Chapter 336 – Lots of Food (2)

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‘Joy. Are you a goalkeeper? They say you’re good at it, so you’re doing a really good show.’

Rodri, one of Chelsea’s key players, sneered as he heard the referee’s whistle announcing the restart of the match.

Minjun Hong.
He’s a great player No one can deny that.

Rodri himself admits that he is a great player, leaving behind his likes and dislikes for Hong Min-jun.
However, since acknowledgment of his skills and human liking are separate things, I can’t help but hate Hong Min-jun.

There were many reasons to dislike Hong Min-jun.
First of all, I don’t like the fact that he is the core of Chelsea, crashing countless times in the EPL, and that he is better than Ace Jorge, a close friend of the national team.

What I don’t like even more is his honesty, where he sneers at the evaluation that he is superior to Jorge, but admits it in his heart.

But more than anything else, the decisive reason why I hate Hong Min-joon is…

‘Lorenzo. You are wrong Hong Min-jun will never reach the World Cup title. At least in this World Cup!’

Jealousy toward Hong Min-joon, whom coach Lorenzo Federico respects and praises like a habit.

Hong Min-joon was a wall he couldn’t overcome.

Jorge is fine.
He’s the guy who made me realize what a real genius is, and he’s a fellow national team member and a good friend.

However, it is a wall with an Asian theme that suddenly pops up out of nowhere… Making a genius feel like a wall!

A guy he doesn’t like by nature will be unhappy no matter what he does, and he can’t help but feel sorry for even being the goalkeeper.

‘It’s better. What’s scary about him is… No i’m not scared It’s not scary! Therefore… Anyway, as long as he’s the goalkeeper, he can’t be my opponent!’

This time, while showing crazy performance, ‘Why are you so anxious? No way… Ah, please … Can it pass? Really… ? Really lost again… ?

Even during his time at Chelsea, he was an annoying guy who performed crazy in every game, regardless of whether he won or lost the game.

Even in a state of exhaustion, Rodri quickly moved in search of an empty space, feeling that his body, which gained a strong driving force, suddenly became lighter.

The defensive organization of Korean players is not bad, if not excellent.
So I thought it would take some time before I got a chance,

‘… A gap!’

The guys must have been tired too, but their sluggish movements created a small gap.

“Hey!”

Even though he was tired of Rodri’s call, his teammates sent a perfect pass, and he was able to connect with a great shot without missing an open chance.

‘Done!!’

If you are a professional player, there are times when you intuit the goal at the moment of shooting.

In that sense, Rodri’s shot this time is pretty great… No, to be honest, I felt that it was a very good shot.

It’s a shot that no average goalkeeper can stop, and even the best goalkeeper can’t be sure of.
A great shot that Rodri felt was the best shot of the World Cup—

“… To?”

In an instant, Rodri’s eyes widened as if they would tear.
And the stupid sound that comes out of his gaping mouth.

It was so easily caught by Hong Min-jun, who jumped up in front of me.

Everyone was amazed.
A super catch that surprised even Korean players who knew that Hong Min-jun was surprisingly good as a goalkeeper.

“What. It’s so easy… ?”
“What is that bastard? He is a complete madman.”
“And… It really flew.”

It was a good shot by anyone.
The distance was quite far, but since it was a well-thought-out shot, the power contained was strong, and the point and impact were accurate, so the trajectory also headed into the corner, a blameless mid-range shot.

It was a shot that could have been featured in a highlight, and even if it worked, you would hear, “This isn’t a goalkeeper’s bad shot, it was a really good kick.”

“Oh, you blocked it?”

The stadium, which had been quiet for a moment, soon erupted in tremendous cheers.
The Korean cheering squad, which had been crushed by the Spanish cheering squad, gained momentum and poured out cheers.

And-

“Get out!!”

Hong Min-joon jumped up and caught the ball, got up with a grin and immediately fired a long kick.

* * *

‘Oh, what a surprise. I almost got fucked.’

That bastard Rodri certainly remembers him because he was annoying like a fly at Chelsea. Do well do well

Rodina, who did not miss a very small gap with a slightly delayed defensive screen and connected with a shooting like a ghost, and the other guy who made an accurate pass connection, anyway, the Spaniards can’t be vigilant.

‘I almost got eaten by standing there like an idiot.’

If he hadn’t been concentrating, he would have scored a goal.
But if you’re focused, it’s a different story.

From the moment Rodri drives his stepping foot deep into the gap where the tired players slow down a bit, his fully focused view takes me to another world.

Observing Rodri slowly taking a shooting stance in the slowed-down time—until the end, his muscles checked the direction of his body and flung his body.

My spine felt chilly at the sight of the ball heading towards the corner more accurately than I thought, but fortunately, I was able to catch the ball because I threw my body in time.
This dripping down my back is by no means a cold sweat.

He honestly couldn’t let go of his insecurities until the moment he threw himself and the moment he caught the ball —

“… Heh.”

After catching the ball, he deliberately rolled on the floor in a flashy way, then slowly got up and smiled leisurely.

It’s not that I’m trying to be nice.
It’s not because all the cameras around me are taking pictures of me.
Shouldn’t I be hesitant to shoot, conscious of my goalkeeper skills, if I show a bluff like this?

As I slowly raised my body, I met someone’s gaze in the distance.
When the Spanish players as well as my colleagues were staring blankly at me, there was the only one who started sprinting while sneaking.

A flash of light flashes through your mind.

‘I really need to know about that little boy’s hair.’

He kicked the ball and shouted.

“Get out!!”

The long kick he gave straight to senior Yoon Hyuk flew high, and only then did the players start moving in a hurry.

The ball stretched out with great power—

“… Ok?”

I passed senior Yoon Hyuk and went in the wrong direction,

“Go-goal!?”
“No way!”

It hit the fingertips of the goalkeeper who hurriedly stepped back toward the goal and went over the goal slightly.
Write. I don’t practice lifting and kicking, so the accuracy is very poor—

“Crazy… Are you sure you were aiming for that?”
“What the hell is that bastard? The distance and accuracy are ridiculous.”

Hmm.
Is Aim a little distracted?
Too bad.

Heh, he gave me a chic smile.

“Damn it. Is it Hong Min-joon? ! You can’t be careless even if you become a goalkeeper!”

* * *

Korea’s corner kick, far from scoring, resulted in a dangerous counterattack.
In the will to score a goal, he participated in a corner kick attack excessively, and the ball bounced off led to a counterattack.

Despite the rough tackles of his teammates who tried to cut off Paulo, Jorge managed to connect to Rodrygo, who ran all the way to the half line without losing the ball.

Senior Seol Yo-han tried to catch up to the end, but he was rather far from Rodrigo’s main effort, which accelerated while dribbling.

‘Fucked! What should I do?’

A situation in which the cold sweat is dripping and the butthole is chewy at the kick of Hodrigoo, who kicks the ball for a long time and runs in stride as if there is nothing to be rough in the empty friendly camp.

‘What can I do? Wait? Get out?’

I practiced saving by making use of my innate reflexes, but I have never seriously practiced goalkeeping assuming this situation, so it is difficult to make a judgment instantly.

Every moment, Rodrygo’s black face approaches, and in an instant, an extreme conflict arises.

‘Usually at times like this, the keeper jumps out… But didn’t they just run out and get eaten by the space behind them?’

At that time, the director’s cry came from afar.

“Wait!! Don’t go out and wait!!”

Even if you get eaten, rather than just running out and being eaten, hold on until the end as much as possible and get eaten— The moment I thought about it, a sudden realization flashed through my mind.

‘Fuck! Since when did I think of risks and move!’

Why are the defenders afraid of me?
Well done Of course it’s because it’s good. However, the bigger reason is that he uses high-risk, high-return play like a meal.

Because the unpredictable is more fearful than the predicted.
Therefore-

“Hey! Come in!! Hey Minjun Hong!!!”

I’m going.

I decided to go out, but I can’t empty the goalpost blindly.
Going out also has a timing.

If I was a striker, what was the most difficult thing?
If I was in Rodrygo’s situation, how would the opponent’s goalkeeper move and when would it be the most annoying and annoying for him to come out?

Concentration soars rapidly in the midst of urgency.
And the world slowed down.