Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 110



Only Krnovel

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At halftime, I spoke to the players in the locker room on behalf of the coaches and told them not to get too excited.

If the youngest member of the national team says something like that, most players would react with, “You’re cute” or “What are you?” However, because of the way I’ve performed on the national team, the players didn’t take my words lightly or laugh them off.

In fact, my position was growing on the Olympic team, which was practically the next national team.

“The color of the medal will change in just 50 minutes, including extra time!”

“What Minwoo said is exactly what the director wanted to say.”

Director Choi also got involved.

He ordered them not to act rashly at all and to stay focused until the end of the game to beat Argentina.

“Move without hesitation when there is an attacking opportunity! Do you understand? From there, Di Maria and Messi can pop out.”

Coach Choi’s intention was to secure victory by opening up the score before Argentina could utilize their substitutes.

The entire national team wholeheartedly agreed with those words.

Even for me, even though I’m Lionel Messi, I couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t concede a goal if he played despite his ankle injury.

And the second half that follows.

We approached the game no differently than the first half.

We didn’t play defensively and just moved around to score a goal in the first half.

“Back! Back!”

Argentina, who were down one goal, were still stronger than us despite missing key players, so our attack was not effective.

Once he got hold of the ball and tried to do something, there was a high chance that two or three Argentine players around him would stick to him, and players who didn’t have the skills to break through would pass the ball backwards.

And every time, I actively came out to the edge of the penalty area and helped with the build-up.

Knock- knock-

This time I went a little further out.

Even to the position where a central defender would be.

Then an Argentine player comes running towards me, jogging, trying to keep me in check.

I handed it over to Seol Young-wook, who was standing a little way away, and then Alejandro Garnacho rushed at Seol Young-wook like a cheetah.

Seol Young-wook, who was startled, hands this back to me.

‘No, shit. Why are you giving this to me?’

Is this correct, you’re not that far away from the opposing attacker?

Of course, Argentina’s striker Alejo Bellis took the opportunity and ran towards me, and as soon as I received the ball, I controlled it in a way I had never done before.

He received the ball with his right foot, then changed direction by tapping it with his right foot again, and beat Alejo Berris.

“Ooooooh-!”

The roar of the crowd.

But the situation is not relaxed enough to care.

Since it had come to this, I pretended to be a field player for a moment and went out to attack since the front was empty.

And seeing that Jo Young-woo was unmarked and the gap between the players around him was wide, he used a quick and accurate kick to send the ball to the ground.

The pass I gave went past the Argentine players exquisitely and reached Jo Young-woo, and Jo Young-woo started running right at the right time.

As an attacking opportunity suddenly arises, the Argentine defenders grit their teeth and run after Jo Young-woo.

I slowly backed away, observing the situation.

Opposing goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez also sensed the emergency and immediately ran away from the goal, but Jo Young-woo pulled his left foot back.

Attempted a shot.

A few girl shots.

It seemed like it would be blocked without a fight, but Jo Young-woo’s shot passed between Martinez’s legs.

The most enjoyable route for goalkeepers to take.

in other words···.

“Wow!”

It was a goal.

South Korea’s additional goal.

I laughed and clapped my hands.

It’s nice that Korea scored an additional goal, but this was a multi-goal by the running mate.

‘I guess I’ll get additional compensation?’

It even helped me.

Following the Egypt match, I was directly involved in the goal again.

Since this is a joint project with Running Mate, this will definitely be added to Football Manager as a reward. Thinking about it makes me laugh.

A former Sangmu player scores multiple goals in the Olympic finals. Is this a dream?

***

Park Min-su was leaning back on the sofa, sipping a beer.

Today is the Paris Olympics, the day of the long-awaited soccer finals, so I fought off the drowsiness and watched the game.

And Seol Young-wook is surprised by the momentum of the opposing player who suddenly rushes in and returns the ball to the goalkeeper. As soon as he sees that, Park Min-soo, who was watching the game along with the commentary team, frowns.

“Hey, what are you doing?!”

“Hey, what are you doing?”

The family members who were watching also burst out in bitter words without anyone saying anything first.

However, the goalkeeper touches the ball.

The goalkeeper is not flustered and instead, with two quick touches of the ball, he beats the attacker and starts moving deeper.

Park Min-soo, who saw it, clapped his hands and exclaimed, “Wow!”

“What goalkeeper can dribble better than that little defender?”

“As expected from our Minwoo oppa! I even took a picture with Minwoo oppa~?”

Park Min-ji, the eldest daughter, says something out of the blue.

Just as I was about to ask what that meant, the decibel level of the announcer went up first.

And the cheers of the family.

“Yaaaah! That thing, that thing!”

“You did a great job!”

“Wow! This is awesome! Kim Min-woo! Jo Young-woo! Should I go to FIFA and buy a card in advance? The price is going to go up.”

“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Each of them was the head of their household, the real power in the household, a son or daughter.

…Why is it like this? Are you possessed?

“Kim Min-woo, that’s the real deal. How did someone like that come out of Suyang?”

“Oh, that’s right! Dad! Your company makes shoes, right?”

It was his daughter, Park Min-ji.

Park Min-su kept putting the jerky on the table into his mouth and munching on it, hearing the sound of the sudden catching.

“We should call it a sporting goods brand company, more formally.”

Park Min-ji, who opened her mouth briefly at the sight of Park Min-soo, nodded belatedly.

“Oh, yeah. That’s where my dad’s company makes shoes, right?”

“Ugh. Oh no, sis. Just adding English to it doesn’t make it formal. Then you can call a freeloader a home protector too?”

For the first time in a while, my son said something right. My daughter didn’t care and continued talking.

“Minwoo oppa, he’s my friend’s oppa. Ask him to wear dad’s company shoes. Wouldn’t that be advertising?”

“A goalkeeper of that caliber would have signed with a big company like Nike or Adidas. Even if not, would a hole-in-the-wall shop like ours be considered?”

“Huh? Dad, your company is a big company, isn’t it?”

“The world is big and there are many companies.”

Although it was called a hole-in-the-wall store, the company where Park Min-soo worked was not small enough to be treated that way.

It was a sports goods brand that had no rivals in Korea, and if we broaden our perspective to the world, it was the only company that could compete with Japanese companies.

In the running shoe market, Asics and Mizuno were the two giants, like Toyota and Honda in this industry, but Korean companies were doing well here and were praised for their superiority.

In addition, other sports equipment such as baseball, soccer, and basketball have been steadily increasing their recognition despite overwhelming odds.

What about soccer?

Like other markets, it was challenging the global market.

It is expanding its influence by advancing into Southeast Asia, North America, South America, and even Europe, but its current market share in Europe is only 0.1%.

Markets other than Europe aren’t doing particularly well either, but the competition is fierce here.

“What… If I sign a contract with Kim Min-woo, my dad will receive a lot of performance bonus.”

But that’s an impossible story.

He is currently the most sought-after goalkeeper in Europe, but how likely is it that such a player would turn down one of the biggest corporations and sign with a company with 0.1% of the European market share?

It would be impossible unless we go beyond the thin line and bring the company to Kim Min-woo.

As Park Min-soo chews on beef jerky and stares blankly at the TV, his daughter makes a stern expression for a moment and then glares at Park Min-soo.

“Hey, have you tried it?”

“what?”

“There are trials, but no failures.”

Park Min-soo looked at his daughter with a face full of mixed emotions. The emotion that ultimately came to Park Min-soo’s mind was cuteness.

“When I become the president of the company, I’ll try it, daughter.”

“That’s right. My father is not Chung Ju-young, is he, sister? Lee Myung-bak would not be able to do that either.”

This time it was a son. Anyway, these bastards are causing trouble regardless of gender. Who do they resemble?

“Hey, what are you talking about? Watch soccer!”

Park Min-soo scolded him like that and went back to focusing on the game. Tsk, kids these days…

***

Score 2:0.

As time went by, the great feat of winning the gold medal for South Korea was also being pushed forward.

And Argentina, unable to stand by and watch this sluggish situation, decided to make a substitution.

“Fuck. Something big is coming.”

I swallowed hard and looked at Argentina’s substitutes list.

Di Maria.

I expected this.

And next to him is Lionel Messi.

“Something really big is coming, Minwoo.”

“Ah… If you’re hurt, you should rest. What else would you come in here to do after achieving everything you wanted to achieve?”

Before the game, the Argentine coach also said that Messi would have a hard time playing. Was it fake? Or did the coach not want to let him play, but Messi showed his fighting spirit by sacrificing his body to save his country?

Whatever it is, it’s fucking threatening.

‘It’s a showdown with the limping Messi. This time, we might really concede a goal.’

Messi is in a state of strong debuff before going into battle. In addition, the playing time is only about 25 minutes at most.

If so, he is definitely worse than Mbappe. The reason I fear Messi now is because of his achievements and name value.

So don’t be discouraged and just do what you usually do.

Then came Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi. The crowd booed and cheered us on, but it didn’t give us a sense of relief.

.

.

And the crisis came quickly.

Lionel Messi has been struggling with an ankle injury and is desperately hoping that he won’t be as good as usual, but his football sense remains intact.

Di Maria sent a long pass up the midfield flank, and the direction was Messi’s position. It was as if it had been captured by GPS.

Messi took advantage of the opportunity to quickly break through the defense and create a solo dribble situation.

It’s a one-on-one situation in the blink of an eye.

‘Calm down. Calm down! You can stop it!’

1v1 with Messi.

It was a match I only imagined before going to sleep, but when I actually experienced it, my heart started pounding like it was going to explode.

I bent down and took a deep breath. Then I focused on the running Messi. Trajectory. There had to be a trajectory.

And when there was a difference of about five steps between Messi and him.

‘Fuck!’

I instinctively jumped. The trajectory appeared after Messi kicked. If Mbappe came out just before the shot, Messi came out after the kick, so I couldn’t block it by seeing the trajectory.

and······.

Crash-!

Messi’s shot unfortunately went between my legs and split the net.

I ended up conceding a point.

Is it possible to see Lionel Messi’s shot, which is beyond world class and is at the top of the god realm, after the kick? If so, he is no different from other goalkeepers.

When you see the ball after it has been kicked, you should not block it after seeing it, but rather block it with your intuition as a goalkeeper. I couldn’t do that, and ended up conceding a goal.

“Ah. This sucks···.”

If it were a mid-range shot, you could block it even if you saw it after kicking, but if it’s kicked from this close, you can’t react no matter how good your visual acuity is.

“ah···.”

He scratched his head and sighed in regret. The long, long shutout streak is finally coming to an end. What can you do when the opponent is Messi, but it’s still regrettable.

“Minwoo! Minwoo!”

Lee Jin-seop came running naked and shouted urgently.

“Look over there!”

Finger pointing to the side.

When I turned my head in the direction of the finger, the referee was holding the flag.

A yellow and red checkered flag.

It was an offside call.

“Nice fuck!”

I was so happy at that moment that I punched the air.

Even though it was called a goal, the score was 2:1 and we were ahead, but I hoped this clean sheet streak wouldn’t be broken.

This is a record of clean sheets that has been maintained for so long, but we can’t break it here!

End

ⓒ Doctor Am