Dad was a Genius - Chapter 78



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 078

[Where is the best club in the world?]

[Which club has won the most trophies?]

[Where is the place that already has everything for victory.]

[Star of the South, Munich. Never falls.]

Munich’s world-famous cheering song, Star des Anglais, was echoing loudly throughout the stadium.

Munich’s cheering is usually great, but today it was more intense than ever.

Because today’s game will decide the championship.

If they win, it will be a glorious title for Munich, but if they lose, Dortmund will take the throne.

That’s why I could never back down.

Dortmund fans also gritted their teeth and chanted their chants, but their voices were drowned out by the overwhelming number of Munich fans.

“So today we have to shut their mouths.”

Manager Klopp was giving a speech to boost the morale of his players before entering the pitch.

“Last season we gave the League Cup to Munich. We swore then that this season we would definitely take Munich down from their throne. We would end the era of dictators.”

There is a saying that the Bundesliga will soon be Munich.

That’s because Munich has won the league title almost every year in the history of the Bundesliga. They’ve also won the UEFA Champions League several times.

Because of this, people often use the word ‘Revamun’.

Real Madrid.

Barcelona.

Munich.

This is because these three teams are the world’s strongest teams.

The other Bundesliga teams were treated as mere extras.

In the end, the Bundesliga had a strong image of being Munich’s one-tool.

“We’re tearing it apart today. We’ve driven those arrogant Munichs this far. Now it’s time to strike the final blow. We can do it. No, we will.”

The players also shared Klopp’s sentiments.

Now that we’ve come this far, we’re definitely going to get the League Cup.

Neither Munich nor Dortmund have anywhere to retreat.

And Dortmund’s key striker, Kang Dae-ho, was also determined to make today a historic day.

“Let’s all go!”

“Let’s win hot and have some cool beer!”

The players rose from their seats, applauded and roared like Vikings.

On the outside, they pretended everything was fine, but it meant that everyone was incredibly nervous.

“Kang Dae-ho.”

Klopp grabbed Kang Dae-ho as he was leaving the locker room.

“How are you feeling today?”

Kang Dae-ho answered Klopp’s question with a smile.

“It’s the best. More than ever.”

Klopp was reassured by that confidence.

Today there is hope that this Asian will bring the trophy to Dortmund.

“Okay. I’ll ask you to do the same today.”

“yes.”

Kang Dae-ho took a deep breath before entering the stadium.

Reports are that Wolves have miraculously made it to the playoffs this time.

This is the same team that was just playing on the floor before Cha Seong-eun came in.

‘The director is waiting.’

The promise with Cha Seong-eun to meet at the top and lift the trophy together.

Kang Dae-ho was planning to meet him proudly holding the Bundesliga championship trophy.

* * *

If you ask who is the greatest modern football manager, everyone will name one person.

Pep Guardiola.

A legendary manager who took Barcelona to the top and then moved to Munich, where he achieved a treble in his first season and set an insane record of 58 games unbeaten.

If there is Ferguson who took the EPL to the top, one of the people who made the Spanish and German leagues the best and further shockingly changed the tactics of modern football was Pep Guardiola.

And he had no doubt that they would win the title with an overwhelming score this season as well.

As a result, Munich continued to win consistently and accumulate points.

But there was a team that was coming up from behind with a scary edge, and that was Dortmund.

‘To be exact, it was after that Asian player came.’

In the 11th season before Pep took over, Dortmund lifted the trophy against Bayern Munich.

At the heart of it all was Klopp’s excellent tactical strategy, but above all else, it was Lewandowski’s performance that was most important.

Since then, Dortmund has continued to harass Munich.

So what Munich did against Dortmund was to take Lewandowski away.

That’s why Pep always preferred strong teams.

People criticize Pep Guardiola for being a great manager, but he only takes charge of strong teams.

Well, Pep didn’t deny it either.

He doesn’t even look at teams that don’t fit his philosophy.

And that philosophy wasn’t that big of a deal.

The team must be a prestigious school, it must be a strong team, and it must have a lot of money.

So much so that he can buy as many players as he wants.

For him, Munich was a perfect fit.

Look. Didn’t they even bring in Lewandowski by pressing him with money?

Pep thought that was the end for Dortmund.

As he predicted, Dortmund fell into a losing streak as soon as Lewandowski went down.

Then, a mysterious Asian named Kang Dae-ho appeared and swept the German league.

He even scored a goal against Munich to lead Dortmund to victory.

He was ridiculed for being a monkey from Asia, but he proved it with his skills.

As a result, soccer fans went crazy for the Asian player, and it is said that Kang Dae-ho is now revered as almost a god in the city of Dortmund.

‘That makes it even easier to attack this team.’

Pep knew.

Tactically he is above Jurgen Klopp.

It is true that there was a time when they had a hard time because of Klopp’s gegenpressing tactic.

Also, the tactic had such a great impact that it even made him change his own tactics.

But that’s it.

We already knew all about Klopp’s tactics and were confident we could win at any time.

The problem was the players.

‘Just one person. I just have to stop that one person.’

We have thoroughly prepared our defenses against Kang Dae-ho.

Dortmund have a lot of good midfielders.

That is, there are many players who are good at passing the ball.

What they needed was a great striker who could take that pass and turn it into a goal, and Lewandowski has done just that.

However, when his transfer to Munich was confirmed and he was out of the squad due to injury, Dortmund lost its problem solver and the team struggled.

However, the situation completely changed when a mutant named Kang Dae-ho transferred in.

After the shocking defeat to Dortmund, Munich also fell behind and was pursued to this point.

So it can’t be done twice.

If they lose here too, Munich will lose the trophy they absolutely must take.

So Pep was determined to completely block passes from the midfield to the strikers.

[Player Kang Dae-ho! He advances from the center! There is no way to stop him!!]

But was that not enough?

[1 defender! 2 defenders! 3 defenders! And finally the goalkeeper!]

The oriental supernova single-handedly brought the ball from the midfield and beat all the defenders and the goalkeeper to score a goal.

[Gooooool!!]

[Kang Dae-ho shows once again why he is the best striker in the Bundesliga!! What a goal!!]

Pep covered his face with his hands.

I actually had a feeling from the moment Kang Dae-ho dribbled the ball from the midfield.

Because the aura emanating from his body made it feel like he would score a goal with a long dribble.

When he was the former Barcelona manager, the best striker he raised was Messi, who had that kind of style. When he felt the game was a little frustrating, he would break through the defense and score a goal.

I felt that very same energy from Kang Dae-ho right now.

‘Tactically, we are clearly ahead.’

Pep’s style was to use tiki-taka tactics, which he had been using since his time at Barcelona, ​​to increase possession.

In contrast, Klopp has been using gegenpressing to apply strong forward pressure.

In the past, I was surprised and pushed back by that tactic a few times, but not anymore.

I can confidently say that I have completely figured out Klopp’s tactics.

But aren’t there sometimes players who transcend tactics?

A monstrous player who can turn a very elaborately constructed chessboard upside down.

That was Kang Dae-ho.

‘Then how on earth do we stop that player?’

Pep started biting his nails.

I think I can understand a little bit the feelings of the La Liga managers who used to play against Messi.

* * *

“What, what is it… … .”

“That guy is totally crazy.”

For the first 20 minutes, Munich was completely dominant.

This was because Pep Guardiola’s tactic of dominating the midfield to prevent the ball from reaching the striker worked very well.

Thanks to this, Kang Dae-ho was isolated at the front, and only Munich started building up from the midfield and launched an attack.

At that moment, I thought that the match would end with the opponent being beaten up unilaterally like in the previous matches.

Suddenly, Kang Dae-ho came up from the front to the center, stole the ball, and ran at full speed toward the goal by himself.

Defenders rushed at him as he boldly tried to dribble the ball by himself, but no one could stop him, and he ended up giving up a goal.

“No matter what, this was too much.”

“You’re saying they can break through us so easily?”

The Munich players were terrified.

Munich’s defenders were so confident that they called themselves the best in the world.

That’s why they won the Champions League with flying colors.

But today, all that confidence was shattered by that player.

“Again… … here it comes again.”

“We must stop it no matter what!”

Their hearts sank every time Kang Dae-ho caught the ball.

Because you never know what dribble he’ll use to fool the defenders or what sudden shot he’ll use to score a goal.

Didn’t you miss Kang Dae-ho for a moment in the last game and then concede a goal with a mid-range shot?

There is a reason why Pep Guardiola gets excited when he sees Kang Dae-ho.

That said, he was a very threatening player.

That’s why someone had to step up and stop him.

‘If we don’t stop it, we’ll lose. Then the trophy will fly away too.’

Jan Kirch, a new player to Munich this season, wanted to win more than anyone else.

Having come to Munich from FSV Mainz and caught Pep’s eye, he desperately wanted to win the League Cup, which might be the first and last of his career.

But that oriental man was trying to shatter his lifelong wish.

It must be stopped.

We must stop it no matter what.

But how?

‘… … .’

He looked at Pep quietly.

I believed that since he was a great tactician, he would definitely have a solution.

But there wasn’t much he could do other than try to increase the number of marksmen.

What about the defenders then?

I was already very scared of a player named Kang Dae-ho.

You can clearly see that Kang Dae-ho gets excited whenever he gets the ball.

‘So there is only one way?’

Jan Kirch made a big decision.

Even if he had to bear all the stigma and dirt today, he had no regrets about that decision.