Yang Min-hyeok (19, QPR) showed a poor performance and received harsh criticism from the British media.
QPR drew 0-0 with Cardiff City in the '2024-25 English Championship (second division) Round 40' held at their home ground, Loftus Road in London, on the 6th. With 46 points, QPR is in 16th place in the league.
Yang Min-hyeok, who started as a left winger for QPR, did not make any notable contributions and was eventually substituted for Lloyd after playing for 61 minutes. After scoring his debut goal on stage in the last match against Stoke City, Yang Min-hyeok could not continue the momentum.
QPR played a generally dominant game but failed to capitalize on their opportunities. QPR had a possession rate of 60% and outshot Cardiff with 4-2 on target, but failed to score. QPR also could not convert seven corner kick opportunities.
Yang Min-hyeok took two shots from directly in front of the box but could not achieve consolidation. He recorded a pass accuracy rate of 85%.
The British regional media expressed disappointment with Yang Min-hyeok's performance. 'West London Sport' noted, 'The young player, on loan from Tottenham, squandered shooting opportunities created by Smith in the first half. Yang Min-hyeok continued to lose the ball in contested situations. As the unsatisfactory standoff continued, QPR manager Marti Sipuentes eventually excluded Yang Min-hyeok, who had no effect in the second half.'
In fact, on that day, Yang Min-hyeok succeeded in only 2 of 9 contested situations and lost the ball 7 times, exposing his weaknesses. Notably, he failed 4 out of 5 in ground ball contests. Criticism has been ongoing regarding his weak performance in physical confrontations against British players.
Soccer statistics site Footmob rated Yang Min-hyeok 5.7. Everyone experiences ups and downs during the season. Yang Min-hyeok will take to the field again for the away match against Oxford on the 10th.
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