Hong Jeong-ho and Ji Dong-won @ FC Augsburg 2014-2015 [R]

probably just took a chinese kid off the streets

 

Rather lengthy article on Augsburg helping to develop Korean talent but HJH specific part here:

http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de...t-fuer-suedkoreanische-Profis-id31427272.html

 

idk man, the bowl cut was a dead giveaway. Definitely Korean.

 

Got two things out of this
1) HJH has a son
2) Augsburg's chief scout is in South Korea "several times a year"

Why don't all the bundesliga teams' chief scouts do this

 

Well, professional scouting is still a rather new thing all things considered. And smaller, financially weak clubs like Augsburg depend on their scouts going to places where bigger clubs don't pay attention yet. So the answer would be like, Augsburg's chief scout is going there exactly because no other bundesliga teams' chief scouts do it yet.

(As a German I found it insightful that the article states that Korean footballers can already earn enough in the league at home and all cases of players going to Europe are linked to looking for challenges, less for financial reasons.)

 

I figured Korea and Japan are scouted (along with connections through agents). As for earnings, they can make more by joining middle-east or chinese clubs.

 

HJH on bench

 

HJH looked asleep there

 

it's amazing how Molders is still starting (well, the last 2 or 3 games) for Augsburg. player they wanted to get rid but couldn't & Matavz.. player they paid 4/5m euro stays on bench.

Hahn just scored for Gladbach again... turning into absolute beast.

 

Everyone looks like a beast vs Hamburg (though I think Kruse scored)

And molders is now out and Cauiuby comes on.

 

right, Kruse scored.. Hahn with assist (doesn't change the fact he is absolute stud right now)

btw, Munich couldn't score against Hamburg so not everyone

edit: did they just suspend this game because of rain?

 

Hahn was perfect for gladbach.

And it appears so on the rain thing.

 

HJH on bench

1-0 FCA atm. Bobadilla dives in the box & earns penalty (been the best player for FCA lately, much improved since last season). Vergahae (sp?) converts the PK...

 

HJH replaces Kohr in 81st min.

edit: and as usual, HJH is the RCB and Callsen-Bracker is pushed up to partner Baier in double-six role.

 

FT: 1-0 FCA win

FCA sat back and defended in the final 10 mins. Looks like FCA will grind out results this season since they have stable/solid defense they can rely on. FCA without Bobadilla on offense is extremely limited to few counters...

 

Vorerst auf der Bank: Manninger, Philp, Esswein, De Jong, #Hong, Matavz, Djurdjic #WOBFCA #FCA
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Belohnt Euch selbst. KÄMPFEN UND SIEGEN!!!

— FC Augsburg (@FCAugsburg) October 5, 2014

 

HJH starts friendly... And is losing 1-5 or something

Um 18.30 Uhr startet der Test gegen den #FCA. So spielen wir! #VfR #immerweiternachvorn pic.twitter.com/7DGFpGxOJp

— VfR Aalen 1921 e.V. (@VfRAalen1921) October 9, 2014

 

He played a half (which technically means that the defense was even worse when he left as it was 1-3 at HT lol) but hardly a vote of confidence or good outcome in this situation

http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de...em-1-7-in-Einzelteile-zerlegt-id31617797.html

 

was he directly responsible for the 3 they gave up during first half?

 

based on the highlights and match report, he was terrible.

 

thanks for posting

 

Seems more a question who of FCA wasn't terrible, if any. Their play looked like a laggy online match at times there.

 

Traveling to Mainz

 

On bench

 

2-0 FCA...

which means HJH will come on soon as sub