Sunday, September 13, 2015

Weekend Recap

Not a great weekend but could have been far worse.



Yun Suk Young -- Despite playing so many minutes in preparation, he was left out as QPR lost.  Perhaps with midweek fixtures he gets a look.

Hong Jeong Ho -- Came up lame in warmups in a disappointing injury.  Hopefully its something mild and he can get back ahead of Europa League.

Ji Dong Won -- Was a sub late in the match and by then, Augsburg had conceded all possession to Bayern.  Didn't get a chance to impact the match from the forward spot given those circumstances.

Koo Ja Cheol -- A very good debut for Koo who was instrumental in Augsburg's first goal, starting the attack and having several touches, particularly the assist.  Augsburg's loss on a weak PK call put a poor damper on what should have been a great (re-)debut for Koo.

Ryu Seung Woo -- Left off the squad.  He has a long way to go.

Park Joo Ho -- An unused sub in a BVB victory.  As the schedule gets a bit hectic now, Park JH should get a look and I'm eager to see at what position.

Lee Chung Yong -- Came on as a sub and didn't have a great impact on the match as Crystal Palace lost in the waning minutes of the match.  As a general utility midfielder, he'll have to learn to jump right into the various roles rather than have a slow adaptation to the middle as opposed to the wings.  Though like Ji, only limited opportunities to make an impact.

Ki Sung Yueng -- Ki was on the bench after all that KNT minutes though I suspect that Monk would have preferred to have him as the deeper midfielder over Cork vs. a defensive Watford side.  Unfortunately, Swansea looked flat most of the match and lost.  Ki came on as a sub and while had some good moves, looked a bit flat and only was a small improvement for Swansea.

Son Heung Min -- It wasn't the debut that Son probably imagined, though I think in retrospect that it was okay.  Son wasn't good but that was a reflection of the team which struggled to build any offensive rhythm.  He had some good touches but I think he was a bit too passive in terms of shooting.  He was trying a bit too hard to be a playmaker when Tottenham needed individual brilliance.  He should have another chance to further gel with Europa League.

Kim Jin Su -- He looked surprisingly fresh despite nearly falling apart vs Lebanon with fatigue.  As the game wore on, he became something of a playmaker out of the left and his high number of touches reflects that role.  He did have an unfortunate hand in the first Hoffenheim goal, getting beaten by a very good move though Hoffenheim had several chances to stop the goal after.  Hoffenheim completely imploded at the end through some poor play from their CHs.

Suk Hyun Jun -- He started and continued his scoring form with another goal, though sadly in a loss.