Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 191



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191 The world’s eyes

“Excuse me!? Kim! I have one more question!”

The reporters gathered at the inauguration ceremony raised their hands here and there, perhaps shocked by my sudden bombshell statement.

The camera flashes also went off blazingly.

The Manchester United manager, who had been smiling affectionately next to me, looked at me with a puzzled expression, then at the reporters.

Unstable gaze handling. Hand covering mouth.

And in that situation I… .

‘ah.’

It feels good to show my raw self after such a long time, but I’m worried about the aftermath. Yeah. This is me…

I have a personality that is not easy to please and cannot even use empty words. I have endured it for a long time. I endured it and endured it, but it finally came to an end when suspicions arose that my career was filled with drugs.

What should I do now?

Kim Min-woo was an angel during his time at Hannover, but Kim Min-woo at Manchester United.

‘Man U’s nickname is the Red Devils, but here I show my true self?’

As they were hesitating, unable to make a decision on their own, the reporters decided their turn and started asking questions.

“Do you think Kim can keep clean sheets like he did in the Premier League and Bundesliga!?”

The reporter’s question was shouted at such a loud voice that it was impossible to pretend not to hear it even if you wanted to.

I swallowed my saliva once, then, with a feeling of not knowing what to do, I unsealed Kim Min-woo from my Suyang High School days.

“I heard that Manchester United had many legendary goalkeepers. David de Gea, Edwin van der Sar, Peter Schmeichel. There are many more goalkeepers… … but I will surpass them all.”

In an instant, silence.

I added one more word because I found this silence unbearable.

“I know you spent a lot of money to sign me, but I will give back more than that to Manchester. In the form of trophies.”

The silence was broken belatedly. The flash of light was more intense than before, and the sound of reporters tapping on their laptops resonated like piano keys.

“You know, Kim! The Premier League is different from the Bundesliga! It’s the best league in the world, undisputedly! But—”

“The Bundesliga is just as good as the Premier League.”

I cut off the reporter’s proud words.

I feel this way since coming to England, these people look down on the Bundesliga. It may not be at the level of the EPL, but it is one of the top four leagues in the world, and there are many teams that are always in contention for the Champions League, so why do they look down on it like this?

In the EPL, isn’t the only team that can definitely beat Munich like Manchester City?

“Our goalkeeper has great ambition. Okay, let’s end the interview here.”

The director hurriedly cleaned up. He was so flustered that his voice trembled slightly. The reporters raised their hands here and there, shouting, “Wait a minute,” as if they had many questions.

But that’s how the entrance interview ended.

* * *

Today was a tiring and difficult day.

Shin-ah stayed after school to do some self-study, and was now on the subway heading home.

‘Oh my, it’s a shame.’

I sit all the time at school, so why do I feel so tired and groggy just standing up for a bit on the subway? I need to exercise…

Shin-A exchanged a few messages with her friends and then checked Twitter with gloomy eyes.

Since she rarely uses Instagram, Shina has been using the community mostly.

Kim Shin-ah has expanded her reach beyond the soccer community to Twitter, a site she only knew by name in the past.

Why did you start using Twitter?

‘There is simply not enough information for a single soccer community.’

Shin-A’s head was too big to find information about Kim Min-woo, by Kim Min-woo, and for Kim Min-woo from just one domestic site.

Now, not satisfied with just one community, Shina turned her eyes to the world.

Twitter was a whole new world, and there were a lot of people there who thought Kim Min-woo was greater than Messi… … .

Among them, there was one account that caught Kim Shin-ah’s eye recently, an account that uses a mixture of English and Korean. That account uploads Kim Min-woo’s photos, highlight videos, etc., and I happened to be checking out that account at the time.

@soapi23

[Kim Min-woo’s resignation letter ㄷㄷ (Video 1)]

I tilted my head and checked the video. It looked like an initiation ceremony. It was helpfully subtitled in Korean, but for a more accurate judgment, I translated it myself instead of relying on the subtitles.

[… … What does Kim think about this?]

The reporter’s question was about this drug scandal. And Kim Shin-ah saw what happened after that.

A remark that goes beyond fearlessness to arrogance, beyond arrogance to the point of being outrageous.

The remarks that followed were also spectacular.

‘Oh, no. Did I eat something wrong?’

Kim Shin-ah knew very well that her brother had maintained a humble attitude since his professional debut. She had checked the interview without fail. This was the first time she had seen Kim Min-woo speak to this extent.

‘Are you going to give me back the trophies I’ve given you? Are you afraid that my performance will continue in the EPL?’

It was a video that made me gape while watching it. When I checked the comments right away, there was chaos.

This account had many foreign fans as well as Korean fans, so there was a lot of confusion between Korean and foreign languages.

→Everyone has a plan that sounds good. Until they realize that the Man U defenders are the enemy.

→That’s right… Kim Min-woo is going to do all the defense by himself… .

→Kim Min-woo’s scolding ‘Go!’ is so annoying that the reporters are fighting

→What the hell is this, the Truman Show?

→If you prove it, you will fail to win the Ballon d’Or, and even after retirement, you will continue to have interviews… .

Koreans up to here.

→I’ve never seen that kind Kim talk like that before… What the hell did those damn Brits do to our Kim?

→I’m a Man U fan, Kim. If you help us win the league, I’ll give you my dog ​​and my virginity.

When she looked at the profile picture, she saw that he was a balding white man in his 40s with a lot of hair. Kim Shin-ah immediately frowned.

→That kind Kim turned into a devil as soon as he entered Manchester United (mouth-covering emoticon)

→Manchester United’s nickname is Red Devil. The Korean national team’s nickname is also Red Devil. Kim’s current status is also Red Devil. Is it a one-time thing?

→It’s a historic interview. If we keep doing this and concede a goal in every game, that will be historic, and if we keep a clean sheet like this, that will be historic too.

→The last hope of the declining Manchester United… It’s hot.

Foreigners up to here.

Soccer fans around the world were debating Kim Min-woo’s interview. No? To Shin-ah, it seemed like they were just playing around with the big incident that happened before the start of the season.

I checked the Korean community and the situation was similar. Most people were surprised by his courage or worried about what would happen next.

Shin-Ah was like that too.

So I sent a KakaoTalk message right away.

[Kim Shin-ah: What on earth were you thinking when you did something like this…?]

1 didn’t disappear until I got home. I’m sure countless people are receiving messages by now.

And a long time later.

[Kim Min-woo: I tried to draw some aggro]

Kim Shin-ah, who read the KakaoTalk message, was momentarily dazed. Suddenly, an old meme came to mind.

[Kim Shin-a: You’re drawing aggro to the world level… You’re a true superstar]

[Kim Shin-ah: If you lose now, you’ll definitely be laughed at worldwide ㅋㅋ]

[Kim Min-woo: Okay]

[Kim Min-woo: It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Haha]

Shin-ah liked seeing her brother’s confidence.

It is difficult to criticize as being baseless, because the path that Kim Min-woo has walked is itself the basis.

* * *

If I had made a statement of this level in Hanover, it would probably have become a topic of conversation at a local level.

But Manchester United is a popular club all over the world, so I… … .

“Kim! Kim!”

I received a whole other level of attention than I did in Hannover. Citizens, reporters, and even football players commented on my interview.

[This was a type of interview I’ve never encountered in my life. I’ve never seen such an arrogant player, so I’ll be watching to see how well he does.]

It was Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

[I think it’s a statement that can be made because he is a goalkeeper who has never failed even once. His opinion will change after he plays a few games in the EPL.]

It was Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

[Kim can make that kind of statement. I guarantee you, even if Yashin comes back, two clean sheets in two seasons is an impossible feat. Kim is already world class, all he needs is trophies.]

It was Peter Schmeichel from Manchester United.

But he defended me because we were both former goalkeepers.

To be honest, I was very discouraged by Pep, Klopp, and many other football people criticizing my interview as being frivolous, but Schmeichel and many other football people defended me, which gave me strength.

Especially German footballers had that tendency. Maybe it was because I said that the Bundesliga was just as good as the EPL?

A lot of people have also DMed me or contacted me, most of them either laughing at me for being crazy or expressing concern for me.

While the world is abuzz with my remarks, I meet the players today under the guidance of the club staff.

The Manchester United clubhouse we arrived at like that.

‘and….’

It was incredibly spacious. I thought the Hanover Club House was spacious too, but this place was even more spacious than that.

The team was already gathered and training, but when I arrived, the players stopped training and gathered together.

“Everyone. The player who will give us the trophy has arrived!”

At the coaching staff’s shout, the Manchester United players who had already gathered shook hands.

“Nice to meet you, Kim.”

“I enjoyed the interview. Welcome.”

I also greeted them and checked out the players’ faces.

As expected from a big club, there were quite a few familiar players. I greeted each of them one by one and evaluated them in my mind.

Harry Maguire (ambiguous).

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (not bad).

Raphael Varane (okay).

Andre Onana (Are you going to stay here?).

Christian Eriksen (You get out).

Bruno Fernandes (like it!).

Anthony (Not out yet?).

Alejandro Garnazzo (You are talented).

Marcus Rashford (in good form these days).

Diogo Dalot (Let’s start looking at other teams).

Mason Greenwood (okay).

Luke Shaw (okay!).

Scott McTominay (you get out too).

Lisandro Martinez (good!).

Rasmus Hoylun (speechless).

I had that thought while checking the players’ faces.

‘There are a lot of people stuck in here?’

In clubs of this level, if a player’s skills are not up to standard, they are immediately sent out on loan or released, but there were many players who stayed longer than expected.

of course.

Among them, there were certainly players who were said to be let go in this summer’s transfer market.

For example, Hoilun, McTominay, Anthony, and although not mentioned, Viktor Lindolev, etc.

It’s a bit chilling to think that some of these will probably disappear before the transfer window closes.

‘Well, this is what the world thinks.’

The public’s evaluation is ultimately determined by how the team performed last season, and the team may perform differently in the new season.

I greeted the players and went straight into training.

There wasn’t anything special about the training, and since it was our first meeting, we started with recovery training.

Pedaling a bicycle.

Simple exercises that anyone can do.

While doing so, I quickly scanned the team atmosphere.

I pedaled for nearly an hour to get a feel for the team atmosphere, and while this isn’t enough to completely gauge the team atmosphere, it was ‘normal’ for now.

‘It’s not that good, but it’s not that bad.’

Ordinary itself.

And little by little I began to feel that I had really left Hanover.

The reason for the feeling was nothing special.

There were some faces I knew that I didn’t see, and no one approached me first to talk to me.

‘I miss Corsic today.’

Even though it wasn’t a big club like Manchester United, the team atmosphere was really good.

I sighed without anyone knowing and pedaled again.

* * *

August 3rd.

There is still nearly a month left until the summer transfer window closes, and it is still a bit of an awkward time for the season to start.

The Premier League kicks off exactly ten days from today.

And today.

today.

“““Glory! Glory, Man United! As the reds go marching on! on! on!”””

Today, Manchester United’s home stadium, Old Trafford, was packed with spectators.

A stadium built 115 years ago.

The seating capacity is 74,000.

Old Trafford, also known as the Theatre of Dreams, is a stadium that has become so outdated that there are now many calls for it to be replaced.

Today Manchester United play their final friendly before the season ends.

It felt like the last mock exam before the CSAT.

As it was the last evaluation match, Manchester United played with mostly its best members, and Real Betis, Manchester United’s sparring partner and La Liga team, also played with all of their first-team members.

If so, I.

I was sitting on a bench, with my arms crossed, chewing gum.

The goalkeeper who started in my place today was the regular goalkeeper, Andre Onana, and I started on the bench.

It was because of the risk of injury.

He hasn’t yet adapted to the Old Trafford pitch, has only been there a few days and hasn’t yet become familiar with the faces of his team-mates.

Of course, I could have ignored it and run, and I also wanted to play a game after a long time, but in the end, it was the manager’s decision that I sat on the bench.

What can you do when the manager tells you to sit on the bench and watch Man U?

All I can do is sit here and watch how my team does and how the Man U fans watch the game.

Beep!

And the game began.

Man U’s lineup today was as follows:

Hoilun

Rashford Fernandez Garnacho

Eriksen McTominay

Luke Shaw Maguire Varane Wan-Bissaka

Oh nana

This lineup seems like it might be the best.

‘I wonder if Manchester United, who went through all that trouble to recruit me, will refrain from recruiting or selling players?’

Then it’s difficult.

If that’s true, then it’s Hanover Season 2.

Hanover 2.0 with a little more power upgrade

Although Hoilun is in much better form than when he first joined the team, his performance still falls short of his transfer fee.

So, it seems like they are sending it, but I don’t know. No one knows what decision the foolish board will make.

The three lines below that were still great though.

These are the players who were the driving force behind Manchester United’s 5th place finish last season.

The two pivots supporting the top three lines, Eriksen and McTominay… … hmm. Ambiguous.

It’s not that I’m good at it, but it’s not that I’m bad at it. When I’m good at it, … but when I’m bad at it, I’m bad at it.

The white paper underneath was also of good quality.

The lifespan of a full-back is not that long, with Luke Shaw still playing well and Maguire, although a bit inconsistent, not having the worst of his old self.

Varane may not seem to have aged as he has gotten older, but he is still a decent defender, and Wan-Bissaka is also a player who does his job well.

Oh Nana… … Now that I’m here, no matter how well you do, you’re still a sub.

I know you’re doing okay, but it doesn’t make sense for you to be a sub with your skills, so you should leave Man U quickly…

Okay! First, player evaluations are finished!

After a brief moment of appreciation, we returned to focusing on the game, only to find that the score had already been drawn.

Oh. But did you put it in right after the game started because it was in the living room?

But the atmosphere was completely different.

Looking around the stadium, it seemed like Real Betis had scored the first goal in the third minute of the first half.

Although I was disappointed, I kept my expressionless face as if nothing had happened.

‘I need to control my expression.’

The camera is panning in front of me right now, so I have to control my facial expressions. If I move my mouth too much, I don’t know what will come out.