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Poor defense, monotonous attack... Hwang Sun-hong grew anxious despite 2 consecutive wins


The result could not be better than this: ‘2 consecutive wins’.

However, looking at the content, it is below expectations, raising concerns ahead of the 'Korea-Japan War'.

The Korean U-23 national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, played the second match of Group B of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup group stage held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 19th (Korean time). won 2-0 over China.

In this tournament, which also serves as the final qualifier for men's soccer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hwang Seon-hong secured his advancement to the quarterfinals with two consecutive wins. www.casinositewiki.com

The top 3 in this competition will receive a direct ticket to Paris, and the 4th place will go through an intercontinental playoff to determine whether or not they will advance to the finals.

Looking at the ‘results’ of the two games so far, it can be said that Hwang Seon-hong is ‘cruising along’.

However, if you look into the ‘content’, you can detect quite a few unsettling elements.

Hwang Seon-hongho struggled unexpectedly against China in the early stages of the game.

As the defense continued to falter, there were 3 to 4 scenes that were no different from conceding a goal until midway through the first half.

If the Chinese attackers' decision-making ability had been a little better, and if goalkeeper Kim Jeong-hoon (Jeonbuk) had not shown a good save, the game could have turned very negatively for Korea.

It wasn't just a problem with the defensive line.

As the midfielders were unable to properly protect the defensive line, a situation was created where the anxious defenders retreated, and the gap between attack and defense widened significantly.

Adding to this the passing mistake, an unsettling scene ensued. www.anobii.com/en/collections/6134743

Hwang Seon-Hong's defense, which seemed to have stabilized with Lee Young-Jun (Gimcheon)'s first goal in the 34th minute of the first half, showed signs of wavering again in the early and mid-second half.

As a result, China did not score.

However, the 'winner candidates', including Japan, who will be competing for first place in Group B in the third game, are likely to show better decision-making power than China against Hwang Seon-hong.

It is also a matter of concern that the center back player base has almost reached the bottom.

In the 4th minute of the second half of the day, center back Seo Seong-gwan (Bucheon) left the field due to a hamstring injury.

In addition, center back Byun Jun-su (Gwangju) was also unable to play in the Japan game due to accumulated warnings.

Byun Jun-su, who received a yellow card in the first game, received his second yellow card of the tournament for 'wasting time' while taking a free kick at the end of the game against China.

Now, the only center back of Hwang Seon-hong who can be used in the match against Japan is Lee Jae-won (Cheonan), who did not play in the first and second games.

It seems that there is no choice but to appoint Cho Hyun-taek (Gimcheon), who is a fullback and can also play central defense, next to Lee Jae-won and play against Japan.

The ‘simple attack’, which was pointed out as a problem in the UAE match, was also the same in the China match.

The tendency to rely on the decision-making skills of Lee Young-jun, who had good performance, continued.

However, it is a positive point that the diversity of the attack was restored to some extent after Jeong Sang-bin (Minnesota) entered the game midway through the second half. wakelet.com/wake/LoJYOHqx2f78jCDzdx_u4

Soccer commentator Park Chan-ha said, "First of all, it seems necessary to strengthen the defensive block.

Players need to clearly recognize and act on how to defend from the moment the attack is over."