Since his debut, Hwang In-beom and Eredivisie Lee Ju's team have been selected!

Sep 25, 2024

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You don't need to adjust. Hwang In-beom is also quickly showing off his ability on the Dutch stage.

On the 24th (Korea time), global media ESPN unveiled Lee Joo's team in Eredivisie, the Netherlands. Hwang In-beom proudly made his name. Hwang was selected as a central midfielder along with billem's Cisse Sandra in the 3-4-3 formation. In addition to Hwang In-beom, Sandra, Malik Tillman (PSV), Ueda Ayase (Feyenoord), Ibrahim Sadiq (Alkmaar), Mohammed Naso (Sparta Rotterdam), Sem Steyn, Anas Salah Edin (Tvente), Gerrit Nowber, Mats Dale (Gorehead) and Fabian de Kaser (Hercules) were selected.

Hwang In-beom played full-time in the Netherlands' Eredivisie sixth round home game against NAC Breda in the 2024-2025 season at Stadion Feyenoord in Rotterdam on the 22nd. It was Hwang In-beom's debut in Eredivisie. He performed fantastic from the first game.

Hwang In-beom supported his team's first scoreless victory of the season with 87 cheek touches, four shots, an 82% pass success rate (53 successful), three key passes, four successful ground matches (7 attempts), two fouls, two fouls, two tackles and two interceptions. Coach Friske put Hwang In-beom in the sixth position, but he went back and forth between the second and third lines without stopping. A statistical company 'Sofascore' scored 7.4 points.

◇Hwang In-beom is competing for the ball with his opponent in a league showdown with Breda at Stadion Feyenoord in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on the 22nd. Feyenoord is AFP Yonhap News

Feyenoord finished with a 1-0 lead in the first half in the 34th minute with the first goal by Japanese national striker Ayase Ueda. Hayes Smal's cross from the left was shot with a diving header in front of the gate. In the 29th minute of the second half, Timber calmly scored a penalty to complete the 2-0 victory. Feyenoord won three consecutive games, including the Cup, to win in four games. He scored nine points (5 games) in the league, raising his ranking to fifth place. No. 1 in the league is PSV Eindhoven, which has won all six games.

Hwang In-beom made his Eredivisie debut for the ninth time as a Korean after Heo Jung-moo, Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo (Eindhoven), Noh Jung-yoon (Breda), Song Jong-guk, Lee Chun-soo (Feyenoord), Kim Nam-il (Excelcior), and Seok Hyun-jun (Ajax, Groningheon). Park Ji-sung (87 matches) has played the most matches in the Eredivisie.

We've only played one game now, and there's been a lot of praise. Coach Brian Friske Feyenoord expressed great satisfaction with "Exactly the player we were looking for". "Hwang In-beom is a 28-year-old with children and has a lot of overseas experience," Danish coach Friske said. "Hwang In-beom plays with tremendous intensity, and he stands out when he carries the ball and passes."

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Center back David Hantzko (27), who played behind Hwang, said, `Hwang should have joined earlier"I regretted my belated debut. Hwang In-beom moved from Tsurvena Zvezda to Feyenoord for 7 million euros (about 10.3 billion won) at the closing date of the summer transfer market and missed the fifth round of the league with Groningen on the 15th due to paper problems.

"He plays a lot of distance, he moves back and forth for defence," Hantzko said, noting that Matz Biffer, 25, who moved to Brighton last summer for a club record €30m, and Hwang In-beom are similar in style. If Hwang In-beom is located in the '6' (defensive midfielder), it means that he is comfortable from the defender's point of view.

As can be seen from Hantzko's remarks, Friske deployed Hwang In-beom as a defensive midfielder, not No. 8 (box-to-box) or No. 10 (offensive midfielder). On this day, Hwang In-beom built Antony Milambo, Quinten Timber and Srimidl in a 4-3-3 formation. When Milambo and Timber went up to the second line of attack, Hwang In-beom gave up his back in the midfield and the third line.

On the background of putting Hwang in the sixth position, Friske said, "(A team with aggressive colors like Feyenoord) should have players with aggressive capabilities in place. Andrea Pirlo was like that, and Hwang In-beom was like that."

Pirlo, who played for Juventus, AC Milan, and Italy during his time as an active player, was the best 'Deep Racing Playmaker'. He was not equipped with defensive capabilities, but he assembled the attack in front of the defense with a wide field of view and a 'Walkle' pass ability. This is what Friske demands from Hwang In-beom.

Hwang In-beom made his Feyenoord debut through the first leg of the European Champions League Leeds phase with Bayer Leverkusen on the 20th. Hwang In-beom ranked first in the team's rating, showing why Feyenoord paid a large amount of money to recruit him. According to soccer statistics media Footmob, Hwang In-beom recorded three shots, an 82 percent pass success rate, five recoveries, five ball competitions, and 100% air ball competition in 90 minutes. The score was 6.7, the highest in the team.

After the match, the Netherlands '1908.nl ' was the first Champions League match between the German champions and Hwang In-beom. Coach Friske decided to include Hwang In-beom in the starting lineup immediately, and he could see why. Hwang In-beom led Feyenoord's attack and made several tight passes. In addition, he has demonstrated the appropriate commitment to gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, he failed to prevent the loss, but he made a good debut" he complimented.