Ctrl-Alt-Del Piero
Posted by: not-Greg in D1 Cup, Kim Cyun Hi, Treble, goal replay, tags: D1 Cup, goal replay, Kim Cyun Hi, TrebleI’m getting toward the business end of season 2019 in my ongoing Master League career. I’ve got a great chance of winning only my second Treble (League, Cup, European Cup). I’m top of the league, I’m in the Division 1 Cup final, and I’m in the semi-final of the European Cup. All I have to do is play things cool and navigate my way through a relative handful of games. Easier said than done…
In league game 25 I quickly went 0-2 down to Deportivo la Coruna. They were strong challengers back in the first part of the season, but have since fallen away. They’re still hanging around in the upper reaches of the table, but haven’t got any chance of catching me. So there was no real reason for them to suddenly play like the most titanium-plated, skilful, speedy football players ever to grace a virtual pitch. But that’s what happened.
They scored a couple of pretty good goals that I couldn’t moan about too much. I exerted myself to get back into the game but just couldn’t score. I could barely even create a chance. By halfway through the second half nothing had happened for me, it was still 0-2 to them, and it looked like it was just going to be ‘one of those games’.
No, I wasn’t going to accept it. I felt like rebelling against the script. Starting in the 79th minute I staged a remarkable comeback. It all revolved around Del Piero, who is shaping up to be my player of the season by a long way. First he scored a snapshot goal from the edge of the box to make it 1-2. Then in the 85th minute, with a delicious aerial through-ball played with the outside of his right boot (just visible at the start of the replay), he set up Kim Cyun Hi for a sensational equaliser:
I was tempted to go for one of my half-volleys. If I’d been comfortably ahead, I would have done. Instead I made sure of the goal—Kim Cyun Hi is probably my most reliable striker in that kind of position. That, I thought, would be that. I’d have settled for the draw, all things considered. But then Del Piero bagged the winner in the 89th minute—a routine tap-in after a mini-scramble in the penalty area. I’m not sure, but I think this was the first time on PES2008 that I’ve come back from a 0-2 deficit to win a game in this manner. I used to do it all the time on the old ISS games. I recall going 0-3 down to Nigeria in an International Tournament (i.e. World Cup) and deciding that I just would not have it, and storming back to win 4-3 in normal time. That victory felt great, and so did this one.
In the semi-final of the European Cup I met PSV and beat them 4-0 in the first leg at their place. That made the second leg a mere formality, although I still had to be careful. I won the second leg 2-1. I’m safely through to the final, where I will face… Lazio again. Uh-oh. They gave me a torrid time in 2018’s final. I’ll be on guard this time.
The Division 1 Cup Final was against Real Zaragoza. This team have traditionally been one of my Master League’s most awkward customer’s. They’ve inflicted some painful defeats on me over the seasons, and I never seem to have an easy game against them. The final was a fairly typical, tight game with comparatively few chances by my standards. I’m used to making between 12 and 20 chances per game (on average). This one ended with only about 7 chances having been created. I took one of those chances (with Giggs), and won the Cup 1-0. After the game I was happy to see that my main man, Del Piero, had won one of the tournament awards.
And that was the first element of the Treble secured. I think the league title is pretty much a certainty at this stage. All I need is one more good game in the European Cup final, and the Treble is sure to be mine.
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In a totally unrelated remark, I can’t help but shout outloud that I have just got a 10 rating! TEN!
Guess who got it? Yup, my boy scored SEVEN times in a game agains Olympique Marseille. The score was 0-8. Finally. It’s my first 10 in this version. Took a long time but I got it. It was much easier in PES6.
I’m glad you’re finding Kim is a very reliable striker. I need to make a new compilation of his goals. There are a couple of peaches in there, like a nicely scored overhead volley.
Kim’s definitely the first name I look for when I need someone to play in Giggs’ place. For some reason I’m a lot more comfortable with Kim out on the left than I ever was with him when he played regularly on the right or in the middle. (See tomorrow’s post for more of this Kim-on-the-left goodness.)
Congratulations on the 10, btw. Knowing how rarely they’re given out in PES, it’s an achievement.
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The screenies look fantastic. The first one showing Kim’s 10/10 rating and all your other players’ standard 6.5/10 ratings is pretty funny (when will PES get that whole rating thing right?!).
As you might have seen from today’s post (July 11), Kim has been superb for me as a stand-in for Giggs. He’s still only 24. I’m toying with the idea of moving Giggs back to midfield and bringing in Kim as a starter again up there on the left.