Youth Players Abroad: Lee Kangin and Jeong Wooyeong Update
It’s been a while since our last youth update, but since then Lee Kangin and Jung Wooyeong in particular have made some impressive progress at […]
Month: January 2019
Lee Chung-yong Flying to Korea for Family Reasons / Friday Kickaround
As Korea prepares for their Asian Cup Round of 16 match with Bahrain next week, there’s breaking news in: Lee Chung-yong is temporarily leaving the […]
Korea 2:0 China / Son makes impact (but Bento management raises questions)
This will be a super short recap/summary -other Tavern writers will add to this as the day goes on. In a bit of a risky […]
Korea 1:0 Kyrgyzstan / Kim Min-Jae goal sends Korea into Asian Cup knockout stage
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium / Al Ain On paper it should have been a rout. The reality was Korea weren’t able to convert multiple chances […]
Asian Cup Matchday: Kyrgyz Republic Preview
Matchday Two at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup is upon us. After grinding out a 1-0 victory against the Philippines on Monday, the Taegeuk Warriors […]
KNT 2019 Wish List
Happy New Year everyone! Now that it’s January 2019, the winter transfer window is open and the K League offseason is in full swing. We […]
Korea 1:0 Philippines / Close Shave to start Asian Cup campaign (v.2)
Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai / United Arab Emirates In their bid to erase a 60 year hex, Korea started on their Asian Cup journey, gathering 3 […]
Asian Cup Preview
Europe has the Euros, Africa has their Cup of Nations, and Asia has this: the Asian Cup. For an Asian footballing power such as Korea, […]
Korea’s Top 5 Asian Cup Moments
The Asian Cup has rolled around, and so has the writing bug. In 36 hours, give or take, Asia’s marquee continental tournament will kick off […]
Park v. Son: Asia’s Best in the Prem
With Son Heung-Min’s white-hot December, online debates have naturally started to heat up comparing two of Asia’s finest in the Premier League: who’s the better […]