All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 239

239. Advance to the round of 16 of the 2010 South African World Cup? (1)

The game resumed with Kalu Uche turning the ball.

Although South Korea was ahead 2-1, Nigeria was hasty in attacking.

If an attack fails and a counterattack is allowed, there is absolutely no turning back.

I didn’t step forward unless there was a clear opportunity.

Then it was 35 minutes into the second half.

[Yakubu and Kalu Uche raise the line. However, Korea is still maintaining its lead and showing stable defense. It looks like their organizational skills have been greatly improved.]

[Let me tell you one interesting fact: Korea has the jinx of not losing at least in the first round of the World Cup.] [

That’s right. And other than that, there is also the jinx that ‘you cannot score more than 2 points in a game.’ I hope that jinx will be broken today.]

The opportunity was created in the blink of an eye five minutes later.

[Lee Jong-soo kicks Wooche’s pass straight away!]

[Oh, I like it! It’s a counterattack!]

Kalu Uche’s passed miss, which made him anxious, gave South Korea a chance to counterattack.

which.

widely!

[Woo Ho-young catches it!]

[Dixon passes Etuhu! [And then Danny Situ!]

This quickly followed with Hoyoung’s hat-trick chance.

The goalkeeper ran out of the goal in a huff, but the ball had already left Hoyoung’s toes.

There was no psychological warfare at all.

It was a confident shot.

Tuk.

“ah!”

A ball that slightly exceeds Enieama’s height.

The lob shot that Raul González coveted was clearly different from that of other strikers.

It is said to be a lob shot that goes just over the goalkeeper’s height as if measuring it with a protractor and ruler, without any need for psychological warfare.

Luxury product.

It was truly a talent worthy of the name.

Crash!

[I went in! Gooooooooooo!]

[Very good! Hat trick! It’s a hat trick!]

[With this, Woo Ho-young breaks soccer emperor Pele’s record once again!]

It was that moment.

Hoyoung ran to the stands behind the goal and raised his hands high above his head.

Then Pele, who was sitting at the very top, stood up and gave a standing ovation.

That image was displayed on a large electronic display board.

It was a spectacle that will never happen again in the history of soccer.

Immediately after the game ended.

Interview requests poured in for Pele as he was about to leave the stadium through the official passage.

Pele graciously agreed to the interview.

When asked how he watched the game, he said only one short and bold statement.

“Nothing will stop Woo Ho-young. “I am confident in my name.”

Although it was clearly the best compliment, the atmosphere became cold with just one word.

A reporter asked with a chill down his spine.

“Is this also Pele’s curse?”

Pele’s curse.

It is so named because his prophecies always come true in reverse.

Pele once said, “Brazil is the strongest it has ever been.” The team that will be the opponent is Argentina, the winner of the previous tournament. “The momentum of the host country, Spain, will be strong,” he said, but all three teams were eliminated from the World Cup group stage.

In fact, there are quite a few unreasonable aspects, but there were quite a few cases where the curse was applicable.

It was too strange a phenomenon to simply laugh it off.

but.

“I don’t believe that.”

Pele did not scientifically believe that his words contained a curse.

However, I thought that the curse might be caused by a supernatural phenomenon.

Nevertheless, there was only one reason to praise Woo Ho-young.

test.

It was a bad hobby that Woo Ho-young wanted to test to see if he could overcome his own curse, which even the most famous superstars could not avoid.

After the game, sports media from each country continued to publish articles about Woo Ho-young.

[Korea defeated Nigeria 3-1… first win]

[‘Woo Ho-young’ was selected as the official World Cup Man of the Match with the first hat-trick on debut in World Cup history… given perfect scores on various rating sites]

[Woo Ho-young’s long pass created by genius and extraordinary vision Destroying Nigeria’s defense]

[Pele’s powerful curse on Woo Ho-young A check on Woo Ho-young?]

[Woo Ho-young “I am updating the amazing records set by Pele one by one. This is a very honorable thing. And I think I’m finally ready to meet Pele. I speak Portuguese and I speak Spanish. If I meet him, I think I can have a good time that will never come again.”]

It was a match that received rave reviews from foreign media.

In particular, there were praise posts from prominent journalists in Spain and Germany, and it was no exaggeration to say that all the focus was on Hoyoung.

In particular, Marca’s ‘La Saeta Rubia’ evaluated it as follows:

[A revolution in the world of soccer is taking place in two countries around the world. The Spanish league and Korea, where Woo Ho-young is located, are those places. Both countries are currently experiencing a boom more than ever. Thanks to Woo Ho-young’s play in La Liga, the market value of Spanish soccer actually increased. South Korea is also seeing the Woo Ho-young effect to its fullest extent. However, although Pele sprinkled ashes here, Woo Ho-young will overcome even that. I have no doubt that he will come back with good results at the World Cup and show a good performance on the Spanish stage.]

On this day, Hoyoung took the lead with a hat trick.

Behind them were England’s Wayne Rooney, who scored one goal, and Uruguay’s Suarez.

However, things changed after the match between Argentina and Greece that evening.

[Argentina won 4-0 against Greece thanks to the performances of Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain… Messi Higuain

scored 2 goals each] Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain both scored multiple goals and rose to a tie for second place in the scoring list.

The reason was that Greece, unable to adapt to the high altitude, conceded three goals in the second half.

As expected, there were no surprises.

All of the players who received attention at this World Cup showed performances worthy of their names.

Following Woo Ho-young and Messi, Ronaldo and Kaka also performed well.

Portugal won 2-0 against Ivory Coast, and Brazil had a hard time against North Korea, but eventually succeeded in winning 2-1.

But just one game.

There was a person at the center of an unexpected event, and it was none other than Spain.

[Spain was helplessly defeated by Switzerland 0-2… Will Del Bosque’s Tiki Taka collapse like this?]

[Bernt Schuster “The law to destroy Tiki Taka has already been in effect for a long time. Switzerland’s tactics are a modified version of Woo Ho-young’s tactics.”]

[Switzerland’s perfect tactics, but not a clean victory… Switzerland’s penalty kick mistrial controversy heats up]

[Swiss-born Fifa President Blatter: “Switzerland’s penalty kicks are no problem. “It doesn’t work.”]

It was a shocking incident in which Spain, which was said to be the #0 favorite to win, was defeated by Switzerland.

Regardless of the questionable decision, the consensus among experts was that Switzerland had properly adjusted its tactics to target Spain.

That’s how this World Cup went so unpredictable.

Meanwhile, the second game was approaching.

Korea’s opponent in the second game was Greece, which boasts 13th place in the FIFA rankings.

There is no game in the World Cup that is not important, but in some ways, the second game is more important than the first game.

If you win the first game, you can play more leisurely in the second game, but if you lose, the opposite is true.

The second round becomes both hope and the threshold of hell.

In other words, the place to win.

After suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Argentina, Greece had no place to retreat.

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel expressed his determination at a press conference ahead of the game.

“Six years ago, we achieved a miracle by defeating powerful players and winning the European Championships. Moreover, the World Cup is a tournament in which more surprises occur than that. This can be seen just by looking at Spain, which was once said to be the world’s strongest country, and was defeated by Switzerland in vain. Moreover, we will do our best in this match with the utmost determination.”

“You showed boldness by using aggressive tactics against Argentina. So, will this game against Korea be a little different?”

“Objectively speaking, South Korea has weaker military power than Argentina. Instead, there is the difficulty of stopping a player named Woo Ho-young.”

“Is there a way? “Many teams around the world have already experienced frustration in front of him.”

“We have already been beaten by Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain. That’s where I developed resistance to super players. Also, isn’t it said that a cornered rat will bite a cat? We will show the power of the Euro 2004 winning country. “Korea will have to be nervous.”

German coach Otto Rehagel was a man with his own unwavering tactical style.

In particular, he was a famous player who led Greece, a peripheral team in Europe, to victory in the 2004 European Championship (Euro).

Although we were defeated by Argentina, which is strong in the highlands, I thought we could compete with Korea if we use good tactics and strategies.

‘At least we have to get a draw.’

In the interview, he boasted of victory to boost the players’ momentum, but his actual goal was nothing more than a draw.

‘It’s going to be hard to win.’

He knew it well.

No matter how round the soccer ball is, Woo Ho-young is stronger.

On the other hand, Greece was not a strong team.

In fact, Korea had the power to win or not even without Woo Ho-young.

But I don’t know anything about the World Cup.

‘It’s a miracle.’

One more glory at the 2004 Euros.

And if they beat Nigeria big in the third game, they might be able to advance to the round of 16.

There was still hope for him too.

Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium.

The game started with a crowd of 80,000 spectators.

[The 2010 South Africa World Cup Group B second match has begun. On the left is South Korea wearing red uniforms and on the right is Greece wearing blue uniforms. Since Argentina easily defeated Nigeria in the previous game, we are guaranteed to advance to the round of 16 if we defeat Greece.]

[There is one more thing worth paying attention to. A lot of attention is being paid to whether today’s game will be able to break the jinx of no win in the second round of the World Cup.]

[That’s right. South Korea has recorded 3 draws and 4 losses in the last seven World Cup second rounds. It could be said that he showed a particularly weak performance in the second game. I hope to break that jinx today.]

The formation that South Korea used to win was 4-2-3-1.

As in the match against Nigeria, Hoyoung, who played as an attacking midfielder, moved down to midfield and took control of the game right from the start.

[This is a good decision. Because the stadium is so high up in the middle of the game and you have to fight your back in the middle of the game, it will inevitably be physically taxing.]

[This means that we will push hard from the beginning and secure the victory. [I hope we can expect a good performance in the first half.]

As he said, the game went smoothly.

Greece seemed to have established a solid defensive line with a 4-4-2 formation, but it often faltered every time Woo Ho-young caught the ball.

In particular, Avraam Papadopoulos, the focal point of Hoyoung’s defense, was busy screaming.

“Hey you idiots! Get your mind straight! Don’t let the ball go to Woo Ho-young!”

Before the game starts.

Coach Otto Rehagel instructed Woo Ho-young to block the passing route to prevent the ball from being distributed as much as possible.

As a result, the first half went well.

[Woo Ho-young catches the ball and tries to break through the center. He pulls the ball out between Papadopoulos’ legs!]

[Ah, good!]

[He hits it and runs!]

Percussion!

It was only then that Hoyoung let out his breath after quickly taking out left fullback Vasilis and defensive midfielder Tziolis.

‘It’s still blocked.’

The defensive organization was so solid that no direct breakthrough or passing path was visible.

It was so amazing that it made me wonder if I only ate and practiced for a year.

[The Greek players were smart enough to give up the midfield and block the second line.]

[If you want to come in, come in. This is it. The director made thorough preparations for each situation.]

That was definitely the case.

However, if there was a different play from this side, it would be a different story.

‘Looking far away.’

In an instant, Hoyoung’s field of vision expanded.

As I pictured the field in my head, I found a space that coach Otto Rehagel had not seen.

It was then that the audience jumped up from their seats.

[Woo Ho-young takes a long look. A pass that goes to the exact opposite direction!]

[Park Ji-seok on the left side receives it. I saw it well.]

An unbelievably sharp pass.

It was a pass that completely ignored the gap created by the four opposing defenders.

It was natural for the audience to shout loudly.

“Waaaaaa!”

[It’s an incredible vision.]

[It’s not just about having vision. This is a play that requires great soccer sense.]

“The passing lane on the left is empty! “Open your eyes and see!”

“this.”

Samaras and Yurkas, who thought they had completely blocked the pass passage, had to just watch the pass pass between them.

“Push with your body!”

Pow!

Yurkas, who is 185 cm tall, pushed hard, but Park Ji-seok was not easily pushed away.

However, even as Yurkas, there was still room to spare.

‘I don’t have a good place to give it. If only the cover came…!’

If a colleague had come quickly to help, he could have escaped the crisis.

It was that moment.

“here!”

An ear-piercing cry echoed through the air.

But it wasn’t a Greek player.

The voice of a South Korean player wearing a red uniform.

It was Woo Ho-young who came all the way from the other side and took cover.

‘oh my god.’

I couldn’t believe why Woo Ho-young was here.

However, he had already received Park Ji-seok’s pass.