115. End of the second group (2)
Castile took the lead thanks to Hoyoung's first goal.
The subsequent game proceeded in a similar fashion.
Barcelona, who had conceded the first goal, was not easy, and they struggled to keep their spirits up and play steadfastly.
Even though it was a predictable attack route, Castile was defeated every time.
A big factor was that the repeated switching between Bojan and Pedro disrupted Castile's defense.
But Barcelona's defense wasn't much different.
Castilla's offensive line was more powerful than Barcelona's, and Castile became stronger as time passed.
It is truly an era of suffering for defenders.
The attackers of both teams attacked without stopping, exceeding 15 shots in the first half.
However, despite the exciting performance, the score continued to be 1-0.
This was thanks to the goalkeepers of both teams making crazy saves.
As the first half ended, Guardiola's feet got busy.
I quickly went into the director's office and held a countermeasures meeting.
Even if we lost the last game, we definitely had to win this game.
Isn't it a home game?
If we lose this time, the repercussions will be significant.
To put it in the extreme, I might have been pelted with stones by home fans on the way.
I was lucky that I didn't get scolded in my face after the game.
said the coach.
"Rather than trying to invade space, I think it would be better to increase market share and each player to play their role."
"Focus on offense for the remaining 45 minutes?"
Their choice was neither a surprise attack nor a counterattack, but an onslaught.
"I will do that."
When Guardiola, who had tweaked his tactics, went to the locker room, the room was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
It was a miserable and gloomy atmosphere, as if there was a statue.
The reason was obvious.
This is Spain.
This is a country where soccer is life.
Moreover, the opponent is Real Madrid, the enemy of Cheolcheon.
For them, losing a home game was unthinkable.
A complete disaster.
It was a shame because it was a second-tier match. If it had been a real El Clásico…
Guardiola
, who was too scared to even imagine, shook his head and called the players together.
Then he spoke passionately.
Catalonia's 'passion' against dictator Frank.
Courage and loyalty united by 'Cruyffism', the essence of Barcelona football.
He instilled in the players the noble spirit they should have.
3 minutes passed like that.
The remaining three minutes were spent explaining the improvised tactics with the coaches.
For them, they are pushed to the edge of a cliff.
There was no longer any place to retreat.
It was just attack after attack.
[The second half has begun. This time, Barcelona is on the left and Real Madrid Castilla is on the right. With Castilla leading 1-0, Barcelona has the ball first.]
[There is an unusual atmosphere from the start. The basic framework is the same, but Barcelona placed the emphasis in a different place than in the first half. It means that we will play a more grueling game.]
[Haha. Wouldn't it be doom or gloom for Barcelona anyway?]
Round 41 of the league.
There was no more back.
I had to give everything I had for the remaining 45 minutes.
There are three keywords that Guardiola put forward for him.
It was a bold and aggressive attitude, possession of the ball, and position.
Ashlin-Bojan-Pedro, who was in charge of the attack, did not go down, but instead firmly maintained the first line and focused only on the attack.
The midfield consisting of Alcantara and Busquets had to solve the rest.
I had to trust them.
But that belief did not last long.
[Woo Ho-young moves down to the second line and participates in the waist fight. In the first line, Callejon is making threatening moves. Marcos Alonso on the left and Miguel Torres on the right are making efficient use of space with active movement.]
[It looks very different from the beginning of last year's season. Teamwork has also improved, and the consideration among team members stands out. It's good to see.]
It was a game where Castilla's team chemistry stood out.
Because Woo Ho-young was moved down to the second line, Busquets was brought in, and as a result, the left and right flanks widened, and Miguel and Marcos provided Callejon with a decisive chance.
And that chance eventually went to Woo Ho-young.
Problem solver instinct.
widely.
Approximately 30 meters away from the goal.
Callejon's short pass stopped at Hoyoung's feet.
Just then, Busquets approached.
Excited.
Dealing with Woo Ho-young was always nerve-wracking.
'Concentrate.'
Busquets calmed his heart and narrowed his eyes.
He followed Hoyoung's footsteps and played defense in a way that did not give up shooting angles as much as possible.
On the other hand, by deliberately leaving space on one side open, Woo Ho-young was encouraged to pass.
This was what the technical coach and Guardiola ordered.
Even if you give them a passing passage, make sure to block surprise dribble breaks and mid-range shots.
In the first place, I had to give up my greed because I couldn't play perfect defense against Woo Ho-young.
Busquets was eagerly waiting.
'Pass. please.'
This is because it was much easier to block other players than to block Woo Ho-young.
However, he did not lose attention to surprise individual moves.
Especially alkkagi.
I didn't want to experience that nightmare again, so I gritted my teeth and focused on self-defense.
The center of gravity was lowered and an appropriate distance was maintained.
This time, it was the will that would never be breached.
Busquets was on fire.
I don't know how much personal training I did for this moment.
And it was that moment.
Okay.
In a surprise move, Woo Ho-young attempted a momentary dribble breakthrough to the right.
At the same time, he took a shooting stance by leaning his right foot back.
In that short moment, he was ready to hit a mid-range shot at any moment.
'Middle distance.'
Busquets was confident.
Woo Ho-young's specialty.
It is clearly a mid-range shot that opens up space with a momentary dribble and then hits with a quick and precise kick.
That's why Busquets followed him.
He spread his feet to block the shooting angle.
So far, perfection itself.
It was a success.
'It was blocked.'
I was so sure that the moment I was penetrated by Woo Ho-young, I thought I would bite my tongue and die.
But things didn't always work out the way people wanted.
and.
'!!'
It only took a moment for success to turn into failure.
Trickery.
I just made a motion.
It was a feint movement, not a mid-range shooting stance.
It's Cruyff Turn.
It was a more difficult individual move than most feint moves, with a foot technique that used the momentary power of the ankle to reverse the direction of progress.
However, Hoyoung's level of perfection was quite high due to how much he had practiced.
It was Busquets' first time experiencing this.
Even though I've dealt with a lot of basic shot feints, I've never been hit by a Cruyff turn in a regular game.
So, I have no choice but to be helpless.
Busquets lost concentration for a moment and missed Hoyoung.
It was truly an eye-opening situation.
'What is this…'
Busquets still had vivid memories of being brutally robbed by Woo Ho-young last December.
It was definitely a nightmare.
That's why I've been training hard to avoid such situations.
I developed my interpersonal defense ability, which has been repeatedly evaluated as a weakness.
But the result was the same.
While he achieved rapid growth, Woo Ho-young achieved even more remarkable growth.
This happened in just 5 months.
Woo Ho-young, who I played against last year, has become a wall that I can't even approach.
So Busquets once again had to experience frustration at the doorstep of Woo Ho-young.
And even the central defenders were helpless as Hoyoung continued to hit and run.
Soccer seemed so easy to play.
But in reality, it wasn't like that at all.
Before Woo Ho-young got here, there was invisible help from his colleagues.
Hoyoung knew that, so his shoulders felt heavy.
The only thing that can relieve that responsibility is results.
It was just a score.
And at that very moment, Hoyoung's eyes turned fierce as he stood in front of the door.
There was no delay at all.
As soon as I got the timing to shoot, I stretched out my right foot simply and powerfully.
A ground ball shot into the left corner.
Goalkeeper Pinto, who had already made miraculous saves several times, desperately threw his entire body into action.
However, this time they allowed a goal.
Because it was a shot that I couldn't block even if I knew it.
Crash!
The moment Hoyoung's shot hit the net, all sounds in the stadium became quiet as if they had stopped.
The cheering of the home fans filling the stands stopped all at once.
Wait a minute.
Immediately after, the Cule's laments came out.
On the contrary, the ground was filled with enthusiastic cheers.
"Oh wow!"
"downpour!"
28 minutes in the second half.
Castile players, both defenders and midfielders, rushed towards Hoyoung as if they were going to eat him.
They all deserved to celebrate this one goal.
Because it was a goal that everyone made together.
And with this key goal, Barcelona fell into the abyss of hell.
Bojan succeeded in scoring a consolation goal just before the end of the game, but that was all.
The miracle didn't happen.
Beep –
The sound of the whistle announcing the end of the game.
At that time, the score was 3-1 on the electronic display board.
The result was even more disastrous than the last game, giving the home crowd a humiliating nightmare.
At that moment, Hoyoung looked at Boyan, who was sitting on the floor with his head down.
If it had been another team, they would have changed their uniforms, but the opponent was Barcelona.
It was unthinkable to openly exchange uniforms in front of fans.
Hoyoung shifted his gaze.
I saw Pedro sitting next to him.
[Choose the talent you want to covet.]
– Sophisticated first touch (A+)
– Fantastic positioning (A+)
– Good use of both feet (A-)
– (More)
Score 2 attack points Satisfied with winning the game It was Pedro's talent that he acquired.
And Hoyoung's choice….
'Unconditionally, both feet.'
It was a rare talent that was hard to find unless he was a player who really used his left foot as well as his right foot.
Moreover, it did not end there.
'Guy Ashlin.'
[Guy Ashlin]
Talents
-Soccer genius (A-)
-Unstoppable hitting and running (A+2)
-Excellent flexibility (A+) -Excellent
goal-making ability (B+2)
-(See more)
(Condition 1: Guy Record more breakthroughs than Ashlyn)
(Condition 2: Be selected as MOM in this match)
If she is selected as MOM tonight, she will also covet Ashlyn's talent.
It was a game where we gained a lot.
Also, more than anything, it was very meaningful to achieve 'two wins against Barcelona'.
The most meaningful moment of the season was unfolding now.
[I crave the soccer emperor's goal-making power (SU).]
[It takes 140 days → 70 days to fully acquire talent. You cannot covet other talents for 70 days.]
70 days.
That was it.
The end of May is approaching.
The bright sunlight rising after the rain.
Eventually, heat came instead of the rainy season.
But it was no problem for Castile.
The remaining 42nd round matches went off without a hitch, and they finished the season in 5th place in the league by beating the weakest team, Sevilla Atletico, 2-0.
The final record was 18 wins, 13 draws, and 11 losses out of 42 matches.
Hoyoung set a record by scoring 24 goals in 34 of those games.
Although he did not win the league's top scorer, he was able to enjoy the honor of winning the 'Assist' award given by the Spanish newspaper Marca tabloid.
In addition, he was proudly named as the 'Second Division Foreign Player of the Year' by Marca tabloid.
The season ended with that.
The 2007/2008 first division season has also come to an end.
Since Hoyoung had only participated in first-team training three times, he was unable to pursue S-level talent, but he had laid the foundation to some extent.
There was no training schedule after that.
For soccer players, it is a long break that occurs only once a year, so most players returned to their hometowns or went on vacation.
Moreover, since the European World Cup 'Euro 2008 (European Championship)' was held this year, the number of players left in Madrid could be counted on one hand.
Although there were players who occasionally showed up at Valdebebas, few came to train because of personal reasons.
And mid-June.
Real Madrid President Perez gave a presentation on the Summer World-tour in the press room of the Santiago Bernabeu.
The schedule included five friendly matches between three countries (USA, Japan, and Korea), but there was something else reporters were curious about.
As soon as question time was given, reporters asked questions.
"What is the participation list?"
Since the tour destination is always similar, what they were curious about was the list of participating players.
Chairman Perez responded with a smile.
"There will be an official announcement on the website soon. But what is certain is that it will be a very meaningful tour."
That time.
Hoyoung, who was on school vacation, was sitting in Valdebebas preparing for the next season.
It was around that time when I was sweating profusely and concentrating on training.
"Woo Ho-young."
"Ah, Mr. Rucci."
Lucci comes to the training ground.
Hoyoung received unexpected news from him.
"I think we need to adjust our schedule."
"When do you mean?"
"This preseason. "There is a team that needs Woo Ho-young."
Hoyoung's eyes narrowed.
"no way."
"A call has been received from the pre-season summer world tour club."
"Really?"
"Oh, there's another one. "This morning, I received a call from Korea coach Park Seong-ho. He wanted to speak to Woo Ho-young."
At that moment, Hoyoung had an intuition.
World Tour and Beijing Olympics.
slope.
No, there was a double slope.
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