Dad was a Genius - Chapter 70



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 070

[Kang Dae-ho. Achieves a hat-trick in Dortmund debut.]

[The man of reversal, Kang Dae-ho. Saved Dortmund from crisis with a score of 3-2.]

Since the Manchester United legend Park Ji-Sung, overseas soccer broadcasts have begun little by little.

However, after Park Ji-sung, there were no notable stars, and above all, there were many obstacles to sending soccer players overseas.

The German side was particularly picky, so Koreans only heard news of Kang Dae-ho’s debut the next day.

-Wait a hat trick before your debut?

-You mean you went in at 70 minutes and scored 3 goals in 20 minutes?

-Are you lying?

-Journalist, even if you’re joking, just hit it moderately.

Kang Dae-ho scored a hat trick.

That too, in his debut match, he was substituted in the 70th minute.

A normal person would be more suspicious than happy.

They also knew that Kang Dae-ho was very good at soccer.

Because I watched him perform brilliantly in the K-League.

But, of all places, a hat-trick in such a short period of time in the Bundesliga, one of the top three leagues in the world? Everyone shook their heads and criticized it as a fake article.

And soon the truth came out.

-What? It was real?

-I thought the reporter made it up, but did you really score a hat-trick in your debut match?

-Wow. That guy is crazy. He even scored 3 goals in 20 minutes.

-Wow.

Everyone in Korea knew that he was a player who would become great, but no one expected him to stand out in an overseas league so quickly.

[Kang Dae-ho scores in 3 consecutive games. Dortmund continues its 3-game winning streak!]

Reporters who knew what people wanted to read focused on the Bundesliga to increase their views, and they were faster than anyone else at posting articles every week when Kang Dae-ho played.

[Kang Dae-ho scores another hat-trick. He has become a solid starting player for Dortmund.]

Borussia Dortmund’s original striker, Lewandowski, was out for a while due to a minor injury. Furthermore, he had decided to go to Munich at the end of the season, so his position was ambiguous.

It was ridiculous for Klopp to continue using a player who had already lost interest in the team.

But I couldn’t not use him, so I was worried when a monster named Kang Dae-ho appeared.

[Kang Dae-ho scores the winning goal against Munich. Dortmund achieves 7 consecutive wins and reclaims 1st place!]

Dortmund fans have almost forgotten that Levan ever existed.

At first, they ignored them as monkeys and hung banners with all kinds of swear words on the streets, but now things have changed 180 degrees.

Dortmund fans praise him and show their affection for him.

Kang Dae-ho proved that if you play soccer well, everyone will like you, as some people say.

-When I first came here, you cursed at me so much. It’s disgusting how you suddenly changed your stance.

-But wouldn’t you do the same? Dortmund is the second most prestigious team after Munich, and if an Asian striker with a name you’ve never heard of comes to replace Levan or something, you’d be pissed or not.

-That’s true.

Around that time, everyone’s attention was focused on Kang Dae-ho.

[Wolves’ tactical coach, Cha Seong-eun. The team is on a whirlwind seven-game winning streak.]

[Cha Seong-eun is in charge of everything for Wolves. He is the main character behind their 7-game winning streak.]

Suddenly, news about Cha Seong-eun came out.

Cha Seong, who led Cheonan to a splendid championship and then left for England to pursue his dream.

As news about him was not well known, he was slowly fading from people’s memories, when an article came out saying that Wolves, the team he played for, had achieved 7 consecutive league wins.

-Cha Seong-eun is taking charge of Wolves in place of manager Lee?

-Reporter, this is patriotism that even our grandfather wouldn’t believe.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋThis is a bit too much fabrication.

Even if Kang Dae-ho is like that, this article was too steeped in nationalism.

Even though Cha Seong-eun is an excellent tactician, how can he lead the team in place of the manager? It doesn’t make sense.

-But I heard that Wolves are a team that has a high chance of being relegated to the third division… … .

-Why did you have to go to a place like that? ㅠㅠ

-Just come back to Cheonan.

-Do you really believe that a Korean can become an EPL manager? It’s a shame.

There were people who looked at Cha Seong-eun in a pitiful or negative way.

-You can do it, Cha Seong!

-It would take a very long time for an Asian to become a manager in the EPL, no, it would be impossible, but I still support him!

-If you ever have a hard time, come back anytime!

There were also people who supported him until the end.

Of course, there is one thing they all have in common.

‘An Asian cannot become an EPL manager.’

However, Kang Dae-ho, who was looking more at the reactions of the director than those related to himself, shook his head.

‘Cha Seong is different when it comes to directors.’

The tea ceremony.

He was her spiritual leader, the one who gave her dreams, and the one who gave her the greatest shock in her life.

And strangely enough, I felt at ease when I was with him.

From the first time I saw it, it felt strangely familiar.

As if we had known each other for a long time.

If he had not become the manager of Cheonan, Kang Dae-ho’s football career would have ended there.

If he had not changed his position to striker, Kang Dae-ho would have just been an ordinary player.

That’s why Kang Dae-ho believed.

That promise to meet again in an overseas league and lift the trophy together once again.

“The director is definitely doing well.”

Although public opinion is overwhelmingly negative now, Kang Dae-ho knew.

Cha Seong-eun is not the type of person to just sit still.

He will definitely fly.

So that everyone can see.

Because that’s the kind of person he is.

“So I just have to do well.”

Kang Dae-ho stood up from his seat while repeating those words.

Today, I grit my teeth and play to become the best in this league.

* * *

I thought I’d get ignored a lot as an Asian coach.

That it would be difficult to get a job because of the racism against Asian coaches.

That Asians will never be able to break through the glass ceiling.

etc.

There were all sorts of rumors circulating in Korea about Cha Seong-eun, but his treatment within Wolves was different.

A new coach who has only been with Wolves for three months.

In fact, among the coaches, he had no choice but to be the youngest in terms of career.

But no one dared to treat him like the youngest.

“You’re here.”

“Everyone, stand up.”

The coaches gathered in the conference room all stood up when Cha Seong-eun entered.

It was not the right attitude to have towards a new coach.

It was like dealing with a director.

“You don’t have to do this.”

“No. If our coaches show respect, wouldn’t the players obey the coaches’ instructions?”

Surprisingly, it was head coach Nelson who said this.

He had been coaching at Wolves for a long time before Manager Richard arrived.

However, it was he who put aside his pride and acknowledged Cha Seong-eun first, and other coaches followed suit.

There is no need for pride in sports.

Career is also useless.

In the end, it’s all about skill.

Nelson is one who has watched Wolves fall from slump to slump.

So, if there was anyone who could save this team, it didn’t matter if he was a rookie coach who had only been with the team for three months.

I wanted to win.

I didn’t want to lose any more.

He also wanted to become a coach for a strong team.

And finally, the person who can fulfill his long-held wish has appeared.

But is there any need to be proud here?

No, Wolves are a place with no pride to stand on.

After all, pride is something that only a strong team can have.

“… … .”

Cha Seong-eun looked at Nelson for a moment.

And then she nodded as if she knew what he was thinking.

“Then let’s begin. Please give us your report first.”

“yes.”

The coaches brought the data and reports that Cha Seong-eun had ordered in advance and began to present them one by one. The heated discussions taking place within them showed that this team had changed from before.

* * *

Burnley’s manager, Liberto, is currently in second place in the league.

He’s been having trouble sleeping these days.

Because the match against Wolves was approaching.

Leicester City lose and Queens collapse.

At that time, I thought, ‘Hehe, you idiots,’ and thought, ‘This is how Burnley came in first place and got directly promoted.’

But Wolves’ mood was not good.

They are currently on a whirlwind seven-game winning streak, and have become a monster wolf that devours everything in sight, regardless of whether the team is strong or weak.

“At first I thought it was just luck.”

That happens sometimes.

A team that was considered weak is on a frightening winning streak.

This is often possible because the team is lucky and has momentum, rather than being tactically excellent.

But Wolves are different.

“Who on earth comes up with these tactics?”

For Wolves, everything changed overnight.

From the formation to the players, and even the build-up process.

I couldn’t see them as the stupid, mutts they used to be.

They had become truly menacing packs of wolves.

“Rumor has it that Wolves has a new Asian tactics coach and since then, Wolves’ tactics have changed.”

“They even say that Director Richard gave that Asian full authority to lead the team like a manager?”

“What? That’s ridiculous. What team in the world would give a new coach full authority? Would the board of directors just sit by and do nothing?”

“You know what the Wolves board is like. In fact, the owner of Wolves is Manager Richard.”

But are you saying that you’re going to entrust the team’s fate to an Asian coach?

I considered this to be a groundless rumor that wasn’t even worthy of being treated as a rumor.

And what good does it do whether it’s true or not?

Burnley have to play Wolves now!

“It’s true that Wolves’ tactics are fierce. They build up in the center and then suddenly start breaking through from the right or left. It’s an obvious strategy… … but it’s also a strategy that you can’t help but fall for even though you know it.”

What’s scary about Wolves is their diamond-shaped passing map that starts in the center.

Then it turns towards the empty space, but the problem is that it is sitting there taking all of this.

As the coaches say, it is a tactic that you know you can’t help but fall for.

Following that central pass map, the opposing team will naturally be forced to one side, and the ball will go into that empty space.

“Then I shouldn’t follow you?”

“The problem is that if you leave it unchecked, the pass will just go all the way to the centre. Cardiff City have already tried this tactic, but they failed to stop the build-up, so they were able to break through to the left, right and centre, and Wolves scored five goals.”

“… … .”

This was the easy choice of death.

If you follow, an empty space will be created and you will be broken through, but if you don’t follow, the steady build-up will reach the goal and lead to a goal.

“No. Does this make sense? Is this tactically feasible?”

“At first, Wolves had a lot of sloppy areas, but as they gradually improved their weaknesses, their tactics became more solid.”

The scary thing is that Wolves’ tactics are becoming more and more rigid by the day.

“That is why, rather than playing an attacking game against Wolves, Burnley needs to play defensively and look for opportunities to counterattack.”

Liberto couldn’t believe this situation.

Are you really saying we should just crouch and play defense against those Wolves?

“Should Burnley use something like a ten-back tactic against a weak team like Wolves?”

“Coach, Wolves are no longer a weak team.”

Yes, Wolves are no longer a point-spinning vending machine.

“Wolves are a strong team now.”

Transformed into a new form, Wolves now have a solid claim to being a strong team.