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After the match against Southampton, a heartwarming story bloomed just as I had imagined.

[Danny Welbeck thanks Son Jinho for yielding the penalty kick on social media.]

The incident of Danny Welbeck yielding the penalty kick was extensively reported.

[(Assist) Danny Welbeck expresses gratitude to Son Jinho for giving him the penalty kick.]

If Welbeck had successfully converted the penalty, the response would have been even more positive.

“Can he not score that?”

When Danny Welbeck missed the penalty, the heartwarming story felt a bit tarnished.

[“Team player” Son Jinho willingly passes the PK to his teammate.]

Well, most people still praised the act of yielding the penalty kick to a teammate.

[Son Jinho praises Danny Welbeck in an interview with the press. “It would have been great if he scored the penalty, but it doesn’t matter. Danny Welbeck remains a player with great potential. What he needs is confidence.”]

– “Bro, are you serious?”

– “Seeing how the old man Ferguson speaks, it seems like he really has potential. He’s steadily getting game time and gaining experience, right?”

– “Pele outside the box? Acknowledged. But the problem is with scoring.”

Of course, there were also voices of negativity about me yielding the penalty kick to Danny Welbeck.

– Eom Seok-du: “Son Jinho, you shouldn’t have yielded the penalty kick I gave to Danny Welbeck.”

– Ho-woo: “??? It was my PK, so why say anything?”

The prominent figure in this was our distorted hero, Eom Seok-du.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the match against Southampton.

He successfully took revenge by performing a celebration towards the mocking Jeff Blatter.

– Eom Seok-du: “Son Jinho.”

– Ho-woo: “What?”

– Eom Seok-du: “Your penalty kick is mine, and my penalty kick is also mine.”

He was consistently babbling, whether out of joy or not.

[Jeff Blatter, FIFA President, apologizes to Ronaldo. “I didn’t mean it that way.”]

And it seemed that the controversy surrounding Jeff Blatter’s mockery was settling down as he publicly expressed regret to Ronaldo.

“Whether they reconcile or fight, I don’t care, just don’t take my Ballon d’Or.”

Anyway, while the Manchester United players were busy playing their matches, the club’s front office staff was also hard at work.

The scouting team was searching for players to replace the aging United back line under Ferguson’s orders.

Considering how their market value has skyrocketed due to performance in the World Cup, it was essential to secure good players ahead of the winter transfer window.

With the recent sight of the old man smiling, it seemed that they had found some decent players.

[Virgil van Dijk of Celtic responds positively about transferring to Manchester United. “United is the dream club for every football player.”]

[Manchester United approaches Nicolás Otamendi of FC Porto.]

I nodded while looking at the recent transfer rumors. Both Van Dijk and Otamendi are excellent players. Otamendi, in particular, dramatically improved his build-up play, pushing Stones out of the starting competition at Manchester City.

I was looking forward to the upcoming winter transfer market. Both players would become valuable assets for United.

Although due to regulations – players registered for European competitions with their previous clubs cannot compete in European competitions if they transfer in the winter window – they could still gel in the league.

Then next season, we could achieve good results in the Champions League.

I sighed in relief at the steadily strengthening powers of Manchester United.

Anyway, when there’s expenditure, there must be income.

Unlike in the original history, Ed Woodward, who was living his second life in marketing and publicity management, prepared a tour of three countries in Northeast Asia.

Since there was a World Cup in Brazil in 2014, big clubs were hesitant to invite to the preseason in Asian countries.

Most big club players would participate in the World Cup, taking a late vacation.

But Manchester United had me, who wouldn’t participate in the World Cup.

[Manchester United confirms preseason visit to Korea.]

– “It’s the Brazil World Cup, but won’t it only be the scrubs coming?”

– “I heard Jinho-hyung is coming.”

– “What about Ronaldo?”

– “If he reaches the semifinals, he’ll take a vacation; otherwise, he’ll participate in preseason.”

– “I hope Portugal gets knocked out early, LOL.”

Quickly calculating, Ed Woodward seemed to think it was profitable and confirmed the Northeast Asia tour.

[Park Jisong’s retirement ceremony to be held at Seoul Sangam World Cup Stadium.]

– “Seriously??”

– “LOL, I have to go see this.”

– “Is it really a retirement ceremony for our old man? How can I hold back?”

Then, with the announcement of the additional retirement ceremony of Ji-sung Park, who could be called the hero of South Korean football, the mood in Korea began to heat up.

And perhaps as a chain reaction.

– Mino Raiola: “Jino, there’s a proposal from Gochu.”

A famous South Korean food company proposed a sponsorship deal with Manchester United, including advertisements featuring United players.

– “Gochu~ 3-minute cooking~”

As soon as I heard about the advertisement concept proposed by Gochu, the ad videos featuring De Gea, Januzaj, and Van Persie automatically played in my head.

“Such an ad is coming to me.”

Hearing the proposed advertising amount set by Mino Raiola, I immediately rejected the offer.

It was far too little to accept.

“What if I film the ad and end up like in the original story, with zero wins and eliminated from the World Cup? It’ll backfire.”

And I needed to be a bit cautious. There could be public sentiment that I was just coming to make money during the preseason rather than attending the national team games.

***

[Manchester United confirms preseason visit to Korea.]

[Park Jisong’s retirement ceremony to be held at Seoul Sangam World Cup Stadium.]

[The reason the Football Association looks unfavorably at United’s visit.]

[High-ranking official of the Football Association warns about United’s visit. “If a certain United player receives more attention than those participating in the World Cup, it might negatively affect the morale of the players participating in the World Cup…”.]

– “Are they talking about Son Jinho?”

– “Seems like it?”

– “But what’s the connection between a preseason event and the World Cup? It’s after the World Cup that the preseason happens, right?”

– “It’s all just an excuse; they’re really uncomfortable about Son Jinho coming to Korea.”

– “That seems to be it.”

– “The way they act, they think they’re the victims, what a bunch of idiots.”

[After starting with a food company’s advertisement proposal, Son Jinho rejected all advertising proposals. “I’m going to Korea not for the money, but for the fans there. I’ll do my best to put on the best match in Korea without distractions.”]

– “Wow, LOL, God Jinho, LOL.”

– “That’s my bro!”

– “Simply awesome.”

[Van Persie, back from injury, is listed on the substitution roster for the Champions League against FC Basel.]

– “Wow, this guy is finally back;;”

– “The recovery period was a bit longer than a month.”

– “Why is there no healing effect with a totem on the bench;;”

– “???”

– “Did you just call our old man a totem?”

***

While the fact that Manchester United was visiting Korea excited the country, United moved to Switzerland to play their next match.

FC Basel, Champions League group stage round three.

In this match, Van Persie, finally recovered from injury, was set to make his comeback.

Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to participate due to a ban received in the match against AC Milan.

Van Persie’s recovery became a ray of hope for Manchester United.

After drawing against Celtic, Manchester United sent out all their starting players except for the banned Ronaldo.

With the referee’s whistle, the third match of the Champions League group stage against FC Basel began with their kick-off.

In the 7th minute of the first half, Son Jinho’s pass found Van Persie, who cut back to Chicharito, who then calmly put the first goal past Basel’s net.

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In the match between Manchester United and FC Basel.

FC Basel struggled to win at home.

But the difference in weight class was too much to overcome.

Van Persie, returning from injury, showed signs of being a bit rusty and heavy on the pitch during the game against Basel, yet his kicking power remained excellent.

In the 65th minute of the second half, a sincere left-footed shot from outside the penalty box pierced Basel’s net, sealing the deal.

***

[MU 2 : 1 Basel]

[Son Jinho fails to register an offensive point but leads the team’s victory with a perfect performance….]

– “Saying there’s no horror, your Ho-woo is such a washed-up player, LOL.”

– “For real, LOL, is it true there’s no horror?”

– “You idiots, it’s the starting point.”

– “For real, LOL, both goals were created by Son Jinho, yet you say there’s no horror, that’s ridiculous.”

[Van Persie, a dazzling return goal.]

– “Wow~ Are we really seeing that triangular formation of Son Jinho – Cristiano Ronaldo – Van Persie again?”

– “S-C-V line, whoa.”

– “Looks like they’re going to do well.”

– “Manchester United Expert: Why is it V? It’s not a surname.”

– “Just understand it however you want, idiot.”

– “Why are you being so picky?”

– “Manchester United Expert: Why is everyone strict only with me…ㅠㅠ”

[Mohamed Salah’s consolation goal.]

[Right after the match, Son Jinho smiles and exchanges jerseys while chatting with Mohamed Salah.]

– “Wow, what a character LOL, treating even a no-name player so kindly. Seriously, Jinho.”

– “Ho-wooow!”

– “Wow. Just hating on someone like that, your Ho-woo should at least try to resemble that character.”

– “A good player with a good character versus a fan with a not-so-good character…”

[Are there transfer rumors about Mohamed Salah?]

[‘Winger Lover’ Alex Ferguson denies the transfer rumors about Salah. “He has talent, but he’s not yet ready to play for Manchester United. Now is the time to polish that talent.”]

– “Isn’t he going to try to sign him during the winter transfer market? Ferguson loves wingers, you know.”

– “For real, LOL, and he’ll probably loan him out.”

[Chelsea, led by Mourinho, shows interest in Mohamed Salah.]

– “??”

– “Why is Chelsea suddenly getting involved?”

 

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