Breath of The Interferer

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#164 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1718287

Finals

The national anthem sounded. The players put their hands on their hearts. Some even sang along. After showing the faces of the players one by one, the screen moved to the bench. Kishin’s face, with a confident expression, was greatly enlarged.

“Kim Chul-beom was selected to play in the starting lineup. This is also his first appearance in this World Cup.”

As the referee tossed the coin and the players took their seats, the commentator mentioned Kim Chul-beom.

“It is said that Kim Chul-beom’s participation was decided the moment Germany advanced to the finals. It is clear that there was a tactic prepared in advance.”

It’s Korea’s first goal. Kim Chul-beom kicked the ball hard and passed it to Gil Seo-jun. Gil Seo-jun passed the ball to Park Dong-chun. Park Dong-chun pretended to look around and kicked it hard forward. Kim Chul-beom caught the ball and tried to break through.

“It’s a foul. The Korean team got a free kick in a good position.”

“Cha Bum-soo, Hwang Hee, and Gong Min-hoon are in front of the ball. Based on position, Hwang Hee is the most likely to kick the ball. It is an advantageous position for a left-footed player.”

Cha Beom-su turned the ball so that the pattern he liked was facing upward. He then took a long step back. When the referee blew the whistle, he immediately ran forward.

He supported his weight firmly with his left leg. He swung his right foot at a fast pace and held his breath at the final impact. The ball that left Cha Beom-soo’s foot was straight and fast. The German goalkeeper, who had the far post in mind, did not have time to react to the ball.

“It’s amazing. Less than a minute into the game, Korea takes the lead with a direct free kick from Cha Bum-soo. Coach Ki’s face appears on the screen. He has a calm expression. It’s as if he knew it in advance. Cha Bum-soo, who scored the goal, doesn’t look excited either.”

Cha Beom-soo tried to kick free kicks as Ward said. At first, it was okay, but the power of the free kicks gradually decreased. He practiced free kicks with much thought, but he became increasingly confused.

“Do it naturally. It doesn’t matter whether you breathe or not. It’s important to be natural.”

The day before the final, Kishin said this to Cha Bum-soo. Cha Bum-soo looked for Ward’s free kick video and checked it again. At the moment of the final impact, Ward also seemed to hold his breath. Perhaps he didn’t realize it and thought he was breathing naturally.

Hold your breath only at the moment of impact, so that you can apply more power accurately to the ball. This is Ward’s secret to free kicks. By giving up the effort to keep breathing and holding your breath at the moment of impact, you can shoot much faster and more powerfully.

In the six World Cup finals, he only took a few free kicks. And each time, he took a poor kick. As a result, the German goalkeeper was confident that Hwang Hee would kick it to the far post. He thought that even if Cha Bum-soo kicked it, he would be able to block the slow ball.

“As expected, Germany is a strong team. They don’t seem impatient at all.”

At that time, the players on the Korean team’s bench stood up and warmed up. If it were another team, it might be considered a tactic to shake up the opponent, but if it were Kishin, you never know what they might do.

“German wingback Beno sends a cross. Gil Seo-jun heads it clear. Gil Seo-jun’s clearance is caught by Kim Si-woong. He is holding on well despite the pressure from both players.”

“Pass to Park Dong-chun. Park Dong-chun passes the ball to Hwang Hee. Hwang Hee dribbles.”

Hwang Hee dribbled and passed the ball to Cha Beom-soo. Cha Beom-soo caught the ball and looked at Gong Min-hoon on the right. As Gong Min-hoon ran up, Beno followed him.

The ball that left Cha Beom-su’s foot went forward quickly and strongly. And there was Kim Cheol-beom running like crazy toward the landing spot. He ran quickly, showing off his incredibly thick thighs compared to his height.

“Kim Chul-beom picks up the ball and dribbles. It’s not easy to foul because of Cha Beom-soo’s free kick. Kim Chul-beom passes to Yoo Jae-beom.”

Kim Chul-beom, who passed to Yoo Jae-beom, immediately penetrated inside. Yoo Jae-beom’s return pass landed very accurately in front of Kim Chul-beom. Kim Chul-beom’s left knee bent slightly.

He stopped his body with his left ankle supporting him strongly. His thigh muscles swelled and supported his upper body firmly. Kim Chul-beom comfortably balanced his body as if he was sitting on a chair and shot with his right foot.

The game was stopped. Kim Chul-beom’s shot was aimed at the near post. He then fired the ball over the crossbar with an accurate shot. It was a shot that would be considered top-class even in Europe.

The German goalkeeper leapt to block Kim Chul-beom’s shot, but his hand got caught between the ball and the crossbar, injuring his fingers. His wrist was slightly injured when it was pushed by the force of the ball. He also collided slightly with the goal post when he landed.

“Now, keep moving so your body doesn’t get cold.”

Kim Si-woong shouted. It’s summer, so even if you don’t move, your body won’t get cold. However, there is a possibility that your condition will decline. In particular, players who quickly raised their condition at the beginning of the game could be greatly affected.

After the goalkeeper’s treatment, a corner kick was taken. It was a corner kick taken from the left side of the German team’s goalkeeper. Most of the Korean team players were crowded to the far post. The goalkeeper’s injured hand was his right hand.

The German players also noticed Korea’s intention and placed the center of defense on the far post. Except for Gil Seo-jun and Park Dong-chun, there is no player on the Korean team that needs to be paid much attention to. The average height difference is almost 10 centimeters.

Gong Min-hoon’s corner kick was low and fast. It flew towards Cha Beom-soo in the arc area. The German defender quickly approached Cha Beom-soo. At that moment, Kim Cheol-beom suddenly appeared in the path of the ball. Kim Cheol-beom gritted his teeth and swung his right foot towards the fast ball.

In training, I tried 50 times and succeeded in hitting the ball three times. And all three were ridiculous shots that went over the goal. It would be more like a defender’s kick than a shot.

When he received the signal from Cha Beom-soo, he was nervous. He calculated the timing of Gong Min-hoon’s kick. He couldn’t run too fast, and he couldn’t run too slow. Kim Chul-beom was so focused that he forgot to even breathe.

The moment Gong Min-hoon kicked the ball, Kim Chul-beom ran forward. The German player who was watching Kim Chul-beom didn’t have time to react. Kim Chul-beom ran forward quickly, held his breath, and shot. The shot was very similar to the shot that was just blocked by the goalkeeper.

The ball hit the crossbar, fell to the ground, and bounced out again. Kim Chul-beom raised both hands and cheered. After the shot, Kim Chul-beom was able to see the ball flying into the goal. He could clearly see that the ball had completely crossed the line.

After a very short time, the referee called a goal. The VAR referee announced that it was a certain goal. Less than 10 minutes into the first half, the Korean team scored their second goal. Kim Chul-beom was very excited, but tried not to show it. His nostrils were flaring, betraying him.

The Korean players stood up from the bench and warmed up for the second time. It was a psychological warfare. They were deliberately trying to get the German players to drink. It was a childish trick, but it worked because it was childish. It was even more childish because it was shallow.

“I deeply reflect on this. I never believed Coach Ki when he mentioned winning. I continued to doubt him until we reached the finals and the game started. From now on, I will believe him even if he says he made soybeans with meju.”

“What’s most impressive is not the players’ excitement. It means that they had prepared their tactics in advance. They were so prepared to tear apart the German defense that there was no way they wouldn’t have been prepared to stop the German attack.”

Kishin commanded the players with gestures and shouts, which was unusual for his usual style.

“Gilsu, you’re in the wrong position. Move a little further in. Hwang Hee, you’re too far back. You’re overlapping with other players in defense. Move forward.”

As the defense changed to offense, Kishin shouted again.

“The left side is going up slowly. Match it with the right side. Seojun is going up too fast. Move a little slower.”

Kishin’s words were conveyed to players far away through Cha Beom-soo and Kim Si-woong. There are only two players who can focus on Kishin’s instructions while playing. He told the other players in advance to ignore his instructions and only listen to Cha Beom-soo and Kim Si-woong.

Kim Chul-beom was blocking the ball while making a breakthrough. Technical breakthroughs were impossible, so he mainly practiced breakthroughs that combined speed and agility. However, the timing of the breakthrough was discovered, and the ball was stolen by a skilled German defender.

“Focus on the central region.”

Before Kishin could even shout, the Korean team players focused on the midfield, shortening the distance at Cha Beom-soo’s direction. Germany’s only weakness is that they don’t have a fast attacker. Of course, their overall strength is so strong that it can’t be called a weakness. There is no team in the world that can apply all tactics.

Kim Chul-beom, who had the ball stolen, tried to steal it back, but it was impossible. The difference in physical ability was enormous. If he had not developed his ankles, thighs, and latissimus dorsi, Kim Chul-beom would have fallen the moment their bodies touched.

However, Kim Chul-beom bothered the defenders to quickly handle the ball. Although it was not Kim Chul-beom’s intention, he forced the German team’s tempo to increase. As the passes became faster and the tempo suddenly changed, the German team’s passing accuracy decreased.

The German defensive midfielder tried to slow down the tempo by dribbling after receiving the ball. The tempo needs to be picked up slowly. If you pick it up too quickly like now, someone will make a mistake. In a World Cup final, a small mistake can determine the outcome.

Now, he is more concerned about failing to score by mistake than worrying about conceding a goal by mistake. Dong-geun Hwang, who plays soccer in Dortmund, is familiar with German players. He lacks goal kicks, but shows strength in high balls. He is also good at one-on-one defense and is a stable goalkeeper.

He is a goalkeeper with no particular weaknesses in defense. The fact that such a goalkeeper continues to be in Dortmund means that he has no special strengths. He is an average goalkeeper. When he is in good condition, he is a starter, and when he is in bad condition, he has to sit on the bench.

The problem is that Dong-geun Hwang’s condition looks good. If the attack fails repeatedly, Dong-geun Hwang’s condition will get better because he tends to have strong emotional ups and downs. And some of the young players are getting impatient. We have to forget about the two goals we lost and play the game as planned. If we play the game according to Germany’s rhythm, we can score at least three goals.

Cha Beom-soo approached the German defensive midfielder who had the ball and challenged him physically. It was a captain vs. captain showdown. If he ran away or lost, the team’s morale would drop even more. The German captain confidently accepted the challenge of Cha Beom-soo, who was 175 cm tall.

The German captain was pushed back in the hip fight. He weighed more than 10 kilos more, but his strength was similar. In addition, Cha Beom-soo’s body fighting skills, which he had learned from a young age, were added to eventually win. Cha Beom-soo, who snatched the ball, held off the German captain who was approaching with his left hand and passed a penetrating pass forward.

Kim Chul-beom’s body moved reflexively as he ran quickly and took a break for defense. The defender, who started running later than Kim Chul-beom, gave up trying to catch up and looked at the assistant referee. The assistant referee’s flag was not raised.

Kim Chul-beom’s eyes were dark. All he could see was the ball sticking to his feet. He couldn’t hear any sound, and he couldn’t feel the position of the goal or the goalkeeper at all. All he could trust was his intuition. Thinking back to the countless shooting drills he had done while shedding tears, Kim Chul-beom kicked the ball hard.