Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 204



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Episode 204

# Immortal Kim Min-woo

Even with the home advantage, it was a great achievement to beat Uruguay, who came out as full-time players, 1:0.

The Uruguayan coach also held a press conference to express his respect for Korea during this match.

“… We tried endlessly, but in the end we lost because we couldn’t score a single goal. Most people would have predicted our victory after seeing the lineup before the game, but against a world-class team like Korea, there are always unpredictable variables that hold us back.”

A world-class team!

Korean reporters’ eyes sparkled at that keyword.

How long has it been since you received recognition from a team like Uruguay? Uruguay is currently ranked 9th in the FIFA rankings and is a world-class team that can be counted on one hand, and after Korea was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Asian Cup, there were lamentations here and there about how the golden generation was rotting away like this.

Of course, that was gradually decreasing after the dismissal of Klinsgel and the appointment of a new coach who followed Bento’s lead and pursued build-up football (there is also flexibility in situations, so unlike Bento, there is no stubbornness in tactics and player use), but in any case, they were happy to receive recognition from someone of a higher status than themselves.

So the reporters’ jaws tightened as they heard the answer. Some pursed their lips, while others made blank expressions.

“You focused on attacking the flanks in today’s game. Is there a reason for this?”

The reporter asked a question. The interpreter relayed it back to the director in Spanish, and the director opened his mouth again.

“That’s a good question. We spent some time analyzing Korea before the game, and we thought that attacking the flanks rather than the front would allow us to penetrate Korea’s back space more freely. First of all, we have Kim from Munich as a center back.”

“What do you think of Kim from Manchester?”

The director was absorbed for a moment, then answered briefly and sharply in English.

“Unbeatable Final Boss.”

Once again, the journalists’ clowns are rising to the sky. In the world, there are only a few players who have ever been described that way by a current national team coach, such as Messi.

“It sounds better than GOAT?”

A reporter muttered. And then another reporter raised his hand and said, a question intended to elicit some sort of gossip.

“Korea will soon play Japan in the third round of the World Cup qualifiers. Can you tell us a little bit about this match?”

“Good luck to Japan. Korean soccer fans can watch the game comfortably as long as Kim is there.”

Kyaha~

The reporters quickly tapped away at their laptops and drafted their articles.

The title was basically advice from the Uruguayan coach to Moriyasu, and the content was filled with nationalistic articles such as “Don’t try to beat Korea, you can’t win.”

‘Is this a reporter or a nationalistic YouTuber trying to get views…?’

One reporter felt guilty about writing such content, but consoled himself by saying that he had no choice but to do it to make a living.

Meanwhile, manager Leon Harpers was also holding a post-match press conference.

“Coach. Today, we won a hard-fought victory against Uruguay in the second half. Now, we are about to face Japan. Is there anything you think we need to improve on?”

Leon was blahblahblah. It was a decent performance, but the answer was that the flanks were too open and needed to be strengthened.

“Today’s match was not the lineup we usually know. Kim Jun-young, who transferred to Manchester United, did not play, and several other starting players were not used. Is there a reason for this lineup?”

Leon said that Korea tends to have players out with injuries right before or during the World Cup. I played this match assuming that several of the starting players would be out, and fortunately, this experiment was successful… … .

“Then will you go to the next game with the current members?”

This is the kind of soccer we aim for. Although the Korea-Japan match is an important match, I am looking forward to the World Cup rather than the match right in front of us…

It was a question and answer.

“Did you hear the audience shouting for Kim Jun-young?”

I couldn’t not hear because I had two ears.

“Junyoung Kim scored a goal in his A-match debut and in the next match, proving that he is a good fit for the coach’s tactics. Will Junyoung Kim play in the next match?”

What the reporters were curious about was Kim Jun-young.

Will Kim Jun-young, who transferred to Manchester United, be left unused or used?

Leon avoided giving a definitive answer. However, he kept giving negative answers, and even though the game was tied at 1:0, the atmosphere was not good… .

“Player Kim Jun-young! Aren’t you disappointed that you couldn’t play in today’s game?”

Even in the mixed zone, reporters flocked to the players and asked them questions, and Kim Jun-young was one of them.

“Yes, it’s a shame, but it’s the coach’s decision. I’ll show a good performance for my team and take advantage of the opportunity.”

“Did you hear the fans shouting for Kim Jun-young?”

“Yes, I heard. Thank you so much.”

The interview came back to me.

My answers were formulaic, mostly because they were obvious questions.

When asked if today’s game was difficult, he joked that his team has always played like this, and when asked what he thought about Kim Jun-young not being able to play, he said it was unfortunate, but it was a matter for the coach to decide.

and,

“Now, the Korea-Japan match remains. Kim Min-woo! How do you plan on stopping Japan in the Korea-Japan match?”

Such an obvious question. I opened my mouth to give an obvious answer, then closed it again.

‘The people must be really looking forward to this Korea-Japan match… … Should we open it up once?’

The 23-season Kim Min-woo inside me is stirring.

In that split second, after a long battle with another me inside me, I decided.

“How do we stop Japan…?”

I stared at the reporter who asked that question.

“I’m not stopping you.”

The reporter nods.

“I will destroy it.”

Then the reporters around me let out a gasp. Some of them were amazed by my confidence, and some of them smiled.

No one asked you, without any sense, how you could defeat Japan when your position is goalkeeper.

* * *

After that, there was a general break.

For the first time in a long time, I lay in bed without thinking about anything and looked at my phone.

Sophie sent me a message saying she enjoyed the game, and I replied.

It’s not just Sophie. There’s also her mom, dad, her former colleagues, and Kim Shin Ah, and she just chews them out.

If you accept it once or twice, you will receive endless messages.

“Oh. The draw is over?”

And news from Europe.

News has it that the Europa League draw has been completed.

Manchester United are in Group B and, unsurprisingly, have been drawn in Pot 1, where they will face PSV, Midtjylland and Union.

“Wow. This is a Korean match?”

It’s amazing to meet Jo Kyu-seok, Midtjylland’s striker and a teammate on the national team, at an international competition…

Something suddenly occurred to me that I thought would be welcome and fun.

It was a bit disappointing that Manchester United didn’t make it to the Champions League this season, but it’s okay. If not this opportunity, then when will we get to the Europa Cup? Considering my defensive ability, this will be my first and last chance… .

Since the Champions League draw is held at the same time as the Europa League draw, I also looked at the group Hannover is in.

“Juventus, Arsenal, Celtic?”

…is it hard?

Perhaps the other teams in the same group as Hannover are thinking similarly?

Even if Hannover easily defeats Celtic, Juventus and Arsenal look like they will be difficult for Hannover to handle without me.

-KakaoTalk!

I just got a KakaoTalk message from Sophie saying that the lottery drawing had just ended.

Sophie: Why was Hannover placed in this group when they won the Bundesliga…?

Hannover will probably have a hard time no matter which group they are put in.

Since I said that these days, people would ask, “Are you T?”, so I sent a message of support.

[Kim Min-woo: It’s good. Munich and Dortmund also win often in the league, so Juventus and Arsenal are nothing.]

[Sophie: That was possible because Kim Min-woo was there! ㅠㅠ]

[Kim Min-woo: Hahaha]

[Kim Min-woo: See you soon in Europe~]

[Sophie: T―T]

The Champions League is like the World Cup, with the top two teams in the group advancing to the tournament. What about the third and fourth places? The fourth place team is eliminated, but the third place team advances to the lower-ranked Europa League.

If Hannover can’t withstand the pressure from the two older brothers and fail to qualify for the tournament… … they won’t be able to move on to Europa League.

Even so, Hannover won’t be pushed back by Celtic.

* * *

Kim Shin-ah opened and closed her KakaoTalk window every three minutes. Then she started to grumble.

“At this point, shouldn’t I just ignore it and not read it?”

How hot is the community right now?

The parties involved need to know this reaction now.

Above all, Kim Min-woo’s interview about destroying Japan became a huge topic of conversation.

Even to the point where the interview made its way to Japan.

Shin-Ah looked at Japan’s reaction once again.

→Brother, I’m angry

→Take it easy, Minwoo hyung

→Moriyasu expected to faint due to furious free kick www

→Son Heung-min is so polite that he can be a role model for others, but why is that goalkeeper acting like that?

→Koitsura is on the verge of going crazywwwwwww

*Koitsura (guys)

→5 days before the monkey diedwwww

“Kukuk.”

Ah, the person involved needs to see this for himself.

Not only that. Most of the community seemed very excited about the upcoming Korea-Japan match. They were especially excited about Kim Min-woo’s interview.

So once again.

[Kim Shin-ah: Hey]

[Kim Shin-ah: Are you chewing?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Hey]

[Kim Shin-ah: Over there]

[Kim Shin-ah: Nim-ah]

[Kim Shin-ah: I brought something fun, so please take a look!!!!!]

Then, ‘1’ suddenly disappears. Oh!?

[Kim Min-woo: Look at you]

Kim Shin-ah couldn’t hold it in any longer and called right away. But Kim Min-woo didn’t answer. A message popped up saying he couldn’t answer the phone.

It is said that the love between siblings becomes deeper and more affectionate the less they see each other, but why is our relationship so consistent?

Why do I want to hit him more when I can’t see him? If women see the real Kim Min-woo, they’ll have less desire to be a fan or anything.

Kim Min-woo’s popularity grew stronger as time passed. He was popular regardless of gender, and while men looked at Kim Min-woo with awe, women looked at him as if they were idols.

There are countless people who use Kim Min-woo as their phone background, and they even make and exchange dolls modeled after Kim Min-woo.

I understand Kim Min-woo’s popularity.

It’s strange that he’s not popular when he’s so good at soccer. Especially since he’s a ‘goalkeeper’, which is different from the previously popular positions, it’s even more special.

There was also the external aspect as a plus factor.

To begin with, the biggest reason women fell for Kim Min-woo was his looks.

“… Hmm?”

When I think about it like that, my head suddenly starts spinning like, ‘Wouldn’t this make money?’

Even now, they are giving each other dolls and such without permission, so if they were to officially release and sell goods like this, wouldn’t they sell like crazy?

I heard that there is a company that supports Kim Min-woo, but since it is a British company, it probably has little understanding of the Korean market.

What if I intervene here?

What if I, who knows women’s hearts better than anyone else and why they are fans of Kim Min-woo, intervene?

“Oh. Wait a minute. I smell money.”

Well, oppa, you probably don’t think much about it since you’re already making a lot of money, but the more money you have, the better.

If you make some money that way, donate some, do some charity work, and sell some of the money you earn…

“Oh!?”

It’s a money cushion! A money cushion!

Shin-ah quickly deleted all the curses she was about to send to Kim Min-woo via KakaoTalk and went into humble mode.

[Kim Shin-ah: You must be very tired from playing the game, brother. I was short-sighted. Get some rest♥]

Then 1 disappears immediately.

Kim Min-woo was silent for a long time, and after five minutes, a message arrived.

[Kim Min-woo: Why are you like that?]

[Kim Min-woo: I’m sorry]

[Kim Shin-ah: No, take a rest ^^]

[Kim Min-woo: What is it?]

[Kim Min-woo: I’m really scared]

[Kim Shin-ah: Hey, little sister, what’s there to be afraid of? Hehe]

[Kim Min-woo: ;ㅅ;]

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