Dad was a Genius - Chapter 90



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 090

Kieran Trippier.

As Manchester United’s dictatorship came to an end, Manchester City emerged as a new powerhouse and proved that they were the best by lifting the trophy.

But Trippier, a product of Manchester City’s youth system, was unable to share in the glory.

This is because he was not promoted from the Manchester City youth team to the first team due to repeated poor performances and was sold to another team.

So the place we went to was Burnley.

Despite having the opportunity to move up from the second division to the first division, they unfortunately failed to achieve promotion.

Trippier started to come alive at Burnley, trying his best to somehow get the team back into the top flight.

But when promotion to the first division was thwarted, he too fell into despair.

Meanwhile,

“Oh, where did the recruitment offer come from?”

“Wolves! They want to take you from there!”

Wolves.

Those wolves me?

Trippier couldn’t believe it.

For second division players, Wolves was like… … Real Madrid.

He was good at football, and if you asked which team he would go to in the second division, many players would probably choose Wolves.

Because they haven’t faced Wolves themselves.

As I personally experienced what a strong team was like, I began to admire them without even realizing it.

In particular, the tactics they utilized felt beautiful even though they were against the opposing team.

It is said that most teams promoted to the first division end up relegated back to the second division, but Trippier was confident.

Wolves will definitely finish at least mid-table in the EPL.

That’s how strong they are.

But they wanted Trippier there.

I feel like running towards Wolves right now.

He grabbed his agent and spoke to him in a pleading tone.

“Please let me go to Wolves. Please.”

* * *

If you ask me what the most important position is in football, I would say it depends on the tactics. If the team starts the build-up from the back and tries to press forward to create opportunities, I would pick a goalkeeper who can play the sweeper role.

But in normal cases, especially in our tactics, the important position was defense.

Center back and full back.

Among them, a fullback who can flexibly send crosses is a huge threat.

As we enter modern football, box attacking changes depending on how well the fullbacks are utilized.

That’s why strong teams try to use fullbacks who can deliver crosses, commonly called delivery crosses, either out-front or through whip passes.

This is because when they overlap from the defensive zone and make a good long pass or cross, it is extremely frustrating for the defenders.

So the next person I used after Salah was a fullback.

That too, with some of the best fullbacks in the future EPL.

“Trippier is very keen to come to Wolves.”

Kieran Trippier.

This 90-year-old British player was known for his incredible click-through passes.

It was also possible to send a courier cross to the feet of an attacker who was penetrating the box from a distance.

A product of the Manchester City youth system, he was unaware of his own talent until he moved to Burnley, where he gradually began to realize his abilities. As proof, he recorded a whopping 14 assists for Burnley, almost helping them rise from the second division to the first.

If I hadn’t regressed and the future had continued as it was, Burnley would have replaced Wolves in the top flight thanks to Trippier’s performance.

Then Trippier would have moved to Newcastle and hit a career high, being rated as one of the best full-backs in the EPL.

But now the future no longer flows as it used to.

Everything changed, and with it the fate of the players.

“Burnley are asking for £3 million.”

It was not bad, no, a very good price.

3 million pounds is 5 billion.

Considering that Trippier’s price later skyrocketed, it was an incredible bargain.

“Tell Burnley that I will sign him without delay.”

“Yes, sir. And… … Next is Tottenham. As you said, we have submitted a recruitment offer to Kyle Walker, but I heard that Walker is considering it.”

Kyle Walker.

When talking about fullbacks, you can’t leave out this player.

I dare say this about him:

The greatest full-back in EPL history.

He is currently at Tottenham, but he will later move to Manchester City and reach the peak of his career.

One funny thing is that he is the best full-back in the EPL but he is very poor at Tottenham.

Even last season, he was completely out due to an injury, and he even scored a bizarre own goal, so Tottenham Hotspur doesn’t even think about using him.

So, they are making inquiries to several teams about loaning him or transferring him, but no one is willing to take Walker, so they are in a difficult situation.

If you listen carefully, doesn’t it resemble someone?

Yes, similar to Mohamed Salah.

When you look at it this way, human life is truly amazing.

It’s the players who show the worst form and want to be sold as soon as possible who become the best in their respective fields.

But Kyle Walker was a naturally talented player.

He has excellent defensive skills that come with his quick feet and strong physique, as well as the ability to shoot from mid-range and pass to penetrating teammates.

He was a truly perfect fullback.

However, Tottenham Hotspur manager Pochettino did not recognize Walker’s talent. Even if he did, he did not use him. This is because the two are not on good terms, to the point where rumors of discord occasionally arise.

In other words, Walker was also the type of player who couldn’t display his tremendous talent because he didn’t fit the tactics used by the coach and the team.

His talent was later recognized by Pep Guardiola, who brought him to Manchester City and made him the best full-back.

Until then, Kyle Walker had not been given many opportunities to start, and he completely lost his starting spot to Trippier, who transferred to Tottenham.

Isn’t fate really strange?

Two players who should be fighting for a starting spot at Tottenham are set to meet at Wolves.

Of course, that is if Walker actually comes to Wolves.

“I’ll try talking to Walker. What’s next?”

“Yes. Virgil van Dijk, who is currently at Celtic, has turned down the offer, saying he doesn’t see a future at Wolves.”

This is a bit of a shame.

Virgil van Dijk, who plays for Celtic, would be voted the best centre-back in the EPL a few years later.

But he rejected our offer.

“I’ll contact you about that later. How’s the other side?”

“Yes. First of all, Madison said that he would definitely come if they guaranteed him a spot in the first team. He was called up from the youth team to the first team in the 13-14 season, but he never played a game. And Joao Palinha is currently in the youth team, and he said he would sign if they guaranteed him a spot in the first team.”

After strengthening the defense, I also worked on the midfield.

James Maddison, who would later become the EPL pass master, and Joao Palinha, who would be called the textbook defensive midfielder.

These two players were just coming out of the youth team and on their way to the first team.

However, although Maddison was promoted to the first team, he never got a chance to play, and Joao Palinha was also destined to go on loan as the manager did not use him after being called up.

But I plan to take both of these people in.

Their potential would take 3 to 5 years to fully unfold, but I was confident I could bring out the best in both of them.

And there was a player in midfield that I was most concerned about.

“Bruno Fernandes’ side.”

Bruno Fernandes.

He is considered to be the best attacking midfielder and a player who can play the mezzala role better than anyone else.

Long range shooting, scoring ability, passing to create chances, and even defensive ability.

He could be said to be a player who had everything a midfielder could do.

“They said okay without hesitation. All that’s left is negotiations with the club, but Udinese Calcio is somewhat surprised. That player didn’t show a particularly good performance last season.”

Of course it would be so.

Bruno Fernandes has been in the spotlight since his youth days.

However, after transferring to Serie A, he was unable to perform well, and the reason was simple.

He is a very attacking player, but instead of being used as a central attacking midfielder, he is often played on the right or left, and is left to just pass the ball all over the pitch.

After wandering around for a few years due to positional issues, he finally established himself as a central attacking midfielder and proved his skills.

“One thing that is unique is that Bruno Fernandes is a Wolves fan.”

“yes?”

“He said he happened to become a fan while watching our game.”

This was something I never expected.

Because I never thought that a player in Serie A would watch a match in the English second division.

Anyway, it turned out well.

It’s a great thing to have a good feeling about the team.

‘It’s almost done now.’

The common denominator among the players I have recruited so far is that they are all not recognized by their teams, and they are players who will become indispensable to the EPL in the future.

I was collecting gemstones whose value was terrifyingly high.

This is actually something I have been thinking about since I took over as director of Cheonan.

Now it was time to make that blueprint a reality.

* * *

Sports journalism is busier and more interesting after the season ends than during the height of the season.

Because from now on, expectations are high as to which team will make a shocking and expensive transfer in the transfer market that opens.

Which star players will come to the big clubs, and which promising players will the big clubs bring in and develop?

Everyone pricked up their ears and searched for rumors with their eyes wide open.

However, there was a team that joined the transfer market late.

Wolves, who miraculously made it to the second division this time.

However, experts’ assessment is sober.

It was almost a given that Wolves would eventually be relegated to the second division again.

Because quite a few of the key players on these teams were sold off.

On the one hand, there was much talk that Wolves had essentially traded in players.

But as if to laugh at that, Wolves quickly started recruiting players.

There are already 7 people who have officially been announced.

“Oh. Virgil van Dijk went to Wolves?”

Virgil van Dijk named in the Scottish Premier League Best XI.

But was the problem the Scottish League?

Despite his outstanding skills, the general public opinion was that he would not perform well in the English league or Spain.

So, there were a lot of links popping up and then it all fizzled out, but Wolves made a surprise move to recruit Van Dijk.

“Four million pounds… … not a bad price.”

“Even Salah went to Wolves? Looking at the players who have been recruited so far, they are all either struggling in their teams or promising young players who have only recently debuted. Of those, Van Dijk is the most experienced.”

“Is this team trying to form a gathering place for promising players this time? What kind of squad is that?”

All the veterans who could have been the team’s core transferred, and the vacancies were filled by young, promising players.

In some ways, it could be seen as a generational change, but if you look at it objectively, it feels like they just brought in anyone because there wasn’t enough time to rebuild.

“Think about it. Who would want to go to Wolves? Wolves have been promoted to the top flight a few times, but they’ve all been relegated pretty quickly. The players are thinking it’s going to be the same this time, so they’re not going.”

This is a fatal flaw for teams that are promoted to the first division.

People whose skills have been proven don’t want to go to a team that has just been promoted.

So, it is likely that Wolves are in a hurry to rebuild the team with only promising players whose names are unknown or players who were discarded by the team.

“The title of the article has been decided.”

The reporters decided on the title with a chuckle.

[Wolves, a ragtag group in the first division]