the team’s good performance and partly due to the fact that most players got enough playing time. Even Ward and Elliott, who played the least, did not seem particularly dissatisfied.
Hector will not be able to start against Liverpool on January 1 due to lack of fitness. Renault will not be able to play due to accumulated cards. Elliott and Homan, who played in the previous match, will also not be able to play due to fitness issues. Benoit will also have to start the match on the bench due to fitness issues.
If a player with insufficient stamina is selected as a starter, the replacement becomes too obvious. So, even if the skill is a little lacking, a player with sufficient stamina should be sent out. The problem is that Hunter’s stamina is not very optimistic either. Kishin racked his brain and thought carefully.
Kishin used a 4-3-3 formation for the match against Liverpool. Cantu and Black took charge of the central defense, and Kim Si-woong and Kasper played as fullbacks. In the midfield, Cha Beom-soo, who has strong stamina, and Gray, who is physically comparable to Pogba, formed a defensive triangle with Benjamin.
Henato Sanches is in the process of transferring. So, he is waiting for the start of the game with a pounding heart in the stands. After the transfer was confirmed, I watched a lot of game videos. At first, the attackers were a little stiff, but as I watched them play more and more happily, my body started to tremble.
However, among the starting strikers today, Renault was excluded from the game. Hector and Hunter started the game on the bench. Bonavich, who played as a central striker, is also a capable player, but he is a player who plays with teamwork rather than individual ability. The opponent is Liverpool, which is almost like a natural enemy of Notts County, so it is impossible not to be worried.
Kishindo had many worries before the game started. However, he was greatly relieved once the game started. Liverpool’s players were also very tired, so their powerful pressure and sharp attacks were completely dulled.
‘We won. We have three players who are lacking stamina.’
Liverpool’s second half substitutions have already been decided. If they fail to win in this situation, they will be disqualified as managers. Thanks to the on-site command, the opponent’s weaknesses have been thoroughly identified. In addition, a little beast released from the cage is busy showing off its teeth and claws to the other beasts in the stadium.
Benjamin received the ball from Cha Bum-soo and passed it to Juan. Cha Bum-soo had already made three interceptions in the first 25 minutes of the game. Liverpool’s players were exhausted and their movements were too predictable. Juan, who received the ball, started the engine.
The English national team’s regular fullback, Arnold, lowered his posture and prepared carefully. On the other hand, he constantly folded and unfolded his hands behind his back to ask other players to cooperate in defense. He underestimated the Premier League debutant, Koma, and was broken through three times. If Juan and Baguio had not changed positions frequently, Arnold could have been broken through four times as Robertson was.
Kasper ran inside, but Arnold didn’t even look. The kid is good at shooting. At first, he was surprised by the high-quality crosses and focused on blocking them. Then the kid cut inside and fired a shot that was so amazing that Karius made the defenders feel ashamed.
Juan, who had worked hard to raise his teamwork value to 4, also saw his vision widen significantly. Arnold was too cautious in his defense, making it difficult to break through, so he passed the ball to Kasper, who ran in. Kasper crossed the ball without stopping the pass at an appropriate speed.
Bonavici is not bad as a central striker, but his physicality, jumping ability, and heading are bound to be pushed by defenders. However, it is impossible for Kishin not to know what Liverpool’s players also know. Gray, whose range of activity has greatly expanded, helped Bonavici in attacking situations.
Gray is good at body-striking, jumping, and heading. Although he lacks positioning, he makes up for it with his instinctive movements. He is not as good at controlling the ball as Hunter, but he is good enough to make Liverpool’s defense nervous.
The ball that hit Gray’s head went into the arc area. Gray tried to head it but missed due to the defender’s interference. Van Dijk’s pride was hurt when Gray, who looked 10 centimeters shorter than him, stole the header.
Cha Beom-soo got the ball in the arc area. As two defenders approached, he immediately passed the ball to Benjamin behind him. Benjamin passed the ball to Juan, who had moved inside.
Juan, who had the ball, quickly beat a defender who had come close to him. However, two defenders immediately approached him. One was blocking the shooting angle from a little distance away, and the other was approaching quickly. Juan rolled the ball with a quick movement and waited for the defender to show an opening.
Juan, who was looking around to pass, caught Cha Beom-soo’s eye. Cha Beom-soo repeated a complex movement with his right hand. He knew exactly what the movement meant because they trained together every day. Juan faked a shot and then sent the ball to the nearby goal with a lob pass.
There was Bonavichi running towards the ball quickly. Baguio was seen running quickly towards the far post, and Gray was seen running behind Bonavichi. Cha Beom-soo was also seen tensing up all his muscles in the arc area, preparing for the ball that might slip out.
‘What should I do?’
When he turned his head, Kasper had stepped back appropriately and was preparing for defense. Benjamin was also keeping one of the opposing attackers close by, keeping defense in mind. Juan suddenly felt lonely. He felt embarrassed because he was the only one who was lost and didn’t know what to do.
Bonavich’s shot went into the goal despite goalkeeper Karius’s interference. The Liverpool players did not protest much as they judged whether the goal was in or out using the ‘Eagle Eye’ technology. Notts County went ahead of Liverpool at home in the first half with Bonavich’s goal.
Then Notts County tried to make a substitution, with Hunter running around, waiting to be called up.
‘Are you trying to replace me because I just failed to do something?’
Juan felt dizzy just thinking about it. While the other players were doing their jobs well, he was alone and didn’t know what to do. Even in defensive situations, he moved according to Cha Beom-soo’s instructions, but he didn’t know exactly why he had to do that or what he had to do.
Only after seeing the substituted Benjamin give Hunter a congratulatory message with a smiling face and hug him did Juan finally feel relieved. However, he felt like a bad kid for feeling relieved that another player had been substituted.
“Juan, don’t worry about defending and just cross the ball. Aim for my head. And sometimes cut in and shoot. When you shoot, aim for the far post. The near post looks closer, but it’s actually farther.”
To aim for the near post, you have to twist your body more. So the power applied to the shot is bound to be less than that of the far post. And the accuracy is also lower. After passing the instructions to Juan, Hunter went to find Van Dijk and greeted him.
“Hey, genius.”
Van Dijk didn’t have time to think about what Hunter meant. Gray tackled Henderson cleanly and passed the ball to Cha Bum-soo, who dribbled to create a passing path and then passed it to Baguio.
After Baguio broke through, when the cross was not successful, he passed to Kim Si-woong, who came behind to protect. Kim Si-woong passed to Gray, who was in close range, and Gray passed to Cha Beom-soo, who was guarding the ball. Gray, who is now good at passing in his own half, is very careful with his passes because he is afraid of a counterattack after entering the opponent’s half.
Cha Beom-soo’s ball was passed to Black, who passed it to Kasper. Kasper passed it to Juan and ran forward without thinking. Juan has never lost the ball so far. Kasper ran forward without worry.
Juan cut inside and crossed with his right foot. Usually he crosses with his left foot from the left.
He lets the ball flow out. It is much easier for the attacker to head it. But Juan knows how good Hunter and Cha Bum-soo are at heading. He also knows how good Bonavich’s positioning is and how strong Gray is physically.
As Hunter’s diving header bounced off the Liverpool goalpost, Juan ran back. It was time to defend. At that moment, Cha Bum-soo collided with the opposing player who had the ball and knocked him down. Cha Bum-soo received a verbal warning from the referee.
‘This is why our team’s attackers keep committing fouls and getting carded.’
There are times when other attackers in the youth team get cards for meaningless fouls. Chavez in particular is almost like a card collector. He gets a yellow card every game. I didn’t understand it at the time, but when I played in the Premier League, my concentration improved and I understood it right away.
“Juan, in the second half, you often go to the attacking midfield position and pass the ball with Ward and Hunter.”
Juan seemed to have adapted somewhat in the first half, so Kishin added a role. Liverpool made two changes at the start of the second half. Henderson, who lost the ball five times today, and Sane, who blew all his shots except one that hit the post.
Kishin also took off Bonavichi and put Ward on. It is said that soccer games are usually fun because you can’t predict the outcome. However, Kishin finds games where the victory is obvious more fun. Firmino, who is probably exhausted between the 60th and 70th minutes, will be replaced.
As expected, when Firmino was substituted in the 66th minute of the second half, Gishin replaced Hunter with Hector. And Hector, who came on as a substitute, scored his 17th goal before the end of the game by connecting with Juan’s penetrating pass.
After 20 rounds, Hector scored 17 goals, Hunter 9 goals, Bonavich 8 goals, and Renault 7 goals, making a total of 41 goals. Notts County scored a total of 49 goals, so it is no exaggeration to say that the four were responsible for Notts County’s scoring.
Juan, who was selected as the game MVP, shed tears during the interview. He was so focused on the game that he didn’t realize it, but Juan had already made two assists in his debut. When asked about his determination, Juan answered that it was to earn enough money to send all his younger siblings to college.
Notts County, who moved up one place to fourth in the league with 39 points, are still out of the spotlight as Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are locked in a fierce battle for the top spot with 45, 44 and 43 points respectively.
“We have to protect all the players, especially the central defenders and full-backs.”
The most common is the wing, and the most lacking is a high-level defender. Beno is something that mid-tier teams would drool over, and Kim Si-woong is something that lower-tier teams would covet. Black still makes mistakes, but he is showing signs of rapid improvement, so there are many calls to select him for the national team.
Gishin, who had made a strong request to Roman, headed to Paris with Hector, Hunter, and Gray. Since he had to leave the house for three days, he also took his puppy, Singi. If the identity of the puppy, who neither eats nor poops, is discovered, it could cause big trouble.
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