Chapter 144 – End of the First Half (4)

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On December 20th, the first half of the 33/34 season ended with the 17th round of the Bundesliga.
Frankfurt had a successful first half of the season, joining the finals by finishing third in the Bundesliga, quarterfinals in the Pokal Cup, and first in the Europa League group stage.

A record that is too outstanding to be the result of a team that has just been promoted from the second division.
It was a successful first half that put the evaluation of experts to shame as it jumped into the competition for the league title while competing in the cup competition and the European competition, and even the European competition performance was good.

Initially, the goal of the club was to secure a stable first division.
It has been faithfully reinforced in its own way, but it is still a team with power that is below the league average, and it is said that it is successful even if it maintains the middle rank, and it is not strange to fight the relegation zone.

It was a result of combining the unexpected performance of players such as captain Alexander Meyer, Chicharo and Bruno with the performances of new recruits Donald Cook and Alberto Mondi, but above all, I was the driving force behind Frankfurt’s propaganda.

He participated in a total of 22 games, including 20 starts and 2 substitutes, and scored 16 goals and 5 assists, surpassing 20 offensive points in half a season.

Even if it is a record for one season, it is an excellent level, but no one can deny that I am the driving force behind the team’s rise, as the achievements achieved after only playing half the season are already being evaluated as world class.

He even received an IK-2 from kicker-Rangliste, who is famous for being strict, fair and reliable in evaluation.

The kicker’s player evaluation grade is divided into WK (Weltklasse World Class), IK (Internationale Klasse International Class), and NK (Nationale Klasse National Class). Means that

In particular, WK, as its name suggests, has very strict and strict standards, and to some extent, there are frequent seasons in which WK-rated players are not selected. Even with all the major league players in Europe, it is difficult to exceed 11 players.

WK is at this level, so the name value of IK, which is just below it, is enormous.
It is this IK grade that soccer fans often refer to as ‘Wolkle’ class players, and according to kicker magazine’s official standard, it refers to outstanding players who can play an active role in the World Cup, UEFA Euro, and UEFA Champions League.

In fact, IK is evaluated as a player representing the Bundesliga.
In particular, the IK-2 I received refers to ‘the 2nd place IK rating in the winger category’, which means the 2nd place winger in the Bundesliga based on kicker evaluation.

In Korea, based on the evaluation of players with similar ratings and past kicker magazines, the cycle is certain, but it is said that it is still burning… If anything, it would have been better if it had been a solid WK class, but it’s a pity.

Even if it wasn’t just a physical problem, WK… No, I could have gotten IK-1.
I had an overwhelming scoring pace at the beginning of the season, but my physical strength was the biggest reason why my scoring ability declined as I went through October, November, and December.

Of course, there were difficulties with the Bundesliga teams’ vigilance and analysis toward me becoming stronger… This was a constant investment of points, and the more I analyzed, the more I grew, and each club’s analysis team fell into a meltdown, so in the end, the physical fitness issue was the biggest factor.

He said he played 22 games in the first half, but this is only a team standard, and if you include the national team, 28 games.

It can be said that it is only a six-game difference, but considering that the national team matches include long-distance flights between Europe and Asia, it is a huge difference.

Besides, from the final Asian qualifiers in September to the friendly matches in October and November, I had to fly long distances every month, so it’s strange that my condition is normal.

Even though this year is my second year as a pro, isn’t this actually my first full-time pro season?
In the first year, if you suffered extreme sluggishness in Barcelona, ​​you only played 3 games in the first half, so in fact, you only played the second half of the loan to Frankfurt. It was more comfortable because there was no national team match.

It’s a sudden thought, but if he wasn’t the national team member, wouldn’t he have exceeded the 20 goal mark in the first half? If so, definitely the kicker WK rating… I don’t know, but IK-1 would have been possible.

What… But if you ask me if I’m not going to represent the national team, it’s not.
Even if it’s a bit difficult and less, you should wear the Taegeuk mark. He cannot give up the World Cup.

“…Oh shit. The more I think about it, the more wasteful it is.”

First day of winter break.
Lying in bed and silently reviewing yesterday’s game, I feel like I’m going to die of regret.

The last game of the first half was the 17th round of the Bundesliga against Bochum.
Donald Cook’s header pass and Alberto Mondi’s cross both scored decisive chances, both hitting the post.

Fortunately, it was fortunate that we won with Chicharo’s free kick goal, but… Under… It’s really worth it.
During this break, I need to relax and recover my stamina as much as possible.

It was when I was turning my body around, not feeling tired even after waking up from a good night’s sleep, promising to score more than 30 goals this season.

“Would you like a massage?”
“Aww, it’s a surprise! Show some signs! Uh, um… Well, I guess so.”

Yoon Daye, who had been quietly watching through the crack in the door, asked if spying had become a habit.
The guy seemed to feel the burden of the position of ‘personal trainer’ that he had been taking on lately.

Yoon Daye has been receiving a lot of attention lately.
After becoming a rising star through the Olympics, one of the media outlets that paid attention to my constant and rapid growth, as anyone could see, cited ‘personal trainer’ as the driving force behind overcoming the sluggishness in Barcelona in a short period of time and continuing to grow more explosively. Interest that started.

The more you dig into it, the more strange it is to Yoon Daye.
She doesn’t seem to have studied sports science or training before, and isn’t she, of course, a woman in her early twenties with no relevant qualifications or industry experience?

In addition, because she is an immense beauty, the media’s interest in her exploded, and the public’s attention was also enormously poured into the media’s report.

Yoon Daye has been busy studying lately, probably feeling a lot of pressure from all of this.
She showed me a few days ago that she was fussily cooking with her meter, talking about impact balance blah blah and distribution blah blah.

‘Well… I’m sorry for some reason.’

What you did to make me stick to my side caused this butterfly effect.
As part of that, she started learning sports massage as well.

“Tell me if it hurts.”
“Ok.”

As she tries to lie on her bed, she feels Yoon Daye’s light weight on her waist.
Daye Yoon, who climbed on top of her, pressed her shoulders with her bracken hand… Compared to the club’s professional masseuses, it’s a cute level.

To be honest, she wonders if this will heal her blood…

“Whoa, whoa.”

Well… I am satisfied with the feel of her bouncy buttocks that I can feel at her waist.
Her hands stroking her shoulders squeezed her shoulder blades, down the line of her spine.

Breathing that became more and more rough, and water dripping down his back.

“It’s over now, come down.”
“It’s not over yet.”

Her insistence on tidying up clearly felt the loss of strength at her fingertips.
Being well aware of Yoon Daye’s stubbornness, she did not open her mouth any further. Trying to dissuade him here would only hurt his pride.

Still, the girl said she was going to die because it was hard, but I was sorry to lie down and get a massage, so I opened my mouth.

“What are we going to do during this winter break?”
“Huh… What?”
“Winter break. It’s three weeks. You can’t just stay at home.”

The winter break in the Bundesliga is three weeks long.
This is also lower than normal because of the World Cup. It is a Bundesliga that boasts a winter break that is usually 4 weeks, as much as a month.

This is an unusually long period even in major European leagues, almost twice as long as England’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, and Italy’s Serie A.

This was a possible schedule as there are only 18 participating teams in the Bundesliga, whereas a typical European first division league is operated with 20 teams.

Fans will die of boredom during the long winter break, but from the player’s point of view, it’s a very sweet schedule.
Others take 2 weeks off, but I take 1 month off? Honey!

Especially for me, who struggled with lack of stamina during my first full-time season, it was a really sweet schedule.

“Ha, ha… Whoop…”

Sweat dripping down his back and rough breathing.
Uh… Well… Strangely, my nose hurts.

“It’s Daye. Where should we go to play?”
“Whoa, hook…”
“Yoon Daye? Daye?”
Haha…”
“Because the break is until January 17th… Due to the team’s training schedule, I have to come back before then, but it will be fine by early January. Where are we going? Ah! Shall we go see Heeyeon-noona? They say they’re preparing for the Australian Open right now… When was that?”
“It’s noisy. I’m watching this.”

Chet.
It’s just grumpy.

Looking through news articles with the pad Yoon Daye threw me, there is no spectacle like this.

“What is this? There are many rumors of my transfer that I don’t even know about.”