[한국강사신문 한상형 기자] In front of Kim Min-jae (age 28, Naples), who recharged his energy by taking a break from ‘half the game’, even ‘World Cup winner’ Angel Di Maria mightn’t cheer up.
According to Yonhap News, Kim Min-jae started as a center back in the 2022-2023 season Italian Serie A Round 18 Juventus held at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy on the 14th (Korean time) and helped Napoli win 5-1. told
In the previous match once morest Sampdoria, Kim Min-jae played only 45 minutes in the first half, causing ‘injury concerns’.
The match once morest Sampdoria was the first time Kim Min-jae did not play full-time following joining Napoli, and Napoli coach Luciano Spalette explained that the reason for replacing Kim Min-jae was ‘injury prevention’, and fans’ concerns grew.
However, Kim Min-jae dispelled concerns by showing his best play once morest Juventus, a strong team representing Serie A.
He attempted 5 tackles, all of which were successful, and his pass success rate was 93%. He also made one successful pass that led to a scoring opportunity. In particular, Di Maria, the core of Juventus’ attack, was almost completely blocked.
When a pass was supplied to Di Maria, the scene where Kim Min-jae ran quickly and intercepted it was repeated. Kim Min-jae only made one mistake play.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Di Maria’s pass passed between Kim Min-jae’s legs in the dangerous area of Napoli and was delivered to Arcadius Milik, which eventually led to Di Maria’s comeback goal. Nevertheless, Kim Min-jae received good ratings.
Whoscored.com, a soccer statistics site, gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 7.7, the second highest among both teams’ defenses and midfielders.
Only Amir Rahmani (7.8), who played together as a center back duo, Victor Osimen (9.4 points), and Hvita Kvarachhelia (9.8 points), who scored 3 goals, were rated higher than Kim Min-jae.
Di Maria is a veteran striker who contributed to Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Even Di Maria, who went through all the pre-natal battles and even lifted the World Cup trophy, was no match for Kim Min-jae on this day.
