Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 261



Only Noblemtl

Episode 261 Korea Effect

Half time after the first half.

The atmosphere in the Dutch locker room was rather dark.

It’s amazing, it’s great, I’ve only heard about it, but actually meeting Kim Min-woo was beyond what I expected.

In particular, several players who had faced Kim Min-woo in the league just sighed deeply as if they were suffering from PTSD.

“Damn it. He’s still the same. Usually when you’re that successful, don’t you lose your original intention?”

It was Daniel Mallon.

A striker that Kim Min-woo was obsessed with while at Hannover.

“… It’s not like he’s a spider hand. It’s like he knows how the ball comes, when it comes, and in what direction.”

It was Memphis Depay.

Manager Ronald Koeman clapped his hands in an attempt to tame the desperation that was spreading among the national team.

Then all the players look at the coach.

“How do you feel about playing against them all? The goalkeeper is as good as the rumors say, but what about the other players?”

When everyone was quiet, Bayern Munich’s Matthijs de Ligt, who was gulping down water, answered.

“It’s worth it! It’s not ridiculous, but we’re better.”

“That’s it. Kim is a bit overwhelmed, but she can still do it.”

The three top strikers of Son Heung-min, Kim Jun-young, and Hwang Hee-cheon were certainly formidable, but they were not difficult for the Dutch defense to block.

The Dutch defenders also responded to those attackers with Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, and Nathan Ake.

All the players were from great clubs.

Korea had Tottenham, Manchester United, and Wolverhampton, and the Netherlands had Munich, Liverpool, and Manchester City.

Honestly, if you only look at the name value, it is a landslide victory for the Dutch defense… .

“I have no intention of playing boring games like other Premier League teams in front of the nation. We didn’t invite Korea to Amsterdam just to draw! Our goal is to win. Everyone, play with confidence. If we are discouraged, we won’t be able to play to our full potential!”

Meanwhile, Ronald Koeman talked about tactical moves to better exploit Korea’s weaknesses identified in the first half in the second half.

The weakness of the Korean national team that Coach Koeman identified was the flanks.

I also confirmed that the back space was being exploited better than I thought, and after calculating in my head how Tottenham harassed Manchester United in the previous match between Tottenham and Manchester United, I established a new tactic for the second half.

As the coach confidently explained the second half tactics, the national team players also returned to the ‘let’s do it!’ mood as if nothing had happened.

.

.

The second half started like that.

The Netherlands did not give up and started the second half with a powerful show of firepower.

The Dutch national team clearly showed why they are called the ‘Orange Army’.

Continuous exploitation of weaknesses.

Continued valid shooting.

Breaking through creative spaces.

If things continued like this, it seemed like a goal would be scored soon.

And, Dutch central midfielder Tijani Lienders took a moment to reflect on the thickly-built Korean defensive formation.

‘Over there.’

A normal forward pass won’t break through this defense. What’s needed now is a through pass between players.

Just then, Donial Malan was seen running around the front line. Reinders played a through ball into space towards Donial Malan.

Then, in an instant, the defensive formation collapses.

The opposing players had no response at all, and although they ran late after the pass arrived, a 1-on-1 situation had already been created.

A one-on-one situation between a goalkeeper and an attacker.

If things had been normal, I would have been confident of scoring here… .

Fighting!

Marlon’s shot is blocked by the goalkeeper’s super save.

“Fuck.”

Actually, it wasn’t even a super save for that goalkeeper. It was just routine. … Does that make sense?

Beyond predicting the shot, it is certain that the future has been experienced and come to fruition.

The Netherlands were putting forth their best attacks, but were repeatedly blocked by the goalkeeper, and Korea, who were taking a breather and waiting for an opportunity, also counterattacked.

It was a Nathan Ake turnover.

*Turnover (offensive rights are lost due to a team’s mistake)

He is a defender who rarely makes such mistakes, but he dragged the ball while building up from the back, and Son did not miss it and stole it away.

As soon as they saw it, the Dutch players bit the bullet and ran, but like the chance that Daniel Mallon got, this was a situation that the goalkeeper had to take care of.

No Dutch player, no matter how old he was, could keep up with Son’s speed.

and…….

“Phew.”

A shot straight at the goalkeeper.

Son missed a perfect goal chance.

Even if he had just passed it to Kim, who was next to him, he would have scored.

From then on, the game continued with both teams giving each other chances to score.

Lijnders drives up the central flank and flicks the ball to Tiani Lijnders, who cuts through the flank and passes it to Daniel Malan in the box.

Malan goes back to Defy in the center.

Defy turned his body around.

With just that one gesture, he was able to naturally protect the ball and his shooting angle also opened up greatly.

And then the curling shot!

… Kim flashes and sends the ball out of bounds.

Reinders, who had been watching, sighed and frowned.

It was frustrating. It felt like experiencing the effects of a soccer game in real life.

Soccer games have a correction effect called an effect, which arbitrarily adjusts the balance when there is a big difference in ability between the two teams or when there is a winning or losing streak, in order to keep users in the game.

To summarize briefly, the effect refers to a phenomenon in which the opposing team is doing extremely well or our team is dominating, but strangely we are unable to score a goal.

Or both.

“Korea Effect… .”

Finally, the decisive moment that would determine the direction of the game arrived. It was Korea’s attack.

It was a typical throw-in situation, but the Korean players exchanged a few passes and quickly created an opportunity.

Forward Kim poked a pass into the box, fell flat on his face in reaction, and Wolverhampton’s Hwang rushed after the ball and fired a shot into the top corner.

The match, which had been tightly balanced until now, collapses like an illusion.

The net rippled and Korea scored. The score was 0:1.

Is this what it feels like when something is going well all the time and then suddenly collapses in one fell swoop?

The Netherlands conceded the first goal, but they did not let up on their attack.

Scoring the first goal was actually quite common, and coming back from a one-goal deficit was also quite common in soccer.

So the Dutch continued their attack.

But perhaps because of the preemptive strike, Korea began to seriously build up a wall.

When a country ranked in the top 10 of the FIFA rankings decided to drop, it was not easy for even the Netherlands to attack, and in the end, the only solution in this situation was creative attacking by each player.

“Gasp gasp.”

After 10 minutes of caressing, the gap finally opened!

We must make the most of this golden opportunity. Assuming that we need another goal to turn things around, it feels like it is too late to score now.

Breaking through the defense… …Shoot!

‘Okay!’

The goalkeeper couldn’t even react!

Paang-

And the shot hits the goalpost, wasting the opportunity.

“Fuck!”

How did this come about!

It was a chance that was barely created after 10 minutes of build-up, but now it was on goal.

I feel completely drained of energy in the emptiness. There are only about 10 minutes left until the end of the game.

The Dutch team started to get increasingly anxious as they failed to score when they should have.

They launched their last attack without even setting up a final defender, and once again looked for an opportunity with a through pass across the space.

Memphis Depay runs, and—

Boohoo!

Goalkeeper Kim jumped out and kicked the ball far forward like in the first half.

“under….”

It flies far away.

Tijani Lienders stared blankly at the long ball that stretched all the way into the Dutch defence. He thought, well, the defenders will just clear it.

I didn’t want to waste my energy watching such meaningless balls after running around like crazy for 80 minutes.

however.

“uh?”

It was Son again.

Son ran with all his might to catch the kicked ball and ran with Nathan Ake next to him.

Reinders bit his lip. There was no point in running from his current position. But he couldn’t walk, so he ran toward the goal. Jogging.

And Son punished the Dutch goalkeeper for rushing out.

I took a ground shot between my legs, and it went in perfectly.

The net shakes gently.

Score 0:2.

Reinders stopped running and took a breath.

“What a perfect counterattack.”

Is this the famous Kim from the Bournemouth match?

A crazy crack play that instantly turns a crisis into a counterattack opportunity and even leads to a goal.

And the winning mentality was completely broken.

Even with time remaining, the Netherlands collapsed without creating any plausible attacking opportunities.

Beep— beep— beep!

And the final whistle.

Reinders took a deep breath and, feeling that he had to do something, walked over to where Kim was.

Goalkeeper Kim was shaking hands with his fellow defenders, congratulating them on their hard work.

“Hey! Kim!”

“… … ?”

Kim looks on with a sullen expression.

“Leanders said, clearing his throat.

“Would you like to exchange uniforms?”

“… Yeah, well.”

* * *

Following the January evaluation, the March evaluation was also very successful.

Not only did they beat Poland 2-0, they also beat the Netherlands 2-0 at their own home.

Is this really the start of Korea’s delightful rebellion at the World Cup?

Immediately after the match, the Dutch coach gave us a very respectful interview, just like the one before the match.

Korea is no longer a dark horse, but a proper strong team, and Korea needs to recognize that. That kind of talk.

He also boasted that he had extracted good data and that if he were to meet Korea again in the World Cup, there would be no game like today.

‘I think the result will be the same…’

Well, people live for tomorrow with hope.

“… I’m so proud of our players… .”

Son Heung-min also praised the players with a tearful voice, as if he was very encouraged by the fact that they had defeated the Netherlands following Poland.

When asked by a reporter whether the national team’s current form warrants expectations of high performance in the World Cup, he gave a model student-like answer that it is important not to let down one’s guard.

And the local reporters’ interest was naturally directed by Director Leon.

A coach who wandered around the countryside, took charge of the Korean national team, and led the team to successive victories before finally defeating his home country.

The press corps treated Leon like some kind of Yi Sun-sin who was just a follower of the army.

‘Well, on the other hand, if this situation were to unfold in Korea, it wouldn’t be incomprehensible.’

There are so many people who are filled with nationalism just because coach Park Hang-seo is so successful in Vietnam.

What’s more, he’s leading the national team in a weight class similar to Korea and is going from strength to strength?

Perhaps countless Koreans are taking lethal doses of patriotism… .

I didn’t really pay attention to what they were talking about. I was tired. Well, I guess I should be proud.

Son Heung-min, Kim Min-je, Hwang Hee-cheon, Lee Kang-im, Kim Jun-young (I don’t know if I can include them here), and the coach who guides me is Dutch, so they can fill their patriotism among themselves.

[Choi Sung-hee: I watched your son’s game well^^]

[Choi Sung-hee: Are you back in Manchester now?]

Knock knock.

[Kim Min-woo: Okay, now let’s get on the plane and go]

[Choi Sung-hee: Be careful on your way]

And one more ‘1’ disappears.

[Kim Shin-ah: Mom!!!!!!!!!]

[Kim Shin-ah: I’m going to get drunk today!!!!]

[Kim Shin-ah: (Photo 1)]

It was a funny picture of him holding a beer mug next to his face and his eyes wide open. Oh my… .

[Kim Min-woo: I see you drinking alcohol as an adult lol]

[Kim Min-woo: But why are you mixed?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Dad is sleeping]

[Kim Min-woo: You can just eat it with your friends]

[Kim Shin-ah: Haha]

[Kim Shin-ah: It’s a bit strange that the person who has no friends more than anyone else is complaining about not having any friends]

[Kim Min-woo: lol]

[Kim Min-woo: Scratch?]

Haha. It’s fun to tease.

The reaction is delicious.

I need to go there and tease him more.

[Kim Shin-ah: If you ask me to drink with you right now, the person who would jump out is sitting in the 4th row and going around the parade ground twice by number]

[Kim Min-woo: If I were to ask him to drink with me, I’d run 5,000 laps around the parade ground]

[Choi Sung-hee: How old are you guys, yet you still fight like kids―_―;;]

Wow. How long has it been since I’ve seen that emoticon? ―_―???

[Kim Shin-ah: Oh, then should I call the returning student and have a drink together?]

[Kim Min-woo: ㅂㅅ]

[Choi Sung-hee: Hey!!!! Isn’t it dawn in Korea right now? Go to sleep! Don’t talk nonsense!]

[Kim Shin-ah: Don’t worry, Mom. I won’t meet anyone below my brother.]

[Kim Min-woo: ?? Are you going to stay single for the rest of your life?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Hahahaha, you’re so self-conscious, you’re crazy]

We stopped fighting after each of us had a word to say from our mother. I don’t know if we should call it a fight or just a normal conversation.