Shin Taeyong’s first callups: The Return of the Lion King?!
He’s the second oldest player to ever be called up for the national team. The oldest was a 40 year old back in 1950. For […]
Articles by Tim Lee
The Tavern View: Who Should Shin Call-Up?
<squeak> <cough, cough> <sneeze> Dustclouds. Oh god, where’s the broom. And turn on the goddamn lights. <buzz, crack, pop, fizzle> And call the Tavern electrician! […]
TAVERN PODCAST: A New Era: Shin Tae-yong takes over
It’s a new era in Korean football… or is it? Reflections on the national team’s state ahead of two life-or-death qualifiers against Iran and Uzbekistan […]
BREAKING: Shin Taeyong appointed Korean National Team manager
Technical Director Kim Hogon spoke to media a few minutes ago (2:15pm KST). “The best person to fix Korean football right now is Shin Taeyong. […]
New Manager Today?
The Technical Committee will meet today and will, according to Korean football columnist Seo Hojeong, appoint a new manager today. They will meet at 10am […]
New KNT Manager Could Be Next Week
Technical Director Kim Ho-gon has announced that he will speed up the original timeline for appointing a new manager of the Korean national team. Notably, […]
Fantasy Draft XI: Korean World Cup Teams of the 21st Century
All this latest talk about the World Cup and whether we’re going to qualify or not (I suspect we will – Uzbekistan are professional chokers […]
KPA 2016/17 Season Report Card: Ki Sung-yueng
We stay voyage up to South Wales to check in on midfield talisman Ki Sung-yueng’s largely hapless year at Swansea. Earlier in the series: KPA […]
Revolving Door? KFA Appoints Kim Ho-gon as Technical Director
The KFA’s part-time President, Chung Mong-gyu, has appointed KFA Vice-President Kim Ho-gon as director of the technical committee. The 66 year-old replaces Lee Yong-soo as […]
KPA 2016/17 Season Report Card: Son Heung-min
A series that may be a bit too late, but better late than never. In this series, we’ll briefly evaluate the seasons of every Korean […]