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The first obstacle of the Berizzo era: Heung-Min Son summarizes the illusion of South Korea

You have to get up early to see the premiere of Eduardo Berizzo as coach of the Chilean national team. The new era of the Red puts first this Monday, at 7:00 a.m., The other side of the world. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium, one of the venues for the 2002 World Cup, hosts the friendly between the national team and South Korea.

The first obstacle of Toto’s era at the helm of Team Everyone is in full preparation for the World Cup in Qatar. But they arrive injured to the duel with the Chileans, because they suffered an eloquent defeat against Brazil by 5-1, last Thursday. The cast led by the Portuguese Paulo Bento has fallen in their last two games, if you add the 1-0 against the United Arab Emirates, at the end of the Asian Confederation Qualifiers (March 29).

The Tigers of the East They are a power in their continent, however they have not managed to transfer that to the international level. The exception happened in the 2002 World Cup, in which they reached the semifinals, after overcoming their series against Italy and Spain, respectively, with much controversy. They qualified for the Qatar event in second place in group A in the third qualifying round of the AFC, with 23 points, two behind leaders Iran. They won seven of their 10 matches.

South Korea, located in the 29th place in the FIFA ranking (one place below Chile), the third in Asia (behind Iran, 21st, and Japan, 23rd), regularly goes through two tactical patterns: 4-1-3-2 and 4-1-4-1. This was the case in the match against Brazil, his most recent presentation. The offensive options of the Asians depend, fundamentally, on what their great star can do. Heung Min Son He is the figure of the cast, a footballer immersed in the elite and who stands out in a league as demanding as the English Premier League.

Heung-Min Son, the captain of his national team, during the match against Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji

Son, captain of Korea, plays wide on the left for his team, similar to what he does for Tottenham. He is a very effective footballer in the rival area. Not for nothing did he end up like the top scorer in the last Premier League, with 23 goals, like the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, of Liverpool. It is something historical, because It is the first time that an Asian footballer has finished like the top scorer of the championship. Adding the assists, the attacker participated in 30 goals for the Spurs, only surpassed by the crack of the Reds (with 36). Son’s link with Harry Kane was important for the London club to reach fourth place in the British league, qualifying directly for the group stage of the Champions League.

Heung-Min Son’s importance in his country is such that he received the Order of Sports Merit from President Yoon Suk-Yeol. He was decorated with a Cheongnyong Medal, the most valuable of the five awarded to a person for his sporting achievements or his contribution to the promotion of the national sport. The striker’s market value is 80 million euros (according to Transfermarkt), more than Chile’s entire payroll for the Asian tour (54.15 million euros).

The other great price of the Korean national team is the striker Hee-Chan Hwang, from Wolverhampton, valued at 16 million European currency. The Wolves player is the one who shares Paulo Bento’s attack with Ui-Jo Hwang, from Girondins de Bordeaux.

Korea was placed in group H of the World Cup, along with Portugal, Uruguay and Ghana. On this date, FIFA will add three duels against Conmebol casts, because they will also face Paraguay.

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