| Day | Time | Player | Club | Opponent | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Kwon Chang Hoon | Freiburg | Hoffenheim | Fox Soccer Plus |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM | Ji Dong Won | Mainz | @Hertha Berlin | Fox Match Pass |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM | Lee Kang In | Valencia | @Getafe | BeIn |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM | Hwang Ui Jo | Bordeaux | @Metz | BeIn Play |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM | Yun Il Lok | Montpellier | St Etienne | BeIn Play |
| Winter Break | Son Heung Min | Tottenham |
Kwon Chang Hoon-- I don't know how Streich will try to break up the bad form but maybe Kwon moves to a sub role again even if he's been playing better than many. I think he starts though with most of the problems being behind.
Ji Dong Won-- Hopefully he makes a club debut this weekend as I assume he is increasing his workload.
Lee Kang In-- An unused sub and Valencia lost which is the double whammy as there are now less minutes to spread around. Maybe he gets on as a sub to offset the fatigue but I don't see a major change at this point beyond that reduced role.
Hwang Ui Jo-- Finally scored again and hopefully that gets him going as he scored a good header over two defenders. Played the 90 despite only lukewarm performance reports from papers, but maybe that's because he had a chance to get a brace but his the woodwork. He's likely to start again.
Yun Il Lok-- Finally made his debut but it was very late into the match so seemed a timewasting move rather than real opportunity. I assume he's on the bench again.
Son Heung Min-- His selfish play has increased a lot under Mourinho so a bit hard to tell what's Son pressing vs. Mourinho trying to make Son play like Hazard or something but it's not working. Son isn't tricky enough at a standstill to beat many defenders at once and he wasted a number of opportunities to find teammates in favor of these lost cause dribbles. He was working hard still but his frequent turnovers added to Tottenham's struggle to maintain possession without Lo Celso. Things were forgiven when a great pass from Alli found Son open in the box. Son was tripped by GK though it looked like Son coulda stayed up and tapped it into the open goal. In a twist without Kane, Son took the PK and blasted it through even though GK guessed right and Son didn't put it into side netting. With winter break, a win is a win and they can work on finding that creativity but they still look far from a CL-caliber side and Son looks a bit wasted in this "system".
