Erratic Taeguk Warriors with copiousness to contemplate forward of Russia 2018

• Korea Republic competent for Russia 2018, their tenth World Cup
• Their unsuitable form really scarcely cost them their place
• New manager Shin Taeyong has vowed to play aggressive football

Well determined as Asia’s many successful side in FIFA World Cup qualifying, Korea Republic validated that standing on a highway to Russia. The Taeguk Warriors again demonstrated their supernatural ability to negotiate a rough theatre by finishing second in Group A and securing a record tenth coming during a tellurian finals.

That impulse of fun came, however, during a finish of a violent debate in that they won usually 4 of their 10 matches. Korea Republic’s haphazard form cost manager Uli Stielike his pursuit and left a organisation on a really margin of rejecting streamer into yesterday’s final tie in Tashkent. Had they mislaid and Syria beaten Iran, a Taeguk Warriors would have sat out a World Cup for a initial time given 1982. They did, of course, mount adult to that vigour though, and underneath new trainer Shin Taeyong hold off their unfortunate Uzbek hosts to obtain a indicate they needed.

Despite their unsuitable form, reflected in a total of 3 waste and 3 draws in a third turn alone, Korea Republic still valid adult to removing formula when it mattered mosts. Nonetheless, Shin, who took assign final month, is wakeful that his organisation have their work cut out if they are to contest opposite a world’s best in Russia subsequent year.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Korea Republic turn a third organisation from Asia, fasten Iran Japan, to validate for subsequent year’s #WorldCup! pic.twitter.com/JZ2PSrUyBv

— #WCQ (@FIFAWorldCup) September 5, 2017

How they qualified
Under Stielike, Korea Republic sailed by a second subordinate turn and were, in fact, a usually organisation to swell though surrender a goal. But while that form primarily continued in a third theatre with victories over China PR and Qatar, a solitary-goal divided detriment to Iran sounded a warning note, before defeats to China and Qatar left their fans fretting. Shin steadied a ship, though a Taeguk Warriors still indispensable dual goalless draws – and a small fitness – to secure a group’s second subordinate mark behind exile winners Iran.

Players
Korea Republic’s Europe-based stars continue to yield a team’s backbone, with Tottenham Hotspur brazen Son Heungmin the pivotal male in conflict and a team’s tip scorer with 7 goals. Captain Ki Sungyueng’s significance can't be farfetched either, a indicate borne by a team’s disaster to win in a final dual matches a Swansea City midfielder has missed.

At a back, Kim Younggwon is behind to seaside adult a counterclaim after a extensive duration out by injury. Coach Shin also called adult as many as 9 Asia-based players for a Uzbekistan decider, confirming that he is a manager who will name his patrol formed on form instead of fame.

Areas for improvement
Defence is apparently a tip priority in this respect, and is a pivotal problem for Shin to address. Korea Republic were, after all, tip scorers in Group A with 11 goals, though struggled due to surrender 10 during a other finish – 5 times as many as territory winners Iran.

The quote
“We will ready for a World Cup thoroughly. I’m a male who likes to play an aggressive football. People will find out about South Korea’s loyal football energy during a World Cup.”
Korea Republic conduct manager Shin Taeyong

Ambitions
Never brief of ambition, a Taeguk Warriors will conduct to Russia 2018 with a transparent aim of improving on their display during Brazil 2014, where they unsuccessful to swell past a organisation stage. Emulating their ancestral 2002 feat of reaching a final 4 is expected to infer a high order. All a same, Korea Republic will really be anticipating to during slightest compare their debate during South Africa 2010, when they reached a second turn for a initial time on unfamiliar soil. 

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