Scheiße! Are we Ghana be finished?

June 5th, 2006 | By: Johnny | 4 Comments »

I managed to watch this entire game, and I was bowled away by how effective Ghana moved the ball and maintained possession; while I predicted they’d win, the 3-1 scoreline flattered Korea all too much. With the amount of airballs and rotten finishing, Ghana should have won the game by at least 5-1. Their one-touch passing skills were enviable, and I can see them creating a lot of problems for both Italy and the USA.

As for our team, what I can say that Advocaat hasn’t said? Earlier on Saturday in the Korean Herald, a lot of the players hung themselves with their own talk, saying that ‘we’ll be playing our best players’, and while Lee Eul-Young’s goal was noteworthy, mostly the team was left eating Ghana’s dust; but it was a good lesson for both the national team and the country to learn that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean slower.

At any rate, they’ve got a week to get their senses back. Two players I want to single out for the old cat ‘o’ nine tails treatment. Kim Jin-Kyu for his asinine dive in the penalty area (what the hell was he trying to do? Pelvic-thrust the ball out to safety?), and Lee Chun-Soo for his horrific shots/crosses. I know that ball-handling and dribbling is his specialty but if by now he can’t string a pass together, the team’s in deep kaka (no pun intended).

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By Vin | June 5th, 2006 at 5:57 am

I believe that a big contributor to S. Korea’s loss is their lack of home field advantage.

It seems to me that Korea only plays well with a sea of red in the stands. Sorry guys.

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By Greekfreak | June 5th, 2006 at 8:41 am

I wouldn’t count Korea out just yet, but it’s true that the supporters were very fickle. For more on this touchy subject, check out this site:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=58473&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

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By billy | June 5th, 2006 at 5:51 pm

Let this Ghana match be a WAKE UP CALL for Korea.
Korea underachieved against Norway and they underachieved greatly against Ghana. Korea must never loose the core values of their play, high pressure on the opponent ballholder, running more than the opponents and impeccable teamwork.
Both the supporters and the players have get realistic with their expectations. 9 of 10 Koreans expect the team to advance to the 2nd stage. Impressive support but many supporters don’t realise how difficult it is, I think….
The pre-conditions are different this time. No home ground, Korea carries high expectations and are well known by their oppononets, Korea has to defend their fourth place. On the plus side, Korea have better players, tecnically better, players with experience of playing in Europe, winning big games and carrying pressure.
It’s important for the world that both an asian team and an african team advance to at least the quarter finals. The Korean team has the quality to advance and it’s time to let it show.

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By tom | June 6th, 2006 at 9:21 am

Does South Korea even at this late date (but they are in group G afterall), still have a friendly against Norway??

Hey, friendlies are played to iron out difficulties, a few clubs have been UP and DOWN; at least half I’d say, right off. Also, some coaches look at friendlies as extended training sessions and it was even said that in some friendlies, one doesn’t want to show one’s hand too much (sort of poker analogy) and as said elsewhere, Korea really does need most whatever advantages that might be out there.

World Cup Bloggers also get off on some real tangents;

How about this for Park Ji-Sung;

“His father would trawl frog farms each fall to make a medicine that was thought to boost young boys’ growth.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060602.wskore2/BNStory/Sports/OtherSports/

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