Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 237



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Episode 237 Billy Jean Goalkeeper

The game entered the second half, but surprisingly, Bournemouth did not lose heart and played football while maintaining their own style.

Basically, play defense and look for a counterattack when the opportunity arises.

But almost all such attempts were blocked by me. In fact, it was something I had felt occasionally since my days in Hanover.

‘Oh, you little bastards. Look at them trusting me and jumping around.’

The defenders didn’t run like crazy in counterattack situations. I saw them running moderately with the mindset that the goalkeeper would stop them anyway.

After the game, I have to ask Giovanni for his understanding and say, “Let’s go!” How much money are you getting? Why are you running around like that? I also want to minimize my risk as much as possible.

For now.

“Tchcha!”

He jumped up and caught the header flying in with both hands. The Bournemouth striker had been angry and punched the air whenever I blocked him in the first half, but now he shook his head in frustration as if he wasn’t even angry.

‘I feel a little sorry. I’m afraid I’ll end up in a slump if I keep doing that.’

Well… … I guess it’s not like that.

Around the 70th minute of the second half, Hoilun was taken off and Kim Jun-young was brought in. It seemed that the biggest issue was the finishing ability. It was clear that Manchester United was dominating like in the first half, but the score was still 1:0.

Not only Kim Jun-young, but also the wingers and midfielders were replaced. Greenwood, McTominay…

And the replacement was spot-on.

The attack, which had been feeling suffocated and blocked, was punctured by Kim Jun-young’s creative pass.

Greenwood’s ground ball shot that broke through the defense in an instant.

And the score goes in.

The score widened to two points at the moment of substitution.

In the meantime, I was active here and there.

Although the goalkeeper doesn’t like to be in the spotlight, Bournemouth’s counterattacks were more persistent than expected.

‘You still haven’t come to your senses even after being blocked like that?’

I guess I’ll have to give him another warning for his bad behavior.

I rolled my eyes and observed the situation.

It was a counterattack coming from the halfway line, and although the Manchester United defense kept clinging to it, it wasn’t enough to stop Bournemouth’s counterattack.

Finally, it was my turn to step forward again.

The opposing right winger’s curvy dribble.

The final option for the dribbler, who was flopping around like a fish, was once again the kill pass.

That damn Man Utd defence was just too wide. How many killer passes can they concede in a single game?

‘This won’t do.’

It was a pass too far and too short for me to run and block.

The opposing player calmly slows down and loads his shot. The trajectory is clearly visible as it is created towards the near post.

Actually, I left that door open on purpose. It’s open here. Drive this way! … I guess I was trying to guide them.

Why?

‘That way it’s easier to block.’

As soon as the shot came flying, I stretched out my hand to block it. I even threw my body to safely handle the loose ball that was about to go out.

The opposing player put his hands on his head and despaired. The Bournemouth home fans also sighed. There were curses here and there. The most memorable curses among them were….

“Stop blocking me, you fucking Asian!”

Heh heh.

The compliments are so delicious.

Don’t play soccer for this taste.

There were no unusual circumstances after that.

With the gap widening to two goals, Giovanni is not the type of manager to keep demanding attacks, and United slowly took away Bournemouth’s time, slowing down the tempo of the game.

Bournemouth tried to force the tempo of the game, which had slowed down to the point of death, but there was no way for Bournemouth to break through Manchester United’s determined defense.

Beep— beep— beep!

The referee blows the whistle to end the game with 5 seconds left.

I guess the referee also wants to get off work early.

“after.”

I sigh and take off my gloves, and Maguire comes over and hugs me, saying I worked hard. I nod, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to stop being a jerk. I have to do what I have to do, right?

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And the locker room.

“… … We won the game today, but I have to say something. Defenders. What are you doing?”

Although it was a winning match, the atmosphere in the locker room was not good. More precisely, Giovanni’s expression was not good.

I was going to suggest it to Giovanni first, but Giovanni seemed to have the same view as me and ended up yelling at the defenders instead of me.

“Why can’t we keep up with Bournemouth’s counter-attacking tempo? Do you think we won today’s game? If it weren’t for Kim, we would have lost this game!”

Giovanni’s frustration was not over. It was just beginning. The players who had come in in a friendly manner soon became a group.

“I told you this is the best league in the world. Even if you bump into something a little, you raise your hand to the referee. You don’t trust the goalkeeper and play with all your might.”

Pudatang!

“Is this a team?”

yet again,

“This is a team!”

It was a comment I had heard many times. I bit my lip to hold back my laughter. When I looked at Kim Jun-young, he also had a puzzled look on his face.

“If everyone falls, ah! ah!”

I bowed my head.

Director, thank you for playing the villain in my place.

But I can’t stand it. It’s too funny… .

* * *

After the match against Bournemouth, the repercussions were greater than expected.

“Have you seen this, sir? It’s the goalkeeper I brought in!”

Manchester United’s director of football Richard Johnson was thrilled and the club’s owner was pleased too.

“As you can see from the game against Bournemouth, we at H&B have signed some of the best players in the world. Your son is a brilliant talent and we can take care of him like Kim.”

H&B officials were working hard on sales thanks to Kim’s performance.

“Damn it… … I should have brought you somehow. I should have accepted any conditions!”

Real Madrid scout Carlos Garcia has blamed Manchester United for losing Kim and the club not being more receptive in negotiations.

[Honestly, it’s hard to believe even when I look at it, ah… … .]

[Honestly, it still feels like a dream that such a player has emerged in the Republic of Korea. It’s like a genius who fell from the sky and emerged in an unfamiliar field. Why is it that, if you look at history, there are many famous army generals, but not many in the navy?]

[Ah, so Caster Choi is saying that Kim Min-woo is like a great person like Yi Sun-sin or Jang Bo-go?]

[That’s true, metaphorically speaking.]

The Korean commentators who were broadcasting the game also gaped in amazement, and the video garnered over 3 million views on YouTube in less than half a day.

This is actually the first time that a non-direct scene like Son Heung-min’s goal against Burnley has become such a big topic of conversation.

And the busiest person in this situation was Kim Shin-ah. Because she was the one who unconditionally accepted dopamine more than anyone else in this situation, Shin-ah continued to see the media praise pouring in in less than a day.

“If someone saw me, they’d think I was Kim Min-woo’s manager….”

In fact, Kim Shin-ah also doubted her eyes while watching the game in real time during that scene.

I expected that they would block it, but I never imagined that they would use it as a springboard for a counterattack.

What motivators say is, turn a crisis into an opportunity! A crisis is actually an opportunity! I’ve heard this kind of grumbling many times, but Kim Shin-ah sees all those who say such things as frauds.

If it’s a crisis, it’s a crisis. What kind of opportunity is this?

Kim Shin-ah believes that there is no case in life where one can see opportunity in a crisis, except in special circumstances.

… … But my brother did it.

Turning crisis into opportunity.

Turning a scoring crisis into a scoring opportunity.

I have never seen a goalkeeper play soccer like this before.

“That’s why there’s such an uproar all over the world right now.”

Kim Min-woo, who showed an unprecedented performance in soccer history.

People all over the world were going wild at the sight, as if they were seeing Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean for the first time.

Not only did he prevent a situation that was practically a goal loss, he also turned it into a scoring opportunity!

It’s not like they blocked it first and then looked for a chance to counterattack, and it’s really rare to block it and then create a chance to counterattack at the same time.

“The more I look at this expression, the more I like it.”

Shin-A saved many GIFs that were uploaded to the soccer community, and some of them included reactions from her teammates.

[Bournemouth vs Man U, Kim Min-woo’s crazy pass and Hoilun’s goal, and Kim Jun-young’s reaction ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

In the post, Kim Jun-young was sitting on the bench, but when he saw Kim Min-woo, who suddenly stood up in the midst of a scoring crisis and then created a scoring opportunity in return, he opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth wide enough to fit a fist in it.

→My teammates are also watching and being shocked ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

→This is a really ridiculous scene.

→With this level of skill, next year’s Ballon d’Or winner will definitely be Kim Min-woo.

→The goals were scored by Hoilun and Greenwood, but the MOM went to Kim Min-woo.

→He’s so calm and growing at such a young age… I’m really curious to see how far he’ll grow.

→I find it more surprising that he is so good at it and still has room for growth.

→It’s a blessing with a different meaning than Messi.

→Meguto is cut from Ronaldo line lol

And there are also interviews after the game ends.

“Kim was fantastic today! He turned a chance into a goal, something no goalkeeper in the world has ever done, something no one would expect from a goalkeeper. How do you feel about that?”

“… Soccer is a sport where the situation changes every time due to a split-second decision. Even if you make the right decision, if you hesitate for 1-2 seconds, it often becomes a wrong decision. In this case, I was able to make the right decision and timing, so I am personally happy about that. It feels like I have a new weapon in my hands.”

“wow!”

Kim Shin-ah laughed heartily. After this interview was published, articles like “Kim, with a new weapon in his hand, takes on Manchester City!” were already being circulated in England.

“There are countless compliments for Kim, but the one that best fits the current game is ‘A player who is constantly growing. A player who has no limit to his growth.’ Today’s game was definitely like that. Do you agree with this compliment?”

“Haha, yes. I agree. Right now, the growth engine is burning brightly, but it will eventually die out. Just like everything in the world. When that time comes, maintaining my skills will be my new goal.”

Now he’s doing interviews as well as a veteran player.

Did you learn it from Son Heung-min?

… No. It’s not too humble for Son Heung-min’s style. If it were Son Heung-min here, he would have been a little more humble.

“You have a match against Manchester City coming up soon. There was also a heated battle of nerves with Erling Haaland at the Ballon d’Or ceremony. You will be playing against Haaland soon. Do you have anything to say?”

“… … Well, I said this at the awards ceremony. I can say for sure that Holland will not score against me. Without further ado, I will show you in the next game.”

“Whoa! Whoa! It’s so hot! I’m going to burn! I need to call the fire department!”

The reporter’s fuss. Kim Shin-ah giggled at the funny reaction.

Other interviews included the Manchester United and Bournemouth managers.

Most of them talked about Kim Min-woo as if they were possessed.

“… I think the fans will understand. To be honest, Bournemouth deserved to win against Manchester United. But as everyone saw, yes, the goalkeeper there was a strange performance when he played against us.”

The Bournemouth manager’s words were, in a way, full of excuses. There were clearly several opportunities to beat Manchester United, but the main point was that they lost because of the goalkeeper’s many saves and super plays that were hard to believe even when watching.

But because that was the reality, Bournemouth fans didn’t criticize their manager that much.

Even though they were an opposing team, this means that Kim Min-woo’s performance was impressive.

Manchester United manager Giovanni.

“I actually think that excessive praise for one player can be toxic, but today’s game was one that made me forget about that thought for a moment. If it weren’t for Kim, we would have lost.”

He continued to praise the Manchester United board for recruiting Kim and how much he wanted him.

The last interview that flew in to Giovanni was about the next match.

“Now we are approaching the last match of the first half of the season, against Manchester City. All the injured players will be returning for that match. How do you plan to approach the match and what are your chances of winning?”

“Well, the possibility of winning is….”

Giovanni thought for a moment and then answered.

“I don’t know for sure, but it will be a game that will declare Manchester United’s glorious return after Ferguson.”

“… Oh. Okay.”

Kim Shin-ah stretched after seeing only that much.

“Ugh!”

It was a tiring but meaningful time. Then I picked up my phone and checked KakaoTalk. There were two messages from Chuksin.

[Kim Min-woo: I’m filming with Shoot in Love tomorrow]

[Kim Min-woo: Since you like being the center of attention, I’ll tell you something nice.]

“what.”

But it’s refreshing.

[Kim Shin-ah: Tell them you started playing soccer because of me lol]

[Kim Min-woo: Hahaha]

[Kim Min-woo: But isn’t it dawn in Korea right now? Aren’t you sleeping?]

[Kim Shin-ah: ?]

[Kim Shin-ah: Right now is the perfect time to be active]

A high school senior who just finished the college entrance exam. And on top of that, winter vacation has started?

Kim Shin-ah was now in ‘no one can stop me’ mode.

After that, Kim Shin-ah lay down on the bed and played on her cell phone for a while before falling asleep.