Baek Seung-ho, who was revived in Jeonbuk, as the new ‘Trusted Man’ on Bentuho

After not playing in Darmstadt, Germany, he was separated from the national team for two years.

Last year’s Jeonbuk K-League victory helped… Debut goal in match A against Iceland

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong-seok Ahn = Baek Seung-ho (25, Jeonbuk Hyundai), who was revived through the K-League 1 of professional football, emerged as the new ‘trustworthy man’ of the Bentoo.

The Korean national football team, led by coach Paulo Bento, defeated Iceland 5-1 in the evaluation match held at Mardan Stadium in Antalya, Turkey on the 15th (Korean time).

It was the first match of two evaluation matches played by Bentuho, who is conducting training in Turkey centered on local players without foreign players such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton).

This time, coach Bento inspects the ‘Taegeuk Warrior Talent Pool’ considering the remaining 4 matches of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian final qualifiers and furthermore, the World Cup finals to be held in November.

It is a point of observation to see who among the players who did not play an active role in the national team will be the most dazzling and will receive a stamp from coach Bento.

Baek Seung-ho was by far the brightest player in the match against Iceland that day.

As a defensive midfielder, Baek Seung-ho, who played the role of a link in the air defense, opened the door for the attack by throwing an accurate pass into the space.

In the 29th minute of the first half, he scored the team’s third goal. From a distance of about 25 meters in front of the penalty area, the right-footed medium-range cannon was placed in the upper right corner of the goal.

It was Baek Seung-ho’s debut goal in the A match, who made a comeback to the national team after many twists and turns.

Baek Seung-ho, who played in the German Bundesliga, was called by coach Bento and made his A-match debut in a 1-1 match against Iran in June 2019.

However, as he was unable to consistently play for his team, Darmstadt, he gradually lost sight of coach Bento.

After the Asian second qualifying match between Sri Lanka and Qatar in October 2019, he did not play A match for a while.

Baek Seung-ho’s football life was quickly unraveled when he entered the K League 1 last year wearing a Jeonbuk uniform.

Although he went through trial and error to adapt, he improved his performance in the second half and contributed to Jeonbuk’s K-League 1 victory. In the middle of September, he scored three goals in a row and led Jeonbuk’s four straight wins.

When Baek Seung-ho returned to the field, coach Bento invited him back to the national team ahead of the third and fourth rounds of the Asian final qualifying rounds for the Qatar World Cup last October.

Baek Seung-ho, who was unable to play even after returning to the national team, played as a substitute in the 43rd minute of the second half against Iraq in November last year, playing a short match.

Baek Seung-ho showed a clear presence in this match against Iceland, where he started as a starter for the first time in two years and three months after the match against Sri Lanka.

“Currently, Bentuho’s main defensive midfielder Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd) is young and sometimes shows problems with his ball handling ability,” said Han Jun-hee, a soccer commentator. highly rated

He continued, “Compared to Jung Woo-young, Baek Seung-ho has lower physical and defensive abilities, but instead shows strength in vision, passing, coordination, and ball handling ability.” said.

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