My Girlfriend Wants Victory - Chapter 53
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September 13th.
The first match of Group F in the UEFA Champions League between Arsenal and Dortmund.
Dortmund welcomed Arsenal to Signal Aduna Park.
“DeutscherMeister (German Champion)! BVB!”
Even before the match started, Dortmund fans were confident of victory.
Well, it wasn’t just Dortmund fans. The German and British media also predicted an easy victory for Dortmund.
That’s understandable, as Arsenal suffered a disastrous 8-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford early in the season and the team’s overall mood was not good.
At the time, Arsenal fans were shocked by the loss to Manchester United.
How shocking was that?
– Winter, Winter: Are you crying, Uncle?
– Mother-in-law: Oh my… The game was so brutal I couldn’t watch it. If he had scored 6 goals, I would have given him some leeway.
– Winter Winter: ;;;; No, but I still have to do my best, Mom.
– Mother-in-law: Okay, just don’t tease your uncle for a while. If you keep doing that, you’ll be in big trouble.
– WinterWinter: … Okay.
The mother-in-law and Gyul-woo felt sorry for Chairman Hwang Geum-sun, who was looking at the picture of her depressed son, and declared that they should not tease him for the time being.
– Winter Winter: Uncle! I have a new favorite song.
– Winter, winter: Gip me call~ Baby, baby~
– Hou: Winter, didn’t you say you weren’t going to tease the chairman yesterday?
– Mother-in-law: What is that?
– Hou: That… The song title is 8282.
– Mother-in-law: I really like the title.
Well… that only lasted a day, but as a soccer fan, I guess that’s a long time to last.
Anyway, after that day’s disaster, Wenger and Arsenal had to move before the summer transfer window closed.
In just three short days, they brought in five players – Park Joo-yong, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos, Yossi Benayoun, and Mikel Arteta.
Signing multiple players at once was not a good idea in many ways, but Arsenal had no choice.
Most of the starting players were injured.
Because of that, Arsenal was currently in a state of disarray and was struggling in the league.
As a result, people naturally predicted an easy victory for Dortmund, which is undefeated in the league.
However, I thought this match against Arsenal would be a very difficult one for Dortmund.
‘Dortmund is a baby, baby, baby!’
The reason was that Dortmund had little experience in European competitions following their financial collapse.
‘Is one UEFA Cup and one Europa League the end? The Europa League and the Champions League are so different that it’s safe to say that he has virtually no experience.’
The coach is the one who can make up for the lack of experience of these players… .
Unfortunately, Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp also has virtually no experience in European competition.
‘Even for Jurgen, this is his first Champions League, including his playing days.’
In the end, Dortmund failed to overcome the problem of lack of experience and was eliminated in 4th place with a shocking record of 1 win, 1 draw, and 4 losses in the group stage, tarnishing the title of Bundesliga champion.
“But that was when I wasn’t there.”
Even I, who am saying this, have no Champions League experience… .
But I think it’s okay since I have experience on a bigger stage, the World Cup.
Well… Anyway, Dortmund absolutely had to win this home game against Arsenal.
That way, the players can relax and play the remaining Champions League matches.
That would be the best way to repay the fans who passionately support Dortmund.
“Let’s go! BVB!”
The Dortmund players, who had been waiting in the entrance tunnel, began to enter the pitch as captain Sebastian Kehl shouted.
At the same time, the card section is presented in the Südtribühne.
The Dortmund logo and inscription engraved with a crown can be seen.
Perhaps, it means that Dortmund are the defending champions so they should play without being discouraged.
Well, it didn’t matter even if that wasn’t the case.
The passion of the fans pouring out at the Juttribuene blew away all the anxiety and tension that was inside me.
“The black and yellow people of the Ruhr region will always be by your side.”
I quietly sang along to the cheering song ringing in my ears.
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[Let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team Dortmund. It’s a 4-2-3-1 formation…]
[Arsenal also uses a 4-2-3-1 formation. Unfortunately, Park Joo-yong is on the substitute list, so the Korean derby will not take place in the first half.]
Both Dortmund and Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Arsenal’s away game against Dortmund was a crisis in many ways.
[Yes, and with Arsene Wenger suspended, assistant manager Pat Rice will take over as manager.]
Arsene Wenger failed to properly enforce discipline during the Champions League qualifier against Udinese, communicating with coaches on the bench via walkie-talkie.
This resulted in Arsene Wenger receiving a further ban from UEFA and saw Pat Rice, nicknamed ‘Rice’ by Arsenal fans at home, take over as caretaker manager.
[Dortmund start to press Arsenal hard with their active activity from early on!]
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The first half, which started like that, was naturally one-sided for Dortmund.
Not only was the manager absent, but Arsenal players had only recently started playing together, so there were also problems such as overlapping positioning.
The transfer of key midfielder Cesc Fabregas to FC Barcelona also played a big role in the fight for the central position, as he was completely pushed out by the Dortmund midfield led by Son Jin-ho.
‘It’s easier than you think?’
The moment when Jin-ho Son thought, ‘Maybe we can win smoothly like this?’
Sway─!
Mats Hummels’ mis-pass allowed Van Persie to score the opening goal.
“Scheiße!”
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Dortmund became more aggressive in their attack after conceding a goal.
“Jin-ho! Go up a little higher!”
However, they failed to score even after 20 minutes in the second half.
In the end, Jurgen Klopp took off Shinji Kagawa, who looked out of shape, and brought Ilkay Gundogan on the pitch.
Gundogan has not yet adapted to the position, but he had no choice but to use me more aggressively.
It wasn’t long before I took on the role of Shinji Kagawa.
“Gino!”
Ilkay Gundogan intercepted the ball with successful positioning and passed it to me.
As soon as I received the ball and made eye contact with Lewandowski, I quickly flicked a pass over the top of the ball into the space behind the defender.
For a moment, the Arsenal defenders are seen looking puzzled by the sudden pass.
“Stop it─!!”
I see a hunter running towards the location where I dropped the ball.
Sway─!
“Olé!!”
Lewandowski, who is slowly breaking the egg, succeeded in shaking Arsenal’s goal net.
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[Son Jin-ho! Long pass forward! Ah… There’s no one in front…]
└ ? Why did you throw the ball there? What the heck?
└ You can see the class of Son Jin-ho who bites and sucks Son Bong ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The next generation world champion who throws such a shit pass ㅇㅈㄹㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Don’t even monthly students make mistakes like that sometimes?
└ Yes, I saw your level well ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Huh? Gooooooooooo! Lewandowski, who was infiltrating from behind, successfully scores the equalizer by shooting from Son Jin-ho’s pass!!]
└ Wow;; This is fucking crazy;; Did you see that?
└ I couldn’t see it from above, but Son Jin-ho saw it;; Is he crazy;;
└ In the meantime, the kids who were picking on my brother were like dogs ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ I told you, those kids are mentally ill. Is it true that they get so jealous of a 16-year-old?
[Wow, your field of vision is really wide. You can see the movement of the attacker coming from behind and drop him accurately into the penalty box.]
[Yes! And Lewandowski’s calm finish! Is it the Son-Le combination!? Son Jin-ho and Lewandowski showing fantastic chemistry!]
└ No;;; I still don’t understand even after looking at it again ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How did you see that?
└ Looking at Son Jin-ho’s playing style, he’s perfect for Arsenal.
└ Are you guys unable to recruit him because he’s so annoying? His estimated value is close to 70 billion won.
└ 나도 알아 ㅠㅠ 이 개새끼야 ㅠㅠ 그렇게 가슴을 후려파야만 속이 후려하냐?!
└ ㅁㅊ;; What kind of body is already worth 70 billion?
└ He’s only 16 years old, and he’s doing so well.
└ But isn’t it too expensive?
└ Starting with Donsi, Manchester City has been spending a lot of money, so the transfer market is in a bubble these days.
└ If you play a little in Ligue 1, the Premier League teams will come and give you a lot of money. ㅋㅋ When you look at that, what… 70 billion won is understandable? Isn’t that a small amount?
└ Son Jin-ho’s transfer fee is 70 billion won? What does that mean? Since Son Jin-ho doesn’t have a professional contract, wouldn’t it be over if they just pay compensation?
└ Oh, I see. So is there any hope for Arsenal?
└ Yeah, Son Jin-ho is 16 years old, so he can’t be the promising pirate you guys are good at, you idiot~ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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└ In the Premier League, you can sign a professional contract from the age of 16 ~ That soccer illiterate kid is talking nonsense.
└ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ You’re the one who doesn’t know how to play soccer~ What are you talking about when Jin-ho Son can’t transfer overseas due to FIFA regulations~ He’s in Germany right now because he went to study soccer abroad through the soccer association~
└ Please refrain from making brain teasers if you don’t know how to use a soccer ball^^
└ The guy above may sound a bit like a jerk, but he’s right. He wasn’t supposed to be able to play on the first team, but Dortmund sent a letter to FIFA saying that he’s not a player fit for this level.
└ Really? I’m so excited ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ But I understand now after watching Part 1.
└ Hey, but then you can come to Arsenal without signing a contract with Dortmund at 18?
└ You can transfer when you’re 18, but would you go to Arsenal then? LOL If you play like that now, you’ll probably get offers from Real or Barcelona.
└ Wow… I imagined a Korean playing for Real or Barcelona, but I just got tired of it.
└ Ugh, it’s dirty;;;
└ Oh my, you idiot, you must have just talked. Are you really that tired?
└ Are you really tired?;;;
└If you’re really tired, you should go to a urologist;;
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