Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 94
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Notts County’s weaknesses
Notts County, who beat Brighton 2-0 at home on December 9, maintained their 10th place in the league with 21 points thanks to six consecutive wins. And for the away game against Chelsea on the 13th, Kishin made a major change to the starting lineup.
The keeper has such a big difference between Turner and the backup that he can’t help but always be used in league games. In the 5-4-1 formation, Black, Dixon, and Guzmiks played as central defenders. Dudu played as left fullback and Lan Sharp played as right.
The midfielders are Cha Bum-soo and Eduardo in the center, Elliot on the left wing and Gonzalez on the right. Agiane Renault is the central striker. Kishin has decided to forgo the match against Chelsea. Since they have to face Watford at home on the 16th, the only players who played in the last match are Turner, Cha Bum-soo and Guzmiks.
The first half was 0:0, but the game scene was like Chelsea’s attack training. Renault is not that fast, so Elliott is the only counterattack point when counterattacking. However, the cross is a mess, so the attack often ends in vain. Fortunately, the speedy Black and Guzmiks, and the strong heading Dixon responded appropriately to Chelsea’s various attacks, and there were also excellent saves from Turner.
Kishin’s plan was to defend for 80 minutes and then decide the game in the last 10 minutes. He tried to steal the victory by sending up Ward, Hunter, and Hector. However, as the second half began, Kishin’s plan was ruined before it could even begin.
The ball was circling around Cha Beom-soo’s defensive zone. Cha Beom-soo was busy defending the players who entered his zone. Even if he poked the ball to either side or forward, the ball immediately returned to Cha Beom-soo’s defensive zone.
Players such as Hazard, William, and Fabregas received the ball in Cha Beom-soo’s zone and played actively. The defense was so compressed that Cha Beom-soo was pushed back to the arc area, so he was busy defending them. As this situation continued, a gap appeared in Notts County’s defense.
Black, fooled by William’s false penetration, ran inside and the offside line was broken. Hazard ran in on the other side and, receiving an accurate pass from Fabregas, Hazard hit Turner’s goal with a powerful shot. The ball was so well-taken that Turner couldn’t even touch Hazard’s ball.
The on-site command showed Kishin a dozen or so options. It was a game that had already been abandoned, but if things continued as they were, who knows how many more points will be lost. Kishin suppressed his anxious feelings and compared the options, thinking deeply about which option was the best.
Five minutes later, another goal was conceded when William’s shot deflected off a defender’s body. The weakness of the defense that relied too much on Cha Beom-soo was properly exposed. Cha Beom-soo is the core of the Notts County defense and is also the player with the best individual defensive skills.
When playing against a stronger opponent, you need to find their weaknesses and attack them. However, when the strong are dealing with the weak, it is more certain to attack their opponent’s strongest points. With the recent six-game winning streak, Notts County’s opponents have begun to value this young team, and Chelsea have come up with their own solution for the first time.
Chelsea took advantage of the unexpected player changes and tactical changes that always caught the opponent off guard, so it was not until the second half that they finally pulled out their prepared moves and achieved results. Chelsea is a team that is traditionally good at defense. They are a team that won the Champions League through defense, and when necessary, even their attackers participate in defense.
‘If we bring in a striker now, we’ll be at a disadvantage against Chelsea.’
If you make a personnel change first when you are already two goals behind, the passive situation will continue. Kishin discarded all the options shown by the field command and made a different decision. He replaced Cha Beom-soo with Gray.
When Cha Beom-soo was replaced, Notts County players had no choice but to move according to their own judgment. The defense lost its organic movement and was fooled by Chelsea’s various attacking tactics. However, as it became a mess, Chelsea’s attack began to falter. When Cha Beom-soo was there, they could roughly calculate who the defense would react to by passing the ball, but now it was chaos itself.
Kishin ignored all options to reorganize the on-site command board and completely broke the board. This is a possible choice because this game has already been given up. On-site command has always presented only the options for victory. Kishin, who realized this belatedly last season, was able to utilize on-site command more appropriately.
Cha Beom-soo, a solid guarantor of Notts County’s defense, has become Notts County’s weak point. When he was on the Olympic team, there were few players who could harass Cha Beom-soo one-on-one, so this weakness was not discovered at that time. Due to Ki-shin’s lack of experience, he could not have predicted a situation like today’s game.
‘Thank goodness I found it in a game I was throwing away.’
Most teams will probably exploit this weakness in the upcoming games. For the time being, there is no other way, so the players will have to work hard to overcome it.
‘That’s why I couldn’t exert my strength against Tottenham and Liverpool.’
The tactics of Tottenham and Liverpool themselves nullify Cha Beom-soo’s defensive command. Ki-shin took off Renault and brought in Hector when Chelsea scored another goal with an indirect free kick. Hector scored a goal with an individual breakthrough near the end of the game. He scored in four consecutive games after the game against Arsenal, and scored a total of six goals.
Despite dropping down a place in the table, Kishin did not care. They played their third game in seven days at home against Watford on the 16th. Notts County, who gave their players a rest after giving up the game against Chelsea, won Watford 4-1 at home.
Watford, who had come up with the same tactics as Chelsea to harass Cha Beom-soo, were defeated by Gray’s hammer. Gray was very angry after seeing Cha Beom-soo being toyed with by Chelsea players in the last game. Although he was small and light, he was always dependable, and Gray hated seeing Cha Beom-soo become helpless.
So, he defended with great force against the players who were hanging around Cha Beom-soo’s area. There was no movement that could be called a foul, but even with normal defensive movements, he applied great force, so it was no disaster for the opposing players.
Hector scored another hat-trick, taking him to fifth place in the scoring charts with nine goals. Numerous media outlets have been busy with stories about Hector’s transfer. In fact, there have been constant requests for the transfer of Turner and Hector to Notts County.
And there was a lot of criticism against Notts County for their passive attitude in the game against Chelsea. They were criticized by many in the press for not giving their all in the game. In the past, the Premier League office has fined the club. It is not a lot of money, 25,000 pounds.
If there is a big change in the starting lineup, it is judged that the team is playing passively and is fined. However, when Manchester United, who had won the league title in advance, changed all 11 members of the starting lineup for the Champions League match, the Premier League office turned a blind eye. There was a huge controversy and the Premier League office eventually abolished the clause.
However, he had no choice but to accept moral criticism for not showing the best game to the fans. Although Kishin was full of dissatisfaction inside, he bowed his head and apologized politely during the interview.
‘There’s no one who says that Manchester City or Manchester United wouldn’t be at their best even if they changed half of their starting lineup. Do you discriminate against people based on money?’
Due to the club’s polite request and the Premier League office’s warning, Kishin was unable to use the method of completely changing the starting line-up on Boxing Day and forgoing some games, which exposed another weakness of Notts County – their thin roster and the lack of skill among the backup players.
They drew 1:1 with Southampton away on the 23rd. They drew 1:1 with Stoke City, the best team on Boxing Day, at home on the 26th. They drew 0:0 at home on the 30th and lost 0:3 to Leicester City away on January 1st, earning only 3 points in 4 games.
Fortunately, most of the teams in the lower and middle ranks of the league played poorly, so they managed to maintain 10th place in the league with 27 points. The previous three games were okay, but in the game against Leicester City, Cha Beom-soo’s weakness was exposed once again.
Cha Beom-soo’s problem is not something that can be solved in a short period of time. Cha Beom-soo’s skills must suddenly improve, or the skills of other players must improve significantly. With the signing bonus from S Electronics coming in January, we plan to recruit one right winger and one left fullback. We also need a central defender. This is because Dixon is thinking of retiring and becoming a coach.
After achieving his dream of playing in the Premier League, Dixon decided to retire. He felt a sense of helplessness that he had never felt in the Europa League or the Champions League. At that time, Dixon had many shortcomings, but he was not discouraged. However, when he became a Premier League player, his shortcomings kept bothering him and he became discouraged.
After the match on January 1, Notts County will face Bolton Wanderers, a second-tier team, in the FA Cup on the 6th, and a Premier League match is scheduled for the 13th. After the match against Leicester City, Kishin boarded a plane and headed to Africa.
“On January 3rd, you can see about 400 players. Not only young players, but also players who are over 20 years old and playing in local leagues.”
“From January 5th to 7th, you can see players from Mexico and Honduras. And from the 8th to the 10th, you can see players from Brazil and Argentina. Some of them are free agents.”
Eric Hunter hired a staff member as his clientele grew. The staff member who was on the plane with Kishin was named Max. He is a huge fan of Richard Hunter and became a Notts County fan after watching the Europa League win over Sassuolo Calcio. He is originally a Mansfield fan.
In Africa and Mexico, they plan to mainly check out young players. There are also adult players, but Kishin does not have high expectations. It is unlikely that a player with Premier League-level ability would be left alone unless other scouts are blinded.
And players who are older have a hard time discovering their potential even if they have great potential. It is not as easy as it sounds to get rid of bad habits. It is especially difficult when your understanding of football is solidified. Renault is really lucky.
When I arrived in Accra, the capital of Ghana, I was treated differently than last time. Last time, the president came out in person, but I was disappointed that he only took one nice person, so this time, a staff member took care of me. Compared to French or Belgian customers who take a dozen or more people, Kishin is definitely not worthy of VIP treatment.
Watching the night view of Ghana from the hotel, Kishin continued to have unresolved worries. How many people’s fates had the DPP interfered with, and whether his current actions had changed the fate of others, and whether innocent people had been harmed because of the people who had changed for the better thanks to him.
‘Don’t worry about it, you idiot. I was out of my mind when I paid more for the game console. And it’s not my fault if someone’s fate becomes miserable because of me. Let’s focus on working hard in the given environment and completing the quest as quickly as possible.’
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