Aaron Chung - Passion for Korean Football/KNT/
#KLeague
/Youth Development - Asian Football/International Football - Fighting Stripes Contributor (
@FSFootball_
)
On a more serious note, here are some of the best ๐ฐ๐ทtalents we can be excited about for the next 10 years:
Lee Kang In
Bae Jun Ho
Kim Ji Soo
Yang Min Hyuk
Kim Jun Hong
Oh Hyeon Gyu
Yang Hyun Jun
Hwang Jae Won
Eom Ji Sung
Kwon Hyeok Kyu
Lee Han Beom
Yun Do Young
Lee Hyun Ju
-Lamine Yamal
-Jamal Musiala
-Jude Bellingham
-Arda Guler
-Estevao
-Florian Wirtz
-Endrick
-Park Yong Woo ๐ฐ๐ท
Football isnโt dead. We are feasting for the next 10 years, these talents are too good.
FT: Korea ๐ฐ๐ท 3-3 Malaysia ๐ฒ๐พ
- Yet another poor defensive performance stemming from tactical midfield issues
- Canโt fault the playersโ efforts, but something needs to change tactically
- Respect to Malaysia for putting up a fight, also the fans were loud
#AsianCup2023
Potential Asia WCQ Round 3 Pots:
Pot 1: ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ท
Pot 2: ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ
Pot 3: ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐บ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ช
Pot 4: ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ง๐ญ
Pot 5: ๐จ๐ณ ๐ธ๐พ ๐ต๐ธ
Pot 6: ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฌ
These are based on the current standings. Round 3 will have 3 groups of 6, with the top 2 qualifying automatically for the World Cup.
Hwang Hee Chan was racially abused in a preseason match against Como. Daniel Podence allegedly punched the racist player in defense of Hwang. Respect to Podence & good on Gary OโNeil for handling it well. We love & support you Hwang Hee Chan!
#NoRoomForRacism
Head coach Gary OโNeil says Hee Chan Hwang has the full support of the Wolves group, after he reported a racist remark in Mondayโs pre-season match with
@Como_1907
.
๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฐ
๐ฎ๐ฉdefeat ๐ฐ๐ท in pens: This is what happens when you tinker with the line-ups so much. A lack of cohesion, fluidity, and rhythm. Indonesia deserved the win. No Olympics for ๐ฐ๐ท. Hwang Sun Hong showed why he should not be considered as the KNT manager
@KNTFootball
So many people are overreacting. He apologized already and will learn from his mistake. At the same time, these things happen all the time in football, except most of these incidents stay as an internal matter that is not disclosed publicly. I donโt understand some people man
Korea ๐ฐ๐ท 2-1 (AET) Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
#ASIANCUP2023
QFs:
Once again ๐ฐ๐ท showed amazing fight to comeback and advance to the semis! Wish this team would stop leaving it so late and dramatic to win, but canโt complain. Unbelievable experience to witness another fighting performance!
A little disrespectful to leave out Asian & African players, donโt you think?
๐บ๐ฟ Abdukodir Khusanov
๐บ๐ฟ Abbosbek Fayzuellaev
๐ฎ๐ถ Ali Jassim
๐ช๐ฌ Omar Fayed
๐ฒ๐ฆ Abde Ezzalzoui
๐ฒ๐ฆ Ilias Akhomach
๐ฒ๐ฆ Eliesse Ben Seghir
๐ฌ๐ณ Ilaix Moriba
๐ฏ๐ต Leo Kokubo
๐ฏ๐ต Joel Chima Fujita
โฆand more.
Summer 2024 Notable Asian Transfers so far (Asia โ Europe) Part 2:
๐ฐ๐ทYang Min Hyuk โ Tottenham
๐ฎ๐ทJavad Hosseinnejad โ Crvena Zvezda
๐ฆ๐บJacob Farrell โ Portsmouth
๐ฐ๐ทLee Young Jun โ GC Zurich
๐ฎ๐ทNima Andarz โ Leganes
๐ฏ๐ตKuryu Matsuki โ Gรถztepe
๐ฏ๐ตYu Hirakawa โ Bristol City
Looks like Kim Ji Soo is having a solid preseason so far. Glad to see him involved in the first team with Brentford. Crucial season ahead for our ๐ฐ๐ท best CB prospect. Hopefully will be ready to be Kim Min Jaeโs partner by 2026.
K League ๐ฐ๐ท players that should move to Europe in the summer:
Jung Ho Yeon, 23, CM/CDM, Gwangju FC
Seol Young Woo, 25, RB/LB, Ulsan HD
Lee Seung Woo, 26, LW/CAM, Suwon FC
Hwang Jae Won, 21, RB, Daegu FC
Song Min Kyu, 24, LW/CAM/RW, Jeonbuk
Um Won Sang, 25, RW, Ulsan HD
Confirmed summer 2024 ๐ฐ๐ท transfers to Europe so far:
Seol Young Woo โ Crvena Zvezda
Lee Hyun Ju โ Hannover 96 (loan w/ option to buy)
Rumors:
Paik Seung Ho โ Blackburn
Oh Hyeon Gyu โ Genk
Lee Young Jun โ Schalke
Eom Ji Sung โ Swansea
Song Min Kyu โ Hoffenheim
2026 AFC World Cup Qualifying 2nd round status (11/18 spots available):
Qualified to next round:
๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฆ๐บ
Almost there:
๐ฐ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ
Still in contention:
๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ต๐จ๐ณ๐น๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฒ๐พ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ป๐ณ๐ฏ๐ด๐น๐ฏ๐ต๐ธ๐ฑ๐ง
Still alive, but need a miracle:
๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ต๐ญ๐พ๐ช๐ง๐ฉ
Eliminated:
๐น๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต
Another member of the ๐ฐ๐ท U17 WC team is being scouted and linked to Europe. Baek Ga-on is currently on trial at BMG it seems. He is a striker for Boin HS, one of the best HS academies.
There seems to be something special about ๐ฐ๐ท footballers born in 2006.
Ein weiterer Spieler, der aktuell in der U19 von Borussia Mรถnchengladbach vorspielt, ist laut meinen Recherchen Ga-on Baek (18๐ฐ๐ท). Der 1,81 Meter groรe Stรผrmer des 2006er-Jahrgangs spielt aktuell bei der Boin High School in Sรผdkorea. Im November 2023 nahm er an der U17-WM teil๐
@maqwelll
People saying Korea tied on purpose to avoid Japan didnโt watch the game. We went with a full strength squad and the players were working their asses off trying to score. We just have some major defensive issues.
๐ฐ๐ท transfers to Europe (Summer 2024 update):
Eom Ji Sung --> Swansea โ
Lee Sang Min -> Getafe B โ
Lee Young Jun --> Atlรฉtico Madrid (new rumor)
Yang Min Hyuk --> Chelsea (rumor)
๐ฐ๐ท Notable
#KLeague
transfer:
Kim Min Woo (Fortuna Dรผsseldorf II --> Daejeon Hana Citizen) โ
Confirmed summer 2024 ๐ฐ๐ท transfers to Europe so far:
Seol Young Woo โ Crvena Zvezda
Lee Hyun Ju โ Hannover 96 (loan w/ option to buy)
Rumors:
Paik Seung Ho โ Blackburn
Oh Hyeon Gyu โ Genk
Lee Young Jun โ Schalke
Eom Ji Sung โ Swansea
Song Min Kyu โ Hoffenheim
My thoughts on Jesse Marsch:
Pros:
-Clear tactical direction (Red Bull philosophy)
-Passionate and motivational
-Coached Hwang Hee Chan previously
-Willing to give opportunities to younger players
-Bundesliga/EPL/Champions League experience
-Would give his 100% to the project
Cho Gue Sung scores from the spot to tie the game! Heโs 3rd on the Danish league scoring list and earns redemption from his penalty miss from the previous game. Lee Han Beom in just his second game earned the penalty.
๐ฐ๐ท Koreaโs
#asiancup2023
run ends in a 2-0 loss to Jordan in the semis. A deserved victory for Jordan in a match that showed the many issues in Korean football. From coaching, to player selections, to the people in charge, something must change.
๐ฐ๐ท 1-2 ๐ฎ๐ฉ at halftime. We can thank Hwang Sun Hong for his strange line-up, as well as defensive errors. Starting to feel like Korea vs Jordan at the Asian Cup all over again. The one thing we couldn't do was underestimate ๐ฎ๐ฉ. Far from over, but needs to be much better.
Interesting starting line-up from Hwang Sun Hong. Top-scorer Lee Young Jun, CM pairing Kim Min Woo & Kang Sang Yoon, GK Kim Jeong Hoon all are on the bench. It wouldnโt be smart to underestimate this in-form ๐ฎ๐ฉside. It seems like Hong Si Hoo will play as the lone striker.
Thereโs just something special about ๐ฐ๐ท ballers born in 2006.
Yang Min Hyuk - Tottenham (on loan at Gangwon)
Yun Do Young - Daejeon
Kang Ju Hyeok - FC Seoul
Kim Min Su - Girona B
Lee Sang Min - Getafe B
Yang Si Woo - Dusseldorf U19s
Kang Min Woo - Ulsan
Baek In Woo - Yongin FC
๐ฐ๐ทget the job done off of Lee Kang Inโs goal and secure pot 1 for Round 3. Son with another captain-like performance. Defense was untested and solid. Jung Woo Young is still our best CDM. Wanted to see more of Bae Jun Ho & Hwang Jae Won, but they will get more chances
Jens Castrop is one Korean dual-national to keep an eye on. The 20-year old German-born player for FC Nurnberg would be a solid addition to the Korea national team as a CDM or right back.
Another dual-nat to watch out for is Marvin Park of Las Palmas, on loan from R. Madrid
โ๏ธExcl. News
#Castrop
: The South Korean association is pushing
for the 20 y/o talented midfielder from 1. FC Nรผrnberg โ๏ธ
โก๏ธ FCN informed
โก๏ธ Actually, Jรผrgen Klinsmann wanted to nominate him for the upcoming international matches in March. Andy Kรถpke had already made contact.
Finally we can move on and focus on making progress towards improving the national team. Lee Kang In with a sincere apology and Son with a response that shows leadership.
Sonny has finally spoken out on Instagram.
โHello, this is Son Heung-min. Today, I'm going to talk about something a little heavy and difficult.
Kang-in sincerely regretted and sincerely apologized to all the players on the national team, including me.
When I was young, I
(THREAD) Asia๐is on the rise๐! Asian Football Youth Report for R2 Matchday 5 of
#WCQ2026
๐จ June window
Notable Asian U23 players who made their debut (lmk if I missed anyone):
Bae Jun Ho ๐ฐ๐ท
Hwang Jae Won ๐ฐ๐ท
Nestory Irankunda ๐ฆ๐บ
Yuito Suzuki ๐ฏ๐ต
Marwan Al-Sahafi ๐ธ๐ฆ
(cont.)
Congrats to Hwang In Beom! Hopefully the first of many. Lee Kang In won Ligue 1 with PSG. Cho Gue Sung & Lee Han Beom still can win the Danish league with Midtjylland. Kang In & Kim Min Jae still can win the UCL. Really need Son to win a trophy one day ๐. He deserves it the most
First ever title of a storied career for a player who I believe is one of the best Asian midfielders of his generation, and also one of the most genuine guys Iโve ever met. Congratulations to Hwang In-beom and Crvena Zvezda for their 35th league title ๐๐ป What a season for him.
I fail to see how Hong Myung Bo staying as the Ulsan manager for the foreseeable future is a good idea for both parties. The fans clearly and rightfully resent him for his false promises, which in turn, will affect the team's performance. If you're going to leave, just leave.
More U23 ๐ฐ๐ท players are getting their military service done early to give themselves a better chance to pursue careers in Europe. Some of Gimcheon's best current prospects:
Kim Jun Hong, GK, โ03
Kang Hyun Muk, CAM, โ01
Lee Young Jun, ST, โ03
(service almost complete)
Cho Gue Sung & Lee Han Beom were major contributors to the huge win for Midtjylland. Both had a goal each. Lee Han Beom had a goal-line clearance in the dying seconds and recorded the highest rating on SofaScore. Hope to see him paired with Kim Min Jae in the near future!
I'm a rare ๐ฐ๐ท Arsenal fan. Have been an Arsenal fan since before Son went to Spurs. At the same time, Son is my all-time favorite player (right ahead of Santi Cazorla & Park Ji Sung). Son's miss was a double-edged sword for me. Just wanna see him in the Champions League again.
Players to watch at the U23 Asian Cup/Olympic Qualifiers:
๐ฐ๐ท
Bae Jun Ho (Stoke)*
Hwang Jae Won (Daegu)
Kim Ji Soo (Brentford)
Kim Min Woo (Dusseldorf II)
Yang Hyun Jun (Celtic)
Eom Ji Sung (Gwangju)
Kang Seong Jin (FC Seoul)
Lee Tae Seok (FC Seoul)
*may not be released by club
The 2023 summer transfer window was a huge one for ๐ฐ๐ท players:
Kim Min Jae โ Bayern Munich ๐ฉ๐ช
Lee Kang In โ PSG ๐ซ๐ท
Bae Jun Ho โ Stoke ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Hwang In Beom โ Crvena Zvezda ๐ท๐ธ
Cho Gue Sung โ Midtjylland ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Yang Hyun Jun โ Celtic ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
5 players played Champions League โฝ๏ธ
*(1/2)
U23 Players to watch out for in Asia 2026 WCQ:
Lee Kang In ๐ฐ๐ท (22)
Abbosbek Fayzullaev ๐บ๐ฟ (20)
Alisher Shukurov ๐น๐ฏ (21)
Ali Olwan ๐ฏ๐ด (23)
Ali Jasim ๐ฎ๐ถ (20)
Marselino Ferdinan ๐ฎ๐ฉ (19)
Abdukodir Khusanov ๐บ๐ฟ (19)
Takefusa Kubo ๐ฏ๐ต (22)
Yang Hyun Jun ๐ฐ๐ท (21)
Abdullah Radif ๐ธ๐ฆ (21)
What do these stats show for ๐ฐ๐ท?
-Lee Kang In is Asiaโs most creative player
-Korea had a lot of meaningless possession
-Poor finishing particularly by Cho Gue Sung
-Lack of rotation by Klinsmann hurt Korea later in the tournament
-Seol Young Woo had a great tournament
#ASIANCUP2023
Notable ๐ฐ๐ทPlayer Stats:
Most shots: Son (21)
Most shots on target: Kang In & Son (10)
Top 3 most minutes: Son (600), Kang In (599), Seol (585)
2nd most expected goals/XG: Cho Gue Sung (2.57)
Most chances created: Kang In (11)
Most tackles won: Lee Jae Sung (17)
Forgot to include Paik Seung Ho in this thread. He needs a move away from Birmingham for 2024/25 whether that is a loan or permanent move. He will not make it back to the KNT playing in the 3rd division of England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.
Paik Seung Ho - The 27-year old central midfielder is still viewed as a quality player, but finds himself as a fringe national team player at the moment in a loaded position. If he avoids playing in League One for 2024/25, perhaps he can play himself back into KNT contention.
@prznsoccer
@Bruin4Gaza
He only had to do 3 weeks because he won military exemption by winning gold at the 2018Asian Games. Otherwise he wouldโve had to do the full 18 months
๐ฐ๐ท
#9
dilemma - Who should be called up in June?
Cho Gue Sung (26)
Oh Hyeon Gyu (23)
Oh Se Hun (25)
Lee Young Jun (20)
I would personally stick with Cho Gue Sung, and also call-up one of Oh Se Hun or Lee Young Jun. Not Oh Hyeon Gyu's fault, but he hasn't been playing.
My preferred ๐ฐ๐ท line-up against Jordan in the
#AsianCup2023
semi-finals. I provided two formations. We could see Klinsmann deploy another 3 at the back to match Jordan. Note that Kim Min Jae is suspended for this match. Let me know what you would do instead!
@KNTFootball
Donโt mind it, honestly Iโd put Lee Kangin at CAM, Bae on the left, and Yang on the right (theyโre all relatively interchangeable). Kangin has to be our CAM and main playmaker. His creativity and technique is on another level, and heโs most effective centrally
(THREAD) Thoughts on all 12 K League teams after Matchday 5:
Jeonbuk off to a disastrous start as they sit in last place (Tiago slump, teamโs lack of discipline [Kim Jin Su red], Song Min Kyu still showing his quality, frustration mounting should mean the end of Petrescu)
FT: ๐ฐ๐ท 2-2 ๐ฏ๐ด
- Jordan dominated first half
- Korea controlled second half
- Overall a draw was fair but Korea couldโve won it at the end
- Clear changes needed in starting lineup for ๐ฐ๐ท
- Lastly, respect to the Jordan fans who made the atmosphere electric and loud
Notable Omissions ๐ฐ๐ท (not injury-related):
- Jung Ho Yeon
- Jeong Woo Yeong
- Kim Young Gwon
- Paik Seung Ho
- Lee Seung Woo
Injured:
- Kim Min Jae
- Cho Gue Sung
- Song Min Kyu
-Park Jin Seob
- Kim Ju Sung
โ Hwang Jae Won, Bae Jun Ho, Oh Se Hun
โ๏ธCho Gue Sung, Kim Min Jae (injury)
๐Defense is a major worry
Donโt see the merit of leaving out Cho Gue Sung for Joo Min Kyu. Left back & center back options are not confidence-inducing. Park Yong Woo & Jung Woo Young (older) return.
๐ฐ๐ท starting midfield dilemma:
Which 2 players below would you pick to start?
*assume a 3-man midfield with one CDM (Park Jin Seop for example) behind the 2 more advanced CMs or CAMs
LKI, BJH, & LJS can all play on the wings, but all are more effective centrally for me
โ Hwang Jae Won, Bae Jun Ho, Oh Se Hun
โ๏ธCho Gue Sung, Kim Min Jae (injury)
๐Defense is a major worry
Donโt see the merit of leaving out Cho Gue Sung for Joo Min Kyu. Left back & center back options are not confidence-inducing. Park Yong Woo & Jung Woo Young (older) return.
Congrats to Bae Jun Ho! From Daejeon & our best player at the 2023 U20 World Cup to Stoke player of the year. Needs to be in the ๐ฐ๐ท national team ASAP. Not only that, he needs to be given significant minutes. Will undoubtedly be a key player of the next generation of ๐ฐ๐ท ballers
2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup Quarterfinals:
๐ถ๐ฆ-๐ฏ๐ต
๐ฎ๐ถ-๐ป๐ณ
๐ฐ๐ท-๐ฎ๐ฉ
๐บ๐ฟ-๐ธ๐ฆ
Losers are eliminated from Paris 2024 Olympic contention. Winners guarantee at least a play-off spot.
๐ฐ๐ท face Shin Tae Yong & an emerging ๐ฎ๐ฉ side who have several players with experience at the senior level.
Park Seung Soo
Lee Young Jun
Choi Woo Jin
Kang Seong Jin
Jeong Sang Bin
Jeon Byung Kwan
Goh Young Jun
Chung Ma Ho
Kim Min Su
Yang Si Woo
Kang Sang Yun
Lee Tae Seok
Cho Hyun Taek
Kim Min Woo
There are many more that I havenโt even mentioned. The future of ๐ฐ๐ท football is bright.
What I want to see for ๐ฐ๐ท vs ๐ธ๐ฌ & ๐จ๐ณ:
- Bae Jun Ho starts at least 1 game
- Hong gets significant minutes
- Hwang Jae Won RB, Choi Jun LB
- Um Won Sang super-sub
- Lee Kang In at CAM
- Son LW & Hwang Hee Chan ST (inter-changeable)
- 433 with a CDM
- Oh Se Hun gets minutes too
Korea ๐ฐ๐ท defeats Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ in a PKs. So happy for Jo Hyeon Woo to come up in the clutch after receiving so much hate and criticism, same with Cho Gue Sung. Having Hwang Hee Chan back is huge. Absolutely distasteful from Mancini to quit on his team. Next up, Australia! ๐ฆ๐บ
Still think Lee Soon Min shouldโve been given a chance as the starting 6 at the Asian Cup. Better ball retention, press resistance, athleticism, and defensive work-rate than Park Yong Woo.
์ถ๊ตฌ ์ฒญ์๊ธฐ ์ฌ์จ ์ฐ ํผ๋คใทใทใท / [์ผ์ํจ] via
@YouTube
U23 K League 1 Talents (not at the U23 Asian Cup):
Park Seung Ho, 20, Incheon, ST
Yang Min Hyuk, 17, Gangwon, LW
Jeon Byung Kwan, 21, Jeonbuk, LW
Son Seung Beom, 19, FC Seoul, LW
Kim Jun Hong, 20, Gimcheon, GK
Choi Woo Jin, 19, Incheon, LWB
Park Se Jin, 20, Daegu, CM
On
#KLeague
Matchday 22, Hwang Jae Won played as a box-to-box CM in a 0-0 draw with Incheon. It's been a while since he's played in the midfield, but I was once again intrigued & impressed.
Hwang showed excellent passing, on-ball acceleration, & defensive instincts/work-rate.
(THREAD) Hereโs a very interesting development for the ๐ฐ๐ท CDM spot. New Daegu FC manager Park Chang Hyun, has utilized Hwang Jae Won, normally a RB, as a middle center back in a back-3 system. However, Hwang acts more as a CDM, occupying the space in front of the backline.
Impressed with Hong Myung Bo's vision for the 2026 WC cycle, and for the progression of ๐ฐ๐ท football as a whole. In his interview, he emphasized youth development, and sculpting an identity of tactical styles and systems that are unique to ๐ฐ๐ท football.
Hong Myung-bo: "So far, we've only been envious of other countries that have had similar systems, but we've never had our own to be proud of. If we can apply these ideas to each age group, this can lead to something big for Korean football in the long term."
I get especially mad when supposed โfansโ leave hate comments on playersโ social media pages, as if thatโs gonna change anything. Jo Hyeon Woo maybe couldโve done better on the third goal, but that doesnโt warrant hate comments. The players are just as disappointed, if not more.
More from Son: "I hope you protect our players in a situation like this. Even fans, it's disappointing to see them crossing the line on social media and across the Internet. We have friends and family, too. To listen to some of these things can hurt us deeply."
#AsianCup2023
Was randomly looking back at the 2019 Korea U20 World Cup Roster that finished as runners-up at the U20 World Cup. Some key players from that squad:
Lee Kang In (PSG) - 25 caps
Um Won Sang (Ulsan) - 7 caps
Cho Young Wook (FC Seoul) - 4 caps
Kim Ju Sung (FC Seoul) - 2 caps
Yang Min Hyuk (17) assists Gangwonโs 2nd goal after winning the ball in the final third. He then made a great run past multiple defenders before providing a perfect low cross to Iago for his 2nd of the match. Yang has been menacing all game long, constantly dribbling at defenders
Bae Jun-ho is such a good presser & ball winner in the final third, as he showed against Plymouth.
Having a reliable player to win balls in dangerous areas & generate offense is so important in today's game.
Yang Min-hyuk has been a pleasant surprise in this aspect as well.
FT: Japan ๐ฏ๐ต 3-1 Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ
- Japan win comfortably
- Controlled possession
- Indonesia put up a solid fight
- Zion Suzuki concedes another save able goal, but was fine for most of the game
- Indonesian fans outnumbered the Japan fans and were chanting all game long
Congrats to ๐ฐ๐ท๐ธ๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ญ who join ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ช in the 3rd round of
#AsianQualifiers
!
5/18 spots remain. Below are the battles for each of the 5 spots:
1. ๐ฎ๐ณ or ๐ฆ๐ซ or ๐ฐ๐ผ
2. ๐ธ๐พ or ๐ฐ๐ต
3. ๐จ๐ณ or ๐น๐ญ
4. ๐ฐ๐ฌ or ๐ฒ๐พ
5. ๐ฎ๐ฉ or ๐ป๐ณ
#WCQ2026
๐
๐ฐ๐ท players that impressed me in K League Matchday 1:
Jung Ho Yeon (23) - Gwangju - CM/CDM
Yang Min Hyeok (17) - Gangwon - LW
Lee Soon Min (29) - Daejeon - CM/CDM
Song Min Kyu (24) - Jeonbuk - LW/RW
Lee Hui Gyun (25) - Gwangju - CAM/ST
My 26-Man Roster for Korea ๐ฐ๐ท March 2024 Window WCQ:
GK: Kim Seung Gyu, Jo Hyeon Woo, Kim Jeong Hoon
CB: Kim Min Jae, Lee Han Beom, Kwon Kyung Won, Kim Ju Sung
LB: Seol Young Woo, Lee Tae Seok
RB: Hwang Jae Won, Kim Moon Hwan
CDM: Park Jin Seob, Kwon Hyeok Kyu, Cho Yu Min
KMJ started for the first time in a while and isnโt being judged on individual performance but rather the results of Bayern. These constant changes in lineup by Tuchel is negatively affecting his performances, confidence, and rhythm. Itโs messing with him mentally.
@jeenejd
Kim Min-jae hasn't started for over a month, is playing with a terrible midfield & an Upamecano whose confidence is at an all-time low.
Don't fall victim to the false narrative, there's a lot more issues at Bayern than just "Kim is bad".
The 2024
#KLeague
title race has the potential to be one of the most exciting ever, with 6 points separating Gangwon (1st) & Suwon FC (5th), with 12 games to go. FC Seoul (6th) are 8 points behind Gangwon.
The top 2, Gangwon & Gimcheon, have never won the title before.
Gangwon's season has been nothing short of incredible. Top of the league on Matchday 26. Yang Min Hyuk getting a lot of the attention and deservedly so, but Lee Sang Heon is one of my candidates for most improved player of the year. 10G + 7A, both team highs.
(THREAD) Hereโs a very interesting development for the ๐ฐ๐ท CDM spot. New Daegu FC manager Park Chang Hyun, has utilized Hwang Jae Won, normally a RB, as a middle center back in a back-3 system. However, Hwang acts more as a CDM, occupying the space in front of the backline.
Iran ๐ฎ๐ท knocks out tournament favorites Japan ๐ฏ๐ต courtesy of a Jahanbakhsh penalty in the 96th minute.
#AsianCup2023
has truly been an amazing competition of drama and upsets! What Iโve learned is that the hungrier team typically wins regardless of expectations
Key ๐ matches of the AFC ๐ World Cup qualifying June Window (Matchdays 5&6):
Group A
๐ฎ๐ณ vs ๐ฐ๐ผ
๐ฐ๐ผ vs ๐ฆ๐ซ
Group B
๐ฐ๐ต vs ๐ธ๐พ
Group C
๐จ๐ณ vs ๐น๐ญ
Group D
๐ฐ๐ฌ vs ๐ฒ๐พ
๐ด๐ฒ vs ๐ฐ๐ฌ
Group E (decided)
Group F
๐ฎ๐ฉ vs ๐ฎ๐ถ
๐ป๐ณ vs ๐ฎ๐ถ
Group G
๐ฏ๐ด vs ๐น๐ฏ
๐ธ๐ฆ vs ๐ฏ๐ด
Group H
๐ง๐ญ vs ๐พ๐ช
Group I
๐ต๐ธ vs ๐ฑ๐ง
Lee Kang In must start the next match. Play a true CDM next to or behind Hwang In Beom and donโt start Kim Young Gwon. Play Son up top too. Give more minutes to Hong & Jung Hoyeon. Stop playing JWY on the wings.
The same issues continue and itโs becoming very frustrating
Gangwon's season has been nothing short of incredible. Top of the league on Matchday 26. Yang Min Hyuk getting a lot of the attention and deservedly so, but Lee Sang Heon is one of my candidates for most improved player of the year. 10G + 7A, both team highs.
Summer 2024 has the potential to be a big ๐ฐ๐ท transfer window too (rumors):
Hwang In Beom โ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Seol Young Woo โ Crvena Zvezda ๐ท๐ธ
Oh Hyeon Gyu โ leaving Celtic
Lee Han Beom โ loan?
Lee Hyun Ju โ loan to Bundesliga club
Several K Leaguers โ Europe
*(2/2)
-Lamine Yamal
-Jamal Musiala
-Jude Bellingham
-Arda Guler
-Estevao
-Florian Wirtz
-Endrick
-Park Yong Woo ๐ฐ๐ท
Football isnโt dead. We are feasting for the next 10 years, these talents are too good.
Gu Rum Choi Guevara was recently called up to ๐ต๐ช Copa America preliminary roster. He was born in ๐ต๐ชto a ๐ฐ๐ท father & ๐ต๐ช mother. Heโs a โ98 CB who captains ADT (currently 5th in the Peruvian league). An interesting player that maybe couldโve been on the KFAโs radar.
๐ฐ๐ท1-0๐ฆ๐ช. Good result, a lot can still improve. Substitutes made the difference. Lee Young Jun with the goal off of Lee Tae Seok's corner. Kim Min Woo, Hong Yun Sang, & Kang Seong Jin were great impact subs. Did well defensively with a 3-man midfield to nullify counter-attacks.
K League Matchday 9 U23 Review:
-Jeon Byung Kwan (21) scores 2nd goal in 2 games
-Park Jae Hyun (20) & Jang Jae Sang (19) both score for Daegu
-Yang Min Hyuk (18) continues to play big minutes for Gangwon
-Moon Min Seo (20) making an impact in Eom Ji Sungโs absence for Gwangju
Kwon Hyeok Kyu - A 34-year old Jung Woo Young might still be our best CDM; we need a younger capable CDM to fill that spot come 2026. If Kwon continues to develop in Scotland & stays healthy, he could make that spot his own. He certainly has the physical tools to succeed.
@KNTFootball
Park Yong Woo didnโt receive treatment and criticism to this extent after his racist incident. The netizens donโt make sense at all to me
Another win for ๐ฐ๐ท u23s! Lee Young Jun with the brace to put him on 3 goals in 2 games so far. Was the starting striker in ๐ฐ๐ทโs 2023 u20 World Cup 4th place finish with 2 goals. Starting to establish himself as a reliable goal scorer.
๐ฐ๐ท players that impressed me in K League Matchday 2:
Lee Dong Gyeong (26) - Ulsan - CAM/CM
Yang Min Hyeok (17) - Gangwon - LW
Lee Seung Woo (26) - Suwon FC - LW/CAM
Eom Ji Sung (21) - Gwangju FC - LW
Kim Jong Woo (30) - Pohang - CM/CAM
Completely outplayed which comes down to coaching and tactics. Looked so disjointed all match long. With the players that we have, this simply cannot happen
Lee Kang In at the
#AsianCup2023
:
- 7 big chances
- 16 key passes
- Only 1 assist to show for it
He should have had more assists (poor finishing from teammates) and showed a lot of danger from central positions, but utilized primarily as a right winger by Klinsmann
Top 3 expected assists/XA: Kang In (2.24), Seol (1.26), Son (1.23)
Top 4 most passes: Hwang In Beom (521 passes), Kim Min Jae (482), Seol (445), Kim Young Gwon (427)
*Note: these are compared to all other players at the Asian Cup (does not include final)
Go Young Jun moves to Partizan, one of the biggest clubs in Serbia. Wishing him the best of luck! I really rate him and think he has a lot of potential.
โซโช U redove crno-belih danas je i zvaniฤno stigao igraฤ iz Juลพne Koreje, dvadesetdvogodiลกnji reprezentativac te zemlje, Jung-Dลพun Goh, koji moลพe da igra na poziciji i krila i ofanzivnog veznog.
Dobro doลกao!
Scary to think where Daejeon would be without Lee Chang Geun๐งค. They currently sit in last place in
#KLeague
, but could have less points & a far worse GD. For the KNT ๐ฐ๐ท June window, he should be considered along with Kim Jun Hong of Gimcheon to backup Jo Hyeon Woo in goal.
Well I picked Austria ๐ฆ๐น to win their group and it happened!
Canโt lie, I didnโt actually expect it to happen ๐ I mainly picked them because I like the way they play
Not sure how I feel about my Belgium ๐ง๐ช pick to the finalsโฆ
Happy to be wrong about ๐ธ๐ฎ
#EURo2024
@IraqFootballPod
Coming from a Korea fan, Iraqโs squad has actually really impressed me and with your current form, you guys are one of my dark horses for the Asian Cup.
The most recent vid on the K League youtube channel highlighted 3 prospects that can be future KNT ๐ฐ๐ทplayers:
Chung Ma Ho - Chungnam Asan - โ05 - CM/CDM
Park Seung Ho - Incheon United - โ03 - ST
Yang Min Hyuk - Gangwon FC - โ06 - LW/RW
Was looking back at some of my blog posts from pre-Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers and found some interesting things. The warning signs about Klinsmann and Koreaโs play were always there. These thoughts were written after ๐ฐ๐ท defeated China in November.
#KLeague
Matchday 15 U23 Players of the Round:
Park Seong Hun, CB, FC Seoul, โ03 - clean sheet
Kim Dong Jin, CM, Pohang, โ03 - 1 goal
Kim Jun Hong, GK, Gimcheon, โ03 - clean sheet
Yang Min Hyuk, RW, Gangwon, โ06 - 1 goal
Kang Sang Yoon, CM, Suwon FC, โ04 - 1 goal
Bae Jun Ho wins player of the month (February) for Stoke! Again, he deserves a call-up to the senior team for the March window, but some may argue it might be better for him to be on the Olympic team for now. Either way, Iโm happy with his development so far!
@fadeawaytreytak
Kwon Chang Hoon was on fire at Dijon pre-injury but he probably wasnโt even at his peak yet and missed the 2018 World Cup, which is why his injury was so depressing. He was never the same player after that
Lee Dong Gyeong continues his lethal form as Ulsan take a 1-0 advantage in the first leg of the
#ACL
semifinals. Annoyingly, if Ulsan make the final, Lee Dong Gyeong will not be available as he is joining Gimcheon at the end of this month for military service.
โฐ FT | ๐ฐ๐ท Ulsan Hyundai 1๏ธโฃ-0๏ธโฃ Yokohama F. Marinos ๐ฏ๐ต
๐ฏ Itโs advantage Ulsan as they walk away first leg winners thanks to Lee Dong-gyeongโs goal!
#ACL
|
#UHDvYFM
๐ฐ๐ท3-0 ๐น๐ญ:
Even if it wasnโt pretty, hard to complain about a convincing away win. Still remember our road struggles in the 2018 qualifying campaign with losses to China, Qatar, and Iran & draws with Uzbekistan and Syria. Weโve now beaten both China & Thailand away 3-0 this cycle
Bae Jun Ho, Kim Ji Soo, & Yang Hyun Jun will not be part of the ๐ฐ๐ท U23 team. 3 fairly big losses. Now more responsibility is put on Eom Ji Sung, Kang Seong Jin, & An Jae Jun (Bucheon) offensively. Defensively Seo Myung Gwan (Bucheon) will need a big tournament.
Players to watch at the U23 Asian Cup/Olympic Qualifiers:
๐ฐ๐ท
Bae Jun Ho (Stoke)*
Hwang Jae Won (Daegu)
Kim Ji Soo (Brentford)
Kim Min Woo (Dusseldorf II)
Yang Hyun Jun (Celtic)
Eom Ji Sung (Gwangju)
Kang Seong Jin (FC Seoul)
Lee Tae Seok (FC Seoul)
*may not be released by club
Lee Hyun Ju ๐ฐ๐ท played the 2nd half of Wehen Wiesbadenโs 2-2 draw with Jahn Regensburg in the 2.Bundesliga promotion/relegation play-off.
The Bayern Munich loanee has had a bright season & will look to finish the season strong & help keep Wiesbaden in the 2nd division of ๐ฉ๐ช.
A little late to the party, but a great win๐ฐ๐ท! Bae Jun Ho debut goal, Son & Kang In brace, Joo hattrick of assists, debuts for Hwang Jae Won, Oh Se Hun, & Park Seung Wook, and the return of Jung Woo Young (Sr) was a welcome sight. 3rd round qualification secured. Next: ๐จ๐ณ at home
U23 Standouts from the
#AsianCup2023
Group Stage:
Lee Kang In (22) ๐ฐ๐ท - PSG
Jordan Bos (21) ๐ฆ๐บ - Westerlo
Ali Jasim (20) ๐ฎ๐ถ - Air Force SC
Abdukodir Khusanov (19) ๐บ๐ฟ - Lens
Sultan Adil Alamiri (19) ๐ฆ๐ช - Al-Ittihad
Marselino Ferdinan (19) ๐ฎ๐ฉ - Deinze
Ali Olwan (23) ๐ฏ๐ด - Al Shamal
Some young players to look out for at the
#AsianCup2023
:
Abbosbek Fayzullaev (20) ๐บ๐ฟ - CSKA Moscow
Arif Aiman (21) ๐ฒ๐พ - JDT
Harib Abdalla (21) ๐ฆ๐ช- Shabab Al Ahli
Lee Kang In (22) ๐ฐ๐ท - PSG
Takefusa Kubo (22) ๐ฏ๐ต - Real Sociedad
*will add more once all squads are confirmed