"The defense was perfect'+'"Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'

Oct 20, 2024

'The defense was perfect'''Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'
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'The defense was perfect'''Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'
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Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae contributed to the team's scoreless victory with a tremendous performance. The German media also praised it.

Bayern won 4-0 in the seventh round of the Bundesliga against Stuttgart in the 2024-2025 season at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 20th (Korea time).

Kim Min-jae started as the main center back in line with Dayot Upamecano just like the game. Despite the disappointment of three runs against Frankfurt, Coach Bang Sang Kompany did not leave out Kim Min-jae in the league.



'The defense was perfect'''Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'
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Bayern led the game from the beginning of the first half. In the third minute of the first half, Gnabry received the ball from the center of the box and the shot he tried was directed to the side of the net. Kim Min-jae also showed good defense. In the fourth minute of the first half, he cleared the ball by winning the ball in a rear-end contest with Demirovic. He also cleared a long pass right away in the fifth minute of the first half.

However, Bayern had a bad injury early in the first half. In the 7th minute of the first half, Pavlovic crashed during the header contest and complained of pain. Immediately, he left the ground, replacing João Palinha.



Kane aimed for a chance to score. In the 20th minute of the first half, Kane finished with a header from the right side of the box, but the ball did not impact properly and went out of the goal line. Kim Min-jae continued to show good defense. In the 28th minute of the first half, Demirovic blocked the ball with a quick cover before receiving a penetration pass from the back. In the subsequent Stuttgart pressure, he calmly delivered the pass and overcame the crisis.

Bayern kept trying to attack, but it didn't lead to a goal. Olise's shot was caught by Nouvel in the 29th minute of the first half, and Kane's header also crossed the top of the net in the 31st minute of the first half. The first half ended 0-0.



'The defense was perfect'''Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'
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Bayern did not stop its offensive in the second half. Kane tried to finish Gnabry's cross from deep on the right side of the box in the sixth minute of the second half in the center of the box, but he couldn't hit his feet properly.

Bayern went ahead with the first goal. In the 12th minute of the second half, Kane fired a right-footed mid-range shot in front of the box arc, flying low and fast, and stabbed the corner of Stuttgart's goal. Kane added a goal to widen the gap. In the 15th minute of the second half, Kane, who defended the ball despite the defense's hand-to-hand defense in the box, finished calmly and shook the Stuttgart net.

Kim Min-jae also helped the team with defense. After Undav's attempt to break through in the 17th minute of the second half, he blocked the opponent's pass, and in the 19th minute of the second half, he blocked a cross into the box with a header.

Kane eventually completed a hat trick. In the 35th minute of the second half, when Palinha's mid-range shot hit the defense in the box, Kane, who was in front of the gate, pushed it in. Kane shook the net for the fourth time through a shot after penetration in the 37th minute of the second half, but was declared offside and was not recognized as a goal. The netting of the nose was also broken. In the 44th minute of the second half, Comang's right-footed curl from the penalty box's sin side was stuck in the corner of the goal.

In the end, Bayern won 4-0.

'The defense was perfect'''Airball Powerful' Kim Min-jae's performance, which the 獨 media also admired → But what about the built? 'Undervalued without fail'
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Kim Min-jae played the full time of the game on the day, recording 97 pass successes, 92% pass success rate, 10 long passes successful tackles, 100% tackle success rate, 5 ball ownership recovery, 2 header clearing, and 100% aerial ball competition success rate, keeping the team's defense firm.

The German media also praised it. Germany's SPOX praised 'Stable in the race, showed a brave pass in the build-up' with a rating of 2.5. Germany's TZ also organized a significant portion of the build-up with a rating of 2. Above all, he set up Alfonso Davis smartly to escape Stuttgart's pressure. The defense was perfect.'

Germany's Avent Zeitung also scored two points and dueled against Demirovich, showing a strong, outstanding view in the air. He also blocked important shots,' he said in admiration.

However, Bild gave Kim Min-jae another disappointing rating. Unlike other media, which gave two points, Bild gave Kim Min-jae three points, the lowest rating after Michael Olise, Rafael Guerreiro and Sergi Gnabry.



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