Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 55
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#55 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1656352
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The suspicion of the god disappears
It felt familiar, perhaps because it was the third time. When my vision recovered, I saw the figure of Kishin with a blue dragon on his head. Kishin pulled out his middle finger to show off the harmony of his newly acquired blue dragon.
“I’ve completed the quest. Hurry up and tell me the information for the next quest.”
The middle finger of Shingi’s right hand had a blue band and a leaf-shaped pattern tattooed on it. Shingi showed his middle finger in the same way and then answered.
“Move your fingers. The next target is the wisdom of the gold dragon. It says the location is Hwangsan and the owner is a Taoist priest of the Mosan faction.”
“If it’s sulfuric acid, it’s still the territory of monsters. I guess I’ll have to leave my subordinates behind and go alone.”
Shingi told Gishin about what had happened. When he talked about the test of the Sword of Judgement, he lied and said that he passed it easily. He was embarrassed to speak honestly because Gishin was among the people he had relied on when he was having a hard time.
After hearing Shingi’s words, Gishin evaluated Shingi’s actions. He thought that Kishin was a peaceful person, but Shingi was surprised when he said that he had to take additional revenge on Africa.
“You have to save the world. You won’t be able to do it alone, so you’ll definitely need Africa’s strength. But you can’t have any grudges left, so you’d better suppress them with force.”
After the story of the new god, we moved on to the story of the god. The next opponent Fiorentina faced was Schalke, a traditional powerhouse in the German Bundesliga. In the away game, Sven scored two goals to draw 2:2, and at home, Dixon’s header made it 1:1. Notts County, who advanced to the quarterfinals with the away goal advantage, faced Ajax.
With a home score of 2:0 and an away score of 0:2, the game eventually went to a penalty shootout. Thanks to Turner, they won the shootout with difficulty and are now facing an away match against Lyon, a strong team in Ligue 1, in the semifinals.
“In fact, both games were clearly different in terms of skill level, but we ended up winning. Isn’t there still some kind of transcendental force at work?”
Shin-gi shook his head at Gi-shin’s words.
“I don’t know for sure, but you don’t have any interference from a transcendent power. In order to interfere with the fate of an opponent, you must first consume DPP, and another thing is that you must be connected to the opponent. Since you are only connected to me, your current achievements were all achieved through your own power.”
The saying that a person cannot cut his own hair has been proven wrong through a movie. However, Shingi’s intuition accurately judges the state of Kisin, but it cannot judge Shingi himself. Since Shingi’s subjectivity is mixed with his intuition, it is still difficult for him to make an objective judgment about himself.
“Hearing you say that, I feel relieved but also worried. I’m glad that our achievements so far are the result of everyone’s efforts, but in the end, if we don’t do well, we will lose the game, so I’m worried about whether we can beat Lyon.”
### I am a serious dividing line ###
Two hours before the game started, Kishin received an international phone call. The person on the phone was Managing Director Kim.
“Thanks to you, Mr. Kim will be the president of Electronics next year. I called to say thank you and to help relieve some of the burden.”
“Then I have to work harder and definitely win. That is, if I want to receive a lot of advertising fees.”
Kisin signed a one-year advertising contract without receiving any advertising fees. Kisin, who led the team to the Europa League semifinals as an Asian manager, is already a famous person. At first, people who were wondering what Kisin was doing when they saw Kisin’s advertisements now know who Kisin is. Although he did not have a huge fan base, Kisin is a person whose recognition alone is the envy of no one in Korea.
“Don’t worry. This time, I’ll give you a long-term contract and a generous signing bonus.”
After finishing the call with Director Kim, Ki-shin called his father. He said that although the league games are difficult, he always watches the Europa League. Ki-shin, who found a lot of peace of mind after talking to Director Kim, wanted to talk to his father as well.
“Son, aren’t you busy?”
“I called you after taking the time. I have an interview coming up soon.”
“Son, I am so proud of you.”
“Thank you. I will be a more proud son.”
When asked during the interview how he expected the outcome of today’s game to be, Kishin gave a short answer.
“I’m not sure about today’s game, but I think we’ll make it to the finals.”
The young players’ spirit showed its dominance early in the game. Hunter scored first with a header in the 22nd minute of the first half. Hunter, who is currently a strong contender for the Golden Shoe with 9 goals, has had a hard time scoring as the opposing teams are getting stronger and are being marked intensively, but he scored first as befitting a big-game player in an important game.
However, the weakness of the defense was immediately revealed compared to the attack of Notts County. Lyon, who had conceded a goal at home, increased the intensity of the attack, and Notts County eventually conceded three goals in the second half and lost 1:3. Jose, who made two critical mistakes as a central defender, sat down on the pitch and burst into tears after the game.
Black also made several big mistakes, but thanks to Turner’s saves, they didn’t lead to a goal. Black helped Jose up, stopped his tears, and offered words of comfort. Black, who had a strong heart but was technically lacking, and Jose, who had perfected his technique but often made mistakes due to psychological reasons, learned from each other and became close friends.
“You didn’t replace Jose, who made two critical mistakes, or Black, who made several mistakes, until the end of the game. Don’t you think that’s too harsh on the young players?”
The reporter asked the defeated Kishin a sharp question. Kishin also knew that the reporter had no ill feelings toward him. The reason he was hit by a strong wind instead of a warm wind was because he lost the game.
The 10-man field command Kishin knows that if he brings in the slow Marco and Dixon, it will cause bigger problems. Lyon’s two attackers are very fast. It is Kishin’s mistake to not expect Lyon to bring in two fast attackers and not prepare for it. With only three substitution opportunities, Kishin, who lost the starting lineup, had no choice but to be passive throughout the game.
“I hoped the young players would grow through the game, but I think I was wrong. To protect the young players, I will suspend their participation for the time being.”
If there was only one attacker, the two could have worked together to block it well, but since each had to take charge of one attacker alone, they made a mistake. Wang Hui or An Tui should have helped them, but An Tui was the type to just guard his position, and Wang Hui was inexperienced and could not provide proper help.
‘The biggest problem is that we are pushed back too much in midfield.’
The combination of Cha Beom-soo and Gray was very good. However, Eduardo, who was not good at English, and Cha Beom-soo, who had poor English pronunciation, had difficulty communicating quickly. Furthermore, Cha Beom-soo had to be careful about directing Gray, so he was helplessly pushed back by the strong pressure from his opponent.
After returning to Notts County, Kishin prepared for the home game while reflecting on the shortcomings he felt during the game. Kishin learned many lessons from this defeat.
First of all, it seems like we should stop deciding the starting lineup through training matches on the morning of the game. Last season, it was good to put up players in good condition because the players’ skills were similar, but now that the skill gap between the players is clear, it doesn’t mean much. Rather, the disadvantage of deciding the starting lineup late has become more prominent, causing problems with the teamwork between the players.
Next, Gray and Cha Beom-soo need to be freed from each other. Cha Beom-soo is worried about Gray and cannot fully demonstrate his skills in matches against strong opponents. Gray can also do well on defense without Cha Beom-soo’s instructions, but he always tries to move according to Cha Beom-soo’s instructions, so he feels a bit slow.
In an attack situation, Cha Beom-su should be given a position and in a defense situation, he should be allowed to move on his own. To achieve this, Ki-shin had only Gray play in the league game and had Cha Beom-su sit on the bench. He also continued to emphasize this point during training.
Another problem is Jose’s. Teamwork 2 has now risen to 7, and judgment 4 has also risen to 7. Stability 3 has risen to 6, and composure 3 has also risen to 6. I often put him in the center back position just by looking at the increased values, but Jose has not yet adapted to the increased values. His ability has risen to that extent, but he has not gained confidence by playing with that ability, so he made a critical mistake in a match against a strong opponent.
“Jose’s position should be between the center back and defensive midfielder, giving him a free role.”
After pondering for a while, Kishin took out a coin and threw it into the air. He decided to leave it to luck whether Lyon would use one or two attackers in the upcoming home game. Kishin, who had decided the starting lineup in advance based on the result of the coin, conducted a special tactical training for the Europa League. It was the so-called strategy: You live until the second half, I live only for the first half.
Finally, on May 12, Notts County faced the historic Europa League semi-final at Meadow Lane. Of course, there were historic quarter-finals and round of 16 matches before that. The fans were satisfied with just making it to the semi-finals, so their faces were bright despite the loss in the first match.
There were Notts County fans wearing masks all over the stands. They were new Notts County fans who had defected from Mansfield or Forest. They had come to the stadium wearing masks because they didn’t want to be caught yet. Nottingham Forest have won more than ten trophies and in particular, they won the European Cup, the predecessor of the Champions League, for two consecutive years.
“In your interview during the last away game, you said that Notts County would be the ones to reach the final. Do you still think that way?”
“Of course. In today’s game we will show what real attacking football is.”
“Looking at the starting lineup, Black and Jose, who repeated their mistakes in the last game, are included in the list. Also, Gray and Cha, who were completely overwhelmed by the opposing midfielders, are included. On the other hand, Antuyi and Wang, who showed stable defense in the last game, are not visible. Is this perhaps a backlash against the criticism poured on the manager after the last game?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m the one who makes objective evaluations of past games. It’s not the reporters. If you’re so great, why don’t you become a soccer coach instead of a reporter? I don’t listen to the opinions of people who criticize the results of games that have already ended, and I don’t feel the need to object to them.”
“I know you’ve prepared a lot for this match. What do you expect the score to be?”
“I’m not a fortune teller, so it’s impossible for me to predict your score.”
Kishin unfolded a newspaper. On the front page was a picture of Kishin with a big grimace on his face after the last game.
“This is the look on the face of the away team manager after today’s game. I will make sure to repay the way I was treated on the road.”
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