Dad was a Genius - Chapter 102



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 102

Director Pan Hal is a great coach.

But now he is not called a master.

Because director Pan Hal is a man like wine.

A man whose true value is revealed the longer he ages.

There is a reason why it is nicknamed the Wine Pan Hall.

I wouldn’t say he’s tactically outstanding, to be honest.

But his ability to recognize talent is outstanding.

It’s not just excellent.

His eye for players was world-class.

Sergio Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Carlos Puyol, Victor Valdes, Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben, etc.

Coach Pan Hal either discovered all the world-class players that everyone knows, or developed them into starters by using them as reserves.

And most importantly, he saw the young Messi at that time and signed him with Barcelona’s youth team.

Before Pep discovered the treasure that is Messi, manager Van Gaal had already paved the way.

Even after retirement, director Van Gaal continues to be re-evaluated.

This is because the players he discovered continue to perform well and become legends of their respective teams.

That’s why director Pan Hal says it’s like wine.

But the current manager is just a stubborn one who pushes his players.

Even at Manchester United, he continues to discover promising young players, but it would take another 10 years for those players to develop.

In contrast, our Wolves are full of rookies and promising players, but they all level up with each game.

As evidence, Joao Palinha completely shut down Van Persie.

It’s cruel to say, but the truth is that Van Persie’s shelf life ended last season.

The injuries that occurred last season will continue to linger and will continue to occur this season and next season as well.

So, manager Van Gaal was seriously considering sending Van Persie off.

That’s why the relationship between Van Persie and coach Van Gaal was not good even though they are both Dutch.

As far as I know, Van Persie will end up being released by Manchester United next season.

I don’t know the exact situation between the two right now, but I can tell just by watching Van Persie’s play.

Feeling pressured to show something, they move in a hurry like a salesperson running around the development floor sweating to fill the performance quota.

Then he met Joao Palinha and started to feel outdone by his physicality, and from there his play became completely rigid.

Fear of injury.

The fear of losing the ball again.

Pressure to perform.

These three things overlap in a confusing way, so the body becomes disobedient.

“Wow. I didn’t know Palinha could stop Van Persie like that.”

“That’s right. I knew that Palinha was strong in physical combat, but I didn’t think Van Persie would be easy either… … .”

The coaches were amazed by Palinya’s performance.

But I already expected this to happen.

This is because Van Persie was a player whose form was gradually declining, while Palinha was at the peak of his form and fully displaying his talents.

If he had faced Van Persie in his prime, he would have been completely outpaced by Palinha and would have never been able to catch him.

But Man Utd didn’t just have Van Persie.

Rooney, who became the captain this season, tried to somehow create his own opportunities to break the deadlock in this frustrating game.

But the one who is holding his ground in the center is Van Dijk.

Rooney was also a striker past his prime, and Van Dijk had long since become a world-class defender, so now he just needed to get noticed.

If those two collide, Van Dijk is bound to win.

Moreover, Falcao, who was coming at him, fell over without being able to get past Van Dijk.

That’s where it all started.

As usual, the quick counterattack pass development continued, and King Pharaoh Salah, who will reign over the EPL for the time being, scored his first goal against Manchester United.

“yes!!”

“This is it!!”

The coaches cheered with joy.

Isn’t this the first strong team Wolves have faced in the EPL?

Of course, they could not help but be happy, having scored the first goal against Manchester United, known as the strongest team in the EPL.

“Director-!!”

Salah, who scored a great goal today, ran all the way to the technical zone and threw himself at me and hugged me.

The players and coaches followed suit and hugged each other.

The Manchester United manager and coaches standing on the sidelines were blankly staring at the scene.

* * *

Man Utd need a change.

Pan Hal felt the importance of change more than anyone else and brought about many changes to this team.

People pressured him to start with the defense and midfield, but he ignored them and only invested in the attackers.

That’s how Manchester United came to have the strongest attack line.

Of course, I thought Van Persie was a hole, but he was showing a good form while winning 4 games in a row.

And perhaps that four-game winning streak was poison to United.

‘I underestimated Wolves too much.’

As if his stubbornness had been proven right, he was intoxicated by his winning streak.

He even hummed when he heard that the next opponent was Wolves.

That’s because I judged that five consecutive wins was almost like eating and going in.

But watching Wolves today made me realise just how much he underestimated them.

I was also quite shocked.

‘The quality of the players here is real.’

As is well known, Pan Hal had an outstanding ability to discover talent.

It was partly because of this ability that the board brought in Van Gaal to save Manchester United from crisis.

He hoped to discover promising young players and develop them into legends like Rooney, Ferdinand and Vidic. That’s how much Manchester United was looking to the future.

As they wished, Pan Hal put his efforts into discovering promising players among the Manchester United youth.

But maybe I was just looking inward too much.

I never dreamed that Wolves would be teeming with such monsters.

From attackers, midfielders, to defenders.

The Wolves squad is filled with such great talent that it wouldn’t be surprising if more than half of them went on to play for big clubs.

‘If only I had paid a little more attention… … !’

Manchester United have been on a whirlwind four-game winning streak, and have been paying a lot of attention to the strong teams they will face in the future.

Especially against teams like Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal, who are contenders for the title this season.

So I didn’t pay much attention to Wolves.

Even though I heard that Wolves had won four games in a row, I didn’t think there was any need to be overly alarmed since they had achieved this against weaker teams anyway.

But if we had watched and analyzed the Wolves game footage a little more in depth… … we wouldn’t have been pushed back so disappointingly.

[There’s a surprise at Old Trafford! Wolves score another goal against Manchester United, taking the lead to two points!!]

Man U is falling apart.

To those yellow wolves.

The phrase “breakthrough momentum” is fitting for Wolves, as once they gain momentum, they can’t seem to stop.

I thought things would be a little different in the second half, but the second half was sharper and more incisive than the first half.

It’s not simply because the players are so talented.

‘Is it because of that director?’

The majority of Wolves’ players are rookies or prospects.

No matter how good the players are, the reason they show their potential late is because of their lack of experience.

So, managers deliberately send players out on loan to give them more experience.

He tells me to increase my own stats by experiencing various leagues.

If he grows well there, then he will be used as a starter.

But at first glance, you could tell that they lacked experience.

Nevertheless, the fact that he was able to fly over the field like that was all thanks to the manager’s tactics.

Yeah, Wolves are full of monsters, but the real monster is right there.

An Asian man watching the game with an elegant posture from the technical zone.

He was incorporating these yet-to-be-perfected geniuses into his own tactics to offset all their shortcomings.

‘An old memory that I don’t want to remember is coming back to me strongly.’

Wolves’ football tactics are based on high pressing, but what is more noteworthy is their attacking transitions.

When the opportunity arises, both fullbacks overlap in an instant and continue with smooth, beautiful passing, putting more teammates in the box than the opponent.

This was Arsenal’s core tactic, called Wengerball.

Of course, that tactic had already been used as a destructive method and became a decisive factor in Wenger’s downfall, but Wenger, who once dominated the Premier League and even set a record of winning the championship without losing a game, played the game in exactly this way.

So, watching his games was fun because of the fast pace of the game, and the frequent 2-on-1 passes and artistic pass maps made the viewers exclaim in admiration.

And that kind of artistic beauty was coming out of these Wolves.

I knew this because I had seen Wenger’s matches so many times that I was sick of it.

‘It is said that they will adopt a defensive tactic that applies strong pressure while maintaining the soft passing map that is the core of Wenger’s tactics.’

Pan Hal had no idea how many tactics were mixed in here.

This is because it was a tactic that seemed to complement all of Wenger’s weaknesses.

In particular, the opponent had already figured out how to change Pan Hal’s tactics in preparation for the second half.

So, as a result, the second half ended up being worse than the first half.

‘As expected, the coach’s ability is the most important thing in soccer.’

Once again, I feel the importance of the director.

Manchester United met a famous manager named Ferguson and that dizzying team became the best in the EPL.

But after he left, Manchester United were unable to regain their former majesty.

The same goes for Arsenal.

That trash team that was always teetering on the edge of relegation has now become a powerhouse in the EPL thanks to the groundbreaking manager Wenger.

And here are the Wolves.

This team was slowly following the path of those two teams in the past.

I wouldn’t dare say that the Asian is a manager on par with Wenger and Ferguson, but… … Van Gaal has always prided himself on being the best in the world at spotting potential in others.

His eyes are speaking.

That man may become a great director who surpasses both of them.

Of course, I know full well that it doesn’t make sense.

Right now, Wolves are on the rise and doing well, but there’s no telling when they could fall back down again.

Still, Pan Hal could still hear the sound echoing in his heart.

[The game is over!! Wolves have performed another miracle! Wolves have won 5 games in a row by beating Manchester United 2-0!!]

Football is because of these Wolves,

Because of the man who leads the Wolves, Cha Seong-i,

It is said that a great upheaval will occur.