Chapter 303 – Final Quenching for the World Cup (2)

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, where Newcastle is located, is the northernmost metropolis in England and the center of the northern industrial region.

As befits the central region of northern England, there was an airport, especially an international airport, so Newcastle International Airport is that.

However, the routes were limited not to match the name of an international airport, and of course there were no direct flights to Korea.

Fortunately, there is only one stopover, but it was common to go through Charles de Gaulle Airport in France or Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands.

Of these, we choose… No, the route Eva chose was a flight via Amsterdam’s Skpol International Airport in the Netherlands.

If the reason—

“Hey~ Hong Sang, Hisashiburi~”
“Under… Yohan hyung, please…”

It’s to pick up two older brothers I know.

Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport, Netherlands.
When I went to the meeting place as usual, senior Seol Yo-han waving happily and senior Yoon-hyuk sighing with a tired expression as if he had given up were waiting for me.

“No… John type. What time of day is the Hawaiian South?”

It is quite chilly in the Netherlands in January, if not as much as in Korea.
In addition, there is a lot of wind, so the perceived temperature is lower, but it is southern Hawaiian. Isn’t this person cold?

“How are you? It’s an airport, so it’s just warm.”
“Senior Yoon Hyuk should have stopped it. I can’t be this person.”
“Will you hear that I dry it?”

Well… Indeed.
It’s obvious if you don’t see him sighing with a tired expression.

Senior Yoon-hyeok, who must have had a lot of trouble, tapped on the shoulder, but senior Seol Yo-han gave a quack.

“Hey! Am I doing this for no reason! I am doing this because I couldn’t even rest during the summer vacation period when I was supposed to rest and only trained!”
“Who said it?”
“You said it, you!”

I asked back to senior Seol Yo-han, who was pointing with his finger.

“Therefore. You don’t want to win the World Cup?”
“No… That’s not it. Hehe, King God Great General, Minjun-sama. How… Can we win the World Cup?”
“Ugh! How dare you deny it. If you stay still, I will take care of it.”
“Oh oh… Min Joon God… ! Truly, the one who received the title of a dick!”
“Let’s do it in moderation, in moderation. People are watching, what kind of ugliness is this, really. Isn’t that right, do you think it’s okay?”

Everyone burst into laughter at the last words of Senior Yoon Hyuk, who was stopped with a strict, dignified, and serious expression.
Well… No, no.

Even now, people around me say, ‘I’m sorry Min-joon… No, it’s Hong Min-jun, Hong Min-jun! Superstar Hong Min-joon!”
I don’t know these two people, but for my image, let’s calm down.

“But it seems that Yohan hyung prepared hard. My muscles are better.”
“Is not it? Is not it? Because I worked really hard.”

I felt like my body got better, so when I pressed my arms and chest, it definitely got better.
… You may hear some squeaking around you, but try to ignore it.

“What’s up with my brother? You have been preparing well.”

Senior Yohan puts on an unfair expression at my question.

“Because you are so scary!!”
“I? What am I?”
“Wow, look at him. Hyukah, look at that, that. That shameless expression saying I don’t know anything.”

What am i
I’m really sorry I’ve only given you a little bit of advice or advice.

For example, the last World Cup was over and we reached the semifinals this time, so we’re aiming for the championship next time, so prepare well. The only thing I said was that I would definitely stop a player who believes that he can go to the World Cup even if he loses form, or that there are many talented players who are coming up these days, so pay attention to maintaining his skills His.

Um, what… Aside from that, I was dropped from the World Cup list, and if I stay at my current level, I think I won’t be able to win, let alone become a member of the semifinals, but that’s just bitter advice from juniors to seniors.

I didn’t tell the two, but I watched the major games played this season.
No, it would be more accurate to say that he monitored the key players of the national team.

‘That’s true. It’s hard to do too well.’

It’s annoying to have to take care of not only my performance but also the performance of the national team players at a request other than the coach’s request… What can I do? In order to win the World Cup, all players of the Korean national team, not just me, have to show a certain level of performance.

Still, these two are nobles.
I wonder if my advice worked, because senior Yoon Hyuk and senior Yo Han Seol have grown tremendously.

Senior Yoon Hyuk was young, talented, diligent, and perhaps the most intelligent soccer player in the national team, so I expected him to grow as he gained experience, unless there was something special like a major injury.

As expected, after advancing to the Bundesliga, he grew steadily and then transferred to Dortmund, to the point where he is now evaluated as a key player in Dortmund.

If senior Yoon-hyeok was as expected, senior Yo-han Seol was unexpected. Wasn’t he a player in his late 20s, close to 30 years old, and already experienced the Bundesliga, even at the time of the World Cup? In addition, due to military service issues, I returned to the K-League and was playing on the domestic stage.

However, as if my advice had been listened to, he entered the Bundesliga again at the age of 30, and took advantage of the short-term contract worthy of a player in his 30s and succeeded in stepping up every year.

After showing good performances, when the contract ends, he signs another one-year contract with a team with a higher name value than the existing team, and after performing well again, he moves to a better team, and as a result, he goes to Dortmund where senior Yoon Hyuk is playing.

It wasn’t once or twice that I was surprised to see how they changed every time they played together as a national team member.

‘It must have taken a lot of effort to improve his skills beyond maintaining his skills even after he turned 30.’

I thought he was a horny senior who revealed that he was a woman, but he was actually a hard worker!?

As the only Korean colleague who plays on the same team, senior Yoon Hyuk, is very sincere and possesses soccer intelligence that is second to none, he would have received a lot of help from his side, but it would not have been possible without his effort and passion to vomit blood.

Anyway, surprisingly great seniors, both of them.

“—That’s why, I’m going to do well this time and write an Asian myth and transfer to the EPL. Kyaa~ I get tired just thinking about it. But Minjun. How about the EPL? Is it a bit different from Bundes?”
“It’s similar these days.”
“Is there still a difference? Tell me.”
“Are you on the more active side up and down?”

Senior Yoon Hyuk, who wants to advance to the EPL, was also listening, while Anna appeared with three suitcases.

“Oh Anna! Long time no see!”
“Hello.”

Senior Yohan, who could n’t abandon his horny temperament her at the appearance of a sexy Latino beauty, greeted her with a smile, and Anna responded in fluent Korean.

“Well, as a man, I leave all this heavy burden to a woman. You can’t do that, Minjun. Then you’re not popular with women…”
“What is popularity?”
“… Yeah, her face is the answer. Being handsome is the answer.”

After the two seniors transferred to Dortmund, they used to gather in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and enter the country together in every A match, so Anna and I got acquainted early on.

Even so, Seol Yo-han unilaterally clings to Anna alone.
Senior Yoon Hyuk politely draws a line, but senior Yo Yo doesn’t know why.

“Let’s go.”

Ignoring senior Yohan, Anna hands over her plane ticket.

Flight ticket to Incheon International Airport.
About 2 hours from Newcastle to Amsterdam. Two more hours to meet two seniors at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and have a light lunch while waiting for the flight to Korea.

And the flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Incheon International Airport only takes 13-14 hours.
In addition, as soon as you leave the arrivals hall, you have interviews with reporters who cling to you, and when you move from the airport to Cheonan, another 2-3 hours will pass.

I feel it every time I play A, but it is very difficult to come from Newcastle, which is located in the northern part of Europe, to Korea, which is on the other side of the globe.

Since you have to spend nearly 20 hours on a one-way trip, isn’t it like spending almost two days traveling back and forth once you’ve played for the national team?

‘This is why European seniors retired early.’

The national team is difficult, but it is definitely a proud position.
Apart from patriotism, how honorable it is to be a ‘player representing the motherland’.

Even in Europe, where liberalism is prevalent, many players hang themselves to “Represent their country.”

Even famous players who risked injuries to play in the World Cup expressed that they did not regret participating in the World Cup even though they could not recover their peak performance forever because of this, so it is a place where they feel proud and proud to represent their country to the players. There’s nothing to say

This is the same for me too.
The reason why he first started playing soccer was because of multi-tasking, but he dreamed of becoming a national team player while focusing on soccer in earnest.

There is probably no one who dreams of becoming a soccer player who has not dreamed of becoming a national team player.
I don’t mean to complain that it’s that hard, but—

‘I don’t want to go through all that trouble to participate in the national team and see this.’

A noisy training ground.
I can only sigh when I see the players giggling at the national training center in Cheonan, which was created with great care by the Korea Football Association after Paju.