Romantic on the Field

Chapter 64

64.

Harry managed to hit Keating’s cross in the head.

whoa-uh Unfortunately, however, Harry’s header went slightly off the post, causing both home and away fans to sigh.

‘If only it went down one span…’

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the end.

It was enough to let the Crystal Palace defense know that ‘there is also Harry Harris’.

“Harry. Is it worth it?”

“uh? Uh uh.”

Harry scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed that he couldn’t reach the goal.

“Physical strength.”

“It’s fine.”

“I think I will go back and forth ten more times.”

“···yes.”

Even if he said so, the opportunity did not come right away. Despite scoring the opening goal, Crystal Palace maintained intense pressure, and the Latin American trio constantly came over to Stoke City’s camp.

‘Is it yet?’

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

No matter how much Crystal Palace is, it will not be possible to maintain high-intensity pressure throughout 90 minutes. Jamie decided to wait a little longer rather than forcefully attack.

Fortunately, despite Crystal Palace’s persistent attack, Stoke did well, and did not give up any additional points.

“Hey, Crystal Palace is good.”

“…”

In the away team’s locker room, coach Charlie stuck out his tongue.

‘Is it someone else’s business?’

Jamie looked at Charlie with a puzzled feeling.

“But doing well is doing well, and luck is luck. Crystal Palace’s performances are good, but goals are scored by chance. There is no need to be intimidated.”

However, following Charlie’s words, it occurred to me that this was a very reasonable statement.

“We used a surprise strategy in custom tactics, and it worked. That’s it. Besides, you can’t keep that level of pressure all 90 minutes. We will definitely have a chance.”

Also, Charlie isn’t stupid. When he reached that point, he turned his head.

“Head coach Conrad.”

“…”

Although, seeing as he passed the baton to Milo Conrad right away, it’s a bit suspicious.

“The opponent attempted a surprise attack, and unfortunately it worked. Aren’t you embarrassed?”

said Milo, looking around the squad.

“Well, I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty unfair. So I have also prepared a surprise strategy.”

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

Milo’s gaze moved to Jamie and Harry, who were sitting next to each other.

Crystal Palace’s central midfielder, Juan ‘Pablo’ Morales, spat on the floor.

‘It’s nothing.’

For the Colombian, life was a struggle, and the field was a battlefield. Is it because of that? There was no problem with the prejudice imposed on players who grew up in rough neighborhoods – rough play or poor self-management.

Pablo was a player with a thorough professional consciousness, and he tended to analyze his opponent very meticulously before a match.

‘Stoke City, Jamie Lee…’

Anyone who has been involved in English football has not been unaware of these two lately. So did Pablo.

He read countless articles related to this, and read the data given by power analysts and coaches before the game until he was literally fed up.

[Visibility, passing, teamwork, breakthrough, shooting, everything is excellent. ]

[It’s weak against aerial balls, but it’s not a big disadvantage. ]

[A near-perfect player]

The evaluation of one of them, the last sentence to be precise, kept lingering in my head.

A near-perfect player.

‘Praise this much?’

Pablo was pretty shocked.

Of course, he agreed that Jamie was a very good player. Until we met as the opposing team, I had feelings similar to ‘fan spirit’ in my own way. However, I wondered if it was okay to praise the player I will meet at the stadium a few days later, in the data that the power analyst sees from our team.

‘Is it below my expectations?’

And at this point, having met him directly, Pablo’s evaluation was just this.

It’s good, but it only stands out in the championship.

If you go to a big club, even the rotation members can’t assure you.

‘On the other hand, I…’

A player who is also eaten in the Premier League.

A player who can compete as a starting player in a big club.

He judged himself that way.

‘I’m going to a big club. After this season.’

So, he had a plan to challenge the big club.

In fact, during the transfer market this winter, two so-called ‘big clubs’ teams made inquiries. Unfortunately, it didn’t lead to a detailed contract discussion, but if I finish this season well, I thought I could transfer enough in the summer market next year.

First of all, destroy this ‘championship’ team today.

“Pablo!”

After receiving a pass from the fullback, Pablo started to climb directly.

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

Most of Stoke City’s defense was in place, but it didn’t matter too much.

‘It can be penetrated.’

After exchanging 2-on-1 passes with the right winger, he veered toward the half-space in front of the penalty box.

puck. At that moment, the opposing midfielder pushed his body roughly.

What is this ignorant bastard? Pablo gritted his molars and held on.

In the meantime, the left fullback came close to stealing the ball.

It wasn’t just that he was under pressure. I don’t know if it was because of the offside trap or what, but even the central defenders were out of their seats and pressing.

What do we do? I thought about it for a moment, but it didn’t last long.

Judging that there was no need to overdo it, he turned around and passed the ball to the fullback behind him.

‘uh?’

Hoo-wook.

It didn’t actually make a sound, but it sounded like an effect.

Jamie Lee, who should have been in the back, appeared and intercepted the pass.

‘Why is that guy out there?’

Pablo’s eyes were busy. swish I even turned my head to check the back.

‘It’s coming up.’

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

Not only Jamie, but the midfielder, who had a surprise header in the first half, was advancing.

It was a counterattack.

‘Damn it, damn it.’

Pablo hurriedly returned to his camp muttering a curse.

But Jamie was so fast, he was already over the center circle and 40 meters in front of the goal.

Pablo then spotted the Stoke City full-back moving past him at breakneck speed.

‘What is this guy again?’

Is that the speed a person can achieve? It was such a speed that I forgot that I was in the game and stared at it in a daze.

“Pablo! what are you doing! Come back quickly!”

He came to his senses at the urging of the coaches and started running again. However, this was after four or five Stoke players had already moved over to the Crystal Palace camp.

Tok, tok. In the meantime, Jamie instantly melted the two defenders who were pressuring him to the point of feeling futile.

‘That easy?’

Could it be that he saved his strength in the first half?

It was a neat breakthrough that made me think that way.

Took. Jamie then pricked a through pass to the overlapping fullback.

‘cross? Or a cutback?’

In the midst of the confusion, the opposition full-back hesitated for a moment without immediately posting a cross.

“He is a central midfielder!”

Pablo, who was watching the scene from behind, shouted.

In a counterattack situation, I did not bother to cross right away and waited. If so, there was a high possibility that he would cross towards the taller midfielder, Harry or something, who had just taken a header shot.

Two-woong.

However, at that moment, the fullback, whether it was kitting or keyring, raised a cross, and the midfielder, who had narrowly missed the goal, hit the ball in the head again.

Unfortunately, this time it didn’t go off the net.

[ EE YEE! ]

The cheers of away Stoke City fans could be heard behind his back.

“ah.”

Even if the opponent was caught off guard with a surprise tactic, he provided an excuse for conceding anyway.

Pablo couldn’t help but hang his head.

“Semohead! What’s up!”

“Harry! I was going to kill you if I couldn’t put it in this time.”

In the meantime, the Stoke players were sharing the joy.

“Pablo. It’s fine.”

Just then, captain Navas came over and struck him on the shoulder.

“It’s just that the opponent’s strategy worked. Don’t beat yourself up.”

“Navas.”

“It’s not just consolation. It doesn’t matter if you, the core of karate and defense, are intimidated. As team captain, I say this to win.”

“···yes.”

Whoa. Pablo let out a long exhalation as if sighing.

‘Yes, let’s not be intimidated. Even for the sake of the team.’

And even to go to a big club.

Talking to himself—muttering the latter in his mind, Pablo returned to his seat.

After a while, the game resumed. Pablo calmly turned the ball from behind, not impatient.

are you okay. Objective power is ahead of us. can do. You can get ahead again. Let’s not overdo it. Even as the ball was spinning, Pablo kept muttering to himself.

Although it was a self-suggestive self-talk, it was not wrong. In fact, it was clear that Crystal Palace were a more quality team than Stoke City, both in terms of reputation and player base.

In addition, from the round of 16, if a match is not decided within 90 minutes, the match goes into extra time without a replay. Then Crystal Palace’s win rate goes up. This is because the player base is much thicker. Although they exerted forward pressure close to overface in the first half, it was something that could be overcome by replacing players.

In a word, the Crystal Palace did not need to overdo it.

‘It must be you who are in a hurry.’

However, one question was that Jamie Lee was playing in the third line in the second half after the first half.

I went up for a while for a surprise interception earlier, but that was only it. Until the 10th, 20th and 30th minutes of the second half, he only turned the ball from the back.

‘Are you aiming for a penalty shootout?’

After being caught off guard and scoring an equalizer, they rather hold out until overtime and aim for a penalty shootout.

A penalty shoot-out is practically a gamble. Relatively inferior Stoke City deserve a chance.

‘Yeah, it was like that.’

Having reached a conclusion, Pablo was finally relieved.

Hue the great ducks army admiral is coming for u all

Nothing is easier than knocking out a frightened opponent. Whether it’s soccer, non-soccer, whatever.

Two-woong.

Pablo hit the ball into the open space and went out.

Shortly after starting the second half, he conceded a goal, and after that, he only turned the ball from the back. As in the first half, there was no restless forward pressure, so there was still stamina left.

‘I can do it.’

It’s not a big club, it’s not a Premier League, it’s a championship club. I was confident that I could easily get past one or two defenders.

Soon came the opportunity to check the grounds for confidence. The midfielder, who had pushed his body a moment before, pressed him again.

Was it Ralph or Raoul? I guess it was a name like that.

At the same time as searching for memories, I tried painting the upper body. Being an ignorant guy, he reacted right away.

Then you have to drill right through. Pablo gave one more big upper-body shot and then hit the other side.

“…!”

The opponent hurriedly stretched out his hand, but Pablo shook off even that.

All that’s left is…

‘Jamie Lee.’

he was standing in front of him

The Colombian midfielder was advancing.

‘right left? Or pretend to go one way and then turn the other way?’

Jamie’s mind was busy.

Originally, Jamie was not a player with great strength in defense. Because the second midfielder was the main position in the first place.

However, the experience of rising to the top in the past life and the experience of playing as a third-line midfielder in the present life have combined to make it possible to predict the opponent’s next move to some extent.

‘A player who enjoys painting the upper body.’

If so, thoroughly follow only the movement of the ball.

Jamie cleared his mind.

Took.

Then I was able to get the ball right away.

‘I’m not a fast-footed player.’

Jamie sped right past him.

Indeed, as expected, the other party hurriedly pursued, but could not close the distance.

However, Stoke players are not coming up yet. Jamie slowed down slightly near the center circle.

It wasn’t long before Harry and Keating were up to where they wanted. Instead, the player who had just passed was also approaching Jamie.

round and round Jamie beat him again with a variation of ‘La Pelopinha’ from the first half.

Wait for the opponent you’ve already beaten and beat them again. It was like making fun of the other person unintentionally, but now wasn’t the time to care about that. He dragged the ball further at a moderate speed, and stabbed a through pass to the left at the right time.

‘done.’

Keating easily received Jamie’s pass, and just in time, Harry also reached the area near the penalty box.

All conditions are now in place.

“A midfielder! Do it, Harry!”

The Colombian midfielder urgently shouted from behind.

‘If you shout openly like that, I won’t give it to you even if it’s like me.’

It seemed like a laugh.

Of course, it wasn’t time to laugh yet.

‘Now, Keating.’

Keating waited for Harry as before, hesitated as if he would cross, and at one point gave a cutback pass to the diagonal Jamie in the back.

‘done.’

The defenders’ eyes are focused on Keating and Harry.