[뉴스나우] 남아공에 충격 패배...조 3위로 32강 진출 '빨간불' / YTN

■ Host: Anchor Jung Ji-woong ■ Guest: Sports Critic Lee Jong-hoon The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content. Please refer to the broadcast for more accurate information. When citing, please specify [YTN News NOW]. [Anchor] Our national team suffered a 0-1 defeat against South Africa after conceding a regrettable goal in the 18th minute of the second half. With advancing to the Round of 32 on their own now difficult, we are in a situation where we must examine various scenarios. We will analyze today's match with sports critic Lee Jong-hoon. Welcome. To be honest, I didn't expect this; I think there are many people who didn't anticipate the result would turn out this way. [Lee Jong-hoon] It is a shocking result that was completely unexpected. [Anchor] You must have all watched today's match; what do you consider the most disappointing aspect? [Lee Jong-hoon] If you ask me what was disappointing, I can only say that the overall performance of our players today was disappointing. Our players looked so heavy today that it felt like something was off about their physical condition. Their movements looked sluggish throughout, and there were even comments that they looked like they had suffered from mass food poisoning or enteritis; they were so sluggish and slow, and there were no players coming forward. In the first half, we could have expected an aggressive play. Since this was a match we absolutely had to win against South Africa, whereas we only needed a draw, we could have easily taken the game if we had pushed forward first and scored one or two goals in the first half. So, I expected them to come out with an aggressive tactic in the first half. And then, Coach Hong Myung-bo made a bold gamble. A bold gamble was made by starting Hwang Hee-chan and Oh Hyun-kyu in place of Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung, but there was absolutely no room for that gamble to work. This is because, starting from the midfield, almost no players were moving forward without the ball, and since no one was coming forward to receive it, forward passes were not being executed properly. Consequently, the forwards were all isolated. In the case of Lee Kang-in, since there was no one coming out to receive the ball or cutting into the open space, he kept attempting dribble breakthroughs on his own, resulting in him losing the ball and the flow of the attack being broken. In my opinion, today's performance was a complete mystery. I would say that the condition of our players was a complete mystery. [Anchor] Since you mentioned it, let me start by saying that this is actually the first time Son Heung-min has been left out of the starting lineup for the national team in a World Cup match. Could it be argued that Manager Hong Myung-bo made a strategic mistake in a way? [Lee Jong-hoon] In fact, as Coach Hong Myung-bo mentioned today, it is entirely the coach's responsibility. What makes it entirely the coach's responsibility is that the players' physical condition is heavy; this can be seen as the coach's fault for failing to manage their condition. Also, from a tactical perspective, he said he would take Son Heung-min out in the first half and bring him on in the second half when the opponent's stamina was declining, aiming to score a goal. However, this tactic is the exact opposite of the tactics used in the previous matches against the Czech Republic and Mexico. I don't know if he was conscious of the criticism regarding taking Son Heung-min out early in the Mexico match, but practically speaking, the good performance shown in the Czech Republic and Mexico matches, and the improvement in performance in the second half, can be seen as Son Heung-min in the first half... (omitted) YTN Lee Kang-moon ([email protected]) ▶ Original Article : https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0107_202606... ▶ Send a Tip : https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel : http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.