The away match in Jordan was worth more than a victory. The move was made as the team made a seismic shift in the top 11 of the national soccer team, which was highly likely to be fixed under the foreign coach system. In particular, Coach Hong Myung-bo’s “young blood” Taegeuk Warriors proved a great possibility, and gained future competitiveness.
The match against Jordan was sufficient for the team to feel the new energy source from the front to the rear. Notably, the team’s defense stabilization, which has to serve as the root of its tactics, stood out. Jo Yoo-min (Al Sharjah), a new partner of “Monster defender” Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who served as interim captain, showed off high-quality build-up skills with speed, pressure at the right place and success rate of 95.4 percent. Cho is a resource that Hong already prepared with his new card ahead of the away match against Jordan. His expectations were right.
Seol Young-woo’s (Zvezda) card, which was left fullback during the A-match period last month and placed on the right this time, also fits. He not only worked with right winger Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) as a representative by age, but he also communicates a lot on a regular basis. He finds it comfortable to play on the side together. In the match against Jordan, Lee Kang-in was intensively checked by the opponent, but there was a scene in which he led the opponent after the middle of the first half, providing space to Seol. Eventually, in the 38th minute of the first half, Seol Young-woo dug into the right side and recorded an assist to help Lee Jae-sung score the winning goal of the header.
The highlight of fluctuations in perception is the second line. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who played as left winger instead of Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) due to injury, injured his ankle due to rough two tackles by his opponent, and was withdrawn in the 22nd minute of the first half. In response to unexpected variables, Hong pulled out the thumb-sung card. He threw a pass to the first goal as a stepping stone. In the fourth minute of the second half, even Um Ji-sung was hurt his knee, but he deployed Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City), who was initially considered a substitute for the left side, in a surprise move. Bae dominated the second half and helped Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) score an additional goal.
Um Ji-sung and Bae Jun-ho, who play in the English Championship (division 2), were born in 2002 and 2003, respectively. If they advance to the finals of the North-China World Cup in two years, they will reach their mid-20s. They will reach their prime age as soccer players. I am glad to see their performance this time. 토토사이트
The same holds true for Oh, who just won the national flag in seven months after Hong’s choice. A thoroughly serving as the “No. 3 option” striker under Jurgen Klinsmann, he moved from Celtic in Scotland to Genk in Belgium ahead of this season, and has been playing as the Joker in the second half of this year to produce goals. Originally, Hong was considering selecting Lee Young-joon, who had been reborn as a starting member of the Swiss Grashofer, but chose Oh. Oh, who replaced Joo Min-gyu in the second half, trampled on Oh’s defense by not only scoring goals but also strengthening forward pressure. He had been criticized for his lack of ability to make decisions for the A-team, but he scored his debut goal in 12 matches on the day.
Analysts said that the national team’s internal competition has weakened as its main players have been fixed throughout the seasons of Paulo Bento and Klinsmann. However, as young blood causes a new wind in the Hong Myung-bo Lake, meaningful competition is expected to unfold targeting North and Central America.