Dad was a Genius - Chapter 75



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 075

Wolves vs Leeds United.

This match attracted a lot of attention for many reasons.

Not to mention managers and coaches of teams in the second tier, football fans who have become interested in the EFL thanks to Wolves’ aggressive tactics and winning streak, and even football experts.

They were interested in whether Norwich’s tactics against Wolves would work this time as well, and whether Leeds would fire a flare for a spectacular comeback by achieving six consecutive wins.

“Leeds are back. And Wolves are back. Back where they belong.”

Leeds are a team on the rise, while Wolves have already become a public enemy in the EFL, with tactics being studied and even laws being written about their destruction.

They were just typhoons that swept across the land for a short time.

“They are just a so-so team that will disappear as quickly as any other typhoon.”

Their tactics were groundbreaking and refreshingly shocking, but that was as far as it went.

Wolves are not good enough to overcome the barrier of the EFL.

The EFL is not an easy place.

“I think everyone thinks so. No, they hope so. People in the world like to watch things fall from above much more than to just go up.”

The locker room was so quiet that I could meditate.

No one dared even breathe loudly.

“Those people are seriously mistaken. We are not a typhoon or a team that causes waves.”

That was a title that would only be given to a new team.

So then what are we?

“We are kings.”

“… … ?”

king.

Dare I say, I wanted to describe our Wolves like that.

“At one point we were the kings of this EFL league. We conquered the EFL with absolute dominance and went up to the First Division. That’s who we were. Kings of the EFL. Conquerors of the Second Division. That’s who we were. At some point, everyone forgot that important identity.”

Wolves were once dubbed the kings of the EFL.

At that time, didn’t they achieve direct promotion to the first division by overwhelming the EFL teams?

That’s Wolves, the wolves and kings of the EFL.

But those glorious moments were forgotten.

“That is why we must find them again. We must make them realize the power of the Wolves that has been a nightmare in everyone’s memories. And that mission is up to you.”

Everyone stood up from their seats on their own without any signal being given.

And they flocked to my side.

“Today, when we enter the stadium, we will be challengers, but when we leave the stadium, we will be kings. This game will help us regain our forgotten identity.”

The players answered in loud voices, gasping for breath.

“yes!!”

Just by hearing the voices echoing throughout the locker room, you could tell how motivated they were and how eager they were to play.

Our Wolves’ morale was at an all-time high right now.

“Let’s go. Let’s win today too.”

Today we will be reborn as the kings of the EFL.

* * *

[The big match everyone has been waiting for! It’s Wolves vs Leeds!]

[Yes. Leeds, who are currently on a winning streak, and Wolves, whose winning streak ended at 11 games. I am very much looking forward to seeing how the match between these two teams will turn out.]

[As proof, there are no seats left in the stadium! Also, the viewer ratings are said to be very high. That means a lot of soccer fans are interested in this match!]

Wolves and Leeds face off at Leeds’ home ground.

Today’s game was so crowded that people said it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack to get tickets.

Milanich didn’t seem particularly pleased by this.

Suddenly, the home games were packed because everyone knew it was Wolves’ fault.

Is Leeds’ winning streak a bonus?

Ultimately, that’s what people want to see.

How Wolves, on an 11-game winning streak, are now falling.

It’s cruel, but don’t people originally enjoy seeing heroes fall rather than heroes who shine endlessly?

‘If you really want, I’ll show you very clearly.’

And Milanich had no intention of rejecting the needs of such customers.

I plan to show them that they can have a great feast and cheer.

Today they will see the final demise of the wolf as he cools down on the field.

“But… … Is it just my imagination that I feel like something is strange?”

It wasn’t my imagination.

Isn’t Wolves’ formation completely different?

500 in defense.

300 when attacking.

Wolves have been on a winning streak with the so-called 3-5-2 tactic and a diamond-shaped build-up starting from the center.

Manager Milanic probably felt Wolves would find it difficult to abandon this tactic.

Because it is not easy for any team to abandon their winning formula.

So usually, when a tactic is discovered, only the details are changed.

Because adopting new tactics required a certain amount of training time.

If you suddenly ask your players to use tactics they have never used before in the next game, who would do well in it?

Soccer is ultimately about becoming stronger through training.

No matter how good a team is, if they are not trained, they are just useless resources.

In that sense, Wolves’ formation this time made manager Milanic laugh in vain.

“You’re abandoning your old winning ways just because you drew once?”

“Isn’t your opponent a rookie coach?”

The Wolves board have strongly denied the reports, but it is already a well-known fact among EFL clubs.

That Wolves are not being led by manager Richard, but rather by an Asian coach who has been given full authority and is leading the team.

The first Asian coach to step into the EFL.

His groundbreaking tactic initially worked very well.

The board and coach Richard were so excited by this that they left everything to the coach without any pride.

And there is a price to pay for it.

It must have been obvious that the Oriental realized that his tactics had been discovered and was flustered, so he quickly revised his tactics.

“The media also made a lot of noise about it.”

“That’s right. It’s true that Wolves’ tactics were completely seen through.”

However, if you change tactics so hastily, the players will become confused and the team will inevitably be stranded.

“We do have a strategy that we had prepared beforehand, but… … it would be better if it came out like this.”

I was already unhappy with the way the EFL teams had banded together to try and take down Wolves.

Because Milanic wanted to play his own kind of football.

“Let’s stick to our existing tactics.”

“Yes, sir.”

If the other person wants to go to the fire pit of their own accord, is there any need to stop them?

It is common sense to push someone on the back and tell them to go quickly.

It was fun to imagine how I would cook those wolves who couldn’t even get their heads around it.

But his smile didn’t last long.

“… … Wait. What is this?”

It wasn’t long after the game started that I started to feel something was wrong.

Build-up starting from the goalkeeper at the back.

At first, I thought only the defenders were participating, but soon all the midfielders came down and continued the build-up like building a tower.

It was fine up to there.

Because there are many teams that spend a lot of resources on rear build-up.

The problem came next.

At some point, the fullbacks on the right and left moved to the center, and the central midfielder was guarding the back like a center back.

Meanwhile, the attackers who had not participated in the build-up at all quickly penetrated into the box, and the midfielders were also soon positioned in the box.

It was only then that the Leeds players realised.

This means that while you are looking away for a moment, the opposing players will have penetrated the box much further.

And the moment they rush to cover the inside of the box.

Wolves didn’t miss that moment.

[Ah! A lob pass straight to the center! Angsen heads it-!!]

While other players were distracting the defense, the tall Angsen headed the ball high.

The ball went into the goal without fail.

[Gooooool-!! Wolves score the first goal in just 5 minutes of the first half!!]

“What… … .”

Milanic watched blankly as the Wolves players celebrated.

It happened like lightning.

Wolves, who had been building up slowly from the back, suddenly put the ball into the box and it turned into a goal.

“Ah, what a lucky shot.”

“What the hell were the defenders doing? How come there were more players in the box?”

“Aren’t you all out of your minds!?”

The coaches were yelling.

But Milanic quickly realised that this was in no way a players’ problem.

‘They built up slowly from the back, and by the time they reached the center, both fullbacks had already penetrated into the center.’

Building up from the back, Wolves gradually moved up the pitch.

No matter how long it took, I never moved forward without a sure and steady build-up.

And that was their lure.

The idea was to somehow draw the opponents into the defensive zone and then guide the fullbacks to quickly move to the center.

‘I didn’t even notice the fullbacks were in the middle.’

The flow of the pass was so natural that Milanic missed the full-backs’ movements before the forward lobbed pass was played into the box.

The fullbacks play as midfielders, and the midfielders play as strikers.

“Is it Mezzalana… … ?”

“yes?”

“Isn’t Mezzala a midfielder?”

If we follow textbook tactics, Mezzala’s role is that of a midfielder.

So Milanic also became confused.

Because it’s unheard of for a fullback to play the role of mezzala.

but-.

‘Even when I watch it again, the fullbacks’ movements are like midfielders.’

He and his coaches watched the build-up Wolves showed just before they scored.

Only after watching it over and over again did the coaches realize something was strange.

“No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like the fullbacks intentionally entered the half space.”

“The build-up is so natural. It’s a completely intentional movement.”

“So the fullbacks are really playing the role of mezzala? And there are two of them?”

Usually, a mezzala is a task assigned to one person.

And the flow of the game changes depending on how wide the vision and ability of that one person is.

So, it was a position that carried a lot of burden.

“Are you crazy? Using Mezzala with a hastily devised tactic?”

“For two people too?”

“What I just ate… was it really a lucky shot?”

But as the game progressed, it became clear that this tactic was by no means hasty.

By assigning that role to two fullbacks, the burden of work was dispersed, and with the central midfielder taking on the role of center back, the physical burden was also reduced.

As a result, Wolves were able to continue to storm into the box and attack.

[Gooooool!! Another goal!!]

[Wolves have already scored 2 goals!!]

Milanich realized it there.

“This isn’t some kind of hastily put together tactic.”

It’s unclear exactly when, but Wolves have clearly been preparing a new tactic for several weeks now.

It was already expected that the tactics that had been their winning pattern would be blocked in the near future.

But even so, how could they learn such advanced tactics so quickly? This would be impossible without the outstanding ability of the coach who trained them.

“What the heck… what kind of bizarre tactic did you come up with this time?”

He looked at the Wolves coaching team on the side.

Director Richard just stands there, laughing.

There was a real commander.

The Asian guy sitting right behind me.

The real dark side hiding under Director Richard’s shadow.

“… … .”

Milanich felt as if he was dealing with an invisible enemy.