Hwang In-beom, who had been moving his team whenever seasons changed, has successfully settled in the Netherlands’ Eredivisie (first division of professional soccer). After moving to the prestigious Eredivisie club Feyenoord Rotterdam this summer, Hwang was named the “Player of the Month” in Feyenoord three games after his transfer. As soon as he was registered in the first division list, Hwang started every game from the Champions League’s Bayer 04 Leverkusen, impressing his presence on Dutch soccer fans in a short time.
Hiddink, “Hwang In-beom, impressive acting like a leader.”
Local media are also praising Hwang. ESPN’s Dutch edition named Hwang In-beom, who scored his debut goal in the match against Tvente on October 6 (local time), as the Eredivisie 8th round’s Best 11. “He showed impressive performance, showing great presence in a short period of time,” Guus Hiddink, who led the Korean national team to the semi-finals at the 2002 World Cup, poured out compliments on Hwang. “Hwang In-beom is an experienced player in Europe and he is impressive to see him act like a leader,” Hiddink said on a local television, praising his proactive personality and appearance, saying, “Most Koreans are calm, but Hwang has shown signs of giving directions to his teammates several times.”
Then, how would Feyenoord feel at the beginning of the season when Hwang In-beom plays for? Feyenoord let go of Arne Slot, the coach who led the team for three seasons, to Liverpool after the end of the last season. Then, he also left the team with a large number of key players, including Lutzharl Hairtrawida, a defender who led the rear build-up under the slot, Mats Biperr, who played the main role in the midfield, and Jankuba Minte. Brian Friske, who led the Czech Republic’s AC Sparta Prague, was appointed as the successor of the slot. However, Feyenoord has not had a good early start to the season under Friske.
Feyenoord currently ranks sixth among 18 Eredivisie teams with three wins and four draws (as of October 16). He beat Tvente on October 6 to earn points, but the score gap with No. 1 PSV Eindhoven is still 11 points. It is regrettable considering that Feyenoord played one less game than PSV Eindhoven. In the Champions League, Feyenoord lost to Leverkusen and won to Girona, recording one win and one loss. In La Liga recently, Girona scored two own goals, which resulted in a 3-2 victory. However, Feyenoord’s performance was not very good apart from the results. Amid fluctuations in his performance, Friske repeated various tactical experiments to revive the early mood. However, most of his attempts resulted in poor results.
Friske’s tactic right after taking the helm was 3-4-3 formation. It is an attack formation in which the center defense is positioned in the form of a back three and then the left and right wingbacks are raised high. He also sought to switch to the airlift quickly by frequently posting long passes from the rear to the front. However, as players were spaced apart from each other, accuracy of passes were not guaranteed during build-up. As the game was not very good, the 3-4-3 tactic failed.
3-2-5 attack formation begins to pay off
Friske then decided to form a 4-2-3-1 formation. However, this tactic revealed problems in the balance between offense and defense. He increased the number of strikers who joined the front by raising left and right fullbacks when attacking, and tried to bully the opponent from the back by banking on strong forward pressure. However, he lacked preparation for the gap between defense and midfielders who took place during the pressing process, and the back space behind fullbacks who joined the offense. At the third term, even Timber and Hwang In-beom joined the pressure from the top, almost no player stood in the midfield. Even the defense team without Hairtrauda made several mistakes, destroying the balance between offense and defense. On top of this, injuries to left fullback Kvilinch Hartmann, midfielder Calvin Stengs and troubleshooter Santiago Jimenez also contributed to Feyenoord’s early slump.
Fortunately, 먹튀검증 the tactical changes that Friske has recently attempted have yielded results. He overcame the crisis by winning consecutive games against Girona in the Champions League and against Tvente just before the October A match. Instead of fixing right fullback Jordan Rotomba at the back to restrain his advance as much as possible, he completed a 3-2-5 attack formation that raised left fullback Hugo Bueno high. Even if Bueno cannot return to defense, he has three defenders left in the back, making it easier to cover the space after the gap between the players has widened. In the match against Tvente, the gap between the players improved compared to the previous one, winning 2-1.