Yang Min-hyuk (18, Kangwon FC), who will join Tottenham in the English Premier League (EPL) in January next year, will start the team’s K-League in one match of the 2024 Coupang Play Series and will “match” with future teammates such as Son Heung-min.
Coach Park Tae-ha, who took the helm of the team’s K-League, said in a pre-press conference held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 30th, “The game is focused on Yang Min-hyuk,” adding, “I plan to start in the first half.” He added, “I expect tomorrow’s game to be a good place for young players.”
Team K League will play one game of 2024 Coupang Play Series against Tottenham at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 31st.
“It is a good opportunity to evaluate the quality of K-League players in the face of the world’s best club called Tottenham,” said Park, who is also the coach of Pohang Steelers. When asked to rate Son, Park said, “I am not the kind of player to judge. Even though I am old, my performance is still good. I am a world-class player.”
Park emphasized creativity against Tottenham Hotspur. “We cannot make tactical demands because we do not have enough time to gather,” he said. “We believe in the players’ individual abilities. We will stage creative attacks. Given our performance in the K-League, we will be able to perform well.”
Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai) and Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan HD) also agreed that they will prepare a “stage for Yang Min-hyuk.” “We need to make Min-hyuk’s stage tomorrow,” Lee said. “I will help you tell Tottenham manager and players, ‘Yang Min-hyuk is a really good player.’ I will give them lots of balls so they can do well.” Lee also heralded a dance ceremony. “I asked Min-hyuk to dance with me if he scored a goal, and he liked it,” Lee said with a smile. 메이저사이트
Lee Seung-woo, who has experienced the European stage since his teenage years, also said, “Minhyuk went to Tottenham and told me to learn English quickly, but I was already preparing,” adding, “Now I have to eat British food rather than Korean food, so I ate pancakes and omelets together for lunch today.”
Joo Min-gyu also pledged to help Yang Min-hyuk. “I will help him. I hope other young players do well and pave the way for them to advance to overseas leagues,” Joo said. “I hope we win 4-3, as many K-League fans will come. I hope Lee Seung-woo, Jung Ho-yeon (Gwangju), Yang Min-hyuk and Yoon Do-young (Daejeon) score one goal each, and Son Heung-min (Daejeon) score three goals,” he said. “I will give four assists.”