Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 164



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The center of the golden generation

* * *

As Coutinho refrained from unnecessary actions and played calmly, Hannover’s offense also began to hit the opponents steadily.

In particular, they did not make any forced breakthroughs, but instead tried to spray the ball around or shoot from mid-range, and every time they did that, Bremen’s defense was greatly shaken.

‘This is… … a class that once had a ransom of 220 billion?’

It seems that Corsic’s statement about going to the Middle East again was quite a shock.

And they refrained from dribbling, but it wasn’t like they didn’t do it at all, so they continued to try to break through the opponent whenever Bremen showed them an opening.

I was loitering outside the penalty area, watching Hannover’s attack from the very end, when I saw a Bremen defender get the ball.

‘Is it time for Bremen to attack again?’

And then, a trajectory is created.

For a moment, I tilted my head and felt a flash of lightning pass through my mind.

‘Hey!’

I don’t know who you are, but you. Did you see the Beckham documentary?

I’m sorry, but I can’t get through to you.

After checking the trajectory of the long-range shot, I immediately returned to the goal. There was no need to run.

There was still no sign of a shot, and as soon as I got back to the goal, shots started flying in from the Bremen camp.

‘In the first place, this kind of thing only works when the goalkeeper lets his guard down.’

For me, who was given advance warning through the trajectory, it was no different than simply taking possession of the ball.

The ball first landed in front of the penalty box, bounced a few more times, and then landed right in my hand.

The Hannover fans applauded as I easily blocked the attempt.

And then my embarrassing cheering song begins to resonate.

I pretended not to hear and passed the ball to Ariumbi, who then passed the ball forward again.

* * *

The match against Bremen ended in a 1:0 victory for Hannover.

It was thanks to Philippe Coutinho.

Hannover has been criticized for wasting money since signing Coutinho (I was suspicious of that too), but Coutinho has been performing his role at Hannover better than expected.

It’s only been two games, but the signing of Coutinho appears to be a success. So far.

Coutinho had been losing the ball through reckless dribbling or showing off his wrong moves throughout the match against Bremen, and it seemed like he had improved in the second half, but he came back again towards the end of the second half.

And Coutinho’s inability to lose that dribble shone through in the latter stages of the second half, and he was dancing with his shoulders in the penalty box when he fell to the opponent’s defense, and the referee did not blow his whistle the whole time, but did blow his whistle at the crucial moment.

What’s next?

Penalty kick taker Toichert wiped his nose with his hand (he said it was his routine) and kicked it into the middle.

It was practically the last chance as there was no time, but it took a lot of courage.

In that situation, you kicked it to the center.

If he had missed, the tens of thousands of people gathered in the stadium would have hurled all sorts of unspeakable curses.

Anyway, we won the game and took three points, laying the foundation for the upcoming title race.

Of course, there is no change in ranking.

This season, it seems like the original four emperors are showing off their peak force as a group, and even though we’re doing so well, they have no intention of stepping down.

As Hannover picked up points, other strong teams followed suit.

It seems likely that the Bundesliga will continue this competitive structure… .

Then, some teams will drop out of the competition due to injuries and poor performance, while others will lack depth and stamina.

Otherwise, you will be dealt a blow by the opposing team’s thorough analysis and fall behind in the competition.

It remains to be seen which team will prevail and take home the title.

There were still 14 more rounds left in the Bundesliga, so it was a time when predictions could not be made rashly.

* * *

And waiting for Hannover are Stuttgart with Jeon Woo-young and Augsburg with Ron-Robert Ziller, who was Hannover’s solid goalkeeper until last year.

As Augsburg was a first division team, the competition would have been fiercer than that of Hannover, which was in the second division, but Ziller was playing an active role as the starting goalkeeper.

I guess he must have gotten in better shape because he was stimulated by the competition with me.

And Chiller said in an interview with reporters.

“Chiller! Hanover is Chiller’s home team, right? We’ll be meeting again soon, so tell me your determination!”

“It may sound funny to say this, but Hannover are honestly the team I least want to face in the Bundesliga.”

“yes?”

“Maybe even more so than against strong teams like Bayern Munich, Leverkusen, and Dortmund. It’s not because they’re my old team. You know? Against Hannover, the most we can do is draw. Against strong teams, there’s a slight chance of winning, but against Hannover, there’s not even a slight chance.”

“… … Is that because of Kim?”

Chiller nods with a bitter smile to the reporter’s question.

“I came here to avoid that guy too. He’s a disaster as an attacker. There’s no way he’ll score a goal.”

“I think you said before that you were definitely looking forward to a showdown with Kim. Have your thoughts changed now?”

“If he were to compete with that guy, even the greatest Neuer would feel inferior. I’m serious about this.”

I was watching that interview and laughing out loud, but I was also twitching my body.

I can’t believe a goalkeeper who was once like a mountain is praising me like this.

But how did I find out about this interview?

[Kim Shin-ah: Hahaha legend legend~]

[Kim Shin-ah: I just… acted like a fool~]

It was Kim Shin-ah, who had become an internet ghost, who asked for news.

“But this is an interview conducted in Germany. How did you find out about this and bring it here?”

I was genuinely curious.

You probably didn’t study German like me, so how did you do it?

More than that, the kid in Korea told me news that even I, who lives in Germany, didn’t know… .

[Kim Min-woo: But how do you find out this information?? I’m really curious]

[Kim Shin-ah: If you type Kim Min-woo into Google and read it 5 times, you can find it right away, right?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Oh, of course, I searched in Korean+English+German+Spanish+French respectively haha]

[Kim Shin-ah: And if you search for related keywords, you can find most of the news.

I saw that chat and my mouth fell open for a moment.

[Kim Min-woo: Why on earth do you do that…?]

[Kim Min-woo: I’m innocent…]

[Kim Shin-ah: It’s a hobby… but please respect it, right?]

[Kim Min-woo: You’re a senior in high school now. Are you studying?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Haha]

[Kim Shin-ah: Shut up]

[Kim Shin-ah: And don’t worry too much because it’s just for fun. I’ll figure it out on my own.]

I really hope so.

Of course, it seems like they’ll just keep saying that and keep doing that.

* * *

Hannover now have the Korean Match, the Guardian Match and the Revenge Match left.

The Korean Match refers to the match between Jeon Woo-young, who plays for Stuttgart, and Kim Min-woo, who plays for Hannover, while the Guardian Match refers to the match between Ziller, who also played for Hannover, and Kim Min-woo, who pushed Ziller out to take the starting position.

And the last rematch is against Leverkusen, the team that handed Hannover one of their two defeats and a crushing defeat, but they managed to get revenge on Union Berlin, the team that handed them their first defeat, by winning 1:0 last time.

And if there had been no sudden injury issues this time, I expected that I would have been able to take revenge on Leverkusen, who suffered a crushing defeat without me playing.

first.

Beep beep!

The Korean match ended successfully.

Philippe Coutinho, who has already started for the third consecutive time, is slowly showing signs of adapting to the league.

Above all, whatever that guy does, he dribbles like a crab and draws fouls.

If the crab dribble is successful, it is advantageous because it opens up space, but if it fails, there is a low chance that the referee will call a foul… … so it might not be bad for Hannover.

Of course, this time the distance was too far so I didn’t go out myself.

I just watch from afar.

From afar, Jeon Woo-young can be seen loudly protesting the referee’s decision.

As I watched that scene, I suddenly remembered that the third round of the World Cup qualifiers was just around the corner.

‘You said it would start again in March?’

Eugene Ho called me to say hello and told me about the third round of the World Cup qualifiers. He said that Group B, which has played five matches, will play from the sixth to the tenth match starting in March.

Korea also said that since the previous games 1-5 were all away games, the upcoming games 6-10 will all be played comfortably at home.

I focused on the fragments of that memory.

In a fragment of my memory, Yoo Jin-ho and I were having a conversation.

“… … So, you’re saying that we only need to maintain second place to advance to the World Cup finals?”

“That’s true, but since Group B’s first pot is Japan, if we advance in second place, the national sentiment will be unacceptable. You know? Korea is the golden squad right now. They’re already at their peak, and now you’re on top of that. Hey. Do you know what the people I know from the KFA are saying?”

In my memory, Eugene Ho was excited.

I asked in a deep voice.

“What did you say?”

“Some say that with our current squad, we could seriously advance to the quarterfinals or higher in the World Cup, and if we perform better than expected, we could even advance to the semifinals on the road. You may not feel it, but the current Korean squad is at that level!”

“…is it so?”

“Yes, Imma! And more than half of the reason why they say that is because of you!”

“…Is it because of me?”

“Hey, are you pretending not to know or are you really not? You little brat! Who is the reason we won the Olympic gold medal!”

“That’s… Coach Yoo Jin-ho, who made me play soccer?”

Eugene Ho is silent for a moment at my father’s request.

And he doesn’t hide his laughter.

“… Hehe. Hehe. Yeah. That’s true, but in the end, it was because you did well that we won the gold medal. Since our Minwoo is in great form even on the national team, I think we’ll do better than expected at the World Cup~ That’s what they’re saying.”

“They say that when expectations are high, disappointment is also high… .”

“Oh, you little brat. At times like that, I’ll lift the World Cup just like I won the Olympics! That’s what I should say!”

“That’s something you can say in public….”

Eugene Ho clicked his tongue as if he had given up and continued speaking.

“Anyway, take care of yourself. Don’t think about getting hurt. If you get hurt, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation will take care of you to the point where they’ll tell your Majesty to go away.”

“… Oh. I’m curious. I’ll try it once―”

At those words, Yoo Jin-ho immediately shouted, “Hey, you punk!” I laughed and chatted with Yoo Jin-ho for a while, and then―

“Kim!”

Corsic comes down and gives me the ball.

I quickly shook off my memories and took the ball.

‘Uh… … There’s no place to give it.’

I handed it back to Corsic.

Corsic passed the ball to me again as if we were practicing some kind of pass, and at that moment, Jeon Woo-young, who had been waiting for an opportunity nearby, ran towards me with all his might.

‘If it was just a practice game, I would have just ignored it.’

We’re not ahead, so there’s no need to go all out with the score tied at 0:0.

I ignored Jeon Woo-young’s full-power sprint and leisurely sent the ball far away with a long ball.

Then, Jeon Woo-young stops running, looking a little disappointed.

“Brother. Are you also being called up to the national team this time?”

“Huh, huh. Huh? Oh, yeah. Coach Yoo Jin-ho contacted me. Did you get it too?”

“Yes. I think the coach has really high expectations.”

“Well, that makes sense. You’re such a historical figure.”

“yes?”

What the hell is this?

A historical figure.

I know it’s an embarrassing expression, but isn’t this too much of a Kim Min-woo pat?

“It’s been over a year since you debuted as a goalkeeper, and conceding zero goals is historic. Some of my teammates even asked if you conceded zero goals because you haven’t been able to play many games due to a long-term injury.”

“… Hahaha. It looks like that.”

“Anyway, please feed it to your brother once. Should I go?”

“I hope you win!”

Jeon Woo-young’s expression changed to one of ‘This kid?’ and he ran back the way he came.

I guess you were hurt by the words that you had to win. Why? But you still have one coin left… .