Korean football has entered a new era. The round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, which was worked out with former coach Paulo Bento (54, Portugal), is already in the past. The national team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (59, Germany), embarked on a new journey toward the 2026 World Cup to be held in three North and Central American countries (Canada, the United States, and Mexico). The Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar early next year, is the midterm checkup stage.
Coach Klinsman, who declared ‘Asia’s top’ at the same time as his inauguration, regards the two consecutive A-matches in June against Peru at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 16th and El Salvador at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 20th as very special. This is because he is ‘actually the first step’ to take with the players he has seen and picked for himself.
Compared to the two consecutive matches in March between Colombia (2-2 draw) and Uruguay (1-2 loss), a considerable number of member replacements were made, but there are positions where existing resources remain intact. is the forefront Cho Gyu-seong (25, Jeonbuk Hyundai) – Hwang Ui-jo (31, FC Seoul) – Oh Hyun-gyu (22, Celtic) will play two consecutive matches in June with the ‘three-headed carriage’.
The first drink (2 years ago in March) was not full. Ghana and Qatar World Cup Group H 2nd match (losing 2-3), the first Korean football to score multiple goals in a single World Cup match, Cho Kyu-seong, who wrote ‘Cinderella Story’, and ‘original killer’ Hwang Eui-jo all remained silent. Oh Hyun-kyu, who accompanied Qatar as a ‘preliminary entry’ without a uniform number, also failed to report the goal of the A match.
Only two players tasted the goal in ‘Klins Manho’, which was launched in March. Captain Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) scored multiple goals against Colombia, and central midfielder Hwang In-beom (27, Olympiacos) scored one goal against Uruguay.
In addition, Cho Kyu-seong and Hwang Eui-jo fell somewhat below expectations in the K-League 1. Fortunately, he broke his silence recently, but as the national team’s leading goal scorer, he was left with 2% regret. Naturally, Joo Min-gyu (33, Ulsan Hyundai), who scored 10 goals in 17 K-League 1 games this season, emerged as an alternative. However, Klinsman’s faith did not waver. “Strikers are evaluated by scoring, and from the manager’s point of view, (players) want to score in every game, but there is something the national team had in mind. My role is to help them even if their performance is not good for a while and they do not score. (Re-selected) 3 people can show more.”
Of course you can’t be at ease. Coach Klinsman said at an official press conference held at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 15th, the day before the game against Peru, “The entry is constantly changing. Changes are unavoidable in the Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers and finals, as well as in the June and September evaluation matches.” It emphasized that fierce competition for survival is inevitable at every moment.토토사이트
Hwang Ui-jo and Cho Kyu-seong will knock on European doors this summer. Cho Kyu-seong, the first overseas stage challenge, and Hwang Eui-jo, who was rented from Nottingham Forest (England) to Seoul for a short time, are also desperate. He has to leave an impact. Oh Hyeon-gyu’s leap, which is showing rapid growth, can act as a stimulus. It is necessary to pay attention to the progress of the ‘killer troika’.