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The two media, which were looking at Kim Min-jae, Bayern Munich, are drawing attention as they show completely different actions.
Kim has displayed his best performance in the new season. Coach Bang Sang Kompany, who prefers a tactic of pushing up the defense line high, has fast-footed Kim Min-jae in the last place. As Kim Min-jae gained trust as a starting player, he recovered his skills as an “iron pillar” in Naples.
Kim Min-jae showed off his defense capability like an iron wall against “defending champion” Bayer 04 Leverkusen over the weekend. He had 102 cheek touches against Leverkusen, which has strong offense, recording a high pass success rate of 92 percent 84/91. He left defense indicators such as three wins in ground competition, four wins in air competition, two tackles and two interceptions.
He constantly draws an upward curve. Kim Min-jae, who hit rock bottom in the second half of last season by giving up a starting position to Eric Dier, also made a mistake as early as this season’s opening game, maybe he has not recovered his confidence yet. As a result, he had problems with being appointed as a starting member, but soon regained stability and displayed his best performance in the match against Leverkusen.
Local media outlets that had criticized Kim are also praising him this time. “He defended stably in his position. He had to defend roughly against Leverkusen,” German news agency TZ reported. “He reacted nervously and got angry when the referee called the whistle. Still, he effectively blocked Leverkusen’s attack. Munich needed to defend itself from the back. He showed strong confidence.”
The kicker, which strongly criticized Kim, has also changed. The kicker was the place where Kim Min-jae should be removed from the starting lineup in the second half of last season. Up until the previous round, the stance was similar. He even made an unreasonable argument ahead of the match against Leverkusen. Immediately after the match, when he recorded a pass success rate of 94 percent, he became an issue.
“Kim Min-jae did not perform as well as expected in the opening match against Wolfsburg. Therefore, we have to think about the combination of Kim Min-jae and Upamecano against Leverkusen. They will be tested again in the match against Leverkusen,” Kicker said. “Kim Min-jae has poor ability to guard passes and balls. Upamecano needs a stable partner,” adding that Hiroki Ito, who recovered from metatarsal injury, should be used as the starting player.
However, Kim nodded when he showed off his performance in the match against Leverkusen. Kicker, who had shown quite salty reviews, gave Kim two scores, the same as Joshua Kimmich, the highest rating among Bayern Munich players. In addition, Kim Min-jae was first mentioned in Lee Ju’s team for the fifth round of the Bundesliga, correcting the wrong assessment.
While kicker couldn’t deny Kim Min-jae, Bild is still fighting. Even after the game against Leverkusen that everyone did well, Bild gave him an ordinary score of three, but now distorted the interview.
Kim Min-jae listened to Kompany’s detailed defense instructions regarding his improved performance right after the match against Leverkusen. “Kompany explains in more detail to every player what he wants. As the whole team is doing well, I think I can do well,” he said. The interview was a compliment to Kompany’s new coach. 토토사이트
Bild’s interpretation was breathtaking. “Kim Min-jae ridiculed former coach Thomas Tuchel,” Bild said, showing a subjective stance that is not true. “Kim Min-jae caused a stir when he pointed out Tuchel. He criticized the former coach through comparison with Kompany. It is quite surprising that Kim Min-jae made such a comment,” he said.
He did not express regret to Tuchel or mention his weaknesses. He only explained that Kompany focuses on tactics to stabilize defense, but Bild showed pathetic behavior by forcing him to create conflict.