Month: October 2022

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ANALYSIS: HOW SOUTH KOREA QUALIFIED FOR WORLD CUP 2022

South Korea made it an impressive 10 World Cups in a row after qualifying for the finals in Qatar with two group games still to play. A 2-0 win over Syria in Dubai, coming hot-on-the-heels of a 1-0 victory over Lebanon, meant Paulo Bento’s side became the 15th nation to qualify for the 32-team tournament. Talismanic striker Son Heung-min led the way in both the qualification groups scoring seven goals in total and the Tottenham Hotspur attacker now has 34 in 103 appearances for his country.

In Qatar, South Korea were drawn in Group alongside H alongside Portugal, Ghana and Uruguay. Continue reading “ANALYSIS: HOW SOUTH KOREA QUALIFIED FOR WORLD CUP 2022”

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WITH HEUNG-MIN SON MAKING A SLOW START TO THE SEASON, DO KOREA NEED A PLAN B?

After the lofty standards he set for himself in his Golden Boot-winning Premier League campaign of 2021-22, it would not be too harsh to say that Son Heung-min has had a slow start to the new season. With six games down in the Premier League, and an additional one in the Champions League, the usually-prolific attacker is yet to open his account this term. Before the appraisal becomes overly critical, it must be said that Son has plenty of credit in his account — not just from last season’s 23-goal haul in the league but throughout his entire seven previous years with Tottenham.

After all, every forward will inevitably encounter a similar drought (Spurs teammate Harry Kane famously appeared allergic to scoring in August previously). It must be noted that Son continues to offer his side plenty in other areas even if he is not banging in the goals at the moment. Continue reading “WITH HEUNG-MIN SON MAKING A SLOW START TO THE SEASON, DO KOREA NEED A PLAN B?”