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Appreciate it mate 🙏
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That brings this tournament to a close for the South Korean U20s, whose next big tournament will be the U20 World Cup in September.
Thanks for reading if you got this far.
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'06 W Kang Ju-hyeok had some good moments, but sometimes relies on his pace too much. Needs to add more variation to his dribbling & improve his defending.
'06 AM Jin Tae-ho looks tidy on the ball, but also seemed timid in physical duels due to his lack of physicality.
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6️⃣ Overall it was a good learning experience, especially for the younger players.
'06 GK Hong Sung-min looked jumpy at times, but he also made some quality saves.
'07 LW Park Seung-soo can improve his passing touch in the final third, but looked dangerous & direct.
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An example of what #8 Seong Shin & #7 Son Seung-min faced vs Saudi Arabia:
A very compact defense with not much vertical space. Wingers often contending with double teams due to not enough overlap or central penetration.
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5️⃣ Lack of midfield involvement by the CAM in the 4-2-3-1.
Whether it was Jin Tae-ho or Kim Tae-won, both tended to hang around the box in the 4-2-4 IP shape.
This was especially evident against Saudi Arabia's mid-block, leading to the midfield looking isolated & outnumbered.
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4️⃣ Kim Tae-won ('05 CF) has a knack for getting into good positions.
He struggled to consistently get involved in the games, but he seems to have good instincts & box positioning.
He finished with four goals & an assist this tournament.
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3️⃣ Fullback play was inconsistent.
Apart from Bae Hyun-seo's solid performance against Saudi Arabia, there weren't many standout games from a Korean FB. Kim Seo-jin & Lee Geon-hee had some poor defensive games.
Off ball work in terms of awareness especially needs to improve.
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If you're a Brighton fan, try not to listen to the outside noise and manage your expectations. The kid needs to develop at his own pace. Physically he has a ways to go.
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2️⃣ Brighton-bound Yun Do-young ('06 RW) is talented, but is still a work in progress.
His attacking impetus at RW was influential, but he was often double teamed & seemed to force his dribbling at times.
While he didn't shy away from physical duels, he still looks a bit frail.
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1️⃣ Baek Min-gyu ('05 W/SS) was very good.
His technical ability & length aside, he worked hard OOP. He won several headers to create second ball opportunities & his defense surprised me (in a good way).
He looks ready for an expanded first team role for Incheon this season.
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Will get into more detail with a thread later.
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Some poor penalties as well, seems like fatigue played a bit of a role. Hong Sung-min redeemed himself after a rough start.
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While Kim Min-soo could've done better to punch the ball away, there were already issues before the initial cross.
+Underlapping run by Japan causing confusion between the RW & RB
+RCB & LCB not communicating
+LB caught in no man's land
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On the Syrian side, two players seemed to stand out the most.
Al-Ahli SC's Anas Dahhan (#7) caused a few uncomfortable moments w/ his quick feet.
Aland Abdi (#8) of Roda JC U21s threatened with his long shot, hitting the post in the 1st half & scoring in the 2nd.
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While Seong Shin will get much of the praise for his goal & assist, I thought Ha Jung-woo was impactful with his physicality & hold up play. He's one to watch at Seongnam in K2 this season.
There weren't many standout performances, but a lot of decent ones overall.
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Wild. I also just noticed that you took a screenshot, I thought you were actually at the game 😭
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You picked a hell of a game to watch live. 3-3 atm
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Much appreciated Matt 🙏