Week listings and previews for our Korean Players Abroad December 16-17

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Week listings and previews for our Korean Players Abroad December. Very short weekend preview, only two more weeks till the end of the 2016 season. Match to watch this weekend: a non-Korean derby Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund. 🙂

Day Time (ET) Player Club Opponent TV
Friday 2:30PM Kim Jin-Su Hoffenheim @Dortmund FOX Sports 1
Friday 2:30PM Park Joo-Ho @Dortmund Hoffenheim FOX Sports 1/ FOX SOCCER 2GO
Saturday 7:30AM Lee Chung-Yong @Crystal Palace Chelsea NBCSN
Saturday 9:00AM Suk Hyun-Jun Trabzonspor @Istanbul NIL
Saturday 9:30AM Ji Dong-Won @Augsburg Borussia Monchengladbach FOX Soccer Plus
Saturday 9:30AM Koo Ja-Cheol @Augsburg Borussia Monchengladbach FOX Soccer Plus
Saturday 10:00AM Ki Sung-Yueng Swansea City @Middlesbrough NBC Sports APP
Saturday 10:00AM Son Heung-Min Tottenham Hotspur @Burnley NBC Sports APP

Kim Jin-Su still hasn’t started any league games and made no bench appearances this season. I expect it to be the same this week too. He should definitely think about a move in January.

Like Kim Jin-Su, I don’t expect Park Joo-Ho to be included in the squad list this week too. There are reports of him searching for a new club. Hope he chooses a club where he gets a decent amount of playing time.

Lee Chung-Yong started mid-week against Manchester United, average performance for him. He was later subbed off, he should make bench against Chelsea this weekend.

Suk Hyun-Jun hasn’t started league games in ages. Looks like Suk Hyun-Jun has been replaced by second choice striker Dame N’Doye. N’Doye has been scoring in crucial games and has been starting over Suk Hyun-Jun. I expect Suk to make bench against Adanaspor this week.

As a regular starter I expect Ji Dong-Won to start against Borussia Monchengladbach. More worries for Augsburg as head coach Dirk Schuster has been replaced by the youth team’s coach Manuel Baum.

Koo Ja-Cheol was subbed on last week against Hamburg. He should make the starting 11 this weekend as Augsburg are in a desperate state.

Ki Sung-Yueng is currently injured with a minor toe injury. He should be out for a couple of weeks too.

Son Heung-Min has been pretty poor these days. But he should start this weekend against Burnley.

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