Dad was a Genius - Chapter 83



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 083

Like many teams in Division Two, Nottingham Forest have had their moments of glory.

In 1975, Brian Clough took over mid-season as manager and Nottingham Forest were struggling in the Second Division, but were promoted to the First Division and eventually won the title.

That’s why people always mention Clubf’s name when choosing the best manager in the EPL.

This is because he completed the drama of guiding a team that was at the bottom of the second division to escape relegation, and then winning promotion to the first division and lifting the championship trophy the following year.

Think about it.

Who can take a last place team from the second division to the first division and lead them to victory?

If we brought in the directors who are now called masters and put them in their positions, would they be able to do the same?

Nottingham Forest manager, George Wellington.

He thought no.

But someone else was accomplishing that seemingly impossible feat.

The Asian coach who finally led Wolves, who were in the relegation zone of the second division, to the playoffs was none other than Cha Seong-eun.

“The more I look at it, the more amazed I become.”

“You’re watching the Wolves game again.”

“Yeah. I was reviewing it again. Why? Are you going to nag me again this time?”

“No. Our next opponent is Wolves, so of course you should watch it. I came to watch it too.”

Head Coach Braum sat down and watched the video with us.

As this is their next opponent, it is right to watch the video and do tactical analysis, but even if that is not the case, Coach Wellington has been watching Wolves’ games consistently.

When was it?

Wolves, who were in the relegation zone, suddenly came to life and knocked out Nottingham with unconventional tactics.

Wellington was shocked when he saw the tactics they used at that time.

It wasn’t the shock of defeat.

I was shocked by the tactics I had never seen before.

Since then, he has been hooked on Wolves games.

“Don’t tell me I only watch Wolves games. After all, it’s all thanks to Wolves that Nottingham has come this far.”

Braum knew a man named Wellington well.

He wasn’t particularly tactically outstanding, and he wasn’t a very passionate person.

Then one day, suddenly, the person changed.

I started digging deep into tactics, even staying up all night every day to study tactics.

By gradually winning like that, they were able to achieve a ranking that seemed impossible until the middle of the season.

“It’s all thanks to Wolves. We study and analyse their tactics every day, and we apply them to our own tactics.”

An Asian coach who completely transformed Wolves, who were in the relegation zone.

He now faced Nottingham as his final opponent.

Wellington somehow felt like a disciple challenging his master.

“Then it must be a bit disappointing. Didn’t Cardiff City really hold Wolves back?”

Wolves beat Cardiff City 5-0, but it wasn’t a feel-good win.

According to sources, Wolves are already without three starters through injury.

These players are the core of their tactics.

“You say it’s a pity?”

Braum thought Wellington wanted to win against a Wolves side that were in top form.

“Not at all.”

“Yes? This could be the last time we play against Wolves. One of us will be promoted to the top division. So I thought the manager wanted to play when both teams are in top condition.”

“Haha. Why me? I’m not that arrogant. I know my place. If I thought I could win against Wolves in full condition, I would have won a long time ago.”

In that sense, Wellington was grateful to Cardiff City.

Of course, their play was very dirty and there was not a single trace of sportsmanship to be found.

Since that game, all football fans, including Wolves and Cardiff, have been criticising manager Steven.

Cardiff City owner Zhang Ketan was said to have been furious and fired him and his entire coaching staff.

It was Steven who ended up leaving very noisily.

Nottingham did benefit from it though.

“You said it. It could be our last match against Nottingham and Wolves. So I’m determined to win. Maybe this is a chance given by heaven. It’s an opponent I can never overcome with my skills.”

Wellington didn’t believe Nottingham would be promoted before the relegation.

No. In the first place, promotion was not the goal.

It was also the board’s intention to simply remain safe.

But then an unexpected opportunity came, and he finally had a goal.

He said he wanted to beat Wolves, his master and his final relegation opponent.

It’s a shame that Cardiff City did that to us, but the world of winning is a cold one.

Wellington was determined to win.

“Wouldn’t you rather be the head coach of a first division team than the head coach of a second division team?”

At those words, Braum smiled faintly.

As the head coach of the 1st division league-.

Just hearing it made my head feel sweet.

* * *

Nottingham Forest.

The team was unable to advance to the first division for a long time, and barely managed to get promoted after 10 years.

Besides, Burnley were supposed to be our final opponents, but the tide of fate changed.

Some people say that you can’t change the grand course of destiny, but that’s only because they haven’t experienced regression like me.

Fate changes more easily than you might think.

I don’t know how many butterfly effects the existence of ‘me’ is causing, but I can feel that the thread of destiny is constantly changing.

‘It must be because of me that Nottingham was able to come this far.’

The evidence is Nottingham’s changed tactics.

Until the middle of the season, Nottingham, like other Second Division teams, used quick-and-rush play.

But at some point the tactics changed and became more and more sophisticated.

Watching them play was like watching our Wolves play.

I felt it there.

I mean, Coach Wellington is copying my tactics.

In fact, there was no shame in imitating tactics.

No. Rather, it was something that was extremely natural.

If someone uses a very good tactic, shouldn’t I follow that tactic too?

It’s never a bad thing to use other people’s good tactics to win.

What matters is how well you followed the tactics.

The question was how much he interpreted that tactic in his own way.

You can’t just copy and paste the tactics as is.

Ultimately, the team’s tactics are adjusted to suit the players.

If you blindly apply tactics without considering this, it will end up being toxic to the team.

In that respect, Coach Wellington was very good at using a diamond-shaped pass map to match the team’s style.

In recent games, they have attempted to change things up by using the fullback as a mezzala.

He is faithfully copying my tactics.

Conversely, this means that they are also well aware of the weaknesses in our tactics.

Maybe that’s why.

[Nottingham Forest scores first goal!!]

[Ah. Wolves, who lost many of their starting players, are shaking as expected!]

Nottingham saw through our tactics and, just like we did against other teams, drew a passing map in the center and looked for opportunities to change direction.

With the ball constantly blocked from midfield, there was nothing Wolves could do.

Eventually they scored the first goal.

“This… is a bit dangerous.”

“Nottingham was such a good team.”

“Even the tactics are exactly the same as ours?”

Accordingly, our coaches were also shaken.

We’ve been beating Nottingham every time so far.

Even before I came to this team, we had easily beaten Nottingham.

Isn’t that team now completely different and troubling Wolves?

“Coach.”

“If we continue like this… … .”

After the first half, the coaches came rushing towards me.

This must have been because they felt a sense of crisis that if they continued on this path, they might lose to Nottingham.

“Everyone calm down. We haven’t lost the game yet.”

“but…….”

“If you guys get so agitated like this, it will be transmitted to the players. So, everyone, please erase the expressions of defeat.”

After saying that, I went into the locker room.

“… … .”

Here they did more than the coaches.

Everyone was unable to hide their embarrassment, as if they had already lost the game.

“Everyone did well. Nottingham scored first as I expected. It’s a good game.”

“……yes?”

They looked at me like I was some weirdo.

The game is losing, so if you call this a good flow, then it can’t be helped.

But I wasn’t lying.

“Nottingham will be more aggressive. They know our tendencies very well. The more defensive they are, the stronger Wolves become. So they will definitely try to be aggressive to score the winning goal. That is our chance.”

Coach Wellington knows our Wolves very well.

I will use it.

“A week ago, I told you about a new tactic. And I trained you hard for a week to learn it a little more. Now it’s time to show you the results of that training. Starting from the second half, we will completely change the tactic.”

A tactic that has been hidden so that players can learn it naturally through training.

This is a tactic that I saved as much as possible to use in the first division, not the second division.

In the first half, we tried the same old tactics, but as expected, it didn’t work well without the starting players.

Also, the reason we didn’t use new tactics in the first half was because we knew that if we did, all the players would be spread out in the second half.

Although they are included in training sessions to help them learn slowly, they still need more time to fully master the tactic.

In other words, this is a one-time tactic that can only be used once in the second half.

“Remember, today will be our last second division match.”

“… … !”

“Everyone, let’s go turn things around.”

“yes!!”

I hate tight games where you have to turn the game around.

But there is nothing more thrilling in football than a comeback win.

* * *

“Good. Good. Very good.”

The flow of the first half was very good.

As manager Wellington had expected, Wolves were not executing their existing tactics properly.

Also, didn’t he watch and analyse Wolves’ games all night?

The fruits of that effort were now coming into view.

“Let’s just keep going like this.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to just protect one goal?”

“No. Wolves are a team that is really scary when they lock you down. You can’t give them any room.”

The coaches nodded their heads as they watched Wellington become a complete Wolves Dr. Chuck.

If we can keep the game going like he said, we will soon score a goal and finish it off.

however,

“hmm?”

As the second half began, something seemed off about Wolves’ formation.

Aren’t they, who always played with a wide line in the middle, now pushing up to Nottingham’s defensive line and applying harsh pressure?

“What is this… … ?”

The attackers, who had always focused on penetrating forward without taking part in defense, began to apply pressure from all directions together with the midfielders.

Then the bewildered defender lost the ball, which turned out to be Wolves’ chance.

“Oh, no!”

Fortunately, the ball hit the goalkeeper’s hand and went out.

I almost scored a goal.

“I’ve never seen that tactic before.”

Wellington coach has watched Wolves’ matches hundreds of times.

Then a tactic came out that he didn’t know about.

No way-.

“Are you hiding a new tactic?”

It’s clear.

Their changed formation.

The missing Mezzala.

Attackers who join the defense.

Wolves are now showing a tactic in Nottingham that they have never used before.

“What are you going to show me this time… … ?”

What a new tactic for a new car.

Wellington was both excited and scared.

Every time Wolves unveiled a new tactic, the opposing team was devastated.