Among them, premftbl, a sports specialist, selected 11 Asian stars to play at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup and selected the best 11. However, there were only three Korean players compared to seven Japanese players. Including “Captain” Son Heung-min (Tottenham), “Monster Defender” Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and “Golden Talent” Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) were listed.
Korean ace Son Heung-min has continued to perform well this season. He has 11 goals and four assists in 18 matches in the league. At a home game against Everton in the 18th round of the league on Sunday, he also scored a decisive goal and led his team to a 2-1 victory. This season, Son ranked third in the goal tally. He is on par with West Ham striker Jarrod Bowen, and is closely following second-ranked Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah (12 goals). He also has a wide gap with top scorer Erling Holan (14 goals). 사설 토토사이트
Kim Min-jae, who led his team Napoli to the championship last season, moved to Munich through the summer transfer market and successfully entered a big club. He has surpassed world-class defenders and is currently playing as a key defender for Munich. Lee Kang-in also won the competition with outstanding players and is currently playing as a key member of Paris Saint-Germain. Lee scored one goal and two assists in 10 league matches this season. However, Korean players who are active in other European leagues such as Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), Oh Hyun-kyu (Celtic), and Cho Kyu-sung (Mitt Whelan) were not selected as the best 11.
Japanese players who made the best 11 were Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco), Hiroki Ito (Suttgart), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), and Yukinari Sugawara (Alkmar).
The latest formation was a 4-3-3. Son Heung-min, Kubo, Mitoma three-top, and Lee Kang-in, Minamino, and Endo were deployed as midfielders. From the left were Ito, Kim Min-jae, Tomiyasu, and Sugawara. The only non-Korean player with nationality from Korea and Japan is goalkeeper Matthew Ryan (Australia, Copenhagen).
South Korea and Japan are considered the biggest contenders for the Asian Cup title this time. Korea is aiming to win the title for the first time in 64 years since the 1960 Asian Cup. South Korea will face Bahrain, Jordan, and Malaysia in Group E of the Asian Cup. It will have its first match against Bahrain on Jan. 15.