“The Brazil match is a ‘challenge’… You have to overcome the opponent’s high-intensity pressure”
“It doesn’t seem appropriate to change the existing lineup in a match against a strong team like Brazil.
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Paulo Bento (53, Portugal), the coach of the Korean national football team, announced that he would not make any major changes to the starting lineup at a non-face-to-face press conference held at Paju NFC on the 1st, one day before the evaluation match against Brazil.
In preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which begins in November, Bentu will play four consecutive ‘mock tests’ against world powers until the 14th of this month.
The next day, at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, the match against Brazil, the No.
Bento said, “I think it will be a challenge for us (against Brazil),” but said that he would not change the team’s existing style.
Bentuho lost 0-3 against Brazil in a preliminary match in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2019.
Looking back on the defeat at the time, coach Bento said, “Three years ago, we made a lot of mistakes, but we fought well.”
The following is Q&A with coach Bento.
— It’s a game against a strong team.
how did you prepare
▲ I did my best.
Of course, the Brazilian national team is well aware of its abilities.
It will be different from previous matches.
Brazil is not a team with many weaknesses, but we will do our best in both offense and defense.
We will do our best to improve the skills of our players.
It will be a challenge for us.
— Can you see the faces of the new players in the match against Brazil?
▲ The last time I mentioned that I would change the team, like Kim Min-jae and Lee Jae-seong, there were some players who could not attend this call.
Jinsoo Kim has to keep an eye on her condition.
There will be no major changes to the starting lineup.
It doesn’t seem appropriate to change the existing lineup against a team like Brazil.
— We will play against Brazil again after 3 years.
At that time, the attack was well done, but the defense was evaluated as poor.
▲ Like that said, there were mistakes during the game three years ago, but we fought well.
There were some good scenes on the offensive side as well.
Defensively, he didn’t allow a lot of opportunities for his opponents.
Compared to three years ago, the starting lineup has changed.
Also, two of the players who played in the defense at that time were unable to appear this time.
Despite this situation, we will prepare for a good match tomorrow.
— Have you decided who will replace Kim Min-jae?
▲ See you tomorrow to know.
— I tried to improve my organization during the final qualifying round, but will my organization be able to show off well against Brazil?
▲ This match is different from previous matches.
Compared to the previous final qualifying round, there will be a lot of defensive scenes.
You have to do your best on defense.
Opponent pressure is high.
You have to overcome this and try and challenge yourself to solve the attack work as you normally do.
— Ui-Jo Hwang and Hee-Chan Hwang have been scoring poorly in the league recently.
▲ It doesn’t make sense to compare the situation in the national team with the situation the players are in on their team.
— The stadium will be hot because you can support upbringing.
How do you feel before the game?
▲ A full crowd cheering for the players is a big help to the team.
I will do my best to show good performance tomorrow.
In order to overcome the difficult moments in this match, we need the support of the fans.
The match was played without spectators for a long time.
I am happy that soccer is returning to its original form (as support for fostering becomes possible again).
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