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| ◇Hwang Hee-chan (11), average position against Chelsea and heat map. The direction of attack is down. Source = Sofa Score |
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'The Korean Guy'Hwang Hee-chan (28, Wolverhampton) suffered a humiliation of being replaced while only defending in the second game of the season.
Hwang Hee-chan played as a right midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 formation in the second round of the English Premier League (EPL) at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, on the 26th (Korea time) and spent 59 minutes on the ground until he was replaced by Daniel Podense in the 14th minute of the second half.
Arsenal, who played full-time, and Hwang Hee-chan's duties on the day were markedly different from the opening game. Hwang Hee-chan, who played a side wing role in Arsenal's 0-2 loss, played a de facto wing-back role on the day. If you look at the heat map, you can see that Hwang Hee-chan stayed longer in his camp than in the other side. The average position was not significantly different from right-back Matt Doherty. It reminded me of Son Heung-min (Tottenham) when Antonio Conte was the coach.
Let's look at the economic indicators. Hwang Hee-chan touched the ball only 20 times in 59 minutes. Pass attempts were made 11 times and success was made only 9 times. There was little involvement in the game. The dribble was unsuccessful in two attempts and won once out of five ground contests. Rather than offensive indicators such as key passes and shots, he stood out in defensive indicators such as foul (1), intercept (1), and clearing (2).
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| ◇Hwang Hee-chan (11th), average position against Arsenal and heat map. The direction of attack is upward. Source = Sofa Score |
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It was quite different against Arsenal. Although the playing time was longer, the number of successful passes reached 16 times (21 times in total) with 39 blushes. Cross tried once and succeeded once, leaving one key pass and one big chance generation. He competed against his opponent 10 times and won as many as six times. While actively participating in the attack, he recorded 5 FIFA Fouls and 12 POSITION ROASTs.
Hwang Hee-chan, who went up and down the right sideline of Wolverhampton without purpose, was eventually ordered to be replaced with the team being dragged 2-4. Manager Gary O'Neill of Wolverhampton's intention to replace him was not difficult to grasp. He dreamed of the last major twist by putting in offensive resources.
Hwang Hee-chan, Matheus Cunha and Jean-Likner Velegard were brought to the bench, and Fodense, Rodrigo Gomes and Pablo Sarabia were put in. However, he donated additional goals to Noni Madueke and João Pélis on the already tilted playground and suffered a crushing defeat by 2-6 and 4-goal difference.
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Wolverhampton surprisingly dedicated three goals in 15 minutes from the 4th to 19th minute of the second half in the same way that Madueke took the ball to the right from Cole Palmer and connected it to the goal. Tactically, I made a rudimentary mistake of not responding at all.
Even more surprisingly, Wolverhampton's expected score (xG) was 1.92, higher than Chelsea (1.56), who scored six goals.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored the most points (12 goals) in the team last season, did not shoot a single shot in two consecutive games against Arsenal and Chelsea, marking an uneasy start. In the game, O'Neill strangely used Hwang Hee-chan in a defensive position, and it didn't work at all. The most memorable scene in the match against Chelsea was a war of nerves with Chelsea fullback Mark Cucurella in the second half.
With his team in a losing streak with eight goals in two games, O'Neill is curious how he will use Hwang Hee-chan in the next round against Nottingham Forest.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
