Chapter 112
Translator 8uhl
Chapter 112
Chapter Title Shattered Mentality
Weiss Tigers shattered mentality became the teams gaping hole.
As he kept giving space to Illinyu, Chalret, and Taeyang, Munichs fullbacks could no longer push forward and stayed glued to the defensive line.
Naturally, they were outnumbered in midfield and up top, getting pushed back in every battle.
That left Newcastle dictating play, creating chance after chance.
The only reason no more goals came was thanks to Shane Power gritting his teeth to hold the line and Pierre, Germanys national team keeper, pulling off insane saves.
Then, out of nowhere, a golden opportunity arose.
Pierre casually cleared the ball, and it fell right to Park Mingyu.
Park Mingyu took it up top and charged down the sideline, teeth clenched.
With Lindemann caught too high up the pitch and no time to recover, Murishi had no choice but to rush out and meet him.
As Murishi closed in on Park Mingyu, Taeyangs words flashed through his mind.
Listen up, Murishi.
My names Murishi.
Got it, Murishi. Listen close. Park Mingyu is...
Recalling Taeyangs advice, Murishi didnt try to block him headon. Instead, he accelerated early, running shouldertoshoulder and shoving with his body.
Stick tight to him. Park Mingyu hates physical battles. Not that he cant handle themhe just despises them.
Plenty of players hated getting physical.
Was that why?
Murishi threw his shoulder in without hesitation, extending his arm to disrupt Park Mingyus path.
In that instant, Murishi felt Park Mingyus body stiffen.
It was just a split second, but a defender with sharp instincts like Murishi picked up on it.
This guys the type who absolutely loathes anyone touching him.
No idea why, but Murishi knew what to do next.
Get dirty with it. The Brazilian kids are pros at that stuff, right?
Remembering that, Murishi slyly pinched Park Mingyus chest.
It was so sneaky, the ref had no shot at spotting it.
Park Mingyus body went rigid. A quick glance sideways showed a face frozen in a grimace that barely looked human.
Nows the time.
Murishi snatched the ball and fired it to Arnold.
Arnold takes it and passes to Menendez! Menendez with a long ball... Oh! The refs whistle blows! Halftime!
Halftime ended, and Newcastle strode off the pitch with heads high, while Munichs players slunk toward the locker room, heads down.
Thats when it happened.
Hey, does pulling that dirty foul make you feel good?
Park Mingyu approached Murishi and spoke up.
Park Mingyu addressed him in English, but unfortunately, Murishi still wasnt comfortable with the language.
Whatd you say?
Im asking if that kind of foul makes you feel good.
Foul?
Yeah, foul.
What are you on about? When did I ever foul?
Murishi tried to brush him off and walk away.
But Park Mingyu grabbed his shoulder.
I asked why youre pulling that dirty foul.
That cold, emotionless face sent a chill down Murishis spine for some reason.
Whatever.
Murishi turned away and hurried to the locker room.
Halftime passed, and the second half kicked off.
By now, those two were probably far from mentally stable.
Park Mingyu and Weiss Tiger.
Weiss Tigers meltdown was my doing, and Park Mingyu had to be fuming from Murishis dirty play.
Hed always hated sneaky, underhanded fouls with a passion.
When hit with one, hed react with exaggerated sensitivity and aggression.
Back in Korea, people romanticized it as him being upright and unable to tolerate injustice.
As a kid watching him play, I bought into that too.
But the more I observed him, the clearer it became that wasnt it.
He just couldnt stand anyone daring to pull that crap on him.
Pathologically so.
Thats what I exploited.
Or rather, what I was exploiting.
In the second half, Murishi stuck to my instructions faithfully, needling Park Mingyu every time he got the ball and charged.
Each clash with Murishi stripped away more of Park Mingyus expression.
And soon, his presence faded entirely.
Someone with a similar personality mightve snapped into violence, but not him.
Too many eyes on him.
I figured hed blow up more than this, but apparently not.
My fault?
Meanwhile, Murishi stole the ball from Park Mingyu and passed it to Menendez this time.
Menendez looked my way.
Our eyes met, and I darted into space.
Menendez ripped a through ball slicing straight to where I was headed.
It was packed with powerany player with poor first touch wouldve skied it.
By then, Weiss Tiger had closed in from behind, but I cushioned it softly, spun with the ball, and left him in the dust.
Just as I was about to break away.
Weiss Tiger grabbed my back.
Oh, repeating the same mistake?
Should I go down?
As I shook off Weiss Tiger, I spotted Illinyu eyeing the space hungrily.
I poked the ball right into it.
Illinyu collected my pass and shook off Shane Power in pursuit before unleashing his left foot toward goal.
Goal! Its in! Newcastles third of the night! What a strike from Illinyu!
30 on the night! 64 aggregate! Since Newcastle scored three away, Munich needs a 33 draw or four goals to win it!
Newcastle at home is a nightmare!
Weiss Tiger and Park Mingyu arent at their best tonight!
Time ticked away mercilessly amid the chaos.
Munich desperately subbed off both Park Mingyu and Weiss Tiger.
Damn it...
Park Mingyu glared at Murishi, teeth gritted, then turned his eyes to Yoon Taeyang.
From afar, Yoon Taeyang watched Park Mingyu trudge off, and when their gazes met, he flashed that infuriating grin.
Newcastle UTD 31 Bayern Munich
Aggregate 65! Newcastle through to the quarterfinals!
Bayern Munich fails to reach quarters for the first time in over a decadewhat went wrong?
Newcastles perfect victory! The secret 100,000 fans packing the stadium!
Newcastle cheering from outside tootoons passion.
Newcastle back in the quarters after four years! Next opponent?
Wow, Newcastle wrecked Munich lol
Yoon Taeyang was born for the CL, guys an absolute madman
Yoon Taeyang 12 CL goals
Lmao 50 goals in 30 games for real?
At this point, no need for future predictionshes the best active player?
Lmao exactly
Gives me chills, hows he this good?
Park Mingyu completely fell apart
That dude burrows if you get too physical with him
No wonder he cant make it to the EPL
Even after this, you idiots still think Munich Newcastle and Park Taeyang?
Nah
Munich Newcastle
Park Taeyang
Beating Munich as a Repamun isnt easy.
Especially in the round of 16.
Munich always made the Champions League quarters, no matter what.
With that formula broken, antiMunich fans flooded communities with mockery.
Park Mingyu and Weiss Tiger caught it too.
General Park Mingyu, hes a god
What a retard lololol
General Bundesligas White Tiger
...turns out hes just a stray cat
General Dont bash Park Mingyu no matter what
Go watch Park Mingyus personality compilation vids first
As the mockery of Park Mingyu ramped up, praise for Taeyang grew daily.
Koreas national hero was shifting from Park Mingyu to Yoon Taeyang.
It was inevitable.
The whole country couldnt resist showering attention on a young, handsome player putting up insane numbers.
Sure, hate comments on Yoon Taeyang spiked too, but he didnt care.
Before he could, his fan club jumped in with keyboard wars or threats of lawsuits, complete with screenshots, keeping the antis in check.
Then one news article dropped.
South Korea National Team Matchday Schedule Announced.
Opponents Denmark and Netherlands.
Historic away doubleheaderFootball Association means business this time.
Football Association spares no support for Ivica Marcovic.
Matchday was coming up, with Denmark and Netherlands away.
No cheap opponents therewhoever saw it knew the FA was going allin.
You might scoff at Denmark and Netherlands, but compare to the 2034 World Cup prep friendlies against Lithuania and Uzbekistan.
They dragged in random weaklings with zero relevance.
By that standard, these were princesses.
With opponents set, Ivica Marcovic held a press conference.
What are your thoughts on South Koreas Amatch opponents?
Netherlands and Denmark are no joke, but neither is South Koreas squad.
Your thoughts on Yoon Taeyang? Opinions are split in Korea on his national team callup.
Yoon Taeyang may be young, but hes no mere prospect. One seasons record speaks for itself, doesnt it? Hes worldclass. Im building toward the 2038 World Cup around him.
Isnt that too radical? He has zero World Cup experience.
Did Pelé win young because he had World Cup experience?
Yoon Taeyang isnt Pelé.
Koreas weird. Why ignore his skill entirely and harp on experience? And who on the current South Korea squad even has real experience? Better to build it around Yoon Taeyang until the World Cup.
So, looking past experience and age, prioritizing pure skill for the next World Cup?
In Europe, when its time for a generational shift, we boldly pick talent over veterans and build experience and chemistry for the World Cup.
Ivica Marcovics words resonated with fans.
Like he scratched exactly where it itched, bluntly.
After the Ji Youngsoo crew clung to outdated Korean soccer dogma, fans loved seeing it dismantled for something fresh.
Marcovic to build new Taegeuk Warriors around Yoon Taeyang.
Hell yeah, this is it
Exactly
That interview hit hardbetter to develop Taeyang than rely on experienced guys?
Honestly, what experience do they have? World Cup group stage flops is all theyve got
They at least know how to exit without getting rekt
Not being a kid matters less than him already being worldclassexperience my ass
Right? Experience is BS when a noob bags three hattricks in the CL lmao