Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 180



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Click Free Kick

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The results of the 32nd round of the Bundesliga are out.

Hannover won, Munich won, and Leverkusen drew again.

Munich 72. Hannover 71. Leverkusen 69. The Bundesliga title race was still a labyrinth.

It was an interesting points spread, with Hannover now ahead of Dortmund and Wolfsburg.

Leverkusen, Bochum and Augsburg (the team with Ziller).

Munich is left with Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim.

Each team was pulling out all the stops because the loser of the league would change depending on how well they beat the remaining teams.

… … First of all, I was reading a letter.

“I cried for days after hearing the news that Kim Min-woo had been injured… … .”

A heartfelt handwritten letter from Korea.

As if to support his claim, the handwritten letter had unidentifiable water droplet marks on it.

I read the letters while lying on the sofa and giggling. I wondered if they were written by an elementary school student.

There are now three games left.

Normally, the DFB-Pokal final would have been held in early June when the league schedule was complete, but the Bundesliga office has messed up the schedule for some reason.

The league schedule has been pushed back slightly, with the DFB-Pokal final taking place in the meantime.

So Hannover will play the DFB-Pokal final after the 33rd round against Dortmund, and then the last round will be the end of the season. That was the schedule for now.

“Kim Min-woo. My light. My glory. My god. I have been with Kim Min-woo since his days at Suyang High School… …”

“This guy is too much.”

I opened the letter, whose number I couldn’t remember, and read it with my eyes squinted. I was too embarrassed to look straight at it.

By the way, this font. It feels familiar. Doesn’t it? Usually, girls’ fonts are all pretty…

“How did Kim Min-woo get so good? Is it because of his parents’ genes? Kim Min-woo’s younger sister is incomparably pretty, smart, good at dancing, and seems to be very talented… Hmm.”

“What is this?”

I tilted my head for a moment and then read further.

“ㅋㅋThrilled? I can see Kim Minwoo looking happy after seeing the letter~”

It was the last sentence of the letter. And the last postscript read as follows.

“I sent this to tell you not to be bored. PS. Your little sister.”

… You put so much effort into it just to tease me? Your sincerity is admirable.

I took a picture of the letter with my camera and uploaded it to the group chat.

[Kim Min-woo: (Photo 1)]

[Kim Min-woo: What is this?]

[Kim Min-woo: They say you go crazy when you get to the third year of high school, what is this?]

[Kim Min-woo: If I were here at a time like this, I would memorize at least one more English word]

Then 1 disappears right away. What is this? Why are you reading so fast?

[Kim Shin-ah: ????]

[Kim Shin-ah: I’ve never sent anything like that?]

[Kim Shin-ah: What is this? It’s not me.]

[Kim Min-woo: ???]

What the. But this is too much Kim Shin-ah’s handwriting and the way she speaks is exactly like Kim Shin-ah? Unless you’re someone who’s looking into our relationship from the side―

[Kim Shin Ah: Hahahaha Minwoo, are you fooling me again~]

[Kim Shin-ah: Minttosok]

[Kim Shin-ah: Ah, it’s fun~]

[Kim Min-woo: lol]

[Kim Min-woo: It’s really solid]

[Kim Shin-ah: Let’s create a world where high school seniors don’t go crazy!]

[Kim Shin-ah: I’m so excited~]

[Kim Min-woo: Wow dad, he’s weird. Make him go to a psychiatrist.]

[Kim Shin-ah: Dad is busy so he can’t see KakaoTalk]

[Kim Shin-ah: But why did you come back so quickly? If Hannover doesn’t win, the team will lose 3:0, but you’re laughing. I was going to send you a picture.]

[Kim Min-woo: I have to make Hanover a Buddhist temple and go… I made a promise with the kids here]

[Kim Shin-ah: So you’re saying that you’re putting in the effort even though you haven’t fully recovered? If that’s the case, I’m really going to go to Germany right away.]

[Kim Min-woo: Haha come on]

[Kim Min-woo: No, I’m really going to come find you. No.]

[Kim Shin-ah: Haha]

[Kim Shin-ah: Kkk]

“Ugh~!”

I stretched and got up from the sofa.

The game is really coming to an end now.

Philip Harris had also been giving me a lot of advice about what to do after the Bundesliga, and after Hannover, my final destination had been narrowed down to two places.

Manchester United.

or not.

Real Madrid.

Both places wanted me so badly.

It wasn’t courtship, but it seemed like he would offer anything if only he could make a contract with me.

Real Madrid seemed intent on signing Mbappe to form a dream team, while Manchester United wanted to recapture their past glory.

‘I don’t know if it will work just by recruiting me… .’

I don’t want to experience the same defensive burden I experienced in Hannover, so I asked both teams to refrain from using tactics that exclude defense too much as a special contract.

Perhaps I am the only one in the history of football who has made such a demand. It is not that common for a particular player to dictate the tactics of a manager.

Well anyway.

“We have to win first.”

If Dortmund brings Hoffenheim 2.0 to draw with us, it will be a real headache.

It is unlikely that Dortmund, the 4th-ranked team in the league, would throw away their pride and do something like that, but in any case, the match against Dortmund was key.

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And the fears became reality.

Dortmund, despite their reputation as the Bundesliga’s fourth-ranked side, were at home to Hoffenheim in Hannover.

I couldn’t believe the reality, so I put my hands on my hips and laughed out loud.

“Is this correct?”

Is it because you have no pride, or is it because you think it’s right to do anything in the face of victory?

In fact, this was more of a strategy for a draw than a win. However, Dortmund were now out of the league title race and were a team that could hold onto Hannover’s leg and prevent them from going further.

And we ended up completely mired in this horrible swamp that Dortmund created.

The more I struggle, the more I sink into it.

The solution to getting out of here was simple.

One free kick in the right place is all it takes.

I told Jan what I thought, and Corsic told Ariumbi, and Ariumbi told the coach, and the instructions were passed down to the entire team.

We will try to induce fouls from the opposing team as much as possible.

If the opponent acts like this, we too must mobilize all methods and means.

And so the game time passed by.

The Heiden Arena booed Dortmund throughout the game for their defensive play despite having an overwhelming squad compared to Hannover.

It was different from the usual booing.

Usually, boos erupt when the opponent has the ball, but now, boos erupted even when Hannover had the ball.

Of course, this barrage of boos is being meted out to Dortmund.

The Dortmund players who were implementing the tactics also had rotten expressions on their faces, as if they were not very happy with the current situation.

‘Just go to the locker room and take it. Ugh.’

If it were me, I would have immediately said, “This is not right, coach!”… … and urged Corsic on. Hehe. For a player, being a starter is important.

It is not easy for ordinary players to stand up to the authority of the coach who holds the ticket to play.

But if they use tactics that are embarrassing to the fans, it’s true that someone has to step up and take the lead.

I guess Dortmund doesn’t have such a player.

Or maybe, even with those expressions, everyone tacitly agreed with the director’s tactics.

“Kim!”

The ball came to me when the attack was not working.

I took a breath after receiving the ball from Ariumbi. The ball came down here, but I could only see one Dortmund player. And he was far away.

He was saying that he would not attack. He was acting very blatantly.

The Dortmund goalkeeper didn’t come out of his goal as if he was aware of my long-range shot.

There are Dortmund players who are man-marking the Hannover players, perhaps aware of my long ball.

It was a formation that was suffocating and stuffy just to look at.

Hanover was not strong enough to counter this tactic, so they had to try several times.

I passed the ball long to Captain Fischer. As soon as the ball was over, two Dortmund players were there and knocked the ball out of play.

‘This is terrible… .’

A play that blocks the creation of variables itself.

Hannover tried a variety of plays to get out of this dire straits as much as possible.

First of all, Coutinho’s dribbling that invites a foul.

However, the Bee players seemed to have been mentally well-armed and held their own throughout the game, and the referee never blew the whistle.

No, there was.

Beep!

The referee blew his whistle as Coutinho collapsed near the penalty box.

Naturally, the Dortmund players were shocked and ran towards the referee, and the Hannover crowd went whoa-aahhhh—but the person who got the card was…

“Heh heh.”

It was Philippe Coutinho.

It was a warning from the referee not to do Hollywood.

Of course, the Hannover players protested, saying that this was some kind of bullshit decision, but the referee never changed his mind.

The referee seemed to be saying:

“You can’t accept that Jim is in charge of the field? You guys! If you don’t back off, I’ll give you another warning!”

… Have you watched too many historical dramas?

‘That’s why they’re so strict with their rates.’

The referee was also tight.

Anyway, with Coutinho’s yellow card, Hannover could no longer afford to fall, and the game became increasingly sluggish.

I had no choice but to do anything about it.

I’m a goalkeeper, not a striker.

Even if you can prevent the team from losing, it’s difficult to get them to victory. No, it’s possible to win.

Its prerequisite is a free kick.

But Dortmund is even cautious about that… … Oh my.

“How can it not work?”

It’s so annoying.

When a team as big as Dortmund goes down against us, their ulterior motives are so obvious that we need to punish them thoroughly.

But there was no way. No way.

In order to knock down an opponent, you must first get into the ring, but the opponent was so scared that he made all sorts of excuses and never got into the ring.

‘I really want to beat him with a click free kick. Aaaah…’

We defended with all our might for 90 minutes, focusing and being persistent, but we ended up conceding a free kick and losing the game.

There is no victory so thrilling, and no defeat so excruciating.

If they can’t play the football they want to play and even fail to achieve the results they aim for, there may be discord within the team.

This was exactly the situation I was hoping for.

The game time is running out like that.

Like water in a boiling pot, I was so sleepy that I was evaporating.

and.

“Ahh!”

Coutinho’s Hollywood action once again.

‘Will it work…?’

I clicked my tongue and looked at Coutinho.

You’re about to see a rare scene.

A scene where he gets sent off for Hollywood action and cannot compete in the 34th round.

Beep!

The referee blew his whistle as expected. I could feel the referee’s anger just by looking at that shiny back of his head. No matter how urgent it was―

“uh?”

It’s a free kick foul?

Did I see something wrong?

no.

You didn’t see things wrong.

Dortmund players were red in the face as they protested. One Dortmund player even gestured for VAR to see him and collected a yellow card.

I was touching my lips… … .

“It’s so sweet.”

He went up to the Dortmund camp.

You guys, get some fresh air.

How dare you play this kind of football, embarrassing in front of your fans?

Then I have nothing to say even if I get kicked in the foot?

… … And even though I came to the place where the free kick was decided, the Dortmund players’ protest was not over yet.

I frowned and took the referee’s side.

“Stop it. How dare you disobey the referee’s decision?”

How dare they defy His Majesty’s orders? Do these guys have two lives?

But my words made their faces turn even redder.

“You little punk! What the hell do you know?”

“I saw it all too? I saw it all from behind?”

“Fuck you!”

“Hey! Referee! He’s grabbing me by the collar!”

Beep- beep! Beep beep!

The referee’s whistle blows loudly.

Just before the end of the game, 22 players gathered in one place and formed a circle.

‘No, what kind of Ganggangsullae is this…?’

What is the first full moon of the lunar year today?

It’s a total mess.

The mess only began to be resolved when the referee drew three more cards.

I still yelped at the Dortmund players who were on fire.

“If you play soccer like this, you’re bound to lose. You guys should take some losses.”

“This son of a bitch!”

The atmosphere that was being sorted out became chaotic again because of one word from me.

Beep beep beep!

Yeah. This is soccer. It’s fun. But if I don’t score like this… … I don’t think I’ll have any blankets left over before I go to bed tonight.

“If you make any more noise, then you’re really out. Kim. You shut your mouth too. If you keep talking, I’ll give you a warning.”

I kept my mouth shut and made a zipper-closing gesture with my hand. Then I opened my eyes wide and nodded.

And it takes a minute to build a free kick wall. It takes another minute for the players to get into position. And it takes another minute for them to fight among themselves.

The game had already run out of extra time, and was now entering extra time of extra time.

I glanced at the Dortmund goalkeeper and saw him also looking anxious as he was coordinating his players. I could see the desperation in them to somehow prevent this crisis.

Well, that’s what it’s like. If you play this kind of soccer for 90 minutes and then get knocked down by a click, you won’t be able to sleep because it’s so frustrating.

but…….

‘I’ll show you clearly that extreme click football can break down even the tightest defense in one shot.’

Even though I made this promise, it is not easy to score a goal in this situation.

My free kicks had already been analysed by many experts, and now putting them in the top corner did not necessarily lead to a goal.

I put Leo in the goal and kept hitting him into the corner, but after practicing dozens of times, Leo was able to block the ball without any funny consequences.

in other words.

‘It’s psychological warfare now.’

It’s certain to be in the goal.

But which way to go.

What kind of texture will it be?

At what speed?

The opponent doesn’t know.

Unlike me, I can’t even find out the general information. I have to use it.

and.

Beep!

The referee ordered the free kick to proceed.

The distance is approximately 25m.

I closed my eyes for a moment and rolled my head.

‘Let’s go for the drop ball. I’ve been aiming for the top corner too much. My opponent will know that. Especially in this situation, he’ll expect me to aim for the top corner even more.’

Why?

Because psychologically, at the most important moments, people tend to try to do what they do best.

That way, even if you fail, you won’t have any regrets.

I twisted it in reverse and aimed for it.

The place I’m going to hit is the bottom left center.

Not the corner, just the bottom left.

A ball that falls down.

I turned on the quick and accurate kick, took a deep breath, and ran towards the ball with all my might.

Boohoo!

The subsequent actions were connected as if they were connected.

My shot flies with all its might, and the opposing goalkeeper reacts.

Gregor Covel.

A giant of 195cm.

The guy read the direction and made a flying motion, but he looked flustered when I aimed for the bottom instead of the sky.

And above all.

‘I was nervous.’

It moved too fast.

He didn’t move after seeing the ball, but rather predicted it and moved in advance.

But no matter how fast my ball is, I can’t stop it if it moves as soon as I kick it, right?

And above all, predicting and blocking shots is also a skill, so this also requires some skill.

Gregor Covel seemed to lack tact.

What if you don’t have a knack?

Crash!

Then it must be right.

I celebrated like Mbappe when he scored a hat-trick at the Qatar World Cup.

He ran around the ground in joy.

The roar of the Hannover fans was deafening, and I was overjoyed that we had ended this frustrating 90-minute game with one snap of football.

“Wow Kim!”

“Get out of the way! Get out of the way, you punk! Get out of the way!”

Brother, you’re having a ceremony.

I dodged my Hanover teammates and ran towards the stands. It was not easy to avoid my teammates who tried to block me and carry me.

But anyway, I avoided all the players and stood in front of the audience, raising both my hands and making a motion as if showing off my muscles.

“Kim! Kim! Kim! Kim! Kim!”

Haha. Yes. This is it. Worship it… .

There are now two beekeepers in Korea.

One is Son Heung-min at Tottenham, and the other is….

“Kim! Kim! Kim! Kim! Kim!”