Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 61
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Kishin, feeling the difficulty of recruiting players
On his way back to England, Kishin skimmed through the news articles on his smartphone. Kishin couldn’t help but laugh as he read the articles full of praise. When they had been defeated 8-0 by Manchester City in the Community Shield as FA Cup winners last August, the media had been blaming Notts County and Kishin. Now, they are spewing out articles full of praise.
– We, the fans of Notts County, have no shame in demanding anything more from the magicians and players. No matter what they do next season, we have no right to point out or demand anything, but we have a duty to silently support them.
At least Champ has already started laying the groundwork for the next season. If they suffer a crushing defeat to the Champions League winners in the UEFA Super Cup, the media will surely stab them with their pens. After skimming through the articles, Ki-shin read the congratulatory messages from his acquaintances one by one. The typos-filled messages that seemed to have been written by Ki-woon made Ki-shin happy.
When he returned to Nottingham, a grand festival was prepared. Gishin received congratulations from many people and drank a lot of alcohol. After his body was switched with Shingi, he didn’t get drunk no matter how much he drank. However, he had a lot of trouble because he had to go to the bathroom often because his stomach was full.
The official vacation starts on June 1st. The players will do light exercise for a short time and mainly undergo thorough psychological treatment and medical examination. It was not there until last year, but it was added at the request of Kishin. We found out about Hunter and Sven’s injuries, but there may be hidden injuries for other players. The message does not tell the whole story.
Leaving this process to the coaches and club staff, Kishin headed to France with Eric Hunter. The club was also looking into players, but Kishin was also looking into players that could be recruited through Eric Hunter.
Kishin’s on-site command has one weakness. You can’t see the players’ stats during the game. Even for other teams’ players, you can see their ability values and stats when you look at them from a close distance, outside of the game. However, you can’t do that during the game.
Usually, coaches watch the game and get to know the players, but Kisin is the opposite. However, Eric, who did not know this fact, took Kisin to the stadiums. Since the league was over and there were only friendly matches between youth teams, he did not see any satisfactory players.
After watching the last game in France, Eric got an important call and Kisin waited for Eric to finish the call. At that time, a black man with a strong body got into a fight with the stadium manager. He was speaking in French so I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but the manager was trying to stop the black man from entering the stadium.
– Agiane Renault, born March 18, 1995, 182 cm tall, 78 kg in weight
– Current ability 59, potential ability 68, suitable position is central striker, attacking midfielder
After finishing the call, Gishin told Eric that he wanted to talk to a black man who looked like a player. Since Eric could speak some French, the conversation was not too difficult.
“I am the manager of Notts County. Judging from your steady gait, I think you are good at dribbling.”
Renault was surprised by the words of the sergeant. Notts County has been a very hot team recently. They are a third-tier team, but they have won the Europa League, and if you look at the players on the team, most of them have been released from the team. Just like him.
“Hello. My name is Agián Renault. I play attacking midfield.”
In fact, Renault prefers to play as a striker. However, since Notts County has a solid starting striker named Hunter, he introduced himself as an attacking midfielder.
“If you don’t mind, can I watch you kick a ball? Our team is short on a suitable attacking midfielder.”
Renault recently guided Kishin to the park where he used to train. Through the conversation, I was able to get a general idea of Renault’s situation. Renault really likes dribbling, but because he is so absorbed in dribbling, he often breaks the team’s attack rhythm. Renault, who is 24 years old, has not been able to get a new contract from the team.
“I wanted to play soccer, even if it was in the lower leagues. But the unscrupulous clubs were paying me too much. So now I’m training alone.”
Renault borrowed training tools from a manager he was close with, but the new manager refused Renault’s request, which led to a brief scuffle.
While watching Renault’s training, Kishin organized the stats he had checked. His dribbling is 9, his penetration ability is 9, his shooting ability is 3, and his goal-finishing ability is 4. His composure is also 3, which is an odd stat for a striker.
I haven’t seen more stats, but I think I know Renault’s problem. He doesn’t shoot accurately and has poor finishing, so he doesn’t score well as an attacker. So he tries to limit his shooting and create clear opportunities through dribbling, which seems to have led to his obsession with dribbling.
“It’s fine. Do you have an agent by any chance?”
When Renault shook his head, Eric Hunter immediately handed over his business card.
“The schedule ends in three days, so let’s discuss the contract then.”
There is no midfielder in Notts County who can dribble. Ward lacks stamina, and Eduardo and Cha Beom-soo’s dribbling is average. Sometimes, you need to shake up the opposing defense with dribbling and penetration, and when you are ahead of the game, you need to give the defenders a break with appropriate dribbling.
“How can you judge a player just by looking at their short training sessions?”
To Eric’s question, Kishin gave a prepared answer.
“You can tell how well a player has developed physically just by looking at their walking style, stride, and walking rhythm. During a game, everyone is fully relaxed and excited, so looking at their normal behavior is a more accurate way to evaluate a player.”
Eric nodded, thinking that it was something professional. The two moved to Belgium in the car Eric drove. Notts County’s finances did not allow them to go to Portugal or the Netherlands, so they looked for France and Belgium, where players have good prices.
Belgium’s league ends in March. Teams that have finished their break are currently busy with friendly matches. Kishin has chosen Rune Damkei, who is playing as a substitute in the second division. He is slow and lacks penetrative ability, but his crosses are very accurate. Kishin called the club, thinking that he would be a good match with Renault. The transfer fee was only 300,000 pounds, so the club did not have much burden and satisfied Kishin’s request.
A central defender named Berbe, who plays as a regular for a weak team in the first division, was also signed. Berbe, who had a transfer fee of 600,000 pounds, had an ability score of 45, which was 3 lower than Rune Damkei. However, his defensive stats were good, and his stability score was 9, which moved the heart of the player.
In fact, there were quite a few young players that I liked, but without exception, prestigious clubs were already spitballing. Excluding Renault, whose signing has not yet been confirmed, only two players were saved. The good players were already connected to prestigious clubs, and the others were either rejected by the players themselves or demanded too much money.
‘As expected, the great ones are already taken over by prestigious clubs. It’s not a big advantage to be able to see the players’ abilities in data format.’
Kishin’s ability is not the ability to see what others cannot see. It is simply the ability to see more easily and clearly than others. Rather, experienced scouts evaluate players better. Kishin can find players with high potential, but he lacks the experience or insight to judge whether these players can fully realize their potential.
‘I’ll have to make Turner, Cha Beom-soo, and Hunter the core and fill the rest with decent players. This is the best option unless an oil tycoon suddenly buys the team.’
Most of the good players already have their owners. In the case of Jose and Bonavichi, it can be said that it was thanks to Shingi. Kishin would not have been able to persuade them. Shingi used DPP to recruit them. In the case of Eduardo, Kishin would not have even known about his existence. Kishin felt deep in his bones how difficult it is to recruit players.
After finishing the exploration in Belgium, Kisin returned to England by plane, and Eric went to France to sign a contract with Renault. After Eric finishes his contract with Renault and comes to England, the three of them, including Cha Beom-soo, will head to Korea. This advertisement is scheduled to be filmed with Cha Beom-soo.
While Ki-shin was loitering around waiting for Eric, he received a call from Choi Young-ho.
“Director Ki, I hope you live a long and healthy life.”
“Don’t do anything weird. By the way, why are you calling at this hour?”
“I’m in Korea right now. I just had a meeting with the CEO of this company about a contract, and by the way, my high school beauty, Go Eun-hee, is working as their secretary.”
“You’re married? You liked Go Eun-hee, right?”
“When did you say that? Now that I look at it again, it’s really ordinary.”
“Is this why you called?”
“Of course not. Ko Eun-hee said that they have a regular class reunion every year. She asked if I had time, so I said of course I could. Then she asked if I could attend too. That’s why I called.”
“I don’t think so. I’m busy in Korea.”
“Why? It’s nice to see the kids after so long.”
“I haven’t changed my cell phone number yet. But this is the first time I’ve heard someone ask me to come to the reunion.”
Ki-shin has been using the same phone number since high school. He didn’t change his phone number because he was afraid of losing contact with his father who was on a deep-sea fishing boat. Since Ki-shin and Choi Young-ho didn’t have a good interpersonal relationship, he never heard anyone ask him to attend a class reunion.
“Our director Ki’s sense has really died down. Am I that bland? Do you know Go Eun-hee’s younger sister, Go Soon-hee? She’s an idol now. She’s not that famous, but she’s still an idol. She’s a soccer fan and she’s a fan of yours. She said that if you come out, she’ll come out with the members and actresses she knows.”
Although he was slightly attracted to her, Kishin was suspicious from the start. This was because he knew how worthless Choi Youngho was.
“Why are they coming to our class reunion? It’s so funny.”
“Of course I won’t be attending the reunion. After the reunion, I’ll meet with Eun-hee Ko and a few other kids separately. You just have to nod. I’ll take care of the rest.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be busy when I go to Korea.”
Choi Young-ho gave up when Ki-shin refused to confirm the date of the reunion. He knew how stubborn Ki-shin was. However, he added a word before hanging up the phone, as if he still felt regret.
“If you change your mind, call me. If calling is too much of a bother, texting is fine. If writing a lot is too much of a bother, send me ㅇㅇ. Then I’ll take care of it.”
When I go to Korea, I have to do some commercial shoots and attend a few events hosted by S Electronics. Of course, they are soccer-related events. And if necessary, I may have to appear on talk shows. This is because I need to increase my exposure and narrow the distance with the public in order to maximize the effect of the advertisement.
And I might have to appear on a Chinese variety show. With the title of director who raised Wang Hui. It’s less bothersome since filming is likely to be done in Korea. I would like to refuse, but I’m holding back because of the contract fee I heard from Eric.
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