[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = National striker Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham Hotspur) is expected to make a sortie once morest Egypt. Even though he started the previous three games in a row and the match with Egypt’s national football team striker Mohamed Salah (29, Liverpool) failed, it was included in tomorrow’s selection plan.
The Korean national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento (52, Portugal), is preparing for the last friendly match in June A match once morest Egypt, which will be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 pm on the 14th.
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Initially, this match drew a lot of attention because of the match between Son Heung-min and Salah, who won the joint top scorer by scoring 23 goals side by side in the Premier League in the 2021-22 season. However, Salah played with an injury in the 2023 CAF Nations Cup qualifying match once morest Guinea on the 6th, and as a result of a detailed diagnosis, he was eventually withdrawn from the national team due to a muscle strain.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced, “We have confirmed that the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has informed that Salah will not be able to visit Korea for this friendly match due to an injury.” Not only Salah, but also Mohamed Elneni (29, Arsenal), Mahmoud Hassan (27, Sasaksehir, Istanbul), and Emam Ashur (24, Zamalek SC) were excluded due to injuries.
As a result, some argued that the significance of the evaluation war had disappeared as Egypt’s power had fallen significantly. In particular, in the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup finals, Cameroon or Senegal, which belong to the same group in a similar style to Ghana, might be invited.
But coach Bento doesn’t seem to care much. He declared that he would run the game with the best of his lineup and at the same time maintaining style as much as possible no matter what his opponent’s power was. In particular, Heung-Min Son, who has continued the forced march, foreshadowed the starting sortie.
Coach Bento attended the official press conference today and said, “Heung-Min Son is in good condition to play tomorrow. Considering everything, I will try to put together the best lineup and play a good game. I will focus on continuing what I did well.”
He added, “Although major players of the opposing team will be absent, we focused on analyzing how they will come out as a team. Also, it is important to focus as much as possible on our play style and tactics, and our goal is to be together as a team.”
