All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 186

186. Son of Fear (1)

[Woo Ho-young’s thunderous mid-range shot split the goal. Liverpool’s shield, which boasted of excellent defensive organization, eventually crumbles in front of Real Madrid’s powerful attack power.]

[Woo Ho-young does something again today. With this goal, he has already achieved his 6th goal in the Champions League. He is now only two goals behind Messi, who has eight goals.]

In terms of the entire league, he was tied for second place with Didier Drogba.

He was also leading the team.

However, the consensus among experts was that Lionel Messi’s performance was so unrivaled that it was impossible to overturn the scoring ranking.

But Hoyoung, being an expert and naval, didn’t care.

‘Winning comes first.’

Individual performance is important, but the most important thing is team performance.

Therefore, I was not very dissatisfied with Real Madrid’s defensive attitude after the first goal.

You can be as greedy as you want, but for now, it was right to conserve stamina and focus on defense.

The current overall score is 4 to 1.

It was a very advantageous situation, but we could never be complacent.

‘Because this is Anfield.’

Anfield is as magical a place as the Bernabeu.

Especially when Liverpool plays at Anfield, the fighting spirit is very high.

In fact, Liverpool has not recorded a single defeat at Anfield this year.

There was also a game where they were losing 2-0, but caught up late and turned the score around 5-2.

That was all Real Madrid had to watch out for.

[Real Madrid is starting to solidify with extreme defense.]

[55 minutes into the second half. There seems to be not enough time to turn the game around. Liverpool, which created the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ by winning a huge comeback against AC Milan in the Champions League final four years ago, seems to be having a difficult time any longer.] [

That’s right. Real Madrid remains tense until the end.]

Time was not the issue, but skill was the issue.

Real Madrid wasn’t just playing defense because they couldn’t attack.

There was no need for that, so Madrid played extreme defense and could switch to attack at any time if necessary.

They were thoroughly prepared for all situations.

[It’s like watching the first leg at the Bernabeu. But the positions of both teams have changed. Now Liverpool is knocking on Madrid’s goal.]

[That’s right. However, the big difference between the two teams is that Real Madrid was sharp and creative, while Liverpool was not.] This

was Benitez’s biggest weakness.

A terrible personality that only sticks to its own tactics.

Unsystematic team management skills and excessive use of incomprehensible player replacement cards.

Today, their problems were clearly revealed.

65 minutes of the second half.

Real Madrid sat down to a back five and called all of their attackers into the defensive zone.

Madrid’s camp is filled with 20 players.

There was no way Liverpool’s attack, which used space counterattacks as its weapon, would work properly.

Benitez put some effort into hitting the goal with organic switching plays and mid-range shots, but Real Madrid did not sit still either.

[Even Mascherano moves up to the second line and struggles. He drags the ball from outside the box and looks at the shooting angle.]

[I pass it to Gerrard!]

[Gerrard mid-distance shoooooouuut!]

Indeed, Gerrard is said to be a master of mid-distance shooting.

He took advantage of the moment when the shooting angle was open and fired a threatening mid-range shot.

However, there was one player standing there in silence.

Pow!

[Woo Ho-young’s hand-to-hand defense! He leaps forward and blocks Gerrard’s shot with his side!]

[If he had been a little late, he would have scored right away. It was a godsend that he took action without delay.]

[Woo Ho-young’s defensive participation shines today as well. I wonder if there is another player in the world who is so versatile. Even if it is Steven Gerrard, I think I have to give up in front of him.]

Perfect defensive positioning.

Excellent predictive power.

Hoyoung was a great help to the defense just by doing that.

“Good job!”

He approached Ramos and gave a passionate high five.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“It hurts a little, but it’s okay.”

“It’s normal to feel pain if you get hit by Gerrard’s shot. It’s okay as long as it doesn’t bleed. Let’s hold on just a little longer. “They are already tired.”

It was just as Ramos said.

Liverpool, who had already poured a lot of energy into the first half, lost strength as time went by.

On the other hand, Real Madrid’s defense, which gained momentum, improved and showed an outstanding organizational ability that was incomparable to the previous game.

Nevertheless, there was someone who did not give up.

That’s Steven Gerrard.

‘can do. you can do it. We can do it.’

Liverpool has recently shown poor performance in the EPL and is one step away from winning the title.

To make matters worse, they couldn’t fall to the Champions League.

His efforts paid off in the 88th minute of the second half.

Crash!

[In the end, Gerrard and Torres do it.]

[But it’s already too late. No matter how much extra time is given due to the flow of the game, it is only 4 minutes. Liverpool must score at least two more goals to pull off a comeback.]

Liverpool scored an equalizer late, but there were no more miracles.

The game ended without any changes.

It was a win for Real Madrid with an overall score of 4-2.

and.

“Fuck!”

“Nonsense. This must be a dream…”

Anfield was filled with despair.

At that time, Hoyoung succeeded in coveting Torres’ sculptural beauty (A+).

[Unrivaled sculptural beauty (S-)↑]

Unrivaled face.

It was a very satisfying result.

Even if something unfortunate happened that prevented me from playing soccer, I didn’t have to worry about starving to death for the rest of my life.

10 days later, on March 20th.

The quarterfinals were drawn in Nyon, a small town in Switzerland.

〈2008-2009 Champions League quarterfinals〉

〈Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich〉

〈Chelsea vs. Manchester United〉

〈Real Madrid vs. FC Porto〉

〈Inter vs. AS Roma〉

At that time, Real Madrid’s front office was not in chaos.

This is because the next opponent was FC Porto, which was selected as the weakest among the eight teams.

As long as no surprises occurred, it would be smooth sailing until the semifinals.

If that happened, at least the goal would have been achieved.

This month was a series of good news.

Schuster was able to plan his future schedule relatively comfortably and was able to fully focus on La Liga until the quarterfinals.

La Liga in April was getting hotter and hotter, as was the weather.

The competition for rankings in each section has intensified for the Champions League, Europa League, and relegation places.

The two top teams were no exception.

Barcelona and Real Madrid have been fiercely competing for the top spot since the end of last year.

The two eventually diverged.

Barcelona had recorded all wins since the end of February, but Real Madrid had to take a step back from the points race with a two-point gap due to a draw at home with AT Madrid.

It was because of unstable defense.

When Cannavaro returned from injury, he became a strong supporter, but due to poor condition, he was unable to serve as a pillar of defense as before.

Fortunately, the defense stabilized again with the return of Pepe, who had been suspended for 10 games, to La Liga.

One way or another, the winner was scheduled to be decided in El Clásico, which would take place on May 2nd.

On April 8, the Champions League quarterfinals were held at the Bernabeu.

The opponent is FC Porto, who defeated AT Madrid.

It was a team that won the Champions League five years ago thanks to manager Jose Mourinho’s great performance, but now it is just one of the powerhouses in Europe.

The game got heated as soon as it started.

As the hot and intense flow continued, Real Madrid launched a powerful attack.

Madrid’s players, who were in good condition, performed well and received enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

Raul González scored two goals alone in the first half, and substitute Higuaín scored a key goal in the second half.

In the second half of the play, key players were called to the bench for the purpose of distributing physical strength.

Hoyoung, who started as an attacking midfielder, recorded 1 assist and 5 key passes, earning the team’s second highest rating.

And the second leg of the quarterfinals is on April 15th.

It took place at the Estadio do Dragao.

Real Madrid, who had already won 3-0 in the first leg, let their key players rest by sending out the Dutch connection.

It was for the remaining league games.

In the process, FC Porto’s resistance was strong, but Real Madrid tightened their defense and the match ended in a 1-1 score.

As a result of the first and second games combined, Real Madrid advanced to the semifinals with a score of 4 to 1.

[How many years has it been since this? For the first time in 7 years, Real Madrid has crossed the threshold of the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals!]

[In the end, my wish came true. But the important thing starts now. Now there are only strong teams left.]

There are no more flukes.

No matter who the opponent was, it was a big club that was considered a favorite to win the championship.

And the matchup was drawn immediately after all quarterfinals were over.

Real Madrid’s semifinal match date is Tuesday, April 28.

The match-up was as follows.

〈2008-2009 Champions League semi-final match-up〉

〈Real Madrid vs. Inter〉

〈Barcelona vs. Manchester United〉

The reaction of netizens who saw this was explosive.

The match between Barcelona and Manchester United was in fact the final, and most people said that they were lucky to be able to see Ronaldo and Messi face off.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid and Inter fans were in a similar situation.

If I were to summarize this situation in one word, it would be like this.

[Inter, the best in Italy vs. Real Madrid, the best in Spain, a match between two teams thirsty for the Champions League]

Both teams were the best in their home leagues, but they had something in common: they were particularly weak in the Champions League.

However, this time, both teams advanced to the semifinals, raising extraordinary expectations.

In terms of power alone, some say that Inter, with the Zlatan-Adriano duo ‘Sontan’, is more powerful, while others say that Real Madrid’s ‘Jiu Line’ is much more dominant than them.

In fact, the combination of Adriano and Zlatan this season was not that threatening, but what was truly scary was that the duo could demonstrate explosive synergy at any time.

At that time, Milan, Italy.

Inter headquarters was divided in half.

While some say it is better than Ronaldo’s Manchester United and Messi’s Barcelona, others say that Woo-Young Woo’s Real Madrid is more difficult.

“No matter what, the important thing is that this is a formidable opponent. “Real Madrid has always been a perennial favorite.”

“Yes.”

“Then what about it? Are you confident?”

Inter president and owner Massimo Moratti asked the manager.

Inter’s coach, who had impressive gray hair, responded with intense eyes.

“This season Inter lift The Big Ears.”

That means we will win the Champions League.

Special one.

Jose Mourinho spoke with confidence.