If Kim Tae-hwan is unable to play due to injury, the most realistic option would be the bold addition of Lee Soon-min.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, will play the third match of Group E of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup against Malaysia at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar at 8:30 pm (Korean time) on the 25th. . Korea is in second place in the group, and Malaysia is in fourth place.
The biggest variable against Malaysia is the full back line. Kim Jin-su is still recovering from injury, and Lee Ki-je injured his hamstring. Kim Tae-hwan also complained of a calf injury after the Jordan match. Lee Ki-je and Kim Tae-hwan were excluded from outdoor training during recovery training on the 21st. Kim Tae-hwan conducted indoor training.
There is still time until the game against Malaysia, but forcing a player who has not fully recovered from an injury into the team could actually increase the risk of injury. With goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu already gone, additional major injuries must be avoided.
In a situation where only Seol Young-woo may remain as an orthodox fullback, Lee Soon-min is emerging as an alternative. Lee Sun-min has experience playing in various positions while playing for Gwangju FC. He is a player who basically plays in midfield and defensive midfield, but can also play as right full-back.
However, it is not a traditional fullback style. Gwangju FC coach Lee Jeong-hyo also did not instruct Lee Sun-min to play like a traditional fullback, even though he was used as a fullback. He was made to play like an inverted fullback, which is a recent trend in modern soccer.
Simply put, an inverted fullback is a fullback who plays like a midfielder. When a team starts attacking, a typical fullback often goes out to the side, overlapping to help the winger, or drives the ball forward directly and attempts a cross.
The inverted fullback moves to the center when the team starts building up, allowing them to have a numerical advantage in the midfield. It is a tactical change actively used by world-class managers such as Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, and Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, as it secures the stability of the build-up by moving to the center and is advantageous in securing attack numbers by advancing existing midfield resources half a position higher. .
There are two reasons to consider Lee Sun-min’s inverted fullback. First, changes to Plan A can be reduced to a minimum. Coach Klinsmann said he would consider changing to a back three, but since Coach Klinsmann took office, the back three has not been the starting strategy. Since he has not prepared Plan B diligently, a sudden change in the back three could easily lead to a decline in performance.
Another reason is securing the number of midfielders. One of the problems Korea showed in the last match against Jordan was their lack of midfield numbers. As the midfield numbers battle was pushed back, the attack had no choice but to be forced to the side. There was no organic play between the second-line players in the midfield at all. In this case, using an inverted fullback can have a better effect in securing a battle of numbers in the midfield.
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