All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 210

210. Skirmish (2)

Scolari is a director who is as stubborn as he is good looking.

Since they usually believe that their thoughts are right, they rarely back down on their opinions.

And the strategy to be used in the next El Clásico was almost complete.

however.

‘I have a good idea…’

That’s exactly what Hoyoung said when he suddenly came to me.

I thought something like this would happen someday, but when I actually experienced it, I was embarrassed.

This is a situation where a player with less than 10 years of soccer experience and only 3 years of professional experience comes to you and gives you advice.

Still, I wanted to give it a listen.

“Sit down. “Would you like something to drink?”

“I like it the way it is right now. “I can think better when I’m thirsty.”

“I guess there is something like that. “It’s that feeling that makes your brain work faster when you desperately need something.”

Eat.

After saying that, Scolari rolled up the corners of his mouth and put down the water bottle.

It was amazing that he was able to tell a story that his players could relate to.

“It’s okay to take it easy. No matter how stubborn and conservative I may be, I’m actually not that stubborn of a person. Less than Capello. Of course, he has a hot-tempered personality. “Hehehe.”

Scolari lightened the conversation in his own way.

In fact, maybe I’ve been waiting for this moment.

Even though he was a world-class master, he might be able to learn something from Woo Ho-young.

It’s not that he wasn’t, Hoyoung was already a proven tactician.

It was true that I was excited to see what kind of brilliant ideas they would come up with.

And that was then.

Hoyoung opened his mouth.

“I felt this way while playing the game today. Why not consider ‘chaser training’ as a tactical concept?”

“Do you mean to disrupt the enemy’s defense by doing that in actual combat?”

“To put it simply, yes.”

At best?

The thought occurred to Scolari.

‘In the end, it doesn’t fall outside the expected range.’

Did I overestimate Hoyoung too much?

That was actually an opinion that anyone would think about.

‘I expected too much.’

Scolari hid his disappointment by rubbing his mustache.

Then he spoke as if admonishing.

“What you just said is the equivalent of walking from Madrid to Norway.”

“In that case, you have to take a train or a plane.”

“Hey Woo Ho-young.”

Scolari’s voice became heavy.

“I really hate playing with words. Especially at important moments like these. “No matter how much you are praised as a hero, there are no exceptions.”

“I’m not kidding. “We have trains and planes.”

“what?”

Take a moment to think about those words again.

Scolari burst out laughing as if he was dumbfounded.

“haha. Is the train Ronaldo? Or a plane?”

“It has to depend on the situation. Sometimes I have to take the lead and Ronaldo has to take charge. “Sometimes I do the opposite.”

“It means that we will use various avenues to make that tactic a reality.”

Intended to add variety to difficult-to-use tactics.

It was worth praising.

But that was all.

“That is virtually impossible. The pursuer system can only be used when the situation is monotonous and simple, like during training. “If you want to use it properly in actual combat, you need to have stable ball distribution.”

“We have Xabi Alonso, right?”

“It would be overwhelming just to take the pressure off Barcelona, but we don’t have time to worry about that.”

“I have to solve that.”

“!”

Sharp answer.

Startled, Scolari stroked his mustache.

And Hoyoung continued.

“It might be possible if I go down to the rear and help. Plus, me, Ronaldo, and Douglas all work fast. “We should be able to switch plays for about 15 minutes.”

“Hmm…”

Scolari felt like he had been hit in the back of the head.

‘It’s not that I overestimated Woo Ho-young’s abilities, it was that I overlooked them too much. ‘I might be able to use it two or three times during the game as long as I can get out of the pressure.’

Maybe this tactic.

I didn’t know that it could be a weapon that could catch Barcelona off guard.

The morning of the game.

Spanish sports media were already pouring out articles related to El Clásico.

Most of the articles were unclear whether they were fake or real.

[Barcelona Abidal’s appearance is uncertain… There is a high probability that he will be absent for at least one more week…]

[〈Don Ballon〉Lionel Messi instructed Guardiola to use a 4-2-1-3 formation.]

[〈Marca 〉Experts agree that Scolari is likely to use Woo Ho-young as a right wing forward in the top three.]

[〈Sport〉Real Madrid’s Marcelo has fully recovered from his injury thanks to his quick recovery, giving the green light to play.]

Pro Information leaks between soccer teams occur frequently.

This time was no different.

The injury list and test results between both teams had already been leaked to each other, so there was no way they would get caught in such a trashy article.

Even if it was attempted, it was just a meaningless smokescreen operation.

Sure enough, the name Marcelo could not be found on Real Madrid’s starting list announced before the game started.

[There was an article saying that Marcelo would play, but that wasn’t true. It is not included as a sub member. But… Barcelona is quite surprising.]

Surprisingly, a player who should not be on Barcelona’s starting list was included.

It was Eric Abidal, who should have had about four days left to return from injury.

Actually, it wasn’t impossible.

[It looks like Barcelona’s medical staff put in some effort for today’s game.]

[It seems so. This is entirely possible as long as there is a guarantee that there will be no aftereffects on the athlete. [It is also a matter that depends on the abilities of the medical staff and players.]

[This must be a very bad feeling for Real Madrid. If this happens, it’s no different from being punched by Barcelona before the game even starts.]

It was literally like that.

Real Madrid has been training with the thought that Maxwell will replace Abidal.

In other words, it was like taking a hit.

However, Real Madrid did not enter the battlefield without a sharp weapon.

[Interesting. The psychological warfare between the two teams is very interesting. Barcelona used Abidal to attack first, but Real Madrid is not in a bad situation either. Marcelo did not appear, but a player who seemed unlikely to appear did appear.]

[That’s right. Ronaldo, Woo Ho-young, and Douglas Costa played at the same time.]

Still, that was fully predictable.

However, Van Nistelrooy’s appearance was not as expected.

[I don’t know how many games Van Nistelrooy has only started. He is a player who has not had many opportunities to play because he does not fit Scolari’s tactics. Suddenly sending him out in such an important game probably means that there are separate tactics prepared.]

[Guardiola can’t help but be very nervous. It’s already our third El Clásico. I don’t know what will happen if we lose again this time.]

Meanwhile, players from both teams appeared on the field.

and.

Beep!

Barcelona’s home stadium, Camp Nou.

The whistle sounded on the field as the 97,138 spectators cheered loudly.

[Four games have begun. Real Madrid first established a 4-2-3-1 formation as their starting lineup. With Van Nistelrooy at the top, Ronaldo, Ho-Young Woo, and Douglas were used in that order below him.]

[It feels like they placed leopards in the second line and a brown bear above them. It is expected that he will play a solid and sharp post play based on his quick mobility.]

It was a natural thought.

Van Nistelrooy, now 33 years old, has lost mobility, but his post play inside the penalty box is still excellent.

This means that you can fire a powerful shot at any time, given the opportunity.

It was clear that the intention was to shake up the defense in the second line and drive the ball to Van Nistelrooy to finish the game.

And when the game started, that’s exactly what happened.

[Van Nistelrooy has been the pillar of the attack since the start of the game. At the same time, he tied up Gerard Pique to prevent him from leaving.]

As a result, Seydou Keita, who played as a defensive midfielder, had to go directly to the back and receive the ball.

But that wasn’t a big problem.

Rather, Daniel Alves and Eric Abidal were actively overlapping from the beginning of the game.

In particular, Abidal was showing very impressive physical movements despite having just recovered from an injury.

It makes you wonder if he wasn’t injured in the first place.

He announced the start of tiki-taka by overlapping the ball as soon as he received it from Puyol and Keita or passing the ball to Iniesta.

[But Real Madrid doesn’t just run away either. Rather, we are confronting it head on. Flexible pressure is in progress starting with Woo Ho-young in the second line. It’s a huge difference from last season.]

[Scolari’s football philosophy is clearly evident. People say his soccer is ‘realistic samba soccer.’ Barcelona should pay attention to this.]

The game was fierce from the beginning.

With Woo Ho-young at the center, Ronaldo and Douglas on both sides moved busily and applied forward pressure.

The central team, which Hoyoung is in charge of, certainly had no worries.

Keita’s ball was not being easily passed to Xavi and Iniesta.

On the other hand, the situation on the right was exactly the opposite.

‘Shit.’

Douglas Costa was also struggling against Abidal.

Isn’t this his El Clásico debut?

I was running with all my might without any exaggeration.

But dealing with Abidal was beyond his ability.

‘It’s too strong.’

When infiltrating, the space was beautifully blocked, and when defending, we could not block his dribble penetration even once.

It felt like I was kicking a ball against an iron wall.

That’s because it was Douglas’ first time facing a world-class fullback.

‘At this rate, I can’t make any of the plays I want.’

They would soon start to surprise us with the plans they had prepared, one by one, and if they continued like this from now on, it would be a problem even then.

‘What a nuisance is this….’

Douglas was not confident in his own play.

The mentality that Hoyoung had taken care of two weeks before the start of the game had already been reduced to dust.

It was impossible to go any further.

“Tsk!”

[Alas, Douglas loses the ball to Abidal.]

[Abidal’s side overlapping occurs at the same time. Xavi Hernández finds space to receive the ball.]

Barcelona’s attacking chance.

Douglas’ face fell.

Just like Benzema experienced last time, it was turning out to be his worst debut.

But he still didn’t know.

Pow!