South Korea v Germany: Champions to make the most of second chance

After narrow defeats to Mexico and Sweden, South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong summed up his group’s situation neatly, describing them as”a drowning man clutching at a straw.” The late heroics of Germany’s Toni Kroos against Sweden spared Shin’s side the ignominy of elimination with a game to spare, but a win on Wednesday afternoon and also a victory for Mexico against Sweden provides them any prospect of progress.
Although South Korea are competitive in the tackle and eager to pay plenty of ground, they’ve really struggled to create any attacking effort. A stunning late strike from a largely isolated Son Heung-min against Mexico has been the sum total of their offensive efforts up to now, and they did not even manage a shot on target in their Group F opener from Sweden.
Opta tell us that South Korea have lost their past four games at World Cup finals, equalling their worst ever sequence. Additionally, it is worth noting that they have dropped their past two World Cup games from Germany, a set game in 1994 and also the semi-final in 2002.
South Korea’s cause won’t be helped by the loss of skipper Ki Sung-yeung to injury, and Park Joo-ho that was full-back is sidelined. Shin has to find a means to get Tottenham forward Son more assistance in attack – he had eight shots against Mexico, and carried the entire offensive burden on his shoulders.

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