Korean football has been subjected to 'fact abuse.'
According to reports from Japanese media, including Sankei Shimbun, on the 8th, the Japan Football Association recently pointed out the regression of Korean football during its technical committee meeting.
Masana Kakeyama, a technical committee member, mentioned the factors contributing to the weakening of Korean football: 'The Korean university team recorded zero shots against Japan. The advantages of Korea that we disliked have disappeared. The level of Korean football continues to decline. We should also learn from this experience.'
It's frustrating, but it's the truth. Korea lost 0-1 to Japan in the Denso Cup friendly match in March. Korea struggled and failed to record a single shot.
Unlike the past, it has become common for promising players in professional football to debut directly without going through university. Even considering that trend, the decline of Korean football is a shocking fact. Korea falls short both in quality and quantity of promising players.
The shocking incident was that Daichi, the son of singer 'Kim Jung-min,' who had a youth career in Korea, went to Japan for football studies. Daichi recorded a goal and an assist for the Japan U17 national team in the Asian Cup. Korea has effectively lost a promising player to Japan.
Lee Cheon-soo also agreed with the remarks made by Japan. On the 21st, he urged awakening on his YouTube channel, saying, 'Japan is speaking the truth. While Japan has been developing, Korea has stood still. To avoid hearing this from Japan, we must let go of our pride and learn what needs to be learned.'
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