Dad was a Genius - Chapter 17
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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 017
Beep-!!
The referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game.
As was the case with Gangwon, no one would have dared to predict this score in the recent Jeonnam match.
[Cheonan is causing a huge stir once again!!]
[They have shaken off the stigma of being a perennial last place team and a point vending machine and have now clearly shown through this match that they are a strong team!]
I took a deep breath, walked over to Coach Jeon Nam, and held out my hand.
“It was a good game, coach.”
“… … .”
Director Won reluctantly grabbed my hand with a bitter expression on his face.
I felt a trembling in the hand I was holding.
“… … See you next time.”
The coach next to him said as he saw Director Won turning around.
“You look really dazed. Well, I guess I would have done the same thing if I was on the opposing team.”
“is it so?”
“Oh my. Of course. You completely overwhelmed us tactically. The opponent must have really gone blank.”
I smiled and tried to go back to the locker room with the players.
But the reporters caught me like that.
“Okay, just a moment. Director!!”
“Please give me just one interview!”
Despite winning the first game by a landslide, I was not asked to do an interview separately. However, thanks to the public opinion that changed 180 degrees after the first game, I was able to do a winner’s interview.
“It’s an amazing two-game winning streak. And it’s two-game winning streak by a large margin. What are your thoughts, coach? Did you expect this result?”
“Yes. That was quite expected.”
What I’ve learned from coaching abroad is that even doing interviews like this is part of tactics.
In fact, there is a separate team that analyzes the interviews that the managers give to determine their current psychological state and future tactical direction.
Also, the type of interview the manager gives can have an impact on the morale of the players.
That is, the game is over when the referee blows his whistle, but my game is not over yet.
“Cheonan has always been in the lower ranks. But did you expect Cheonan to achieve this result?”
“Yes. Cheonan had enough potential to become a champion. It’s not anyone’s fault that they haven’t been able to achieve results so far. They were just building momentum to advance to the top.”
“It would be correct to say that his potential only exploded this season… …”
“Yes. It was not because of my excellent tactics or any other external factors, but the efforts of our players and coaches were the greatest. I think we achieved this result because we worked together better than ever before.”
In the end, interviews should be about praising the team members rather than the director.
This is because players and coaches pay much more attention to their manager’s interviews than you might think.
“Then should we assume that Cheonan’s winning streak will continue in the future?”
And one more thing I learned is that it’s no fun to just be nice and exemplary during an interview.
The point is that if you do an interview that is a little provocative at least once, it will become an issue and interest will increase.
“Please look forward to it. Our Cheonan will create a great miracle and a sensation this season. I have no doubt that we will set a record that no other K-League team has ever set.”
“That means… … .”
Looking at the reporters’ puzzled expressions, I continued speaking.
“Our Cheonan will be the champion of the 2013 K-League.”
* * *
“Wow~!!”
“Congratulations, Chairman.”
After the game, a loud cheer echoed through the conference room.
During the meeting, the executives who were watching the match between Cheonan and Jeonnam on a large TV in the conference room felt like they were back in 2002, cheering for Cheonan and even cheering when the Cheonan players scored a goal.
And finally, when the whistle blew to signal the end of the game, they each congratulated Chairman Cha.
“Your son seems to be a truly outstanding director. I wonder if this is really the Cheonan I know.”
“That’s right. Isn’t this all thanks to our chairman’s outstanding insight? Haha!”
Chairman Cha’s gums turned red at the executives’ words.
“Haha. Thank you all. Is this all thanks to our son? It’s thanks to the players’ efforts.”
“Oh my. They say the most important thing in soccer is the coach. The team must have changed so much because the coach is so capable.”
It is a well-known fact that the most important thing in soccer is the coach.
Of course, players are important, but ultimately, it is the manager’s job to hire and manage those players.
Even if they are the same team, the team’s performance can vary depending on who the manager is, which is why so many clubs spend a lot of money to hire good managers.
“Besides, the person is good and from what I’ve seen of him doing interviews, he’s really a smart guy.”
“Haha. I heard that your son has a fan cafe, and I understand why. He also seems to be very thorough in taking care of himself.”
Until just a few months ago, it was an unspoken rule in the Taesan Group not to mention the youngest son.
He was a guy who had a lot of problems even before he became a parachute director, and even after he became a director, public opinion was not good.
But look here now.
Everyone is praising the youngest one to the point of mouthwatering.
It’s amazing how the youngest has changed his image so much in such a short period of time, and more than anything, the interview he gave today was also admirable.
‘That guy was originally a narcissistic guy, you know.’
Intoxicated with victory, he could have made some arrogant and cocky remarks, but the youngest took it seriously and humbly, giving all the credit to the players and coaches.
But this isn’t necessarily a good thing, because people don’t always like interviews that are just humble.
Isn’t it human nature to be attracted to something stimulating?
As if he had seen through all that, the guy finally gave me a hot slap.
Cheonan will win the K-League championship and set an all-time record.
It was clear that the media would be noisy again for a while because of the youngest’s interview.
‘They attracted all kinds of attention with noise marketing… … .’
This time, he’s once again the one who’s getting all the spotlight.
Was all this intentional on the part of the youngest, or was it just a coincidence?
Looking at the way he has changed and his actions so far… … .
‘It’s definitely not a coincidence.’
Like soccer tactics, it was clear that the guy was paying attention to even these small details.
As his thoughts reached that point, Chairman Cha felt goosebumps all over his body.
How far on earth did that guy look before he finished calculating?
Some people are criticizing Cheonan’s winning streak as just luck and a tactic that will never last long…
‘This time it’s really not normal.’
Chairman Cha could feel it with the sense he had gained over many years.
That this time is different.
It was no coincidence that everything was going smoothly in the palm of the hand of that reckless youngest lad.
Chairman Cha was now starting to wonder where the youngest son was looking.
* * *
A miraculous two-game winning streak.
That’s what the media is expressing.
Miracle, luck, fortune.
But I think it’s a natural result, as I said to the players and in the interview.
In this K-League where possession football dominates, gegenpressing is actually a huge counter.
But that doesn’t mean you can let your guard down.
At times like these, we need to be more arrogant and push harder, so today I was at the training ground guiding the players.
Crash~.
A cool ball from outside the box took a picturesque trajectory and found the top right corner, shaking the net.
“Hey~.”
“Nice shot!”
The players burst into admiration upon seeing that, and the father breathed a sigh of relief.
The clothes were already soaked with sweat and stuck to my body, but I could not rest at all.
“If you kick 10 balls, you can only get 2 in. On the other hand, when you kick with your left foot, your success rate goes up to 4.”
My father’s left foot is his main foot.
Although he doesn’t use both feet, I’m currently training my father to be able to use both feet freely.
“Football is evolving. There will be major tactical changes, the boundaries between positions will be broken down, and above all, the need for strikers will become more important.”
While Barcelona’s possession-based football was dominant until then, starting from the 2013-2014 season, pressing football, starting with gegenpressing, became the main style of modern football.
Because of this, the line between center back and defensive midfield has become ambiguous, and although 4 backs are currently emphasized, 3 backs are gradually becoming more prominent as a strength.
And above all, the position that stands out in future football is the striker.
There are plenty of right and left wing attackers, but their value increases as the presence of strikers who can relieve suffocating pressure and create goals becomes rare.
“Goalkeepers study a variety of things before the game, such as how the opposing team’s strikers kick the ball, and which direction they take penalty kicks. The most difficult of these is a two-footed striker. You can never predict which direction they will finish.”
My father has already scored 5 goals in 2 games.
Now other teams would be on high alert for their father and analysis would begin.
What foot you use, how you dribble, what kind of shot you take, etc.
It was highly likely that the defensive formation would change in order to stop the father.
“Up until now, he has scored goals by using techniques that take away the opponent’s timing, but that should not be the only weapon that Kang Dae-ho has. Even if it is not right away, someday, even that technique will be detected and blocked.”
So from now on, I was increasing my father’s skills through high-intensity training.
He is currently a central attacking midfielder, but he must become a striker who can command the world in the future. He may be able to do well in the K-League right now, but he must level up from now on to advance to the world stage.
“Yes. I will follow whatever the director says.”
Whenever I see my father looking exhausted from his arduous training, I can’t help but feel a pang in my heart.
No matter how hard they whipped me every time, I just couldn’t control this emotion.
“… … Shall we take a break for a moment?”
“Oh, yes.”
I handed my father some cool water.
“Drink slowly. It’s not good to drink it all at once.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
“Please rest comfortably.”
Father sat on a chair and took a short rest.
Then I opened my phone and looked at the photos, and they were all pictures of babies.
I felt like my heart suddenly sank.
If a father were to look at a picture of a baby, who would it be?
This must be my photo.
Because I was born in 2012.
“Congratulations again on your son.”
“Haha. Thank you.”
The father’s mouth corners did not go down as he looked at the baby’s photo.
“She is truly an angel. At first, I was scared to become a parent, but now I feel like I can do anything for her. Isn’t it amazing?”
“… … .”
I couldn’t say anything.
Because my father really did everything for me.
“No matter how tough the training is, when I see my children and wife, all the fatigue of the day goes away.”
“okay…….”
“Oh! I’ve never shown you a picture of my child. Would you like to show me one?”
Honestly, I didn’t want to see it.
Because there’s something creepy about seeing what I looked like as a newborn.
That child is clearly me, but I’m just in a different body now.
however,
“… … ?”
The picture of the newborn that my father showed me was not me.
“I named him ‘Junho.’ He’s very handsome, right? Haha.”
How did this happen?
The main character in this photo was none other than my younger brother Junho.