Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 172



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Kim Min-woo, whose analysis is not working

* * *

Iraq’s outburst was quite unexpected.

It has an unexpected sharpness.

It felt a bit like that. It felt like opening a book and turning the pages and getting cut by the paper.

If you get cut on paper, isn’t it absurd, stinging, painful, and annoying?

Our defense was in that situation right now.

“Oh, I’m sorry Minwoo. I’m really bad at defense today.”

This guy, drenched in sweat, was Kim Min-je. He’d been attacking all day, so why was he even trying to defend?

I shook my head because I secretly found Kim Min-je’s expression of genuine apology cute.

“That could be the case.”

I can’t believe the day has come when I’m saying this to Kim Min-je. I’m reminded of the past when I was ignored by Suyang High School players, let alone Kim Min-je.

Kim Min-woo has really come up a lot… .

Iraq’s attack naturally created a gap in the defense, and our attackers thoroughly punished the opponent’s defensive gap.

As Iraq increases the number of attacks, South Korea also has a proportional number of opportunities to attack, and South Korea, which has an attack power that is incomparable to Iraq…

“Waaa …

“Gyaaa …

This is Big Bird, where the shouts of men and the screams of women resonate together.

Current score is 4:0.

But it seemed like it would go further.

I was convinced that if Iraq did not bend and change its tactics, there would be a goal parade no less than that of the Vietnam War.

‘But if we switch back to defensive play after already conceding 4 goals… … will it really mean anything?’

Even if they lower their aggression just a little, there is a possibility that they will end up scoring 2 more goals instead of 4 more.

Of course, the Iraqi coach seems to be thinking that if they lose 4-0 or 6-0, they will be beaten equally, so they should continue to play aggressively and try to score at least one goal…

“Where―!”

“evil!”

Without me having to step forward, Kim Min-je used his monstrous stamina and speed to run around here and there and take down the Iraqi defense.

It seemed like he felt a great sense of responsibility for the Korean defense being breached several times. He ran so hard… .

The referee also watched from nearby and saw that it was a legitimate fight, and even gestured to the Iraqi player lying down to get up.

And so the game continued.

And Iraq’s offensive power has become duller over time.

As the score went up to 5:0 and 6:0, the Iraqi coach must have thought that it would be difficult to continue and tried to stop them from going on the offensive. Korea punished Iraq for their rudeness by adding another goal in extra time in the second half, teaching them a lesson in soccer.

Perhaps the Iraqi players learned a big lesson.

Football is not a game to be played emotionally, and you have to think carefully before raising your line against a strong team.

This two-game series between Vietnam and Iraq ended successfully with two consecutive 7-0 wins.

In the game against Iraq, there were times when the defense was easily broken through, but that was a problem that Leon Harperts and the coaches under him had to solve.

When you get too excited about hitting, you often don’t even realize how far you’ve gone.

The manager and coaches will need to restrain the excited national team players from next time. They should not get excited just because they are scoring a lot of goals.

“Oppa! Over here! Over here!”

After the game, when I was greeting the fans.

I turned my head this way and that when I heard a familiar voice from somewhere in the audience.

Because there were so many people and the stadium was so large, it was difficult to find the source of the voice.

“Here it is, here it is!”

Only then did I see it.

Kim Shin-ah.

Around him, girls who seemed to be his friends were shouting together, “Wow!” “He’s handsome!” “Here he is!”

When I smiled and waved my hand, the audience around me all screamed.

‘No, because you’re giving me so much credit, it makes me feel like I’m a celebrity.’

As I promised Kim Shin-ah, I signed autographs and took pictures with Shin-ah’s friends. Of course, I also took pictures with the audience members nearby.

This concludes the March A-Match.

It wasn’t a bad feeling to get away from the Bundesliga, where you can’t let your guard down for even a moment, and have a change of pace.

* * *

While Kim Min-woo was away in Germany for a short time to play in the third round of the World Cup qualifiers, the Bundesliga was putting a specific player under the microscope to keep Hannover in check.

In particular, Bayern Munich, who will face Hannover again in the next round, was analyzing Kim Min-woo as if a fire had been lit on their feet.

Several video analysts rewound and rewinded the video, sped it up and rewound it, tens of thousands of times.

There was only one reason.

A struggle to break through Hannover’s goal guarded by Kim Min-woo even once.

There’s a quote like that in Interstellar, too. ‘We will find the answer. As we always have…’

But no matter how many times we watch the video, no matter how many experts put their heads together, and no matter how many discussions and meetings we have…

“I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Video analysts were often seen leaning back in their chairs, mouths agape, staring at the ceiling.

Is it because he is good at reading numbers? Or is it an animal instinct? Or is it because he is a supernatural being or an alien like the rumors say?

It was low-level to just keep watching the scenes of prevention.

Those who are serious about analyzing Kim Min-woo have been replaying the video continuously for several minutes before the save was made.

What has Kim Min-woo been up to in the meantime?

After countless trials, experts have come up with one significant result.

“Kim seems to know most of the time when an opponent’s attack starts whether the attack is dangerous or not.”

“I block or knock away all shots that are sure to come into the goal, and for those that don’t, I either deflect them or don’t make any big moves. Not always, but most of the time.”

But even if you figured it out, it doesn’t mean you can get through Kim Min-woo. Just knowing the danger and importance of the attack doesn’t mean you can make a shot into a goal.

Experts specializing in Kim Min-woo analyzed the footage for several days and nights and came up with one answer.

“… … Let’s say we all know by animal instinct that a shot will go into the goal. Then, wouldn’t it be okay to aim for a shot that doesn’t go into the goal?”

“Are you tired? Why are you saying that…?”

“No matter how much we discuss, we can’t come to a conclusion. There’s no other way than to aim for a deflection shot that the goalkeeper can’t block, or to score a 2-on-1 right in front of the goal.”

“If we submit a report like that, we’ll be fired.”

“Is there another way?”

“… … At the Olympics, I beat Mbappe and Messi. It wasn’t recognized as a goal, but I put the ball in the goal.”

“Since then, Kim has never shown anything like that. He is a goalkeeper who blocks all penalty kicks.”

This was the conclusion of the Munich analysts after a long meeting.

The reason why they can’t score against Kim Min-woo is because of the attackers’ finishing ability! Messi and Mbappe didn’t get their goals credited, but they did score, so the attackers’ finishing ability needs to be improved!

And as another way, he even described a method of kicking the ball with the intention of making a deflection shot that completely changes the trajectory.

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel, who picked up the report… … .

“What kind of idiots submitted a report like this?”

True to his fiery personality, he formally suggested that several technical coaches at the front office be fired.

* * *

Director of Football Richard Johnson stroked his scruffy beard as he watched the Bundesliga 24-0 match between Hannover and Mönchengladbach.

During the game, there was an attacking opportunity for Möncheng. If it had been another goalkeeper, it would have been quite a difficult situation, but Kim easily blocked it.

[Kim continues to show off his defensive skills! Who can break through!]

[Probably the player who scores against Kim will go down in history. That Korean boy will keep a clean sheet throughout his career!]

“ha ha ha….”

Richard Johnson was confident Kim would be at Old Trafford before the winter transfer window closed.

But that confidence was shattered, and the longer Kim remained active in Hannover, the more his value skyrocketed.

I think the agency you signed with was H&B, Health & Beauty Sports Management.

To be honest, I underestimated the agency because I had never heard of it. However, as expected from a company based in expensive London, they showed great negotiating power.

“If it’s not the winter transfer window, Kim will decide his next destination after seeing how the negotiations go…”

This was a report from William Wilson, who had conducted the negotiations.

Even now, H&B is working hard to raise Kim’s value behind the scenes.

Apparently, the initial asking price was 400,000 pounds (about 650 million won) per week, but as Kim’s clean sheet continued, the price gradually increased.

First, verbal negotiations were concluded at around 430,000 pounds (710 million won), and the special contract stipulated that even if Kim continues to perform well, the amount cannot increase by more than 12% from 430,000 pounds. However, who knows what dirty tricks H&B might come up with when the season ends and negotiations resume.

“Fucking William.”

William Wilson, the person in charge of the negotiations, was forced to step down from his position, taking responsibility for the poor negotiations.

Beyond being horrible, it was a disastrous negotiating performance. Manchester United always have a tendency to overpay for players.

This was largely due to practitioners like William Wilson.

“But… … Even so, we must bring Kim.”

Even if negotiations resume and H&B ask for a 12% pay rise based on his previous performances, it would still be £473,000.

This is a weekly wage without any options, and if all the various options are activated, such as a goal bonus (Kim is a goalkeeper but has crazy finishing ability), appearance bonus, individual title bonus, clean sheet bonus, etc., it could easily exceed 600,000 pounds (about 990 million won).

If it was H&B’s wickedness, they could have asked for additional options or increased the price included in the options.

We tried to suppress it as much as possible with special provisions, but… … Since the Manchester United staff has effectively lost the tug-of-war-like negotiations, it’s really hard to know if they will go into negotiations again.

[Kim stops it again! Kim puts all the troublemakers in Munich to sleep!]

[It’s not often that a goalkeeper dominates a game, but Kim’s game was different!]

“I think we absolutely have to recruit him, but once we recruit him, our financial situation will get much worse….”

A weekly wage of £600,000 was a huge sum, the approximate value of which was hard to find even within the EPL.

At around £600,000, it could easily be the salary of a lower-tier EPL player. A goalkeeper who gets paid someone else’s salary every week.

But I was that confident.

Once we have Kim, European domination is assured.

Richard Johnson had to constantly feel the ups and downs of watching Kim play, from laughing to sighing.

The reason Johnson smiled was because he felt that the player would become his player in half a year at the latest, and the reason he sighed was because the player was too expensive.

“It’s a world where players who have only been in the industry for a few years are paid much more than world-class players….”

Of course, Manchester is spending money because he is showing performances that are worth the price.

I couldn’t help but feel regretful.

There was no room for doubt, as Manchester’s rivals were reportedly preparing to pay close to the amount Manchester was paying.

Kim was offered offers from both Manchester United and Real Madrid at the same time, but if the salaries offered were similar, which would he choose?

Manchester United, who have hardly won any major trophies since Alex Ferguson, will have no choice but to make a larger offer than Real.

That was the best.

“To be honest, if I received an offer like that, I would go to Real Madrid and not Manchester United….”

It was Captain Richard who was sighing deeply.