Lee Kang-in’s Standout Performance Key to Victory for Korean Men’s Football Team in AFC Asian Cup

Lee Kang-in and Director Klinsmann exchange greetings

Attention is given to whether Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain, PSG), a key player in the Korean men’s football team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), will lead the team to two consecutive victory by scoring in two in a row. games.

Klinsmann will play the second leg of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Group E against Jordan at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar at 8:30pm (Korea time) on the 20th.

From 19th, Korea is in second place in Group E. They won 3-1 in the first match against Bahrain on 15th, adding 3 points, but Jordan won 4-0 against Malaysia on the same day , putting them behind on goal difference.

Accordingly, if Korea defeats Jordan, it can top the group with two wins and increase its chances of advancing to the round of 16. Also, depending on the results of the Bahrain-Malaysia match held on the same day, progress to the tournament can be confirmed early.

Lee Kang-in’s performance is important for a win against Jordan. Jordan showed firepower by scoring 4 goals in the first game, but it seems that it will not be easy to break through the Korean back four line, which is held by Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and others.

Also, unlike the Malaysia game, Jordan is likely to use a counter-attacking strategy instead of an attacking strategy. In the FIFA rankings, Korea (23rd) is well ahead of Jordan, which is 87th, and is also much stronger in terms of power.

In terms of historical records, Korea is also way ahead of Jordan with 3 wins, 2 draws, and no losses.

Lee Kang-in scored several goals in the match against Bahrain, giving the team their first win of the tournament. He defeated his opponent with two stunning left foot strikes.

As well as his ability to score goals, he energized the whole team with his unique dribbling, wide vision and forward passing. If they show the same performance against Jordan, they will be able to easily defeat the opponent’s defensive strategy.

In fact, Klinsmann focused on aggressive tactical training to break the opponent’s defense in preparation for the Jordan game.

If Lee Kang-in performs well, he can also aim for an individual award.

Lee Kang-in currently has 2 goals, along with Mahmoud Almardi, Musa Al-Tamari (Jordan), Takumi Minamino (Japan), Supachai Chayd (Thailand), Jackson Irvin (Australia), and Sultan Adil (UAE ) He ties for second place. First place is Akram Afif (Qatar), who scored 3 goals.

Through this tournament, Korea is not only aiming to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, but also to produce the top scorer for the first time in 13 years since Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju United), who scored five goals and became top scorer in the 2011 Qatar Tournament.

As Klinsmann aims to win, he can play six more games from this match against Jordan to the final.

If Lee Kang-in scores against Jordan, not only will his team win, but he will be one step closer to becoming the top scorer.

Lee Kang-in expressed his confidence in scoring, saying, “If I get a good chance in the next game, I will try to score a goal.”

He continued, “As I always say, a team win is more important than a goal. We will play accordingly.” He added, “(Asian Cup) is a very important competition for us and we have not won this competition for over 60 years. We will do our best to win. “Yes,” he added.

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