Chapter 267 – Yujong’s Beauty (2)

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Ahead of the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid, Newcastle manager Lauren Botman was in agony.

“Two goals… 2 goals difference… It’s not an irreversible gap… “

The last game, which was held at Newcastle’s home, was a slugfest in which both teams scored four goals.
After exchanging punches frantically with each other, the victory went to Real Madrid, which had a superior weight class.

Real Madrid 3:1 Newcastle.
2 goals.

In the sport of soccer, where scoring multiple goals is not easy, two goals was not a small gap, but it is also true that it is not a big gap for Newcastle, a team with world-class strikers and firepower.

For Hong Min-joon, who scored 11 goals alone in the last Champions League, isn’t it a challenge worthy of two goals?
But the problem is,

“Goals are not the problem. There is such an overwhelming difference as a team….”

The opponent is Real Madrid.

Although they ended most of their matches with multiple goals and earned various nicknames such as ‘a team with firepower’ and ‘a team with extreme attack power’. Real Madrid was also not a team that was pushed anywhere by firefights.

The attack power alone is superior, but to make matters worse, the defense power is overwhelmingly superior. If Newcastle is a team with only strong offense, Real Madrid is a highly compatible team that combines both offense and defense.

According to Botman’s analysis, the gap was clearly stated in Newcastle, and Hong Min-joon was the only player of Real Madrid-level quality.
In other words, in a team sport where 11 people play together, the quality of 10 people except for one is clearly inferior to that of the opponent.

At least Hong Min-joon, who is in the same class… No, even if he goes beyond similarity and shows superior skills beyond the quality of a Real Madrid player, can he overcome the gap of 2 goals and win?

Besides, the opponent has that player.
Ace of Real Madrid.
2 consecutive Ballon d’Or winners.
The best player in the world right now.

Jorge Garcia.

“You can’t ignore the other attackers.”

Only overshadowed by the prestige of Jorge Garcia, each and every striker of Real Madrid is a world-class player.
Even without Jorge Garcia, they can stop it. Aren’t they confident players?

Bottman sighed as he put down the analysis report.

“I can’t stop it. It is said that you have to prepare a plan based on the premise of losing points… We already have a two-goal gap, so how many goals do we have to score to win?”

Boatman, who had been thinking for a while, suddenly shouted out.

“Is anyone there?”
“I am.”
“Yes, Harol. Go and tell Hong Min-joon to come to me.”

Sensing the coach’s presence, Boatman crumpled up the crumpled paper and put the report in his bin.

“You have to be aggressive even at the risk. Only then will there be any chance of advancement.”

He is not the opponent’s offensive line that can be stopped by going defensively, and he had to overcome a two-goal gap to advance anyway.

But a firefight against Real Madrid?
It’s playing with fire against Real, who has no shortage of any position… The images of Real Madrid, which I have watched dozens or hundreds of times, flow in my head.

“I’m going crazy.”

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think I’ll win.
In order to advance to the finals, we should have won at least a draw in the first leg.

A belated regret came over me, but I couldn’t give up, so out of the four competitions Newcastle participated in, two were over, one was virtually over, and only one remained.

The League Cup ended with victory, the FA Cup was eliminated, and the Premier League virtually secured a 4th place, and the Champions League qualification is strong, so the only thing left is the Champions League.

“Okay. Let’s think good, good. Positively.”

Lauren Boatman closed her eyes and buried herself in her chair.

Originally, Newcastle’s goal this season was to win the League Cup and advance to the Champions League.

Considering that the original goal is ‘the highest realistic threshold’, Newcastle’s performance this season is more than enough to exceed the realistic threshold.

If you do this, you will be satisfied.
Isn’t Newcastle a young team with more expectations next year than this year and the year after that next year?

By the way… But why do you hate to lose like this?
Boatman opened his eyes with a hollow laugh.

‘It’s because of Hong Min-joon.’

He changed Newcastle.
A team that deserves to win. It is natural for a team to look forward to winning.

In a way, he is a very strange player.
It’s only been 1 year since joining. It’s strange that a 23-year-old player overcame the captain, vice-captain, and veteran to become a team leader, but what’s even more surprising is that Hong Min-joon isn’t particularly sociable or has excellent leadership skills.

At some point, Hong Min-joon became the center of the team despite his ordinary sociability with only close players and leadership that was difficult to say was excellent even with empty words.

Only by skill.

“Skill. It’s a skill…. Oh yeah….”

No one denies that Hong Min-jun is an excellent player.
Now all soccer fans around the world know. What an amazing player Hong Min-joon is.

But from the manager’s point of view, well… He sure has good skills, but should I say that he is a difficult player to write?

For me, it seems that they are actively participating in defense, but since they lack defensive skills, their defensive power is not very helpful. Well, that can be the case.
He is a player who specializes in offense, and he doesn’t neglect defense at all.
Even though it is lacking, it is helpful enough to actively participate in defense, so no one will point out Hong Min-jun’s defense.

However… What does that playmaking mean?
When fighting for possession in the midfield, it is very helpful with exceptional pressure off and ability and ballkeeping ability, but the unique play-making shown in the final third is really… There are many aspects that are difficult for ordinary coaches and players to understand.

It’s the same with the play that jumps into the opponent’s defense without being able to attract the opponent’s defense.
Generally, when an ally is surrounded by opponents, rather than thinking that he will break through it, he will think that he will lose the ball and prepare for a counterattack, but Hong Min-joon breaks through it.

Hong Min-joon himself is confident, so he draws all of the opponent’s defense resources into himself and then destroys them, but isn’t it a situation where others see it, that he has to prepare for a counterattack?

However, it is difficult to expect Hong Min-joon to break through and match him.
Because Hong Min-joon is not a play that can be successful every time.

No matter how much Hong Min-joon is, he can’t always succeed.
In general, he is only mistaken because he keeps succeeding in situations where there is no way to succeed, and Hong Min-jun also fails to walk the tightrope. His success rate is unreasonably high.

Minjun Hong’s play is clearly a play with greater risk than return.
It’s not that he doesn’t have returns when he succeeds, but since he has a bigger risk to carry while looking at returns, he can’t help but think of risks from the point of view of the manager and his teammates.

A goal following a decisive pass requires a momentary judgment and sum, but since it is such a risky play, there is no choice but to be confused in the judgment from the point of view of the teammates.

So, is there any way you can get along with your colleagues?
If Hong Min-joon, who enjoys ‘extraordinary’ sudden plays with his colleagues who judge ‘common sense’, is right, that is strange.

Even though there are quite a lot of decisive passes in terms of numbers, it is not that there are few assists.
Hong Min-joon’s playmaking is based on risky play that only he understands, and he sends passes in his own unique rhythm, so it is not easy to match them.

Well this is better
If you get used to each other and get used to each other tactically and as a team, there is room for improvement while adapting to the unique rhythm and play.

From a manager’s point of view, from a colleague’s point of view, the most difficult thing to keep pace with Hong Min-joon is his personal tactical ability.
What represents Hong Min-jun is his unique play, including breaking through the dribble.

Hong Min-joon’s religious popularity may be due to his excellent appearance, but in terms of football, he has a unique play that maximizes his strengths.
It is a play that successively succeeds in “Common sense” Impossible plays based on overwhelming individual abilities.

Hong Min-joon’s most prominent strengths include technique, speed, and decisiveness.
All of them are abilities specific to individual tactics.

In other words, Hong Min-joon is a specialist in areas where the impact of team tactics is minimized while individual abilities are maximized.

What kind of soccer player in the world rushes into a place where 3 or 4 opponents are concentrated.
And what kind of play is it to break through it again?

Hong Min-joon’s dribbling is never done under a team tactic.
This is done solely on the basis of one’s own brilliant genius.

It is generally an unpredictable and incomprehensible play, so it is difficult for the opponent to cope with it, but at the same time, it is an unexpected play that is difficult for colleagues to react.

If the success rate is low, they will block it, or if they are good at common sense, they will strategically restrict it.

That’s why he was also a difficult player to write from a manager’s point of view.
Either limit the manager’s tactical capabilities or, conversely, maximize them.

A player who is specialized in running amok alone makes unbelievable plays every time and scores goals, but you can’t restrict it, and you can’t devise tactics by anticipating that crazy play.

If it’s a player who ignores tactics and runs wild, I’d rather exclude them altogether and come up with a strategy, but since I’m not a player who ignores the coach’s instructions, I really… It’s truly more confusing.

Even though Botman is not a great coach, he is quite tactical, but it was not for nothing that he was ridiculed as “Hong Min-joon’s one-tool tactic” After Hong Min-jun was recruited.

It’s because Hong Min-joon is such a difficult player to deal with.

On the other hand, to a coach who is truly confident in his abilities, Hong Min-joon is an attractive player.
As difficult as it is to handle, the reward is certain, so if he handles it well, he can prove his competence as a manager and produce good results.

For example, writers like Chelsea coach Federico do not covet Hong Min-jun for nothing.
That’s because he’s so confident in his own tactical capabilities.

Then… What am i
Boatman pondered.

Confining Hong Min-jun within a tactical framework is a bad idea.
The brilliant play unique to a genius is Hong Min-joon’s trademark, but limiting it is the equivalent of dulling a sharp sword.

However, it is impossible to anticipate Hong Min-jun’s sudden play and come up with a strategy.
Sudden play is unpredictable, so he is an unexpected play. In particular, it is impossible for an ordinary person to predict the vision of a genius like Hong Min-jun, so this is also impossible.

‘I have no choice but to trust Hong Min-joon in the end.’

The only thing he can do tactically is create a situation where he can catch the ball more easily and comfortably from a higher position.

Why is there no desire for honor just because it is a boat? Why don’t you want to be recognized as a director?
He also wanted to become a manager who was recognized tactically like a young manager.

However-
Smart.

“Director, this is Hong Min-joon. I came because you called.”

Let’s put down our greed in order to win.
At least this time.