Hong Myung-bo Team is relieved. Alaba, the 'real core', can't play Korean... Austrian coach "Picked but won't use it" announces '0 minutes' to play

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Austria, which faces Hong Myung-bo Team, has announced the best list, including 'captain' David Alaba (Real Madrid). However, defenders such as Alaba and Maximilian Woeber (Bremen) will not play in the against South Korea / vs. Korea.

Austria's "Krone Zeitung" reported on the 16th (local time) that "Rangnick has selected captain David Alaba, who is suffering from a calf injury, and Maximilian Woeber (Verder Bremen), who is absent for a long time due to a muscle rupture, but they are unlikely to be put into practice."

The Austrian men's soccer team, led by head coach Rangnick, announced 28 players who will play in the two consecutive A matches against Ghana and South Korea in March. Including "captain" Alaba, who is playing in Real, a number of key players playing in European big leagues such as Conrat Raimer (Munich), Marcel Javicher (Dortmund), and Kevin Danso (Tottenham).

However, Alaba is currently injured and is unlikely to play. Alaba, who had been recovering from a long-term injury and adjusting his condition, was recently out of power again due to a calf muscle problem.

According to the media, Coach Rangnick said in a press conference, "Alaba and Woeber are very unlikely to play in the two consecutive games," adding, "In fact, there are 26 people who can play."

Nevertheless, he emphasized his role as a leader, saying, "The players desperately wanted to be with the team, and just having them around gives them a great boost."

Austria will face African powerhouse Ghana at Ernst Havel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, on the 28th after a four-day training camp in Marveya, Spain. He will then face South Korea, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, at the same place on the 4th and 1st.

Austria and South Korea have yet to face each other in the A-match. Attention is focusing on what tactical test Austria, which has succeeded in advancing to the World Cup finals for the first time in eight years, will take against Hong Myung-bo Team.

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