South Korea Face World Cup with Foreboding Amidst Son Heung-min's Form Questions
En resumen
- South Korea heads to the World Cup with concerns over captain Son Heung-min's form and coach Hong Myung-bo's unpopularity.
- Recent friendly losses have heightened disgruntlement, despite Hong's defense of Son.
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South Korea's national football team is heading to the World Cup with significant concerns surrounding captain Son Heung-min's performance and coach Hong Myung-bo's popularity. Recent friendly matches resulted in heavy defeats, exacerbating fan dissatisfaction.
Son Heung-min and South Korea head to North America with a sense of foreboding threatening to envelop them, for what will surely be their talisman’s last World Cup.
The 33-year-old skipper has faced growing questions about his faltering form and international future while coach Hong Myung-bo is deeply unpopular with fans.
Pre-World Cup friendlies only added to the sense of disgruntlement, thrashed 4-0 by the Ivory Coast and beaten 1-0 by Austria.
Afterwards, Hong was moved to defend Son, who left Premier League Tottenham last year for Major League Soccer team Los Angeles FC with his best days seemingly behind him.
“Son Heung-min is the heart of our team and I have never once doubted that,” Hong told reporters.
South Korea are in Group A alongside the Czech Republic, South Africa and co-hosts Mexico.
Preguntas abiertas
- Will Son Heung-min's form improve during the World Cup?
- Can coach Hong Myung-bo turn fan sentiment around?
- How will South Korea perform against their Group A opponents?
