Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 272



Only Noblemtl

Episode 272: The Heavenly Heaven

After Europa, FA was also raised.

As always, lifting the championship trophy was a joy, even without the rewards of the system.

After all, when you look back on your footsteps in the distant future, what will remain are trophies.

And when evaluating a player, the most important thing is ultimately what kind of history he has left behind.

For example, even if you were at Bayern Munich, if you didn’t win a single trophy during that time, your evaluation would inevitably be harsh.

I am different.

You made your debut in the second division Hannover? Huh.

Of course, he couldn’t even start and was struggling, right? No? He beat all the competition and became a starter despite the extremely adverse conditions? What can I do? Even so, it’s only the second division.

But if a championship trophy is added to the mix, it’s a different story.

You won the 2nd division? You got promoted? Not bad. But the players are red. The coach is red. Now that you’ve been promoted to the 1st division, all that’s left is to get relegated.

What? As soon as they got into the first division, they beat up Munich, Dortmund, Leverkusen, and Leipzig and ended up winning the championship? … … .

The following season, he transferred to Manchester United and won the EFL, Europa League, FA, and League (JI) to become the four-crown champion? … … .

This is how it happens.

Compared to that, Son Heung-min… sob.

‘You’ve never won a World Cup in your entire career? What could be more impressive than that?’

If that happens, you will literally become the king of the uncrowned.

It’s not like Son Heung-min can’t do it, and he’s now considered a legend in Tottenham and the EPL.

‘Well, a win is a win. Let’s settle the accounts.’

It wasn’t a free-for-all like the EFL Cup, but it wasn’t a tasty reward like winning the Europa League either. It was somewhere in between.

[Property: Growth promoter]

[Description: Increases height by 2cm in one month.]

In addition to this, there are many other stats that I received. They were all stats that were rewards for winning.

If it were me in normal times, I would have used the trait right away, but in this case, I was a little more worried.

‘Your height will increase.’

I don’t know about other positions, but I think height has a big impact on goalkeepers. The taller you are, the more space you can defend.

So why am I worrying and not using it right away?

‘My body may not be able to adapt to the sudden physical change.’

It was only a 2cm increase.

But still, I was cautious.

Here in the world’s best league, you never know what kind of ripples even the slightest change can have.

If I thought it was good and used it without thinking, my skills might have declined even more. Or I might have failed to adapt to the sudden change in my body and ended up getting kicked.

‘You have to think about growing pains, and even though it’s only 2cm, you’re still growing taller, so you have to adapt.’

The problem is that there is no time to adapt.

If it had been any other season, I would have used it comfortably since it was the end of the season and pre-season, but this year, because of the World Cup, I had to return home right after the season ended and prepare for the World Cup.

‘Let’s put it on hold for now. It’s not like it’ll disappear if I leave it alone, and I’m not in a desperate situation where I need to grow taller right now.’

My height now is 188cm.

He wasn’t particularly tall for a goalkeeper, but he wasn’t particularly short either.

Besides, I was doing well in my current state, so I didn’t want to make any physical changes, such as increasing my height. The future was too uncertain for me to do that…

‘It’s okay. It’s a bit too much to write right away, but I can write it later.’

You can use it when you deconstruct your defenses into molecular pieces and analyze them, and then when you feel like you’re really at risk.

So I decided to keep this new trait.

‘There’s still one more championship trophy left.’

I thought so as I prepared for the last game of the season, against Manchester City.

Meanwhile, Korea announced the roster for the final World Cup evaluation matches.

This roster was particularly important, as it was the last evaluation match before the World Cup, so if you are not included in this roster, it will be virtually impossible to participate in the World Cup.

I sat down in a comfortable position and checked the list of names to be called up, and most of the names chosen were familiar.

Son Heung-min. Lee Kang-im. Hwang Hee-cheon. And me. Kim Jun-young. Kim Min-je. And so on…

Among the players who were on the national team, those whose skills declined as they got older were not selected to play for the national team.

However, there was a player who I absolutely expected to be eliminated, but that player made it to the national team.

“Yang Kwon, is your older brother going?”

Recently, I thought that even if he was selected for the national team, he would not be able to play in the games because he was pushed out by European center backs, but I guess coach Leon thought of his experience from playing in multiple World Cups.

It’s a kind of totem. Or, to put it more positively, a kind of spiritual pillar.

The role of supporting and caring for the national team when they are struggling.

‘Well, if it’s at the level of Yang Kwon-yi…’

He has leadership qualities and has been dedicated to the national team, so he was perfect for the role.

And of course, the final evaluation matches for the World Cup in May and June were held in Korea, and the opponents were Turkey, Switzerland, and Honduras, respectively.

Turkey and Switzerland will face each other in Korea, while Honduras will face each other in an unofficial match after moving to North America.

Some people were complaining that the opponent was so weak in the final evaluation match, but the evaluation matches in May and June were also the final evaluation matches for other countries.

There is no reason for traditional powerhouses to come all the way to Korea to play evaluation matches.

Besides, Korea has recently become stronger, and Turkey and Switzerland are not easy opponents.

Turkey is currently a country with a low FIFA ranking, but it is a country with many strong teams in its league, such as Besiktas, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahce. Switzerland, although its name value may seem weak, is a country with a strong FIFA ranking similar to that of Korea.

Honduras… …let’s move on.

‘Is it tomorrow?’

Who will be the winner will be decided tomorrow.

Manchester United have already won the treble this season, but they have yet to make a grand gesture.

Because the grand goal that fans hope for and wish for has not yet been achieved.

But if only it could come true… .

‘Car parade.’

Perhaps the whole city would be abuzz with excitement, except perhaps for those who support Manchester City.

We experienced it in Hannover, but when will we have another experience like that? If Manchester United achieves the quadruple crown, they will surely prepare a grand ceremony no less than Hannover’s first championship.

“Should I get some rest today to live up to the expectations of Manchester United fans?”

You have to sleep well and rest well to fight well.

I lay down on my bed and turned on YouTube.

My mother passed by and snickered as if she heard me mumbling to myself. I turned my head slightly and said.

“Mom, are you coming to this game?”

“Huh? I go there every time.”

“Mom says intuition comes every time?”

He’s not that kind of person, is he? Isn’t he?

When I said I was flustered, my mother giggled and then patted my head.

“Okay, I got it, son. I’ll definitely go this time.”

* * *

Before the game, officials from both teams verbally attacked each other.

“I am confident that Manchester United will win this match and win the title.”

Giovanni’s pre-match interview.

“We came back from a 12-point deficit, and now we’re just one game away from making history. And we’re very used to that.”

Pep’s tongue was equally nimble.

also.

“I also have no doubt that Holland will do well in this game. If you have watched the recent games, you will know that Holland is proving why he is the best striker.”

Holland, who took up the baton of Pep’s praise, nodded with confidence.

“It won’t be like the last game. I’ve already analyzed Kim’s patterns.”

The reporters started to buzz at those words.

Looking at things like this, it certainly seems like I have had a lot of influence on the soccer world these days.

In the past, I was very well-mannered and didn’t have any of this, but when I started to run wild in the EPL, other players got influenced and started giving provocative interviews.

Of course, I didn’t like that look very much. That look was something that only I had to have. If everyone else became provocative, I would just become ordinary.

‘When the croaker jumps, the loach jumps too, and when the loach jumps, the squid jumps too… This is really messed up.’

Of course, the difference between him and other players is that if other players can’t keep their mouths shut like that, they get ridiculed a lot.

That applies to me too, but I only open my mouth to what I can at least keep.

“So can we expect Kim to score his first goal this time?”

“You’ll know if you watch.”

I couldn’t just sit still after they made that kind of preemptive provocation.

Holland probably thought he missed a goal very close in the last game, but those circumstances were just what made me look that way in the first place.

I wasn’t afraid of playing against Holland even then. He’s a tough player compared to other attackers in the EPL, but he wasn’t so tough that I thought I’d score a goal.

That’s why.

‘Should I bring back my Suyang High School days?’

Holland did it first, so this is a legitimate counterattack.

A reporter happened to ask me a question about Holland. Holland said he had finished analyzing me, so what did I think about that?

If it were my time in Hanover, I would have just quietly gone into angel mode, but now that I’ve made up my mind, things are different.

“There are things in the world that you can deal with even if you know about them in advance, and things that you can’t. Holland finished analyzing me? But what difference does that make?”

The cameras were flashing. My eyes were stinging, but I held on and continued to speak.

“Tell him to analyze a lot. Even if he knows, he won’t be able to break through me. Even if he knows, he probably won’t be able to make it. Because Holland has many shortcomings to be a top striker. He needs to improve more. This is advice.”

Advice from the Ballon d’Or 3rd place winner to the Ballon d’Or 1st place winner. You’re not good at football. Try harder.

In fact, Holland is the best striker. If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have won the Ballon d’Or. However, I thought about Holland’s feelings when he heard this interview.

Wouldn’t you be more upset and emotional before the game?

One of the virtues that strikers must have is composure in front of goal, but if this anger turns their gaze away, they can become emotional in situations where they should be calm.

Then I benefit.

Above all, it is more enjoyable for the viewers if such trash talk takes place before the game. Soccer is no longer just a sport, but entertainment.

‘Well, the person involved will be really pissed. What can I do? You were the one who spoke first.’

Because I’m the type of person who can’t just live with being taken advantage of.

Naturally, director Giovanni, who was standing next to him, was surprised and intervened.

“Okay, okay. We’re not taking any more questions about Kim and Holland. Please ask other questions.”

The war of nerves between me and Holland ended at that level, but the fact that the 1st and 3rd place Ballon d’Or winners had such a war of words was extremely rare, so it became a huge topic of conversation around the world.

[Kim seems to have come to the press conference to have a rap battle. He killed Holland with his mouth.]

[If you had said that and dropped the mic, I would have killed you.]

[This video will probably never disappear even after 100 years :D]

[Now let’s see who will be the liar +_+!]

The reactions of people around the world were varied. Some said it was bad, some said it was awesome, and some said they had to watch the game now.

But in my home country of Korea, there was only one-sided support. I didn’t look for it, but as always, Speedwagon’s Kim Shin-ah told me the people’s reactions.

[Kim Shin-ah: Pupupupupupupupu~]

[Kim Shin-ah: I just tore it up]

[Kim Shin-ah: But sir]

[Kim Shin-ah: Aren’t you scared if you open your mouth like that?]

[Kim Shin-ah: If you open your mouth like that and lose, the whole world will laugh at you]

[Kim Shin-ah: If Kim Min-woo is scared of losing his first goal to Holland, he’s a dog ㅋㅋ]

This kid worries about everything.

Do you think I opened my mouth without even thinking about that?

Tok tok tok―

[Kim Min-woo: Dog Choo]

[Kim Min-woo: I’m joking. I don’t say things like that if I’m not sure.]

[Kim Min-woo: Tell them to come in, whether they’re Holland or Deokbae. I’m going to show them today that there’s a sky above the sky.]

[Kim Shin-ah: Oh my gosh ㄷㄷㄷㄷ;;;]

[Kim Shin-ah: Declaration of the Heavenly Heaven]

[Kim Shin-ah: Should I order chicken and watch the game today?]

[Kim Min-woo: Take it easy]