049. Yongho Sangbak(3)

A strong candidate to continue the soccer world that will be divided between Messi and Ronaldo in the future.

Neymar da Silva Santos Junior.

Commonly known as Neymar.

The full name is a bit complicated, but this one word is enough to refer to this player.

Soccer prodigy.

Neymar was a promising prospect.

Although there is no player in Brazil who is not a promising player, Neymar had different expectations.

Currently, there are several prospects in Brazil who are evaluated as Ronaldo's successors, and Neymar is considered a strong candidate among them.

Although he is young, coaches who have seen Neymar play say this.

It's a God-given talent.

The Brazilian who will continue the lineage of goal scorers from Romario Ronaldo and Rivaldo Adriano is Neymar!

But he felt a sense of crisis.

'Nonsense.'

Woo Ho-young's first goal.

It's not that there was a mistake.

It was just bad luck.

Neymar's shot hit the goalpost, and the second ball that flowed out fell to the opposing team, allowing a counterattack.

however.

'Where is something like this?'

All Woo Ho-young, who had just scored, did was hit and run.

The crazy guy scores goals too easily.

Even though he used stellar techniques, he couldn't score a goal.

"after".

Neymar was angry.

Even when I saw it, I couldn't believe it.

I didn't even want to believe it.

Tight.

I clenched my fists tightly and bit my lower lip.

'Let's give this a try.'

Neymar seemed to have lost his motivation, but his competitive spirit burned again.

The subsequent match took on an interesting aspect.

Both teams fought fiercely, but Santos FC was gradually regaining momentum.

At the center was Neymar.

Are there any other geniuses like this?

As a left wing forward, he consistently shook Sao Paulo FC's defense.

Once he caught the ball, he dribbled at a high level, and every time he did that, the face of fullback Brenu seemed to age by 10 years.

If Pato is a player who uses space, Neymar is a player who creates space and tears it up.

In other words, Neymar is a player who truly shines when he has the ball.

To make matters worse, Santos FC began to dominate the midfield.

'Gansu', who played as a central midfielder, persevered in the back fight and smoothly distributed the ball to the front.

Sao Paulo's original plan was to make the opponent's top three useless by using four midfielders in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation.

However, it was a very frustrating situation as they could not gain an advantage even in the midfield.

"Casemiro! Lower the line further! "The back four line needs to be raised further!"

Hoyoung, who was reading the flow of the game, shouted loudly, but Sao Paulo's players were unable to come to their senses due to Neymar's dribbling attack.

"hmm."

Carlos, who was watching the frustrating situation, twitched his mustache.

'It's coming out much stronger than I thought.'

If the other side shows up like that, we can't just sit still.

Carlos gave instructions to the head coach.

"Bring the Oscars down to Central America. And we operate with a double volanche and have Casemiro participate in the side defense."

"yes."

The plan was to strengthen the side defense by having two defensive midfielders.

"And the attack plan…."

"Yes."

"Let Woo Hoyoung drive it."

18 minutes in the first half.

As the game approached mid-season, Neymar opened the fire.

widely.

'done.'

A stable sensation transmitted to the ankle.

Neymar received a side pass from the guard with a great first touch.

Then, Breno approached and took the one-on-one mark, and at the same time, Casemiro hurriedly came to his aid.

The problem is that Neymar broke through Breno before Casemiro arrived.

fault!

Neymar's surprise change of direction.

He turned with his heel like a knife and opened up space.

The technical term is heel chop.

He succeeded in defeating Brenu by using his personal skill, commonly called 'back shot'.

It was a fantastic individual performance and a perfect joke.

Crash!

Neymar, who succeeded in penetrating the center, scored the goal with ease.

"Ah…"

Brenu could only sigh and was unable to catch the bus that passed by.

The first half, which was somewhat one-sided, ended in a 2-2 draw.

Woo Ho-young scores 2 goals in Sao Paulo.

For Santos, Neymar and Gabigol scored one goal each.

It was an exciting match with no distinction between superiority and inferiority, which was not at all strange, no matter who won.

But the defenders were in dire straits.

'I'm going crazy…'

Brenu entered the locker room and quietly lowered his face to hide his devastated appearance.

Still, since he was the captain, he couldn't ruin the team's atmosphere.

'I just can't stop it.'

My shoulders were heavy.

In the past few days, we even went through special training to stop Neymar, but we were unable to stop him in the end.

If everything goes as planned, is it soccer?

Slurp.

Brenu's shoulders slumped.

However, a boy quietly approached me and patted my shoulder.

"Brenu."

"Hoyoung?"

It was Hoyoung.

Actually, as a striker, Hoyoung didn't have anything to say, but he could always tell him to cheer up.

Because he was a colleague.

"are you okay. It's not like we're losing. And if it wasn't for you, we would have conceded two more goals."

"Huh…."

"If it works, I can put in more, so don't feel too pressured. Let's just do what we prepared. "You prepared hard."

"Yes… that's right… thank you."

There is a saying that the best defense is offense.

In that sense, Hoyoung was Brenu's strongest support.

Santos FC has been a powerhouse for generations.

It has a longer history than Sao Paulo FC, has the fourth highest income among domestic clubs, and is the fourth most popular within the state of Sao Paulo.

Moreover, it is a club where Pele was enrolled and even produced Pele's successor, Robinho.

Likewise, the team colors are clear.

A fierce attack.

Soccer is a sport that can provide fun to spectators watching the game.

With defense-oriented practical soccer becoming popular these days, Santos FC was focusing on on-the-ball play with a strong offensive tendency.

It was Neymar who inherited the lineage of Pele and Robinho.

But he could hardly concentrate on the attack today.

This is because the defense was too unstable.

Santos' defenders occasionally allowed Hoyoung to break through.

"Why can't you stop it even after seeing it? "You just have to leave space and defend!"

Neymar was so frustrated that he scolded his defenders.

In the end, Santos FC coach Pamela made changes to the team.

Luis Felipe, who has quick feet and is good at blocking space, was brought in.

He was playing center back for the team at the age of fifteen.

In terms of defensive ability alone, it was at a level above average no matter which U15 league in the world it was in.

He was a player with particular strengths in man-to-man defense, with good reflexes and anticipation.

"Make a mark with space in between. And you have to concentrate at every moment. "It only takes a moment to break through."

"Do not worry. "I don't know, but I will definitely block just one guy."

And just in time.

Not long after Felipe was brought on, the ball was handed over to Sao Paulo.

A similar situation occurred when the first goal was scored.

It was a counterattack by Sao Paulo.

Percussion!

Right now, I had to block Woo Ho-young, who was running with a long dribble.

'Block it at all costs.'

Felipe began special training with the defense a few days ago.

This is because there was an order from Director Pamela to stop Woo Ho-young at all costs.

Tingling.

Felipe narrowed his eyes and calculated the distance to Hoyoung.

'You have to leave enough space to block it. 'Instantaneous breakthroughs are his specialty.'

I've watched Hoyoung's play video several times.

The powerful breakthrough that came from those long legs was at a more threatening level than Alexander Pato, whom he faced last time.

But for some reason, the level was even higher today.

Even though it was high, it was still high.

'Did you really drink the medicine?'

That's why I focused so hard.

Excited.

As the distance from Hoyoung got closer, the tension increased.

'no. Wake.'

Felipe came to his senses.

I followed Hoyoung's movements with my eyes.

The most important thing to pay attention to when playing man-to-man defense is to prevent the attacker from being closer to the goal than the defender.

With that in mind, I looked around.

'There is a high probability of giving a through ball to Douglas Costa on the right.'

Since Hoyoung had a fairly high assist rate, I thought he would also have a high chance of playing as a team player.

The reason I slightly narrowed the distance to Hoyoung was to block the passing path.

However, he did not take his eyes off the ball and prepared for a momentary breakthrough.

It was truly a choice worthy of Felipe.

I winced.

At that moment, Hoyoung's feet stopped.

Felipe's legs twitched.

Cold sweat ran down my face.

'Joe, you just have to hold on a little longer.'

If you drag it in this state for just one more second, it is a success.

That time is enough for our troops to form a defensive formation.

But that was then.

Take a peek.

Their eyes met in midair.

Psychological warfare went back and forth.

Do you pass, or do you turn the ball backwards and make a slow connection play?

Everything depended on Hoyoung's choice.

Felipe tried to read those eyes.

however.

'Tsk.'

It's already too late for that.

Immediately after the brief psychological warfare, Hoyoung's surprise moves followed.

It was not a hit, run, or space pass, but a personal move.

Swish!

One of the personal skills that Hoyoung has been practicing consistently for several months.

Drawback.

With a neat foot technique, he pulled the ball back slightly and then quickly moved the ball forward with his left foot.

Then, the invisible passing angle widened, and Hoyoung did not miss the opportunity and attempted a through pass to the left.

Percussion!

It was a kill pass that opened up the back space without mercy.

The offside trap was broken cleanly and Douglas Costa quickly penetrated into the back space.

'Damn it.'

Felipe had no response to the surprise action.

It felt like I had been hit hard in the back of the head.

In the video of Hoyoung's play that I watched before, he barely showed any individual skills, so of course I ruled it out.

I had never even thought of his surprising personal skills.

I thought I would choose an unreasonable breakthrough, but it was a clear miscalculation.

"Oh really…"

Felipe groaned and tried to regret it, but it was already too late.

19 minutes in the second half.

Douglas, who had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper, scored with a clean shot.

Beep –

The confrontation, which was back-and-forth, ended with one side winning.

Sao Paulo FC.

They succeeded in winning 3-2 with Woo Ho-young's 2 goals and 1 assist.

On the other hand, Santos FC's Neymar scored only one goal.

That was why Hoyoung's complexion brightened.

[Neymar]

Talents

– Soccer prodigy (S-)

– Genius dribbling (A+3) – Creative

individual skills (A)

– Exceptional flexibility (A-)

– Sharp judgment (A-)

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( When the conditions are met, you can covet one talent.)

(Soccer prodigy (S-) can covet only when the hidden condition is met.)

(Condition 1: Win the game)

(Condition 2: Score more goals than Neymar )

(Condition 3: Selected as MOM of the game)

(Hidden condition: Open when one or more talents are desired)

A talent so dazzling that you wonder if he is 13 years old.

A prodigy.

By definition, it means a person who stands out among geniuses for his genius at a young age.

Like Neymar, for example.

'First of all, I'll have to focus on dribbling today.'

Genius dribbling (A+3).

You'll be able to enjoy it tonight.

Man of the Match (MOM) is a given.

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