Dad was a Genius - Chapter 79



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 079

Today my condition was perfect, like I was flying in the sky.

Even when I was in the K-League, I always scored more than 2 goals in this condition.

And today I felt it.

‘At least a multi-goal, or a hat-trick.’

I have never been in such good condition since I came to the Bundesliga.

If I dribbled, it seemed like I could beat anyone, and if I shot, it seemed like it would definitely go in.

So, when Kang Dae-ho caught the ball, he literally flew.

Because I realized that at this moment, no one can stop me.

He boldly attempted a breakthrough, and succeeded.

‘I’ll put it in this time too!’

Kang Dae-ho leapt forward, attempting to dribble according to his instincts.

If the opponent blocks the pass in the midfield, just dribble away from the center from the beginning.

This time it was the same.

He came up the middle, won the ball through pressure and then ran.

however,

Choaaaak-!!

The player behind him started a physical fight, and the player next to him threw his body at him.

In that brief moment, Kang Dae-ho saw.

The tackler intentionally raises his foot high.

And he was running towards his own feet, not the ball.

“ah-.”

Crunch-!

As soon as his foot touched it, a sound like something was breaking was heard and Kang Dae-ho’s body began to tilt.

* * *

“omg!”

Did you fall asleep for a bit?

I sighed in relief as I was left alone in the office.

The body was soaked with cold sweat.

“Why did I have that dream?”

My father appeared in my dream.

Not the chairman of Taesan Group, but my father in my last life.

And my father was crying in his dream.

“Ah. Now is the time… … .”

It was the time when the final match between Dortmund and Munich was in full swing.

I quickly went online.

It was a streaming site where I had prepaid to watch my father’s games.

The loading time was long because the internet was so slow, but luckily the screen came up.

My father had already scored one goal and was advancing at a frightening pace to score another.

“Your skills have improved.”

The reason I sent my father to manager Klopp was because I knew he would make great use of him.

Also, experiencing the German league under Klopp was definitely fantastic for the player.

As a result, my father achieved growth once again.

Isn’t that Munich, led by Pep Guardiola, struggling against his father?

It was just then.

Choaaaak-!!

One of the Munich defenders made a determined tackle on my father.

Even on this small screen, I could see that the opponent was intentionally aiming for the feet rather than the ball.

My father was hit squarely by the tackle, his ankle twisting and he fell sideways.

“… … !”

I was so surprised that I jumped up from my seat.

The crowd also seemed to know that the tackle was very deep, as they unknowingly blew up their flag.

however,

“Why… why aren’t you blowing it?”

The referee wasn’t blowing the whistle.

As if this was a fair tackle.

Even though I clearly aimed for the ankle and not the ball!

“Are you sure you haven’t seen this?”

Unless you’re blind, there’s no way you wouldn’t have seen that.

But the reason you don’t blow the whistle… is it because your father is Asian?

I’d like to think it wouldn’t be that bad, but isn’t European football a place where racism is extremely severe?

Europe was a place where even referees were openly racist towards coaches and players.

It gets a little better later on, but this time it definitely seemed like the referee intentionally didn’t blow the whistle.

“father…….”

I looked at my father who was lying on the ground, groaning in pain.

My whole body was shaking violently.

* * *

“Ugh-.”

The pain in my ankle is excruciating.

It wasn’t just a fracture, it felt like my ankle was completely broken.

But surprisingly, the referee just looked at Kang Dae-ho indifferently.

Didn’t blow the whistle.

Kang Dae-ho saw contempt in those eyes.

What on earth is the race that they went to such lengths?

“What, what is it?”

“Can I continue?”

The funny thing is that even the Munich players were momentarily frozen by this situation.

Even to them, it was a sense of departure.

But since the referee didn’t blow the whistle, they were waiting to see if they could continue playing.

There, Kang Dae-ho bit his lips hard.

And then I forced myself to get up from my seat.

The ball is still in your court.

The game was not stopped.

That means you can score a goal.

“… … !”

“That happens?”

The Munich defenders, who had been paused for a moment, came to their senses and quickly ran towards the ball.

But Kang Dae-ho ran forward with the ball first.

Despite the excruciating pain from the bottom of his feet and the limping he felt, he did not miss the ball.

‘That’s crazy.’

‘Stop falling!’

The Munich players became even more impressed by the desperate sight.

Even they could see that Kang Dae-ho’s ankle was not normal.

Are you saying that you ran like that even though it must have been quite painful?

He was a terrible guy.

But can’t we be lenient in sports?

This is a world of ruthless competition.

So they tackled him again without hesitation.

If the referee doesn’t blow the whistle, I’m determined to completely break that leg.

Choaaaak-!

Another tackle came flying from behind Kang Dae-ho.

But this time the tackle didn’t reach him.

Because he flew up with that injured ankle.

“What, what.”

He then volleyed with his left foot, the same foot that had been tackled.

Phew-!!

The ball pierced the top corner of the goal with a loud noise like a cannonball flying.

It was a goal so outrageous that the goalkeeper couldn’t even react.

“Wow-!!”

Dortmund away fans cheered.

The players were also running towards Kang Dae-ho, shouting.

But he fell to the floor as if he had exhausted all his strength.

“Go, Kang Dae-ho!”

The players who were running for the ceremony were startled and ran towards Kang Dae-ho at an even faster speed.

The medical coaches were aware of the seriousness of the situation from the moment the tackle occurred, so they rushed onto the field even though there was no call from the referee.

They gently touched Kang Dae-ho’s ankle.

Then a groan as if it were going to burst out of him.

“You… … were you able to shoot like that with an ankle like that?”

“Hey, you crazy bastard. Your ankle got to this point and you didn’t lie down and kept running?!”

Kang Dae-ho muttered softly.

“Because we have to win.”

“… … .”

The coaches shook their heads at this fierce competitive spirit.

One can only wonder how he managed to dodge his opponent’s tackle and fire that cannonball-like shot in this condition.

In the end, Kang Dae-ho had to be carried out on a stretcher.

Because I was in such a condition that I couldn’t walk at all.

“Hey, Tiger.”

“Kang Dae-ho… … .”

The players looked down at him with pity.

Because I noticed that his injury was serious.

But Kang Dae-ho smiled and said to the players.

“I made it all. So win.”

Even the players who had a sad look on their smiling faces were able to lighten their expressions a little.

And after receiving a warning for shouting at the referee and protesting, manager Klopp ran towards Kang Dae-ho, panting.

He also didn’t look too happy, having already heard from the medical coaches that his injury was very serious.

“Kang Dae-ho… … .”

“Coach, please make sure we win.”

Klopp nodded his head at the intense competitive spirit he felt from Kang Dae-ho’s hand that he was holding.

“Of course.”

After sending Kang Dae-ho away, he turned to the players behind him.

“Did you all hear that?”

The players all nodded solemnly.

They were filled with anger that they would completely destroy Munich today, the city that dared to bring Kang Dae-ho to that point.

“Let’s go. Let’s win for the sake of Kang Dae-ho, who brought us this difficult game to this point, and for his fighting spirit that didn’t let him give up until the end even though his ankle was like that.”

The Dortmund players answered in unison and ran onto the pitch.

* * *

[Dortmund’s momentum is scary! Munich can’t find any way to attack!]

Pep Guardiola’s heart sank when Jan made a killer tackle on Kang Dae-ho.

Even Pep, who was on the same team, saw that Yann had tackled him too openly.

But the referee clearly saw that and overlooked it.

There Pep was confident of victory.

Even though the referee didn’t seem like a referee, sports are always full of variables and unreasonable things happen.

If it’s not called a foul, it’s not a foul.

Kang Dae-ho can’t get up.

This is because Jan had intended to send off the player with this tackle from the beginning.

And the referee turned a blind eye to it.

Now all you have to do is take advantage of this opportunity.

however,

‘I never thought that Kang Dae-ho, that player, would take advantage of that opportunity instead of us.’

It was inevitable that the defenders would not move.

Even Pep was shocked and froze in place, so how could the players on the field be any different? They naturally expected the whistle to blow and stopped.

But the first one to come to his senses in that situation was Kang Dae-ho, who got up with his broken ankle and scored a goal.

‘Yan’s intention to remove Kang Dae-ho from the field was very good, but… … he ended up touching something that shouldn’t have been touched.’

Pep is called a tactical genius.

That’s why he was the best in tactical terms. His career proves it.

Just as tactics are important in war, the same is true in soccer.

But there was one thing that no tactic in this world could stop.

That’s the players’ momentum.

They say that even in war, a force with high morale can defeat an army ten times its size.

And there are ways to get your players’ morale up to par.

That is ‘fighting spirit’.

Jan broke Kang Dae-ho’s ankle, but at the same time he brought out what Pep feared most.

Kang Dae-ho showed a fighting spirit that even made Munich fans gape, and he poured oil on the fire when he was carried off with an injury after scoring a goal.

[Dortmund scores an additional goal!! 3-0! This is a match that exceeded everyone’s expectations! Munich is helpless!]

That one tackle caused the snowball to grow to this extent.

Dortmund is determined to give it their all thanks to the fighting spirit shown by Kang Dae-ho.

Munich was scared by Kang Dae-ho and the Dortmund players.

No matter how perfect my tactics were, I couldn’t stop that momentum.

‘In the end, Kang Dae-ho is the one who changes Munich’s fate.’

Munich was destined to win.

Pep, who could smell victory better than anyone else, was able to be confident.

But fate twisted.

[The game ends!! Dortmund finally defeats the Bundesliga kings, Munich, and takes home their 6th championship trophy!!]

Pep bowed his head.

It was a recognition of defeat by a defeated player, but at the same time, it was respect for the fighting spirit shown by that Asian player, Kang Dae-ho.