Dad was a Genius - Chapter 71



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 071

[Goal! Another goal!!]

[Wolves’ momentum is truly scary. It’s hard to believe that this is the same Wolves. The Wolves, the former 2nd division champions, have been resurrected!]

Coach Liberto looked at the stadium in despair.

Wolves are on a relentless winning streak in the league.

Burnley prepared as best they could, realizing that their surge was no accident.

They were neither arrogant nor looked down on Wolves like other teams.

That’s why I prepared thoroughly.

No. I guess I was mistaken in thinking that was the case.

Because all the tactics prepared by Liberto were blocked by Wolves.

“Are our players lacking in ability?”

Burnley are currently second in the EFL table.

The points gap with Leicester City is not that big.

What about Wolves, by the way?

Before their winning streak, they were in the relegation zone.

For manager Liberto, Wolves were simply a points machine through which he could rotate his squad.

That team suddenly went on a 7 game winning streak and now they’re trying to make it 8 by beating Burnley.

It’s definitely not because of the players.

That means,

“It’s because of me.”

Soccer isn’t just for players.

No matter how good a player is, if the manager cannot utilize that resource properly, it becomes useless.

Because players ultimately move according to the coach’s instructions and play only within the space that the coach has intentionally limited.

That’s why soccer is compared to chess.

The outcome can be completely different depending on who plays the chess.

“But… … how could Director Richard use such tactics?”

Wolves, who were on the verge of collapse, received financial support from the family instead of appointing Richard as their manager. In short, they were Richard’s plaything.

No one criticizes the board’s actions to save the team in any way possible.

Rather, I was grateful.

Because there is one less team to worry about.

And as they expected, Wolves found themselves relegated.

The team that was like that changed like this?

Overnight!?

“Were the rumors true?”

A rumour that was quietly spreading among EFL teams.

The bizarre conspiracy theory that an Asian tactical coach is taking full control and leading the team in place of Coach Richard!

But after watching the game today, I thought maybe that could be true.

Because every once in a while, when someone would shout instructions in the technical zone, it would always be that Asian coach.

‘Is that the guy? The one who’s actually leading this team?’

While the player fell for a moment and was receiving treatment from the medical coaches, the players gathered in the coaching zone and were receiving instructions from the Asian man.

One surprising thing is that when giving instructions, managers or coaches usually make exaggerated gestures as if they are being harassed or at a loss.

That was understandable, since the time available to issue instructions was limited and short, and that was the only way to convey the message quickly.

But the author… … .

‘Elegant.’

That’s how it felt.

A face that doesn’t lose its composure even when time is tight.

Give instructions to players calmly and gently.

Even his light hand movements were incredibly lonely.

Even I, who was watching from afar, felt somehow drawn into it.

How can a person do that?

Especially in this urgent field.

“Director?”

“… … .”

“Director!”

“Huh? Oh. Oh, yeah.”

Liberto barely came to his senses.

For a moment, I lost sight of that unidentified Asian.

“It’s okay. We can still win. We can easily get by two points. Everyone, don’t give up.”

“But as the coach said, I tried to apply pressure from the center, but the sides kept getting breached.”

“Then you just have to defend the side properly. Earlier I told you to guard your position well so that the side doesn’t get breached, right?”

“Then, didn’t the center get pierced?”

“… … Ugh.”

What are Wolves’ tactics?

Was alive.

Usually, when a manager comes up with tactics before a match, they are fixed and used until the second half.

If this works out well, we’ll be worried about the next game, and the one after that.

But Wolves’ tactics continued to change.

It wasn’t changing every game, but almost every minute.

I don’t know if it was intentional or if it was something they were constantly tuning.

Only the person who created the tactic knows that.

That’s why it’s scary.

Because if you put A out to block their tactic, Wolves will immediately put B out.

‘Plus, they have the ability to predict our tactics.’

It feels like fighting a high wall.

I couldn’t even guess what kind of monster Director Richard had brought.

‘This is beyond my ability.’

But that doesn’t mean you can say that out loud.

“It’s okay. There’s still time. We can win!!”

He clapped his hands and raised his voice.

All Liberto could do was forcefully boost the players’ morale.

* * *

-Is this Man U?

-The team became a mess as soon as Brother Ferguson left?

-모예스 빨리 쳐 나가 개새끼야!

-It’s cute how the Man U kids are shaking

The overseas soccer community is noisy these days.

A legendary manager named Ferguson appeared and raised the EPL, which was stuck in the abyss, to the world’s best league.

And at the forefront was Manchester United.

Ferguson led Manchester United for a whopping 27 years and won countless trophies.

Isn’t there a famous saying in the football world that a manager’s lifespan is shorter than a fly’s?

Usually, once a manager takes charge of a team, he or she stays there for at most two years.

However, Ferguson managed Manchester United for the longest period of 27 years.

In this way, he left his mark in history as one of the greatest managers of all time, finishing the 12-13 retirement season with a championship.

however,

-Fuck, how can the best Manchester United not even make it to the Champions League!!

-Director, get out quickly!

-This is not our Man U. No!

This is the team that achieved the first EPL treble during Ferguson’s time, won the league title a whopping 13 times, and almost never missed out on qualification for the Champions League.

However, Manchester United have entered a ranking they have not entered since Ferguson’s time.

11th place.

It was a very shocking number for fans of EPL powerhouse Manchester United.

They never made it into the top 10 while Ferguson was in charge, but as soon as he retired as manager they dropped to 11th.

It’s not like the player base was the problem.

There wasn’t much difference from last season.

The only difference is the director and the coaching staff.

In the end, this unfortunate incident occurred because the manager failed to lead the team well.

-Is Manchester United’s strong period finally coming to an end?

-It’s been a long wait.

-The Ferguson League is finally ending.

-It’s really crazy that Man U can’t do anything right after Ferguson leaves.

Fans of other teams, who had been oppressed by Manchester United’s overwhelming power, cheered.

I’m very thankful that Ferguson has brought the EPL to the top, but hasn’t Manchester United been winning all the titles in the meantime?

It’s similar to the Bundesliga where Munich dominates everything.

Now, I was free from that monopoly.

-Man U is finished… … .

-You know that now? Lol

-Boggy bastard

-Please, Manager Moyes. Get out of here.

The EPL was chaos itself.

That’s inevitable, because Manchester United is the team with the most fans in the EPL.

But with Manchester United behaving like that, it wouldn’t be surprising if a riot broke out right away.

-But EPL is EPL, but EFL is also fun these days.

-Ah. I know. It’s because of Wolves, right?

-Is that team still in the 2nd division? I thought they were relegated to the 3rd division a long time ago.

-Wolves are in a no-brainer right now. They’re on a 10-game winning streak.

Perhaps because of this, fans’ interest in the EPL has waned.

Instead, I looked elsewhere.

It was the second division EFL.

-I don’t really watch EFL

-Who sees that?

-I watch EFL a lot.

-You’ve been seeing them more these days because of Wolves?

The EFL is ranked in the top five in the world in terms of attendance and viewership.

That means there are many people who view the second division as important.

Because it’s another fun thing to see which teams come up from there.

However, the popularity of the EFL was clearly cooling off compared to before.

As a result, the EFL was also considering how to deal with this situation.

Recently, the viewer ratings have increased noticeably.

That’s why Wolves were on a crazy winning streak.

-They really made soccer fun.

-If I may be so bold, I think Wolves are better than Man U lol

-I’m watching Wolves and healing myself after watching Manchester United’s shitty performance these days.

When a certain team starts a winning streak, it grabs people’s attention.

But interest quickly wanes.

Because there have always been many teams that have winning streaks.

However, it is different if a team that was ranked at the bottom suddenly rises to the top by achieving a record of 10 consecutive wins.

It’s like a scene from a drama where a team that was at the bottom went up to promotion.

Of course, despite their 10-game winning streak, Wolves’ chances of securing promotion are still uncertain.

That’s why people have higher expectations.

Will this team make it to the top?

Will they be able to recreate the glory of making it to the first division?

Not only the citizens of Wolverhampton, their hometown, but even the citizens of London are starting to cheer on Wolves’ comeback.

-First of all, the game is so much fun.

-The actual pass is so clean that you can’t even call it a second division league.

-Here, Director Richard is not that kind of person, but one day, he suddenly took some kind of drug and became very aggressive, and the game got heated.

Ultimately, Wolves proved that people like attacking football with lots of goals scored.

The ratings were rock bottom when Wolves played, but aren’t they currently the highest in the EFL?

But then a strange rumor started to spread through the community.

-But I heard that the person leading Wolves is not Manager Richard but an Asian coach?

-???

-I think that’s going too far.

-Don’t talk nonsense. Even if Wolves are a mess, it’s not like that.

-This isn’t just a rumor, it’s a story that’s been coming out consistently. It’s said that Coach Richard handed over full authority to an Asian tactical coach and told him to lead the team as he pleased.

There have been very few instances in professional teams where the manager delegates full authority to the coach to lead the team.

They just appointed a temporary director and put the real director, who had not yet obtained a P-class license, on the job as a coach to wait until they obtained the license.

When the rules in the K-League changed and all managers were now required to obtain a P-class license, didn’t the existing managers temporarily go down to coaching and act as actual managers?

It was no different even though it was a faraway country like England.

-But this wasn’t a temporary move to appoint a director. The director actually gave him the authority.

-I think it would be okay if we could make Wolves win 10 games in a row?

-I would have given it to a coach who could make my team win 10 games in a row lol

-Hey, no way.

Community members considered it to be a mere rumor.

Even if Director Richard is a parachute, don’t original directors have very strong egos?

He thought that he would never give his authority to a coach, especially an Asian coach.

[There is a rumor going around that Wolves is being led by an Asian coach, not by Manager Richard. What do you think about this?]

But one day, a video of an interview surfaced in which a reporter directly asked Director Richard a question.

[There is no need to think about it. Right now, our Wolves are relying on Coach Cha Seong-eun.]

Director Richard officially acknowledged it.

That is to say, an unknown Asian coach is leading the Wolves to a 10-game winning streak.