Korea’s October Friendlies: Analysis
Uli Stielike’s first two matches in charge of the senior squad are in the books. The results? Korea 2 – 0 Paraguay and Korea 1 […]
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Korea vs Costa Rica Player Ratings
The match ends 3-1. Overall, some very promising plays from Korea, but not enough communication in the midfield and in the final third. Our defense […]
Should Lee Seung-woo Be Fast Tracked?
The AFC U-16 Championship is done with, and South Korea isn’t the champion. No, the title headed north over the 38th parallel to Pyongyang as […]
Tavern Mailbag (Aug. ’14)
So, it’s August. European club football is about to re-start, a new dawn (hopefully) is about to emerge for the national team, and the Korean […]
A Tactical Retrospective on Korea’s Last World Cup Cycle Pt. 1
This series will take a look at the last World Cup cycle from a more tactical/analytical perspective. How the team changed under the three managers, […]
K League Week 14 results + musings on the Shock in Brazil
Midweek K-League results are in, and later in the post the Tavern Owner muses about Brazil’s shocking 1-7 defeat to Germany in the semifinals. It […]
World Cup 2014: Ode to the underdog + Last call on the yeot toss
Where to start? This World Cup has been nothing short of sensational. Oh sure, Korea was knocked out in the Group Stage, but I wasn’t […]
Is the KFA Sacrificing Hong?
I recently had a Twitter conversation with Yonhap News reporter Yoo Jee-Ho, and during that conversation, I began to wonder about the motivations of the […]
Opines on the candy throwing
Yesterday I posted a little piece about an incident that occurred at Incheon airport following the arrival of the Korean national team after their early […]
World Cup Tactics: Algeria 4 Korea 2
The proverbially tale of two halves? To use the cliche, sure. Algeria was rampant in the first half, going in at the break up 3-0 […]