Hong Myung-bo, I can't give you an excuse for grass... We need to get rid of the slump in the home ground

Hong Myung-bo, I can't give you an excuse for grass... We need to get rid of the slump in the home ground

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A good lawn that was hard to see recently was prepared at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Now, there is no grass problem that was a big part of the reason for "home advantage." You have to show good performance on a good lawn.
The Korean men's national soccer team led by Coach Hong Myung-bo had an adaptation training session at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday. Korea will play the 10th Group B match (final match) of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea, China and the U.S. at the same venue from 8 p.m. on the following day. The opponent team is Kuwait. Korea has confirmed its advance to the finals through victory over Iraq in its ninth match, while Kuwait is eliminated in sixth place. This is the game that one may have to focus on the outcome the most among the final matches of the third qualifying round. The team is expected to play a warm-up match with less tension.
Korea has been weak at home throughout the qualifying rounds. It passed the second qualifying round with five wins and one draw, but suffered the only draw at home. It had already passed the third qualifying round with five wins, four draws and no loss, but it had only one win and three draws at home, while it had four wins and one draw at away matches. In addition to the draw, the team failed to properly target Palestine, which has a mix of players with poor performance, and Oman, which was always considered a lower level.
One of the reasons was grass. The national team players including Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-seong and Coach Hong were in such poor condition that they complained about grass. Bad grass can make it difficult to demonstrate skills, which rarely causes gaps in skills between the two teams and makes each other feel frustrated. Eventually, they ended up with 0-0 at the match against Palestine in the first match of the third qualifying round, before leaving the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Since then, they have traveled around Yongin, Goyang and Suwon, but nowhere else was the best grass.
The final training grass ahead of this game was good enough. Officials from the Korea Football Association admitted, "There were a lot of grass problems, but it got very good," and "It's actually paid off after spending a lot of money on management." In March, the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium improved a lot. At that time, two home A matches were held at Goyang Stadium and Suwon World Cup Stadium, respectively. During the break without both the A-match and the K-League, the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation repaired the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Many parts were replaced. Later, through the FC Seoul game, it was confirmed that the grass was not heard or dug out loud. The facility corporation also took measures against the hot weather when the grass was damaged in earnest As I have said, there are some aspects in good condition because that time has not yet come. 토토사이트
As the match is held on a grassy field, if the result of this match ends in a draw or the contents are frustrating, there is no excuse now. It is a matter of tactics and skills. The national team led by Hong was launched amid a flurry of resistance from fans, and as reflecting this, the pre-orders for the match against Kuwait are known to be remarkably bad during the recent "A-match" in Seoul. One of the reasons for the team's lackluster popularity is its fun and performance at home, which has missed all the results. The team should show hope for improvement in the upcoming match.