'Emergency'Upgraded European snowman Sul Young-woo replaces with complaints of knee pain

Sep 05, 2024

On the afternoon of the 3rd, players of the national soccer team trained at Goyang Stadium in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do. Seol Young-woo, Lee Han-beom, and Son Heung-min, who are training to recover. Ilsan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.03/

The match between South Korea and Palestine in the third qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is watching the game.Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.04/

Seol Young-woo (Trvena Zvezda) has returned with an upgraded version. However, he dropped out of the game due to injury.

South Korea's national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, played the first Group B match against Palestine in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th.

It was the first step in a new beginning. In July, South Korea took the helm of the A team to coach Hong Myung-bo 'Legend'. Coach Hong returned to the national team for the first time in 10 years since 2014. He made his first appearance against the Palestinians.

Coach Hong utilized the 4-2-3-1 formation. Joo Min-kyu stepped up as the front-line striker. Son Heung-min, Lee Jae-sung and Lee Kang-in helped from behind. Hwang In-beom and Jung Woo-young played defensive midfielders. Seol Young-woo, Kim Min-jae, Kim Young-kwon, and Hwang Moon-ki were located in Four Back. Cho Hyun-woo defended the goal.

What stood out was Seol's position. Seol played as a left fullback on the day. Seol Young-woo is originally a left fullback, but he was under Coach Hong to the right when he was in Ulsan. This is why I was able to play left and right at the Qatar Asian Games, which ended in February. Some even said that the fullback topography of this series could change depending on Seol Young-woo's position.

Seol Young-woo showed sharp movements while standing on the left side of the day. It certainly looked upgraded. Seol Young-woo took on a new challenge through the summer transfer market. After going through Ulsan, he advanced to the Serbian stage. He quickly settled down. In Zvezda, he played as a left fullback and already scored goals and help. He also helped advance to the European Champions League (UCL).

photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association

He joined the A team for the first time since entering Europe this time. He showed a step up in front of his home fans. Unlike before, he showed an overlapping appearance by speeding up. He led the attack by working with Son Heung-min on the left. However, a variable occurred. Seol Young-woo raised his hand to the medical staff in the 10th minute of the second half when he caught the ball. He stopped the game on his own. He complained of pain in his left knee. Seol got up again, but he collapsed again in just nine minutes. I couldn't play any more this time. He was replaced by Lee Myung-jae and withdrawn to the bench.

Seol joined the A team for the first time last year. It's only been about a year since I started wearing the national flag. However, he is growing every time he plays for A national team. Moreover, it showed a step up by entering Europe. He seemed to have filled a full-back spot, which was a concern for Korean soccer. However, Korean soccer was greatly embarrassed by the unexpected injury.

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'Emergency'Upgraded European snowman Sul Young-woo replaces with complaints of knee pain

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