Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 148



Only Krnovel

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After finishing the A-match schedule, I returned to Hannover.

Ah. This fresh air.

Is this what it feels like to return home?

And the day after I returned to Hanover, I went straight back to the clubhouse and met some familiar faces.

“Kim! It feels like it’s been almost a month since I’ve seen you!”

“I was away for a bit this time. Haha.”

I exchanged greetings and smiles with the Hannover coaching staff.

During that process, goalkeeper coach Gerald Hermann looked at me a bit mysteriously and said,

“I don’t know anymore.”

“Huh? Geralt, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I heard the news. You scored a goal each against Mexico and Japan. What kind of magic did you work?”

“Oh······ If I just did as the coach told me, it worked?”

“what?”

Geralt momentarily loses control of his expression at my flattery and smiles like a clown ascending to heaven.

“I don’t think I ever told you about a free kick?”

“You told me a lot about kicks. I applied them in my own way.”

“You are Mozart.”

“I grew up in Hanover, so I’ll go with Beethoven.”

“Hahaha! That’s right! Beethoven!”

From my shallow knowledge, was Beethoven German and Mozart Austrian?

This is Germany and Geralt is German, so I blurted out something to cheer him up and headed to the director’s office.

Jan, who I had not seen in a long time in the director’s office, said that he would give me a free kick opportunity whenever I wanted.

They say that if you fail, you lose the soup, but unless the opposing goalkeeper is possessed by Yasin, the possibility of stopping it is extremely low.

‘Well······ Someday, opposing players might analyze my free kicks. But that’s still a long way off.’

It’s a free kick I’ve never done before in the Bundesliga. There’s no way the league players will be wary of my free kicks yet, and maybe after a few teams have been hit with a few as a demonstration, other teams will start to be wary, but by then I’ll have established myself as a solid free kick taker for Hannover, so I’m not too worried.

‘If you analyze and read my free kick, then next time you can just kick it in a different format.’

Cha Bum-gun’s outstanding performance in the Bundesliga earned him nicknames such as ‘Cha Boom’ and ‘Brown Bomber’.

Park Ji-Sung’s outstanding activity level earned him nicknames such as “Two Hearts,” “Three Lungs,” and “Oxygen Tank.”

‘Then I······.’

If I ever manage to conquer the Bundesliga with a free kick, I’d love to be given a fancy nickname like ‘Chinggis Kim’.

Or is he a ‘sniper’ because he can finish the game with one free kick?

“Hehehe.”

I laughed like a fool, lost in my own imagination.

And that day, I met with my fellow players, did some light recovery training, and returned home.

*

Hannover’s next opponent was Freiburg.

A mid-to-upper tier team currently ranked 8th.

They may be a tough opponent, but compared to the many strong teams they have faced so far, they are definitely a team with less name value.

Also, since I have played against obviously strong countries like Mexico and Japan in national team matches, I wasn’t too worried about the upcoming match against Freiburg.

But what I’m worried about right now is…

“We are pleased to welcome Kim, the ironclad man who is a hot topic not only in Hanover, but throughout Germany, and now even beyond Germany, and even throughout Europe! Welcome!”

I walked through the familiar space with hesitant steps.

This event didn’t feel very familiar.

It is said to be one of the popular soccer programs in Germany, and the filming location was a stadium in Hanover.

The Heinz von Heiden Arena is now completely familiar to me, but since it was my first time appearing on a famous German TV show, I appeared as stiff as a stone.

“hello.”

“hello.”

and.

There was one more reason why I became so stiff.

‘That guy······Oliver Kahn?’

The blond, middle-aged white man smiling at me as if he were looking at a proud grandson was definitely Oliver Kahn.

A man with a large, tall body and a scary-looking face, with faint eyebrows that seem to have no eyebrows at all.

The program’s participants included not only Oliver Kahn, but also several other players who are considered legends of German football.

Philipp Lahm, who has now transformed into an administrator, Michael Ballack (oh my god) who became close with his son’s girlfriend at his funeral and is now his lover, and even Klinsgel, who was dismissed from the Korean national team after finishing the Asian Cup at the peak of his power.

I approached middle-aged Germans and bowed my head in the Korean way.

Then everyone looked a little surprised. I know. In Europe, they don’t greet each other like this. So I added.

“In Korea, when you see an elder, you greet them like this. It’s a greeting that shows respect and courtesy toward the elder.”

“Oh. I know that. I think I saw it in Parasite.”

It was Philip Lam.

“You’re very polite, Kim.”

It was Michael Ballack.

“After all, no matter how much I think about it, I should have taken Kim to the Asian Cup.”

This was Cleansegel.

The rest of the group burst out laughing at Kleinsgel’s self-deprecating remark. Including me.

“Nice to meet you, Kim! I really wanted to see you.”

Oliver Kahn extends his hand as if to shake hands. I politely accept it.

“Thank you. I’ve heard a lot about you and wanted to meet you.”

“Oh. About me?”

“Yes. My father always said that Oliver Kahn is the best goalkeeper. I still can’t forget Oliver Kahn’s save in the World Cup semifinals… things like that.”

“Haha. You have a wonderful father.”

After a brief chat, we started talking in earnest, with several cameras and lights in front of us.

It was mostly a story about soccer.

Defense and goalkeeper.

Attack and midfield.

Hannover’s future ranking.

And there’s even a story about me.

‘This is a day where I can fully utilize the German I learned from Sophie.’

Since it was a German broadcast, they used German, but since I had been learning German with Sophie for over a year, I never had any trouble understanding or feeling lost.

“······As I said before, when a goalkeeper concedes a goal, it is because of the defenders. I still think that way.”

“Kim. What do you think? Do you think so too?”

Oliver Kahn and Klinsgel respectively.

I talked about what I felt while experiencing this A-match.

It is true that the goals are the fault of the defenders, but it is also a fairly basic idea that a clean sheet cannot be kept without the defenders.

“If there was a soccer textbook, it should include what Kim just said.”

Is this a textbook-like, stiff story? Ahem. You Philip, you punk!

“Kim, you once again told the press that you would beat Japan and win the Bundesliga. Do you really think you can do that?”

Michael Ballack’s barbed words. I nodded and spoke with conviction.

“Of course. Hannover may not have as much depth as other strong teams, but they don’t have any international competitions to participate in. While other strong teams are focused on international competitions like the Champions League or Europa League, Hannover will stick together around Jan and definitely win the Meisterschale.”

At my words, German football legends, including the host, laughed or looked at me with strange expressions.

‘What? Do you think it’s the youth’s whims?’

Well, looking at the participants now, the 18-year-old’s ambitions seem cute.

But my expectations were slightly off.

“So? But I heard that there are quite a few big clubs targeting you in this winter transfer market… Do you think you will stay in Hannover, Kim?”

“yes?”

Another big club Musae?

“There are so many rumors? Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid…”

The clubs that came out of Klinsgel’s mouth were known even to people who didn’t know much about soccer.

But, this is definitely the first time I’ve heard of this story.

‘Is it because H&B isn’t doing their job, or is it because my mom isn’t telling me?’

I’ll have to go back and check this out.

And back to Klinsgel’s question.

I realized that this question was a good opportunity to morally test myself.

And in this information age, when you promote yourself, it has to be positive, not negative, so I slyly brought up something that happened to me a while ago.

“They are really good clubs, but I will stay in Hannover until the end of this season. I made a promise to the Hannover kids.”

“promise?”

“Yes. I visited the children’s hospital in Hannover for a club event, and I made a promise to the children there. I would definitely stay in Hannover until they won the Bundesliga.”

“Ahahaha!”

At my words, Balack chuckled, and Philip Lam smiled happily and looked at me as if he was looking at my pure innocence.

Klinsgel also looked at this with an expression like, “Look at this?” and Oliver Kahn only raised one corner of his mouth with a blank expression.

“If Hannover don’t win this time, Kim could become a one-club man.”

Legends burst into laughter at Oliver’s words.

I laughed a little too, but the reason I plan to stay in Hannover until next season is because it will help me a lot more than anything else.

‘What if he plays for only half a season and then transfers to a big club and then fails to win the championship? No, even if he wins the championship, what if he plays for only half a season and the compensation is lowered?’

Then it’s my loss.

Even if the opportunity to play in a higher league and more prestigious competition presents itself in the transfer market this winter, I have decided to rule out any decision to leave Hannover this season because of the uncertainty of what Football Manager will think.

I was determined to win the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal with my own hands, not with someone else’s, and to secure the rewards for sure.

Doing so will be beneficial for Hannover, for me, and for the other big clubs that still look at me ambiguously.

*

After returning home, I was able to speak to H&B CEO Philip Harris through my mom.

When I asked my mom if she had heard anything about the transfer issue, she seemed to know something, but with a kind smile, she advised me to talk to H&B myself, which I did.

“Philip?”

-Yes, Kim! What brought you here?

I felt annoyed at her natural, innocent tone, so I tried to speak to her like my mother.

“Why do you think I’m contacting you?”

In a slightly angry voice.

Then, over the phone, Philip Harris falls silent.

And 2 seconds later.

-Is it because of transfer-related issues?

“Why didn’t you tell me in advance when you knew? Philip, I’m warning you clearly. I really hate it when things related to me are done without my knowledge. Before we signed the contract, you were like you were going to give me stars in the night sky, so why are you doing this? Do you want me to activate the special clause?”

-···That, that can’t be true!

At my words, Philip Harris shouted in a terrified voice. Then he made an urgent excuse.

-We have been collecting information for a long time to provide more reliable and accurate information to our VIP customers. We have almost all the reliable information related to the transfer, and we wanted to organize and summarize it and inform Kim and her mother!

But judging from Kim’s reaction, I think we were short-sighted. I’ll summarize the transfer-related information and submit a report right away. Is that okay?

“···after.”

Now I’m starting to understand a little bit.

Yes. When you say it like that, it makes the listener feel so satisfied.

‘It was a good idea to include a special clause.’

If it weren’t for that, H&B wouldn’t have even paid attention to it, but it was refreshing to see them fall flat on their faces in shock at the mere mention of breaking the contract.

“No, there’s no need to rush. But please send it to me in a clear and concise manner within a week.”

-Yes, yes! Understood! We will hand over all the transfer-related information we have collected as quickly as possible! Please wait a moment!

“is it so.”

And then I hung up the phone.

I felt my mother’s gaze watching me from the side, so I glanced at her and she was looking at me lovingly.

“Our son, have you been hiding these negotiation skills?”

“They say even a dog can recite poetry after three years of study.”

“oh.”

Mom covers her mouth with her eyes rolled back.

What, I was watching from the side, and in an instant, I ended up doing what my mom was doing.

But it doesn’t seem that bad.

Who are A and B?

Wouldn’t it be better to make it clear so that we can be faithful to each other’s work?

ⓒ Doctor Am