South Korea's World Preliminary Tournament Chinese men's football team's list: Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae lead, Lee Gang-in is listed
On November 6, Beijing time, the Korean Football Association held a press conference in Seoul, and the latest national team squad was announced by head coach Klinsmann.
After Klinsmann took the helm, the South Korean team had a five-game winless streak, which also caused a large number of media and fans to be dissatisfied, but after beating the Saudi team 1-0, Klinsmann's team performance has improved significantly (three consecutive wins in warm-up matches), and the addition of Asian Games players such as Lee Gangren and Xue Yingyou has injected great vitality into the team.
Compared to Paulo Bento's tenure, Klinsmann has made changes in formation and style of play. After Lee Gang-in entered the starting line-up, the formation changed from 4-2-3-1 to 4-1-3-2, leaving only Park Yong-woo in the midfield to defend full-time, and captain Son Heung-min went further and formed a double striker with Cho Gyu-sung. Judging from the two warm-up matches in October (4-0 Tunisia and 6-0 Vietnam), such adjustments were positive and effective, further unleashing the attacking power of the Korean team.
Klinsmann did not recruit any new players for this training camp, and he also explained: "I have recruited some new faces, but as the tournament approaches, I will pay more attention to the stability of the squad framework, and there will be no more surprises." ”
According to the schedule, South Korea will usher in two World Preliminary Matches in November, namely at home against Singapore on November 16 and away against the Chinese men's football team on November 21. According to the arrangement of the Korean Football Association, all the players will go to the Paju training center on November 13 to assemble.
South Korea's World Preliminary Tournament Squad:
Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-kyu (Riyadh Youth/Saudi Arabia United), Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Song Beom-geun (Shonan Bima/J1)
Defenders: Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich/Bundesliga), Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Jin-so (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Jung Seung-hyun (Ulsan Hyundai), Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan Hyundai), Seo Young-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Ji Di (Suwon Blue Wings)
Midfielders: Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain/UAE United), Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur/Premier League), Lee Gang-in (Paris Saint-Germain/Ligue 1), Lee Soon-min (Gwangju FC), Jung Woo-yeong (Stuttgart/Bundesliga), Hong Hyun-seok (Gent/Belgian), Hwang In-beom (Red Star Belgrade/Serbian Super League), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves/Premier League), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz/Bundesliga)
Forwards: Oh Hyun-kyun (Celtic/Su Super League), Cho Gyu-sung (Midtjylland/Dan Super League), Hwang Eui-suk (Norwich/Championship)