Also on May 24, the South Korean Olympic team announced the big list of two warm-up matches with Ghana, in this list, leaving aside the 7 players who contributed to the national team, a total of 28 people were selected, which means that half of the players in this list will be eliminated before the final list of the Olympic Games is announced on June 18. 28 people, there is no doubt a feeling of crossing a canoe bridge.
In the 28-man roster released by Jin Hefan, objectively speaking, there are many players whose performance in the league does not have the strength to enter the national Olympic team to compete in the Olympic Games. But the reason why they were able to enter was because of their past fame in the country, and second, because Jin Hefan wanted to give them a chance. Among them, Li Shengyou, who plays for the Portuguese Super League Portimão, is one of them. Although he had been exempted from military service, his desire to participate in the Olympic Games still made Lee Seung-woo volunteer to "register" with Jin Hefan. If the two warm-up matches against Ghana are not performed well, then after the return of Song Min and Zheng Wanbin, Li Shengyou will basically face the doom of elimination.
Lee Seung-woo needs to impress Jin Hefan with his actions
Along with Lee Seung-wook is Cho Young-wook of FC Seoul, who is no longer as good as before after being seriously injured. Being able to be selected for the national Olympic team is entirely the head coach's "nostalgia for the old feelings" and give him a chance.
Cao Xiaochuan (left) also needs to fight for opportunities on his own
Of course, there are surprises in this list. For example, the selection of South Korea's future first "right wingback" Kim Tae-hwan is well deserved. As the heart of Suwon's Samsung Blue Wing, Kim Tae-hwan has staged assists or goals many times this season, playing all 18 games, contributing 1 goal and 4 assists. In addition to using his feet, Kim Tae-hwan's "grenade" ability is also a great feat. In many games this season, Kim Tae-hwan has thrown the ball directly out of bounds, which has been converted into indirect corner assists again and again, helping his teammates get opportunities in the opponent's penalty area. It can be said that Kim Tae-hwan's first selection is also expected by all. Compared to the right wing Yin Jong-kui and Kang Yoon-sheng, who won the U23 championship in Thailand a year ago, there is no doubt that the pressure has increased sharply, because it is a strong competitor. A "positive factor" intensifies competition within the team and stimulates players to play at a high level, which is a bit similar to what we often call the "catfish effect".
Kim Tae-hwan (left) intensifies competition for right-sided sidebacks in South Korea
In addition, the return of wing gemini stars Yan Yuanshang and Li Dongjun, who have long been "occupied" by the national team, is also more satisfactory to Jin Hefan. These two players have similar technical characteristics, both rely on speed and consciousness to play the player, of which Yan Yuanshang and Lee Dongjun have played well in the K League this season, especially Li Dongjun, who switched to Ulsan Hyundai, has firmly locked the position of the player's "first fast horse", scoring 5 goals in 16 games and having 1 assist, which is far better than the results of the same period last season. For Jin Hefan, the return of Li Dongjun also gives him a certain confidence, at least the team can have a certain degree of aggression in tactics.
On the plains
Lee Dong-joon
According to the original plan, on May 31, the players selected for this edition will go to Jeju Island for training collectives, followed by two warm-up matches with Ghana. For the 28 players selected, they are both "lucky" and "pressure cookers", and there is a danger of "explosion" at any time. The two matches against Ghana are both a big test and a last chance that those who want to go to Tokyo must seize.
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GK: Song Fan-geun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor), Ahn Joon-so (Busan IPark), Ahn Chan-ki (Suwon Samsung Blue Wing)
DF: Kang Yoon-sung (Jeju United), Kim Jin-yel, Yoon Jong-kyu (FC Seoul), Lee Yu-hyun (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Kim Tae-hwan (Suwon Samsung Bluewing), Lee Sang-min (Seoul Yipyong), Jeong Tae-wook (Daegu FC), Seok Young-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Lee Ji-ri (Daejeon Hana Citizen)
MF: Kim Dong-hyun (Gangwon FC), Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor), Jeong Seung-won (Daegu FC), Lee Seung-mo, Lee So-bin (Pohang Iron Man), Mong Sung-woong (FC Anyang), Kim Jin-gyu (Busan IPark), Lee Gang-jin (Valencia [La Liga])
FW: Lee Seung-woo (Portimão [Portuguese Premier League]), Jeong Yoo-young (Freiburg [Bundesliga]), Lee Dong-joon (Ulsan Hyundai), Yan Won-joong (Gwangju FC), Cho Young-wook (FC Seoul), Cho Gyu-sung, Oh Se-hoon (Kim Ion Sang-mo)