"Walkle." "Auto-door 4 Runs" with Kim Minjae... A crushing defeat... Director Hong Myung-bo's 'Plan A or B' three-back, and 'Mi-Joo' completed the World Cup

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In the 1,000th A-match of the Korean national soccer team, a disastrous defense collapse was confirmed.

The South Korean men's national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, was completely defeated 0-4 in the March A match warm-up match against Ivory Coast at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England on the 28th (Korea time).

It is a shock that is more than one loss in the friendly war. This is because coach Hong Myung-bo's "three-back" tactic in preparation for the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup was a complete failure.

On this day, South Korea launched a three-back leading to Cho Yoo-min, Kim Min-jae, and Kim Tae-hyun in the first half, and placed Seol Young-woo and Kim Tae-hwan on the left and right sides, respectively, to form a five-back in defense.

Coach Hong Myung-bo's intention is to increase the number of defenses on the World Cup stage to stabilize and actively utilize both wingback attacks. Coach Hong Myung-bo continues to test the three-back strategy, but it was also a failure on the day. The organization of the players, who had just been called up, was like a grain of sand, and they were completely defeated due to fatal errors such as Cho Yoo-min.

The first goal scene, which was conceded in the 35th minute of the first half, also showed the current status of the Hong Myung-bo Team defense. In the counterattack situation, Cho Yoo-min, a three-back axis, was pushed out of a normal physical fight with Marshall Godot and dedicated the space. Then, even Kim Min-jae, who was holding on in the center, allowed Evan Geschamps to shoot without any time to do so.

The unstable defense continued in the second half. The third run in the 18th minute of the second half was also caused by a ridiculous error. In the context of a corner kick mix, the header that wingback Yang Hyun-joon gives to his teammate became an "assist" delivered to the opponent's striker Gesang.

The defense's successive errors dampened the morale of the entire team. "Walkle" Kim Min-jae struggled with commanding the last room, but the defense's balance continued to collapse.

The complete defeat showed that three backs were not the only things on the World Cup stage. Although he defended the region closely, he collapsed due to Ivory Coast's unique elasticity and speed. Above all, each player's understanding of tactics and concentration were poor.

Plan B, or the first three-back tactic brought up by head coach Hong Myung-bo, is expected to improve its completeness after extensive supplementation. However, the blind spot is that there is not much time left until the World Cup.

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