Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 58
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#58 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1657122
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Take the time to marinate
Turner turned his gaze to the stands while Dixon was protesting to the referee. With his excellent eyesight, Turner saw Tommy holding a scarf that was nearly 130 years old, and the back of his father, who was burying his face in Tommy’s chest and daring not to look at the field. To Tommy’s left, Jackson was shouting something loudly.
Turner has no memory of watching a football game at the stadium with his father. Turner’s father, who was weak-willed, is said to have started drinking alcohol to soothe his pain after his mother passed away from postpartum complications shortly after he gave birth to Turner. He even hit Turner when he was very drunk, but he himself did not remember it.
Now, his father, who doesn’t even drink beer, is still so timid that he turns his head away whenever Notts County defends. Turner unconsciously walks away from the goal and towards his father.
“Don’t dodge. I’ll block it, so watch closely.”
Of course, Turner’s voice was not transmitted, and his father still had his face buried in little Tommy’s chest. Turner returned to the goal after the referee’s warning, dropped his left arm, stretched out his right arm, and shook it vigorously.
It’s like saying “I’m going to play scissors” first when playing rock-paper-scissors. If you only move your right arm, the space on the left will look more empty. Your opponent can kick to the left or to the right. However, if you kick to Turner’s right, your body will use a little more strength. You decide the direction by judging that subtle difference.
Another effect of this method is that the opponent hardly thinks of going to the middle. They naturally forget about the middle while concentrating on the left and right options. Now that they are very tired and lack concentration, I expected the opponent’s vision to narrow down because of the tension that they will still not advance to the finals even if this goal goes in.
Turner, who saw that his opponent’s body was full of strength, lowered his body and shifted his center of gravity to the left. However, the moment his opponent kicked, he threw his body to the right while applying strength to his hips and thigh muscles. After hitting his opponent’s ball, Turner immediately got up and caught the ball before Lyon’s players.
Turner, lying on the ground holding the ball, saw a strange sight. Black was waving his hand near the center line and shouting something. Turner stood up slowly on purpose and kicked the ball without even running.
Black quickly shook off the defender and dribbled toward the goal. It was called dribbling, but it was basic hitting and running. Black occasionally checked Hunter’s position as he ran. After 80 minutes of the game, Hunter, who was feeling weak, was not able to run fast. Black gave up the pass and fired a powerful shot at the keeper’s leg.
Kishin remembered a joke he had heard from Wang Hui. The Chinese Football Association has a rule regarding stadiums that states that soccer stadiums must be at least 30 kilometers away from airports. This is because Chinese players always shoot towards the sky, so if they are close to the airport, there is a high chance of accidents.
Black’s shot was a shot that seemed like it would hit a rocket, not an airplane. Jose, who was watching Black’s shot while holding his breath, coughed repeatedly. Black, who had made an absurd shot, raised both hands above his head and clapped his hands as he returned, leading the audience to applause.
Lyon’s manager decided to ignore Black. If there was a lot of time left in the game, it would be different, but now there are about 10 minutes left in the game and even if they score one goal, it would be a loss. They need to score two goals in 10 minutes, so there is no time to worry about extra defense.
Kishin was worried as he watched Hunter and Black not participating in defense. In such cases, the attackers should dribble appropriately and buy time. However, Hunter and Black are both virtually incapable of dribbling. They can only hit and run using speed, and they can’t even dream of dribbling to trick the opposing players by changing gears and directions.
However, Kishin’s decision was not completely useless. The opposing players were more cautious in their attacks. If they lost the ball, they had no choice but to refrain from making risky passes because they could concede a goal due to the speed of the two players.
Notts County then had two more chances to counterattack, but both ended with Black taking revenge on the airline with which he had a grudge. Lyon’s players, on the other hand, became more and more aggressive as time went on, creating a series of dangerous situations.
A cross from a 45-degree angle was headed by Liang’s striker. It was headed to the far goal, which Turner had difficulty covering, but Marco, who was positioned there, headed the ball away. However, Jose was in a hurry to kick the ball cleanly after Marco headed it. The ball Jose kicked hit a Lyon player’s head and did not leave the penalty area.
The Lyon striker’s wonderful overhead kick flew towards the goal. Turner had no time to react to the sudden shot. Then, Marco, who was standing in the goal, tapped the ball away with his hand, which was sure to go into the goal. The referee awarded a penalty kick and sent Marco off.
When a Lyon player approached and pointed a finger at Marco, Marco pushed him with his chest. Players from both teams ran over and scuffled, and Lyon coaches ran over to stop the players. Marco, who had wasted two minutes, headed to the locker room with a satisfied expression.
Following Kisin’s instructions, in addition to Black and Hunter, Wang Hui and Jose also gathered at the center line and put pressure on Lyon’s players. Lyon’s players felt even more pressure as Turner seemed to take it for granted that he would block the penalty kick. A strange scene was created where nine players gathered at the center line during the penalty kick opportunity.
Turner aimed again, but the ball was too fast to block. Black returned to his central defensive position, and in the remaining time, Notts County wasted time and received three yellow cards. Turner was late in the goal kick, and Wang Hui and An Thuy were late in the throw-in. Turner and Wang Hui were okay, but An Thuy was unable to play in the final.
After the game, most of the Lyon and Notts County players sat down or lay down. The Lyon manager shook hands with Gysin formally and left the stadium immediately. Looking at the game, Lyon, which had the upper hand in skill, was fooled by Gysin’s trickery, so he was not very happy about it.
After the game, Notts County’s miraculous final run was a big topic of conversation and many interview requests came in. However, Kishin declined all interview requests and left the team management to the coaches. He started studying on-site command by watching games from last season and this season from early in the morning until late at night.
In theory, sending Black forward in the game against Lyon was a good idea. However, it was only half a success, as Black frequently complained about the airline. The Lyon manager did not respond due to the limited time in the game. I wondered what the result would have been if the Lyon manager had responded appropriately.
– Tactical Understanding increased from 5 to 6.
– The Tactical Understanding stat has reached its limit. It cannot be increased except by investing in the stat.
A message came in the middle, but Kishin did not stop. Stats are just objective indicators. Depending on the environment, you can show abilities that surpass the numbers or abilities that fall short of the numbers. You should utilize the stats, not rely on them. The Europa League finals are just around the corner.
“Oriental, can I talk to you for a moment?”
As Kisin was returning home late at night, his body tired, an old man next door spoke to him. Kisin had never once quarreled with him since becoming the manager of Notts County, so I don’t know what the sudden change in his mind was.
“I was a soldier. I became a soldier at a young age to support my family. But then a civil war broke out in your country, and I had to go there to help. I became a soldier because I was physically fit, but I was actually a huge coward. My twin brother, who was sick at the time and couldn’t become a soldier, went to the battlefield in my place.”
“And my brother never came back. That’s why I hate Asians. If you guys hadn’t started a civil war, my brother wouldn’t have died. My brother is a Notts County fan. I still hate Asians, but I can pray for you.”
At first, there was some logic to it, but at the end, it came to a strange conclusion. I think he was also very embarrassed.
“First of all, I feel sorry about what happened to my brother. But how much blood did our people shed in that war? Countries like the United States, China, and the Soviet Union waged proxy wars on our land, and our people were forced into the battlefield. And even now, we are divided into two countries and hate each other.”
“Why did you interfere in our civil war? Why can’t you just let us decide whether we live well or not? Why are you still interfering with our unification? Why can’t we decide among ourselves whether we will unify or not? Why do you ignore our will and try to do things only according to your will?”
Kishin wasn’t very interested in history or politics. He didn’t really care whether unification happened or not. However, after being forced to become independent in Shingi’s world, he started to think a lot. Kishin still doesn’t know if unification is good or bad. Some people benefit from unification, and some people lose out.
But this is something that the South and the North should decide. If they decide not to do it because it would be too much of a loss, then it doesn’t matter. But now, even if they want to, they can’t. This is because the interests of the major powers do not want the unification of the Korean Peninsula.
“I’m sorry. It’s not your fault. You’re just a victim. But it’s not right to hate us who are still suffering because you’re the victim.”
After finishing his speech, Kishin went home. He became a soccer coach not by his own will but through Shingi’s intervention. He thought that was his childhood dream for several years. Of course, Shingi is also a victim who was caught up in a great fate along with him, so he does not blame Shingi.
The fate has changed due to the interference of a transcendent power. It is something that cannot be helped. I know that it cannot be helped, but I still do not like it. Of course, I am trying to adapt to the changed fate. However, Kishin is worried that this kind of interference will continue in the future. That anxiety has turned into anger and expressed itself.
‘Damn, since when was I a patriot? If we unify, you won’t even give me a single grain of rice. Let’s stop thinking about useless things and go to sleep.’
He consoled himself, but he couldn’t fall asleep easily. Kisin had a short phone call with his father and then with Choi Youngho. After receiving Youngho’s congratulations and having a brief, nutritious conversation, he felt much better. While petting the puppy, Shingi, he fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.
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