All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 228

228. Champions League second final (3)

Mourinho had been in contact with Guardiola a few days ago.

-Hey Pep. Give me some hints to defeat Real Madrid. I feel like my hair is falling out these days because of this. Is there an alternative that can effectively stop Woo Ho-young? Last year, I was completely defeated.

Guardiola’s response to this was, “Are you kidding me? I’m so into New York life right now. “I hope you don’t forget that the reason is because of you and Woo Ho-young.”

Of course, it was meant as a joke.

That’s right, Guardiola and Mourinho are from Barcelona and have been very close friends for a long time.

Mourinho was a coach at the time and Guardiola was a player.

Now that both have become managers, Guardiola, who has no title of any kind, could have felt inferior to Mourinho, but there was nothing like that at the moment.

Although they became distant when Mourinho defeated Guardiola in the Champions League quarter-finals, their relationship mellowed again after Guardiola retired.

That was why Mourinho, with his strong pride, asked Guardiola for help.

Because it wasn’t the same director.

And in the end, after nearly 3 hours of phone calls, I was able to get a clear answer.

-Hire an assassin to hit him, fan him, and then kick him out of the field. If so, we will be able to stop Woo Ho-young.

-That’s clear.

Funnily enough, that was the answer that came out in 3 hours.

It was a ridiculous answer, but Mourinho, who had memories of being treated harshly by Woo Ho-young, had no choice but to sympathize.

-okay. The premise is wrong. How can we stop the monster? The only way to stop him would be to break his legs.

Mourinho ended the conversation about Ho-Young Woo there.

Even if two genius strategists put their heads together, it would have been difficult to find a way to destroy it in just three hours.

Still, Mourinho was satisfied with it because he was able to get some hints.

However, Guardiola’s words brought out the story about Woo Ho-young again.

-How about Italy? Is it worth staying?

-It’s perfect except that it rains more often than expected. Of course, it’s less than England.

-That’s one of the reasons I don’t want to go to England.

-Still, we have to look at all four major leagues. Instead of that, how about coming to Italy? It’s not that bad here either.

-If I go to Italy, there are two possibilities. Go see a fashion show or go have fun.

-Then how about Germany?

-It’s Germany. You never know if something happens that will shake up the soccer world.

-Is the soccer world shaken? What does that mean?

-well. When Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid for 130 million euros, the world of European football was shaken, right?

-so?

-This time it might be worse than that.

-You’re just saying vague things to the end. So, my hair is falling out…

– Oh my, XXX.

After that conversation, Mourinho devoted all his energy to devising customized tactics.

We divided the 45 minutes into 8+1 minutes and prepared a partial strategy.

One minute is the strategy preparation stage, and the next eight minutes are the strategy implementation stages. A total of 10 large and small tactics have been prepared.

Shouldn’t we show this level of sincerity when dealing with the world’s Real Madrid?

Moreover, we analyzed all the strategies used by Real Madrid this season and prepared countermeasures according to their offensive tactics.

Even the most impressive ‘circle switching tactic’ had been prepared.

Because of such rigorous training, Inter’s players gained confidence and were actually able to perform well in the game.

The first 20 minutes were very successful.

However, the hitting and running that Woo Ho-young showed just now made everything useless.

It was just one moment.

They allowed a goal before they could react.

And five minutes later, I still couldn’t believe it.

‘It wasn’t like this just a few weeks ago.’

What on earth does this mean?

I wondered if Usain Bolt would look like this if he could handle the ball perfectly.

‘No, how can you increase your dribbling speed so much in a short period of time?’

It made no sense.

If I had taken drugs, I could believe it.

However, if Woo Ho-young was a player with thoughts, he couldn’t have done that.

There was even an announcement that UEFA DCO would conduct a doping test the day after the game ended.

Moreover, Woo Ho-young has never had a problem in any of the doping tests he has done so far.

What Guardiola said resonated even more.

They say you can’t stop Woo Ho-young unless you break his legs and throw him out of the pitch.

A crazy person who is literally destroying the ecosystem has appeared.

I felt like I finally understood what Guardiola meant when he said that the world of soccer would be turned upside down.

‘Shit.’

The real problem was that the morale of the players, who seemed to be sky-high, had collapsed.

As time passed, Real Madrid’s momentum recovered, and as the end of the first half neared, the initiative was completely lost.

The partial tactics prepared in the first half were practically useless.

Mourinho struggled to come to his senses.

‘If I lose my mind, it will be the end.’

Then he hurriedly sent a hand signal and instructed to change tactics.

It was the 38th minute of the first half.

[Real Madrid’s market share rises to 66%. However, Inter doesn’t seem to care and is focused on defense. [We are trying to lower the line as much as possible and maintain spacing.]

Inter focused on blocking Woo Ho-young’s breakthrough by maintaining spacing and having numerical superiority in the defensive area.

[This is an interesting aspect. Real Madrid took the ball and Inter occupied the space.]

[That’s right. Inter is blocking attacks by ‘occupying space’ rather than pressing forward. On the other hand, Real Madrid’s players are demonstrating active off-the-ball movement by putting their stamina at the forefront. In particular, Woo Ho-young’s activity level has already exceeded 6 kilometers.]

[But it doesn’t seem easy. You may just end up wasting your stamina.]

Tak.

Since there was no place to pass the ball to the front, Hoyoung passed the ball to the back.

Indeed, Mourinho’s defensive tactics were a world where solid power was felt.

We could see how great Mourinho’s understanding of tactics was by seeing him immediately come up with a countermeasure even after allowing a goal like that.

‘then.’

Hoyoung gradually changed his playstyle.

If the opponent comes out with a shield of a different shape, you can take out a different weapon as well.

Hoyoung pictured the field in his head.

‘There are a lot of obstacles to making a quick attack right now. ‘It means they won’t give you any space to hit and run.’

‘Striking and running (W+)’, which was shown earlier in the previous counterattack chance.

It was an incredibly amazing level, but the penalty was that heavy.

It was not a level that even my steel-like stamina and body could handle comfortably.

Since the speed of running with the ball was almost the same as the normal speed, the consumption of stamina was even greater.

This also put more strain on the lower body.

It was the limit of the body.

Moreover, Inter’s defense was eagerly targeting Hoyoung.

The moment you hit and run into the space, there was a very high risk of injury.

Unless it was a counterattack situation, it was wiser to refrain.

‘Then let’s go to Jigong. ‘We are in control, so we can make it happen slowly.’

Calmly and not in a hurry.

Don’t fall into the swamp created by Mourinho.

Hoyoung kept the ball under his feet and slowly lowered the tempo.

“Higuain! I’m fine, so go up! “You need to move around in a wider radius!”

“I understand!”

Now, if you pretend, even if you don’t say anything, you pretend.

Higuain, who came down to receive the ball, went up again and stood across the end line.

It was a play that created psychological pressure by wandering around to prevent the defenders from applying forward pressure.

With this, first-line Higuain was clearly able to regain his composure.

It becomes more difficult for the second-line attacking midfielder, but this was a task that the playmaker had to endure.

Hoyoung thought so.

‘I have to cover as much as I can within the scope of my ability.’

Football is dedication.

If you play a little more, your colleagues will feel more comfortable, and if the more comfortable colleagues demonstrate their skills, you can achieve good results.

I thought that the role of a true playmaker would be to make that happen in the 90 minutes given.

It was Hoyoung’s own thoughts that he had felt while holding this position for a long time.

[The game is going in a strange way in the 42nd minute of the first half. It’s very peaceful.]

[That’s right. Real Madrid’s players have completely escaped the trap set by Mourinho and are conserving their stamina. It can be said to be a smart play.]

Hoyoung knew when to keep the ball and when to pass it, giving the other players their composure.

Then, the game, which seemed like it would be suffocating, began to gradually loosen up.

It was a flow that made the viewer feel comfortable.

The voices of the audience and commentators were also subdued.

[It looks like the first half will end like this.]

[Actually, if this happens, Inter will become more anxious. It seems like they were trying to win by using counterattacks, which is their greatest skill, without draining the opponent’s stamina, but it seems like they have already seen through it. Rather, Woo Ho-young is rolling the ball and pulling Inter’s players out.]

It is Inter that is in a hurry.

And the team that can gain the upper hand in the psychological battle is Real Madrid, which is taking the lead.

He came forward with the courage to pretend he wasn’t Mourinho, but it’s already been revealed.

It was Mourinho who got caught up again.

On the other hand, Scolari was directing the players’ play in a relaxed manner.

He truly looked like one of the greatest generals who ever won the World Cup.

“Damn it. “We should try to counterattack at least once before the end of the first half.”

“But they don’t attack at all.”

It was a conversation between Cambiaso and Samuel.

“But we can’t go out. If the line is dragged out, they will definitely aim for the space behind you. That bastard will try to infiltrate. Or maybe Woo Ho-young was running like a crazy person.”

“Damn it. Does this make sense?”

In the end, it was the midfielders who could step up.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. “Me and Sneijder are going to take our chance, so we’re getting ready to pull the line up.”

“okay. Let’s make it once. “It flattens the Spanish noses.”

We couldn’t end the first half lethargically like this.

Even if they didn’t score, they had to prove to themselves that there was still hope.

So Cambiasso and Sneijder started to move.

Like a stray cat, I moved around stealthily, looking for an opportunity.

Hoyoung still had the ball and was only exchanging short passes.

Then Cambiaso shook his head.

‘no. Two people is too much. Because Woo Ho-young is a guy who is strong even when under pressure.’

Cambiaso looked sideways.

Zanetti understood the signal immediately and stepped forward.

[Inter’s third line begins to raise its line. [Zanetti is putting pressure on Ho-Young Woo.]

Ho-Young then pulled the ball back to escape the pressure and placed it safely under his feet.

But that was then.

“Young! be careful!”

[Sneijder attacks from the side!]

[Cambiasso attacks from behind!]

This happened while Zanetti was applying pressure from the front.

Cambiasso and Snyder, who boasted stamina like steel, took a detour and attacked Hoyoung from the side and from behind, respectively.

Moreover, the rest of Inter’s players blocked the forward, side, and back passing routes.

In other words, Hoyoung was no different from a rat in a poison.

‘I will take it unconditionally.’

Sneijder, who came rushing in from behind, plunged himself in first.

‘just now!’

When Hoyoung momentarily turned to the left, Snyder also leaned in that direction.

Here, there were mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.

“…!”

Body fake.

It was a clear gesture that seemed to move to the left, but Hoyoung was still standing in the same place.

Snyder eventually self-destructed and fell out.

This left the rear wide open.

All I had to do was escape the pressure by making a back pass.

but.

“Whoop!”

Hoyoung, who destroyed Sneijder, instead faced Cambiasso who put his foot in from the side.

Pretending to make a back pass, he quickly rolled the ball with the sole of his foot.

The gesture that followed immediately was a 90-degree turn.

hook!

At the same time, it accelerated and came out to the side.

[Woo Ho-young’s surprise turn! Free from pressure!]

Cambiaso was dumbfounded after being toyed with by Hoyoung.

The moment I thought, ‘What on earth is this guy doing?’ Hoyoung completely escaped the pressure with his fantastic footwork.

Scoop turn.

The name comes from the feeling of scraping the ball with a scoop, and it is a skill technique that can be used practically only if you treat the ball as if it were a part of your body.

It was also a skill that Hoyoung had mastered by practicing like crazy some time ago.

and.

Percussion!

With this, Hoyoung was completely free from the pressure of the two and dug into the side.

Zanetti, who was standing at the front, realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly returned to his seat.

However, it only took a few seconds for Hoyoung to move to the right flank with the ball.

There was no overlapping of positions.

Robben, who was standing there, had already penetrated into the box.

And that was right then.

[Woo Ho-young digging into the side! Cristian Chivu blocks it!]

[But Ho-Young Woo just digs into the flank. And at the same time, cross!]

Right fullback Kibu raised his leg in line with Hoyoung’s kicking motion.