Chapter 50 – First Win (7)

050

The Korea University soccer stadium where the final match of the college league, Wangjungwang, is taking place.
Gong Jeon-seong, the new coach of the Olympic team, appeared secretly right after the game started. In the midst of the noise of kicking and shouting on the ground, a thick palm came up on the shoulder of the ballistic character who was quietly looking for a seat.

“Hey, public director. It’s been a while.”
“Hello, senior.”
“You must be very busy these days. It’s hard to see your face.”
“Uh heh. Our Gong Superintendent has just taken the baton, so he must be busy. But Gong Superintendent, please take time to meet us. Aren’t we technical directors of the Livestock Cooperatives?”

Oh fuck
That’s why the game started.

Contrary to his inner thoughts, Gong Jeon Sung, who had a smile on his face, quickly opened his mouth.

“Of course, seniors. The national team roster will be announced soon, so please give us lots of guidance in the future.”
“Heh heh. Then, then. Don’t worry. Director Gong. We’ll organize a very well-rounded roster.”

At the sight of the technical director of the livestock cooperative and other executives bursting into laughter, the Gongjeonseong also nodded with a friendly smile.

Externally, he is known as a tight tactical fanatic, but he knows how to live a social life.

He started playing soccer in Korea and advanced all the way to Europe, and isn’t it a feat that he spent most of his leadership career in Europe?

There is no difference in Europe just because the place where people live is the same.
If Korea only had to care about personal connections and cliques, it would have been more sad if Europe had been mixed with racial discrimination, but it was never clean there either.

Of course, there is no such thing as a social life that has come up to this place through the hardships. I just don’t want to.

“Now, let’s stop talking and watch the game, everyone.”
“Eh. What did the opponent say? Backward?”
“It’s Hojindae.”
“That’s true. That’s an attached school again. Why did a rural school come all the way up here? Tsk.”

Publicity clicked its tongue at the words of the executives.
Livestock executives do not even have basic information about the schools that made it to the finals. Aren’t they not recognizing the newly rising star while talking about the Olympic list and all?

But no matter how blind you are, you can’t ignore it even after watching the game yourself.
Indeed, what expressions these writers will make at that time is expected a little.

However, the expectation of public warfare was not easily achieved.
In the beginning of the game, the Hojin University players were slow, one beat at a time, as if their bodies were frozen in tension, and they were destroying themselves by making basic mistakes.

“Eh~ tsk tsk. Look at this, look at this This is why a school without fundamentals is no good.”
“Say that. Is it prestigious for nothing? Oh my gosh did you just see That simple pass was not done properly, so the goal line was out.”
“I don’t know how the hell they got to the finals.”
“Tsk tsk. Myunghak University is very fond of opponents. Who is the manager of the opposing team? Who? Na Gunseong? Who is that?”

Gong Jeon-seong, who sighed and closed his eyes, wanted to leave immediately.

‘Still, let’s go and see the performances of times 13 and 15. If they can’t perform at their best in the finals, we can’t take them to the Olympics.’

It is a pity that I have to be excluded from the final list after being told to prepare for the Olympic finals. However, if those two don’t show proper performance, it will be a lot of pain to include them in the final roster.

Gongjeonseong hoped that the two would give him confidence, and that wish came true quickly.

“Huh? Ja can see the pass road, right?”
“Let’s see number 13… Yoon Hyuk? I am hearing it for the first time.”
“Ohh. The movements are very precise. There are few unnecessary movements and it is efficient!”
“Oh no! The pass is also very useful?”
“That guy in number 13 is also fast on his feet. But you can’t stop there! I need to stab… Yes? Do, break through?”
“Huh! The movements are very… What’s that guy’s name? Hong Min-jun?”
“Hong Min-joon… Hong Min-joon… Wait, Hong Min-joon is him, isn’t he the guy from before?”

* * *

I felt good right before the game started.
It was nice to be reunited with a past relationship that I really wanted to meet, and I was so excited to show my growth in front of him, which I had been ignoring so much, to the point of impatiently waiting for the game to start.

As my legs were shaking with anticipation, excitement, and excitement, Senior Yoon Hyuk tapped my chest.

“Relax. As long as you use your usual skills, you can win.”
“Yes? Are you nervous?”
“Uh. My legs tremble like aspen trees.”

I wasn’t nervous at all.
When I asked why such a misunderstanding, the state of the seniors did not make sense. Everyone is so tensed up…

‘Is this okay?’

It’s fortunate that senior Yoon Hyuk looks fine, but… Ey, well, even if it is like this now, it will get better after playing the game.

It was an illusion.

‘OMG… It’s ruined like a dog.’

10 minutes into the game.
Our team was so stiff that we didn’t know what to do.

Senior center back Oh Sang-tae, who just caught the ball, was about to score an own goal due to a backpass miss, but senior Yoon-hyeok ran desperately and managed to block it.

What kind of sickness is this… I glanced at the spectators without realizing it.
Between the people sitting here and there, he must be watching.

‘Fuck. It’s been 4 years since that day, but you say you’re showing yourself like this? It can’t be.’

Then, just imagining that they would be laughing at me makes my heart ache.
I realize anew that the wound from that day, which I thought had already healed, is actually still bleeding. The memory of that day that I still can’t forget, no, I can’t forget.

“Senior Yoon Hyuk!”
“Ha, ha, uh.”
“Send me the ball somehow.”
“What? What are you going to do?”
“I will pierce it.”
“Don’t be mean. It seems that the other side also thoroughly analyzed you, but what did you pierce? Don’t overdo it and release it with a pass. You’ve improved your movements these days.”

I know at least that senior Yoon Hyuk’s words are the correct answer.
The opponent is Myeonghak University, a prestigious school among prestigious schools, a regular winner of the King of Kings match.

Befitting the best team in the collegiate league, which is said to be a starting pro at Myonghak University, the skills of each player were better than any other team they had ever encountered.

In addition, as if he had analyzed our team’s game, he completely isolated me from catching the ball, and even if I did catch the ball, he cleverly interfered with me so that I could not play properly.

Fighting for the moment of receiving the ball, or pulling or pushing the uniform to cause loss of balance.

Despite this series of obstructions, which were done behind the scenes of the referee to avoid being called a foul, possession was not lost due to the natural sense of balance and ball control, but it is also true that the next play could not be played smoothly.

“No. I can break through.”
“Yumma. This is something that can only be done with confidence—”
“Senior.”

Senior Yoon Hyuk, who was staring at him, sighed.

“Okay. Believe.”
“Believe me.”

【Skills】       【Spirit】      【Body】
Skill 075(▲5)｜Field 055｜Magic 067
Dribble 070(▲2)｜Anticipation｜ 050｜Acceleration｜ 068
Trapping 075(▲8)｜Judgment｜ 065｜Balance｜ 065
Short Pass 055｜ Concentration｜ 056｜ Agility｜ 065
Long pass 050｜Off the ball 060｜Reaction speed 079
Shooting 045 ｜ Space Mark 045 ｜ Power 054
Free Kick 042｜ Composure 052｜ Jump 046
Header   038     ｜Leadership   040 ｜ Endurance     051(▲3)
Tackle 032 ｜ Teamwork 039 ｜ Resilience 065

【Hidden】
Genius 048 ｜ Charm 095 ｜ Intelligence 028

【Height 175cm｜62kg】

【Possessed Points】 0P

I poured all the 25 points I had accumulated so far into technique.
I tried to somehow postpone the increase in points by looking at the endurance that had been raised through training, but… I can’t help it.

Although his ability to pass and off the ball, which was pointed out as a weakness, has improved, it is useless to pass or off the ball unless the rest of the seniors except for Yoon Hyuk are in their right mind.

These abilities are those that exert an influence in team movements, but I thought that all of the team members would be useless except for senior Yoon Hyuk.

If so, there is one way.
What I am most confident in and what I do best.

‘As expected, it’s easier to carry alone.’

No matter how thoroughly I analyzed and prepared myself, I would not have thought that my skills would rise so suddenly.

Play resumed with a throw-in by the opponent.
I waited patiently for the ball to arrive.

In today’s game where you can’t expect help from the team, you’ll have to score goals by yourself and with your own abilities.
In order to do so, you must exert the highest efficiency when attacking. No matter how talented a country is, it won’t be able to break through the opposing team alone every time.

‘The defense… Let’s leave it to the seniors.’

It’s a nonsense that is close to a dream to pierce all alone in attack and block the opponent’s attack even when defending. Even if my health is 100, that is impossible.

Soccer is a team sport after all, and passing is faster than people.
However, it is possible to use the energy saved in defense to explode in attack. So please don’t break down in defense.

“Left! Leave it behind and stick with it!!”

Fortunately, thanks to the performance of senior Yoon Hyuk, who struggles and plays the role of two people, he cut off the opponent’s ball.
The moment when the high-knowledge senior who stole the ball habitually handed the ball to senior Yoon-hyeok, and senior Yoon-hyeok trapped the ball.

‘Come!’

When I momentarily felt that I met senior Yoon Hyuk’s gaze, my body was already running toward an empty space.