Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 201



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Episode 201

# Surprise Worship

What topic should I start with today?

What did you eat? What are you doing? The weather is really nice today… … These questions are so cliche and trite.

As it turned out, Sophie had a suitable topic to talk about.

[… … Yes. To be honest, Kim was a game changer. No goalkeeper in the world could have done what Kim did in that game.]

Klopp’s interview admitting defeat! The following question was even more sharp. He asked if Liverpool would have won today’s game if it had been a different goalkeeper instead of ‘Kim’.

Klopp smiled and nodded.

[Of course. By the way, I thought Kim’s entrance interview was a bluff, so I’m in an awkward position. I think this season will be very interesting as well.]

One of the coaches who had been strongly criticizing Kim Min-woo’s interview finally admitted it. And this was just the beginning. As we meet other teams in the league one after another, they will all have to admit it, even if they don’t want to… … .

First of all.

[Sophie: Look at this~~!]

[Sophie: ^―^!]

‘1’ disappeared quickly.

[Kim Min-woo: There’s still one more left~]

[Sophie: Huh? Haha]

[Kim Min-woo: There is that… the person who called me the Korean guy…]

[Sophie: Are you talking about the hairless one?]

[Kim Min-woo: Yes]

[Sophie: Hahahaha]

And then there was silence again. Startled, Sophie hurriedly looked for GPT. Tell me, GPT!

[Kim Min-woo: I have to start training for Southampton, so I’ll contact you later.]

[Sophie: Oh?? Oh, yes!! Have a nice training!]

And then the message suddenly stopped. Sophie, who was wiping away her heart, belatedly noticed Kim Min-woo’s last response. I’ll contact you. I’ll contact you…

“Oh, wait a minute. What should we talk about then?”

Sophie prepared a list of small talk topics for the unexpected contact: the current state of Hanover, the climate in Europe, her favorite hobbies, food, stories about Korean culture, and more.

“Oh, right. That too, right?”

Another Kim who transferred to Manchester United late. I heard she was my school junior, I should add that to the gossip list…

* * *

Kim Jun-young swallowed hard.

There were foreigners when I was in Suwon, but never this many. They don’t even speak Korean.

The reserve team coach brought out the tactics board before the game and started talking about something. I couldn’t understand a single word of the English I had learned, making it seem like all the English I had learned was useless.

“Do you understand, Kim?”

“Yes! Yes Manager!”

Even during training, we had a hard time because of the language barrier, so I wonder what it will be like during an actual match.

And we entered the game with some spirit. We still haven’t memorized the players’ faces or names.

The opponent is Liverpool’s second team.

Manchester United upset Liverpool 3-0 at Old Trafford a few days ago thanks to a brilliant performance from Min-woo.

*Upset (when the lower team beats the higher team)

The 1st Army was like that, but the 2nd Army is also having the North West Derby in such a short period of time.

Of course, since it’s the second team, the attention is noticeably lower… …but as soon as I got here, my heart started racing at the thought of having a mini Northwest Derby.

‘Of course this isn’t Old Trafford….’

There are hardly any spectators other than the officials, and it feels quite desolate… but whatever! Now, we just have to prove it.

Beep!

And the game began.

Even if the language is different, the culture is different, the race is different, and the country is different, in the end, soccer is soccer. No matter where you play, soccer doesn’t change.

“Here!”

“Hey!”

“Joseph!”

“Smith!”

Less than a minute after the game started, the game quickly became a market square. With no spectators, the noise was audible.

Since you can’t speak for long during a game, Kim Jun-young could understand those English words very well.

Most of the time, it was things like, ‘Give it here!’, ‘Hey!’, ‘This way!’, ‘Mark it!’

Kim Jun-young ran around, observing the situation. He didn’t understand the reserve coach’s detailed tactical instructions, but he knew the general outline.

So I jumped in line with that.

As time went by, I came into contact with Liverpool’s second team more often, and although it was a short time, there was one thing I felt.

‘What? It’s nothing?’

I was a little nervous because of the reputation of the Liverpool second team, but when I actually faced them, it was okay. No, it was easier than I thought.

“Hey!”

Kim Jun-young, who gained confidence, asked his teammates for a pass. But they didn’t give it to him. They gave it to him somewhere else, as if they didn’t hear him or didn’t know he was there.

‘no….’

I just had a breakthrough.

It was a shooting angle.

Did you not give it to me because you couldn’t see the angle, or is it racism or something?

Although he was trembling, Kim Jun-young moved again.

And as the game progressed, Kim Jun-young’s thoughts became one-sided.

‘These kids, are you discriminating against me because I’m Asian?’

They don’t give the ball. They don’t give it unless there’s really no place to give it. They even give the ball so fucking fast that you can’t do anything.

Even if you react greatly with your teeth chattering, your body remains intact.

Of course, this didn’t happen in Suwon, and when this happened in Suyang High School, the coaches would get really upset, so it couldn’t be like this throughout the game.

But here.

‘The coaches are just watching.’

It feels like I know but just close my eyes and let it go.

Oh fuck, you fucking little shits.

It brings out my personality.

I’m the striker who even beat up that fucking crazy dog, Eugene Ho.

‘No. If I act like a fool here, I’ll be the only one treated like an idiot. I might even get bullied because I don’t speak English. So I have to show it.’

You have to show your military acumen. Even in the midst of persecution from those around you, you have to elicit reactions like, “Oh? That kid has a different way of doing things?”

So, Kim Jun-young bit his bullet and ran. He ran harder than he did in the K-League. To prove himself and be recognized.

He kept running like a madman, burning energy. He turned over Liverpool defenders several times, and when they didn’t give him the ball, he snatched it from the opponents and created opportunities.

*Turnover (offensive rights given to the opposing team due to a mistake)

And again a pass from a friendly teammate.

The ball was passed while surrounded by opponents.

It looked like he was trying to get you fucked up once.

In this situation, giving me the ball would be like saying to the surrounding Liverpool players, ‘Hey! Take it away!’

‘You gloomy bastards.’

Kim Jun-young was surrounded by three Liverpool players, but he lightly kicked the ball towards him and ran around.

It was a momentary sense.

With that one sense, three Liverpool players were knocked out, and they chased after him late.

Kim Jun-young did not miss this opportunity.

He enters the penalty box and the goalkeeper trusts the defenders around him to close the gap.

‘The right side is empty!’

I tried to narrow the angle as much as possible, but Kim Jun-young kicked it to the right as if it was funny.

The goalkeeper raised his hand in a hurry, but it was only enough to block the air, and Kim Jun-young’s shot flew slowly and landed on the right goal post.

It was a goal.

“Fuck!”

As soon as he scored, Kim Jun-young roared. What? Racism? F*ck it. I’ll chew you up with my skills. I’m not the type to be here. No matter how much you guys harass me, I’ll beat you with my weight class and go next to Min-woo hyung!

‘Yeah. If you can’t overcome this level of difficulty on your own, then you don’t deserve to be next to Minwoo hyung. Come on.’

Kim Jun-young, who did a roar celebration like Mbappe, returned to his original position after receiving belated congratulations from several players.

I glanced at the director and he was looking at the coaches with a sullen expression. I guess that kid is the culprit?

I thought he was just a bystander, but he was an even worse bastard.

* * *

And the 90 minutes of play were over.

It felt longer than usual.

Kim Jun-young was drenched in sweat and felt like he was going to die from running more than usual, but a smile spread across his face.

“Hehehe.”

First of all, the debut proved it.

2 goals and 1 assist even in these difficult conditions.

If it weren’t for the active discrimination, there could have been more to show here. It was a shame, but it was okay.

‘Coach Giovanni looks at my data and chews it up so much that I’m going crazy. And then I’m promoted to the first team!’

To be honest, I know it’s greedy to want to be a starter right after I get promoted. But even as a sub. Or as a sub’s sub.

Kim Jun-young also knew well how Kim Min-woo was treated when he first went to Hanover. It was a very famous story.

Sub’s sub’s sub.

In some ways, he was in a much harsher situation than Kim Jun-young. Wasn’t he even a goalkeeper?

The goalkeeper position is such a special position that once a starting player is established, it is not easily changed.

However, Kim Min-woo was neither the starting sub nor the sub of the sub, but he broke through all the competition and became the starting player as the sub of the sub.

It was truly the myth of adversity.

‘I can do it too. In fact, I’m much better!’

It’s not a position as isolated as a goalkeeper, and although his main position is striker, he can also play as a winger or attacker.

“… Hmm. Good job Kim. You’re definitely good at it.”

The director’s praise. The director’s expression was not good as he praised her, as if there was a thorn in his mouth. Kim Jun-young pretended not to know and smiled kindly.

“Thank you, Director!”

“Yes. I look forward to more of this kind of activity in the future.”

“yes!”

Fortunately, he could understand English to this extent, and Kim Jun-young wiped the sweat off his body with a towel and hugged his colleagues.

Of course, they were players who did not discriminate against themselves. There were a few British people, but most of them were foreigners in similar situations to Kim Jun-young.

‘If only I could play in the national team game again this time. If only I could do that.’

We can’t continue this kind of discrimination. And Giovanni would definitely be interested. So let’s do our best. All plans have to chew up the reserve league to be established.

* * *

… … And as this is an era of globalization, news of Kim Jun-young’s activities spread to Korea in an instant.

[Kim Jun-young, Manchester United 2nd team match]

[Man U 2nd team vs Liverpool 2nd team, Kim Jun-young 2 goals, 1 assist (video)]

In the Korean community, it was thought that Kim Jun-young would be an immediate force to be reckoned with at Manchester United, but the reality is not so simple.

Most people started by denying the reality of the news that Kim Jun-young was playing in the minor leagues. It was generally a place of denial vs. compromise.

→It seems like he was sent down to the second team to get his game feel up to par soon after joining?

→What kind of crazy club sends a player they bought to the second team? Have you seen Hoilun sent down to the second team?

→No, it’s not like it’ll have instant power… I’m trying to grow it and use it.

→But isn’t it because of Kim Min-woo’s strong request that Manchester United had no choice but to recruit him? After all, Kim Jun-young’s value is nothing compared to Kim Min-woo’s.

→No, in my opinion, he was recruited as a sub-resource, but he was sent down to the reserves to check his physical condition. He will be promoted back to the first team soon.

→Even if he’s a second-tier player, he’s a striker who scored 2 goals and 1 assist in his first match against Liverpool. The future of Korean soccer is bright.

→Seeing this, I suddenly feel that Kim Min-woo, who has maintained a clean sheet since Hannover, is amazing… .

→Surprise worship ㄷㄷ

→Kim Min-woo must be worshipped all the time.

→I worshipped it all the time, but I witnessed it by surprise.

Another day later, news from the Manchester United first team was also reported.

[Man U vs Southampton, I can’t put this in Hoilun (video)]

→I’m really amazed

→Look at the real thing being torn apart lol

→No, you can just grab it and kick it, so why are you in such a hurry?

→Are you really a human being?

[Man U vs Southampton, Kim Min-woo’s crazy consecutive saves (video)]

→Seeing this, I suddenly feel that Kim Min-woo, who couldn’t even beat Mbappe or Messi at the Olympics, is amazing…

→I put it in, but didn’t it cancel the goal with var?

→Ah, you loner

→The goalkeeper who makes the most delicious saves

→Surprise shooting, always blocking ㄷㄷ

[Manchester United vs Southampton, the match ends in a 0:0 draw]

→If it weren’t for Kim Min-woo, I would have lost

→It was just a complete defeat in terms of tactics. Isn’t it? Is it a problem with the players who carried out the tactics?

→Giovanni is a good manager, but he became a fool after going to Man U.

→The only one who avoided the blind spot was Kim Min-woo

→How far should Minwoo go, you little punks?

→It’s a legend that they haven’t even made it into the top 3 after 4 games without a fan

→Why did you go to Man U and suffer like this, Minwoo? ㅠㅠ

Kim Min-woo, who said that Manchester United is the place for the best players, has been showing the best saves in every game, just as he said.

Current record: 2 wins, 2 draws. 8 points. Ranked 4th… .