▲ Son Heung-min, the Korean national soccer team, is celebrating after scoring a goal in a friendly match against Vietnam held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on October 17. Yonhap News Captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton). Klinsmann, who is aiming to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, has assembled the final list of elite players without any surprise selections.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, announced the final list of 26 players for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the 28th. In order to overcome the disappointment of having finished second only four times (1972, 1980, 1988, and 2015) since reaching the top in 1960, players who have completed verification in the national team were selected as key players.
Coach Klinsmann said, “The important thing is the framework. Kim Min-jae, who won the best defender award in Italy’s Serie A, and Lee Kang-in, whose talent blossomed at Paris Saint-Germain, take center stage. “I hope that Son Heung-min, who served as captain of his team, and Hwang Hee-chan, who has grown this season, will continue to play well for the national team,” he said. “64 years (without winning the championship) is too long for Korea.” “If we play confidently without injuries, we can rise to the top,” he said. ▲ National soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann held a press conference announcing the final roster of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup national soccer team held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the 28th. I am speaking. Yonhap News The void of Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), who was excluded from the list on suspicion of illegal filming, will be filled by Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland), Oh Hyun-gyu, Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), and Jeong Woo-young (Stuttgart). In the midfield, Park Yong-woo (Al-Ain), Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), Hong Hyun-seok (Gent), Lee Soon-min (Gwangju), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), Moon Seon-min, and Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk) balance offense and defense. Coach Klinsmann explained, “The national team has excellent strikers such as Oh Hyun-gyu and Cho Kyu-seong, and Son Heung-min can also play the false number 9.”
The fullback, which Coach Klinsmann said he was most concerned about, was also filled with existing resources. On the left are Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) and Lee Ki-je (Suwon), and on the right are Seol Young-woo and Kim Tae-hwan. Center backs Kim Young-kwon, Jeong Seung-hyun (Ulsan), and Kim Joo-seong (Seoul) were selected as Kim Min-jae’s partners, and the goalkeepers will remain as Kim Seung-gyu (Al-Shabab), Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan), and Song Bum-geun (Shonan Belmare).
The youngest is defender Kim Ji-su (Brentford), born in 2004. Coach Klinsmann said, “Through discussions with the coaching staff, we decided that we needed to develop young resources into the three positions on the final list that were increased in this Asian Cup,” adding, “Kim Ji-soo was also called up for evaluation matches against Wales and Saudi Arabia (held in the UK) in September. did. He predicted, “It will play a big role for Korean soccer in the future.” ▲ Kim Min-jae, the Korean national soccer player, scores a headed goal in a friendly match against Tunisia held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on October 13 and is congratulated by Lee Kang-in, Cho Kyu-sung and others. . Yonhap News The biggest obstacle to winning the championship is Japan, the archrival. Coach Klinsmann said, “It is a rivalry that has shown clear growth in recent years. “I hope to see them in the finals,” he said. “We are continuing to analyze, but in the end, Korea’s performance is important.” “We will prepare thoroughly through training,” he emphasized.
The national team, which leaves for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), a training camp, on January 2nd next year, will be complete with key European players such as Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae joining the next day. After entering Qatar on the 10th, they will play against Bahrain, the first match of Group E on the 15th, followed by Jordan on the 20th and Malaysia on the 25th.
Reporter Seo Jin-sol
2023-12-28 05:12:30
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