Dad was a Genius - Chapter 88



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 088

EPL.

In Korea, it is commonly called the Hwangbu League.

The new 14-15 season is about to begin.

The 13-14 season was won by Manchester City as I knew, and this 14-15 season, Chelsea will win.

At the center of it all was Jose Mourinho.

The Special One, Jose Mourinho, who shocked and terrified the EPL by turning Chelsea into an invincible fleet from 2004 to 2007.

There had been rumors of his return since last time, and he ended up taking charge again for Chelsea, which was in crisis during the 2013-14 season, and led the team to 3rd place in the league at that time.

Since then, they have strengthened their squad through rebuilding in the 2014-15 season and even brought back Chelsea legend Drogba.

They also achieved a double by winning the league and cup competitions, led by Eden Hazard, a winger who can be said to be one of the greatest in EPL history.

Chelsea’s overwhelming power wins the league.

This was the definite future.

But the future has already changed.

Because Wolves are included in this 14-15 season.

“I am stepping down from my position as director today.”

And there was another changed future.

That was the change of manager at Wolves.

“As everyone knows, I was only a manager in name, and I did nothing for this team. In fact, I almost relegated the team to the third division. But I am a very lucky person.”

He continued, placing his hand on my shoulder.

“It was precisely because I had these talents by my side that Wolves were promoted to the First Division today.”

Then, all the Wolves executives, staff, coaches and players gathered in the hotel banquet hall cheered and applauded.

She cried a lot last time, and she was shedding tears again this time.

“As everyone expected, the next manager will be Coach Cha Seong-eun, who took Wolves by the scruff of the neck and led them to the first division.”

My stomach was in turmoil.

There was talk that I might be appointed director, but I had a fatal flaw.

“But our coach does not have a P-class license yet. It will probably be sometime this year before he is eligible to obtain one. So our Wolves have to pay a fine every game.”

Once again, the room became chaotic.

“But is a small fine a problem? If I had to spend hundreds of billions of won to recruit a coach, I would spend the money without a second thought. So would a fine of a few billion won be scary?”

Since the P-class license became mandatory, many clubs have been paying fines to wait for their managers to obtain their licenses.

As a result, there were differences in fines for each European league. In the EPL, if a manager without a P-class license is used, a fine of close to 100 million won must be paid for each match.

That means, other than paying the fine, there are no other problems.

“But I thought it was wrong to have a puppet manager and give full authority to the coach. So, Wolves will appoint Coach Cha as the next manager, and we will think of the fines we have to pay in the future as an investment in Wolves.”

Then, the bustling hall turned around and everyone began clapping and cheering.

I was handed the microphone and stood in front of them.

“Chairman Richard gives me all the credit, but I know that it was all a miracle that we all worked together to make. And now, a lot will change for Wolves, especially with the squad being completely restructured.”

A number of Wolves players had already received transfer offers from other teams, and I decided to let them go coolly, according to their wishes.

Some stayed, others accepted transfer offers.

So we were able to collect quite a lot of transfer fee.

The problem is that the squad is very thin with key players missing.

Because of this, the team was confused about what to do starting next season.

“We will have to get busy starting tomorrow. New players will be joining the team soon, and we will need your efforts to work together with them. So let’s just relax and enjoy this atmosphere for today, just for today.”

I picked up the glass of champagne.

“We at Wolves will not let our storm end here because our goal is to win the Premier League.”

“… … !?”

“Oh, you won?”

The intestines rumbled again.

Because I was talking about winning the EPL, not something else.

“I know what you all are thinking. But I will never stop working until this Wolves wins the championship. I hope you all will join me in dreaming the same dream and working hard. So… … for the bright future of our Wolves!”

As I raised my glass, everyone in the banquet hall lifted their glasses with me.

This was the launch ceremony for Wolves, who were finally entering the first division.

* * *

Chelsea FC.

Manager Mourinho, who unfortunately failed to lift the trophy this season after being pushed out by Manchester City, was sharpening his knife.

The board also knew Mourinho’s desire to win the title and promised full support.

As a result, there were major changes in the squad.

The most shocking thing is that Frank Lampard, who could be called Chelsea itself, was sold to New York City and then immediately loaned to Manchester City.

Also, Chelsea legend Drogba is back.

There were also a number of aggressive signings and sales, with Mourinho starting to cut players he deemed useless to his game.

“… … .”

And among them, there is one player whose transfer is most certain.

Mohamed Salah.

He joined Chelsea two years ago for a whopping £11 million, but is now the most hated player at Chelsea after Torres.

As Fernando Torres showed unprecedented form, failing to score even in front of the goal, there were rumors that he would also leave the team, and Salah, who suffered every time he played, was already up for sale by Chelsea.

The problem is that no one is paying attention to Sala.

Although a few teams are looking to loan him out, they are not very active due to Salah’s poor form.

“ah-.”

Salah, who was considered one of the best players in Egypt and had high expectations from the people when he transferred to Chelsea.

However, as he continued to show poor performance, he was pushed to the bench and barely appeared in the games last season.

Public opinion in the country had already turned against Sala a long time ago.

“If you give me a chance, I won’t do anything.”

Mourinho was no longer interested in Salah.

Even though they said they would give him many opportunities when he was first recruited, after using him once or twice and not seeing any significant performances, they immediately put him on the bench.

After that, he was only occasionally substituted, but even then, it was only for 10 to 15 minutes at most. As a result, Salah became less and less confident, and he began to wonder if he should continue to waste time like this.

“I can really… …do it well.”

But I also had this thought.

Can I really do well just because Mourinho gives me a chance?

Actually, maybe I have no talent at soccer at all?

“Sala. There’s a team that has offered to recruit you.”

Then I got a call from my agent.

Recruitment offer?

To me?

What if I can’t even move out of my rental property right now?

“This time too, aren’t you just going to wait a while and then withdraw?”

Several teams have already shown interest in Salah.

But now they are all buying other players and haven’t even contacted Salah.

So now I’m tired of waiting for Salad and I’m just feeling negative.

“Well… … That could be possible. But it’s a little different here. They’ve definitely shown their will. They’ve already started negotiations with the Chelsea board.”

“Really? What team are you on?”

“Wolves.”

“… … ?”

Sala suffered a brief brain freeze.

Wolves? Wolves?

“It’s Wolves, who were recently promoted from the second division to the first division.”

“……under.”

A deep sigh comes out.

Wolves, huh?

I’m not ignoring Wolves, but… … no. Ignoring them is the right thing to do.

Wolves have been promoted to the top flight a few times, but they are one of those teams that rarely returns to the second division that year.

This is a team that has done this not once but many times.

That means the same thing is likely to happen this season.

“Alex, do you really want me to go there? I don’t want to go to a top team like Chelsea, but I want to go to a team that can at least stay in the middle of the First Division.”

“… … .”

“You said you had contact with Serie A last time. Have you not heard from them at all?”

Alex sighed at Sala’s grumbling.

“Salah. I’ll be blunt. You’re not wanted in Serie A right now. Not just in Italy. Not in Spain, not in Germany, not in France, not even here in England. Nobody wants to take you. Just one team. Except Wolves.”

It was a rather shocking and cold-hearted story.

“If you had played well, Chelsea wouldn’t have put you up for sale here and there. I hate to say this, but… … there’s no one in the top half of the First Division who’d take you. That’s the reality, Salah. Come to your senses.”

Sala was left speechless by Alex’s words that hit the nail on the head.

It’s hard to say that Chelsea didn’t give him a chance, as Mourinho has already started him and then benched him on several occasions.

If he had taken the opportunity and shown good form back then, he would have been playing well as a starter until now.

Then I wouldn’t have to worry about this.

“I may have spoken too coldly, but… … I want you to do well more than anyone else, Salah.”

“I know, but I still don’t feel like it.”

“I understand. You feel like you’re suddenly going downhill after being in a team like Chelsea. But there’s nothing you can do about it. If you don’t go to another team this season, Chelsea, Mourinho, will never use you as a substitute. That’s just the nature of the manager. Once he throws you away, he never looks back.”

That was right.

Mourinho never gives a second chance to a player he tried once and found to be unsatisfactory.

It just gradually pressures them to leave the team on their own.

“First of all, the manager there wants to meet with you. Even if the contract negotiations with the club go well, it’s something you, as the person involved, have to make the decision.”

So in the end, there is no choice?

If he doesn’t go anywhere this season, Salah will be sitting on the bench for a year.

It was too horrible to even think about.

“Okay. Let’s meet up sometime.”

“Okay. Let’s make an appointment right away.”

After losing contact with his manager, Salah sighed and looked up information about Wolves.

And the first article I saw was this one.

[Wolves. Appoint a coach without a P-class license as manager.]

“……what?”

Sala had to think for a long time about whether she should call the manager again.