| Day | Time (ET) | Player | Club | Opponent | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Ji Dong Won | Augsburg | @Wolfsburg | Fox Soccer 2 Go |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Koo Ja Cheol | Augsburg | @Wolfsburg | Fox Soccer 2 Go |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | Lee Chung Yong | Crystal Palace | Man City (Cup) | None |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | Son Heung Min | Tottenham | Wycombe (Cup) | Fox Soccer Plus |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | Kwon Chang Hoon | Dijon | @Lorient | None |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM | Park Joo Ho | Dortmund | @Mainz | Fox Soccer Plus |
| Off | n/a | Ki Sung Yueng | Swansea |
Ji Dong Won -- I haven't watched final 30 minutes or so, but in the part I saw, Ji really struggled at times by himself and found himself in increasingly less dangerous spots as he looked for touches on the ball while being starved for service. Despite that he had a good chance, unloading a very strong header that was well saved, but was often not seen as Augsburg struggled in their own half. We'll see if Baum puts together a better support team around Ji as they look to rebound but I expect Ji to keep his spot.
Koo Ja Cheol -- He was very sloppy with the ball, as he was deeper of two CAMs in 4-1-4-1, and struggled to get in good position on either end of the pitch. He picked up a needless yellow as he turned to combative tackles over good defensive positioning and was taken off at HT as a precaution against a second yellow. He didn't look good in the role, and with Bobadilla coming back, we'll see how they'll line up. With some illness running around the team, he might line up in a number of spots, and I'm pretty sure that he'll start for same reason.
Lee Chung Yong -- He had some real tough luck with some unfortunate bounces leading to some groans from me. But he provided some good crosses when playing out wide, though he started off behind the striker. He showed the lack of communication on defensive end, having to drop deeper when Schlupp went off the pitch dealing with injury. Delaney for some reason covered an already covered attacker and LCY didn't drop back to cover the area. Wasn't really LCYs fault but he showed what he's done in all aspects of his play recently: no mistakes, but also nothing excellent either. With Sako and Zaha returning, competition for minutes will be ever higher, but given their recent return and low expectations in the cup, I think he starts this weekend.
Son Heung Min -- He wasn't really all that great when he came on at HT as the system got tweaked both for play and for injury, outside one moment where he was inches offside but almost had Man City's offside trap beaten. But then he started to cross the edge of the box and City's defense got stretched trying to track him, and soon enough Son had scored the equalizer, first-timing Kane's nice backheel pass into the lower corner. Unlike other matches, he didn't excel after scoring either, but he had made his contribution and it was a huge one. I'm unclear how Poch will go forward either in shape or selection, so I think it's 50/50 that he starts... maybe he starts to prove that he should start in league, or gets rested for more important duty next week.
Kwon Chang Hoon -- He joined team training this week. We'll see what that means but perhaps a debut off the bench if he does play at all.
Park Joo Ho -- I don't expect him to play a role.
Ki Sung Yueng -- A late scratch with a minor calf strain but a big win for Swansea. We'll see what that means for Tuesday but Fer looked to get a minor knock at the end, so perhaps the three will be Carroll, Cork and Ki or perhaps something else altogether (such as Ki as DM, or no Ki at all).
