2023 AFC Asian Cup RO16: South Korea vs Saudi Arabia Recap
Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors founder Roy Ghim put it best: “I think I lost a couple years off my life watching that”. What an […]
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Tavern Preview: South Korea vs Saudi Arabia 2023 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 [updated with 3/5 back starting XI]
Update 4: full match recap here UPDATE AGAIN! Update! We are playing a 3/5 back. It appears to me like a 3-4-3 / 5-2-3. Ironically, […]
South Korea 2-2 Jordan 2023 Asian Cup
A draw that feels like a loss. One of our worst performances yet. “How does a team with Son Heung Min Kim Min Jae and […]
Asian Cup Group Stages: Korea 3-1 Bahrain Recap
The opening game of the Asian Cup for Korea ended in a 3-1 win against Bahrain. Bahrain is a team that in the past we’ve […]
The next manager of South Korea is… Jurgen Klinsmann
The KFA confirmed just now that the next manager is indeed going to be Klinsmann. Rumors about JK have been swirling for the past week […]
AFC Willing To Sacrifice Local Leagues To Please Sponsors
What would it take for a club to pull out of the largest tournament on the continent? When does the balance of protecting the players […]
Tactical Preview: Korea vs Sweden at the 2018 World Cup (Part 1)
Hope everyone has been enjoying the 2018 World Cup so far. Iran has Asia’s first win, Spain vs Portugal lived up to the hype. We […]
Northern Ireland 2:1 Korea – Defensive lapses betray improving Korea [UPDATED}
World Cup 2018 is fast approaching and the March international break finds Korea testing out Shin Tae-Yong’s call ups in Belfast against Northern Ireland (and […]
17 for 2017: Finally, Positives: Forward with 4-4-2
The winter transfer window may not have opened, but the Tavern has signed up another big signing! Welcome to the Tavern crew, Kevin Kim! You […]
E-1 Championship: South Korea Women Preview
Thank you to Hal Kaiser, THE guy when it comes to Women’s Soccer, for contributing this guest post for the Tavern. Hal is a former […]