137. No medal or bronze medal? (1)
Perez defeated Calderon in the recent presidential election and succeeded in winning a second term.
If Real Madrid had not won the league last season, the result would have been overturned, but fortunately, they were able to win by a narrow margin.
The reason that Perez's approval rating fell so much was because of the failure of the Galactico policy and the criticism that he was very wasteful.
Perez pursed his lips.
In the meantime, Robinho's recruitment offer was very welcome news.
'I think I gained confidence after watching the semifinals yesterday. Great. 'I didn't want to see you whining.'
If Woo Young performed as well as he showed in the Olympics, there was no reason to keep Robinho around.
I didn't feel like it would be a waste to transfer him, but I was willing to do so if City offered a satisfactory transfer fee.
'It's a waste to give it to someone else, but it's okay if it's Manchester City.'
However, Woo Ho-young had a different story.
'You guys are like bullies. Are you setting your sights on a young kid who hasn't even signed a formal contract?'
Currently, Manchester City is trying to recruit several stars using oil money, but is experiencing great difficulties due to the club's low reputation.
It was rare for a star to join a team that couldn't even advance to the Europa League (a lower level competition of the Champions League) no matter how much they were paid per week.
It may be a player who is about to retire, but there is little chance that stars whose stock prices are rising will go to City.
So what they wanted were young, promising players.
For example, Woo Ho-young.
There was no other player in the world as young and promising as him, so it was natural that he was Manchester City's top recruit.
It wasn't just the city.
Many clubs in England's First Division League (EPL), including Arsenal coach Wenger, who is a fan of promising players, were participating in the recruitment of Woo Ho-young.
That was what Perez was worried about.
Woo Ho-young is now 15 years old.
Because he had not yet signed a formal contract, other clubs could take him whenever they wanted.
That is, if only training compensation and a buyout worth 10 million euros are offered.
Moreover, in England, a player can sign a professional contract if he or she is over 16 years old.
This means that if Mansour wants to, he can seduce Woo Ho-young with a weekly salary of hundreds of millions of won.
On the other hand, because there is a cap on Real Madrid's youth salaries, the weekly salary that could be paid to Woo Ho-young could not exceed 20,000 euros (30 million won).
'Woo Ho-young is not a character who wants money, but…'
It was also true that I was worried.
'This is difficult. This year's budget is also tight.'
Major monsters Roberto Carlos and Zinedine Zidane.
They were like scum.
If we let him go, it was clear that the team would be shaken, and if we kept him in, living expenses were tight.
The problem began with the budget deliberation meeting at the end of this year.
"hmm."
From that perspective, selling Robinho was beneficial in the long run.
The criticism from Robinho's fans was a problem, but it was a problem that could be solved as long as Woo Ho-young's presence put pressure on Robinho.
'Be good.'
All of Perez's attention turned to Beijing.
As fate would have it, a battle between Woo Ho-young and Robinho was scheduled to take place two days later.
August 22nd.
This morning in Korea was particularly noisy.
In addition to the match between Korea and Japan in the morning Olympic baseball semifinals, the soccer 3rd and 4th place match in the evening was emerging as a big topic of discussion.
[Brazil, the favorite to win the tournament… The overall squad is a step below Argentina… A series of opinions from overseas soccer experts that it is worth a try….]
[The dream of winning the first medal in Olympic soccer has now begun]
[Beijing 2008 Men's Soccer' [Korea-Brazil] Rapidly emerging as an unprecedented source of interest]
[Brazil national team coach Dunga suffering from injury on D-day… Coach Park Seong-ho smiling…]
Although there were few opinions that Korea would win due to the strong image of 'Brazil' On the other hand, there were people who firmly believed that 'the ball is round.'
You will find out everything only when you open the lid.
The stage is ready.
7pm local time.
A stadium in Shanghai, China, filled with over 80,000 spectators.
The Olympic soccer match for third and fourth place between South Korea and Brazil was scheduled to begin soon.
What a surprise.
This was what various sports media called about the match between the two.
South Korea advanced to the 3rd and 4th place match, where the prevailing opinion was that they would be eliminated in 3rd place in the group stage.
Conversely, Brazil, a strong contender for the title, was eliminated in the finals and advanced to the 3rd and 4th place match.
Although the feelings were very different, we were both in the same situation.
Soon, as players from each team entered, the audience cheered enthusiastically.
Most of the shouts were directed to the left.
Players wearing yellow uniforms with five stars on their chests.
The Canaries were the Brazilian national team.
[yes! Each team's players are entering. Who would have known that a day like this would come?]
[That's right. We thought we would meet the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th place match. Actually, it's quite surprising, but there are quite a few people who say that this is a good thing.]
[That's right. It could be said that it is a game worth playing rather than facing Dutch players who are as tall as 190 centimeters. If you look at Brazil's starting lineup.]
That made sense.
This is because Brazil is currently in a bad state after the last match against the Netherlands.
Not surprisingly, the semifinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands three days ago was literally a bloody battle.
The match between Argentina and Korea is incomparable.
Just looking at the numbers of a total of 12 cards and 3 injuries, you could see how intense the game was.
As a result, Brazil had 3 players injured and 2 players suspended.
It was a very critical situation in Olympic soccer, where squads are limited to 18 players.
[It may be difficult, but if we fight, won't our players be able to win?]
[Uh… That's right. You have to have the mindset that you can win.]
Since many of the key players, including Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, were missing, it was worth having hope.
However, it was predicted that Brazil would win out of ten.
Looking at Korea's performance in the last semifinals, it was not at the level expected.
What if Woo Ho-young's wonder play happens again this time?
[Now that the national anthem is over, the players shake hands with each other. Marcelo welcomes Woo Ho-young.]
The two, who were known to be close, exchanged warm handshakes.
But Robinho was different.
Even before the game started, you could see on his face that he was wary of Hoyoung.
It was okay.
Rather, it was good.
This kind of atmosphere always makes my heart flutter.
And as the last turn approached, a man reminiscent of the Hulk welcomed Hoyoung.
It was a happy face to see.
"Brenu."
"Nice to meet you Hoyoung."
A man who was the captain of Sao Paulo FC.
It was a reunion with Breno Borges after about three years.
"I heard you moved to Bayern Munich this season? Congratulations."
"I'm just a sub member now. I heard that you are also scheduled to be promoted to the first team. So now we're watching it in the Champions League?"
"haha. "Aren't you drinking too much kimchi soup first?"
A friendly conversation took place, and both of them twitched their cheeks.
The atmosphere has changed.
There was an awkwardness that took my breath away just by looking at it, as if the air had become heavy.
"Other than Hoyoung's practice game, this is my first time playing on the other side. I'm counting on you. "It won't be as easy as it used to be."
"I won't be treated the same way as before."
Now it's hostile.
There was never any attention.
Beep!
The whistle sounded immediately after the two hugged lightly.
It was the kickoff from Brazil's left wing forward Robinho.
[Brazil has prepared a 4-2-3-1 formation. [I placed Alexander Pato at the top and Anderson at the attacking midfielder.]
Brazil coach Dunga used quick-footed players to attack the slow Korean defense.
A triangular formation consisting of Robinho, Anderson, and Pato.
They were nothing short of a disaster for Korea.
In response, Korea came up with a plausible countermeasure.
Pow!
"Tsk."
Robinho is pushed out by Ki Dong-jin's rough fight.
It was Korea's tactic to break Brazil's momentum by using fouls.
In particular, they provoked Robinho, who is known for his hot-tempered personality, and deployed a leech-like defense to prevent him from playing freely.
However, with that alone, the skill gap could not be easily bridged.
South Korea's defense was unresponsive and Brazil's trio was destructive.
[Kwon Chang-soo! I try to stick with Robinho, but… Ah! Robinho's breakthrough is easily given away! Next, to Minsu Kim! You also have to watch out for Fatu's movements on the right!]
A moment of crisis.
"hey! "Cut it off!!"
Director Park Seong-ho's voice split the earth.
Woo Ho-young, who was looking for a counterattack around him, his eyes turned scary and he lunged at Robinho.
It was an instantaneous speed that stretched out like a rocket.
And that moment.
Percussion!
bang!
As Robinho fell backwards, the ball fell into the mobile team on the right.
Hoyoung's right foot back tackle.
Although it was not elaborate, it succeeded in breaking the flow of attack.
"Holy shit!"
Robinho couldn't stand it any longer and stood up in anger.
But Woo Ho-young was not there.
He was already running to the referee and asking for forgiveness.
The referee's decision is a warning.
Considering that his feet were not high and the speed of the tackle was not fast, he ended up with a yellow card.
[Yes, it ends with a warning. With this, the Republic of Korea has overcome one crisis and we need to be careful in the future.]
"What a piece of shit!"
Robinho's nostrils flared and he burst into anger at the back of Woo Ho-young's head.
"Fishy bastard."
"What a monkey."
"You are the monkey. "Smelly yellow monkey."
"Were you ranked 22nd in appearance by Marca?"
"Damn it!"
During the world tour last July.
The Marca tabloid once ranked the 'Real Madrid World Tour players' appearance rankings' for fun, and Robinho's face ranked 22nd out of 23.
Mamadou Diarra was in last place and Hoyoung was in first place.
Robinho was speechless at these facts.
It was a vulgar conversation, but the field was like this.
A magical place that makes even grown adults childish.
Afterwards, the fighting continued.
Just 10 minutes after the game started, two yellow cards were issued in the Korean side alone, and these were all the result of trading off Brazil's effective shots.
But that doesn't mean he just suffered.
Brazil also had a fatal weakness, and Hoyoung continued to dig into it.
'The defense is weak.'
That was what Hoyoung thought after scanning the defense.
A four-back defense consisting of Marcelo, Alex Silva, Breno, and Ilsinho.
It was neither as good as Italy's defense nor as destructive as Cameroon's defense.
Except for Marcelo, everyone is at the Spanish second division level.
Brazil had been brought this far by the skill of Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, but now there was no player who could serve as its pillar.
That was the biggest difference between Argentina and Brazil.
In other words, it is no different from a tiger without teeth.
'It can break through.'
Hoyoung faced back boldly.
Anyway, this is the final station.
I was determined to win this game even if a natural disaster occurred.
There was only a slight difference between a bronze medal and a no medal, but Hoyoung could never give up as long as the benefit of 'military exemption' was at stake.
But the opponent was by no means formidable.
As soon as Hoyoung caught the ball, rough tackles came from all directions.
It's literally a battlefield.
Bye!
"Ah-oh!"
The goal was right in front of me, but I lost the ball due to a struggle and a tackle from the side.
Still, there was no result at all.
Beep!
The referee calls a foul on Alex Silva.
What he took out was a yellow card.
'good.'
There were still many opportunities.
If you keep knocking like this, it will eventually open.
The opportunity came soon.
13 minutes in the first half.
The long ball kicked by Ki Dong-jin crossed the halfway line and was flying towards us.
Hoyoung's feet moved quickly.
Percussion!
[Aerial ball falling over the half-line. Woo Ho-young uses his superior physique to find a good position.]
Defensive midfielder Lucas tried, but he could not match Woo Ho-young's positioning and superior height.
It was Hoyoung who won the competition.
And the attack unfolded right there without stopping.
Percussion.
Kill pass to the right back space.
Lee Cheong-ryong dug in there.
It was a counterattack.
[great! I must make use of this opportunity!]
[Good. The defense numbers aren't that big right now? Calmly, one step at a time…]
Right then.
widely.
Lee Cheong-ryong gave a short pass to Ho-young and entered the box.
Near the penalty area.
The only thing in front of Hoyoung is Brenu.
The match started right now.
Tap tap.
"…!"
Hoyoung's spectacular footwork made Brenu's eyes roll.
Nevertheless, Brenu remained calm.
Because I knew Hoyoung well.
However, Hoyoung Woo also knew Brenu well.
Although mentally weak, it is strong in hand-to-hand defense.
However, he is very weak in foot skills.
Hoyoung knew that was his weakness, so he showed what true talent is.
I was dancing around with my feet like a crazy person, as if it were a circus performance.
Left and right.
Up and down.
'What is this…'
Brenu's face began to suddenly harden.
In that short moment, Hoyoung even faked his upper body, and his pupils went blank.
It was just a moment.
We ended up allowing Hoyoung to break through.
In addition, he ended up giving up a surprise shot.
and.
Goalkeeper Alves tried his best, but was unable to block the ball that went straight into the blind spot on the left.
Crash!
13 minutes in the first half.
Woo Ho-young announced the prelude to the surprise.
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