Hello everyone, today is April 5, 2024, and the focus news of the "Hanzu Evening News" on the 4th and 5th will be combined into one issue, which is as follows:
1. Three shots! The South Korean women's football team defeated the Philippines in the warm-up match
2. The hot candidate for the new coach of the South Korean men's football team has surfaced, and the 70-year-old Güneshi is the best answer?
3. Race for the best player of the month in March? Son Heung-min's rival is only Chelsea's rising star
Let's take a look at the details of each news
The South Korean women's football team defeated the Philippines in the warm-up match
On the evening of April 5, local time in South Korea, the first warm-up match between the South Korean women's football team and the Philippine women's football team was held at the Icheon Complex Stadium. In the 2015 World Cup in Canada, it was Tian Jiaer's key goal against Costa Rica that helped South Korea reach the round of 16 of the World Cup for the first time. Therefore, the South Korean women's football team hopes to use the victory to make the best "retirement gift" for the legend.
In this game, Coach Colin Bell discharged a 343 formation and also sent the strongest lineup of the Korean women's football team, Choi Yoo-ri, Casey Fair, Ji Xiaoran and other core players all appeared, but although they completely overwhelmed the opponent at half-time, the shot either missed the target or was defused by the opponent. At half-time, the two sides drew 0-0.
At halftime, Tian Jiaer accepted the applause of the fans and officially ended his career with a smile. In the rematch, the South Korean women's football team's offensive became more fierce, and the Philippine women's football team was tired of defense and suffered a serious decline in physical fitness. In the 72nd minute, the Philippine women's football team made a mistake in passing, and Choi Yoo used her speed to surpass the opponent and enter the penalty area to score the ball, 1-0! After the goal, Choi Youli made a shooting gesture, which was also her second goal for the national team after many games.
Three minutes later, the South Korean women's football team got a free kick opportunity, and Ji Xiaoran hit the penalty, 2-0!
The Philippine women's football team's physical fitness declined, but they also hoped to pull back a goal, and pressed it all over, but gave the South Korean women's football team a chance, and Zhang Seqi scored another goal. In the end, the South Korean women's football team defeated the opponent 3-0, maintaining a winning record against the Philippine women's football team, and also gave the veteran Tian Jiaer the best retirement gift.
South Korea's new men's football coach candidate has surfaced, 70-year-old Güneshi is the best answer?
As the Korean Football Association disclosed to the media that the selection of coaches had progressed to 7 foreign coaches and 4 local coaches, some of them "couldn't sit still". On April 4, Turkish coach Güneş publicly admitted to contacting the Korean Football Association, and said, "I hope that South Korea is the last stop of my coaching career, and if I lead the Korean team, my goal will not stop at the round of 16." The 71-year-old Güneş has an indissoluble bond with Korean football, he was not only the coach of the South Korean giant FC Seoul, but also personally cultivated stars such as Qi Chengyong, Lee Qinglong, and Park Juyong into first-class stars;
Judging from his coaching resume, Güneş has led the Turkish national team twice, and has led teams in many Turkish super giants such as Trabzonspor and Besiktas, and before applying for South Korea, he coached Besiktas with 30 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. From a certain point of view, Güneş perfectly corresponds to all the conditions set by the Korean Football Association for the new coach, and even has a feeling of "private setting". The biggest stumbling block now is not his ability, but his age, whether he is physically capable of high-intensity training and watching games at the age of 71, and whether he can live in South Korea.
Of course, since the Korean Football Association can even consider 77-year-old Gus Hiddink, then the 71-year-old Güneş is actually not an "aging" option. This is a choice with both risks and challenges, and it depends on how the Korean Football Association chooses.
Son Heung-min's rival for Player of the Month in March is only a Chelsea star
On April 4, Son was nominated as a candidate for the Premier League Player of the Month award for March, and if Son deserves the award based on his performance in March, then he will be the same as Mohamed Salah, becoming only the second non-European player in history to win the Player of the Month award five times in a row. But now there is a new twist. With rising star Palmer scoring a hat-trick in Chelsea's 4-3 win over Manchester United, Palmer has become the biggest opponent to hold Son Heung-min in the way the voting cycle affects user selection. Objectively speaking, Palmer's performance in March was the same as Son Xingmin, Son Xingmin scored 3 goals and 2 assists in 4 games, and Palmer scored 3 goals and 2 assists in 3 games, and it was normal for anyone to win. However, judging from the team's performance contribution, Son Xingmin is bigger.
On the 8th, fans will vote and announce the best results in the middle of next week, so I wish Son Heung-min good luck.
(Editor in charge: Korea Football Research Association)
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