"I think KIM is taking a nap"→ Smashing the forced criticism+"Play confidently" Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz

Oct 31, 2024

'I think KIM is taking a nap'→ Smashing the forced criticism'Play confidently' Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz
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'I think KIM is taking a nap'→ Smashing the forced criticism'Play confidently' Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz
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Kim Min-jae overcame forced criticism and played well, contributing to the team's scoreless victory.

Bayern Munich won a 4-0 victory over Mainz in the second round of the DFB Pokal in the 2024-2025 season at Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany on the 31st (Korea time).

Bayern reached the third round with the victory of the match, and will be able to erase the memory of its shock elimination in the second round of the last tournament. On the other hand, Mainz collapsed after failing to overcome the power gap with Bayern in the absence of Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-seok.



Bayern played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Bayern made up the best line-up. Harry Kane is the one-top, and Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Leroy You are in the second line. João Palinha and João Kimmich worked together for the third term. The defense was composed of Alfonso Davis, Kim Min-jae, Eric Dier and Konrat Reimer, while Manuel Neuer defended the goal.

For Mainz, Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-suk are on the replacement list, while Robin Chentner, Maxim Reitz, Moritz Yentz, Dominic Cor, Filim Mwenet, Sano Gaish, Nadhim Amiri, Antony Kacchi, Gabriel Vidovic, Paul Nebel and Armindo Zeev are on the starting list. Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-seok will not play as substitutes, and the Korean Derby did not happen.



'I think KIM is taking a nap'→ Smashing the forced criticism'Play confidently' Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz
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Bayern pushed its opponent from the beginning of the first half and gained momentum. Jamal Musiala scored the first goal in the second minute of the first half. Musiala, who broke through Mainz's defense line with a 2-1 pass by Harry Kane and Musiala, received Kane's pass and calmly finished with his right foot to give Munich its first score.

Bayern won the game with three more goals in the first half alone. In the 37th minute of the first half, Kane's header bounced off the goalkeeper's hand, but Musiala did not miss it and pushed it into the goal, scoring his team's second goal. Sane scored an additional goal in the first half of the extra time, effectively deciding the game. In the counterattack situation, Sané connected the ball that Alfonso Davis spilled with a left-footed shot and kicked it strongly, shaking Mainz's net.



Musiala completed the hat trick. Just before the end of the first half, when Reimer's cross hit the defense, Musiala pushed it in and scored three goals in the first half alone. Bayern finished the first half with a 4-0 lead.

'I think KIM is taking a nap'→ Smashing the forced criticism'Play confidently' Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz
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In the second half, Bayern left out its main player, and the game continued to be somewhat quiet. At the beginning of the second half, Thomas Muller and Matistel were deployed instead of Musiala and Kane, and in the 13th minute of the second half, Kim Min-jae and Davis were omitted, and Rafael Guerreiro and Leon Goretzka took the ground.

Bayern continued to maintain the gap after replacing a large number of players, maintaining the solidity of its defense. Later, Arihon Ibrahimovic played as Dier fell out due to injury, and Bayern won 4-0, keeping a scoreless victory until just before the end of the second half.

Kim Min-jae played 58 minutes of the game, recording 80 pass successes, 96 percent pass success rate, 100 percent long pass success rate, one clearing, three interceptions, 100% tackle success rate, and one shot block.

'I think KIM is taking a nap'→ Smashing the forced criticism'Play confidently' Kim Min-jae is very active in defending against the iron wall...Munich wins 4-0 against Mainz
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Earlier, Kim Min-jae contributed to his team's 5-0 scoreless victory against Bochum, but he was also criticized for shock. At that time, Germany's Bavarian Football said of Kim Min-jae 'Kim Min-jae's position is still a problem. Kim Min-jae seems to take a nap sometimes while playing for Bayern Munich. There were times when I made a wrong judgment in defense. In the case of Kim Min-jae, it looks like a bad habit rather than a few mistakes,' he said, leaving a comment as if Kim Min-jae was causing problems in all defensive situations.

However, in the match, Kim Min-jae showed an active performance despite playing for a short time, and the German media also gave a good evaluation. Germany's RAN played with confidence ' with a rating of 2 points. I did some tasks for the defense with my position and tackle skills, and I tried to keep my ownership safe' Germany's Avent Zeitung also had to be chased by a young player like the Barcelona match, along with a three-point rating. But other than that, there were no major challenges.

Kim Min-jae, who played a relatively short time in the game, is expected to keep his starting position unchanged in the upcoming league match against Union Berlin on November 2. Kim Min-jae is likely to start in both the European Champions League against Benfica and the league against Jean-Cette Pauli before the A-match in November.



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