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