Dad was a Genius - Chapter 84



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 084

Liverpool was once a prestigious team, but now they are a team that is ridiculed and despised.

The talk of them being a powerhouse in the EPL has become a thing of the past, and they have become nothing more than a toothless tiger, serving as a punching bag for all teams.

When the talk started to start that we might actually get demoted.

A genius tactician from Germany descends.

Jurgen Klopp.

The founder of gegenpressing and a famous coach who led Dortmund to victory over Munich and the championship.

Originally, Dortmund should have lost to Munich and lost the trophy this year.

But as with the EFL here, the Bundesliga’s fortunes have changed.

Here, Wolves’ fate changed because of me, but there, Dortmund’s fate changed because of my father.

His fighting spirit led Dortmund to victory.

Anyway, Klopp took over Liverpool, which was in crisis, and miraculously revived them, winning the EPL and Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

And the tactic at the center of it all is the gegenpressing tactic.

The gegenpressing tactic that first arrived in the EPL caused complete chaos.

The Bundesliga was fine because we were already familiar with Klopp’s tactics, but the EPL teams were experiencing the tactics for the first time.

From then on, gegenpressing began to become popular in the EPL and had a huge influence on modern football tactics.

In other words, gegenpressing is a tactic that even the EFL, including the EPL, has not experienced.

Everyone is surprised by new things they see for the first time.

Like Nottingham Forest today.

[Wolves score an equalizer!! Wolves’ momentum is extraordinary in the second half!]

Of course, this tactic was very different from the gegenpressing used in Cheonan.

Because any tactic has to be tailored to the players of the team, and above all, because it is a tactic that severely drains our team’s physical and mental strength, it required at least 6 months of training.

That is why it could be said that it was an unfinished tactic.

Still, the reason it works for Nottingham is simple.

Because it was a tactic that had never been experienced before.

The Nottingham manager also knows what gegenpressing is.

But knowing it and experiencing it firsthand are two different things.

In addition, they are flustered because we suddenly change our tactics in the second half without warning.

The most frightening thing about Gegenpressing is that it continuously pushes back the opponent by applying suffocating pressure from the front.

Once you get used to it, you will be able to cope, but if you are experiencing it for the first time, you will not know how to decompress and will keep making mistakes.

[The pressure is continuing from the front. The Nottingham players can’t even breathe.]

[I think this is the first time I’ve seen such a strong pressure tactic. Nottingham is completely helpless.]

[Yes, Wolves are once again surprising the EFL with a new tactic!]

Although it was an unfinished tactic, it had elements that could cover it.

That means this is our last game.

There will be no matches for the time being as this match marks the end of the league.

What does this mean?

There is no need to think about stamina management.

That means you can pour all your energy into this.

So it applies a lot more pressure than the basic gegenpressing and makes the players run more.

If you suddenly increase your activity level, it will be difficult for the players, but that’s okay.

Taking that into consideration, we deliberately did not use this tactic in the first half.

In the second half, they really poured everything into this one thing and used a tactic to make it collapse.

Didn’t you already order the players to run as if they were going to faint after the game?

Not even a single second of rest is allowed.

This tactic was just that.

Not thinking about the future.

That meant we were desperate too.

Just like Nottingham wanted to get into Division One, we wanted to get there like crazy.

* * *

“… … Is this Gegenpressing?”

At first, I didn’t know what tactics Wolves were using.

But I noticed the suffocating forward pressure and the crazy activity level of the players.

Didn’t Dortmund win the Bundesliga with this tactic?

Everyone expected Munich to win, but Dortmund broke Munich’s dictatorship with this tactic.

Of course, one unique player named Kang Dae-ho carried the team to victory, but Klopp’s gegenpressing became a topic of conversation around the world.

Of course, Wellington, who had been playing soccer, was also familiar with the tactic.

But no matter how much you want to copy tactics, there are some things you can do and some things you can’t do.

Gegenpressing was just one of them.

Because it eats away at players’ stamina like crazy, it was nearly impossible to use unless you recruited players with good stamina to begin with, and even if you recruited players, if you used them incorrectly, there was a high possibility that they would all be wiped out from the middle of the season.

Moreover, gegenpressing had a fatal flaw.

That means that since everyone is forward to apply forward pressure, they can easily break through if they try a long pass.

In particular, doesn’t the EFL often use a tactic called quick and rush that focuses on long passes?

I thought it was a bad league to use gegenpressing in.

“But it seems that it is different when Cha Seong-i writes.”

Coach Cha Sung-eun is the one who has been given full authority by Manager Richard and is manipulating Wolves like a mastermind.

He has always surprised the EFL with new tactics and this time was no exception.

Who would have thought that they would come out with a new tactic that hasn’t even been tested in this match against Nottingham?

“Should I call him bold or just crazy?”

Isn’t this a strategy bordering on madness?

In what is effectively the final match, they are using tactics they have never used before.

It was something that no one in their right mind could do.

But the scary thing is that Wolves are very good at adapting to this tactic.

“Since when did you start training?”

Wellington was obvious at a glance.

Wolves were really pushing their limits as this was their last game.

Since there is no next game anyway, I’m betting everything.

However, no matter how much effort you put into tactics, they are useless if you don’t train beforehand.

Besides, gegenpressing isn’t something you can learn in a month or two.

The players were able to dominate the game like that because they had been training for quite some time.

“Wow… …. He’s truly an amazing person.”

So I was just amazed.

Didn’t they anticipate this situation and train all the tactics in advance?

“Think about it. Could you train them in the middle of the season so they can learn three tactics at once?”

“I can’t. No. It’s impossible.”

“Yes. It’s impossible. It’s something that absolutely cannot be done. But Cha Seong-eun did it.”

“But Director, I don’t think now is the time to just admire. If this continues, I’ll really lose.”

I know.

That the odds were too stacked against Wolves.

There was a high possibility that a comeback goal would be scored soon.

So something has to be done.

‘But what should I do here?’

I’ve studied Wolves thoroughly, but I’ve never seen tactics like this.

So there was no way to deal with it.

“What a cruel team. It’s cheating to use such tactics in the last game. Isn’t it?”

“Director. I told you we really look like we’re going to lose.”

“I know. But what can I do if it’s true?”

Coach Wellington strangely did not look angry.

I was grateful to Cha Seong-eun for even using such tactics against me.

That must mean you did your best.

“But I can’t let it go like this.”

He got up from his chair and started shouting at the players.

It will show that Nottingham will not go down easily.

* * *

Indeed, Nottingham’s power was amazing as they defeated Burnley and advanced to the final round of the relegation battle.

Despite facing a very unfamiliar tactic called gegenpressing, they defended their goal until the end.

But it’s not just their stamina that’s outstanding.

Our Wolves players were just as desperate, and they finally scored a comeback goal in the 90th minute.

“Wow-!!”

The player who scored the goal was striker Pirano, who came in to replace Angsen, who was out due to an injury.

Perhaps because of the great mental burden, he blew several opportunities.

So I also fiddled with the substitution card, but I believed in him until the end because I knew he definitely had talent, and in the end, he put an end to this game.

“Coach-!!”

As soon as Pirano scored, he was the first to run to me.

After that, the players rushed in and threw me down on the field and threw themselves on top of me.

If it were normal, I would have quickly gotten out, but since I was watching the game with tension, I couldn’t help but be happy when I saw the winning goal at the end of the game.

like that,

Beep-! Beep-!!

“Wowaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!”

The difficult match against Nottingham is over.

It was finally confirmed that Wolves, who everyone had shouted were impossible, would advance to the EPL, the first division.

“Eww-!”

“We did it. We did it!!”

Coach Richard, who had been desperately waiting for the referee’s whistle, finally lay down on the field when the game ended.

The coaches were screaming and the Wolves players were jumping for joy.

And Ramsey,

“Hehehehehe.”

I was crying really hard.

Anyone who sees this would think we lost the game rather than won it.

“Stop crying. Your already ugly face has gotten even uglier.”

“This damn bastard- ugh, Echo Pass, ugh, ugh.”

I smiled and hugged Ramsey.

It was thanks to Ramsey that our Wolves were able to get here today.

No matter how good the tactic was, it wouldn’t have been executed if he hadn’t properly trained his passing.

“Cha Seong is the coach!”

After that, director Richard approached me.

A person who didn’t seem like he would shed a single tear was constantly having reddened eyes.

“Thank you. I really appreciate it.”

“No, Director. It’s all thanks to you, Director, who supported and believed in me until the end.”

“Hahaha. It’s true that I believed in you and pushed you. But… … weren’t you the one who made this miracle happen? Who would have thought that I would get to see Wolves promoted to the first division again?”

Director Richard wiped away his tears as if he couldn’t believe it no matter how many times he watched it.

He said he bought Wolves just for fun, but I know he did.

That’s how much he cares about this team.

If it weren’t for this man’s help, I would never have seen this moving moment.

“… … .”

Nottingham manager, Wellington.

Now it was time to say hello to him too.

After greeting Director Richard, he approached me.

“I learned a lot.”

Those were his first words.

“And thank you. Thanks to you, I had a really good game.”

“No. It’s been a long time since I played a game with my heart pounding.”

“Haha. That’s the best compliment I can get. As you can see, Coach, I’ve been copying your tactics a lot.”

“I too have watched and learned countless times from other people’s tactics. I guess that’s how I continue to develop.”

He looked regretful.

It was never because we lost the game today.

“I don’t know when we’ll get to meet again.”

“You can come up next season, right?”

“Yes, I will. So please wait right there. I will definitely win the next game.”

A strong force was felt in Coach Wellington’s hands.

If he can continue this form, Nottingham will surely be promoted next season.

“Coach!!”

I also took a moment to say hello to Coach Wellington.

Soon the players came rushing towards me.

“Uh huh. Okay, wait a minute!”

“What do you mean by a little while?”

“All up!!”

They grabbed my body and pulled me up forcibly.

And then he started throwing it high and doing a slap.

“Ugh.”

I wanted to raise my fist high like the other directors, but I couldn’t control my mind because of their rough strength.

“We are now in the EPL!!”

“Back to the 1st division!!”

The players shouted with joy.

Wolves, who were perennially in danger of being relegated from the second division, are finally promoted to the first division.