Thursday, December 8, 2016

Weekend Preview Dec 9th and Midweek Recap Dec 7th

Sigh rumbles of Ki going to China grow ever louder... but I'll try to remain optimistic until we get more formal confirmation.

Anyway, this is the last weekend I get to watch live ahead of a lengthy holiday vacation which may delay timeliness and probably completeness until after the new year.


DayTime (ET)PlayerClubOpponentTV
Friday2:30 PMKim Jin SuHoffenheim@Eintracht FrankfurtFox Sports 2
Saturday9:30 AMJi Dong WonAugsburg@HamburgFox Soccer Plus
Saturday9:30 AMKoo Ja CheolAugsburg@HamburgFox Soccer Plus
Saturday9:30 AMPark Joo HoDortmund@KoelnFox Sports 2
Saturday10:00 AMLee Chung YongCrystal Palace@Hull CityNBC Extra Time
Saturday10:00 AMKi Sung YuengSwanseaSunderlandCNBC
Sunday9:15 AMSon Heung MinTottenham@Man UtdNBCSN


Kim Jin Su -- No change for him.


Ji Dong Won -- Ji's been on a great run and he should start again in a critical match to help solidify their table position and avoid a relegation battle.  The offense is getting some bodies back so hopefully Augsburg can find some rhythm to go with Ji.


Koo Ja Cheol -- Schuster indicated that Koo was still on track so barring setback, he should be in the squad.  After a moderate time off, we will see in what role, both positionally (for Altintop in CAM, for Schmid on right, or Max on left) and start or not.


Park Joo Ho -- No change for him either.


Lee Chung Yong -- With Crystal Palace having a strong win last week, don't expect a change to his bench-warming role.


Ki Sung Yueng -- Bradley said Ki is still out.


Son Heung Min -- Son started off strong and never dipped to the lows of a few weeks ago, but he did look a bit gassed as the game wore on and he was subbed off after 60.  He should start this weekend and the game being on Sunday hopefully gives him enough time to recharge.