'Okka'Kicker-Legend heart turned, a praise relay to the perfectly revived Kim Min-jae...Kim Min-jae, CEO of Bavaria "Kim Min-jae's performance is beautiful"

Oct 01, 2024

'monster" Kim Min-jae's perfect revival continues. Every day, local media are pouring out favorable articles about Kim Min-jae. In particular, Kicker and Rotar Mateus, who gave close evaluations of Kim Min-jae, are also giving a thumbs-up to Kim Min-jae's recent performance. Of course, Bild is still responding more like a bad name. Bayern CEO, who sold Matthijs the Licht and kept Kim Min-jae, is satisfied, saying, `So beautiful results.'

The Host'Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich)'s perfect revival continues with a praise relay.

Bayern Munich drew 1-1 in the fifth round of the German Bundesliga in 2024-2025 season against Leverkusen at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on September 29 (Korea time). It was overwhelmed by Leverkusen, the winner of last season, but it was a disappointing draw. Bayern, which gave Robert Andrich the first goal in the 31st minute of the first half, brought the game to square one with Aleksandr Pavlovic's equalizer in the 39th minute of the first half. Bayern remained in the lead with 13 points (4 wins and 1 draw) with five undefeated matches.

Dayo Upamecano and Kim Min-jae, who played center back, showed active defense again on the day. Starting with blocking the opponent's pass with a header at the halfway line, he cut off the opponent's through pass with a nice sliding tackle in the eighth minute of the second half. In the 26th minute of the second half, he read the path of the opponent's counterattack pass in advance and succeeded in defense. Bayern, with Kim Min-jae's active defense at the forefront, was able to push the opponent all the time. Bayern was outscored 18-3 in shooting numbers on the day. He also showed a sharp appearance by trying to shoot once in the attack.

Kim Min-jae played full-time in the game on the day, recording a 92% pass success rate, one shot, two interceptions, seven ball possession recovery, 75% ball competition, 50% air ball competition, and seven overall competition success. European soccer statistics website Footmob gave Kim a good rating of 7.5. Sofascore had a rating of 7.1 and Huscoordcom had a rating of 6.84.

The German media praised Kim Min-jae's performance. Sport 1 gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team, 1.5 points, and 'Kim Min-jae didn't have much to do in the first half. I showed my concentration, and I didn't make any big mistakes. Preferred to go forward like a torpedo when trying to play a long ball, intercepted the opponent's pass at the halfway line. That was exactly how Director Bang Sang Kompany wanted it to be. Avent Zeitung also gave him two points, which is the number one rating in the team, and showed good timing in the defensive movement. Overall, it was a stable play. He said he was Bayern's best player on the day, even though he was slightly deflected from his Andrich shot.

The reactions of other media were similar. Spox scored two points and `there were stable and some standout defensive scenes' while TZ also gave two points and `confidently pushed Leverkusen roughly in his position. He evaluated that he blocked Leverkusen's attack and released the defense he needed from the back. Germany's Sky Sports also gave him a rating of two points. Most praised Kim Min-jae's performance on the day, giving him the best rating in the team or the best rating among the defense.

In particular, even the kicker and 'Legend'Lotar Mateus, who were critical of Kim Min-jae, gave Kim Min-jae a thumbs up. Kicker announced on the 30th the team of Lee Ju in the fifth round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season. The list included Tuta, Omar Marmusch, Rasmus Christensen (Frank Frankfurt), Seru Girasi (Dortmund), Benjamin Seschko, Gulaci Peder (Leifich), Elias Saad (Jankt Pauli), Jonas Feurenbach (Heidenheim), and Jens Stake (Verder Bremen), and Kim Min-jae. He was the only Bayern player. The kicker defended Kim Min-jae ' firmly and meticulously, and was strong in tackles and headers. Through his performance, he praised him for erasing questions about his class.

Matheus also praised Bayern through Sport 1, referring to Kim Min-jae. "Now Bayern is a stronger team than Pep Guardiola was when he led for three years from 2013 to 2016," Matheus said. "I try to play aggressive football, not sideways or backward." "Coach Kompany then revived the center back line of Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano, who were weak under the predecessor Matheus Tuchel."It's fun to watch the Bayern game again." Matheus said in the past that it is impossible to show Kim Min-jae's performance in Naples at Bayern now. be not doing as well as expected" He has received a lot of bad comments.

The players also praised him. Joshua Kim Mi-hi, who is playing defensive midfielder, praised the defense led by Kim Min-jae through Sport 1. Kimmich said "The performance they've shown over the last few weeks is great. They have to defend a large space. It takes a lot of skill to defend the big space behind you from a position 50 to 60 meters from the goal. They were criticized after the Wolfsburg match, but the coach openly defended them. Now they are repaid. Both players are showing outstanding form.'

However, Bild gave him a rating of 3 points on the same day as well. It was the lowest rating among the defense. Bild seems to be turning a blind eye to Kim Min-jae, who is performing the best. Racism is suspected. Then he even ran a far-fetched article saying, `Kim Min-jae mocked Tuchel.' Kim Min-jae published an article with a ridiculous title even though he has never publicly expressed his criticism or regret over Tuchel.

Kim Min-jae is finally meeting expectations this season. He showed some disappointment in the first game, but he fully survived under the trust of Coach Bang Sang Kompany. In particular, his recent performance reminds him of his monstrous performance in Naples. In the last Werder Bremen match, TZ gave him one rating, his highest rating, 'Confident Kim Min-jae is one of Europe's best centre-backs. He showed his confidence back with each tackle. He praised it for always moving forward carefully and blocking potential counterattacks in advance. He was also selected as the official best 11 in the fourth round of the Bundesliga Secretariat.

It is a completely different look from last season when he suffered under Thomas Tuchel. Bayern general manager Max Evel said "The defense is working properly. In particular, Kim Min-jae and Upamecano showed outstanding performance. This is Bayern's performance." Unlike Tuchel, who had difficulty adapting and tactics during his somewhat eccentric style, Kim Min-jae is showing confident and bold play under Kompany. Kim Min-jae told the secret about her changed appearance. Kim Min-jae met Avent Zeitung's Kylian Kreit in the mixed zone after the game and said that `Kompany explains much more specifically what he wants from his players.'

TZ reported the article 'How Kompany got Bayern's defense back on track', and it was possible to get hints about Kompany's detailed tactics. For now, Kompany prefers bold pressure with all the players, including Harry Kane. Through this, the gap between the defense lines was reduced, and the range covered by Kim Min-jae was reduced. Kim Min-jae has a 66.7% tackle success rate, the number one in the team this season. The role of the build-up play has been lifted upward to ease the burden on the defense, delicately instructing when the center backs will advance and retreat and how to cover them, and allowing Kim Min-jae to play without burden. TZ explained 'This tactical clarity minimizes Bayern's defensive problems and helps them continue to win the game.

Bayern CEO Jan Christian Dresen said `Kim Min-jae and Upamecano played too well. I'm happy that the two of them ran together." CEO Dresen sent Matthias de Ligt to Manchester United and kept Kim Min-jae and Upamecago. At that time, this choice was criticized a lot, but now it is being evaluated completely differently. CEO Dresen "It is true that he was criticized last season. In fact, there were times when he showed poor performances. However, it is important for Kim Min-jae to return to his best form after the vacation after the Korean tour is over.'" Kim Min-jae perfectly took the coach's trust. Coach Kompany is also producing the best results with the combination of Kim Min-jae and Upamecano rather than the public opinion of fans. I can see that my breathing is getting better. "Literally beautiful appearance..." he said with satisfaction.

vanbasten@sportschosun.com