Chapter 163 – Conflict (2)

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The next day was a mess from going to work.

I heard that reporters were crowded in front of my house from dawn, followed me to the entrance of the training ground and rushed at me like a swarm of bees, whether the rumors were true, whether there was a fistfight or racism.

While the club staff rushed out belatedly, I thought for a while.
Is it so, or is it a misunderstanding?

Yesterday, I conveyed my intention to the club through Harin, and a few hours later, I got a call, and since I have to listen to the opinions of the parties, the coaching staff, and the players, I have to make a decision. .

If you tell the truth that you fought here, it’s like you’re openly at odds with the club… But to say it was a misunderstanding, I wondered if it was an intention to ask like this, so I just kept my mouth shut.

If you stay still, you will go somewhere in the middle, so it’s not like you ignored the club’s request, and it’s not like you’re lying that something like that didn’t happen.

“Hong Min-jun! Just say one word!”
“Is it true that there was racism?”

When I arrived at the training ground with the guidance of club staff, my teammates who came out first were warming up.
Well… What a strange sight. Usually, when I go to work in first place and train by myself, my colleagues show up late.

One of the things that surprised me when I came to Europe was that, outside of regular team training, very few, really very few players train individually.

In Korea, it was common to train intensely in the morning and afternoon, followed by individual training until evening.

Personal training?
From Barcelona to Frankfurt, have you seen one or two players in the first team who train individually after team training?

After all, is artistic talent a talent?

“Yo~ Bro! What’s up with the friend who lived at the training ground today? I heard he always came to the training ground early in the morning to train.”
“What? Min-joon is here now? Holly Shack! I thought I couldn’t see him because he was stuck somewhere, but ishehere now? Wow, I’ve never seen Min-joon come later than me?”

The players who warmed up to Bruno and Sergei’s fuss are fed up.
I was worried that the team atmosphere would deteriorate because of yesterday’s fight, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Our team’s youngest line, guys like Chicharo, Bruno, and Sergei, are very positive guys, so it’s good at times like this.

“I’m late because I’m a bit tired. I’m not a machine, and I can be late sometimes.”
“What? Min-Jun wasn’t a machine? I thought Min-Jun was a robot until now. Training, training, starting early in the morning. Aww~ I’m bored.”

Bruno nods at the words of Sergei, who makes a fuss with his characteristic greasy eyes.

“But what happened? It’s suddenly late.”

… Could it be that they forgot the fight they had yesterday?
Or do you think it’s nothing to fight like that?

Looking at the question mark poking up above the heads of two optimistic friends beyond positivity, I wonder if I am the only one who is serious. Even the seniors don’t seem to care.

“I was tired and overslept, and I was late because there were reporters gathered in front of the training ground.”
“Tired? Why? Minjun doesn’t even play FIFA. Do you play any other games? Lol?”
“It’s not a game, but I worked hard in bed yesterday and I’m tired.”
“Bed? Could it be a woman?”

Having nothing to hide, I nodded his head.
Bruno, Sergei, and Chicharo, who are now hospitalized, are grouped into a Frankfurt quartet who open up about their relationship with each other.

Well, it’s not like I’m going to open up about it… How much do you push and pull each other during a home party?

“What is it, Min-jun? It’s disappointing. Did it spread like this because he couldn’t handle a single woman? Hey~ He lacks stamina. Somehow, his activity level in the stadium was low… Min-jun, he hasn’t been exercising until now.”

Her… What are you talking about now
I laughed out loud at Sergei’s provocation.

“What are you talking about? It’s not one person, it’s two people. You know it’s a threesome, aren’t you?”

It wasn’t just a threesome.
It was a threesome with Oh Harin and Yoon Daye.

After… No matter how much we hate each other… Even thinking about it now makes my head throb.
But in the end, I succumbed to my majesty, so is it my victory? My body is tired, but I still feel full when I think of the points I earned yesterday.

“Claim! Did you hear? Minjun had a threesome— yup!”
“Ah, you talkative bastard. Be quiet. What are you bragging about?”
“What. Hong, wasn’t it Shy Boy?”

When I was being teased by the senior line including the captain, the coach appeared with Nicola Svyets.

I wondered if he was trying to formally apologize in front of the players…

“Huh.”

Seeing the guy glaring at me and snoring before stepping into the squad, I guess that’s not the case either.
But it’s funny What did I do wrong? Why are you angry with me when you know you did something wrong?

I’m just laughing at the absurdity, but the coach proceeds with the training session with a haggard complexion.
After the usual training session, when I went to the coach’s call, as expected, he urged reconciliation.

“Min-Jun. I don’t want a division on the team. We are a team. Even if we all work together to win, it’s not enough, but I don’t want to see my players split up. Can you apologize first? I’m sorry for saying this, but Couldn’t you yield?”

The benevolent old gentleman himself, the director, became very haggard over the course of a day.
I am very grateful to the coach who believed in me wholeheartedly when I was a failed promising player, and who supported me by adjusting my tactics.

“Director, do you know what I felt while living in Europe?”

Also this is not

“For Asians to survive in Europe, they must take care of their rights.”

One of the first words I learned in Spain, and in Germany, is an abusive term for racism.
So far, racism has not disappeared in Europe, and Asians are still a minority in the soccer world.

“Concession, humility, and consideration are beautiful virtues in the East, but they are not virtues in Europe. Isn’t this a place where you have to take care of your rights? I don’t have, but I think it’s an unfair request for me to apologize first.”

I am the ace of this team.
It is an obvious fact that cannot be denied, either from records or performance.

On the other hand, what about Nicolas Svyets?
He may have been a promising prospect in Frankfurt at one time, but now he is just my backup member, a bench player.

But attacking the core player in the team by attacking the bench? He’s stretching out anyway?
Does common sense make this sense?

“…I’m sorry. I’m short of ideas.”

The director, sweeping his face, showed a sincere apologetic expression.

“But… If he apologizes first, I’ll accept it.”

This would be the best consideration I can give you.

* * *

It’s new, but Frankfurt is a club with a thin squad.
As for how poor they are, they are among the top 3 clubs with the lowest quality of rotation members in the Bundesliga.

In this situation, it was not easy to change the starting list even if there was a disagreement within the team.
Especially if it is a situation where a key player has already left and is barely returning to the normal track.

Nicola Svyets and I are still ignoring each other without saying hello or talking, but due to the club’s circumstances, we start side by side and play the game… Realized.

That playing with a player you don’t like has such an impact on your performance.

“Ah! It was a good pass, but it was a little late, right?”
“Yes. It was close to the offside line. Looking back at the replay… Oh, I’m really sorry. If I had been a little bit faster, I would have had a good chance, but it’s too bad for Frankfurt.”

The referee is checking the VAR, but you can tell without looking.
That it’s a little late

A process in which the opponent’s pass is cut off and the air defense is switched in an instant.
I was aiming for the right side to give Alberto Mondi a chance rather than the nasty Nicola Svyets, but Mondi, who actively participated in the defense, was late to return.

Next we see Donald Cook, but our big buddy is still waddling around.
Last time I looked down the left flank, Nikola Svyetz was infiltrating the space behind the defence.

If I had passed the pass right then, I don’t know if that was the case… I hesitated a little, not wanting to see that kid scoring goals.

Even though I know it shouldn’t be like this… A very brief, fleeting hesitation.
It was a momentary hesitation that lasted less than a second, but with that, I was trapped in the opponent’s offside line.

I bit my lip and blamed myself, but even after that, my play of choosing a different player than Nikola Svyetz caused cracks in the organic team play.

It’s good to look at my individual performance.
Although I was a little stressed due to the conflict with him, I am not a delicate person to the extent that my condition deteriorated or my performance was affected.

No, even if he had a delicate personality, I wouldn’t have cared much whether I was close to him or not, since I didn’t even care about Nicola Svyets.

That’s why there was no impact on the performance of protecting the ball, linking, and moving forward in the center.
The poisonous side, especially the linked play with the left side, is only creaky.

『Frankfurt won with good performance!』
『The gust of the eagle corps that surpasses experts’ expectations that it will be sluggish in the second half.』
『Why did the ratio of attacks on the right side increase?』