Bae Jun-ho, the top prospect in the Korean national team, exploded with crazy performance → storm 2 help + opportunity creation 6 times...Stoke also won 6-1 against Portsmouth

Oct 03, 2024

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Bae Jun-ho raised expectations with his outstanding performance ahead of joining the Korean national team.

Stoke City won 6-1 at home in the eighth round of the English Championship (second division) in the 2024-2025 season against Portsmouth at BET365 Stadium in Stoke, England on the 3rd (Korea time). Stoke ranked 15th in the league with nine points from the victory.

Bae Joon-ho started as the right-side striker for Stoke in the game on the same day. His performance was outstanding. Bae Joon-ho recorded two assists while playing full-time, putting in the second and third assists at the same time this season.

Bae Joon-ho recorded his first help in the 6th minute of the second half, when his teammate Tom Cannon finished scoring a low and fast cross after breaking through from the right side of the penalty box. Then in the eighth minute of the second half, he handed the ball to Andrew Moran after the dribble breakthrough against the defender on the left side, and Moran shook the net as his shot from the front of the penalty box was.

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Bae Joon-ho was showing a little disappointing trend this season before his performance in the game. The team has also undergone changes, with coach Stephen Schumacher leaving and new coach Narcissus Pelacci taking over. However, Bae Joon-ho was consistently given a chance as a starter. In the end, he showed tremendous influence with two assists in the game, proving why he is Stoke's ace and No. 10.

Bae Joon-ho played full-time, recording two assists, an 85% pass success rate, six chances, one cross success, two dribbling successes, and seven competitive victories. The soccer statistics media "SofA Score" gave a rating of 7.9.

Stoke-on-Trent Live, a local media outlet in Stoke, gave Bae Joon-ho an 8.5 rating and connected well with the players around him. He constantly held a position to influence the game and contributed with help.

After the game, Pelacci said "It's a big win. I'm very happy for everyone. The players fought well, and I think they did well throughout the game. The performance was good, and I'm glad it was a natural result. "I'm satisfied with both of the recent home games…" he said, expressing his joy.

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Bae Jun-ho's performance this season could affect his future transfer to a good destination because he was unable to transfer despite receiving a lot of attention in the transfer market just before the summer. This is why the performance is inevitably important.

Last summer, Bae Joon-ho was mentioned as a candidate for Feyenoord and Fulham. At the time, British media reported that Stoke prospect Bae Joon-ho is attracting attention from EPL club Fulham, according to reporter Fraser Fletcher. Bae Joon-ho has emerged as the most notable player in Staffordshire. Although he was hired in August last year, he is now Stoke's best player and one of the best talents in the Championship (second division).

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Considering Bae Joon-ho's performance award last season's Stoke Player of the Year, it was natural interest. However, Stoke had no intention of sending Bae Joon-ho right away. Since then, Feyenoord is not the only team interested in Bae Joon-ho in the British media. There was also news that the German professional football Bundesliga and Italian professional football Serie A clubs, as well as the three clubs of the English Premier League (EPL), are watching Bae Jun-ho.

In the end, maintaining a proper rebound in performance with this game is expected to be the key, as the willingness of teams to transfer could be further ignited depending on their performance this season.

Bae Jun-ho, who finished the match against Portsmouth successfully, will join the national team for an A-match in October after a league match against Swansea City, where Um Ji-sung is active, on the 5th. Attention is focusing on whether he will be able to continue his performance in the match against Swansea.

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