Another question for yall.. Which team played more sexy football? Pohang 2009 or Team Korea 2011? For me Team Korea HANDS DOWN! Sorry Farias but I still respect you. Come to think of it, Farias being a technical advisor to Cho Gwang-rae would be fantastic! It won't be a long shot as Farias wouldn't mind leading the Korean team to Brazil neither.
and because of Pim, we were in a total goal drought and even till today, we're still having trouble scoring goals despite us attacking and creating a lot of chances and having said that, I think Bearbag's disease still lurks around within the KNT. agreed, we're entering a golden age for KF with new breeds of young talents on the rise, though some may consider the AC a mickey mouse tournament however this is an opportunity for our young players to prove what they got and better yet if we do win the whole thing, the confederations cup will be a big test for them before the WC in 2014.
call me simple-minded (i'm cool with that), but all this doesn't mean sh!t until we win something. let's go get ours. then i'll decide how i like the new team or not. sexy. ugly. smelly. erotic. sliced bread. ho-duk. whatever. just win.
Good thread topic. I had to post for the first time after the world cup. The so called "Cartoon Football" by the words of Lee Chung Yong is indeed surprising. Not the style itself but how quickly the players have adapted to. This is not new. We have played like this in the past in the 80s (ok ok not exactly the same but similar) and in the early 90s. We dominated Asia with this style ending the decades of struggle- losing to the likes of Malaysia. But we couldn't compete in the world. We then switched to long-ball or 선 굵은 축구 after watching Germany's success. This pass-pass-pass-pass works against the weak sides but not against the top-20 withe the players we have. We still couldn't make enough of that last pass, the one that almost guarantees the goal. But to be fair, CKR didn't have that much time to build the team. If he has done this in just 3 months perhaps he can develop the team further in the next few months.
If I remember correctly, Cho Gwang-rae mentioned he will probably contemplate on lowering his expectation for now (tactically) to roll out less tactically heavy instructions in order for the NT players to fully adjust to Chong-yong's so called "cartoon" football. He has also mentioned he has probably over estimated his players tactical acumen and this is why he is starting off "simple" for the time being. I can't be bothered to dig up his interview, but it's probably @ the KFA site. In this sense he was naive in his own way, but he quickly realizes this and overcomes the problem. Just by this, I can tell that he is a quality manager. He doesn't just merely pick talented footballers, but footballers that are able to carry out his tactical game. Sort of like how Huh would solely base his tactics focused on player selection then matching them with their capable tactical capacity, while on the other hand Cho picks the strategy, philosophy and tactics and ENSURE they are able to carry it out on the pitch, which consequently also enhances the quality of play, and eventually the players themselves. Korean Football needed a manager like this who is foward looking, and not just churning out results.
I thought Farias burned all his bridges back in Korea ... I still remember his abandonment of Pohang to the Middle East for a bigger paycheque.
I think it's nonsense to say that our system didn't work against Australia. We carved out some great chances with our intricate passing, and if Mark Schwarzer was our GK and Jung was their's the scoreline would have looked like yesterday's. All respect to Australia because they played a good game, but they went all Hack-a-Shaq on PJS in the second half and were willing to settle for a draw. That game also showed that for all the delightfulness of tiki-taka football, sometimes there's nothing better than a big fat direct ball punted down the field toward your center-forward. Watching that, I could imagine the Korean media labelling Ji Dong Won the "Korean Kevin Davies" lol. We shouldn't throw the baby out the bathwater, and as long as we're playing meaningful direct balls it would be unfair to call it 뻥축구. Finding a good blend of this may be our key to success, since mixing the 'Spanish' and 'Dutch' style is redundant as many have noted. It all came from the loins of Johan Cruyff.
Villa's strong on the ball, but he's about as big as Park Ji Sung. Torres is big and strong, but he's always been second-banana for the Spaniards. Llorente is also big and strong, but he's not a starter. Spain's main attackers are Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro/Navas, and Villa. Not a single one of them is taller than 5'9" nor heavier than around 70 kg.
They also can keep possession of the ball, for whatever reason - small as they might be, defenders can't just take it off of them. ^ Speed of thought is another asset.
we're missing that final incisive ball and inspired run, but that will come. for me, the only question is at the defensive end. as much as i want to see kjc and jdw get picked up by quality clubs in europe, i would be absolutely thrilled to see guys like hjh and kyk do well. and who will be our bad-ass, ball winning dmf?
Smaller people have lower center of gravity and are harder to knock off the ball (provided they're able to use their size as an asset, not a liability). If Lionel Messi were as big as, say, Cristiano Ronaldo, he wouldn't have the same kind of glue-like ball control. The same probably goes for players like Xavi.
I love it because it's like seeing a non-stop motion of energy that is constantly exchanging and moving. This also fits with our current crop of players as we don't have players that posses the qualities of Nani/Ronaldo who can stop-go with the ball at any given moment. The synergy is very dynamic and very entertaining. If we have the season-ago-Rooney that used his head to score a majority of his goals, CDR or LCY would rack up tons of assists as well.
I was always confused to how David villa scores so many goals. He's not incredibly fast. He's not tall. He's not physical. The guy has above average technical ability and great positioning. We need to create a David Villa on our team.
Now that the veterans are retired, we need to find a new system that can accommodate Ji Dong-won, Koo Ja-cheol and Park Chu-young all in the attacking line up. I'm thinking Park Chu-young would be more suited for that role given his mobility and speed. I would suspect Cho would put him in a free role, while Koo acting as a second striker behind Ji Dong-won. The other departments are rather straight forward, they would just need experience in that LB and RB positions.
I'd personally like to see 4-3-3 with EDIT: Can't figure out formation tool: Son/JDW/Nam - PCY - LCY Koo - Ki - LYR ? - ? - ? - ? It allows us to field a more 4-5-1 look (JDW/LCY sliding back, Koo/LYR sliding in) against teams with stronger midfields but perhaps allowing front line more offensive liberties, we can be more effective in the box. Maybe I'm giving our midfield too much credit.