[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = Klinsmann reported his first victory. The autonomous football followed by coach Jürgen Klinsmann was well executed.
South Korea defeated Bahrain 3-1 in the first match of the Asian Cup group stage on the 15th. Korea, who took the lead in the first half thanks to Hwang In-beom’s first goal, conceded an equalizer early in the second half, but five minutes later Lee Kang-in scored the winner and won. Lee Kang-in later scored an extra goal and became a major contributor to the team’s victory.
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Coach Klinsmann took office in February last year and has always emphasized autonomous football. In particular, we hoped that the offensive line would create opportunities by free positioning without being restricted by position. He also emphasized finding open spaces and creating shooting opportunities depending on the situation.
In the match against Bahrain, such a scene was realized and a goal was scored. This was especially true of Lee Kang-in’s two goals in the second half. In the 11th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in seized the empty space in the middle for a moment, and when the ball was delivered, he shot with his left foot, which is his speciality.
The location of an extra goal on 24 minutes of the second half was similar. Son Heung-min penetrated to the left and opened the center, and Hwang In-beom saw Lee Kang, who was penetrating the space inside the box, and stabbed him. Lee Kang-in calmly beat the defense and hit the net with his left foot.
Because of this, Coach Klinsmann puts emphasis on changing plays and movements off the ball, and when the attackers executed these well, the goal was scored.
Coach Klinsmann said in an interview in Singapore last November, “If Lee Kang-in is in one position, there will be three defenders. “We need to move in the other direction,” he said, “Creativity cannot be taught.” It comes within the player. He emphasized free play, saying, “You have to try it.”
However, while Klinsmann’s autonomous football was executed well against Bahrain, who are 86th in the FIFA rankings, it is unclear whether it will also work against other Asian powerhouses such as Iran and Japan, and will meet in the tournament after passing the group stage. It is worth paying attention to see if they can achieve Asian Cup victory by further improving the perfection of organic movement and flexible positioning.
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