South Korean captain Son Heung-min was initially left on the bench to exploit tiring South African players later, but the move backfired.South Korean captain Son Heung-min was initially left on the bench to exploit tiring South African players later, but the move backfired.
South Korea coach says Son was held back to exploit tiring South Africa
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Son Heung-min replaced Hwang Hee-chan at halftime but had little impact. (Gray-Imagn Images via Reuters)
MONTERREY: South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo said he had left captain Son Heung-min on the bench to exploit tiring South African legs after the break, but admitted his side never found their rhythm in the 1-0 defeat that left their World Cup fate hanging in the balance.
“We thought that when the opponents had a lot of energy it would be better to use Son later in the game, when they started losing energy and there was more space. We wanted to use him when they were weaker,” Hong said.
Son replaced Hwang Hee-chan at halftime but had little impact.
“We prepared well, but compared to our previous matches we made too many mistakes in midfield. That’s why my players lost confidence. We knew how we should have played, but we should have done better. Today’s performance was simply not good enough,” Hong added.
South Korea finish third in Group A with three points from three games.
Qualification depends on results from other groups.
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