"Blue Dragon" Lee Cheong-yong is back

Lee Cheong-yong (center), who scored a goal in the match for the 2016 China World Cup in China. [연합뉴스]

"Blue Dragon," Lee Chung-yong (30, Bochum) returns to the national football team. It's only been six months since I left the national team in the last World Cup final in May. The return of a veteran who competed in two World Cup finals can be interpreted as a sign that the endless competition within the national team has begun.

The FIFA coach, Paulo Bentu (49, Portugal), announced today that he would hold a press conference in the football hall of the Seoul newspaper on the 5th and that the list of the 26 players who will play this month in the Australian A match (Australia, 20th Uzbekistan). Lee was named as a midfielder. Bentou is a substitute player who will fill the vacant gap at Soong Hee-min (26, Tottenham) who does not play in match A in accordance with his team's agreement with the Korean Football Association.

Hwang Hee-chan (22, Hamburg) and Moon Sun-min (26, Incheon) are part of the national team, but both players are not rich in match history. Bentou has been at the helm of the national team since 1960, while South Korea's goal was to win the Asian Cup after 58 years without a tie for the championship trophy.

Lee Cheong-yong, who played 79 matches (8 goals) during a match, is the right person to resolve the "lack of experience" reported as one of Ben's weak points Tuo Ho. It is also positive that he has the good impression of starting the lineup after joining Bochum in the second Bundesliga season.

With the exception of Lee Seung-woo (20 years old, Hellas Verona) and Lee Jae-sung (26 years old, Holstein keel), who have overlapping positions, that's a big part of the expectations from Bentoo to Lee Cheong-yong. "I have not played very well in my team, but there are a lot of positions in the national team." Lee Seung-woo has a lot of multiplayer players who can hold various positions with excellent skill. . (Lee Seung-woo) was not chosen this time, but I will watch the situation in the future, "he said.

Bentou has also created a competitive landscape in the Chungwon area. (23 years old, Gwangju) and Kim Jung-min (19 years old, Rippering), instead of taking the rest of the "integrated" Ki Sung-yong (29, Newcastle United). Koo Ja-chul (29, Augsburg), who had acute pyelonephritis symptoms to join the national team last month, is also illustrated for Ben Tuo Ho.

At the same time, director Bentou told Chang Hyun-soo (28, FC Tokyo) that he had been tampered with by volunteer service documents for military service and had been permanently removed from him. National team. "It is very likely that the penalty of Jang Hyun-soo will result in the loss of the national team." In terms of tactics of understanding, Chang Hyun-soo is a very useful player, "but stressed:" We must accept discipline as a result of the decision of the Fair Trade Commission. "

Bentou launched Gwon Kyung-won (26, Tianjin Cheonan), who plays for the Chinese Super League as a substitute for the vacant Chang Hyun-soo. The national team will meet on the 12th and will go straight to Australia and get ready for the match.

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