South Korean soccer, which is aiming to win the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next month for the first time in 64 years, will anchor in earnest.
Jürgen Klinsmann, head coach of the national soccer team, announced the list of 16 players to participate in the convocation training held at a hotel in downtown Seoul from the 26th to the 31st through the Korea Football Association (KFA) on the 18th.
They selected mostly players who play in domestic leagues, but there is no training on the field during the call-up period. The team plans to train mainly at indoor fitness centers and focus on conditioning. It has been the first time that the team has conducted training only indoors before the competition, although it has been trained in Korea before.
The final entry for this Asian Cup increased by three from 23 to 26. However, the number of registered players for each game is 23. The other three can sit on the technical sheet. Coach Klinsmann decided to announce the final entry on the 28th.
Eleven K-leaguers, including goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo, defender Kim Young-kwon, Jung Seung-hyeon, Kim Tae-hwan and Seol Young-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), and Kim Jin-su, Moon Sun-min and Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk Jeonbuk), will join the national team from the 26th, the first day.
Among overseas players, Song Bum-keun (Shonan Belmare), Lee Jae-sung (Mints), Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart), Hwang In-beom (Turbena Zvezda), and Cho Kyu-sung (Mit Whelan), who were included in the call-up training list, decided to join the training according to their individual return schedule.
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was originally scheduled to join the team, but he was considered to focus on rest at the end of the year as he was recently suffering from “controversy over death.” 헤라카지노
In addition, Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan Hyundai), the top scorer in the K-League 1, who was a strong candidate for Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), who was under police investigation for allegations of illegal video recording of sexual activity, failed to join the team again this time. Chances are high that he will rejoin the shortlist.
The USS Clinsman will leave for off-season training in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on March 2. Some European players can join from Abu Dhabi. The team will hold an exhibition game there on January 6, before arriving in Doha, Qatar, on January 10.
“The purpose of this training is to allow the players to leave for Qatar in their best condition through proper rest and training, as several players have to start preparing for the tournament while they are very tired after the season,” Klinsmann said.