Chapter 165
Chapter 165
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 165
Chapter Title: Normal Person Park Chan-hyuk -6
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I was forcibly laid out on the ground. A clear blue sky without a single cloud stretched above me.
‘Why...? Did I just get tackled?’
Staring blankly up at the sky, I let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.
It was because I genuinely had no intention of stealing their celebration.
“...I wasn’t trying to steal your celebration?”
So I asked Daniel Teixeira, pouring all my grievance into the words.
“You took one step toward the corner flag.”
An unexpected reply came from Daniel Teixeira.
‘Just one step...?’
Exactly. One step.
The moment I took that one step, Daniel Teixeira came flying at me out of nowhere.
“...No, I’m telling you, I wasn’t trying to steal the celebration!!”
Honestly, this felt really unfair.
I truly hadn’t even thought about stealing it.
I’d just roared in joy and taken one step toward the bench when Daniel Teixeira reacted.
“No choice. Better this than the boss getting a yellow and missing the next game.”
But even to my reaction, Daniel Teixeira responded flatly.
I had nothing to say to that.
After all, it was me who’d piled up enough celebration thefts—emphasized and repeated—to hit the disciplinary line.
‘Is this my karma...?’
The karma I’d built up was just too heavy.
“Ugh... heavy!”
And the guy actually on top of me was heavy too.
“Ah! Get off!!”
To survive, I had to yell.
***
Meanwhile, at that very moment.
“Goooaaaallll!! Son Heung-min!! Son Heung-min scores against Real Madrid!!!!”
“That’s it! This is it! Son Heung-min showing the world Korea’s soccer potential!”
“Man, doesn’t this mean Park Chan-hyuk’s sub worked perfectly?!!”
“The one they call the next great manager, Park Chan-hyuk!”
“Exactly! He’s right there in the top three of the world’s most-watched next-gen coaches!”
Korean soccer fans were flooding the chats with wild cheers.
└ Holy shit holy shit holy shit
└ Heung-min! You’re the future of Korean soccer!
└ No way, scoring against Real Madrid? Insane!!
Son Heung-min, the one dubbed the future of Korean soccer, had just scored against Real Madrid.
└ Lately people were whining about him losing his starting spot, but he’s still killing it.
└ Lots of hate on Park Chan-hyuk, but not much aimed at Heung-min.
└ Nah, Park fans were trash-talking Son stans. Like “if you’re jealous, just get good.”
└ TBH Angel Di Maria’s been in god mode... damn;;
└ Whatever. He’s still getting consistent minutes off the bench.
└ And he starts sometimes, so he’s not totally out.
└ Minutes are pretty even between them. Seems like it’s whoever’s in form that day.
Lately, he’d been losing the starting battle to Angel Di Maria and subbing in more often.
But even as a sub, Son Heung-min kept showcasing his talent.
And for the record, Park Chan-hyuk’s tactical tweaks had played a big part in his exploits. The manager had tailored the perfect role for the player.
└ Park Chan-hyuk who discovered Son Heung-min <<< Time to worship?
└ Ahhh.... We must praise and adore....
As Korean soccer fans geared up for a surprise wave of Park Chan-hyuk worship,
“We’ve got a 3-0 lead at home, pushing the aggregate to 4-2 for Union Berlin... Huh? Now they’re showing Union Berlin’s bench. And why is Manager Park Chan-hyuk on the ground?”
The broadcast cameras caught Park Chan-hyuk pinned under Assistant Coach Daniel Teixeira, and question marks started popping up over Korean fans’ heads.
└ ??????
└ What? Why’s Park Chan-hyuk down?
└ Tried to steal the celebration and got stopped?
└ ㅉㅉ Even Park Chan-hyuk’s got counters apparently.
└ Lmao if unstoppable was real he’d have bolted anyway lol
But soon enough, the Korean fans’ confusion turned to awe.
The broadcast replayed in slow-mo the moment Park Chan-hyuk hit the turf.
└ Assistant coach’s reaction speed is nuts ㄷㄷ
└ Fr, reacted the instant he took a step.
└ Is that the bare minimum to be an assistant at Union Berlin?
└ Bro, the bar’s way too high??
***
The Union Berlin vs. Real Madrid match pressed on afterward.
“Union Berlin’s fierce high press! Even as we head into the second half, the players show no signs of tiring!”
Having grabbed an extra goal, Union Berlin rode the momentum, piling even more pressure on Real Madrid.
“The game’s not over yet! Stay focused till the end!”
After that loss in the first leg of the Champions League, watching the media pile on Park Chan-hyuk, the Union Berlin players had vowed it.
In this second leg against Real Madrid, they’d prove just how strong the Union Berlin he’d built really was.
Hurt by the press, the Union Berlin players weren’t satisfied with a 3-0 scoreline and hammered Real Madrid relentlessly.
“It’s desperate! Union Berlin! Even leading, you can feel the desperation from them! What’s driving them to fight so hard?!”
The players started burning every last drop of energy.
“Dem Morgengrauen entgegen, ziehn wir gegen den Wind.
(Toward the dawn, advancing against the wind.)”
Union Berlin’s chants echoed nonstop through the stadium.
Even with a two-goal cushion, the sight of their players still hounding Real Madrid fired up the fans even more.
The supporters had suffered just as much as the team after that last Real Madrid defeat.
Some fans had even lost sleep since seeing that report about Real Madrid’s president offering Park Chan-hyuk the job.
“One thing I can say for sure: If they keep this atmosphere going, this place is about to become a graveyard for visiting teams!”
The broadcast team didn’t hold back on their take while watching the fans.
‘They’re insane. This team’s fans are all nuts.’
Real Madrid’s players were starting to shrink under the nonstop German soccer chants from fans who never sat still.
Atmosphere-wise, even the Camp Nou—called a visitors’ graveyard—wasn’t this intense.
And moments later.
Buoyed by their fans’ one-sided roar, Union Berlin notched another goal.
“Gareth Bale driving down the flank with the dribble!!”
“Marcelo’s lost Bale! Bale surges through!”
“Bale! He shoots!!”
“Goooaaaallll!! Garaaeth Baaaaale!! Gareth Bale drives the victory nail home!”
Bale’s cut-inside shot rippled the Real Madrid net.
***
After Gareth Bale’s goal, the Real Madrid vs. Union Berlin match was as good as over.
Chasing three goals in the time left was damn near impossible.
But even knowing the game was done, Cristiano Ronaldo fought to the bitter end, giving everything to score.
Going down without a fight would’ve been too humiliating.
Still, his efforts were stonewalled by Union Berlin’s organized defense, ending goalless.
Beep! Beep! Beeeeep!
Not long after his shot was blocked, the ref’s final whistle blew.
Champions League elimination for Ronaldo, who cursed under his breath.
‘Damn...!’
His own play flashed through his mind with regret.
‘I’ll beat them next time.’
As Ronaldo silently sharpened his blade against Union Berlin,
The Union Berlin players—securing the club’s first-ever Champions League semifinal spot—savored the victory.
And soon after, they started exchanging shirts with the Real Madrid players.
They’d battled fiercely, but no hard feelings lingered.
“Uh, I’m actually a huge fan!”
Talking with Son Heung-min eased Ronaldo’s mood a bit.
“Yeah, you ran pretty well out there.”
Feeling better, Ronaldo shook hands with the players one by one.
After greeting the Union Berlin squad, he turned to the manager.
‘So that’s the guy. No wonder Ferguson picked him as successor.’
Truth was, Ronaldo was full of curiosity about Park Chan-hyuk.
The manager who’d straight-up stolen his celebration in the first leg of the Champions League. And today, he’d beaten Real Madrid, proving he wasn’t just some stunt-pulling clown.
‘What’ll this manager say about me?’
With some anticipation, Ronaldo approached Park Chan-hyuk.
He wondered what the world’s hottest coach would make of him.
But Ronaldo didn’t get the answer he’d hoped for.
“You need to respect me. I lifted the Bundesliga trophy at just 20-something...”
The moment he saw Ronaldo’s face, Park Chan-hyuk couldn’t hold back and went off.
That day.
‘...Is he crazy?’
Ronaldo couldn’t hide his bewilderment.
Park Chan-hyuk was a type he’d never encountered before in his life.