[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Coach Paulo Bento admitted his failure to his choice.
The Korean soccer team, led by coach Bento, was defeated 0-3 at the Yokohama Nissan Stadium on the 25th against the Japanese national team.
At the time of Corona 19, the national team accepted the match in a difficult situation in a friendly match held in step with Japan’s Tokyo Olympic torch, but the result was a disastrous defeat.
At a video press conference after the game, Bento admitted his failure to Lee Kang-in’s zero-top tactic. Manager Bento experimented with the zero-top tactic of putting Lee Kang-in, who started the starter, as the front-line striker.
However, this experiment ended in complete failure. Throughout the first half, the national team could not relieve Japan’s forward pressure and suffered humiliation of recording only one shot without a single effective shot.
Manager Bento said, “In the case of Lee Kang-in’s zero-top tactic, it was our big strategy. Through this, we tried to break the cracks in the opponent’s defense line and aim the gap that occurs when the opponent’s defense line rises when the opponent’s defense strongly presses us forward with the penetration of the second-line wingers and Nam Tae-hee in the back space.
Then, `this part did not come out well in the game. In the first half, especially (the attackers) came down for the ball and attacked from the center, the desired strategy didn’t come out. Although it improved in the second half, Lee Kang-in chose the zero-top tactic through opponent analysis, but admitted that it did not go well.
When asked if he understood the meaning of Japan and Korea well, coach Bento accepted, ‘It would be a good match when an offer came in first. At that time, I prepared a lot. After that, difficult parts appeared and some changed. It is true that we didn’t have a good game. I know the meaning of Korea and Japan well. For today’s game, the opponent was better than us. The opponent deserved to win. He said, “I will look back on my defeat and improve what to do in the future.
When asked if the results would have changed depending on the existence of foreigners, Bento said,’I don’t think it is appropriate to mention that the results would have changed even if there were foreigners. If you say that, you are dishonest. He replied that it is just an excuse not to take seriously about this result.
‘I think that’s right, no, it’s not fair no matter what. However, not only this convocation, but also the convocation in November last year was very difficult. There are many difficulties for a number of reasons, and we have to think about whether these have influenced our playstyle. You have to think about the process you are trying to move forward with. This is the part that makes you think in various ways. I won’t be honest with myself either. I am responsible for everything,” he said.
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