Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 248



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Episode 248: Reality Check

Manchester City, the team we were competing with and who had dominated the Premier League for the past few seasons, collapsed in the match against Tottenham.

Score 1:2.

Woori Hong, the pride of South Korea, scored multiple goals to defeat Manchester City.

Son Heung-min’s performance was impressive, but there was something else that really stood out in the match.

[Ahhh? Holland, you look like you can’t control your anger.]

[He’s probably the most angry at himself. He had so many chances to score, but he was the one who blew them all, so he’s probably really disappointed.]

The shield of the Korean commentators.

But despite that shield, Holland’s actions felt immature, like watching a middle school student who can’t control his emotions.

I couldn’t help but laugh while watching the video that Kim Shin-ah sent me. I even giggled because I was watching it comfortably at home.

“Oh, Land. Was I too harsh? Should I have gone easy on you?”

But don’t be too heartbroken. It was me.

If it had been any other player besides Holland, I would have just let it go, thinking, ‘Well, Kim Min-woo is the goalkeeper, so there’s nothing we can do about it,’ but Holland could have scored (twice), but he didn’t, so I think the damage was even greater.

In fact, even if it was the path to go in, I would have stopped it, but Holland and the world would never even dream of that fact.

However, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was definitely an adult.

[Erling Haaland showed a very inappropriate behavior today. He left the pitch before the game was over, and his violent behavior of kicking a water bottle and throwing a jersey was enough to make the fans frown. How do you plan to discipline Haaland in the future, coach?]

After the Manchester City-Tottenham match, most of the questions were related to Holland.

How are you going to discipline him?

How are you going to punish them?

Are you thinking of kicking Holland out of the team?

Guardiola dismissed all those questions.

[As we live our lives, there are bound to be days when things don’t work out. There are days when life feels miserable. Today is one of those days for Holland.]

[After the match against Manchester United, Haaland has shown mental issues. There is no doubt about Haaland’s ability. After this difficult time, the Haaland we know will return as if it was always like that.]

[And it was definitely not a good look to be leaving the stadium first. Holland will not play in the next game and will rest. I plan to give him a vacation.]

Guardiola, on the other hand, protects his disciple with remarks that seem to show understanding.

Of course, the fans didn’t look at him favorably, but in my opinion, Pep was definitely a good manager.

“I thought you were a great general, but you also have the qualities of a virtuous general.”

At first I laughed a lot, but after watching Pep’s interview, I started to feel a little sorry for Holland.

“Well… … It’s really good for us that Manchester City, who were following us so closely, are collapsing on their own.”

Man U has 54 points.

Manchester City has 47 points.

7 point difference.

And the really scary thing here is that United have played one game less than City.

The next match was against Liverpool, who were just as strong as Manchester City, but since they had already won 3:0 in the first half, I was confident that I could win if I just kept doing what I was doing.

“If we beat Liverpool, we’ll be 10 points behind Manchester City?”

Finally, how long has it been since you had a relaxing league schedule?

In Germany, I was nervous because the rankings weren’t decided until the very end, but I felt really relieved when the point gap widened significantly from the middle of the league.

“If they win this time, it will be Man U’s first league title in 13 years.”

And then I’ll become a championship contractor who hasn’t missed a single league championship since my debut. Sounds good, right?

* * *

BJ Best conducted a game broadcast as today’s content.

FIFA is a soccer game that anyone who knows even a little about soccer cannot help but know.

“Okay, guys. Let’s draw some cards first, and then we’ll play a game.”

FIFA has a card drawing game called Card Gang, and it’s simple.

You spend money to buy a card, and then you just draw the card.

It’s very uncertain which player will appear on that card.

It’s just a matter of a hair’s breadth whether Son Heung-min or Kim Jun-young will appear.

First, BJ Best paid 10 million won(!) in cash to draw a card. BJ Best only wanted to draw one card.

“I’m really going to scream until I pick Kim Min-woo today.”

FIFA games have players for each season, and Kim Min-woo’s cards were always good, unless they were from his debut season.

Kim Min-woo’s debut season card was great, but since he was a second-tier goalkeeper, his performance was not as good as his name suggests unless he was strengthened with the same cards.

Also, since Kim Min-woo’s card is so rare, it is not easy to strengthen it because even his debut season card is expensive.

After paying 10 million won worth of cards, BJ Best took a short break to attract more viewers.

While I was checking the comments.

“Kim Min-woo and Kim Jun-young have different tastes? You get out.”

The truth that came out in a moment.

BJ Best quickly corrected it.

“Oh, of course, Kim Jun-young is also great. He’s great, but… … Honestly, if you want to be like Kim Min-woo, the minimum requirement is Ronaldo. That’s right. The entry requirement is Ronaldo.”

BJ Best, who used to do stand-up comedy, started to steal tens of millions of won from his credit cards by bringing along a few people he usually broadcasted with.

“Okay, everyone. The Legend broadcast is about to begin.”

And then the card drawing began in earnest. The first player. Oscar from Chelsea in the 2016 season.

“Ah… I’m sorry.”

Turn it back quickly.

Lewandowski, who plays for Barcelona in the 23rd season.

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t BJ Best’s favorite card.

So the card drawing continues.

One sheet. Two sheets. Twenty sheets. Thirty sheets… .

At that time, when Kim Min-woo was not appearing to the point of being tired, the nationality column that appeared first when drawing the card finally showed a red and white Pepsi-shaped national flag.

“Hey! Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea!”

When the person watching from the side shouted that, Best was startled and shouted along.

Even the team logo that follows is Manchester United! Season 25!

“Hey, Republic of Korea! Hey! Season 25! ManU! ManU! Hey! Hey! Republic of Korea! It’s here! It’s here! It’s done!”

“It’s here!”

The player who appeared with high expectations from BJ Best and others was Manchester United’s Kim. Kim Jun-young.

A striker who is Minwoo Kim’s teammate and a junior at Suyang High School.

He is a player who is highly anticipated as a promising prospect, but those who were expecting other players immediately saw the card―

“evil….”

“Ahhhhh….”

You can tell at a glance that the atmosphere is not good.

BJ Best also looked very disappointed, but he quickly dealt with the situation using improvisation.

“…Wow! Wooow!”

“Wow! Nice!”

“Yaaaaaaah!”

“Wow! Kim Jun-young!”

BJ Best created an atmosphere of cheering belatedly by hugging each other. Others also quickly cheered along to the beat.

And what he says.

“Kim Jun-young, you’re working hard!”

“I really work hard.”

“nice!”

“Do you know how many goals Kim Jun-young scored this season?”

“…yes?”

“Okay, let’s move on.”

The card skimming continued.

But there are many players in the world, and Kim Min-woo was very rare.

“Ah. Why aren’t you coming out…?”

“If you don’t get Kim Min-woo even after spending 10 million won, that’s a legend in its own right.”

Card drawing continues.

And finally, the long-awaited Kim Min-woo appeared.

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

“Oh! Finally!”

“It’s here! It’s here! It’s here!”

It was a completely different reaction from when Kim Jun-young was there.

There is a huge difference between force and sincerity… .

In the original FIFA game, it was almost essential to strengthen the same player by fusing them, but since Kim Min-woo had such a low stock (there is a suspicion that the game company intentionally gave him less) and his stats were so bad that he didn’t need to be strengthened, BJ Best decided to play the game after putting Kim Min-woo as a goalkeeper.

“First of all, it’s Kim Min-woo from season 24. It’s the Kim Min-woo from the time he destroyed Bayern Munich, Dortmund, and Leipzig in Hannover, right?”

And the game begins.

The opponent was Real Madrid, and the team was a sort of all-star team filled with the best players of all time.

On the other hand, BJ Best’s team tried to match the historical accuracy in their own way and was the Manchester United team this season.

“Okay! Give it to me! Mainu. Give it to me. Garnacho.”

BJ Best, who proceeds with the game while muttering to himself.

However, his skills were not very good.

Manchester United, led by BJ Best, looked exactly like last season’s Manchester United attacking effort.

and…….

“Just a minute. Oh, just a minute.”

A defense that is quickly broken through. And Ronaldo’s powerful shot into the box.

Kim Min-woo flies to block it. It’s only one save, but Best raises his voice as if he’s satisfied.

And perhaps because of the skill gap between the two users, the match was one-sided.

All-star Real Madrid takes on Manchester United, led by their best manager.

Mbappe runs down the flank and delivers a low pass across the centre of the box.

Ronaldo, who received it, gives it to Bellingham, and in a 1-on-1 situation, Bellingham tries to kick it… .

Kim Min-woo in the game was 100% in sync with reality.

It was blocked again.

“Keeeeeeeeeeeeee! Stop this! Wow! Stop this!”

“Wow. That’s probably why Kim Min-woo isn’t in the game much. If you use him a lot like other regular cards, you’ll probably never get a goal.”

A fellow BJ who was watching shook his head in admiration.

And the mysterious game continues.

One side is pounding for 90 minutes, the other side is blocking for 90 minutes.

The match went into overtime, but the two users were unable to decide, so it ended up going to a penalty shootout.

And here, in this penalty shootout, Kim Min-woo’s true worth is revealed.

“Hey! As expected from Kim Min-woo! You cut Mbappe, right?”

Mbappe took the first kick but it was blocked.

“…Wow! What! Are you blocking me again?”

Ronaldo stepped up for the second kick but it was blocked.

“Wow! Isn’t this seriously a scam? Why are you blocking it so well? Hehe!”

Modric takes the third kick but it is blocked again.

And the match was actually decided here.

The opponent didn’t score three times, but Manchester United scored three times.

“Wow… .”

A national power level goalkeeper.

“FIFA is a great game. It properly embodies the real Kim Min-woo. But in real life, if you were to face Real Madrid and go to a penalty shootout, would you be able to block everything like this?”

“I think the Kim Min-woo I know would do that?”

“yes?”

Best then played several more matches.

If the opposing team is overwhelmingly better, we play defensively like in the first game and decide on a penalty shootout. If not, we play aggressively with the mindset that we won’t score anyway.

“Oh! It’s a free kick. Wait a minute. Should I have Kim Min-woo take the free kick?”

In reality, he is Manchester United’s number one free kick taker.

Best replaced Kim Min-woo as the free kick kicker, and after giving him a moderate gauge, he tried shooting.

Then the ball goes in without difficulty.

“Wow! This is crazy!”

“But even though it’s based on fact, I think this needs to be nerfed a bit. This is really a scam.”

For the first time in a long time, Best went on a winning streak.

Then, I suddenly got curious and tried to see if he would score, so I deliberately opened up the defense and waited, but even so, Kim Min-woo did not score for a while.

The other user was also taken aback and started chatting.

[Father: F*ck]

[Father: Is this soccer?]

[Father: Even if you don’t defend, you won’t get hurt, you little punk]

[Best: LOL, put some in]

After nine attempts, the opponent managed to score.

Three players played a pass in front of the goalkeeper and put the ball in.

Since he was on the opposite side of the field and was shooting right in front of the goal, even the world-class Kim Min-woo had no choice.

“But from my perspective, this game will probably get nerfed. No matter what, it’s a competitive game, so if it’s this level of fraud….”

“That’s why. This doesn’t make sense unless you nerf it.”

*Nerf (meaning performance is lowered)

And BJ Best broadcasted with different content.

I had pulled out enough mulberries, and this was enough material to upload to YouTube.

* * *

Sir Alex Ferguson, now in his mid-80s, is a legendary and indispensable manager at Manchester United.

His retirement left Manchester United in turmoil, shock and crisis for a time.

United’s last league title came under Ferguson’s leadership, and the club still hasn’t quite lived up to its promise.

“… I am definitely satisfied with Manchester United’s performances these days. In particular, that kid from Ji’s country is different.”

“Are you Kim?”

“yes.”

“which?”

“Of course the goalkeeper.”

Manchester United officials were filming a broadcast of Ferguson’s first meeting in a long time.

The concept of this show was to meet with past legends and ask them what Manchester United is like today, when the team is doing well.

“Oh, of course, that striker Kim is not bad either. He will become great in just a little while. He is already great, but if that striker Kim’s development is slow, he will be able to reach a level similar to Mbappe or Holland.”

“Ooh. That high?”

“Personally, I think that if striker Kim develops really high, he can get close to Ronaldo.”

“What about goalkeeper Kim?”

Ferguson was firm in his response to the question.

“He has already surpassed Ronaldo. It is a special position, and you can’t compare a striker and a goalkeeper on the same level, but even if you put Ronaldo in his prime as an opponent, Kim would be able to stop him.”

“Oh… … Ronaldo is Sir Alex Ferguson’s favorite disciple.”

“He is my favorite student, but I can’t deny it. Kim is the greatest football player of all time.”

“……wow.”

The staff who were filming Ferguson with a camera, the officials who were asking questions, and the people around him were all shocked by Ferguson’s words.

In fact, since there is no country that likes to be as fundamentalist as Europe, it is extremely rare for someone of Ferguson’s stature to acknowledge an Asian like this.

“I bet Kim would be so happy to hear that?”

“That’s true, so what?”

“Kim? Come out!”

Ferguson chuckles at the host’s playful shout, as if he thinks it’s a joke.

And then Kim Min-woo really appears. With a big smile on his face.

“Hello. Teacher of the player I respect.”

“… … Okay. Bye.”

Ferguson jumped up from his seat and shook hands with Kim Min-woo.

“I was looking forward to meeting you in person. But I didn’t know it would be today.”

“It is an honor, Director.”

The host watched the scene with pleasure.

The staff member who was filming also smiled brightly and captured the scene on camera.

A meeting of great leaders and great players.

And how much of a buzz the two people will have on the internet with their respectful behavior.

‘It would be funny to get tens of millions of views.’

The staff chuckled and took a close-up of the two hugging.