SPW 70

<The Rhinos’ recent performance has been alarmingly poor. They are on an eight-game losing streak. Isn’t an eight-game losing streak the first in five seasons? James, what exactly is the problem?>

<The Rhinos, a team that’s been a hot topic lately. In the X7–X8 season, they were in danger of relegation before miraculously surviving and finishing second in the league. In the X8–X9 season, they also went without a title, but they finished fourth in the league and earned a spot in the next season’s Champions League. Very unfortunately, they only finished as runners-up in that season’s Champions League. In the X9–X0 season, they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and were also knocked out one after another in the group stages of other cup competitions. They barely squeaked into the next season’s Champions League spot by a one-point margin, but if you ask whether their performance was good… well, wouldn’t everyone have a question mark?>

<In the X7–X8 season, the entire coaching staff was changed, and they escaped the relegation zone. The youth team also came through at the right time.>

<It’s true that the Rhinos bounced back when the coaching staff changed in the X7–X8 season. Far from being relegated, they finished second in the league and succeeded in qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in five seasons. The new coaching staff can be credited with a large part of that success. As Sharon mentioned, they had skilled players, and the youth team also came through at the right time.>

<But?>

<Hahaha, but even back then, there were already concerns about their performance. Coach Chaverneau, who made a splash in the Bundesliga (German first division league) by leading a mid-table team to a second-place finish, was appointed to the Rhinos in the second half of the X7–X8 season. While their results improved, concerns about their performance and squad management have always followed them like a tag.>

<The increase in the squad’s injury rate after Coach Chaverneau’s appointment can also be confirmed by the numbers.>

<Yes, as you can see from the chart, it has increased by a whopping 60%. This is the fourth season under Chaverneau’s staff. Twelve players have suffered long-term injuries of six months or more, and each season, more than eight players have had major hamstring injuries. Minor injuries were a constant for the entire squad. This means that the Chaverneau staff’s training methods are extremely harsh. Half of the injured players sustained their injuries during training. The numbers alone show that the Chaverneau staff’s training is very severe.>

<Coach Chaverneau is known to place great importance on the players’ activity level.>

<That’s right, Sharon. They say that under Coach Chaverneau, not even the most outstanding dominant alpha can endure.>

The host, Sharon, smiled brightly at the agreement from James, a legendary player from the Bluedogs who was appearing as a panelist.

<Shall we talk about something else for a moment? Hasn’t it been over 50 years since professional sports teams were composed solely of dominant alphas?>

<Not all professional clubs worldwide are like that. There are quite a few recessives mixed in. For one thing, dominant alphas themselves are not common, and the miracle of all dominant alphas being involved in soccer hasn’t happened.>

<A sport where all dominant alphas are involved, just the thought of it is thrilling.>

<Its popularity would soar, the level of players would rise, and the clubs would be raking in even more money than they are now.>

<But the law of averages applies to everything.>

<Not long ago in another country, wasn’t there a shootout between clubs in an underhanded struggle to acquire dominant alphas? That’s because the dominant alpha possession rate is directly linked to performance.>

<A player’s value isn’t determined by that alone, is it, Adam?>

Adam, a legendary player from the Tits, replied as if he had been waiting for Sharon’s question.

<Of course not, Sharon. The parents’ traits, the presence of a marked omega, the matching rate with a heat partner, and the heat cycle are all reflected in a player’s value. Of course, the basic abilities as a player, that is, physical attributes, technique, and soccer intelligence, are the foundation.>

<Now that professional clubs are filled only with alphas, betas have been protesting recently, claiming it’s trait discrimination. What do you think about this phenomenon? James?>

<They don’t need to do that. Their demands were accepted, and the leagues were divided into trait-bearers and betas, weren’t they? They are a minority anyway, and in sports, at least in the world of soccer, the discussion about trait discrimination ended 50 years ago. Isn’t it an obvious fact that betas cannot beat alphas in a battle of physical attributes, stamina, and recovery?>

<That’s true. Shall we talk about it, setting aside the physical aspect? Alphas and omegas can be a source of rest and healing for each other. Not just mentally, but physically as well. They can’t mend broken bones or torn flesh, but they are a great help in nerve system recovery. Betas are different. Even if they play on an equal footing, there is no means other than time to help them recover. Dominant alphas who stand on the pitch in 100% condition every day with the help of their partners, and betas whose fatigue accumulates over time, are on different starting lines from the beginning. But their traits are different, not wrong, aren’t they? The argument that trait-bearers should be excluded from sports in the first place is a truly outdated logic.>

<It was truly chaos until the FIFA and office regulations were established.>

<In the end, since the leagues were divided into betas and trait-bearers, couldn’t it be seen as a happy ending of sorts? Sharon.>

<There is a view that it’s a temporary patch, but the system is completely established. Yes, probably. Well then, shall we return to our original topic? We were talking about how Coach Chaverneau’s training program is so harsh that even dominant alphas, with their supreme physical attributes and miraculous recovery abilities—ah, of course, on the premise that they have an excellent omega partner—find it difficult to endure, right? James.>

<To be clear, I have no personal grudge against Coach Chaverneau. Ah, one thing. That tacky mustache is very regrettable, though.>

Sharon and Adam burst into laughter.

<Coach Chaverneau’s training program is outdated. It’s as old and worn out as the Rhinos’ current performance. Of course, you could say that Coach Chaverneau led them well for the first two seasons, but what about the next season? They escaped the relegation zone, but since Coach Chaverneau’s appointment, the Rhinos have not lifted a single cup. Not just in the league, but they have never once won in any tournament, large or small, such as the Champions League, the FA Cup, the Beverage Cup, and so on. And on top of that, six consecutive losses this season? This is truly nothing short of a natural disaster for the Rhinos. No, you can’t even predict a natural disaster. The limits of Coach Chaverneau’s staff were clear. The catastrophe the Rhinos are facing was foreseen. It’s just that the club pretended not to know.>

<The Rhinos are currently ninth in the league standings. With the 31st round ahead, the probability of them securing a fourth-place finish seems very low, doesn’t it? Then their Champions League qualification will be thwarted for the first time in three years. Where do you think the responsibility for this lies? Adam.>

<First, the club. Second, Chaverneau. Third, the individual players.>

<Adam’s words sound like he means the entire club is the problem. Is our understanding correct?>

<Yes, currently, from one to ten, there is not a single thing right with the Rhinos. As the most recent example, we can mention the recent scandal. The player who turned the pitch into a boxing ring, yes, I am talking about Kim Sarang.>

<Adam, as you know, Kim had every reason to be angry.>

<I, too, naturally find the trashy words Klimko spewed disgusting. They were truly trashy words. Separately from that, throwing punches on the sacred pitch? There should have been additional disciplinary action. I neither agree with nor can I support the office’s decision to withdraw the additional disciplinary action. It is nothing but very disappointing. Kim Sarang should have been suspended for at least ten games or more.>

<A ten-game suspension with only eight rounds left? That’s no different from saying he should be out for the season. Isn’t that too harsh a punishment? Adam.>

<No. I agree with Adam’s opinion, Sharon. A fight on the pitch cannot be tolerated for any reason.>

<Kim is not the victim in this incident. Regardless of the truth of the remarks in the video, the right to be angry at the insulting remarks belongs to Lord Dietrich. Not to Kim, who is merely a third party.>

<Can you call Kim a third party? He is Lord Dietrich’s spouse.>

<Therefore, he should have conducted himself better. If Lord Dietrich had been there, he would not have resolved it in such an ignorant way as throwing punches. Kim is young. He’s full of vigor and immature. I guarantee that he will one day become a great burden to Lord Dietrich.>

<In fact, Kim is already having a harmful influence on Lord Dietrich, no, the Dietrich Ducal House. An alpha whose parents are betas? It’s unheard of, no matter how dominant. For there to be a 50% chance that the Dietrich Ducal House’s heir will be a beta. I am certain that if the Duke of Dietrich were well, he would never have even met Kim in the first place.>

<That’s how great Sarang is. James.>