CHAPTER 63 - Legend of France (7)

The night before, there was a briefing on the Japanese national team.

In the simple squad, Japan scored seven out of 10, but they were very strong in the toxic Montesseau competition.

Last year, he not only won the championship, but also played several times before.

The Japanese had confidence in this competition.

They came up with a tactic to win, which was the ultimate defensive tactic used by Greece at the 2004 Euro (Europe Championship).

It's a football that takes only Sealy.

Even if the crowds swear, even if the pass success rate is less than 60%, even if the market share falls below 30%, Japan is devoted to defense.

If the first goal was scored in a counterattack, all the players lowered the line and played an extreme defense.

On the contrary, if he couldn't score the goal, he endured to the end and made a draw to secure victory points.

But that was only possible in the group stage.

From the semifinals, if the match is not played by the second half of 90 minutes, the game will be overtime.

So director Park Kyung-woon decided to aim.

If the opponent decides to walk and locks, he will try to reach the end of the play with his staple stamina while unfolding the ground.

But Ho Young asked,

"Can't you just pour it out early?"

The director shook his head.

"It's not a match. Akbar doesn't have any of those. You can see that they only allowed one run against England. Besides, their counterattack is excellent. "

It was a very important game.

As the public's attention was concentrated, the burden was great and the results had to be good.

What if you inadvertently throw an attack and allow a run in reverse instead of scoring?

It is only a matter of time to swear.

It was evident that he would be good and swear at all times.

The director wanted to avoid the most.

That's why Korea came out with a 4-5-1 formation today.

It was a tactic that could take control of the midfield due to the midfielder's numerical advantage, and the left and right wingers had more details to join the midfield than the second line.

It was intended to take the initiative but to reserve physical strength.

Seok Hyung-jun was placed at the vertex, Lee Chung-ryong took charge of the right wing, and Ho Young took charge of the left wing.

It was to avoid giving counterattack to Japan while catching both rabbits in the midfield and on the side.

As the game began, the voices of the French commentators came out from the special studio.

[You must have already missed the audience? I was looking forward to the hottest game in Korea because it's passive.]

[I can't believe it. It was expected that Japan would be extremely defensive, but I didn't know it. I will show you a calm play to Korea!]

[Actually, I also expected it, but eventually it's like this. Korea and Japan have a rival relationship, so I expected to be beaten. haha. Rather the opposite?]

[Understanding. It's a game that both teams should never lose. This game has its own taste. Who scores the goal first.]

The game went as expected.

At the start of the game, Japan settled down to a five-bag back, and Korea gradually extended its activities to the side from the midfield.

Confrontation of the spear and the shield.

No, it was a rod rather than a window.

Not pointy, blunt, easily put to check.

The advantage of the range was to just touch the Japanese shield.

If you come somewhere, come see me.

While wielding the rod, he seized the pitch and stabbed a gap to prevent Japan from counterattacking.

As a result, Korea took a phenomenal share of 72% in the first five minutes.

Seeking only a certain opportunity, if the ball seems to be taken possession of the ball back.

The crowd went to the stadium hoping for the best.

"Woowoowoowoowoowoowoowoo!"

The first to respond to the sound was nothing but goodwill.

'Aren't you calling me?'

I thought I was booing myself, and I was overwhelmed by the sound.

No, it was the same.

I'm sure you've come to watch the hottest play, but the player is eating the ground.

'I do not swear me either.'

In fact, it was frustrating as well.

This situation is not possible to score a goal for the first 10 minutes.

It wasn't a ball spinning game and the game couldn't be so peaceful.

Ho-young's football was a war where he bumped into the body to win.

If you had a fierce fight with your head, hit your body and fight.

I wanted to do that.

I wanted a shout, not booing.

But you can not always do what you want to do.

'If this is the way to win, you should do this.'

But today was a different story.

Had to win more than three points difference.

'In a line that doesn't rush.'

Hoyoung's gaze headed deep ahead.

There were Japanese players who gathered tightly and kept a defensive gap just by looking at it.

I wanted to break their peace.

'Hmm. I can see the gap. ······ '

Germany's iron wall defenses have been incapacitated.

Swipe.

Ho Young turned to see Park Kyung-woon.

'It's a good tactic. You can get a stable and at the same time secure a stable victory. '

But it seemed like a better way to transform it flexibly.

So acted.

The boring psychological war is about to end.

'Let's try.'

"brother! Give me a ball! "

Bullfighting.

No need to wait more ground ball pass from Kim Shin-woo.

And ran.

Knowing their skills because it was a judgment that could be made.

"!"

It happened at once.

Ho-young ran as soon as he got the ball and crossed the half-line, kicking off his opponent.

"what!"

In the first 10 minutes, the rapid tempo embarrassed Japanese players.

If there is a problem, allies have forgotten.

"Why all of a sudden!"

Koo Ji-man, who coordinated the mid-air karate, shouted.

But it was ok.

Making some modifications to Park's tactics.

It was at the discretion of the individual player and a challenge for Ho Young, who plays the role of playmaker.

"Please support me from below. I'll go through it. "

"okay. Let's go fast. They are scared now. "

"Yeah."

Ho-young breathed shortly.

My eyes were bent and my mouth curled up.

I don't know how happy this is.

The feeling of frustration was good, but I was very confident that I had confidence in the game.

Again, football is only happy when it has a ball.

It was then.

The confidence burst out.

And the excitement of the voice came out in a special studio.

[AA AA AA! I woke up! Woo-young finally woke up! I'm running! It's a tremendous breakthrough! Keep running!]

[I knew it. Korean director Park Kyung-woo was hiding his teeth for this moment.]

I began to praise Korean directors.

However, Park Kyung-woon was making a worried voice.

"Be careful not to lose!"

Before the game, I gave Woo Ho-young a free role for 'variable', but that was a dangerous move.

What if you lose the ball over there?

Rather than hope that it would work out, I was more concerned about failing the attack and allowing counterattack.

'If the German defenders have excellent personal skills, Japan has a good defense organization. Some serious attacks will be blocked. '

It was the moment that he swept away his beard and sent a worried eye to Ho Young.

"Ah!!"

A pity flowed out.

A long-range shot hit by Roh Young is blocked by the goalkeeper's punch.

But the attack was good enough to shake up the Japanese defense.

And 14 minutes in the first half.

The fight heated up Korean athletes, and as a result, cooler and more hot attacks began to unfold.

Japan, who had organized and strong defensive power throughout the tournament, was in trouble.

"I think you should press the bottom line first?"

"Coach wants to narrow the gap! Do not leave a space! "

"Yes. I'll work with you, so don't give me medium range shooting angles. It's pressing space. "

After struggling, Japan decided to stop the attack of Ho-young by aggressive personal defense.

Five minutes later, Ho Young personally proved their countermeasures were wrong.

When Japan blocked the space and defended, Ho Young quickly flipped out a defender and handed out a key pass to the back space.

And Seok Hyung-joon did not miss the opportunity.

Cheongung!

It was Korea's first goal.

"right!"

Park Kyung-woo called the delight.

The thrill of thrilling as the hair was pulled out fell on the scalp.

As I was watching Ho Young, I felt as if I was seeing Park Ju-hyung's youth team.

The scene reminded me of four opponents at once and scored a goal with his personal machine.

Joo Hyung Park.

He went to Brazil to study soccer and is a promising leader who will lead Korean soccer by scoring the best score in various youth competitions.

'No, honestly, it's much better.'

No matter how eyeless the player is, if you don't know it, you don't have the manager's quality.

However, Park Kyung-woo does not seem to express it.

In his view, Woo-young was not without drawbacks, but he was very clear.

That's why the 16-year-old was able to play 13 years on the stage.

'A big wind will blow on Kookmin University.'

It was clear that he was very anticipated.

While Korean players are in the middle of the game, Japanese defenders have been outraged all at once.

"Why do you miss Seok Hyung-jun!"

"No, you're cooperating?"

"Damn it. Don't fight It's not over yet. Defenders need to be more concentrated in the center. Fullbacks help! "

They reunited again.

Even with a slight flank, he focused on the center and confronted Roh Young's playmaking.

However, their defensive changes were soon noticed by Korea.

Ho-young observed the defenders' movement and remembered the field.

'Let's aim for a gap.'

It was not long after that.

Ho-young's switching to Lee Chung-ryong made the side messy.

And the thunderous run made Korea's second goal.

Yeah!

[Go oh oh! Seok Hyung-jun scores Korea's second goal!]

[That's right. Lee Chung-ryong's calm assist was also good. In particular, it was a good hit and run of Woo Woo Young before that. The skills I showed you in the last Germany match are even more pronounced here. It is especially strong against weak teams.]

Following the relay, the crowd screamed to fill the field.

"Ooh oh oh oh!"

Some of them were Korean tourists.

On the other hand, the Japanese camp was terrible enough to open their eyes.

The broken Japanese defensive formation that was broken up was no longer recoverable.

Even if the background of the movie `` Japan sinking '', which is scheduled to be released next year, is here, it's no problem.

Japanese players were in despair.

This situation was just as awful, but now I was not angry.

Especially, Shinji Kagawa was biting her lower lip.

If you hit it, it was like a chicken poop.

Kagawa recalled the laughter that Hoyoung burst out before the match began.

The spine is cool.

'The devil-like guy.'

So, the defending champion was going down to hell.

Beep!

The first half ended 2-0 with Seok Hyung-joon's multi-goal, and 10,000 spectators cheered.

After the Korean players returned to the locker room, the afterglow did not go away.

The crowd struck their arms and admired them.

"The Asian kids are very good too, right? I think it's more fun than France or Germany. "

"Originally, Asian kids are only good at 16 years old."

"It was a fun game anyway. I enjoyed this intense game. "

The audience seats set by the play of Korea reminded me of the festival.

On the other hand, the opposite atmosphere was flowing in the locker room of the Korean team.

It was an atmosphere flowing from the director Park Kyung-woo who entered the locker room earlier.

It was then that the players came indoors.

"Thank you."

"Yes, I had a lot of trouble."

Park Kyung-woo encouraged the players who had finished the game one by one and approached Ho Young.

Then I said with a serious face.

"Good job. Let's do well in the second half. "

Thank you.

Ho Young bowed.

My face was red, and I was out of breath.

He looks tired and running around.

It was a physical limitation.

"Is it hard?"

"···Fine. I'll run a little longer. "

It tasted to die but endured.

Just one more goal in the future.