All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 202

202. Ssangho Battle (2)

July 22.

Real Madrid returned home to participate in the 4th Peace Cup, which will be held in Andalusia, Spain.

The Peace Cup is a soccer tournament hosted by a foundation in Korea, and it had a certain level of reputation to the point that FIFA recognized it as an official international tournament.

The prize money was about 2 billion, which was quite high considering La Liga’s championship prize of 7 billion.

For Real Madrid, which has recently been engaging in exchanges and cooperation with Asia, it was a good opportunity to gain momentum in entering the Asian market.

Their first opponent is Al-Ittihad Football Club.

As it is the oldest club in Saudi Arabia, it was not an opponent to look down on.

July 25th.

Valdebebas’ press conference room the day before the Peace Cup.

Scolari was interviewed before the start of the competition.

a reporter asked.

“Although it is still the off-season, this is the official game we have had since my first appointment. Moreover, this is Real Madrid’s first time participating in the Peace Cup, and I think the feeling I will have as a coach will be special. What do you think?”

“I am very fortunate to be able to coach a team like this. Because we have great players and coaching staff. At the same time, running and supervising such a team is not as easy as you might think. But we will do well. And although the Peace Cup is not a global competition, I believe this competition will serve as a stepping stone to advance into Asia. “I hope we can lift the championship trophy and bring peace to the world.”

I thought the interview would proceed peacefully.

But it didn’t last long.

“You’ve had off-season training for the past two weeks and I have a question for you. According to information, I heard that there was some discord between the players. Is this related to the rumor that the team is splitting over Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo? Also, if so, I’m curious what their relationship is like now.”

Scolari frowned.

I was only supposed to have a formal interview, but they asked me strange and difficult questions, so I had no choice but to do so.

“Choose one of two things: reveal the source or stop making meaningless fantasies. Since the hotel was completely isolated from the outside world, the latter was the only option. Lol.”

Scolari smiled like a big man.

He was very strict with himself and his players, but externally he was a kind and good-natured person.

This is because I knew better than anyone else how tiring it would be to turn away from the media.

This was a very important part, especially for the new director.

If you make enemies soon after coming to Spain, it will be very troublesome.

“So Cristiano Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young will be appearing at the same time in the first game?”

“If they’re ready to take the field, they can.”

That question was resolved in the match against Al-Ittihad Football Club played the very next day.

[Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo are both sitting on the bench as sub members. Aren’t we ready yet to send both of them out at the same time?]

[I don’t know. First, you have to watch the game. They may be replaced at the same time, or since it is a trump card, they may be trying to hide it until the opening.] The

30,000 spectators in the stadium showed a clear look of disappointment.

Even though it was a competition called the Peace Cup, which I had never heard of, the reason I came to the stadium was because I wanted to see the historic moment of two people running around at the same time.

However, contrary to their wishes, Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young did not budge until the end of the game.

Real Madrid easily won the game 1-0, but this served as an opportunity to further fuel rumors of discord between the teams.

‘This is okay.’

But Scolari himself was not at all worried.

Because this was his style.

‘I still need more time.’

If you forcefully send him out like this and show that he doesn’t work well with you, it will only cause controversy.

Isn’t there a saying that the more you rush, the slower you go?

Moreover, since there was still time until September, I had to watch it leisurely and intently.

If you start construction hastily without laying a foundation, something unfortunate is bound to happen: a collapse midway.

First of all, starting tomorrow, we planned to put Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young in different time zones and monitor the progress.

The competition went off without a hitch.

Coach Scolari provided opportunities to various players, and in the process, Ho-Young Woo and Ronaldo each played in one game and performed brilliantly.

As a result, they were able to easily advance to the finals by defeating LDU Quito FC Porto in a row.

The opponent in the final was Aston Villa Football Club, a traditional EPL club that defeated Juventus in the semifinals.

The match was held two days later, on August 2nd, at La Cartuja Estadio in Seville.

As it was the final day, a psychological battle took place between the two teams even before the game started.

That was the unexpected starting list.

[This moment has finally arrived. It must be a moment that soccer fans around the world have been waiting for.]

[That’s right. I too had been waiting desperately for this day. Expectations are high to see what kind of performance Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo, who are also on the starting list, will show.]

Their names were included in the starting list announced by Real Madrid an hour before the start of the game.

The audience cheered with enthusiasm.

[I really want to quickly find out just how great of a game Coach Scolari has been hiding until now.]

[That’s right. Haven’t there been many rumors of discord because of that? I hope I blow them all away this time.]

The game started about an hour later.

The atmosphere burned hot there once more.

[This is a great squad. Ronaldo, Woo Ho-young, and Robben Raul are in charge of the offensive line. Who can stop this offensive line? Just by hearing the name, it is not unreasonable to say that they are already the best in the world.]

The formation that Real Madrid used was 4-2-3-1.

Ronaldo was placed on the left wing, Robben was placed on the right wing, and Raul was placed at the top of the front line.

The tactic was to solve the isolation of the top player by having the opposite-footed winger penetrate the center.

And the center.

Woo Ho-young was positioned in the attacking midfielder position, which is considered the most important in 4-2-3-1.

The mission given to him was free-role.

‘I guess the director’s expectations for me are that high.’

Hoyoung was right.

Scolari wanted to make Woo Young the main player of the team.

This is because freeroll, where genius, mentality, and ball management are key, was a perfect fit for Woo Young.

and.

Tuk.

It was Ronaldo who caught the ball first.

[Ronaldo taps the ball and tries to break through to the center.]

[At the same time, Marcelo is boldly overlapping from behind to fill the gap on the side.]

When Ronaldo breaks through to the center, Marcelo attacks the side and launches a variety of attacks. It was a strategy to create .

Ronaldo displayed a brilliant individual performance against right-back Luke Young, giving Marcelo time to settle down.

It was right then.

Tap tap.

widely!

“… this!”

[Cristiano Ronaldo’s brilliant footwork! [He tries to break through by taking off Luke Young!]

Ronaldo, who has faced Luke Young several times in the past EPL, opened up space with bold play.

The next action was a fierce right-footed shot.

Cough!

However, it did not immediately lead to a goal.

[A miraculous save by Brad Friedel!]

[But the second ball is still alive!]

Players from both teams rushed towards the ball that came out after being punched by the goalkeeper.

But before that, there was already one player in that position.

Woo Ho-young.

Hoyoung, who had established himself in advance with excellent prediction and positioning, shot without a moment of hesitation.

Crash!

[Gooooooooooo!]

[Ronaldo’s assist and Woo Ho-young’s score! This is the combination of Ronaldo and Woo Ho-young! Amazing!]

“Heavy rain!”

When Hoyoung ran to the front of the audience and gave a ceremony, the audience shook as if there was an earthquake.

However, even after providing the assist, Ronaldo returned to his seat with a bitter look on his face.

People were suspicious of him not celebrating his score.

However, Real Madrid’s performance was undoubtedly outstanding.

[Ronaldo, Woo Ho-young and Robben. They completely turned the second line into their stage.]

[That’s right. The movement lines overlap, the passes do not match well, or each other’s skills are not fully utilized yet, but they are still very powerful.] Although it is not

delicate and crude, its power was at a formidable level.

Ronaldo Woo Ho-young Robben.

All three players on the second line were fast, so if Xabi Alonso at the back made a pass, chances were plentiful.

It was happiness itself for Xabi Alonso, who took on the role of a chance maker while building up the back line.

If the second line’s chemistry and attack power were well refined, he could beat Barcelona’s Xavi and become Europe’s best assist king.

But what was surprising was that more than 80% of his passes were being delivered to Woo Ho-young.

There was no particular reason.

It was simply because more opportunities would arise if you sent them there.

Percussion.

[Xabi Alonso delivers a low and fast pass.]

[Hoyoung Woo catches the ball cleanly.]

Hoyoung led the attack by handling the ball as if he was playing.

It was no exaggeration to say that whether Ronaldo or Robben caught the ball, all decisive attacking chances started with Woo Ho-young.

Hoyoung’s ball handling skills made it possible.

He controlled the atmosphere by catching the ball and pushed and pulled the flow by rolling the ball.

Despite the intense pressure from Aston Villa, he kept the ball regardless.

Rather, in those cases, we created space by escaping from pressure.

The expression that it was literally playing with the ball was correct.

[Woo Ho-young seems to be handling the ball with his hands.]

[How can you steal the ball when you handle it with such delicate control? If you want to take it away, you have to kick the knee and knock it down.]

[The more I look at it, the more I fall in love with it. It’s as if the ball has an ego. [It is no wonder that Aston Villa lost motivation.]

There was no one here who was capable of properly putting pressure on Hoyoung.

While Hoyoung dominated the ball and space, Raul at the front line adjusted the spacing and positions of the players, causing defensive mistakes.

The already proven Ho-ul line was once again showing strong chemistry and driving Aston Villa to the brink.

The game started to pick up steam from then on.

As space was created everywhere, Hoyoung began to play soccer artistically like a fish in water.

It didn’t end there.

At the same time as playmaking, he developed a classical attack like Riquelme, and if that did not work, he neutralized the opponent’s zone defense with a speedy breakthrough like Kaka.

Aston Villa’s defense was shocked by Hoyoung’s ever-changing appearance.

[What on earth is that player’s role?]

[It’s nothing more or less than freeroll. As expected, Woo Ho-young looks good in that. Freeroll is a role that only players with genius or excellent judgment can properly play.]

Hoyoung’s role was not limited.

He became a striker, then a midfielder, and like a chameleon, he constantly changed his color of play and threatened his opponents.

It was literally a freeroll itself, as the commentary said.

It was right then.

[Woo Ho-young looks at Argen Robben, who is cutting into the center from the right.]

[Roben is busy trying to receive the pass.]

But.

Percussion!

[Loving pass delivered to Ronaldo! Ronaldo catches it with his chest! It wasn’t Robben!]

Ronaldo received the ball with his chest inside the box and fired a shot with a quick timing.

Crash!

A scoring shot that came off so easily.

It was Ronaldo’s first goal and Hoyoung’s assist.

Ronaldo, who scored, had the illusion that soccer was originally this simple and easy.

It feels like everything is going according to a certain order.

It was similar to the feeling I felt when I first joined Manchester United and joined forces with Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

I felt like I could make great progress with him.

Ronaldo had already reached his peak by winning the Ballon d’Or, but he also had plenty of room for growth.

‘As he grows, so do I.’

Ronaldo, who thought so, eventually acknowledged Hoyoung.

But that didn’t mean the end of the competition.

Competition will continue to drive them forward.

“after!”

As a shiver ran through his entire body, Ronaldo looked at Hoyoung and gave his thumbs up.

And Hoyoung looked at Ronaldo and smiled with satisfaction.

Although Ronaldo was a rare competitor, he was a good teammate before that.

A colleague who will help you grow.

[Potential (SS+2)] This

was the potential obtained from Ronaldo by satisfying the requirement of ‘playing as a starter in the Peace Cup at the same time and providing assists to each other.’

In addition to his ball sense, it seemed like he would soon be able to integrate other talents as well.

Beep –

The game ended with Real Madrid winning.

In the second half, the Agbonlahor-Ashley Young combination gave them a hard time behind the scenes, but Ho-Young Woo and Ronaldo scored additional points to secure a 5-2 victory.

On that day, Hoyoung was able to further develop his ball sense by gaining talent related to the ball sense not only from Ronaldo but also from Ashley Young and Stewart Downing.

It was the beginning of full-fledged growth.

Moreover, it did not end there.

“Are you okay tomorrow?”

Director Mijatovi?, who visited the stadium, said something unexpected.

“Di Stefano returns from vacation tomorrow. He said he would like to see you separately.”

Honorary Chairman Alfredo Di Stefano was scheduled to meet Ronaldo first.

His heart returned to Hoyoung.