Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 71



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Coach Jan Rytl confirmed the bad news for the South Korean national team led by Jurgen Klinsgel.

Unfortunately, they met their biggest rival, Japan, in the round of 16 and lost.

Since this was a match that would practically determine Klinsgel’s future, Jan also watched it, and it was definitely an interesting match.

“It was a reversal. Both teams played very well. It must be disappointing for Korea. If Kim had been the goalkeeper, the result would have been different.”

If Klinsgel had brought Kim in and put him in against Japan, he would have prevented two of the three goals conceded.

However, Kim did not go to Qatar, and Korea lost.

Since public opinion in Korea is already boiling like an active volcano, Klinsgel may be fired. If that happens…

“Then, is there no need to send Kim to the Asian Cup?”

Anyway, since there is no mandatory participation rule for U23 players, if the club firmly refuses, there is no practical action that can be taken other than protesting.

That is, assuming that the cleansing gel is hardened.

If Kleinsgel doesn’t get fired, I’ll send it to you since that’s what we promised, but if he gets fired, we didn’t sign a valid contract and we just exchanged words based on mutual trust, so it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t keep his promise.

‘Even so, if Kim strongly demands it, I’ll let him go, but will Kim really make such a demand?’

The U23 Asian Cup starts in mid-April. By then, the Bundesliga 2.0 will be in its final half of the season, with only four or five games remaining.

If they fail to collect enough points, the last five rounds are likely to be a major variable in the run-up to promotion, and if that happens, both Kim and Hannover will be in trouble.

If that happens, Kim will probably ask to go to the national team for the sake of his country, but if the club strongly rejects him, he will likely reluctantly comply.

In Yan’s view, Kim was not a player who would sacrifice his career for the national team or for the age-group national team.

***

A long-awaited hearing was held in the Capitol.

To be precise, it was a state audit hosted by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee.

The subject of the state audit that day was Korea Football Association Chairman Chung Mong-gyun.

Previously, there were lawmakers who wanted to call in all the high-ranking officials of the Korea Football Association, including Klinsgel, to hold them accountable, but that could have diverted the conversation and provoked opposition from FIFA, which is extremely reluctant to involve politics in football, so the state audit was conducted at this level.

“You are aware that you are currently being condemned by the entire nation, right?”

“I recognize that many of you are very disappointed.”

The atmosphere was solemn.

“Let me get straight to the point. Are you talking about Coach Klinsgel right now?”

“yes.”

“You’re saying that he was appointed under the leadership of the association president, completely ignoring the existing system? At the time of his appointment, all the people involved were against it, but the association president pushed through?”

“······.”

The members of the council troubled the president with sharp questions. It was so troublesome that he was speechless and could not answer.

“Speak up, Chairman. The Football Association isn’t your personal property, is it? As Chairman, you can do whatever you want?”

“I am sorry, but the appointment of Coach Klinsgel was done through proper procedures.”

“Oh, really? Can you take responsibility for those words?”

That day, the president of the Football Association was completely stripped of his title.

But this was expected.

Because Cleansegel didn’t produce results?

no.

The state audit was a play from the beginning.

The congressional aides meticulously planned, scripted, and directed when the congressmen should ask killer questions, when they should scold the association president, and when they should raise their voices, and the association president simply went along with their rhythm.

This state audit was simply a show to garner approval ratings and votes.

But this show-off-showing wasn’t necessarily without effect.

“The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation’s Technical Committee is discussing the resignation of Kleinsgel”

《The Korea Football Association Technical Committee is holding a technical committee meeting at Paju NFC and is considering dismissing coach Jurgen Klinsgel, who is responsible for the team’s poor performance and performance······.》

***

And on the day of the match against Hansa Rostock.

Jan looked at Kim talking to Muramoto. They were talking about the Korea-Japan match that had happened a few days ago.

“It was a great game. You saw it, right?”

“Yes, of course. It’s a shame we lost, but it was fun.”

“If you had been on the Korean national team, I think Japan would have lost. You’ve been amazing lately, haven’t you?”

“I agree. If I were the goalkeeper, Korea would have won.”

“What? Hahaha! Kim, you’re so confident!”

“Even modesty becomes rude if it is excessive.”

You guys are having fun.

Jan clapped his hands, bringing focus to the chaotic locker room atmosphere.

“Okay, everyone, attention.”

And before the game, we reconfirmed the tactical aspects such as what moves the players should make, how to increase the number of defenders in a counterattack situation, and the next thing was about the winning mentality.

“Everyone. Our Hannover team has recently risen to the highest position. With 35 points, we are currently in 3rd place. The gap with the 1st and 2nd place teams is not that big, so we have to catch up with them this time. Kim? What are the 1st and 2nd place teams’ points right now?”

Although he was suddenly pointed out, Kim answered calmly.

“Both teams are tied at 39 points.”

“Yeah. We’re only four points behind. That’s one of the reasons why we absolutely have to get three points in front of our home fans today. Do you really want to go through the promotion playoffs?”

“no!”

“Me too. Rather than getting promoted to the first division while feeling anxious, it’s better for our mental health to get promoted right away. So we’re definitely going to get three points today! Are you all ready?”

“yes!”

“Okay! Go and show me!”

As expected from a team on a roll, Hannover finished their locker room talk in an enthusiastic atmosphere.

Now all that remains to be shown is performance.

All we have to do is show the fans what they expect from us. If we do that, we can get three points in today’s game. And…

‘Kim. Do your best.’

Jan glanced at Kim with a pleased face.

If he continues to show the performance he has shown so far in this match, even if he is a young foreign mercenary, he will now be able to be used as the starting goalkeeper.

I’ve seen it done many times, and in the end, the most important thing for a professional player is skill.

More than anything, Jan wanted to stop playing politics for the sake of recruiting players.

Even a chiller can’t do this…

***

I looked at the scoreboard.

A lot of time had passed.

71 minutes in the second half.

Score 1:0.

This match, like the others, had many crises, but we have overcome them well so far.

To be honest, there wasn’t a difficult part in today’s game because Hannover’s defense, which had become accustomed to my presence and my play, cooperated well with my commands.

‘Compared to the games we’ve played so far, this one was really easy.’

There was no difficult part in today’s game.

The defenders did all the hard work for me, and I just gave orders from behind.

“Muramoto! Stick to me!”

“Neumann! Walk!”

“Tell the midfielders to help out in defense!”

“The attackers should come and help too!”

It was literally command football.

If you just keep muttering a few words like “do this, do that”, the defenders will actively accept it and even relay the message.

So I adjusted the players’ positions like playing chess, and created a situation where even if the opposing attackers penetrated and threatened, the shooting angle was greatly reduced, so those attacks did not pose much of a threat.

The opposing attackers must be really frustrated and frustrated with this situation.

If you just kick the ball, I will easily catch it with both hands, so you will feel frustrated.

“from now on!”

As the game became more relaxed, I tried build-up. It was quite unfamiliar to me, but a goalkeeper should be able to do it to some extent.

Boohoo-!

Of course, when the opposing attackers are right next to you, you don’t do ground passes.

Spray it long in front.

Added quick and accurate kicks.

After two threatening chances like this, the guys stopped coming close.

So the game went smoothly.

If things continue like this, we will be able to solidify the score at 1:0 and earn 3 points.

It was just after the 80th minute of the second half.

Hannover were building slowly in the rear.

There was no rush as the situation was ahead.

Slowly. Carefully. Just so no accidents happen.

Hannover’s current tactic is 3-5-2.

With less than 10 minutes left in the game, the game was focused on defense.

And then Corsic, who was covering the left area, passed the ball to central centre-back Phil Neumann. It was an ordinary pass, nothing special.

A final pass that can come out at any time throughout the game.

But the problem started from there.

Phil Neumann caught the ball with his right foot, but failed to catch it properly and let it slip away.

What’s worse, he even fell down.

It was an unexpected blunder, as Phil Neumann always did more than one serving.

Then, a sinister voice burst out from the mouths of the 40,000 home fans. It was a voice like that of prisoners in hell.

The audience intuitively sensed that this was a huge crisis.

And the number 9 of Hansa Rostock. Frogger, whose head is still erect, caught the mistake without missing it.

Frogger catches the ball and runs towards me with a tremendous sprint.

‘Oh. Shit.’

Oh my god, why are you putting me through this ordeal?

Phil Neumann is in hot pursuit, and Korsic is also gritting his teeth and running, but is not enough to catch up with the galloping Proger.

I moved forward awkwardly.

If you stick out too much, you might get a chip shot. Even if you know the trajectory, you can never stop it.

Frogger closes the distance in an instant. The distance between us also becomes very close.

‘At least it’s not a parabolic chip shot.’

And in the blink of an eye, a trajectory is created.

A shot that passes through the left flank.

As soon as the trajectory is created, Frogger takes the shot.

I reacted right away.

And by a tiny margin, the shot bounced off my forearm.

Realizing from experience that the situation was not completely over, I quickly turned around and grabbed the ball.

After his shot was blocked once, Frogger tried to skip over me and shoot again, but he got frustrated and sat down when I managed to catch the loose ball.

“Woooooooooo-!”

The audience, who had been aghast at Neumann’s mistake, responded with voices that sounded like they were going to fly across the universe.

To them, this was just like eating. And honestly, I really thought this time I was finished.

“Kim! Kim! Thank you! I love you! I love you!”

Phil Neumann, who had made a mistake, screamed and hugged me.

“Kim! You crazy bastard! You’re really screwed!”

This was Corsic.

I was surrounded by defenders and praised.

“Okay, come out. I can’t breathe. And Neumann, focus. Just hold on a little longer.”

He stood up and encouraged Phil Neumann. Phil Neumann was sincerely grateful, but then realized his mistake and looked apologetic.

“I’m really sorry. You’re the best.”

“Ugh.”

That’s how Hanover overcame its biggest crisis.

Since this terrible crisis there has been no crisis comparable to it, and so time has passed-

Beep- beep- beep-!

The game ended with the final whistle.

Phil Neumann ran to me and hugged me as soon as the game was over.

Because it’s secretly cute…

*

The score was 1:0, and there weren’t many goals scored, but Hannover dominated the game. Except for one accident in the middle.

‘I think the ball possession ratio was around 7:3.’

I thought to myself as I hugged my other colleagues.

Now that he has kept a clean sheet in this match, is the competition for the starting spot really over?

Moreover, in this game, he saved a situation that was almost like giving up a goal.

I looked over to where Jan Lytle was, and he was greeting the opposing manager.

‘The fact that they changed the captain’s team was a preparation process to establish me as the starting player. Now that they’ve shown me this much, Ian will definitely show me his path.’

I believed it would happen and headed to the locker room. No, I was about to head there.

From the other side, the opposing goalkeeper ran towards me and stopped in front of me.

“Kim. Can we exchange uniforms?”

Oh. Finally, I’m the first one to get a proposal to change my uniform.

I readily accepted the request.

“sure.”

The opposing goalkeeper was a player of similar age to Chiller and had a bushy beard.

His name was Markus. It was a common German name.

We exchanged uniforms and said nice things to each other.

“If it weren’t for Marcus, we probably would have scored three more goals in this game.”

“You too, Kim. If Chiller had come out, it would have probably been a draw.”

Marcus whispered in case Chiller heard. I opened my eyes wide in surprise and then laughed.

Although he didn’t answer, it seemed like he tacitly agreed.

“I expect you to continue to do well. This is just my prediction, but if you become a regular player, Hannover will definitely be promoted to the first division this season.”

“Thank you. I am sure that the future of Markus and Hansa Rostock will be bright.”

“You are kind.”

Marcus seemed touched by my words of wisdom and had a bright expression on his face even though the team lost.

‘It’s nice to see you smiling.’

If Hansa Rostock had to cry every time their team lost, they would be in mourning by now.

Afterwards, I went into the locker room and enjoyed the team’s victory with my teammates. I was also happy about securing my starting spot.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am