All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 278

278. The devil fell on England (3)

Gareth Bale could not accept the scene unfolding before his eyes.

That was clearly a golden scoring opportunity.

It was also an opportunity for the pattern I was most confident in.

It wasn’t blocked by the goalkeeper, nor was it blocked by the defender.

‘Woo Ho-young.’

I clearly saw with my own eyes that he was covering a wide area from the halfway line far away.

‘Yes, it certainly was. Woo Ho-young was there.’

Gareth Bale is not a player who simply plays football based on instinct.

Although it is criticized for its simple playstyle and stubbornness in play, its keen judgment and boldness make its chances of success very high.

Same thing this time too.

I was well aware of how excellent Woo Ho-young’s field coverage was, so I checked that and attempted to hit and run.

Then he went into the penalty area and hit a shot.

However, if Woo Ho-young had been nearby, he would have passed to another teammate after hitting and running.

In other words, it was not an unreasonable play, but a normal judgment based on very reasonable grounds.

But everything was ruined because of one abnormal person on the field.

Woo Ho-young.

“Haha…”

Bale lowered his head and laughed.

In normal times, it should have led to a goal.

So, if it weren’t for Woo Ho-young, Tottenham would have been ahead 2-0 by now.

However, the score on the electronic display board was 1 to 1.

Woo Ho-young, who scored the goal through a 90-meter dribble, ran to the away stands as if it was no big deal and held a gentlemanly ceremony.

“Haha…”

Gareth Bale burst into laughter for the second time here.

Even for a guy like that player, doesn’t he look really cool?

It’s not that he isn’t, but it appears that some of Man City’s players are following in his footsteps.

Moreover, the home crowd also stood up one by one and started applauding Hoyoung.

This was strange.

I’m starting to have an ominous feeling that there will be a huge change in the EPL.

[This is Woo Ho-young, who moved the ball from the goal to the opposite goal in an instant. As someone who saw it on the spot, it makes no sense not to applaud.]

[I think he might be the fastest delivery man in the world. This goes beyond the scope of soccer players. It’s the same as a track athlete coming to play soccer.]

Gareth Bale’s top speed is 36.9 km/h.

And the player with a higher record was Woo Ho-young.

Hoyoung’s instantaneous maximum speed from last season was 37.8 km/h, but the run just before clearly surpassed that.

[We’ll have to wait until the exact numbers come out, but it seems like it was definitely more than that from what we felt at the scene. I think my name will be on the list of candidates for ‘Goal of the Month’ in January. In fact, it is a confirmed award.]

[Yes, all I can say is that it is surprising. Who knew that Hoyoung Woo’s running record would be broken at White Hart Lane? It was a whopping 90-meter sprint.]

[The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, is said to be able to achieve an instantaneous speed of 45 km/h. I don’t know if Woo Ho-young will be able to catch up with that record someday.]

[Haha. I think that’s going too far.]

[Hasn’t something ridiculous just happened already?!]

[Oh, that’s right.]

While the commentators were coming to a realization, Hoyoung was still celebrating his score.

No, I wasn’t alone.

Before I knew it, two players were following me one after another.

“zero! “It was a great goal!”

It was Sean Wright-Phillips, a black man from England who had been with Manchester City for 9 years and was a ‘little bullet’.

He showed his white teeth and hugged Hoyoung.

Her small figure, only 166 centimeters tall, looked even more petite.

“Thank you Sean.”

And next to him, the 173 cm tall Argentine striker Carlos Tevez was smiling, showing his sharp fangs.

“Ha ha ha ha ha. Congratulations!”

There was a sincere expression on his face.

He, who had been lethargic both at the training ground and in today’s game due to homesickness, seemed to have regained his vitality for a moment.

How should I express it?

“I just saw something amazing. I dare to predict that this goal will definitely be selected as the EPL goal of the year. Congratulations in advance. ha ha ha.”

The innocent neighborhood idiot.

right.

That was the expression that suited Tevez best.

He was showing his thumbs up and smiling like a child, and he was literally so impressed that he followed me.

‘At least these two are the easiest people to get close to on the team.’

This is because the two were players who were maintaining neutrality in Manchester City, where numerous problems were intertwined.

Anyway, I was very happy to be able to share the joy of my debut goal with my new teammates.

It didn’t seem like a big deal, but even this was a huge emotion to Hoyoung, who thought no one would follow him.

however.

“Robinho?”

They weren’t the only ones who came to visit Hoyoung.

Robinho, who had followed late from afar, was looking around with his mouth pursed.

Then he looked confused and turned back without saying a word.

I just scratched the back of my head and quickly returned to the field.

“….”

Robinho himself was dumbfounded.

‘Why did I come here?’

Because the goal scene is so cool?

Because you admire it that much?

I don’t know.

It was as if I had been led by a demonic spirit.

At this moment, something magical was happening in Manchester City.

[Meanwhile, the game continues. Tottenham kick-off. Jermain Defoe passes to the back.]

[Luka Modric takes the ball safely and moves the ball at a leisurely pace.]

The game went in a completely different direction from the beginning of the first half.

The game took a new turn when Woo Ho-young scored a wonder goal, but it was quite comical in the eyes of Man City fans.

Tottenham, whose momentum was suppressed, could not even cross the halfway line and only exchanged passes on the third line, without even attempting their specialty, sharp side attacks.

The play that the home fans wanted did not occur until 10 minutes had passed.

Just pass and pass.

That was it.

It looked like a cat that was cackling at a wild beast trapped in a cage, but when the wild beast was released, it hid as if it had died.

[Does this mean that you will just take 1 point? I hide inside the house and don’t even think about coming out.]

[Well, I don’t know. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Tottenham play such a humiliating game this season.] The

meaningless passing continued.

Frustration itself.

The game was so boring that the cheering of the spectators was gradually decreasing.

Then, around 30 minutes into the first half, something surprising happened.

“hey! “Isn’t it frustrating to stay in the chicken coop?”

Carlos Tevez.

He, who had no motivation at all, made a provocation by putting strong forward pressure.

Huddlestone was momentarily upset and tried to get off the line.

Tottenham’s third line seemed to be shaking like that.

But that was then.

“Master your position! “Don’t go out!”

William Gallas.

He was once in charge of the defense of France, Chelsea, and Arsenal, and was a veteran among veterans who moved to Tottenham this season and took over as the focal point of the defense.

Based on his 16 years of playing experience, he was able to intuit how dangerous this situation was.

“Turn the ball back first!”

Now I needed to calm down and get rid of my fears.

Fear sickens the mind and makes the body shrink.

They needed time to regain their composure while playing defense.

Then, 40 minutes into the first half.

Coach Redknapp, who was looking at the game seriously with a wrinkled forehead, pulled out a knife.

His eyes, which had been drooping without will, turned sharply, and he instructed captain Michael Dawson to change tactics with a hand signal.

It was very surprising.

Coach Redknapp has a unique soccer philosophy that “tactics are not important in soccer,” and is known to never give boring tactical explanations to players.

Of course, there was a strategy board in the locker room, but for Redknapp, it was nothing more than a scribbling pad.

Usually, all he ordered his players to do was ‘do their best in their respective positions’ and ‘do their best for the fans’.

And that was the view on soccer he had adhered to for 35 years.

But sometimes that belief crumbled.

That was exactly the case now.

[If Tottenham loses this game, they will fall back to 5th place. Moreover, only big clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea remain in the remaining games?]

[That’s right. Tottenham has no place to fall back.]

Unlike Tottenham, Man City did not use much stamina in the first half.

If Coach Mancini had motivated his players at halftime, the second half would have been Man City’s game.

In other words, if the first half ended like this, Tottenham would be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, special measures had to be taken before that.

After thinking about it up to that point, Redknapp attempted a very drastic change in tactics.

[Coach Redknapp is attempting a drastic player substitution before the end of the first half. They brought in Lennon and sent out Pavlyuchenko instead.]

Roman Pavlyuchenko.

He was a striker who played a key role in leading Russia to the semifinals at Euro 2008 and is currently playing a mercenary role for Tottenham with occasional appearances.

Although he often had trouble with coach Redknapp because he couldn’t speak English, he was a player who did more than just one person on the field.

[Tottenham changes tactic from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3. In the midfield, Modric, Huddleston, and Bale were spread out and formed a straight line. At the front, Crouch, Jermain Defoe, and Pavlyuchenko formed a three-top lineup.]

[It’s a fairly aggressive formation. [This means we will see the game before the end of the first half.]

Tottenham’s newly formed three-top narrowed the gap between each other and maintained a breathtaking formation just to look at.

Pavlyuchenko succeeded in dominating the penalty box along with Crouch with his excellent physical condition and positioning ability.

Meanwhile, Gareth Bale moved to the right and targeted the gap on the side.

As a result, Modric and Huddlestone covered the space left in the center by moving widely.

[In fact, we can say that there are a total of four strikers, including Gareth Bale. The goal is to shake up Manchester City with asymmetrical tactics.]

[Ironically, it is Manager Redknapp who is showing the temperament of a matchmaker. We’ll have to wait and see whether that will work.]

Redknapp’s changes led to Manchester City’s defensive instability.

Gareth Bale, who had been aiming for the right, delved into the center and launched an attack, while Jermain Defoe moved down to the second line and aimed for a mid-range shot.

The asymmetrical switching play was draining Manchester City.

[The end of the first half is approaching, but Tottenham’s attack is only getting stronger.]

[It’s a crisis. Tottenham’s attack numbers are very high. Man City just needs to hold on for this one time.]

It was this very moment.

“A little further forward!”

“now!”

Jermain Defoe received a long ball from the back and delivered a through ball straight to Bale, who was rushing to the side.

From there, the flow began to move rapidly.

Percussion!

Bale bypassed Kolarov with a quick and simple two-touch and dug deep into the space behind him.

As long as he crossed, it would have been a perfect scoring chance.

however.