Dad was a Genius - Chapter 101



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 101

Beep-!

A foul called from the center with the referee’s whistle.

Van Persie briefly regained his senses.

What just happened?

Something huge came rushing in and hit me.

He raised his head and looked up.

A young player with a tall stature, broad shoulders, and a very muscular body was looking down at him.

“Are you okay?”

“… … What, what is it?”

“sorry.”

Van Persie took his hand and stood up.

Then he approached the referee and said:

“Why wasn’t it a warning? You just went ahead and drove it in.”

“It’s a physical fight, why are you making such a big deal out of it?”

“I told you it wasn’t a fight, it was just an intentional hit?”

The referee pretended not to hear and continued the game.

Yeah, I get it. Well, it wasn’t like I was tackling too deeply.

But that little guy’s body was no joke.

The pain still lingered, as if it were made of some kind of steel.

With a body like that, you just rush in and crash into something.

“……hmm?”

In a free kick situation, Van Persie looked at Palinha who was coming towards him.

And then he kept pushing Van Persie with his shoulder to keep him from moving anywhere.

Van Persie and Joao Palinha are both as tall as each other, so they put their shoulders together to avoid being pushed around.

however,

“!?”

It doesn’t get pushed.

It feels like I’m pushing a solid wall with my shoulders.

But I never hear that he loses his physical fights, so what the heck is this guy?

Aren’t you going to push?

Van Persie, who was eventually caught by Palinha and had his quick movement blocked, was unable to penetrate towards where the ball was flying and remained outside the box.

“Robin. What just happened?”

“what?”

“It was a penetrating pass I just gave you. But what if I don’t run it?”

Van Persie got angry at Di Maria’s nagging, but held it in for the time being.

“That’s because they’re being too rough with their restraint.”

“What, that tall guy? You’re just as tall as me. And you’re being pushed around by a newbie like that? You?”

“… … .”

“Wake up.”

I was speechless because that bastard Di Maria said everything that was right.

Even though they are the same height, the opponent is a younger player.

It was a real blow to my pride to get pushed around by a guy like that.

‘No matter how I look at it, it looks like the director there put it there to mark me… … .’

The Marksman follows me around, it’s something I’ve always experienced, so I’m used to it now.

But they only threw in one rookie player, not even an experienced player.

Isn’t this an act of disrespect towards Van Persie?

‘I was a little taken aback at first, but I won’t be fooled twice.’

Looking at what the opponent is doing, it seems like he’s going to start by putting his shoulder in, but he can easily cover that much. You can either use your speed to get past him, or you can counter him with a physical fight.

Isn’t Van Persie a veteran who has been rolling around in this EPL for over 10 years and gaining experience?

One rookie player or two can be taken very lightly… … .

thud-!

“Ugh!”

Van Persie rolled on the floor again this time.

I was suddenly bumped into by Joao Palinha, who shoved me on the shoulder from the side.

Beep-!

The referee blew his whistle once more.

This time too, there was no card.

I just judged it as a bit of a rough scuffle.

“hey.”

Instead, Joao Palinha extended his hand to Van Persie and said:

“I know I was a bit harsh, but isn’t my reaction too harsh?”

“What… … ?”

“Even so, you’re in the same weight class as me, but you’ve been taking it too lightly since earlier. Are you intentionally trying to induce me to throw the card?”

“… … .”

It was so absurd that I was speechless for a moment.

Is this guy being serious, or is he just trying to provoke me into getting upset?

But looking at that expression and tone of voice… … .

‘You’re serious.’

That guy really thinks he’s overacting.

You think you can’t get over it when you bump into something with that beastly body?

Don’t you know that your own body is close to a weapon?

“Please don’t do that next time.”

next.

He said next.

Those words were like a warning to me to hold out for a while because I would be attacked again next time.

‘That’s crazy.’

Van Persie shuddered.

If the referee had given a card, it would have been restrained, but that wasn’t the case.

That means, since there are no chains to tie him down, he is likely to rush at Van Persie whenever he gets the chance.

No. He will definitely try to rush in.

‘Fuck. This hurts so bad.’

I’ve been hit twice and my body already feels sore.

It’s not even a truck.

I don’t know what makes his body so strong.

Besides, it’s obvious that we’ll keep bumping into things in the future… … .

‘Then in the end, we have no choice but to overcome it with speed.’

He seemed a little heavy, so I thought I could get past him with my quick feet.

With that decision in mind, I run again, following the pass from my teammate.

‘… …?!’

Surprisingly, Palinha put pressure on the player by running on the same line and tucking his shoulder in. Van Persie was clearly faster on his feet, but he was not able to completely overpower him, so he ended up allowing a physical fight.

[Joao Palinha! Pushes Van Persie away again and steals the ball!!]

This time it wasn’t a foul.

The referee ruled that it was a fair fight.

And the referee’s decision just now was correct.

‘What? It wasn’t just that he was stupidly strong.’

Juan Palinya.

The player knows that he is slow.

So, he chose a position in advance where Van Persie could penetrate and then rushed in.

Also, the technique of pressing while putting the shoulder in was by no means that of a rookie.

Just pure talent.

It was a sense that could not be acquired through training alone.

‘He’s really a rookie?’

Van Persie felt he was being blocked by one of the players and started shaking.

* * *

Wayne Rooney.

He will be Manchester United’s captain for the first time in 10 years this season.

There was a lot of talk that Van Persie, who had experience as captain at Arsenal, would take the role, but fortunately, he ended up getting the title.

The main reason was probably that Van Persie missed half the season due to injury.

However, since returning from injury, his relationship with coach Van Gaal has seemed to have deteriorated. Has that had a negative effect on his performance?

“Ugh!”

He was now flying after bumping into some rookie player.

“No. What have you been doing since just now! I was going to pass the ball to you, but what if it got cut off in the middle like that?”

The midfielders were reaching their limit and screaming as they fell down like that not once but several times already.

“That, that’s not it, that guy keeps… … .”

“What the heck. It was a fair fight. You should have either gotten past it with speed or passed it quickly again. Why did you try to dribble and get pushed and fall? And that’s from a rookie!”

Seeing the players getting more and more aggressive, Rooney couldn’t help but say something.

In fact, even from Rooney’s perspective, it seemed like Van Persie was being treated unfairly.

Juan Palinya.

I must remember that name today.

I never knew there was a guy who played defense so ignorantly.

But it can’t be said that he was simply ignorant, because his shoulder-pull skill was excellent.

That’s why the referee doesn’t blow the whistle, and even if he did, it wouldn’t be something that warrants a warning, so it’s passed over.

While Joao Palinha’s skills are also a factor, Van Persie’s decline in form played a decisive role.

The problem started after that.

Van Persie would either quickly divert the ball away whenever Joao Palinha would rush at him, or he would just sit there stiffly and lose the ball.

‘You’re scared.’

The world’s greatest player, Van Persie, is scared by a rookie.

But I understand.

He missed half of last season due to injury, and he has always suffered from injuries once every season, which has been a huge trauma.

As a result, I was being even more careful about injuries this season.

In the midst of all this, a gorilla came running and pushed his body in, so Van Persie, who is very sensitive to injuries, couldn’t help but flinch.

‘It’s pathetic.’

That’s why Rooney was initially against this formation.

Manager Van Gaal adopted a two-top strategy with Falcao and Van Persie up front.

Then, Rooney, who originally played as a striker, was put in the position of an attacking central midfielder, but in fact, Rooney was dissatisfied with this.

But the reason I held back was because of this yellow armband.

What is this captain’s armband? Even Rooney, who is known for his hot-tempered personality, was forced to think more calmly for once.

And Man U are having quite a bit of fun with this formation.

They had won four straight games and were expected to maintain their lead with a fifth straight win against Wolves.

‘That’s why I have to do it.’

When the team is in crisis, who is the person who should be the strong support and leader?

That’s exactly the claim.

That’s why he’s called Captain.

Captain Rooney.

As they say, a position makes a person, and he was approaching the game with a great sense of responsibility.

If Van Persie is so absent-minded, he should just penetrate from the center and create an attacking opportunity.

On the other side of Van Persie, isn’t Falcao holding his ground?

If it’s a physical fight, it’s a physical fight, if it’s a heading, it’s a heading, and on top of that, he has powerful shooting power.

He proved that his skills have not rusted by scoring multiple goals in his first EPL debut.

‘Or I can put it in.’

He scored numerous goals during his long career leading Manchester United to title success.

But I have never won the scoring title.

Even the Help King tried it.

That was Rooney, who still remains a regret for eternity.

So, naturally, he had to be very greedy.

Because before I retire, I definitely wanted to become the top scorer here at Manchester United.

And then an opportunity arose for him.

After receiving a pass into the middle, Rooney started running.

Once he got up to speed, he was able to quickly pass two players and get close to the box.

Now, there’s only one defender left.

If we can just get through this guy, we’ll reach the goal.

Beating one player was no easy task for Rooney.

Bam-!

“… … Huh.”

I definitely thought so.

That is, until Van Dijk unleashed a very artistic tackle that only touched the ball.

Rooney, who lost the ball, rolled on the floor just like Van Persie earlier.

Of course it wasn’t foul play.

The tackle came at me like lightning and I couldn’t even react for a moment.

But this Manchester United still had one more player.

‘Go, Falcao!’

Falcao, who was running with Rooney, ran to catch the ball that fell from his hand.

But then Van Dijk got up and confronted Falcao, who had caught the ball, and then kicked the ball away?

“what……!”

It is impossible not to say that he has a physique that is nothing short of monstrous.

These two players, who are considered world-class, were stopped by Van Dijk alone.

He didn’t even kick the ball away in a hurry.

He passed the ball to full-back Trippier on the right end, who passed it to midfielder Maddison, who then sent a very accurate through pass to Salah, who was running forward, instantly neutralizing the Manchester United defense.

[Mohamed Salah!! Fast!! Just shoooot!!]

Crash~!

[Gooooooo-!!]

Wolves didn’t miss that one chance to counterattack.

“Eeeeeee-!! That’s right!!”

Van Dijk, who had blocked Rooney and Falcao in succession, roared like a beast.

The counterattack unfolded so quickly that Rooney was still unable to get up from where he fell.

‘What the heck… … .’

He just stared blankly at Salah and the Wolves players celebrating after shaking the goal net.

‘What is this team?’