So far I've heard: Jo Jae-jin: Aston Villa, Charlton, Anderlecht, Ajax, and Utrecht. Kim Jung-woo: Rangers, Anderlecht, and PSV. Much to discuss.
I would like to see a Korean player with the Rangers so that I can properly villify those catholic japanese. Ranger Celtic rivaly would have meaning for me if a Korean were to go humiliate Nakamura. Yes. I would like this very much. (waiting for Seolseol to jump in and say I'm dreaming or some such outburst)
heh heh... skeletor... it's like fart jokes. no matter how many times i hear it, it's funny. i want to see kim jung woo try. come on, i'm born Korean. i'm used to watching my soccer players do poorly. But like every korean here, I also dream--
Kim Jung-woo should try Russia or something, like Kim Dong-jin. I feel Jung-woo is to weak for the other leagues. He isn't the biggest fella.
If Cho Jae-Jin gets in the EPL, it would be ironic if he does better than Lee Dong-Guk, but I kind of doubt that. Kim Jung-Woo I think would be a good fit at PSV and possibly Rangers. I agree though that KJW would be no match for Nakamura at this point.
Kim Jung-woo should go to PSV. I hear current his boss will become the manager of the club. The Sccotish league isn't fit for him imo.
Yes, but Vergoossen will only manage PSV from January to the end of the season. They already got Huub Stevens to take over starting the 2008 - 09 season.
JJJ is wanted by Fulham and West ham. He said he only wants to move to the EPL. http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=200712092243323&sec_id=520101&pt=nv
haha westham? how can he get minutes, when they have strikers like ashton, zamora and bellamy. not to mention cole whos been hot of late, i thing its like 3 goals and 6 assists in his last 11 games
LOL, maybe he meant the Estonian Premier League. On a more serious note, if lee dg couldn't hack it, what makes him think that he'll do any better? Shouldn't he try a weaker league in Europe before he goes to EPL?
Well if he finds the right club (if that's even possible), I can see him being a decent player, scoring occasional goals here and there, lol.
Korean footballers need to get it out of their heads that the EPL is the shit! It ain't and it doesn't suit them IMO.
see here's my thing when people talk about "korean" players. each and every single player has their own style and technique. that english guy writing that article about "korean players" as if they're all the same. I personally think different korean players are suited for different leagues. Ji Sung Park is okay at Premier I believe. Lee Young Pyo and kim nam il's style is better suited for italy. Kim du heyon belongs at K league Lee DOng Gook and seol should really try dutch football By the way, in no way does my opinion matter. BUT i hate it when korean players are described as a single unit with no identity.
I agree with you. I can see JJJ in Germany or Holland. I can't stand JJJ failing after what has happend to LDG.
But how is that argument going to fly in the face of all that money to be made in England. But I agree. Why go to some sh*t club in England when with a side like PSV, at least you're getting a taste of Europe each season. Of course, if your fate is to sit your ass on a bench, then I'd rather sit on a cold English one while making a sterling pound or two more than in Holland. The EPL is a fade league. It's the Louis Vuitton/Gucci brand of football for Korean male footballers. JJJ in the EPL is the same disaster waiting to happen as we've seen with Lee Dong-Guk and Seol. At best some flash in the pan performances. But in the overall run, I personally don't think JJJ is cut out for the EPL. It's a different dimension over there for him. If he's getting recruited by Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal, then f**k yeah, he should go. But Fulham, Charlton(?) and these other provincial sides (meaning small and not necessarily in the wilderness)...forget that.
A flash in the pan performance wouldnt go a miss for LDG. At least Seol is still remembered by fans of his ex-club (both Wolves and Reading) and at the end of the day Reading fans acknowledges his contribution to the club achieving top of the half table position in their first season in the Premiership. a flash in the pan will go a long way for LDG. A goal or two at Xmas, just before the January transfer window, is just the present he needs either helping him to get more play time with Boro or getting him more offers in the transfer market. I still believe LDG can make a break through given the chance. However the Tuncay and Aliadiere partnership seems to be starting to work, with both giving it their all and covering a lot of ground for the team in the match, Southgate may stick to those two for now since they earned him 3 points. but JJJ in the Premiership? You have to wonder. He has certainly been scoring goals in the J-league, but the J-league is known for its poor defence, the lack of physicality, the tendency to back off. The Premiership is on the other end of the scale. Premiership defenders are bigger, more physical and rougher. LDG has had hard time coping with it and hes a striker who has been able to cope with the K-league defenders' physical game. If LDG had gone to J-league he would be scoring a shitload even with his recovery from injury problems. So if you dont have the physical strength to stave off and hold your ground against strong physical defenders who try to push you around, you need speed and technique. Speed to run into spaces and lose your marker, technique to go pass them, the ability to both go head to head and beat them but also when the defenders starts to stand off because they are afraid that they are gonna get beat, the ability to take advantage of that space and strike from outside the box. Dont think JJJ is better than LDG on any of the above counts. Think the Championship is even more physical than the Premiership. Think in the Championship route-one football is still the predominant style. The better teams utilising its wingers more. Seol had problems getting used to the physical football of the Championship, but he got used to it being a tall and strong himself but more importantly skilled on the ball. If JJJ is to play in England and find success, he wont find success by being the lone striker or in a team that plays long ball post-play. In a two man partnership, dont think he will be able to be strong enough to hold the ball or win the ball in the air for his striking partner. He has to find a team that will let him be the tap-in striker and give him a strong big partner to set him up.