Soccer Genius Wants to Get Noticed - Chapter 181



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Episode 181 Puzzle (3)

Korea, the place I call my country and my motherland.

It’s nice here.

The endless attention from the crowds and reporters who came out to greet him at the airport, the flashes of cameras, the packed stadium, the countless eyes shining with anticipation, the cheers that erupted with every touch of the ball.

After the game, everything from exchanging uniforms with opposing players to chatting while cheering or applauding.

‘Holy God-!! I love you!!’

‘… … .’

Sometimes I feel like I get too much attention, but considering how many times I’ve received offers from agencies for advertisements (even though I couldn’t film an advertisement for this A-Match due to my schedule), I can laugh it off.

But where there is light, there are also shadows, and the day after the game against Costa Rica, I was enjoying the embarrassment inside the NFC in Paju.

“We did apply forward pressure, didn’t we?”

“But it’s true that the defensive line was limited. No, not the final defensive line, but the first line. The front line didn’t go up above a certain level. The formation was also 4231.”

“That must have been because they thought the Middle would get robbed.”

“But in the end, Ryu Bi… … I guess it’s better not to mention the player’s name? The right central midfielder was completely erased. I think they should have recognized that the flow of the game was distorted from the first half and made a tactical change.”

Inside the restaurant.

There are delicious Korean and Western dishes on the plates, and people are looking forward to eating them, but the players sitting around the table are busy replaying the game.

However, they are not talking about the match against Costa Rica.

FC Koln vs Atletico Madrid.

The story is that the worries that I had confided in the national team captain had leaked out everywhere.

“You originally used 4132, right?”

“… … .”

“Heaven?”

“Oh, yes. That’s right. 4132.”

“They say that if you apply pressure half-heartedly, you’ll end up getting ripped off. They say to apply pressure only to a point slightly beyond the center line, and to refrain from going beyond that.”

“… … .”

“Heaven?”

“… … That’s how it was back then. It was the coach’s instructions.”

“Look at that.”

In the EPL, Hwang Hee-cheol, who plays for Wolverhampton, is hitting the table with his palm as if to show off. I can’t help but be astonished.

Senior Son Eung-min, no. I didn’t know that hyung would be so talkative, and I didn’t know that the majority of the team would show such great interest.

It’s not that it’s not, there are many veteran players on both sides of the table.

Starting with Jae-seon, who plays for Mainz in Germany, Kwon Chang-jun, a former European player and current veteran winger in the K-League, Kim Min-je, who transferred to Napoli this summer, and left fullback Kim Jun-su.

They were making prototypes here and there with seasoning bottles containing pepper and salt, each giving their own opinion.

This is not what I wanted.

“So what is our youngest member worried about… …what should he do when he falls behind as a team?”

“What is lagging? It’s when the game is lagging, when you’re at a disadvantage.”

“That’s it. Anyway, I think that tactics are one thing, but I think that each player’s role should be simplified.”

“Role? Where, who?”

“The center is the center, but especially the two wingers. Didn’t you watch the full game yesterday?”

No, so why are you watching the full match video?

Why don’t I see it well either…?

“There are too many roles. You have to press forward, and when the ball falls into your own half, you have to move into the center, and when attacking, you have to aim for the half-space, but sometimes you have to switch with the striker.”

“The chemistry between team members seems good.”

“That’s true too. I think it would have worked out well if it wasn’t a high-level team. In fact, isn’t Cologne doing pretty well in the German league?”

“……yes.”

But the discontent only lingers in the mind.

As I said, the people sitting around the table were all like toads. With bright skin and small size like mine, they were not beings that a tree frog could rebel against.

“It would have been better to focus on attacking the flanks rather than the half-space. If it’s 4231, it’s right to eat up 352 from the flank. The wingback is supposed to join the attack and start the flank with the winger. And you’re good on your own, aren’t you? Focus on making from the second line… … Huh?”

Then suddenly, a skinny hand lands on Jae-seon’s shoulder and the conversation is interrupted.

Wrinkles all around the eyes and sharp eyes that could easily cut you.

This is director Mauri Mendes.

“Est?sa preparar-te at? aqui para o jogo contra o Camer?n?”

“… … .”

My head stopped for a moment at the incomprehensible language.

An interpreter followed and kindly explained in Korean.

“They asked if we were already preparing for the Cameroon match.”

“Umm… … .”

“I was reviewing the last game. Haneul said she was curious about the club game content.”

“Estavam a repetir o?ltimo jogo do clube…” … .”

While everyone else was at a loss, the national team captain gave an extremely honest answer. The coach then looked at the seasoning jar on the table and the veteran players, then at me.

“Intelligente n?o? quem sabe para onde ir, mas quem aprendeu para onde n?o deve voltar.”

“all right.”

“… …Heaven, do you understand Portuguese too?”

“no.”

“Why are you answering when you don’t know?”

“I’ll just answer first and see. Usually, people will look at it favorably.”

“… … .”

While the early survival skills of German immigrants shine, the interpreter chuckles while the surrounding players look at him in disbelief, but soon regains his composure and delivers the message.

“A wise man is not one who knows where to go, but one who has learned where not to return.”

“… … ”

“It’s a Portuguese proverb.”

“… … Did you say something to me?”

“No, I think it’s the opposite. I think you praised me. People usually look favorably on people who try hard.”

* * *

Just after returning from a restaurant where we had a discussion that wasn’t a discussion and received compliments that weren’t compliments.

I have some time left before afternoon training, so I return to the corner of the room.

dump.

Peace in splendor.

I lay down on the white blanket and close my eyes… … I feel bored.

If I had my way, I would probably get rich quickly if I filmed a commercial during this time. The rules of the national team are really strict, so I reached for the bedside table and grabbed my cell phone.

I plan to kill time by reading news articles about the last match against Costa Rica.

Actually, I laughed last night while reading the pleasant titles and the funky comments attached to them, such as [Korea wins 3-2 over Costa Rica], [A virtual match against Uruguay, Son Eung-min and Sung Ha-neul shine together], [Preview of the main lineup. No more worries about the attacking lineup, the hot topic is the waist].

: But Seong Ha-neul is now 17? Is this true?