Greece vs Korea friendly / Tavern Hangout
T-minus 14 hours, Korea is set to clash with Greece in Athens, a very real test for Hong Myong-Bo’s Taeguk Warriors in how well they […]
Opinion
Ki & the 2014 KNT jersey + a football solution to end the Russian/Ukraine cold war
At the risk of sounding like an ad, yesterday preorders went online for the Nike-contrived 2014 home Korean National team jersey -at least in the […]
Tavern Mailbag (February Edition)
Like any good tavern, Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors employs a few good-hearted, and somewhat knowledgeable, men. It’s been a long while since we’ve had […]
Son Heung-Min: Winger or Forward
My last post, along with Jinseok’s, seems to have re-sparked the debate on where Son Heung-Min’s best position is. Most seem to fall on the […]
Some Possible Tactical Variations for Hong
While Hong is unlikely to vary much from his much preferred 4-2-3-1 formation, I think it’d be interesting to propose a few different formational and […]
Starting XI Finalizations + Thoughts Following the Recent Friendlies
Yet a third Tavern author asks the question: so what did we learn from these recent friendlies? Here’s a slightly different take:
The Underdog Role; Post US Tour Observations
“…I asked a Korean about what he thought of yesterday’s game. He described Lee Keun-Ho’s shooting as American football.” The US tour has come […]
Midweek Listings + Kickaround [update]
FA Cup last weekend means midweek games in England. For that we visit Korean Footballers Abroad: (all times and TV listing in US EST). Day Time […]
IBWM: Conscription Suffocating Korean football / weekend listing
In Bed With Maradona just published my article dealing with a favorite hot button topic of mine: mandatory military conscription in South Korea – and […]
Ryu Seung-Woo Speaks + News
Yesterday Ryu Seung-Woo spoke to the media before departing for Germany to meet up with his new teammates at Bayer Leverkusen. He was quite forthcoming […]