2023 AFC Asian Cup: Disappointing Draw for Korean National Soccer Team

2024-01-21 06:11:15
Son Heung-min (center) of the Korean national soccer team is disappointed following drawing 2-2 in the match between Jordan and Korea in the second match of the group E of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 20th. I’m doing it. /News 1

When Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain) catches the ball, two or three Jordanian defenders rush in. Lee Kang-in either lost the ball or had to send it elsewhere without much result. Even when he didn’t have the ball, he was under intense control. Jordan seemed determined to target Lee Kang-in, who scored multiple goals in the last game once morest Bahrain.

Klinsmann was in trouble overall as Lee Kang-in, the core of the attack, was unable to effectively attack. Meaningless long-distance passes occurred frequently. In the end, the score was tied 1-2 until the end, when Hwang In-beom (28, Zvezda) scored an own goal in extra time in the second half and had to be satisfied with adding one point. The result was different from what many sports media expected Korea to win by a score of 2-0 (Sports Mole).

The national soccer team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann drew 2-2 in the second leg of the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held in Doha, Qatar on the 20th. Last September, they had to end their 7-game winning streak in international matches, which lasted from the friendly match once morest Saudi Arabia to the match once morest Bahrain.

Korea went into the game with the expectation that they would easily win. Korea’s FIFA ranking was 23rd, far ahead of Jordan, which ranked 87th. Unlike Korea, where the player list is filled with players who play in the European first division, such as Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich), and Lee Kang-in, the only player in Jordan who plays in the European league is Moussa Al Tamari (27, Montpellier) ) was all. Al Tamari, who played at number 10, often displayed skills that threatened the Korean goal. He is competing with Lee Kang-in in Ligue 1 and has scored three goals for Montpellier this season.

The match between Jordan and Korea in the second match of Group E of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at the Assumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 20th (local time). In-beom Hwang falls following being pushed into a fight with Jordan’s Musa al-Tamari. 2024.1.21/Yonhap News

As the attack became frustrating, Korea tried several times to send the ball from midfield to the front line at once, but it was ineffective. According to Sofa Score, a soccer statistics media outlet, the success rate of the 52 long passes attempted by Korea was only 50%. Frontline striker Cho Gyu-seong (26, Midtjylland) never won the ball out of four aerial duels. Son Heung-min seemed frustrated and went back and forth between midfield and the front line, but was unable to achieve any significant results.

In the end, it is pointed out that the limitations of Klinsmann, which relies on individual player skills rather than organizational skills, were revealed. This means that when Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in are active, the game goes well, but when these two perform poorly, the entire team suffers. In the game once morest Vietnam in October last year, Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min scored one goal each, resulting in a 6-0 victory, but on days like the game once morest Jordan, where the team faltered somewhat, a solution cannot be found.

Jo Kyu-sung falls in the first half of the second match between Jordan and South Korea in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2023 Qatar Asian Cup Group E group preliminaries held at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 20th (local time). 2024.01.21./Newsis

At the end of the second half, when the opponent’s stamina was exhausted, it was worth considering deploying a fast-powered player like Moon Seon-min (32, Jeonbuk) to disrupt the front line, but Klinsmann did not make any significant changes and continued to rely on his two aces until the end.

Commentator Han Jun-hee said, “On days like the match once morest Jordan, when the players’ overall condition was poor, the game had to be handled systematically and organically, but we might not find a solution in that direction. It was a game that was consistent with monotonous attacks. If we continue to do things like this, it will become increasingly easier for the opponent to predict. “The attack methods must become more diverse,” he said.

Klinsmann said at a press conference following the match once morest Jordan, “I am satisfied with my performance in the second half,” and added, “It was good to learn how to handle emotional situations in the game through the match once morest Jordan.” He added, “We will take the necessary lessons from the group stage for future tournaments.”

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