Some notes on Lee Kang-In as a "connective creator"
- equally proficient hockey assist and shot assist numbers; will play the penultimate and final ball
- extremely accurate on all pass angles and depths (compared to wingers/attacking midfielders)
- xT receivers map tells my favorite story about his ability/preferences; Barcola being the biggest beneficiary of his passes on the opposite flank + WZE being the most common receiver of passes illustrates the breadth of his game in the final third... patient decision making with the ability to find runners and space with deep area switches + through balls
It’s not lost on me both the US and Korea had shockingly similar paths
Decided to branch out and hire a foreigner as manager (Klinsman in both cases!)
Failure, suits and homers collude to promote someone from within the system that’s vastly under qualified and got worse
@pedmaestro@tgraf86@notnijiatall@KORFootballNews 100%. 거스 포옛, 제시 마치, 바그너가 후보였는데, 대학 인맥을 통해 이미 실패했던 홍명보에게 거액의 연봉과 함께 재선임. 국민들이 반발해서 박주호, 박지성 등 축구인들이 나섰지만 결국 퇴출은 실패. 재벌인 축구협회장은 4번 연임을 하게됐지만 월드컵 직전 사퇴선언.