Chapter 212：CHAPTER 241 - The best performance ever

The only legend in the world of soccer to compete with Pele.

Diego Maradona.

With a small size of 165 centimeters, the man's name is known to those who don't know football well.

At a young age, he was in full bloom, earning a huge career by winning Argentina in the Youth World Cup and making a big splash in Barcelona.

But even injuries could not be avoided.

In 1983, his ankle was smashed by a murder tackled by Andoni Koikoechea, who was called "The Butcher" in Athletic Bilbao.

It was then that Maradona fell into the swamp of drugs.

It will be at its peak, and it will fall to the bottom.

It was a very life.

However, after six months of rest, he recovered and began his second football career with the Italian SSC Napoli.

At the same time, Argentina won the World Cup and Naples won the UEFA Europa League.

Of course, a lot of trouble caused by frequent tax evasion, but no one could blame him for his soccer skills.

Despite all the troubles, it's still amazing how immense he is if he's still an idol of so many players.

Ho Young was one of them.

"I am honored to meet you."

"껄껄. I wish that was true. "

"of course. I don't know how long I've been waiting for this moment. "

"Many people say that. But I feel a little different when I hear that. "

"I am the same."

Appearance was no different from the friendly neighborhood uncle, but just standing in front of it felt a tremendous sense of overwhelming.

Ho Young received his handshake.

Maradona continued.

"Then I look forward to a nice game. And I have a beer later. "

"Please contact me anytime. I'm still a minor, but if I drink with you, I'll see the police. "

"껄껄! No matter what! "

After a short meeting, Ho Young set out to relax again.

But the appearance of Maradona did not go away from my head.

His play that I saw before was vivid.

The most memorable thing was the 60-6 performance.

At the time of the 1986 Mexico World Cup.

Maradona ran 60 meters and scored six goals in a row.

That's why he got the title of god of football.

Maradona's talent seemed to have such a condition.

'Sprint 60 meters.'

It was a very difficult condition.

Moreover, there was no end.

'Win the UEFA Europa League.'

So too, Maradona is the man who raised the championship trophy in the UEFA Cup (now the predecessor of the Europa League) with Naples at the lower middle level.

Of course, the Europa League is so insignificant that it's called the Champions League minor, but in a way it's a bit more demanding.

'You must join the team that goes to Europa League, not the Champions League.'

Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are all on their way to the Champions League.

To go to Europa League, they had to choose a top-ranked team like Liverpool or Manchester City.

'Hmm. Think carefully. '

Maradona's talent is evident.

As you might have guessed, Alfredo di Stefano's talent was even better.

But for one reason it was not possible to move the team.

Although Manchester City is definitely a team to be attracted to, I had to weigh the terms of the various teams.

'You need to negotiate once. Which team do I need? '

Beep-

[Yes, the game has started. Argentina on the left and Korea on the right.]

Argentina had an aggressive 4-3-3 formation.

Aguero-Mesh-Millito is featured on the three-top, showing offense football with outstanding goal determination.

The midfield did not go well.

Javier Pastore leads the counterattack with his brilliant footwork and outstanding kill passes.

Fernando goes to cleaning.

Jonas Gutierrez takes over the midfield with superior strength and activity.

There, the defense built a seasoned defensive line through the Rodriguez-Demichelis-Otamendi-Burdiso line.

In fact, except for the attackers, everyone was in the second group, but everyone was in charge of their club.

[You shouldn't be vigilant because your opponent is 2nd. Objectively speaking, this is a stronger squad than the first Army in an ordinary European country.]

[That's right. Moreover, the Republic of Korea is also expected to be a difficult game because they have sent out the second team. The first-team players, who showed tremendous amount of activity in the first and second rounds, rested, and Gangnam-il, stable, and Lee Yun-jae filled the spot.]

In fact, winning or losing was not so important.

So both sides had two forces, but it was a significant match for Ho-young and Messi.

[It can be said that you are confronting a place for the scoring king or the best player. Especially for Lionel Messi, you will want to ride unconditionally.]

As said, Lionel Messi has a great desire for Ballon d'Or.

No matter how bad it should have been, I had to give it to Ronaldo every time I had a chance, but now I had to give it to Woo Ho Young, so I had to be impatient.

So Messier went to the competition.

Woo won the Champions League and La Liga, but if Messi won Argentina in the World Cup, Ballon d'Or could be his enough.

It's not over yet.

Here was the opportunity to reverse everything.

That's why he started a heated attack at the start of the game.

"Messi! Go further! I'll spill it from the side! "

"Pass this way!"

The help of the team was great.

Pastor and Gutierrez 'forward passes were centered, with wing forwards Diego Milito and Aguero spreading from side to side, drawing South Korean defense out of the penalty box.

The situation for Messi's goal was being made.

This gave Messi a decisive opportunity in just 20 minutes.

[Our players, be careful. When Lionel Messi gets the ball, he needs to concentrate more than twice from the moment. To react quickly, your body must always be tense!]

[Lionel Messi, Gutierrez rushes to the ball!]

Roving pass stabs inside the box.

Messi quickly penetrated and received the ball.

Following the fantastic ball trapping and dribbling Kim Min-soo and the mobile team, they pushed the ball into the goal.

And Lee Yunjae was not looking at one fingertips without moving.

Cheongung!

Messi's first goal.

In 20 minutes, the Republic of Korea was stained with invasion.

[Lionel Messi scores 4 goals in the World Cup and is tied for second place with Woo Ho Young.]

[Our players, I wish I could have focused more. But Lionel Messi's movement was so good.]

Defenders certainly did their best.

I just couldn't follow Messi's movements.

Mobile team and Kim Min-soo lamented.

"after···."

"crazy···."

Only 20 minutes in the first half have already lost their will.

If you try to stop it physically, you get out like a mouse, and if you try to induce a foul by tackle, you avoid it.

The first Messi we met today was literally a monster.

'How do you prevent this?'

Too much difference in the ability to cool down.

But they were forgotten.

The same team has more players than Messi.

And it was around 40 minutes in the first half.

'The gap between defenders is getting wider.'

Ho Young spread his vision wide.

'It's definitely narrow.'

The Moses Mabhida Stadium was 100 meters long and small enough to meet international stadium standards.

The gap between the players was very tight.

Each player's defense and the organization they're building aren't that good, but they had to work hard to dig through the gaps at once.

It was important to find the best timing to break through.

And.

'see.'

As time passed, Hoyoung's eyes sharpened.

The time was on his side.

The more I feel the flow of the game, the more I have to spare and my vision has gradually widened.

Invisible to the public.

It was a strange phenomenon.

And it was then that Argentina's loopholes began to appear.

"here!"

South Korea's rear buildup situation.

While Kim Min-soo and Ki Sung-ryong pass and pass, Ho Young's cry rang out in the field.

Hoyoung, who had crossed between the three lines on the halfline, suddenly began to rush back as if he had found anything.

It was an unusual move.

'What?'

Javier Pastor, who was marking a good return, could not hide his embarrassment.

But he immediately regained his concentration and followed Hoyoung.

'I am going to go down to get the ball myself.'

It was clear that he was involved in the rear buildup and trying to solve the game.

Pastor noted that and thoroughly admired it.

This is because Maradona was told not to take his eyes off Woo Woo-young.

-Woo-young is a guy who can't stop Mascherano. Catch up like a shadow, and when he catches the ball, pull out the uniform.

Pastor is a midfielder who usually runs from the side or center.

Moreover, he was not good at defending himself because he was smaller than his tall stature, but Maradona instructed him on his mark only because of that.

Get time for a second.

And it was then.

Ki Sung Ryong's pass came this way.

Took.

"···!"

Defending Ho Young, the ball flowed through Pastor's legs without holding the ball.

Aka know.

Pastor was disturbed by a foot technique called Nutmeg.

However.

'I got it.'

Pastor was not prepared to cheat.

Since Hoyoung has been watching Nuggeg several times, this situation could be fully predicted.

Then he turned his body to the left with excellent reaction speed.

Woo Ho-young's uniform was intended to lead to a collision.

By the way.

'What?'

Something silly happened.

Woo-young, who should have been hit, hasn't disappeared.

'surely.'

Only after turning my eyes to the other side I realized.

Ho-young had already returned to the other side and took the ball.

'why···.'

Pastoré turned to the left.

Woo Woo-young's choice was right.

Pastor could hardly understand his psychology.

Most Argentinian players were in the right space, so if you were a good player, you would definitely choose the left.

It was aimed at it, but it became a handshake.

'Damn.'

It was really a question.

Why did Argentine players choose a good spot to defend?

It was as if he had left a flat road and chose a bent mountain path.

Pasture certainly did.

But Ho-young was just pushing.

Predictive power and judgment power ahead of others.

Versatility and visibility to read the flow of the game.

To football sense to use opponent's psychology in reverse.

Hoeyoung's breakthrough was perfect.

As a result, they quickly exceeded 20 meters and faced Gutierrez.

He was too slow to defend, but he was better than Pastore.

And he had been given a command from Maradona.

-If Messi scores a goal, Woo-young must go crazy. If so, there's a 99% chance that Pastor will miss Woo Young. So next time you have to step up and pull Woo-young's uniform. Until the referee blows the whistle.

With such a spell, Gutierrez undoubtedly reached out.

Only one more time was enough.

However.

Percussion, Tak.

Perfect two-touch without any clutter.

Woo Ho-young defeated Gutierrez in a flash, and the voice of the commentary exploded.

Woo Woo-young's Flip Flap!

[Oh, great decompression.]

As Gutierrez reached out, Ho-young shook his body momentarily using muscle elasticity.

At the same time, his feet succeeded in getting out of the shadow of Gutierrez with a quick and accurate touch of touch.

This is 30 meters.

Five players remain in the camp of Argentina.

"Wah ah ah ah ah!"

As Ho-young grew closer to the penalty area, the voices of the crowd increased, and his eyes and feet rapidly accelerated.

Ugh!

"Ha!"

The left-back fullback Rodriguez, who boasts great agility, stepped forward and was helpless.

I tried to reach Otamendi in a row and reached out, but Hoyoung was not there.

I was out of position with body fakes and turns.

And.

'It's all over.'

After four people in a row, I was in front of the penalty box.

But that was the moment.

[Go Fernando back! Be careful!]

On the other side, Fernando Kago, who was defending his local defense, approached his nose and stepped in.

But it was Ho-young who knew better than anyone else.

I knew that if I had an urgent breakthrough, I would habitually put my left foot in.

So I was able to get out of the tackle angle in advance.

[Ah, Woo Young! Succeeds to break through!]

The fifth person to go.

It is a mysterious thing.

I just dug into the gap, but it felt like the other players were taking care of me.

Feel like a step up.

And the last step was goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

[Sergio Romero goalkeeper! Run out of the goal!]

But it was worthless.

Ho-young hit the ball to an empty goal, roaming Romero with an explosive hit and running.

The defenders rushed to the goal, reaching for the foot, but the net was already violently shaken.

All this happened in just 10 seconds.

The stadium was shocked.

Exactly 65 meters.

It was a perfect implementation of Maradona's performance.

No, it was more wonderful than that.

At least Maradona himself admitted it.

Applauding Ho Young without knowing his face appeared on the billboard.

"Oh My God."

Fresh shock.

It's completely different from Messi's phantom dribble, which uses great agility.

Argentine defensive teams are building tight gaps, so if you dribble that way, you're more likely to crash in the middle.

Argentine defense was second, but it wasn't soft enough to be hit easily.

However, Ho Young was able to succeed perfectly by finding the best attack track and predicting the change of space in advance.

Development.

Not only the technical part, but also the spiritual development of the great improvement was made.

And as proved, good news came in front of Ho Young.

[Perspective Prediction (S + 2) ↑]

[Sharp judgment (S + 2) ↑]

[Unique Soccer Sense (SS + 3) ↑]

[Artistic creativity (S-)]

In addition to the growth of talent, the manifestation of creativity.

From the beginning, S-class means that Ho-young's basic mental ability has grown that much.

Ho Young was actually feeling it.

Full of confidence.

The World Cup stage seemed to be the foundation for exceeding my limits.

Subsequent games drifted away as Argentina played defensively.

Then around 20 minutes.

The match ended with a 2-2 draw as Hoyoung struck the back of the net with a solid mid-range shot, and later replaced by Guo-in who scored an equalizer.

As a result, Korea advanced to Group B and finished in Group 16 with Mexico, which was ranked first in Group A.

And that vision stands.

'If it's that big, it's a golden ball.'

Lucci, who was watching the game, was about to get up from his seat.

Ji-ing.

Urgently ringing cell phone sound.

It was a call from an unknown number.

'If it's an incoming call this time, that's it.'

Roughly in anticipation of who the opponent was, Luci got a call after he trimmed his neck.

I wanted to be the president or technical director of any club to recruit Ho Young.

By the way.

-I'm Mansour.

The sender was far from expected.