My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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Before the third match of the Champions League group stage against Bayer Leverkusen, a German football club.

Manchester United was sweating profusely in training to achieve victory in front of their home fans.

“Charge forward─!”

“SIUUUUUU─!”

“Mauuuuu─!”

It might sound bizarre, but the cheers echoing from Carrington training ground united the Manchester United players.

With a common goal, everyone adopted the same gesture, moving as one body under the leadership of their great leader.

“Block it with Januzaj’s body!”

“Yaaaaaa─!”

Thunk─!

Even in a practice match, the dedicated plays of the promising youngsters stimulated Robin van Persie, who had just recovered from injury.

“Roooooow─!”

When the training started, van Persie had been watching us like we were crazy, but soon, cheers began to emerge from his mouth.

I quietly nodded my head.

Individuals no longer mattered here. Only victory and the glory of Manchester United existed.

Manchester United had become one for all and all for one.

“Victory forever!”

And just like that, time flew by, and Manchester United welcomed Leverkusen at home.

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[Finally, Robin van Persie returns from injury! Training at Carrington.]

[Champions League group stage third match, Man Utd vs Leverkusen.]

└ Can Leverkusen really upset against United?

└ Go and check Son Jinho’s win rate against Leverkusen during his Dortmund days, you idiot, hahaha!

└ Betting against Son Jinho when he takes on German clubs? That’s like throwing money into thin air, haha!

└ My brother has an unbeaten record against Bayern Munich, do you have anything to say, human?

└ …This is going downhill; what a crazy kid;;

└ After seeing the above comment, I switched to a favorable bet;;

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[Alex Ferguson’s happy dilemma? Robin van Persie or Sadio Mané, that is the question.]

└ ?? Mané’s a winger and van Persie’s a striker, right?

└ Yep, I think both can coexist.

***

[Confident in victory against Leverkusen, Son Jinho says, “We are like machines for football right now.”]

└ Wow…. I feel reassured!

└ Let’s go earn some money for chicken~~

└ I believe! Hooouuuuu─!

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[Leverkusen’s coach is confident of victory. “We beat AS Monaco, who beat United at Old Trafford in an away match. This proves we are three times stronger than United.”]

└ What’s the miracle arithmetic here? Hahaha!

└ But why three times, not two or four times stronger?

└ I didn’t know, hahahaha!

***

[The match has started. UEFA Champions League group stage third match. It’s Manchester United versus Bayer Leverkusen. The left side is in the red uniforms of Manchester United, while the right side is the black uniforms of Bayer Leverkusen.]

The match between Manchester United and Leverkusen kicks off at United’s home stadium, Old Trafford.

“United! Man United!”

“Wir sind die Macht am Rhein!”

The supporters of both teams started a passionate cheer battle early on.

“Hoooooooooooo!!!”

As Son Jinho grabbed the ball, cheers erupted from the home crowd.

“Boooooo─!”

A fierce jeer rose from Leverkusen’s away section.

It wasn’t mocking the race; it stemmed from fear.

During his Dortmund days, how much had Son Jinho made them suffer?

“Scheiße! Jino! Scheiße! Jino!”

They weren’t quite as bad as Bayern Munich, who missed the Champions trophy in the finals, but the Leverkusen fans were screaming like someone pressed a panic button.

[Wow, Son Jinho really isn’t losing the ball at all. If he holds onto it in that situation, his teammates can’t help but trust him more and pass to him.]

[Yes, that’s right. Son Jinho squeezed through a tight space to Ronaldo!]

And, just as the Leverkusen fans worried, threatening chances began to form at Son Jinho’s feet.

“Hoo!”

“SIU!”

“Mau!”

Son Jinho – Cristiano Ronaldo – Sadio Mané’s beautiful link-up play was painted on the canvas known as the ground.

[Ronaldo drives forward and passes to Sadio Mané!]

Son Jinho received the ball from Ronaldo and progressed, while Sadio Mané connected the pass back to Ronaldo, oh, space just opened up! Ronaldo!

Sadio Mané passed the ball to Ronaldo, who was penetrating into the penalty box with a backheel.

“Wowaaaaa─!”

Admiration erupted at the flawless build-up, like gears interlocking perfectly.

[Ronaldo!!!]

In that moment, where everyone thought greedy Ronaldo would aim for the score himself,

Ronaldo suddenly displayed a backheel pass that drew the attention of all the Leverkusen players.

Players and fans naturally turned their heads toward where the ball flowed behind.

Rushing towards the ball was Son Jinho, who the Leverkusen goalkeeper, Bernd Leno, saw.

“Stop him─!”

Leno shouted anxiously at his teammates to block.

But at that moment, Leverkusen’s defenders were all focused on Ronaldo.

Desperately, the Leverkusen players threw themselves to defend, but Son Jinho’s shot was just a bit quicker.

Meeting with a chance unmarked, Son Jinho swung his left foot, the impact connecting perfectly as his shot soared into the top left corner of the goal.

“Hoouuuuu─!”

Having scored, Son Jinho celebrated.

“Son Jinho, this goal was created by me, so you need to return the favor with three assists! Never pass to that Robin van Persie, that selfish kid who never sacrifices for the team in a prime opportunity, unlike me!”

Ronaldo, who provided the assist, approached Son Jinho to congratulate him.

“…This guy, if he doesn’t knock it off, Robin’s coming back. It’s going to be a mess again.”

Son Jinho sighed, looking at the resurrected ‘golden child.’

***

[Son Jinho’s left footttt─! Goaaaaaall!! It’s happened! Son Jinho’s opening goal wraps up Manchester United’s fantastic link-up play! They start to lead with Son Jinho’s goal!]

[Ah! With this, Son Jinho tallies 2 goals and 1 assist in 3 Champions League matches!]

[Really impressive. It’s hard to believe such a player exists in South Korea!]

[That’s right! The pride of South Korea, Son. Jin. Ho! Son Jinho is happily chatting with Ronaldo, who assisted him!]

***

With Manchester United leading 1-0, the second half began.

[Manchester United is making a substitution. Robin van Persie is coming on. Sadio Mané… oh, no, it’s Darren Fletcher coming off for van Persie.]

As soon as the second half started, Alex Ferguson substituted in the recovering Robin van Persie.

[It seems like they will switch to a 4-3-3 formation. Recently, Sadio Mané hasn’t been performing too well, right? It seems like manager Alex Ferguson wants to see the combination of SCV Line and Sadio Mané.]

[Yes. And Robin van Persie is originally a striker. This can be seen as him finally returning to his original position.]

Applause erupted from the Manchester United stands at van Persie’s return.

Even though he had faced plenty of online criticism for getting injured while playing in the World Cup, Manchester United fans welcomed van Persie with applause.

Sure, the team’s performance wasn’t bad either.

It’s a coincidence, but thanks to van Persie’s injury, a player like Sadio Mané was able to grow.

In any case, with the once terrifying trio of golden children from last season joined now by Sadio Mané,

Despite the two-month gap, Robin van Persie showcased an amazing synergy on the field.

There was a slight hiccup with Sadio Mané, who was just starting to play with him.

“Robin, go receive it!”

“Roowuuuu─!”

Gradually, their chemistry began to come together centered around Son Jinho’s commands.

Then, in the 33rd minute of the second half.

During Manchester United’s counterattack, Sadio Mané sent a ground cross to Robin van Persie.

With his battle against Ömer Toprak, van Persie wisely decided to pass to a teammate instead of forcefully trying to shoot.

He immediately passed to Son Jinho, who was charging in from beyond.

By passing to Son Jinho, van Persie turned to dive into the penalty box to serve as a decoy, creating space for Son Jinho to shoot from long range.

“Son Jinho is here! If you haven’t forgotten your promise, pass it to me!”

At that same moment, Cristiano Ronaldo was also drawing the attention of the Leverkusen players in his own way.

‘Done.’

Son Jinho took a shot in the space created through his teammates’ devotion and instinctively felt the moment the ball connected with impact that it was going to score.

“Hoouuuuu─!”

Right before the ball shook the net, he raised both hands high and roared.

“NOOOOOOO─!”

And shortly after, Ronaldo’s desperate wail echoed across the field.