Dad was a Genius - Chapter 47
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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 047
The atmosphere in the auditorium was cold.
The car was never like this when the director was there.
What should I say?
It’s like feeling like college students listening to an interesting lecture.
The players were eager to learn new things and were completely absorbed in Cha Seong-eun’s words.
I was delighted by his magical tactics and eloquence, and I looked forward to that moment every day.
Yeah, it didn’t feel like a college student taking a class.
worship.
This was it.
“Okay. Everyone… … gathered? Then let’s begin.”
Coach Lee Min-goo, who was acting as the head coach, tried to imitate Cha Seong-eun’s smooth speech as much as possible.
He also analyzed his detailed tactics and tried to instill them in his players and make them understand them.
but,
“… … .”
It’s quiet.
It was as dry as a desert.
In the end, Lee Min-gu, who felt a sense of inferiority during the tactical explanation, stopped talking and lowered his head.
I just can’t seem to figure out how to win the next game.
This feeling that we’d lose even if we fought that last place team.
It feels like I’ve gone back to the old Cheonan.
Thanks to Cha Seong, all those painful memories that he had forgotten were coming back to him vividly.
“Let’s stop here for today. I’ll relay the details to the coaches and let you know.”
Lee Min-goo had no more energy to speak.
I just wanted to get out of this silence.
Right then.
Bam-!
The auditorium door opened.
And then he appeared, with the clear sound of his heels hitting the floor.
“Are you finished already? It seems like you haven’t even started yet.”
“… … !”
A flawless suit from head to toe.
A face that looks much cleaner than before.
Cha Seong-eun entered the auditorium smiling.
“Go, Director!”
“Director!!”
Coaches and players alike all jumped up from their seats and rushed to him.
“Hey, hey. You shouldn’t be rushing in like this. I’m still a patient… … .”
“Director, you’re awesome!!”
They all ran to him and hugged him as if they had seen the second coming of the Messiah.
Cha Seong-eun smiled and stayed quietly in their arms for a while.
* * *
“Do you know why I am having this interview with you alone, Coach?”
Coach Lee Min-goo couldn’t raise his deeply bowed head.
He bent down so low that his head almost touched the ground.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I, this worthless bastard, ruined everything.”
“This is not what I was hoping for. Please sit down.”
I got Coach Im Jin-gu up and sat him down.
“The reason I blame Coach Lee Min-goo is not simply because we lost the game. In fact, before coming here today, I had no intention of lecturing Coach Lee Min-goo.”
“……yes?”
“The reason I want to scold Coach Lee Min-goo is because of what he did in the auditorium earlier.”
“… … .”
“Although he is the acting manager, Coach Lee Min-goo was the manager who replaced me. And the manager must not lose his composure even at that moment. Even if all the players are feeling defeated, the manager alone must not be like that. That is because the players’ mindset changes depending on the manager’s mindset.”
Players have no choice but to look to their captain, the coach, to lead them.
The manager’s influence on the team is enormous.
If the manager is alone and feels defeated, the future of the team is clear no matter how many excellent players there are.
“So please don’t do that again. You have to be strong as a director.”
“sorry…….”
“No. While saying this, didn’t I suddenly collapse and Coach Lee Min-goo take over as acting coach when he was not prepared at all? Rather, I should be the one apologizing. I have given you too much of a burden. I must have caused you a lot of trouble.”
“… … .”
Coach Lee Min-goo was silent for a moment, tears streaming down his cheeks.
“Hey, are you okay?”
“Thank you, Director. I’m sorry that you said that to me even though I ruined your great work. I’m truly sorry and grateful.”
“No. As I said, it’s my fault for not taking care of my condition. The coach is not at fault at all.”
Still, coach Lee Min-goo just kept repeating that he was grateful.
And now that I’m back, I feel relieved and even laugh.
But didn’t they say that you have to listen to Korean all the way through to understand it?
“Coach, your time as acting coach isn’t over yet.”
“……yes?”
Coach Lee Min-goo’s expression hardened again when he heard the shocking news.
“Do you want to step down as interim manager with a record of 3 losses in 0-3? Don’t you want to at least get one win to restore your honor a little?”
Coach Lee Min-goo shook his head quickly.
“I, I’m fine. What does that little honor matter… … .”
I said with a smile.
“Let’s play one more game.”
“The director is back? I’ll be out.”
“No, please do it again.”
“Poetry, I don’t like it.”
“As a director, this is an order.”
“Well, still… … .”
“Or maybe I should call my father, the owner of the club?”
“omg.”
In the end, coach Lee Min-goo gave up.
* * *
The atmosphere within the team heated up with Cha Seong-eun’s return.
Director Kim Tae-hwan realized once again how great the power of one person can be.
Because we were able to see smiles on the players that we hadn’t seen in weeks.
They gathered in the auditorium with excited hearts.
Waiting for them there was Cha Seong-i.
It was like a dream.
But soon my heart became heavy.
The miracle of 13 consecutive wins was absurdly broken, and they blamed themselves every day.
They said that they lost the game because they were bad at it.
And I realized the reality of Cheonan.
The reality is that without Cha Seong-eun, Cheonan will still be the Cheonan of the past.
“… … .”
Maybe that’s why.
Cha Seong-eun and the players just looked at each other for a while in silence.
Then, Cha Seong-i was the first to make a fortune.
“everyone.”
What on earth should I say first?
Should we analyze the cause of defeat?
Why should I scold him for only showing that kind of performance?
Or should I laugh at you and say that I know your level well?
“I have a dream. It is to become a manager who sets an unprecedented record in the history of the K-League. It is a record that will be difficult to break even after a long time.”
Breaking all their expectations, Cha Seong-eun brought up a completely different story.
“Seoul set a record of 96 points in the 2012 season last year. They also became the team with the most wins. That record will probably be very difficult to break because there were 44 games.”
Last year, Seoul was a veritable wreck.
No one could stop them, and they eventually achieved the highest points and victory in K-League history with 96 points.
And experts boasted that this record would never be broken.
Because starting in 2013, the number of games per team was reduced from 44 to 38.
“But even so, I want to break that record. I want to set a record of 100 points.”
“… … !”
“S, 100 points?”
“So, doesn’t that mean we have to win all the games from now on?”
The players began to murmur.
100 points.
It’s not like I got 100 points in every subject at school.
In reality, 100 K-League points was a number that could only be achieved if Cheonan won almost every game from now on.
“In this K-League, each team plays a total of 38 games. So, to get 100 points, you need to win 33 times and draw once.”
The most wins in the K League so far is 29.
That was also a record in Seoul in 2012.
“It’s okay if we lose one more game and draw one more game. We just have to win the remaining games.”
“… … .”
The players were silent.
Because it was such a huge challenge.
Doesn’t that mean we have to win 20 more times?
“I am not a dreamer. I don’t dream of impossible dreams. I have no doubt that we can achieve this record together with you.”
However, there was no trembling in Cha Seong-eun’s voice as he spoke.
There was confidence in his voice, as if he had already achieved his goal.
“Don’t you want to make a historic record that will leave your mark on this K-League? Don’t you want to make a feat that will make people say that no team will ever surpass Taesan Cheonan in the distant future?”
That confident voice spread throughout the players.
It warmed their cold blood and hearts again.
“I believe that we can do it now. No, we will definitely make it happen.”
The speech continued to the point where one could hear the sound of ‘Amen’ coming out naturally.
The players listened to Cha Seong-eun’s words, clasping their hands together in a brave manner.
It was a time of sacred worship.
* * *
Head coach Lee Min-goo was impressed.
As soon as I got here, I thought I would be cursed at and kicked out of the team, but Cha Seong-eun smiled kindly and said it was okay, that it was actually my fault, and she comforted and embraced me.
Only then did I realize what a saint in religion meant.
God is not far away.
Aren’t you right here!
But that thought was fleeting.
“Hmm. Is this really the right tactic? Look. If we move the wingback here, there will be space behind. In particular, Lee Jung, who plays wingback, is fast at running, but his dribbling is not so good. If we leave individual play to the wingback here… … .”
“… … .”
It’s already been 10 hours.
I felt like I was going crazy.
But Cha Seong-eun didn’t stop talking.
They accurately identify and point out problems in tactics, and when they are corrected, they raise another problem.
It felt like I was being torn apart by a sword and my internal organs were all ripped out.
Even without a separate explanation, Director Cha Seong knew exactly why Lee Min-goo was using this tactic.
In a word, Lee Min-goo was now having his soul ripped out by a soft and gentle voice.
When it comes to football tactics, Cha Seong-eun was a devil.
“Do you have any questions?”
“Oh, no.”
“Oh, I guess you have a question. If you do, it means you still don’t understand what I’m saying. Let me explain it to you again from the beginning.”
“omg.”
It seemed like he would rather be killed, but he held back.
Because everything Cha Seong-i says turns to blood and life.
“It must be hard for you. I just nag you.”
“Oh, no. It’s all helpful to me. And I think I’m starting to see what the problem was.”
Then Cha Seong-eun smiled.
“Why did I appoint Coach Lee Min-goo as the head coach?”
“yes?”
“There was more opposition than I expected, and there were a lot of skeptical eyes because the coach wasn’t a former player.”
“ah…….”
I also wanted to become an immigrant player.
However, due to a ruptured cruciate ligament, he could not even dream of a career as a player.
However, his passion for soccer was second to none, so he decided to become a coach.
But Korean soccer was cold to non-players.
Didn’t give me any chance.
So he held on and held on until the end, struggling to remain in the football world for a long time and finally became the head coach of Cheonan.
“I don’t agree that only players can become coaches. The talents of players and coaches are clearly different. That’s why, despite much opposition, I put forward coach Lee Min-goo as the head coach. His skills alone are the best in Cheonan.”
That’s what it was.
I had no idea there was such a background.
“So don’t give up on your dream of becoming a director. If you always believe in your dreams, they will definitely come true in one way or another.”
At those words, Lee Min-goo’s heart swelled with emotion.
The fact that I am receiving so much support from someone,
The fact that I am trusted-.
“Let’s definitely win the next game.”
And the fact that the target was none other than Cha Seong-eun made it all the hotter.
“yes……!”