The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, played an evaluation match with the Vietnamese national team at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in are discussing strategy ahead of the free kick. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Si-jong capa@edaily.co.kr /2023.10.17.
As all key players from each team were selected to the final roster of the Korean national soccer team for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, foreign media also highlighted this. Since this is a competition where selection cannot be refused, and each player is a key player in the team, each club’s concerns have grown. This also means that the position of Korean players active in Europe has been strengthened.
Spain’s AS said on the 30th (Korean time), “With the announcement of the Korea Asian Cup national team list, Tottenham, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), etc. have lost key players.” Heung-min Son (Tottenham), Kang-in Lee (PSG), Min-jae Kim “(Bayern Munich) will be the main missing players for each club during the Asian Cup period,” he said.
The media said, “The list of 26 players convened by coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) includes not only Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in, but also Wolverhampton’s Hwang Hee-chan and Stuttgart’s Jung Woo-young. “They are all key players of their respective clubs and also key players of the Korean national team,” he explained. “Each club must not only prepare for selection to the African Cup of Nations, but also prepare for the Asian Cup, another major continental competition.”
In fact, the Korean national team convened by Coach Klinsmann has a large number of key players to the extent that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they have ‘the greatest strength ever.’ This is because not only Son Heung-min, who has been active in the English Premier League (EPL) for a long time, but also Bayern Munich’s Kim Min-jae and PSG’s Lee Kang-in, who are classified as the strongest in Europe, are in the lineup. Moreover, Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae are already indispensable core players in the team, and Lee Kang-in is also playing in the midfield and wing, receiving strong trust from coach Luis Enrique immediately after his transfer.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, played an evaluation match with the Vietnamese national team at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Kim Min-jae is happy after scoring his first goal with a header in the first half. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Si-jong capa@edaily.co.kr /2023.10.17.
Not only that. The absence of Hwang Hee-chan, who succeeded in scoring double-digit scores in the EPL in the first half of this season, is also a painful absence from Wolverhampton’s perspective. As other European players, including Jung Woo-young and Hwang In-beom (FK Crvena Zvezda) and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz 05), are also playing key roles in their respective teams, the concerns of each club are deepening. It is truly an ‘emergency’.
The media said, “Son Heung-min is scheduled to miss five of Tottenham’s games, including the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford during the Asian Cup,” and “PSG’s Lee Kang-in is also scheduled to miss about five games, if Korea advances to the Asian Cup final. “If we do that, we won’t have much time to prepare for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Real Sociedad, which will be held on February 14th next year.”
Meanwhile, the Klinsmann, which is undergoing convocation training in Korea, will have a launch ceremony at the Mayfield Hotel on January 2 next year. Afterwards, she immediately departed for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) via Incheon International Airport. Except for Lee Kang-in, the European players will leave their team on this day and join Abu Dhabi, UAE, in accordance with the call-up regulations. Lee Kang-in heads to Abu Dhabi after playing the French Super Cup against Toulouse on the morning of the 4th, Korean time. On the 6th, there will be a final evaluation match against Iraq, and then the schedule is to enter Doha, Qatar, the site of the decisive battle.
▲2023 AFC Asian Cup Korea national soccer team final roster (26 players)
– Goalkeeper: Seung-gyu Kim (Al-Shabaab) Hyun-woo Jo (Ulsan HD) Bum-geun Song (Shonan Belmare)
– Defenders: Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Jeong Seung-hyun, Kim Young-kwon, Seol Young-woo, Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan HD) Lee Ki-je (Suwon Samsung), Kim Jin-soo (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Kim Joo-seong (FC Seoul), Kim Ji-soo (Brentford)
– Midfielders: Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Hwang In-beom (Crvena Zvezda), Hong Hyun-seok (KAA Gent), Lee Sun-min (Gwangju FC), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz 05), Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) Moon Seon-min, Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk Hyundai) Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic)
– Forward: Gyu-seong Cho (Midtjylland) Hyun-gyu Oh (Celtic)
Reporter Kim Myeong-seok clear@edaily.co.kr
2023-12-30 03:31:00
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