Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 47



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After the press conference, I walked on the grass on the ground and took a few photos.

One with a bright smile. One with the Hannover 96 jersey held up. Another with the goalkeeper gloves on and both palms spread out.

Lastly, even though I was a goalkeeper, I was asked to trap the ball, so I did it. If Coach Kim Tae-ho hadn’t taught me how to trap the ball when he was teaching me the basics, I would have been in big trouble.

‘The piece didn’t sell. Phew.’

There was no catastrophe of trapping and dropping, and the official schedule for the day ended like that.

After that, I warmed up my body, which was very loose, with light exercise at the club’s training ground, and from the next day, I joined the team in earnest.

But somehow the players came up to me first and talked about the press conference.

“Kim! You at the press conference!@#%$!~#”

He spoke English to me out of consideration, but he spoke so fast that it was hard to understand.

‘Damn. I need to learn the language quickly.’

As I was awkwardly smiling and nodding, the team captain approached me.

My rival and Hannover’s starting goalkeeper Ron-Robert Ziller.

His past, as found out through Wikipedia, was a life of fierce competition.

A goalkeeper who came from Manchester United’s youth system and was promoted to the second team, but did not get a chance and moved around to Hannover, Leicester, Stuttgart, etc.

Considering that there are truckloads of players who fade away without ever seeing the light of day, he was clearly a successful player.

“Kim. I saw the article you were in. I hope you adapt well to our team and become a better player.”

Chiller spoke English slowly, so I could understand every word without missing a word, but it was a very obvious story that could be told as a claim.

So I answered the obvious question.

“Thank you, captain.”

“you’re welcome.”

I smiled and shook hands with Chiller.

You may not seem like a competitor right now, but just wait and see. I’ll work hard and make sure your butt is burning hot.

*

I have improved compared to the past.

It wasn’t just words, it was true.

Rather than just vaguely thinking, ‘I’m more mature now than before!’, I could clearly see with my own eyes how much I had grown.

how?

‘Check stats.’

[Kim Min-woo]

– Stamina: 52

-Stamina: 56

-GK Kick: 43

-GK Diving: 44

-GK reaction speed: 49

-GK position selection: 51

-GK Speed: 45

– Trait: Yasin’s Eye, Quick and Accurate Kick

-Height: 185cm

-Weight: 75kg

==

like this.

‘Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but your stats are still lacking.’

To put it in a more pleasant way, it meant that I still had room to grow. With these stats, it was limitless.

And in fact, this was also a very rapid growth, as he was able to achieve those stats because he won all three competitions in a row right after starting soccer.

‘But it’s still too low.’

It’s not like that anymore, but my current stats are lower than when my running mate, Kim Jun-young, first started. It’s really regrettable.

Well, it would be greedy to try to surpass Kim Jun-young, who has been playing soccer since he was only four months old, but the problem is that I am now a ‘pro’.

‘What we can see from this is that the importance of stats in soccer is not absolute.’

I’ve already saved several penalty kicks from the players here. The last time, I saved it because the atmosphere was tense.

It was probably an absolutely impossible move if you only looked at the stats, but I did it.

‘If Yasin’s eyes hadn’t improved, it wouldn’t have been possible.’

Let’s roll the ball and soon we come to one conclusion.

Trait>Stat.

It’s not something that can be summed up simply with a single bracket.

Shouldn’t we give them about eight more?

Attributes>>>>>>>>Stats.

I feel at ease now.

‘Wait a minute. Can you name your running mate and then release him?’

I read the running mate section of the status window carefully.

And, I figured out that if I designate a running mate and then cancel it, there’s a one-month grace period.

‘hmm···.’

Just as I was thinking about it, someone grabbed my shoulder from behind.

“Kim. Why are you just sitting there? It’s time to train now.”

It was goalkeeper coach Gerald Herrmann. He said he was the best coach in the Bundesliga, but I don’t know if I understood him correctly because my English is not good.

“Now that we’ve finished the basic warm-up exercises, I’ll teach you some serious goalkeeper training.”

“yes!”

First, let’s put aside any thoughts about stats.

If you look at his stats, which have been steadily improving even at the high school level, it’s clear that his growth will be even steeper here at Hanover.

I just have to quietly follow Geralt’s instructions and train. That’s it.

And time passed.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

“Faster! Faster and calmer!”

Now, I was receiving advanced goalkeeper training from Europe.

It was nothing special, as I thought.

When the coach tells you the color, you just have to touch the cones of different colors in order, catch the ping pong ball, and put it in the box right underneath.

It looked easy, but it wasn’t. It was crazy. I don’t know what this training was for, but I focused on the training itself.

Even in training, there was no room for my characteristics to be expressed, so I had to conduct this training purely with my own abilities.

‘Will this help!?’

I caught the flying ping pong balls and touched my hood. Even though I was doing it in place, I was sweating profusely.

[You are training hard. GK reaction speed increases by 1.]

This helps!

I focused on training with my eyes wide open. Judging by the fact that my stats have already risen even though I’ve only just started, this is definitely a no-brainer.

As I used to think, it was certain that if you got into a high level, your stats would increase quickly.

“Okay! Keep going! You’re doing great, Kim!”

“yes!”

Wait, Captain. That seat is mine!

***

More than ten days have passed since Kim came in.

The next round begins in a few days.

And things are going to get busy from now on.

The summer transfer market had ended, so there had been a long gap, but it was time for the business cycle to shorten again.

“Are you ready for the practice match?”

Head coach Elmar Barlemann nodded at Jan Rytl’s words.

“Yes, I’m ready. But Jan?”

“hmm?”

“Are you really going to put Kim in the practice match?”

As Jan Lytle blinked and stared at the head coach, the head coach began to make excuses.

“Shouldn’t Kim be more focused on training? There’s Leo and Tony, and if we skip them all and go to Kim…”

“It’s just a practice match. As a coach, I have a duty to check the skills of the first-team players every time.”

“Okay, then I’ll get started right away.”

The head coach nodded without further objection.

And then the practice match began.

The team was divided into a uniform team and a fluorescent vest team.

The uniform team is Hannover’s elite starting lineup that must play in the next match immediately.

The fluorescent vest team is made up of second and third options who are not in the starting lineup but are still in the first team.

The team Kim was on was, of course, the fluorescent vest team.

After working with Kim for over ten days, goalkeeper coach Gerald Herrmann produced a report that clearly analyzed Kim’s strengths and weaknesses, and the content of the report was simple.

10 points of defensive ability.

All others are 2-3 points.

As a special feature, there are times when the kicking power becomes extremely strong. However, it was described as ambiguous because it is not consistent.

‘It’s time to check.’

Will this young, confident Asian boy show the skills that are befitting the league?

Jan Lytle began to watch the game with an eagle eye.

2 minutes into the game.

Although it was only a practice match, the training ground was filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

Give it here, move there, turn around and run, all kinds of tactical instructions are pouring out of the players’ mouths.

If I had to sum up all those words in one word, it would be this: ‘Give me the ball!’

‘hmm.’

Coach Jan Lytle watched the action as if he was watching a real game.

Of course, the first team, the team that had to play in the next game right away, dominated the game.

The fluorescent vest team was tightly united in defense, but due to the activity of the first team members and their individual skills, players in uniforms began to run wild in the penalty box less than 3 minutes after the start of the game.

‘Kim. If you don’t allow a single goal in this game, I will accept you.’

But is it possible?

Jan Lytle thought to herself as she looked at Kim.

and······.

Boohoo-!

First valid shot.

It was a shot aimed at the far goal where Kim was, but he narrowly blocked it.

It’s even impressive that he holds onto the ball and turns around for fear that another player from the uniform team will rush over and kick it back.

‘It was a good save. But can it continue to be blocked?’

That was the beginning and the trigger.

The uniform team began to carpet bomb the fluorescent vest team, moving in mercilessly to score a goal somehow.

As soon as a shooting angle was created, he hit it, and each time he did, Kim’s saves increased one by one.

The first and second halves of this practice match are 25 minutes each.

and···.

Beep-!

“···what.”

The first half is already over?

It felt like 10 minutes had passed, but already?

Jan Light was slightly embarrassed.

I covered my mouth with my hand and thought.

‘How many shots has Kim blocked so far?’

It was clear that there were too many to count on one hand. The fluorescent vest team had not once crossed the center circle during that time.

‘This is the first time I’ve been this focused on a practice match.’

Jan Lytle, who had been smiling, switched sides and resumed his focus on the game that was starting again.

The focus was again on Kim.

He’s trying to control the defenders and shout things out in his poor German and poor English, but it really looks awkward.

but······.

Boohoo-!

“Scheiße!”

Once again, the uniform team’s attacker, who was blocked by Kim, kicks the grass and vents his frustration.

‘That defensive ability. It’s really crazy. It’s a monstrous defensive ability.’

Perhaps due to language barriers, Kim’s defensive skills were extremely sloppy when it came to coordinating defense and giving orders, but this made his defensive abilities shine.

If only the language issue could be resolved, I would be willing to put it into practice right away and check it out.

‘The game isn’t over yet. Let’s watch more.’

The fluorescent vest team seemed to be upset at being beaten up throughout the first and second halves, so they forced their way forward.

Kim was the starter. He caught the ball and kicked it forward with great force, and the kick was quite sharp and accurate.

And it was a pretty successful adventure.

The uniform team kept going too aggressively because they couldn’t score a goal, and the fluorescent vest team’s attacker tried to dribble solo by beating two defenders.

Then a beautiful composition is created. This may be the first and last chance for the fluorescent vest team.

‘Hmm. Could this be it?’

Guarding the goal of the uniform team is, of course, the captain and starting goalkeeper of Hannover 96, Ron-Robert Ziller.

The chiller runs towards the goal with the goal empty. Then, as if he had been waiting for this moment, the fluorescent vest striker kicks it up.

It was a chip shot.

The chiller looks at the goal in vain, and the chip shot lands lightly in the goal.

The net swayed gently.

It was a goal.

“Wow!”

Striker Nielsen, who scored a goal, was given a lot of love from his teammates, perhaps because the fluorescent vest team was treated unfairly throughout the game.

‘It’s well filled.’

A chip shot as soon as he saw the goalkeeper coming out. It was a classic and calm attack. Just the type of attacker that Jan Lytl likes.

‘I heard he’s been in good form lately, so I guess we should put Nielsen on the list of candidates for the next match.’

And······Chiller.

Since it was a 1-on-1 situation with the attacker, it would have worked whether the goalkeeper came out or not.

Because circumstances are circumstances.

However, Kim from the opposing camp continued to block his opponent’s attacks several times in even more unfavorable situations.

That’s why the comparison became even more significant.

‘It’s not that Chiller is bad. But······Kim. He is definitely an impressive goalkeeper.’

He is on par with the starting goalkeeper.

There are still many areas where he is lacking, but the club can improve on that. Geralt also said that Kim is very enthusiastic about training, and no matter what kind of training he is taught, he has the will to follow along.

Yann Lytle turned his gaze back to Kim at that moment. One of the defenders who had been getting poked around was high-fiving the guy.

‘Cute guy.’

A smile appeared on my lips without me realizing it, and I turned my back. The report said that he occasionally showed accurate goal kicks, and this proved it.

And the game starts again.

The uniform team, falling behind by one goal, went on an all-out offensive, but the fluorescent vest team’s morale was boosted by the goalkeeper’s continued saves, and they defended more actively, leading to a fierce battle between defense and offense.

And in conclusion, Hannover’s first team, the first team uniform team, failed to score a goal and ended up losing 0:1 to the reserve team, the fluorescent vest team.

As the final whistle blew, Jan Lytle nodded and spoke to his assistant coach beside him.

“Is Kim still not pretty?”

The head coach remained silent, as if he had nothing to say. He understood. He also thought at first that they had selected a player for Asian marketing purposes.

But no.

And this practice match confirmed it.

Kim is a young boy who will soon be able to realize the ambition he spoke of at the press conference.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am

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