Hello everyone, today is January 16, 2022 and the third weekend of 2022. According to the convention, today our "Korea Football Evening News" will present this week's wonderful content, that is, the "Korea Football Weekly". So what are the focus news in the Korean football world this week? Let's take a look.
Character: Xu Zhengyuan
1. The newcomer successfully passed the national team debut test
2. New trend of K League transfer - "The temptation to go home"
3. The South Korean women's football team announced the final list of the Asian Cup in India
4. Incheon united nine people confirmed the new crown, and the epidemic hit the K League again
5. The "Double Lee" landed in Germany, and the Korean European Legion added a new Ding
Let's take a look at the specific content of each news
This week's character Chengdu Rong City Lord Marshal Xu Zhengyuan! In this week's promotion and relegation second leg match, Xu Zhengyuan's Chengdu Rongcheng team finally defeated Dalianren with a total score of 2:1 in two legs, successfully promoted, and he will lead the team to the Chinese Super League next season! After Xu Zhengyuan took office in December 2020, he led the team to promotion only one year later, and he did bring a lot of changes to the team, which made the young team of Chengdu Rongcheng undergo qualitative changes, including the introduction of two key foreign players from the K League, Romuro and Felipe, and scored gold-like goals in the two legs of the promotion and relegation play-offs, becoming an important contributor to the promotion. Xu Zhengyuan also burst into tears at the press conference after the game, saying, "At the end of the third stage, my mother died, but because of the epidemic, I had no way to return to South Korea. In difficult times, our team members did not give up, and have always executed in accordance with our tactics and requirements. I want to give Chong Chao this gift to my mother, which is my agreement with my mother. "Xu Zhengyuan will most likely continue to lead the team to the Chinese Super League next season, and look forward to him being able to lead the team to create a miracle again!"
The rookie successfully passed the national team debut test
On the afternoon of January 15, Turkish local time, the South Korean national team, which is dominated by local players, played a warm-up match with the Icelandic team composed of young players in Antalya, and finally the South Korean team won 5-1. In order to hone the team, Coach Bento sent a large number of newcomers to the team, in addition to Cho Kyu-sung and Baek Seung-ho scoring the first goal of the national team, Busan midfielder Kim Jin-gyu and Gwangju winger Yan Ji-sung, who were selected for the national team for the first time, also scored. Kim Kin-hee, who came off the bench in the second half, also created several opportunities to be close to the goal. Overall, the new people performed well collectively and were recognized by Coach Bento. After the game, Coach Bento was full of praise for the players' performance, claiming that it was a perfect game. In the next game, South Korea will face Moldova, another weak team, Bento will continue to examine the performance of the newcomers.
K League transfer trend - "The temptation to go home"
This week, K-League transfers are still ongoing. Among the many transfers, there is a "feature" worth noting this week, that is, a large number of players have chosen to "go home", that is, to re-play for the team they have played for before. On January 11, Suwon Samsung Bluewings announced the "return" of Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder Saric, who had played for the team two years ago; on January 14, Jeonbuk Hyundai motor announced the "return" of goalkeeper Lee Fan-shou, who had played for the team eight years ago; on the same day, Gangwon FC announced the "return" of FC Seoul center-back Kim Won-jung, who had been on loan six years ago, as a free agent; K2 Tomigawa FC 1995 announced the "return" of core defender Nelson Junior, who had played two years ago; and On January 15, K2 Seoul Yipyong announced the "return" of center-back Kim Yeon-so, who played for the team five years ago. This week alone, five players chose to "go home". And this season, such drama has been staged countless times. I don't know if this will become a new wind trend for K-League transfers in the new season.
The South Korean women's football team announced the final list for the Asian Cup in India
This week, the South Korean women's football team announced the 23-man roster for the Indian Women's Asian Cup, with midfield commander Lee Yong-joo, who has just signed for La Liga Madrid women's football team, Lee Kim-hyun, a striker of Theton Women's Football Team in the Premier League, Cho Cho Hyun, a defender of Tottenham Hotspur, and Chi Xiaoran, a forward of Chelsea women's football, all selected. The remaining 19 people are all from the Korean local league, of which the Korean women's football league "Big Mac" Incheon Hyundai Iron Red Angels have a total of 8 people selected, becoming the national football player selected this time. For many players, this is their last chance to win the championship, so they also set the championship goal as the goal of participation. According to the regulations and strength analysis, the South Korean women's football team will definitely encounter any team in China or Australia in the semi-finals, and if it can pass this level, the Korean women's football team has the hope of winning the final championship.
Incheon united nine people confirmed the new crown, and the epidemic hit the K League again
The K-League schedule is set this week, and if there are no special non-force majeure factors, the regular season will open on February 19 and end on September 18, but unless the epidemic causes the league to be postponed again. In the 2021 season, the Korean K1 League was affected by the epidemic, resulting in the postponement of some league games, which also affected the performance of the teams. Therefore, in the 2022 season, the teams also hope to be able to have a smooth time. However, be afraid of what is coming! Bad news came from the Incheon United team, which was training in Changwon, that 3 players were sent to the hospital for nucleic acid tests due to fever, and all of them turned positive. As a result, Incheon United Club suspended its winter training program and began full screening, and on January 16, six more players tested positive for COVID-19 and were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. A day later, the team needs to conduct a second collective screening to look for suspected infected people. For the K League, which is about to start, the large-scale diagnosis of Incheon United has given the outside world a very bad signal, and the teams still cannot relax their vigilance against epidemics to ensure the safety of winter training players while also ensuring that the league is held as scheduled.
The "Double Lee" landed in Germany, and the South Korean European Legion added a new Ding
Finally, let's look at a piece of good news. This week, two South Korean teenagers landed in the German league, and both players were also surnamed "Lee"! On 12 January, The Portuguese League Club Mafra announced that the team's South Korean midfielder Lee Kwang-jin joined Bundesliga leader St. Pauli on loan and will make a full transfer after the second half of the 2021-22 season, which is also the first time that the young Lee Kwang-jin has gone to play in the lower leagues of the five major leagues, and if St. Pauli is promoted, he will have a chance to fulfill his Bundesliga dream. If Li Guangren's joining is "migrating" from the lower teams of the European minor leagues to the lower teams of the big leagues, then the following news is exciting! On January 15, Local time in Germany, the Bundesliga "Banba" Bayern Munich announced that he would loan young midfielder Li Xuan from Pohang Ironman for one year, according to the requirements of the contract, Li Xuanzhou first went to Bayern Second Team to play in the German fourth division, and completed the formal transfer signing after the expiration of the one-year loan period. Lee Hyun-joo, 19, is the second South Korean midfielder to join Bayern after Jung Yoo-young. Zheng Youying has played in the Bundesliga and Champions League in the Bayern first team, and now shines in Freiburg and wins in the national team. Li Xuanzhou, who landed in the German league in 2022, can he continue to move forward along the pace of his predecessors? The addition of Lee Hyun-joo has added a new ding to South Korea's European legion, playing in the Bundesliga a year later, who says it is impossible?
(Editor-in-Charge: Korean Football Research Association)
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