Dad was a Genius - Chapter 42
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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 042
“… … .”
The chairman’s office was quieter than ever.
Everyone held their breath and stared at the large TV that Chairman Cha had spent a lot of money on.
“No, why haven’t you blown the final whistle yet?”
“Shh. Be quiet, Director Lim.”
There were many executives who were biting their fingernails and shaking their feet.
Chairman Cha, who always maintained his charisma at work, was no different at this moment.
and,
Beep-!!
[Ah! The game is over! Cheonan wins 2-1 against Daegu, achieving 13 consecutive wins for the first time in K-League history!!]
[Yes. The game wasn’t as easy as expected because Cheonan rotated most of their starting players, but they ended up winning.]
When the whistle blew to signal the end of the game, all the officials jumped to their feet and cheered.
The sight of everyone hugging each other in joy as the documents fluttered in the air was like a scene from a movie.
“Congratulations, Mr. Chairman!”
“Your son has done a great job.”
The executives, having briefly recovered from their excitement and come to their senses, approached the chairman and congratulated him.
Aren’t they also Cheonan fans who truly support Cheonan?
So their greeting was a thank you and congratulations to the club owner as fans.
of course,
“It’s all thanks to the chairman.”
“The chairman saved Cheonan.”
It was the instinct of executives to give flattery like a message.
“Haha. Right. Thanks everyone. What did I do? That guy made it all.”
When we achieved the first 10 consecutive wins in K-League history, I thought there was nothing more I could have wished for.
But it is a record of 13 consecutive wins.
After facing Cheonan’s incredible record of winning against every K-League team at least once, Chairman Cha, who is also human, began to get greedy.
“Could this really be the first time in K-League history that we can aim for 100 points?”
“It’s a shame. The number of games has been reduced to 38. But is it possible to get 100 points?”
“Hey. If we win like we did today, we’ll easily get 100 points!”
Cheonan club’s first league championship in history.
But it doesn’t stop there, it’s the first 100 points in the K-League.
These are records that make my heart flutter just thinking about them.
[Cha Seong-eun! Cha Seong-eun! Cha Seong-eun!]
At that time, the audience on TV was loudly calling out Cha Seong-eun’s name.
The fans’ love for Cha Seong-eun was so great that there was even a song of support for him.
[He is truly an amazing director. Is there another director like him in Korea?]
[Yes. Isn’t he a director who has written truly cinematic content? He has turned a team that was last in the last year into the top of the league, and is breaking all the records in the K-League. I’m really looking forward to his future endeavors.]
As the commentators said, Cha Seong-eun has become the most popular manager in the K-League.
There was even a strange phenomenon where the popularity was higher than that of the players.
Tall, handsome, great interview skills, and an aggressive tactic that drives all footballers crazy.
Didn’t they also cause a big stir in Pohang with their fiery attack tactics that weren’t afraid of conceding goals?
In this match against Daegu, even though all the starting players were out for rest, they achieved victory with aggressive tactics.
“You should leave work early today, Mr. Chairman. Shouldn’t you have a nice dinner with your son?”
“Ah… … Okay. I guess so.”
In fact, Chairman Cha also wanted to have a cozy dinner with his son.
But he never comes home.
It wasn’t that I was obsessed with women and stayed out all night.
He didn’t move an inch from the manager’s office as he prepared for the next game, and the game after that.
So, there were frequent reports that the front desk staff were very worried about my son’s health.
“hmm-.”
Should I make a new medicine?
Chairman Cha smiled, pleased with the situation, but also with a hint of worry.
* * *
Football tactics aren’t all about what you see on the surface.
4-3-3, 5-2-1-2, 5-3-2, 3-5-2, etc.
The point is that what you see with your eyes is not everything.
This is just a basic framework.
Within that, you have to make detailed adjustments, assign tasks to each player, and go through meticulous calculations and training to figure out how to build up and reach the goal.
So, this is the reason why it is difficult to easily destroy the opponent’s tactics even if you know them.
Details.
Yes, that’s right.
Tactics are all about the details.
Even if you use the same formation tactics, these details ultimately make the difference.
The closer I get to modern football, the more the managers’ tactics become standardized.
Pep Guardiola’s monstrous tactic of combining gegenpressing and possession football has taken the football world by storm, causing everyone to copy his tactics.
But even when using the same tactics, a strong team is still a strong team and a weak team is still a weak team.
The difference is not only the quality of the players, but also the difference in the details of the manager.
However, whether it was a weak or strong team, there were some things that became similar as tactics developed.
That is, we do not allow one player to dominate the game.
Until now, a player like Maradona, Pele, Messi, or Ronaldo would run around the field by himself and score a goal.
We are now entering an era where goals are scored through thorough build-up and tactical movements.
Finally, soccer is becoming a sport where 11 people work together to lift a log, rather than relying on just one person.
As someone who loves tactics, this should be welcome news, but I’m a rebel. I like to go against the grain rather than follow trends.
Tiring-.
As I was thinking about this and that to prepare for the next game, the alarm went off.
It wasn’t a work phone, it was my personal phone.
When I looked into it, it turned out to be a long text message from our CEO.
[Seong-eun-ah. Your mother has been worried about you lately. She asks why you don’t come home. She knows that a man has to stay out a long time to accomplish something big. That’s why I saw Tyler too, but I think you worry a lot. So, even if it’s not every day, sometimes you should come home early and see your mother and talk to her. Well… … This father is okay.]
hmm.
But there was one more letter below.
It was my mother.
[Seongeun-ah. Come home. Your father often goes to bed early, wondering if you’re home, and deliberately stays up all night to wait. Oh my. I thought you were a dog waiting for your owner. Come home early today.]
I knew I shouldn’t, but I burst out laughing.
And I felt sorry.
More and more K-League teams are finding ways to undermine our Cheonan tactics.
Surely, it won’t be this easy from the next game onwards.
That’s why I became even more absorbed in my work.
But you shouldn’t neglect your family.
Even my old father is waiting for me, losing sleep over it.
“Shut up.”
I got up from the chair, dragging my tired body.
And when I thought about how worried our Chairman Cha must have been sitting alone on the sofa when I sent him that long, detailed text message, I couldn’t help but laugh.
The moment I grabbed the office door handle.
“……uh?”
thud-!
I collapsed like a doll with its strings cut.
* * *
I had a dream.
The first day I went to watch a K-League game holding my father’s hand as a child.
The crowd cheering loudly.
Although I wasn’t rooting for a particular team, I was so overwhelmed by the atmosphere and the sounds that I found myself shouting along without realizing it.
But strangely enough, what caught my eye wasn’t the players.
The coach is quietly watching the game with his arms crossed in the coaching zone.
What I found most impressive was the sight of the coach single-handedly controlling and directing so many players.
Was it from that time?
I also had the thought that I wanted to become a director like that… … ?
“hmm-.”
When I opened my eyes, an unfamiliar ceiling greeted me.
Next to me, I could hear the rhythmic beeping of a machine, and an oxygen mask was attached to my nose.
“What is this… … .”
“Huh? Hey, Seong-eun!”
At that moment, someone grabbed my hand and jumped up.
He was the one who became my father as I gained new life.
“Oh my. Seongeun! Is there anyone out there!? Our Seongeun is awake!”
“Ah, father… … .”
“Yes! Inseok. Your father is here.”
My father’s face looked older than before, and there were tears in his eyes.
The two hands that have been holding me have been shaking since a while ago.
“… … I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Inseok. I told you to take care of your health. What if you overdo it to the point where you lose consciousness and collapse?”
I felt even more sorry when I heard my father’s trembling voice.
Soon, doctors, mothers, older sisters, and older brothers came pouring in.
“Seongeun-ah!”
“The tea ceremony!”
“Director!!”
The idea of being a director came naturally from my older brother.
“Oh my. You punk. Do you know how shocked everyone was when they heard that you suddenly collapsed and were taken to the hospital?!”
“Your father almost collapsed! But he barely held on, saying he had to see your face before he collapsed.”
“How long have I been like this?”
At those words, the older brother sighed and said.
“3 days.”
“Yes? Three days?”
That long?
For a moment, I started to worry about the next game.
3 days?
The impact is huge.
We have to train tactics to prepare for the next opponent, and there are still many instructions that we haven’t given to the players yet.
“Ah… … . This isn’t the time to be doing this… … .”
When I tried to force myself to get up from my seat, my brothers forcibly laid me down again.
“Lie down, Inma.”
“Where are you trying to get up from?”
“Yes, patient. Please lie down. Your body is not fully recovered yet.”
The kind-looking doctor pushed up his glasses and said.
“It’s acute hepatitis. And you also have jaundice due to extreme fatigue and stress. On top of that, you must have had severe anemia. I don’t know how you endured it all this time.”
Even though I worked out every day without fail and took all the nutritional supplements I needed, it seemed like that wasn’t enough.
Well, I didn’t do the most important thing.
“Sleep deprivation is the biggest factor. The fact that the patient couldn’t wake up for three days is related to that. And if it had been any later, it would have been serious enough to require a liver transplant.”
Besides that, the doctor gave me a long speech.
The believers sitting in front of him nodded and shouted Amen, and suddenly I had become Satan who dared not keep the sacred duty of health.
Eventually, it was decided that the criminal who failed to fulfill his duty should be locked up in a hospital prison for at least three weeks.
“No. Then, does that mean I have to let go of all three Cheonan games…?”
“Oh, my. Those are the words of a stern doctor.”
“But that won’t work. I know my body well. If I rest for two more days, I’ll feel better.”
But my words didn’t even make sense.
“The tea ceremony!”
My father glared at me with tiger-like eyes.
“Stay here and don’t move! Don’t even think about sneaking out. I’ll have security guards at every entrance. And for three weeks… no, a month, you’re not allowed to do anything. You can’t even have tactical discussions with the coaches. You’re just resting.”
“But if you play soccer without a coach… … .”
“It’s okay. Cheonan is a strong team now. They’ll do well to some extent. Besides, you’re sick. Is soccer important right now? My son is sick like this! I don’t know about anything else, but I absolutely can’t stand seeing my child sick!”
Then the brothers tried to dissuade their father.
“Oh my. Dad. If you yell like that, your blood pressure will rise.”
“Why would someone who is taking high blood pressure medication act like this?”
“Seong-eun, tell me quickly that you understand. If you keep doing this, your father will really collapse. He hasn’t slept for three days and has been taking care of you.”
“… … .”
In the end, I had no choice but to bow my head.
It was summer.