Thursday, March 16, 2017

Weekend Preview and Schedule - March 17th

Daylight savings time reminder for those of us in the US and out of sync with Europe so kickoffs an hour later than normal.


DayTime (ET)PlayerClubOpponentTV
Friday3:30 PMPark Joo HoDortmundIngolstadtFox Sports 2
Saturday10:30 AMJi Dong WonAugsburgFreiburgFox Soccer 2 Go
Saturday10:30 AMKoo Ja CheolAugsburgFreiburgFox Soccer 2 Go
Saturday11:00 AMLee Chung YongCrystal PalaceWatfordNBC Extra Time
Saturday1:30 PMKi Sung YuengSwansea@BournemouthNBCSN
Sunday10:15 AMSon Heung MinTottenhamSouthamptonNBCSN
Sunday12:00 PMKwon Chang HoonDijonSt EtienneBeIn Play



Park Joo Ho -- Couldn't even make the bench of the cup squad so not going to be in squad tomorrow.


Ji Dong Won -- We'll see how Bobadilla is doing but for now it seems Ji is only fully fit striker option though Finnbogason is nearing a return. Hopefully Ji finds his form when his team really needs goals as they drift back towards relegation zone.


Koo Ja Cheol -- Koo appears to have re-aggravated problematic ankles in training. We will see if he recovers in time and if he can go 90. He'd start if fit but thats looking unlikely at the moment.


Lee Chung Yong -- I doubt any change to his situation this weekend.


Ki Sung Yueng -- After another full week of training, Ki should be more fit... but Clement's evaluation of where Ki fits in remains a question mark. Ki was used a lot at first, so if Ki is fit, maybe Ki gets on the bench or even an outside chance to start in place of an ineffective Fer last weekend.


Son Heung Min -- After his hat-trick heroics, Pochettino would have been tempted to start him anyway, but with Kane out, it is a certainty. With Janssen not inspiring confidence up top even after his first non-PK goal, Son will most likely start up front. It's a spot where he has been decent at goals but struggles to impact the game at times otherwise, as he doesn't do the other things a lone forward needs to do. But confidence makes for a strong Son who can create something out of nothing so hopefully the goals push him in that direction.


Kwon Chang Hoon -- Maybe he has a chance at a bench spot back but its not going well for him.