Romantic on the Field

82.

There is something called ‘team color’.

There are times when we simply talk about the image the team has, and there are times when we talk about the team’s identity or oriented tactics.

And this team color does not change easily.

Galyeong, Stoke City is still called ‘man’s team’ even though it’s been quite a while since they didn’t play their distinctive thick football.

Of course, there are also opposite cases.

West Ham United is an exact example.

[ West Ham’s ‘Dak Gong’, 4-0 victory over Watford. ]

ㄴ [Pavel-Milos combination already scored 20 goals]

[West Ham United ‘shut up and attack’ strategy, the result? ‘Bokbulbok’ ]

ㄴ [Winning against the strong team Liverpool FC, losing against the ambiguous Leeds United? ]

In the last 2-3 years, West Ham United has used an attack-oriented tactic called ‘Dak Gong-Shut Up Attack’.

Despite the short period of time in line with the existing strong image, such as nicknames such as ‘Irons’ and ‘Hammers’ and extraordinary hooligans, ‘Dakgong’ of West Ham has become the team color and symbol of West Ham.

[ I will blow bubbles forever. ]

[ Beautiful soap bubbles are floating in the sky. ]

[They fly so high that they touch the edge of the sky]

[ I will blow bubbles forever. ]

[ Beautiful soap bubbles are floating in the sky. ]

“But why is the cheering song like that?”

“Well?”

Brian crumpled his face.

“Why are you tickling like that when you cheer for nothing?”

That was right.

“hahahaha. Yeah.”

Right before the game started, all the Stoke City players were having a final conversation with their arms around their shoulders.

“It’s hard to hear, so let’s make it shut up quickly. got it?”

Captain Oliver asked, and the answer immediately came out here and there.

“Okay, Stoke.”

“Stoke!”

Fortunately, Oliver ended the conversation today by neatly shouting a slogan without asking the vice-captain to say a word.

‘4-4-2 Ra…’

Currently, West Ham United’s main strikers are Pavel Kopekki and Milos Basut.

Unusually, both players were Czech nationals.

The difference is that Milos Basut is from West Ham youth and is very loyal, while Pavel Kopekki is a ‘journeyman-a player who often changes teams’, having transferred two years ago.

[ Where is Pavel Kopekki? Liverpool and Newcastle strong

In addition, in the case of Pavel, there was only one year left on his contract, and because of this, rumors circulated that he was leaving the team before the season.

Fortunately for West Ham, they didn’t go anywhere before the summer transfer window was over, but a move to either Liverpool or Newcastle in the upcoming winter transfer window was almost a foregone conclusion.

Therefore, there were rumors that Pavel would not be playing in this game, so I was told that we could use a 4-5-1 formation instead of 4-4-2.

‘Finally came out. Do you mean to use it sparingly until the transfer?’

As the match began, Jamie looked to the other side.

Pavel was a player who had many similarities to Stoke City’s Damian.

Despite his height, he was quite agile and his skills were good. However, if Damian was more focused on ‘elegance’, Pavel had a more refreshing taste. In that respect, it could be said that it resembles the completed strikers such as ‘Van Nistelrooy’ or ‘Van Persie’ in the past.

‘Mutombo and Sancho should hopefully block it.’

However, as soon as Jamie’s thoughts were over, the West Ham midfield line, which had been putting on loose pressure, suddenly raised the line.

Ralph, who was in possession of the ball, was momentarily embarrassed and failed to properly hold the ball, and the opponent did not miss it.

“Mario! Harry! Step back!”

“Join the defensive line!”

The coaching staff chose to refine the defense rather than trying to forcefully steal the ball.

Two-woong.

However, it was to no avail.

The opposing midfielder stabbed a pass to Pavel, and Pavel took an open chance inside the penalty box with just two touches.

[ eee-YeeeA! ]

The cheers of West Ham home fans continued.

‘Sigh.’

The opening goal was scored 5 minutes after the game started. Jamie couldn’t help but sigh.

However, his sigh was subtly mixed with laughter.

‘Okay, let’s try it.’

Jamie was quite calm, watching Pavel celebrate a goal and share the joy with his teammates.

The game resumed soon after, and Jamie started running as soon as he caught Robin’s pass.

‘uh?’

Because I was running, I couldn’t check the expressions of the opponents. However, the gestures caught in the angle of view and the energy let them know that they were panicking.

Char-evil. Right away, the central midfielder made a clumsy sliding tackle. Jamie dodged it as easily as jumping over a rope.

With that single breakthrough, the field of vision in front of Jamie was pierced.

‘done.’

It was before the joy of scoring the opening goal had cooled down, and it was not long after the game resumed.

Besides, West Ham United wasn’t originally a team that was good at defending.

‘Only the central defenders need to be dealt with.’

There was one defensive midfielder, but he didn’t have to worry about it.

Two-Duc.

It’s enough if you leave it like this.

‘Now, there are two left. No, four?’

While contemplating for a moment whether or not to include the fullbacks outside the penalty box, Jamie’s field of vision caught a colleague whom he had forgotten for a while.

To be precise, I found Brian pretending to move to the center and slipping to the left.

Then there was no need to worry any longer. He lobbed a through pass to Brian.

Behind the opposing defenders and in front of the goalkeeper.

‘Don’t grab it.’

If it is Damien, he will catch it somehow and then continue shooting.

But Brian was ambiguous.

He wasn’t bad at first touch either, but since the pass was tailored to fit into such a narrow space, there was a high chance that the goalkeeper would block it if the touch was a little longer or the timing was delayed.

Then there was only one thing Brian had to do.

Took.

to fire a direct shot.

‘Look at him.’

One peculiar thing was that Brian tried a chip shot that slightly changed the direction of the ball, unlike usual.

[EE-YEA! ]

After confirming that the goal had been scored, away fans of Stoke City stood up and cheered.

“Ha ha ha ha ha! Jay! saw!”

Same goes for Brian. Seeing the ball hit the net, he screamed and ran toward Jamie.

“Chip shot! i can do it too! ha ha ha.”

yes, great Jamie smiled and said lowly to Brian, who was about to hug him.

“You are next.”

“…Ugh?”

Brian’s expression, which was high on dopamine, became dumbfounded again.

“Next time you have to pass.”

“Ewh?”

Unfortunately, Brian had already forgotten what Milo had said before the game.

**

if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh

Meanwhile, the Newcastle United general manager’s office.

if u see this you eather reading in epub or from somewhere other than noble so just bear with it it may break the flow but nothing can be done sigh

Manager John Cho was watching the West Ham v Stoke match with Dan.

‘Why am I watching a soccer match here at this time?’

I kept thinking about it, but I couldn’t help it. It’s because you brought up the story first.

The West Ham vs. Stoke City match was a match that required monitoring.

‘I’d prefer to go and see it myself, but it’s too far for that, right?’

‘Yes?’

‘London Stadium.’

‘Ah, that’s right.’

‘I think it would be nice to talk about this and that while watching with the director. It’s a pity.’

‘hahahaha. Well, if it doesn’t work out, shall we watch it together in the leader’s office? Ha ha ha ha ha.’

It was actually said as a joke, though.

[Jamie Lee, what kind of play will you show me this time? ]

[This is Jamie Lee, who attempted a sharp attack at the start of the second half. Unfortunately, it didn’t lead to a goal. ]

10 minutes into the second half, the current score is 1-1.

“You don’t score as many goals as you think.”

Dan, who had been silent since the start of the second half, finally opened his mouth.

“Ah yes. Both teams are out of luck.”

Feeling that it would be very awkward if he answered even a little bit late, Johnjo quickly replied.

His reply was hasty, but he was right.

After Jamie equalized early in the first half, both teams had several chances.

However, every time Pavel’s shot narrowly passed the goalpost or caught on the goalkeeper’s fingertips, Jamie’s shot and pass were just 2% short of a goal.

[ Jamie Lee·······. shoot! ]

[Oh no! Painting action! ]

[ Then pass to Brian Rekka on the left! ]

[Brian Recka, immediately cross…! ]

[Damien Heading! ]

Same now.

The attack leading to Jamie, Brian, and Damien was finished with a shot that went off the target.

“Sorry.”

As if Dan was genuinely sorry, he clicked his tongue briefly and then said.

“Who do you think will succeed first?”

After that, I asked a bit of an odd question.

“···Yes?”

“It’s the score. Judging from the current flow, it’s either Jamie or Pavel, but unfortunately, aren’t both players from Newcastle?”

“Mmm.”

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

Newcastle United has an outstanding defender named ‘Jorit Wousst’. And although not as much, there were many outstanding players in the Premier League, including ‘Richard Madden’.

However, there was no clear solution.

“It would be the same for Liverpool FC, too.”

And Liverpool were also struggling with the same problem.

This meant that both teams were aiming for the same player.

“In your opinion, if you could only sign one of those two players, who would you sign?”

“Mmm.”

Just then, Pavel caught the ball.

He exchanged 2-on-1 passes with his partner, Milos, and immediately attempted a shot. Whoa-woo. West home fans groaned. Again, the shot went off the target.

“This is Jamie Lee.”

Apart from the scene a moment ago, Jonjo answered Jamie to Dan’s question. In fact, the answer was fixed.

“hahahahaha, I guess so, right?”

Dan laughed cheerfully at Jonjo’s answer.

“If we succeed in signing Jamie, Liverpool will take Pavel as the next best option. For Liverpool, the central attacker is much more in a hurry than the second midfielder, so you can boast that it is not a bad result.”

Dan then picked up the Whiskey on the Rocks that was on his desk.

“It’s really just masturbation, though.”

“you’re right.”

“Jamie is the player I want to bring even if I give 100 million pounds, no, 200 to 300 million pounds. Actually, I don’t think I’m comparable to Pavel, I am.”

“…is that enough?”

John’s eyes widened slightly.

I didn’t know that Dan thought Jamie was this high.

“Yes. Jamie is worth 200-300 million pounds, but Pavel is worth 100 million pounds.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha. I’m short on contract, so £100m is definitely worth it.”

This time, John Cho laughed cheerfully.

“As long as Pavel doesn’t show a truly overwhelming performance here, our priority is, of course, Jay…”

Dan continued, sipping whiskey on the rocks, but couldn’t finish.

[Gooooool! great! Pavel Kopekki scores multiple goals! ]

[It was a shot I knew but couldn’t block. This is the ace-like determination of the ‘Dak Gong’ team! ]

It was because he scored a huge goal as if he was listening to their conversation and decided to prove his worth.

“…”

After that, Dan kept his mouth shut.

Jonjo didn’t even try to resume the conversation.

It wasn’t because I was embarrassed. It wasn’t even uncomfortable in this space right now.

[We are moving toward the middle of the second half. How will Stoke City fight back…? lee? ]

[ Jamie Lee! Jamie Lee runs again. ]

The reason was simple.

Because the game is really starting to get interesting.