Friday, February 15, 2019

Weekend Preview Feb 15 and Weekend Recap 8

In a rush given Friday matches but I guess only have to recap Son on fire.



DayTimePlayerClubOpponentTV
Friday1:00 PMKwon Chang HoonDijon@NimesNone
Friday2:30 PMJi Dong WonAugsburgBayern MunichFox Sports 2
Friday2:30 PMKoo Ja CheolAugsburgBayern MunichFox Sports 2
Sunday6:00 AMPaik Seung HoGirona@Real MadridBeIn
Sunday10:15 AMLee Kang InValenciaEspanyolBeIn Esp
Sunday11:00 AMSuk Hyun JunReimsRennesBeIn Play
OffKi Sung YuengNewcastle
OffSon Heung MinTottenham



Kwon Chang Hoon-- He'll probably start.


Ji Dong Won-- Ji might be thrown into a forward role with Finnbogason injured but after last week's embarrassment and lots of injuries, it remains to be seen where Ji plays and let's be honest, its Bayern so position won't matter too much as they'll be defending deep.


Koo Ja Cheol-- Still injured it seems and unlikely to play.


Paik Seung Ho-- Maybe he'll be cannon fodder vs Real Madrid off the bench once things go bad but I don't expect him to start.


Lee Kang In-- A disappointing unused sub midweek and so his promotion to first-team is looking more like a punishment at this point as he cannot play for reserves. There's too much to play for and the manager is unwilling to use LKI. So perhaps he warms the bench but it seems his playing with the first team will be only in totally sacrificial moments.


Suk Hyun Jun-- To be honest, not sure what his status is, but I assume he'll be involved either as a sub or starter.


Ki Sung Yueng-- With an untelevised friendly this weekend, perhaps we will get some insight as to how Rafa sees his now five healthy DM/CMs which is way too many now.


Son Heung Min-- Again, Son has risen up to fill the void left behind by Kane and Alli. Despite a frustrating first half when Tottenham had difficulty in keeping possession let alone getting into attacking positions, Son started off the second half with a bang volleying home a perfect cross from Vertonghen. It was a great run to find the space in a discombobulated Dortmund back line and the finish wasn't as easy as Son made it look. The goal seemed to get Son and Tottenham going and soon Son was threading great passes and making some quality dribbles. With the weekend off, hopefully Son can recharge his batteries a bit.