Chapter 87：CHAPTER 116 - A monster reaching out to the world (1)

Summer World Tour from 4th to 20th July.

The Beijing Olympic Games, held from August 6 to 23.

I could catch both rabbits.

There was no problem with the game schedule.

The only problem, however, is that the Olympic team has never joined before.

Common sense, it's hard to get right to the Olympics without one round of evaluation.

No matter how well-qualified, football is basically a team game.

In that sense, Ho Young was a gambler for Park Sung-ho.

Age and skills.

It didn't matter.

However, the key was to adapt to the strong atmosphere of the Olympic team.

That evening.

That's why Park Sung-ho asked Ho Young to call him.

"Khmm."

Hoeyoung trimmed his voice and answered the phone.

"Hello."

-Uh, yeah. Hoyoung? Is it the first time?

"Yes, hello."

-Huh, yes. The director.

Director Park Sung-ho began to introduce himself with a calm and gentle voice.

Pohang Steelers, coach of the Korean U20 team and coach of the Korean national team.

Throughout his major careers, he succinctly described his career.

-The director is such a person.

"i See."

I did not know about Park Sung-ho.

'Busan fans are the most hated director.'

This was due to the transfer of the manager of Busan I-Park to the Olympic team in just two weeks.

So even Busan's gulls say that if they see Park Sung-ho, they will do a group attack.

But as much as skills were guaranteed coach.

Soon, Park Sung-ho entered the main body.

-Director, I want Ho Young to join the Olympic team and play with them. By the way.

"Yeah."

-The director doesn't doubt Ho Young's skills. I've watched your video lose your eyes. I just mean. It's your idea to come to Korea and get a test. If I'm going to Beijing, shouldn't I have at least two weeks of breathing with my team's seniors? Do you understand?

"Yeah."

It was also comfortable for Park as the final entry was confirmed by 24 days before the Olympics.

And anyway, it was true that I had to keep my breath in line with my teammates.

There he also agreed.

However, it was Ho-young's position that she could not spend much time because of the world tour.

Olympics, World Tour.

It was an opportunity not to miss both.

Especially in the case of the Olympics, there was a chance to meet world-class footballers even if they were not exempt from the military.

At the 2008 Olympics, Messi and Ronaldinho were the only players Ho-Hee remembered.

And maybe.

Maybe he could explore the talents of other sports players besides footballers.

Hoyoung opened his mouth.

"Then I will meet you when I visit Korea on the 15th."

Late June.

Most football pro leagues in the world have ended, but Europe is still very hot.

The Euro 2008 was in full swing.

This is what happened again, just as Greece did four years ago.

Russia, led by Hiddink, performed a miracle in the semi-finals with the help of Andrey Arshavin.

But Hiddink's magic ended when he met Spain with the invincible fleet in the quarter-finals.

In the meantime, the summer in Spain got hotter and hotter.

Spain, organized in Group D, dominated the midfield in each match, with a crazy mid squad of Silva-Favregas-Sabi-Iniesta.

In addition, Villa-Torres's attackers played Spain as the solver, bringing Spain to the finals.

And June 28.

Germany, who were the final opponents, gave Spain a championship cup in the wake of Michael Ballack.

So Balak continued the legend of the two, and Spain announced the beginning of its heyday.

It was the end of June, which was hotter than ever.

But at that time.

As July approached, there was someone who was busier than anyone else.

Bernhard Schuster, manager of Real Madrid, is now in his second year.

He had a lot of trouble making his roster ahead of next week's world tour.

Even so, it was difficult to select the Euro 2008 tournament as most of the main players were exhausted.

So I was planning various combinations to give the youngest prospects as much as possible.

'How do you use Woo-young?'

Shadow Striker?

Goal Getter?

Trequarista?

Woo-young had a lot of roles to play, so I had to worry.

What a happy worry.

Woo Ho-young wanted to try out many combinations by utilizing the player in various ways.

'If used well, I think it can be a valuable backup resource in the first group.'

Schuster was going to use Woo Young as a cup rather than a league.

As with Balboa last year, I was going to give Ho Young a minimum chance.

Age was not important to him.

Skill, it was enough to stop.

Of course, Schuster did not trust Ho-young until recently.

Just because he was active in Season 2 in the Second Division didn't guarantee that it would be in the First Division.

The difference between the first and second league levels was so dramatic.

In other words, it was the difference between heaven and earth.

But last month, Ho Young changed his mind as he participated in the first-team training.

'Woo, it's not just a prospect.'

To some extent, it was understood why Bodjin would promote Woo Ho-young to the first team.

At the same time, I didn't think Woo Ho-young could get a shot as soon as he debuted in the first team.

So the key was how well Woo-young adjusts to the first division and whether.

In other words, he had to hold his position well in the first place.

Do not let the lamb wander in unfamiliar surroundings.

'If Zidane is going to run into the winter, the Zidane-woo-young-hovenue line will be fine.'

The choice was wide.

The manager only offered the opportunity, and the rest was left to the player.

So this preseason.

I was looking forward to it.

next day.

A list of preseason tour players has been announced on the official website of Real Madrid.

The total number was 23, and the leading players who lost their energy in Euro 2008 were out of rest.

But most of the other players were included.

Hoyoung's eyes rolled up on the monitor.

Goalkeeper-Dudeck (35), Kodina (26), Adan (21), Philippe (20)

Defenders-Carlos Carlos (35), Mitchell Salgado (3) )

Midfielder-Zinedine Zidane (4 captains, 36), Guti (vice captain, 31), Mamadou Diarra (27), De La Red (23), Tevar (22), Woo Young (14)

Striker-Raul (Claim 30), Saviola (26), Robin (24), Cayehon (21), Higuain (20)

"I heard it yesterday."

The Dutch connection was missing, so there was a lack of legends such as Carlos-Zidane-Guti-Raul.

The legends of the football world and a chance to play in a stadium has been obtained.

Even though the talent to be coveted during the tour was high, the expectation was high just by being able to be with them.

It started three days later, but I didn't seem to be able to sleep right away tonight.

Real Madrid's team came up on a private plane three days later, on July 4th.

They will hold five friendly matches in Seattle (4th ~), Chicago (7th ~), Los Angeles (10th ~), Korea (15th ~) and Tokyo (18th ~ 20th). It was going.

The athletes who arrived at Seattle airport on the same day unpacked their hotel and trained at the nearby Athletic Center (VMAC).

That evening, Seattle Sounders' Ambassadors Brian Robson and Dennis Irwin, who will play tomorrow, welcomed the players.

And the next day.

Signing ceremony for the fans was held at the Space Needle, Seattle's iconic tower.

Most of the people flocked to Zidane and Raul, sometimes to Ho Young.

In many ways it was a question.

"haha. Nice to meet you. Do you know who I am? "

"You're Real Madrid!"

This was the majority response.

Even so, the United States is not a country interested in football.

Whether it is Spain or not, even American citizens who don't know their country's representatives may know it.

However, the rare Korean fans recognized him.

By the way, it was a good experience for Ho Young to be able to inspire even more.

Two days later, Sunday, 6:15 PM.

Seattle's home stadium quest field held a friendly match with the Seattle Sounders.

About 67,000 spectators filled the audience, waiting in anticipation, so each team player entered.

Real Madrid's starting tactic was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Raul as the top saw.

Beep!

Soon afterwards, Real Madrid had overwhelmed Seattle in the early days of the game with overwhelming performance.

Indeed, the prestigious is prestigious.

In the 10th minute Raul broke the lead and took the lead.

It was a fantastic goal made by Carlos and Zidane.

The second goal went in the 40th minute.

Again Raúl missed the opportunity and succeeded in scoring consecutively by connecting with Hovenue.

Seattle glanced at the opportunity and sought a charter reversal, but couldn't get past the seasoned defensive walls of the starter Mitchell Salgado and Carlos.

Real's offensive became sharper with time.

He overwhelmed Seattle during the first half, with leading players such as Zidane-Guti-Hovenue-Raul.

But the second half was completely different.

As the old men responsible for Real's defense fell out, young players such as Matteos and Miguel Torres were replaced.

Just 10 minutes after the start of the second half, he scored a goal with ridiculous error.

No matter how good the Real is, the Seattle Sounders weren't as good at it.

They were a strong tradition of history in the US professional football (MLS), and they actually did well against prestigious European teams like Manchester United and Barcelona, ​​who come to the summer tour every year.

Real's defense, made up of prospects with little experience in first-tier leagues, wasn't as mindless as its reputation.

As such, Real Madrid did not perform as expected and played below-level throughout the second half.

There have been several decisive chances in front of the door, but Saviola on the striker has blown every chance.

Late 72 minutes.

As the match did not move from two to one, manager Bernd Schuster made a change in an attempt to reverse the mood.

It was a replacement for an Asian boy.

[OUT 9. Javier Saviola]

[IN 43. Ho-young Woo]

Ho Young's unofficial debut.

As the name of Ho Young entered the place where Saviola was missing, the large billboard made the audience buzz.

I did not know the existence of Ho Young.

I was just curious about the emergence of Asians.

"Who is it?"

"Was there any Asian in the prestigious world?"

"You don't know who you are but you look handsome."

The American crowd poured out questions.

With that out, Real Madrid's formation was changed to 4-1-3-2.

Zidan-Guti-Hovenue was placed in the second line at a wide interval, and Raul was used as the left striker at the front.

And down the right diagonal.

The presence of Ho-young, who stands tall as a drooping striker, caused the crowd to be curious.

And that was the moment.

Percussion.

Ho-young, who received Zidane's pass at the same time as the game resumed, calmed her chest and calmed her feet.

Real Madrid's white uniform was shining on him.