Kim Eun-joong: “Take advantage of Honduras’ urgency to play aggressively”

After winning their first FIFA U-20 World Cup group game against France, South Korea’s head coach Kim Eun-joong, 44, vowed to be more aggressive than against France in their final training session a day ahead of their match against Honduras, vowing to “take advantage of the urgent situation in Honduras.”

“Basically, our team’s big advantage and the concept we prepared as a team is fast offensive and defensive transitions, and the outcome will depend on how accurate and fast we are,” Kim said on the afternoon of the 25th (local time) at the Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba training center in Mendoza, Argentina.

“Honduras will be in a hurry after losing the first game, so we’ll try to be as stable as possible but a little more aggressive than against France,” he said. Honduras, who lost 2-1 to Gambia in their first game, are tied for last place in the group with France, who lost 2-1 to South Korea. The Hondurans are hoping to capitalize on the psychology of being on the brink.

At the same time, the team remained vigilant. “I think Honduras will come out in better shape for the second game (against South Korea) because the stage of the first game of the World Cup puts pressure on young players,” Kim said. “I think Honduras will come out stronger because they lost the first game 먹튀검증.”

“The striker (Marco Acheituno) is not tall (172 cm), but he has individual skills, activity and speed, and both wing forwards also have good individual skills, so we will have to prepare well for the opponent’s long kicks and counterattacks,” he said.

Choi Seok-hyun (20-Dankook University), who started in central defense in the first game, said, “Our opponent is fast and has good crosses from the side, so we will focus on blocking crosses as much as possible and not conceding goals from crosses in the box.”

Forward Kim Yong-hak (20-Portimonense), who recorded an assist on Lee Seung-won’s (20-Gangwon) first goal in France, said, “Honduras is good at leaving space in the back of the flank after analyzing the video.” “We will try to use the space through turning movements.”

Kim Yong-hak, who recorded an assist in the France game when he overcame three defenders to deliver a precise pass to Lee Seung-won in an empty space, said, “I’m confident in my ability to break through quickly through individual runs.” “When I get the ball and I’m one-on-one with a defender, I want to show that I can break through aggressively and then finish it off with a bang,” he said.

The U-20 World Cup has only two rest days, unlike the adult World Cup, which usually has three rest days. “The players have already experienced the same schedule at the Asian Cup (in March), so there shouldn’t be any problems,” Kim said, “but since it’s the World Cup, the opponents are more physical, faster, and have a higher tempo of play than the teams we faced at the Asian Cup, so it will take more energy, but we will recover as much as possible and prepare to play at 100 percent tomorrow.”

The match against Honduras will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Sept. 26 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, the same stadium that hosted France. With three points from their win over France, the team can clinch an early round of 16 berth depending on the outcome of the Honduras match.

After winning their first FIFA U-20 World Cup group game against France, South Korea’s head coach Kim Eun-joong, 44, vowed to be more aggressive than against France in their final training session a day ahead of their match against Honduras, vowing to “take advantage of the urgent situation in Honduras.” “Basically, our team’s big advantage…