My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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“Marco!”

“Jinho!”

“How’s your condition today?”

Dortmund successfully won the DFL Supercup. I got to chat a lot with the newly joined players and gather information.

“Good. And you?”

“Me too.”

I analyzed everything, even the tiniest habits, behaviors, hobbies, and preferred play styles.

Because football is a team sport, understanding your teammates is the most important thing.

“Jinho, what do you do when you’re resting?”

“Either dating my girlfriend or reading tactical books while watching football games?”

And it seemed the new transfers had many questions about me too.

“Jinho! What brand of cola do you drink?”

“I drink water. Cola is bad for your health.”

“…What a tough guy.”

While I was building relationships with the new transfers.

“There’s definitely a cultural difference.”

Thanks to the club’s help, my father-in-law got a long-term residency visa and quickly adapted to German culture with the help of my mother-in-law and Gyeouri.

“Ugh. I told him just to stay in Korea.”

Though he said that, my mother-in-law was happier than anyone when my father-in-law came to Germany.

Seeing this, I told Gyeouri that we should grow old like my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Gyeouri responded with a half-hearted expression.

“…But having a belly like Dad’s is a bit much.”

***

Not long after the DFL Supercup ended, news suddenly came of Kang Chan’s transfer to the Bundesliga.

– Kang Chan: Jinho, see you soon in Germany.

It had only been two years since he changed his position from center-back to striker.

After graduating high school with no opportunities in the country, he had to transfer to the J-League, where he ranked second in scoring before successfully moving to the Bundesliga.

[Once the ugly duckling of South Korean football, Kang Chan heads to the Bundesliga as a swan.]

[The football association, which said there was a shortage of talent, lacked conscience, not talent.]

└ Damn, it’s amazing that they stuffed such a forward into a center-back in South Korean academy football!

└ I’ve heard enough of the excuse that there’s no talent.

└ The talent we’re talking about = skills and potential matter regardless of family wealth.

└ The talent the football association speaks of = players with lots of money in their families and are good at bribery, regardless of skills and potential.

└ The football association is doing well. Damn.

└ Isn’t youth managed by sub-organizations rather than the football association?

└ So what? Is the football association not responsible? Are you perhaps a comment bot?

└ No;; when did I say they had no responsibility?

Just like Kang Chan’s story, a model of human triumph, netizens blessed his future while strongly criticizing the stagnated football scene.

I also felt a bit disillusioned. To think such talent had been working as an agent in a past life.

‘What on earth was the South Korean football scene like?’

Well… frankly, I’m not not worried about Kang Chan’s move to the Bundesliga. Transfer and adaptation are different issues.

Countless players have challenged overseas and couldn’t hold out, returning home.

Kang Chan had a good nose for scoring but was still lacking in other areas.

So Dortmund decided not to give up on signing him, concluding that he could grow a bit more.

And Kang Chan wasn’t exactly proactive about the move to Dortmund. If he came to Dortmund, he’d likely be a backup behind Lewandowski.

For Kang Chan, who valued improving his own football skills and playing matches more than club prestige or trophies.

His sudden move to the Bundesliga was an unexpected event for even me.

– Ho-woo: So, shall I invite you to the group chat?

– Kang Chan: Wait a second, Jinho. I’m super nervous!

Well. Anyway, I congratulated Kang Chan on entering the Bundesliga and invited him to the European group chat.

– Kang Chan: Hello seniors! This is Kang Chan, who just transferred to Düsseldorf!

And the group chat became lively again after a long time.

***

– Ki-seong-ryong: No;; The number of people in the group chat keeps increasing, and now people are talking about factions and stuff;;

– Ho-woo: What? Wasn’t it about gathering factions?

– Ki-seong-ryong: If it were about the national team faction, would you, having retired from the national team, even be here?

– Lee Cheong-ryong: LMAO

– Ki-seong-ryong: Just kidding. I invited Jinho, so don’t misunderstand everyone.

– Ki-seong-ryong: And since Kang Chan is in a tough position overseas, if there’s anything difficult, feel free to reach out and let’s grab a meal together sometime.

– Kang Chan: Thank you! Seniors! I’ll contact you occasionally!

– Cha Dong-won: Wow…. Someone’s polite, unlike others?

– Lee Cheong-ryong: Right? That Son Jinho guy went straight to informal speech on the first meeting.

– Ho-woo: Everyone learned from Hong-min. If you want, I’ll start using formal speech from now.

– Son Hong-min: When did I say that?

– Lee Cheong-ryong: Jinho, don’t use formal speech. It’s creepy.

– Son Hong-min: By the way, Son Jinho, you lifted the trophy this time, why don’t you brag about it?

– Ho-woo: ???

– Cha Dong-won: Seems like Hong-min was eagerly waiting for Jinho’s trophy bragging? LMAO

– Lee Cheong-ryong: LOOOOOL

***

As news of Kang Chan’s Bundesliga transfer quieted down, the Bundesliga opening match approached.

Dortmund’s first opponent was SV Werder Bremen.

South Korean football fans barely managed to keep their sleepy eyes open to watch the match, which was being held in the early dawn.

[Dortmund aggressively pushes SV Werder Bremen! Wow! They really are strong! Is this the power of the defending champion?!]

With Dortmund’s fiery start from the beginning of the match, my sleep vanished in an instant.

[Kevin De Bruyne with the ball! Just like Son Jinho, he’s a player who can use both feet freely.]

└ Kevin De Bruyne? That name is so hard to pronounce. Can’t we just call him Kim Deok-bae?

└ LMAO Deok-bae! Why is that so spot on, LMAO

└ He looks a bit friendly, which makes it even funnier, LMAO

Young Kevin De Bruyne struggled to prevent his team’s defeat, but the gap between the defending champion Dortmund and the relegation-bound SV Werder Bremen was too big to bridge.

[Dortmund dominates SV Werder Bremen 2:0 at Signal Iduna Park.]

[With 1 goal and 1 assist, Son Jinho exchanges jerseys with Kevin De Bruyne after the match!]

Thanks to Son Jinho’s 1 goal and 1 assist, Dortmund easily secured a 2-0 victory in the opening match, and with his extraordinary performance powered by a formula milk buff, they quickly racked up points.

[After the opening, Dortmund charges with three straight wins! Showing the strength of the defending champion!]

[Son Jinho’s second-year jinx? The formula milk buff was stronger!]

Breaking the second-year jinx with the formula milk buff, Son Jinho.

He actively sought scoring opportunities after changing to an attacking midfielder position following Kagawa Shinji’s transfer. Naturally, he began to attract more attention than when he played as a central midfielder.

[Title: Anonymous Legendary Striker, Son Jinho is a Striker.]

– Right now, Jürgen Klopp is misusing Jinho! He has the blood of a striker flowing through him!

My older brother is a striker? I just laugh, LMAO

└ This dude is clueless about football.

└ Seriously, LMAO If you saw Son Jinho play as a striker, you wouldn’t say that.

└ I thought he was intentionally slacking.

└ What? Has Son Jinho ever played as a striker?

└ He played as a striker during his time at Geumsun High School.

Legendary strikers left comments about Son Jinho, and South Korean football fans from Ho-woo Gallery, who have watched Son Jinho’s play since childhood, started mocking the legendary striker, claiming he was clueless.

Regardless, the entire nation was inspired by Son Jinho’s performance.

In particular, those who showed interest in football after the London Olympics felt a strong sense of national pride watching Son Jinho shine.

[Title: I came from the Concentrated Ho-woo Gallery.]

From now on, feel free to join our gallery.

Ho-wooowww─!

└ Don’t impersonate, when did I say it’s okay to do so!

└ Why are you like this? We’re the same Ho-woo, let’s have a drink!

A large influx of people began to enter the Ho-woo Gallery, which could be considered Son Jinho’s fan club.

[Title: Hey guys! Is Jinho oppa good at football?]

Looking at his face, it seems he might not be good at football… Wouldn’t it be better to turn him into an idol?

└ Is this that Beckham was underrated because of his looks?

└ But honestly, he does have the face of someone who wouldn’t be good at football, right?

└ He gives off more of a talent vibe than someone who can’t play football.

└ Park Jisong is really impressive. He went to Man U despite lacking talent.

└ Are you saying Park Jisong has no talent? LMAO I’m just going to laugh it off.

└ Damn, if he had no talent, would he even have made it to Man U?

└ For real, he’s the first Premier League player in South Korea who got the hard worker image thanks to his face, despite being a genius;;

Time flew by quickly, and it was already the 4th round of the Bundesliga.

[Dortmund heads to Volksparkstadion, could a Korean derby unfold?]

The Korean derby between Dortmund and Hamburg was approaching.