My Girlfriend Wants Victory - Chapter 24



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Three days have passed since Choi Ki-hyun, who was abandoned at Dortmund Airport, found his way to the Dortmund stadium.

After recovering from the fatigue accumulated from the long flight, I went to the hospital designated by Dortmund to undergo a medical test.

You might wonder why they are conducting a medical test when they are not transferring, but to prevent any accidents, even youth players undergo a medical test once every two years.

By the way, I also took a medical test when I entered the soccer team at Geumsun High School. Geumsun High School usually conducts medical tests at a hospital that the chairman knows. I don’t know how other schools do it.

“Jin-ho! Welcome!”

Anyway, when I arrived at the Dortmund medical center, the scout who had watched my game and had insisted strongly that I be brought to Dortmund, smiled and shook my hand.

“Guten Tag.”

I shook Jörg Frei’s hand and greeted him in the German I had learned from my German tutor.

“Good afternoon.”

Behind my awkward pronunciation, the smooth pronunciation of a native speaker followed.

‘… Hmm. It was pretty similar.’

Well, it doesn’t matter if they’re not similar.

I hope you understood what I said. After all, isn’t language a means of communication and a promise?

If Germans understood my German, then there would be no problem.

“Come here, the first thing we need to do is a blood test.”

Anyway, let’s follow the scout Jörg Frei. The medical test has begun in earnest. Blood test, electrocardiogram test, height and weight test. X-ray plantar pressure test, hearing, vision, nerve test, etc. Countless medical tests are being conducted.

“Height 176.3cm, weight 72kg. It was 0.8cm taller than the record sent by the Football Association.”

“If it gets too big, its agility and endurance will suffer. How big do you think it will grow to?”

“Looking at the growth plate, it looks like he’ll grow to 182cm if he continues like this.”

“Hmm… I guess that won’t put too much strain on your legs.”

“Ah. You don’t have to worry about injuries. The muscles protect the knee ligaments very well and the muscles are in good condition. The muscles themselves are very flexible, so the risk of injury is significantly low.”

“Cardiopulmonary endurance?”

“He’s very good. He’s ready to play in a match right now.”

As the results of the medical tests came out one by one, Dortmund officials started to chatter with excited expressions.

‘Huh huh… .’

I smiled at the sight.

I feel like all the training I’ve done so far is paying off.

Is it because I created a training system based on the sports science that was developed in the future right after my return? Even though I hadn’t finished growing yet, my body had grown to the point where it was considered similar to when I was in my prime.

‘By the way, even though you don’t have money, the facilities are nice.’

While I was turning my head here and there, Jörg Frei approached me.

“Jin-ho! The Bundesliga opening match is tomorrow. Do you want to come watch the game?”

I think it’s a bit excessive for a young boy.

Well. It wasn’t burdensome. They treated me well because I was good. If I had no ability, I would have been neglected. I knew that society was cold, so I made the request confidently.

“Can I have three tickets? I have people I want to see it with.”

Since I’m going to receive it anyway, I should receive it neatly from my mother-in-law and winter too.

Kihyunshichi?

Kihyun Shichi is busy writing reports these days.

“Of course. I’ll bring you the tickets, just wait a moment.”

A little later.

I received my ticket from Jörg Frei and went home humming.

***

August 23, 2010.

The opening match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen took place at Signal Iduna Park.

I came to watch the game with Gyul-woo.

My mother-in-law was busy bringing furniture into the house, so we decided to watch it together next time.

“Heja BVB, Heja BVB, Heja, Heja, Heja BVB.”

Even before the game started, Dortmund’s cheering song filled the stadium.

We just blankly stared at the fans who were enthusiastically singing their cheers.

I know Dortmund tickets are cheap, but a stadium full of 80,000 fans must have been overwhelming.

“Heja BVB, Heja BVB, Heja, Heja, Heja BVB.”

Honestly, when you see the supporters cheering, it’s hard to believe that this team is in financial trouble.

‘Is this why they say that the city of Dortmund is BVB itself?’

As the players entered the stadium.

In the South Stand, or Die Südtribüne in German, Dortmund fans put on a spectacular card section.

The Südtribühne is an all-standing stadium with a capacity of 25,000 spectators, and the passion of the fans here makes Signal Iduna Park known as the Hell of the Tour.

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“and….”

Winter exclaimed in admiration as he looked at the 25,000-person, unified card section.

… heart pounding.

Well… My reaction wasn’t much different from Winter’s. The moment I saw the Jutribuene, I wanted to play on the field right away.

Anyway, maybe it was because of the audience’s passionate enthusiasm.

The stadium felt heated.

and….

“Booooooo─!!”

After losing 2:0 to Leverkusen in a home game.

“Jin-ho! There must be a fire over there! What should I do?”

“Calm down, it’s not fire, it’s a blaze.”

The Signal Iduna Park stadium is really heating up.

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“I’ll be back soon.”

“Take care on your way!”

“Melona when you come!”

The day after Dortmund lost the opening match, I left the house, seen off by Gyul-woo and my mother-in-law.

Today is the day my soccer study abroad officially begins. Originally, I was supposed to join yesterday after passing the medical test. However, the Dortmund U19 team had a youth match the day before yesterday, so my joining was postponed.

“Guten Morgen.”

I went in and said hello to the German man who was managing the training ground.

“Guten Morgen.”

The training ground manager answered with a smile on his face. Perhaps he was impressed by the young Asian man’s efforts in speaking German.

I took a look around the Dortmund Brakel training centre.

Here, everything from the training grounds used by the 1st Army to the training grounds used by the U-9 little friends were gathered together.

The reason the training grounds were gathered in one place was probably to motivate promising players.

‘It might be for ease of management.’

By the way, unlike in Korea, the expressions on the children’s faces while they were training were bright. The children were really enjoying playing soccer.

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It could also be said that training children in various game formats to avoid getting bored is a factor.

To begin with, the amount of training in Korea and Germany was different. Korea provided two to three times more training than Germany.

Most of the youth teams in Dortmund, or Germany for that matter, train 2-3 times a week for U12s and 3-4 times a week for U15s.

On the other hand, in Korea, even at a young age, they basically train 5 or 6 days a week, and if there are no matches, they train up to 7 days a week.

Unlike Dortmund, whose goal is to develop young players, the South Korean soccer team has to get results, so this is what happens.

As a result, many promising young Korean players end up undergoing surgery due to overwork when they are about to make their professional debut.

It’s a bit bitter.

Well… anyway.

“A new friend has arrived from a faraway place called South Korea. Everyone please welcome him.”

I was a member of the Borussia Dortmund Jugend U-19 team. I was mostly in the U-17 team by age, but as always, I skipped a grade naturally.

“Nice to meet you.”

Let’s end with a brief greeting.

The full-scale training has begun.

We all did the warm-up together.

“Jin-ho! You’re here!”

Afterwards, the players were divided into three groups for training to focus on each individual.

Well… well, the training itself wasn’t bad.

It was similar to the training I did.

“Jinho!”

As soon as I received the ball from the coach, I passed it to the other side.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the Germans looking amazed as the ball landed in the perfect spot.

***

‘No matter how much I think about it, that guy doesn’t belong here.’

Dortmund’s U19 team coach Hannes Wolf watched Son Jin-ho closely during training.

I thought there would be some awkwardness since it was his first training session, but Son Jin-ho quickly got used to the field, laughing and chatting with the other players.

Even though they can’t speak the same language, they communicate through gestures.

‘Well, I thought he’d need a bit of an adjustment period, but I think he’ll be good enough to play in this Sunday’s game.’

Hannes Wolf nodded as he watched Son Jin-ho naturally lead the conversation with gestures and footwork.

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