Hello everyone, today is May 1, 2024, and it is also the "May Day" International Labor Day, here we all wish everyone a happy Labor Day, and let's take a look at today's "Korean Football Evening News" focus news, which is as follows:
1. K1 League: The embarrassing six-game losing streak ended, and Gwangju won Jeju away to return to the track
2. The new coach is all related to South Korea? Marsh and Aguirre surfaced
3. The disastrous performance in the Champions League semifinals, Kim Min-jae could not escape verbal criticism
Let's take a look at the details of each news
K1 League: The embarrassing six-game losing streak ended, and Gwangju won Jeju to return to the track
Which team is the most disappointing team in the 2024 season? It is none other than last year's "dark horse" Gwangju FC! After winning two consecutive games in the opening game and being praised by the Korean media as a "pleasing Premier League style", Lee Jung-hyo's team quickly slapped them in the "face" with practical actions, and Gwangju FC, which lost six consecutive games in a wave and played one less game, unfortunately finished at the bottom. For coach Lee Jung-hyo and the players, they are under tremendous pressure, and there are strength problems, as well as objective problems such as injuries, suspensions and national number call-ups. On the evening of May 1, local time in South Korea, the tenth round of the 2024 K1 League continued to compete, in Jeju Island, South Korea, Gwangju FC finally completed the redemption, and scored in the half-time stoppage time of the depressed Yan Zhixing in the U23 Asian Cup, and in the second half, Gwangju made the opponent's own goal to expand the score, and then Lee Hee-gyun went to the next city to rewrite the score to 3-0! After the goal, Lee Jung-hyo was also relieved, because the three-goal lead basically would not be reversed. In the end, Gwangju FC won the game 3-1 away from home, ending an embarrassing six-game losing streak. This victory, perhaps, can get them back on the winning track.
In the other four games, Pohang Iron Man defeated Gangwon FC 4-2 away, Jung Jae-hee scored a hat-trick, this victory also allowed Pohang to overtake Gimcheon Sangmu to the top of the table, Incheon United took the lead at home with defender Delbridge who returned from injury, and then Jeonbuk's central defender Lee Jae-yi left the field before the end of the second half, Incheon played more and less, and foreign aid Jersso scored twice, relying on the consecutive goals of midfielders Kim Do-hyun and Mugosa, and finally defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor 3-0 at home; Daegu FC won first and then lost at home, and finally lost 1-2 to Ulsan HD FC, Ulsan won consecutive victories, and the number of goals surpassed Gimcheon Sangmu, rising to second place.
The new coach is all related to South Korea, Marsh and Aguirre have surfaced
With Hwang Sunhong's defeat in Doha, the choice of the new coach of the South Korean national team has become confusing again, and it is certain that Hwang Sunhong's defeat has also made the new coach of the South Korean team ironclad. In addition to the previously known Güneš, foreign media have recently exposed "fierce news": Jesse Marsch, who once coached Red Bull Salzburg, and Aguirre, who coached Mallorca, are interested in running for the position of coach of the South Korean national team.
It is worth mentioning that Marsh once brought Hwang Hee-chan, and Aguirre used to be Lee Gang-in's "Bole", both of whom are related to Korean football. Whoever is elected will have a good impression of Korean football. Of course, who the Korean Football Association chooses still needs to be reconsidered. After all, after the defeat of Hwang Sunhong, who was "internally determined", the plans of the Korean Football Association were disrupted, and they needed to reconsider. Interestingly, Aguirre has coached Japan and is familiar with East Asian football, and if he coaches South Korea, he will be the first foreign coach in history to coach the men's football teams of South Korea and Japan.
The disastrous performance in the Champions League semi-finals, Kim Min-jae could not escape verbal criticism
The semi-finals of the 2023-24 Champions League season are played in the early hours of this morning. At the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bayern Munich hosted Real Madrid, and due to De Ligt's injury, Kim Min-jae was in the starting line-up for the first time in his life to play a competition of this level in the Champions League semi-finals. Judging from the game, Kim Min-jae was extremely nervous, and he desperately wanted to prove his strength after a long absence, such as grabbing. However, the opponent overtook the goal with speed.
After the team took the lead in the second half, Kim Min-jae tried to squeeze the opponent with his body in order to defend the opponent, but was thrown away by the cunning opponent again with experience, and in desperation, Kim Min-jae tripped the opponent, causing the team to be equalized by the opponent. After the game, Kim Min-jae was rated as the lowest score in the team, and the outside world's verbal criticism also made Kim Min-jae extremely depressed. Throughout this game, Kim Min-jae's state is not very good, which has a certain relationship with his long-term absence after the Asian Cup, he rarely played in the league, in the face of such a high-intensity event as the Champions League, he is indeed a little powerless, coupled with lack of experience, was "drilled" by the opponent.
After the game, even the Italian media said: "Is this the super defender we saw last year? What happened in the first half of the year at Bayern?" After the semi-final, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel also severely criticized Kim, which also indicates that Kim Min-jae will basically not have another chance in this season's competition. From Napoli to Bayern Munich, the pressure of the giants still needs to be reflected on by Kim Min-jae, maybe it is not a bad thing for him to continue to rest, at least his mind can calmly consider whether to continue to stubbornly stay at Bayern and wait for a "comeback".
(Editor in charge: Korea Football Research Association)
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