| Day | Time | Player | Club | Opponent | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 7:00 AM | Lee Kang In | Valencia | @Athletic Bilbao | BeIn Play |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Ji Dong Won | Mainz | Wolfsburg | Fox Match Pass |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | Son Heung Min | Tottenham | Southampton | NBC Gold |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM | Hwang Ui Jo | Bordeaux | PSG | BeIn |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | Suk Hyun Jun | Reims | Dijon | None |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM | Jeong Woo Yeong | Freiburg | @Dusseldorf | Fox Sports 1 |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM | Kwon Chang Hoon | Freiburg | @Dusseldorf | Fox Sports 1 |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM | Ki Sung Yueng | Newcastle | @Leicester City | NBCSN |
Lee Kang In-- Sadly, can't watch during the workday so missed watching this live but great to see him get a goal in his first ever start in the league when he was in a good place to slot in a cross from close range. He also had a hand in the first goal, sending in a cross that was poorly cleared for teammate to score. Based on touch videos, he had some nice control of the ball as well, though of course a few errors as well in 70+ minutes of play. Unfortunately, Valencia somehow imploded and ended up with a draw, putting a sour note on an otherwise good day. I don't have a good read on if he will start this weekend, but hopefully this leads to a bigger role off the bench at least.
Son Heung Min-- Wow, what a terrible loss when confidence is already struggling. Son was rested on the bench and tried to make things happen when he came on, but everything on the team was slow-motion and while Son was decent, he couldn't find that magic moment to turn things himself. Son should start this weekend, but who else will show up?
Hwang Ui Jo-- Rested on the bench in a win. A much more difficult challenge this weekend, so we'll see if he starts or if they stick with keeping a scoring lineup going. Having not seen the match, hard to tell how to attribute, but guessing that he'll start.
Suk Hyun Jun-- Left out of squad without news so I'm guessing selection after not being used the weekend before. We'll see if he makes squad this weekend but leaning to no action for Suk.
Jeong Woo Yeong-- Probably no immediate change.
Kwon Chang Hoon-- Same with JWY but obviously a bit better situation and we'll see if he comes on.
Ki Sung Yueng-- I'd be surprised if Shelvey starts after such criticism from all parts, but Longstaff did return to training so it remains to be seen how fit he might be. Given the timeframe, I think Ki starts and hopefully he puts on a good showing to earn at least a top backup role.
Ji Dong Won-- Out injured.
