All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 56

056. Ship to Europe (3)

[Blue Team]

Goalkeeper: Kim Seong-su (15)

Defender: Park Chang-soo (16) Kim Jae-min (17) Kim Seong-ho (17)

Midfielder: Lee Chang-ho (17) Nam Woo-jeong (17) Koo Ja-young (16) Woo Ho-young (17) 13)

Offender: Seok Hyeong-jun (15)

The 9-on-9 practice game was scheduled to begin.

This time, Lee Chang-ho and Nam Woo-jeong, who newly joined the U16 team’s trip to France, took on the third line, Koo Ja-young, who is 16 in Korean age, took charge of the blue team’s captain and midfield, and Woo Ho-young took charge of the second line as an attacking midfielder.

In the first line, Seok Hyeong-jun, who emerged as a dark horse in last year’s Asian Championships, was appointed as the top player.

It was a squad with a very experimental nature.

In particular, for the U17 team, which was suffering from a lack of offensive resources, the addition of Hoyoung, who has a strong offensive tendency, was a huge benefit.

However, it was not enough to give trust to the players on the same team.

‘No matter what, he’s only an elementary school student.’

Original member Koo Ja-young couldn’t understand coach Park Kyung-woon’s thoughts.

Of course, I knew very well that Woo Ho-young was a great prospect.

It was given so much attention in the media that it was impossible not to know about it.

‘If you do well, you will do well.’

Winning the treble and becoming the top scorer in Brazil was, of course, a great achievement.

but.

‘Too young.’

Hoyoung is 13 years old.

I was embarrassed.

Although Hoyoung is not lacking in physique at all, the fact that he is a 6th grader among middle and high school students was enough to make him feel a sense of disparity.

‘When you’re 13, you’re just a kid.’

I thought it was a lapse in judgment on the part of director Park Kyung-woon.

Or maybe it’s a strategy to get the public’s attention.

‘No matter what, it is. How can we deal with the first team with new players?’

Still, if you ask me to do something, I have no choice but to do as I’m told.

There was no way he had any right to speak.

Although he is now the captain of the blue team, overall, he was barely in the first team.

‘Don’t overdo it and just focus on your role.’

Give up quickly.

The idea was that by only serving one person, the director would not notice anything.

Beep!

“Blue team assemble!”

Coach Park Cheol-woo, who looked scary enough to make you think he was a gangster, ordered the group to gather.

An explanation of the tactics to be used against the white team continued.

“Woo Ho-young.”

“yes.”

“Your role is important. Distributing the ball between the attackers and midfielders… I mean, you know what I mean by playmaker, right?”

“yes. “Keep talking.”

“As expected from overseas~”

Park Cheol-woo says jokingly.

The attitude was neither friendly nor hostile.

This is because he was slightly dissatisfied with coach Park Kyung-woon’s decision to select Hoyoung.

It was difficult to achieve teamwork with the existing members, but it was already tiring when even elementary school students, who were active in Brazil, joined the team.

Generational differences in a group inevitably lead to problems.

Park Cheol-woo wanted to be clear about it.

“Except for you, they are all middle school and high school students. So you can’t do what you do in Brazil. Do you know what I mean?”

“Don’t do it alone.”

“Oh, I know. And don’t overdo it and get hurt! Make a good pass to the hyungs! Our team’s tactics are based on pressure, so all you have to do is pass. And Hyeongjun, you come down and catch the ball. “If Hoyoung leaves him alone, he will likely become isolated.”

“All right.”

“Ugh. “Still, he’s only an elementary school student, so I wonder what the director was thinking in placing him in the second line alone.”

Park Cheol-woo ended the meeting thinking that this is a director who you might know but don’t know.

Beep

10:10 am.

Kickoff began as soon as Coach Park Cheol-woo whistled.

The first to catch the ball was Team White’s midfielder Yang Seok-ho.

They came out with a 2-5-1 formation and gave strength to the midfield.

The build-up was slowly built up with a focus on pressing and concise passes.

It was a common tactic.

However, it had the advantage of being easily accessible and stable.

Percussion!

Center back Kim Shin-woo, who advanced to midfield, received a backward pass.

And I looked ahead.

“…!”

The opposing midfielder ran towards me as soon as he could catch the ball.

Woo Ho-young.

‘It’s really fast, just like I heard, but it lacks thought. Are you needlessly coming up here and putting forward pressure? After all, a kid is a kid.’

Percussion!

With that in mind, he passed a pass to midfielder Kim Tae-jin on the left.

He even had the leeway to pass without a single change in his complexion.

That was the problem.

“Uh oh…!”

The soccer ball rolled to Kim Tae-jin on the left without any problem, but the real problem was Woo Ho-young, who was running this way.

Pot.

After reading the pass route, Hoyoung’s eyes rolled quickly and his body suddenly changed direction.

It was a very simple and quick movement, like turning the pages of a book.

A sudden change that will make your stomach twist just by looking at it.

‘What…’

What was even more shocking was what happened next.

widely.

After many twists and turns, the ball disappeared as soon as Kim Tae-jin received the pass.

Hoyoung came and went like a thunderbolt and caught the ball with a tackle.

If 17-year-old Kim Tae-jin had fought, he would have been able to protect the ball, but that was a meaningless assumption.

He didn’t have time for that.

Hoyoung’s speed was literally lightning fast.

“her.”

It was as short a moment as the time I let out that moan.

Woo Ho-young.

There was no thief like that.

Not only was he fast, but his ability to catch the ball was also amazing.

The ball-cutting talent I wanted from Casemiro.

After two years of intermittent training, it had already become Hoyoung’s trademark.

‘Why is it so neat…?’

His tackling skills were among the highest among defenders I have ever seen in Korea.

‘Wasn’t it clearly said that it was an attack resource that goes back and forth between the 1st and 2nd lines?’

Kim Tae-jin recalled coach Park Kyung-woon’s words that he heard so loudly before the game started.

-Beware of Woo Ho-young’s space penetration and breakthrough attacks. Even though he is young, he has the ball, but he is dangerous. Never take it lightly. Do you know what I mean?

Taejin Kim said, “Haha. yes. “Of course,” he answered confidently.

It was dark history.

‘Fuck.’

There was one thing Director Park Kyung-woon didn’t tell us.

‘It’s just dangerous at any time. ‘Fuck.’

The fact that he is always a dangerous guy.

It was clearly the director’s fault for not informing us of that.

But this is a field.

It was already too late to blame the director.

Woo Ho-young, who had recovered the ball a few seconds ago, had already covered a distance of 40 meters and reached the front gate.

Okay.

Then, he mixed in a bit of a body fake and even fooled the goalkeeper.

Then, he leisurely pushed the ball toward the opposite goal.

It was only natural that the net shook right away.

The goal-scoring ability he gained from Pato and trained was already at a high level.

“…what.”

Although it varies depending on the personality, soccer players tend to swear often.

However, Kim Tae-jin kept his mouth shut even in situations where swearing was likely to come out.

I felt chills as the sweat running down my spine cooled.

gulp.

The series of events I had just witnessed happened before I could even swallow my saliva.

And it was right after that that an irritated voice was heard.

“Hey you bastard!”

“Uh… ah yes Shinwoo hyung.”

“Are you going to come to your senses? If pressure comes, you have to come and receive it yourself. “Can’t you stop even one elementary school student?”

“I’m sorry.”

Instead of swallowing down the anger that was rising, Taejin Kim burst into anger inside.

‘Am I a robot? How should I react when they come at me as ignorantly as a wild boar? Then, why don’t you try to stop it?’

As expected, Kim Shin-woo was grinding his teeth furiously.

He was openly showing his will to step on Woo Ho-young without mercy as soon as he came.

Coaches Kyung-woon Park and Cheol-woo Park, who were sitting on the bench with their legs crossed, stood up from their seats all at once.

They had the same expression, like twins.

“…Director Cha was right.”

“hmm.”

Park Cheol-woo had never seen a video of Hoyoung playing, so even Park Gyeong-woon, who had already watched the video several times, looked like he couldn’t believe it.

Suddenly, I remembered the video of the game between Sao Paulo FC and Santos FC, which Coach Cha had worked hard to transport.

The game where Hoyoung roamed the field and made fantastic plays.

Hoyoung was maintaining his current form and showing off his skills to the fullest.

‘Are you ready for the stage?’

Hoyoung’s play just now didn’t make a lot of sense.

There was a saying like this before.

-Why is there a position? What is the purpose of the formation, whether 4231 or 442, and what are the detailed tactics for? ‘That player’ is ‘tactics’.

This was said about Maradona, who scored a wonder goal against England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, beating nine players in succession.

Soccer is a team sport played by 11 people rather than alone, but Maradona at the time was said to be the first player to break away from the concept of soccer.

Park Kyung-woon completely agreed with what he said, as he had direct experience dealing with Maradona in the 1986 World Cup.

But now, looking at Hoyoung, the dizzying memory of facing Maradona suddenly came to mind.

Although it is ridiculous to compare the two, we were able to carefully predict the possibilities.

Woo Ho-young can become like that.

“haha.”

“Why are you doing this?”

“no.”

A star of that caliber comes out of Korea?

Even thinking about it myself, I smiled in embarrassment.

As a chill ran down his spine, Park Kyung-woon put on his thick padding.

‘Then let’s see how the white team’s ace turns out.’

Park Kyung-woon’s eyes turned to the White team’s right midfielder.

10 minutes since the Cheongbaekjeon began.

The blue team, which took the lead with Hoyoung’s first goal, followed the coach’s tactics and focused on pressuring the midfield rather than scoring goals.

Since it was literally a practice game, there was no need to worry about scoring.

The goal was to target the tight midfield of the United States, the first opponent of the World Cup this September.

There were no shots, but the game was intense.

The competition for the ball in midfield was fierce, but one boy particularly stood out.

Right midfielder of the White Team.

It was excellent to keep the ball until the end with good ball control and calm pressure.

He is eighteen and his height is 175cm.

He had a pitifully thin body and was a member of the white team.

At the same time, it was also a face that Hoyoung knew well.

Because I was a fan of his even before he regressed.

Hoyoung’s eyes lit up.

[Lee Cheong-

ryong] Talents

-Soccer gifted (B+)

-Fast legs with motors (B-)

-Excellent composure (B-)

-Adequate passing (C+)

-Quick situational awareness (C-)

(Choose one talent when the conditions are met ) (Condition 1: Play soccer together for more than 60 minutes)

(Condition 1: Pass blocking)

(Condition 2: Win the game)

Lee Cheong-ryong

.

At a young age, he was already a professional player in FC Seoul’s second team.

‘He’s the first professional player I’ve ever played with.’

Hoyoung felt it.

Indeed, pros are different.

Although he doesn’t have special talents like the Brazilian, he has quite a few talents, perhaps because he is quite old.

In particular, ‘outstanding composure’ was a highly coveted talent.

Taaagh!

It was that moment.

Lee Cheong-ryong kept the ball despite Hoyoung’s continued intense pressure and ball cutting, allowing the attack to unfold with ease.

‘Well done.’

As expected, the pros were different.

His light yet sharp play soon led to a goal for the white team.

Although he didn’t have as strong an impact as Hoyoung, he definitely stood out.

The two boys exchanged glances and played their own games.

30 minutes in the second half

.

As time passed, the blue team’s momentum began to decline.

Since we were in the second group with different physical requirements, there was nothing we could do.

When the blue team’s midfield line was slowly losing strength, the white team pulled out its sword.

Lee Cheong-ryong looked at the empty space ahead.

‘There it is.’

He made a surprise pass with confidence.

It was a pass that boasted an excellent accuracy rate, honed at FC Seoul.

But there was one thing he overlooked.

Percussion!

Hoyoung was quite far away.

Before I knew it, I rushed in like a tiger and intercepted the pass.

He had not noticed Hoyoung’s movements at all, as he had been waiting for an opportunity from earlier.

‘shit.’

Hoyoung’s intercept soon led to a counterattack by the blue team.

Faaah!

He gave the ball briefly to central midfielder Koo Ja-young and sprinted forward.

Koo Ja-young, who received the surprise pass, suddenly had this thought.

‘I had some misunderstanding.’

Contrary to expectations, Hoyoung’s play, which had been ignored because he was young, was very flexible and clean.

Even though it was their first game together, Koo Ja-young could feel it.

‘If we just push hard enough…’

I think we might be able to overcome the age difference.

With that belief, he stabbed the return pass deep inside.

It was from that moment.

Hoyoung’s stormy dribbling unfolded.

gulp.

Center back Kim Shin-woo, who was looking at the scene from the front, swallowed his saliva.

‘It must be stopped.’

He was the one who shouted at Kim Tae-jin earlier, “Can’t you stop even one elementary school student?”

And now it was his turn.

‘What an elementary school kid…’

I focused all my mind on Hoyoung’s feet and measured the timing of my tackle.

If I had to, I was planning to steal the ball by slamming into it with my body.

however.

“Uh oh….”

Grinning.

Hoyoung, who was running without hesitation, raised his mouth slightly and his body rotated once.

Marseille turn.

Using his quick footwork, Hoyoung made a 360-degree turn in an instant, removed Kim Shin-woo, and ran toward the goal.

The goalkeeper came out in a hurry, but it was in vain.

One beat quick toe kick.

The soccer ball slipped between the keeper’s legs and into the goal.

It was Hoyoung’s second goal.

“like!”

The game ended with a ceremony that clearly announced their presence.

Kim Shin-woo, who had even had his soul ripped away, had an ecstatic expression on his face.