Morenoho ponders over defeat in Saudi Arabia and trains for recovery... 'Reduce mistakes!'

Morenojo, who suffered a shocking defeat to Saudi Arabia for the first time in 21 years, laced up his soccer shoes again for a sure win against Qatar, the last international match of the year, with the determination to 'never make a mistake twice'.

The national soccer team, led by coach Robert Moreno, underwent recovery training at the Qatar University stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 14th (Korean time).

In the Saudi Arabia friendly match held the previous day, Moreno gave up three goals in a disappointing performance, with Oh Hyun-kyu (Besiktas) and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz) scoring, but ended up losing.

It has been 21 years since the team lost to Saudi Arabia in the final qualifying round for the World Cup in Germany in August 2005 (0-1 loss).

In addition, it has been 42 years since they lost 4-5 in the final qualifying round for the Los Angeles Olympics in April 1984 when they lost to Saudi Arabia by allowing more than three goals.

The national team, which had received unfavorable attention from fans due to rumors of discord in the team, had five members, including '92 line' Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Lee Jae-seong, and '96 line' Hwang Hee-chan (Schalke), Hwang In-beom (Porto), and Kim Min-jae (Munich), raising spirits by issuing a joint statement ahead of the match against Saudi Arabia and working together in spirit, but failed to achieve the expected victory.

Accordingly, the national team took on the task of changing the cynical views of fans by achieving a clear victory in the last international match of the year against Qatar (11 p.m. on the 17th, Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium).

Coach Moreno's position after the contract period expires on the 27th is also uncertain due to the postponement of next year's Asian Cup, but he is full of determination to achieve some kind of success.

The 10 players, including Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in (Atlético Madrid), Kim Min-jae, Hwang Hee-chan, and Hwang In-beom, who had a lot of playing time as starters the day before, slowly walked around the ground and rode indoor bicycles to relieve fatigue.

The remaining 16 players, including defender Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan), who played only the first half, focused on maintaining their sense of the game by playing mini games on the ground.

The players set up four mini-goals on the ground and repeatedly scored goals with just one-touch passes in a narrow space.

The Taegeuk Warriors unanimously agreed that the 'mistakes that should not be made at the national team level' pointed out by Coach Moreno in the match against Saudi Arabia should not be repeated in the match against Qatar.

Defender Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon), who met with reporters prior to training, said, "There was a mistake when conceding a goal. I also failed to properly clear the ball while kicking it, which became the excuse for conceding the goal. I will make sure that such a scene does not occur in the match against Qatar."

Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), who made his A-match debut against Saudi Arabia, also said, "It was a time I had been waiting for for a long time. It was truly an honor," and added, "I will prepare well for the Qatar match by finding the problems that arose during the loss the previous day."