Confrontation with quarantine than Japan… Will’Injured Son Heung-min’ really come out?

The dice were thrown. Paulo Bento (56), the coach of the Korean national soccer team, announced the convocation list of 24 people on the 15th, 10 days ahead of the’Friendly A match in 10 years. They convened on the 22nd and departed for Japan, played at the Yokohama Nissan Stadium on the 25th, and returned the next day. The returning players in Korea will be transferred to the Paju National Football Team Training Center and will return to their team after training in cohort quarantine until April 2nd.

In the list of 24 convocations released by Bento, Hwang Eui-jo (29, Bordeaux), Kim Min-jae (25, Beijing Guoan), Kim Jin-soo (29, Al Nasr), Hwang In-beom (25, Rubinkazan), and Kim Moon-hwan (26, LA FC) The formation of elite members became difficult as core players were missing for this and other reasons, including Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham), who was injured in the English Premier League (EPL) Arsenal on this day, Hee-chan Hwang (25, Leipzig), and Kang-in Lee (21, Valencia). His own box office card was included.

Even Son Heung-min, who was injured in the’Austria learning effect’?

It’s one day before I’m more nervous than ever. I am more nervous because of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) than in Japan. When a confirmed case occurs after the convocation, concerns are preceded by the fact that the team to which the representative player belongs, as well as whether the league is progressing or not, is hit hard.

The decisive background is the’Austria Learning Effect’, where 10 players and staff were confirmed in November of last year. Nevertheless, from the perspective of Bento and the association, it is necessary to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup and earn profits including broadcast rights, so even with negative public opinion, it is necessary to collect as much resources as possible.

However, prior to the announcement of the list, the question remains as to whether Arsenal played in the’North London Derby’ and Son Heung-min, who was injured in the English Premier League round 28, and was replaced in the first half 19 minutes, should have been included in the list. Regarding this, manager Bento said, “There is communication between the Football Association and Tottenham Club about the extent of the injury and the results of the test. Depending on the extent of the injury, we will finally decide whether to exclude or include it from the list.”

6 people in Ulsan and 0 people in Jeonbuk and Pohang… Bento “Selection that fits your philosophy”

Ulsan has the largest proportion of the list of 24 members. A total of six players were included, including goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo (30), Won Doo-jae (24), Kim Tae-hwan (32), Hong Chul (31), Yun Bit Garam (31), and Lee Dong-jun (24). Not even one of the 24 players was named.

Coach Bento said, “I chose a player that fits my soccer philosophy, and I didn’t select it after looking at the club”, but in Jeonbuk, including Kim Bo-kyung (32), Yong-yong (34), Hong Jeong-ho (32), Lee Seung-gi (33), and Kim Seung-dae ( 30) There are many players with national team experience, and even though Pohang also has resources with proven competitiveness, such as Song Min-gyu (22), not all were selected, so we did not get enough sympathy.

It is also possible to deduce that the club refused to pick up the club in accordance with the special rules of the International Football Federation (FIFA) that recently,’If you must self-isolate for more than 5 days after arrival, you do not have to comply with the national team convocation.’

‘Unfortunately’, the results of this selection, with a large number of Ulsan players, is expected to have a significant impact on the competition to win the K League 1 (first division) after the Korea-Japan War. In the case of Ulsan, there are six main players, which can cause difficulties in conditioning or teamwork, and if at least one infected person with Corona 19 occurs during this expedition to Japan, the damage will be greater.

Bento’s Pleas “All We Have To Do”

Regarding many concerns, Bento emphasized the necessity of Korea and Japan, saying, “It is affected by the quarantine guidelines, but we must do our best to do our best within a limited range.” He added, “After the A match in November 2019, we were only able to convene normally once in a year until the visit to Austria in November last year,” he said. “There are some players I haven’t seen at all.”

In particular, he expressed confidence in the COVID-19 quarantine measures, saying, “The medical team is preparing to play more thoroughly and safely than in November of last year.” An official from the Football Association explained, “We are preparing quarantine guidelines through a meeting of the Compulsory Subcommittee.” “We plan to have internal medicine specialists and orthopedic specialists accompany the national team.”

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