I feel so disappointed with Korea. It's true that
they won but they played badly. This is one of the worst
performances of Korea I've seen in years. It's hard to accept that.
It's embarassing 
The problem lies with a few reasons.
1) the formation is not right. It's rather negative football, with
only 1 lonely striker of Cho Jae Jin up front. Facing strong teams
using this formation might work better but against Indonesia, they
should be more confident despite the Indonesians having supporters
at home.
2) Head coach Pim Verbeek selected the wrong players for big games.
How can he use the inexperience and young rookies with only 4 to 6
caps, especially on both defensive flanks. Kim Chi Woo on the left
and Oh Beom Seok on the right. Really a mistake. On a few
ocassions, if Indonesia had taken their chances well, they might be
able to upset Korea. And I won't be surprised. Both defenders are
not bad but they are too inexperience and lacking confidence,
resulting in several mistakes made. Left back position should be
given to the 185cm tall Russia-based Kim Dong Jin and right-back
should be given back to Suwon Bluewing's Song Chong Guk (28 years
old), the 2002 World Cup player who has played for Feyenoord in the
Netherlands. Seriously, I don't even agree to some of the players
he's selected.
3)Wrong selection on the shortest guy, Choi Sung Kuk. He's been put
to play on right winger position. He doesn't even produce great
result to his club. Maybe only ocassionally. So I don't know why he
can be selected for national team. His bad habit is dribbling too
much and his lack of height is really a problem, especially facing
long balls or cornerkicks. Even if selected, he shouldn't be in the
starting 11.
4) The refusal to select Ahn Jung Hwan, who has vast experience
over the years in Europe and Japan. He's back in Korea playing for
Suwon Bluewings. He might not have played a lot recently but with
him in the national squad, he can boost up the morale of the young
team. Remember what he did to USA and Italy in the 1-1 draw and 2-1
win in 2002. He's a little bit like Inzaghi, who can just score
suddenly out of nowhere although most of the time, he's
offside.
5) Lee Eul Young, one of the main veterans of 2002 and 2006, at 31
now, should be included as he's a tough guy. Played his games in
the Belgium league before. In the absence of captain Kim Nam Il,
the team needs another experienced guy to lead the youngsters,
especially in defense.
Well, afterall, we miss the services of Seol Ki Hyeon, Lee Young
Pyo, Kim Nam Il and Park Ji Sung. I believe if they're around, the
team would be different. It'll be more attacking and more confident
in attack. Lee Dong Gook would have more chances created for
him.
I'm a little worried about the
future of Korean football if these guys are not around. It's a
transitional period now and we can understand the difficulty at
times for the team but we can see some problems occuring. It's time
to for the KFA to do something.
For the next game against the Iranians in KL, Malaysia, coach
Verbeek has better do something to change the style of play. Or
else they're gonna lose to the strong Iranians.
Look at China. It's a disappointment to see them crash out of Asian
Cup 2007. I thought they would have qualified with the way they
started earlier....
Guys, thanks for your support. 
