Dad was a Genius - Chapter 56
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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 056
Didier Drogba is a legend of Premier League Chelsea FC.
The black man from Côte d’Ivoire showed what a striker should be like.
Rather than showcasing flashy footwork or flashy penetrative abilities, he overcame physical challenges with defenders and charged forward like a bull, breaking through walls and scoring a goal.
The strength to stand like a pillar when carrying something on your back.
Even the monstrous resilience to stand up firmly no matter what tackle comes his way.
Didier Drogba was the ideal striker for every manager.
That’s why Chelsea were able to lift the trophy, and he is still considered one of the best strikers ever.
And Kim Kwan-jin was exactly that Didier Drogba-style player.
This is a very rare striker type in our country.
A player who can stand firm with a strong back and pass to a player running into space, or finish the ball himself.
The problem was that Kim Kwan-jin was unaware of his own strengths.
No. You might have known at first.
But his tall stature ended up holding him back.
“All the coaches who have managed Kim Kwan-jin up until now have only had him compete for aerial balls.”
As I spat at him venomously, he is weak against aerial balls.
Just because you’re tall doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have good heading skills.
However, managers continued to demand aerial balls from him, which proved fatal to his career.
“Is this why players have to choose good coaches…?”
There are players like that.
A person who understands himself coolly, pushes ahead with his play regardless of what others say, and eventually succeeds.
The opposite is true for players like Kim Kwan-jin, who are manipulated by their coaches and disappear without ever being able to display their talents.
Among them, Kim Kwan-jin could be said to be a very bad case.
If he had met a director early on who could recognize his talent and use it for the right purpose, his life might have been different.
“If I do well from now on, it will be fine.”
I watched the video late into the night and finally looked out the window at the back of Kim Kwan-jin as he returned home.
Although he looked tired, his steps seemed lighter, as if he had gained some strength.
thank god.
Watching Drogba play, you must have realized something.
“I hope you grow up well… … .”
The reason I’m looking for a striker replacement for my father is not simply because of physical issues.
It was the same reason that coach Lee Min-goo grew into a manager.
I have a goal.
Reaching 100 points is just one step away.
My real goal is to go to the EPL and become a manager.
Of course, no Asian has ever been an EPL manager.
I wanted to challenge the impossible.
What about Cheonan then?
Cheonan next year will be different from now.
There is a high possibility that the resources that were active in Cheonan, starting with my father, will leave the country.
Even now, they are receiving a steady stream of offers.
And I too was wondering if I would still be director next year.
If that happens, coach Lee Min-goo will have to take over as manager, and he will be dizzy when he sees the empty squad.
To prevent that, we are currently preparing step by step.
We want to become Cheonan, the city that creates the second whirlwind.
And I believe that Kim Kwan-jin should be at the center of it all.
He would later become the striker responsible for scoring goals for Cheonan.
I will make sure that happens.
* * *
“I am the Terminator.”
“… … .”
“I am the Terminator.”
“… … .”
“I will be back.”
“Ouch, really.”
The Cheonan players were going crazy because of Kim Kwan-jin, who had been mumbling strangely for the past few days.
He just sits there like he’s the Terminator or something.
What’s funny is that the director saw Kim Kwan-jin like that and gave him a thumbs up, saying he was doing well.
Since that day, no one has said anything to Kim Kwan-jin.
Director Cha Seong is the god of Cheonan, and whatever he says is right is right.
There must be some reason.
“I am a Terminator. A Terminator that no human can defeat.”
Surely… there must be some reason.
“But this day really came.”
“Ugh. I’m so nervous I think I’m going to throw up again.”
The locker room atmosphere was a bit chaotic.
Not only are 7 starting members missing, but the opponent is none other than Seoul.
But fortunately,
“Everyone, please relax. If you do as I always do and do as I instruct you, victory will come naturally to you as if you were breathing.”
The point is that they have their own style.
He must also know that this match is difficult, but he does not lose his composure and encourages the players.
The strange thing is that when you listen to that voice, your anxiety really goes away and you feel more confident.
“If you are confused because of variables during the game, look to me and I will tell you what to do. Don’t forget that I am always behind you.”
I don’t know if it would be different for other people.
If it’s Cha Seong-eun, then I believe it.
Because he is not a man of words, but a man of action and results.
“Yes, sir!”
* * *
The Seoul World Cup Stadium is heating up.
The audience also senses this intuitively.
Today, Seoul finally regained its pride by beating Cheonan.
“Huh, everyone. A lot of people came.”
The entire stadium was bathed in red.
Director Kim Sung-il looked satisfied as he admired the enthusiastic cheering they produced.
The Cheonan supporters in the expedition seats were raising their voices, but I couldn’t hear them very well.
“Director. The Cheonan squad list just came out.”
“okay?”
Coach Kim Sung-il checked the squad.
Cheonan’s squad is missing 7 starting members.
How can one look so weak!
“But Kim Kwan-jin is in the striker position?”
Kim Kwan-jin.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen that name.
In the past, he was a guy who received a lot of attention like Kang Dae-ho.
“Yes. He was sent down without much of an impact in the last game, but it looks like he’s been used again this time.”
“Tsk. So you still can’t give up on putting the striker up front? This guy is a bit stubborn sometimes.”
Experts and coach Kim Sung-il also predicted that Cha Sung-eun would abandon the one-top striker tactic and choose to deploy two center forwards up front.
This is because there was no striker who could be used as a top striker like Kang Dae-ho.
But, breaking everyone’s expectations, former rising star Kim Kwan-jin stepped up as a striker.
“hmm-.”
Director Kim Sung-il took a close look at Kim Kwan-jin as he came out onto the field.
It seems like he’s mumbling something all the time… …Why is he doing that?
“Director.”
“Huh? Ah. Director Cha.”
Before the game started, Cha Seong-eun and Kim Seong-il exchanged greetings.
“Oh my. It’s such a shame about the national team. Honestly, I didn’t know the higher-ups would mess around like that.”
“It’s okay. Didn’t Seoul suffer a similar fate last season?”
“Haha. That’s right. But back then there were three of us. I’m a little embarrassed about the past me who went wild with just three people.”
“I guess it’s an inevitable fate when you’re on a strong team.”
It’s a strong team.
Does that mean that Cheonan Bay is a strong team that has been called up to the national team in large numbers?
“There’s some truth to those words.”
“Because we are a strong team that can be held in check.”
“Haha. I admit that, but can we still be a strong team today?”
The hands I was shaking hands with suddenly tightened their grip.
Cha Seong-eun said with a smile.
“I will show you directly through the game.”
“Don’t expect it.”
Director Kim shouted behind Cha Seong-eun, who was returning to his camp.
“How about pork belly for the person who lost today?”
“… … I come from a wealthy family, so I don’t really eat anything that isn’t beef.”
“You mean you’re going to treat me to beef today? Okay.”
The mild war of nerves is over.
Now, the real conversation can be held during the game.
That was how the directors communicated.
‘Kim Kwan-jin won’t be a threat anyway. The other guys are all guys we brought in this time… … All we have to do is keep the ball from going to the striker.’
We have already figured out the opposing force.
All the guys that Cha Seong-eun brought in during this transfer market were just for physical strength.
It makes no sense to bring them into the first-team squad.
Seoul will stop Cheonan’s current 7-game winning streak today.
All we have to do is stop the striker from scoring a goal… … .
“Mumble mumble”
No. But is that really okay?
Why have you been like that since earlier?
Beep-!
The game started with a whistle.
And at the moment when the Seoul players in the center were trying to build up the game by kicking the ball to each other.
“huh?”
“uh?”
Didn’t Kim Kwan-jin run in, intercept the ball in an instant, and run away?
Its appearance was just like that of a bull.
“What, what? Stop it!”
Kim Kwan-jin continued to run alone.
“her-.”
The situation has been a bit strange since a while ago, but from the start, he started acting cute.
Kim Kwan-jin is tall, but slow.
Even though it looks like they’re making a nice charge, aren’t they quickly caught up by the midfielders?
however,
“100 million!”
“Ugh!”
The midfielders who tried to steal the ball from Kim Kwan-jin were pushed back by the force and fell like autumn leaves.
Three players have already been eliminated.
“What are you doing! Stop me from running!”
Director Kim Sung-il, sensing something was wrong, shouted.
Then the defenders ran and surrounded Kim Kwan-jin.
However, Kim Kwan-jin stands tall and maintains his body like a pillar, enduring the physical battles between defenders alone.
“Brother Kwanjin!”
He managed to pass the ball to a teammate who was cutting in from the right.
“Huh?”
“It’s pierced!”
The right winger received the pass and crossed straight to his teammate who was entering the box.
And then the header continues.
“ah-!”
Director Kim Sung-il covered his face with both hands.
Because the ball was shaking the net roughly.
“What, what the heck is this… … .”
Did Kim Kwan-jin have that kind of ability?
It was like watching a real bull, no, a terminator.
If you just slapped someone with your shoulder, wouldn’t they fly away?
Moreover, even though the defenders were pushing and tripping him, he stood firm until the end and passed the ball accurately when he saw his teammate go in.
With one player standing with his back straight like that, other players were able to easily penetrate the space, which eventually led to a goal.
“Wow!!”
“Brother Kwanjin!!”
Director Kim Seong-il was quite shocked.
The same would probably apply to the spectators gathered at the stadium.
This time, they completely went against their expectations of catching Cheonan, conceding a goal in less than two minutes.
‘How can Kim Kwan-jin have such power…?’
Coach Kim Sung-il knew Kim Kwan-jin’s style because he had seen him play before.
It was definitely not that kind of solid, robotic style.
I don’t remember seeing anything like that in other teams.
But the fact that it suddenly changed like that… … .
Kim Seong-il’s gaze quickly turned towards Cha Seong-eun.
‘It’s you again, Cha Seong-eun.’