Thursday, March 9, 2017

Weekend Preview and Schedule - March 11th

Weekend preview... hopefully more action than last weekend but not expecting much. Ki returns to team training so some improvement there.



DayTime (ET)PlayerClubOpponentTV
Saturday9:30 AMPark Joo HoDortmund@Hertha BerlinFox Sports 2
Saturday10:00 AMKi Sung YuengSwansea@Hull CityCNBC
Saturday2:00 PMKwon Chang HoonDijon@Stades RennesBeIn Play
Sunday10:00 AMSon Heung MinTottenhamMillwall (Cup)Fox Sports 1
Sunday10:30 AMJi Dong WonAugsburg@SchalkeFox Sports 2
Sunday10:30 AMKoo Ja CheolAugsburg@SchalkeFox Sports 2
Offn/aLee Chung YongCrystal Palace



Park Joo Ho -- No news of anything different.


Ki Sung Yueng -- He returned to team training this week but with Swansea in fine form, I don't expect him to break into starting XI this weekend. We will see if he's fit enough for the bench and how Clement sees a recovering Ki vs Britton as well.


Kwon Chang Hoon -- It seems he has a way to go to earn manager trust so a bench spot for him.


Son Heung Min -- Cup matches are hard to predict but I have a feeling Pochettino will want to win some hardware and also not lose the momentum that Tottenham have built recently especially with a full week after to recover. So I expect a strong lineup but perhaps there's still room for Son in the mix. So likeliest is a bench role with a chance of starting.


Ji Dong Won -- Ji seems to have Baum's trust despite being pretty variable over past few matches. I wonder if Baum will give that 5-2-1-2 look one more try this weekend and if so, good chance for Ji to start but less likely than recent months.


Koo Ja Cheol -- Koo should start against his old manager whose team sits a point behind Augsburg. I think Moravek isn't 100% so theres a chance of Koo dropping deeper or Baum going with a different shape again, but Koo will be in the mix.


Lee Chung Yong -- Off and we'll see if he joins up with the first team on their trip to Morocco.