My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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A mysterious day in Manchester came to an end, and we returned to Germany’s Dortmund to celebrate the New Year.

[Son Jinho rated as the top midfielder in the first half of the league. Kicker Ranking WK-1 selected!]

└ Joomoohhh─!

└ Son Jinho,,, the player,,, receiving the WK,,, what a,,, proud,,, moment,,,

└ Wow;; A Korean player got selected for WK ㅠㅠ

└ Kreee! World-class Son Jinho acknowledged by Germany ㄷㄷ

└ Is my brother still not getting any love? Is my brother still not getting any love?

└ Love? What are you talking about? Gross ;;

The Kicker Ranking, a famous sports magazine in Germany, published its player evaluation indicators.

[First Asian player since Cha Bum-kun! Son Jinho succeeded in receiving WK!]

└ I thought he wouldn’t get it because of the three-week break, but he got it;;

└ Honestly, his form before the break was totally WK material, right?

└ Right? LOL A midfielder scoring once per match is crazy, isn’t it?

└ After his return, scoring at crucial moments seems to have led Dortmund to the Round of 16 when they were in danger of elimination.

There were some controversies about selection, but the majority of football fans seemed to acknowledge my WK selection.

– Tuna: Little bro, aren’t you getting ahead of yourself?

– Gu Jachil: This is impossible to catch up to even if I try LOL

– Heavy Lower Body: Hyung-min too, these kids are scary, really scary

– Cured Mad Dog: Jinho, congratulations on the WK selection.

– Heavy Lower Body: Why has the mad dog from Dobongsan become so composed?

– Cured Mad Dog: I learned a lot after getting injured by that scumbag Tom Miller.

– Talent Kwang-chan: Jinho, congrats on the WK. I’ll catch up soon, so wait for me.

With the news of my selection for the Kicker Ranking WK, congratulations poured in.

– Me: Thank you for the congratulations, and I wish for your endless success and glory in the New Year.

– Cured Mad Dog: No;; why do you sound like some corporate manager?;;

– Heavy Lower Body: Ah LOL I was wondering where I’d seen that before; that’s totally our coach’s reply LOL

I expressed my gratitude in reply to the overflowing congratulations and thought.

‘Has it really been two years since I returned?’

Soon, I would turn 17.

There’s only a year left until I can sign a professional contract.

The time of parting with Dortmund was gradually approaching.

And perhaps because the media was aware of this fact,

Transfer rumors began to emerge in earnest.

[Bayern Munich, Coach Jupp Heynckes speaks on transfer rumors. ‘Is there any coach who doesn’t want Jinho? He’s a mature player despite his young age.’]

[Chelsea owner Roman Ibrahimovic shows interest this time not in a striker, but a midfielder!]

[Liverpool and Arsenal express interest in Son Jinho.]

[Real Madrid and Manchester City dive into the bidding for Son Jinho. ‘We will show true wealth.’]

└ Hmph…. Isn’t it too early for Man City?

└ They’ve got money to burn; if they go now, it seems they can easily become the founders of a new nation.

└ Yeah ^^ no matter how much you whine, winning can’t be bought with money ^^

└ Yeah ^^ we won the FA Cup last year, fool ㅋ When was Arsenal’s last win?

└ Damnㅠ Why are you hitting on poor Arsenal? ㅠ

[Son Jinho, ‘Will he wear Real Madrid’s jersey as the first Korean?’ Successfully catching the attention of Real Madrid!]

└ Kree… Will our bro meet Ronaldo?

└ I just imagined brother assisting, and Ronaldo scoring. And then a double Ho-woo with Ronaldo. Ah…. That’s sick.

[FC Barcelona legend Xavi Hernández sends a love call to Son Jinho! ‘Son Jinho has outstanding talent as a midfielder. We believe he has the DNA of Barcelona, and we hope he joins Barcelona.’]

└ Here we go again, this guy Xavi starting up

└ Seriously, he keeps talking about Barcelona DNA, Jinho was born and raised in Korea, you pirate scum from Spain LOL

└ Just an average curve ㅋㅋ

└ Real vs FC Barcelona.

└ Ho-woo playing with Messi vs Ho-woo playing with Ronaldo ㄷㄷ

└ In terms of looks, the latter does fit better ㅇㅇ

└ Wow, all the big clubs are after him

└ He’s not under a professional contract yet, so the transfer fee is low. So it seems like they’re all rushing in.

└ By the way, why is Man U silent?

└ Guess they’re not a big club LOL

└ LOL suddenly raising the debate on whether Man U is a big club or not

└ Man U Doctor: Yeahㅋ Jinho promised he’d come to Man U.

└ Kurehoo: Doc;; stop running your happy circuit and face reality. Would he go to Man U over FC Barcelona? Come on, Doc!

Hmm.

There was one downvote on the last comment.

For some reason, I had a feeling I knew who the culprit was.

*

As the influence of the Kicker Ranking began to wane, I started learning the piano.

“Why suddenly learn piano?”

“Because it’s the foundation of Man U.”

Nod.

I nodded my head in agreement with Han Gyeouri’s words, wearing an expression like a certain Japanese politician.

“Piano?”

Han Gyeouri looked with a puzzled expression.

Well, it was puzzling indeed.

Saying that piano is the foundation for joining Man U is something for the future.

I ignored Han Gyeouri’s mutter and recalled the legendary signing video of Sánchez that would happen in the future.

– Glory, Glory United!

That was no ordinary signing video.

It was a piece of art.

Sánchez’s video was used as a mockery later since he flopped, but wasn’t the impact at the time of signing immense?

Well…. This time, maybe the piano will really become the foundation.

After I make a name for myself in Man U, there will be others following suit, playing piano and joining Man U too.

I imagined a bright future and practiced hard on the piano to prepare for the legendary signing video.

As time rushed by, when I was finally able to play “Glory Man Utd” on the piano.

[Winter Break is over! The second half of the 2011-2012 season begins!]

The long or short winter break had ended, and Germany was beginning to heat up again.

[Environmental groups point to Bundesliga viewing culture as a source of air pollution.]

[German Football Association launching a campaign to control flares.]

[Mönchengladbach beats Bayern Munich 3-1 at home. Is this the 2012 Bundesliga’s first flare of commemoration?]

└ LOLㅋㅋ Is it real that a flare went off just 11 minutes into the season resuming? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ I realized why German clubs are broke.

└ What’s going on?

└ These guys have no money because they keep having to pay fines for flares.

└ For real LOL

[Hamburg vs Dortmund! The two SONS born of South Korea! Can the Korean Derby happen this time?]

└ The media has retired the national team and keeps prattling about the two Sons of Korea; those reporter bastards are such sons of bitches.

*

January 22, 2012.

The match between Hamburg and Dortmund is taking place at Volksparkstadion.

In one corner of the stadium, the cheers of Dortmund away fans begin to be heard.

During the winter break, Dortmund’s ultras prepared Son Jinho’s cheering song.

They decided to sing that cheering song at this away game against Hamburg.

Although transfer rumors about Son Jinho had been consistently circulating, the Dortmund fans didn’t care.

And why would they? The Dortmund they loved was a good club but not financially wealthy.

With the referee’s whistle, the match started.

Dortmund started the game by aggressively pushing Hamburg from the get-go.

Shinji Kagawa’s heel pass went toward Son Jinho.

Son Jinho connected Kagawa’s pass with a direct shot.

The low shot passed through the legs of the Hamburg defenders and rattled the Hamburg goal net.

[The ball comes to Jinho! He shoots! What a goal!! The new brown bomber from the land of Cha Bum rises his name high!]

[Kicker Ranking WK nominee Jinho proves why he received such an evaluation. A beautiful goal at a crucial moment.]

“Hoouuuuu—!”

After successfully scoring, Son Jinho ran towards the away fans and performed his unique celebration.

“Hoou! Hoou! Even Munich is scared of him! Soon the whole world will know him! Ho! Ho! Ho! Hoou!”

The Dortmund away fans began to sing the cheering song they had prepared for Son Jinho.

As the melody reached Son Jinho’s ears, he hummed a familiar tune and suddenly remembered.

“Uh…. Isn’t this Haaland’s cheering song?”

After the ceremony, Son Jinho was starting to steal not only the spotlight but also the cheering song.