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 […]
*Korean Players Abroad*
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
KNT Stock Watch: Asian Cup Squad Prediction
January is nearly upon us, which means Paulo Bento’s first competitive matches as Korea’s national team manager are fast approaching. In just 3 short weeks, […]
Korea vs Uzbekistan Preview
After a somewhat bland 1-1 draw with Australia on Saturday, the Taeguk Warriors will play once again in Brisbane against Uzbekistan. Hopefully the performance and […]
Australia vs South Korea: Player Ratings
Early this morning (or in the afternoon if you live on the other side of the world), the Socceroos and Taeguk Warriors played to a […]
KNT Stock Watch: Challenge Edition
The challenge for me is simple: can I get inside head coach Paulo Bento’s head and predict his selections for the November friendlies in Australia? […]
Lee Kang In’s Competitive Debut + Various Youth Updates
Guys… it’s happening! The kid we’ve been following since the good old days of Shootdori … the kid we’ve kept a watchful eye on since […]