All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 201

201. Double Tiger Battle (1)

Nord Palace Hotel located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This is a small luxury hotel used by many prestigious clubs around the world for off-season training, and there is a soccer training ground nearby that is suitable for training.

In addition, you are given the right to receive the best services from the hotel, such as hot spring massage, body care, and mental care, 24 hours a day.

In other words, it was an off-season recreational and training ground where you could enjoy both recreation and training.

Because the facilities were so good, competition was always fierce, and for the next two weeks, the Real Madrid squad was scheduled to use them entirely.

Training began the morning after arrival.

“¡Vamos Blancos. Good morning.”

As the coaches and players gathered at the entrance to the endless Running-Field, Scolari spoke.

And the players responded in kind.

¡Vamos Blancos.

Scolari had it used in the morning, lunch and evening farewells to promote team unity.

This was Scolari’s earnest wish to win the Champions League.

Not surprisingly, he was dishonorably dismissed from Chelsea, a prestigious club in the EPL, at the end of last year.

In order to wash away that humiliation and maintain his reputation as a ‘World Cup winning coach,’ he had to achieve good results this time.

The first process was taking control of the team and rebuilding.

Currently, Real Madrid was in turmoil.

Until August 31st, when the transfer window closed, no one could be sure who would be brought in or released.

Currently, the only players whose transfers have been completed and moved to Real Madrid are Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso.

The accurate kill record will be completed after off-season training.

Regardless of nationality, race, or age, no one could feel at ease.

It was no exaggeration to say that all players who had not yet renewed their contracts were subject to release consideration.

Even though President Calderon had affection for the Dutch connection, Scolari planned to mercilessly let go of unnecessary players.

Whether it was Argen Robben, Wesley Sneijder or Van Nistelrooy, there were no exceptions.

The hilt of the sword was held in Scolari’s hand.

And the training began in a solemn atmosphere.

The first training was physical training.

In the off-season, the focus is usually on maximizing physical strength through rigorous training, which is intended to enable players to endure well throughout the season.

“Whoa.”

“Hahaha….”

The players ran and ran again.

It continued like this for two days.

I spent the day running repeatedly like a marathon runner without even being able to kick the ball.

It was repeated on the second day and continued until the third day.

Third day.

The atmosphere at the training ground was completely different from before.

The absence of Zinedine Zidane and Roberto Carlos has made the team like that.

Zidane, who was about to retire, was enjoying a vacation with his family, and Carlos, whose contract had expired, was planning to return to his hometown without renewing his contract.

The atmosphere was clearly different from last season, and the players also changed.

Although the existing players were very close, there was an invisible wall between the new Castile players and transfer students.

Of course, a war of nerves was inevitable.

In particular, interval training was conducted today, and the method of training was running back and forth to the sound of a whistle.

As time passed, one by one, the players became shreds and gave up.

Then, there were two players who survived until the end.

“Those two are still left today.”

“Was Young and Chris’s physical strength always that good?”

It was Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo.

The two never gave up until the end, trying not to lose to each other

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Can you really remove the stone that rolled over?

The battle was whether the embedded stone could hit the rolling stone.

“Be persistent, be persistent. “It’s only the third day of training. Aren’t we overdoing it?”

“I know. “I don’t know if we’ll both fall down like that.”

The players who had previously given up were impressed by the two’s mental strength.

“I hope Young wins.”

“I agree.”

It was an interesting development.

Most of the players cheered for Hoyoung, but there was also a player who stood right in the middle.

A representative example was Pepe.

‘I’m embarrassed. The confrontation between Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo… I expected it…’

As a member of the Portuguese national team, he was in an awkward position because he had been close to Ronaldo for a long time.

‘Neither of them will give up unless one of them finishes.’

The two, who had a competitive spirit and a sad attitude, were determined not to stop until their hearts exploded.

Beep!

“Whoa….”

Beep!

“Fuuuuu….”

There was no concession.

I couldn’t lose even more because it was in front of all my teammates.

It seemed like it wouldn’t end until one person collapsed from exhaustion.

However, he could not overcome his physical limitations with just his courage and competitive spirit.

Ronaldo’s face was red as if it would explode at any moment.

On the other hand, Hoyoung’s face wasn’t at that level yet.

The ‘Unstoppable Heart (SU)’, created by combining Park Ji-seok’s two hearts (U) and Nedved’s amazing physical strength (S+3), was of great help.

That turned Hoyoung’s physical strength, which was a weakness, into an advantage.

But in the end.

The battle between the two that seemed like it would never end has come to an end

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“stop!”

Scolari, who had been silently watching the pride battle between the two, stepped forward.

This is because if you overdo it and get injured, it could be a big problem.

Since it was still the early stages of training, I needed to manage my condition.

Scolari stood in front of the two, fiddling with his trademark mustache.

“Who told you to push yourself like that? Since today is the beginning of training, I would have told you to only use 85% of your physical strength, right?”

“Whoa… I did that.”

“hmm?”

Hoyoung answers confidently.

On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t even answer properly because he was trying to catch his breath.

Seeing that, Scolari shook his head and opened his mouth.

“Competition is good. But you also have to be able to distinguish between time and place.”

“All right.”

“Yes…”

But the competition between the two continued to escalate every moment.

One week of training.

Scolari faced a dilemma.

The main purpose of off-season training is to improve performance, but it is also to identify and improve problems.

But as I started training, my worries only increased.

It was because of Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo.

Of course, I didn’t think that the combination of the two would work well from the beginning.

Harmony is something that comes naturally over time.

But Scolari changed his mind as of yesterday.

The coexistence of Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo seemed to be more difficult than expected.

The two were like water and oil that couldn’t mix.

Since they both had a variety of positions that they could play, there were no problems with formation, but both of them had such a distinct presence that they often unknowingly interfered with each other’s roles.

‘The ideal would be for Woo Ho-young to receive Alonso’s build-up and perform forward playmaking…’

However, the problem with that was that the spaces between Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young intermittently overlapped.

On the other hand, if Ronaldo was given a free roll and Woo Ho-young was given the role of finisher, the team would suffer significant losses when switching to defense.

This is because there was a big difference in the defensive skills of Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young.

‘There are too many regrets to send Woo Ho-young to the front lines. Woo Ho-young is also a great help in defense.’

I thought that the best position for Hoyoung was to be an attacking midfielder who can play as many different roles as possible.

Moreover, his physical strength improved significantly this season, so he would be able to demonstrate even greater synergy.

‘My ball-handling skills have also improved beyond my imagination.’

Woo Ho-young’s ball sense has grown significantly.

Scolari, a coach with 28 years of experience, was sharp enough to see through it.

Currently, Woo Ho-young is the world’s best ball controller.

His skill with the ball is second to none.

At least that’s how Scolari saw it.

However, isn’t it possible to simply use Woo Ho-young as a front-line goal scorer?

In order for the team to benefit as much as possible, he had to be given a more important and important task.

Then, Woo Ho-young naturally takes the lead.

That was where the trouble with Ronaldo began.

And that was why I called Ronaldo today.

“Think carefully Chris. It’s just a matter of each side giving in little by little and playing a good game. Nevertheless, if you maintain the same attitude, I have no choice but to make a decision as I think.”

When Scolari took over as coach of Brazil in 2002, he boldly excluded Romario, the star of the century, from the entry list.

Since he said this, even Ronaldo could not express his dissatisfaction.

No, he actually had nothing to complain about.

No matter what position or role I was given, it was enough to become the main character in that position.

Ronaldo, who understood Scolari’s concerns, responded clearly.

“All right. “I do my best in my role.”

There was no intention to destroy the team by causing discord or engaging in politics.

He was just crazy about soccer.

That passion has become even hotter these days.

In order to do better than now (of course, he thought he was better than Woo Ho-young), he endured rigorous training every day.

“Okay, I look forward to the future.”

“All right.”

Even though I answered that, my competition with Woo Ho-young will not end.

Desire to win and competition.

Because that was the best part of Ronaldo’s life and the driving force that allowed him to develop infinitely as a soccer player.

And by the time the training was all over.

As soon as Hoyoung met the condition of ‘training with Ronaldo for 2,400 minutes’, he was able to covet one of his talents.

[Select the talent you want to pursue.]

– Amazing dribbling (SS+3)

– Artistic ball control (SS+2)

– Undefeating competitive spirit (SS)

– Unrivaled individual skills (SS-)

– Amazing goal-making ability (S+ 3)

– Shocking Main Force (S+2)

I was a little worried here.

Do you choose the highest rated phenomenal dribble?

Or do you choose artistic ball control to further enhance your ball feel?

The time to worry wasn’t that long.

How many years will we have with Ronaldo in the future? Isn’t it a talent that we will all acquire anyway?

Hoyoung decided to answer the question he was most curious about first.

Artistic ball control (SS+2)

[Absolute value of ‘advanced ball sensation’ 18.42)]

[Grows to ‘advanced ball sensation (SSS+2)’ depending on the absolute value.]

As many as three levels from SSS- Increase.

Hoyoung unconsciously shook his shoulders at the increase, which was much higher than expected.

It’s not that it’s not, but the feeling of getting closer to the limit is starting to become more real.

‘If it goes this way, it will be quick.’

In that way, Hoyoung’s growth was on track.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s first stage this season, the ‘Peace Cup’, is one step closer.

The success or failure of this season was expected to be revealed there.