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| Photo = Bayern Munich homepage capture |
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| Kim Min-jae (center) returning to team training and playing pass games with teammates = Capture the Bayern Munich homepage |
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'Iron Pillar'Kim Min-jae (29, Bayern Munich) proved his amazing recovery speed once again. Sufficient rest was the secret.
Bayern Munich's 'Iron Column'Kim Min-jae, who took a break from joining the national team due to Achilles tendon inflammation, joined the team training in good health. Kim Min-jae's expression, captured at the training site, seemed brighter and healthier, perhaps because he collected his body and mind through rest.
Munich released a photo of the team's training on its website on the 25th (Korea time) and said it has begun training for the Bundesliga's 27th round home game against Jean-Cette Pauli on the weekend. Players who did not join their national team during the A-match break gathered again on the day after spending about 10 days off after the 26th round away match against Union Berlin on the 15th.
Kim Min-jae also appeared at the training site. It's been almost two weeks since I started training again. He has been focusing on treating Achilles tendon injuries.
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Kim Min-jae was diagnosed with left Achilles tendinitis on the 12th after playing full time in the second round of the European Champions League (UCL) round of 16 against Leverkusen in the 2024-2025 season. Of course, he couldn't join the Korean national team. It was an inevitable choice. Kim Min-jae also failed to appear in the match against Berlin. This is because the Achilles tendon injury, which he has been holding since the beginning of the season, has worsened due to continued participation.
Originally, Kim Min-jae was on the national team's call-up list announced by national team coach Hong Myung-bo on the 10th. However, when the Munich club announced Kim Min-jae's injury after the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, the Korea Football Association also decided to cancel the call-up on the morning of the 15th as Kim Min-jae was judged to need treatment and recovery during the A-match due to left Achilles tendinitis" he announced.
Munich coach Vincent Kompany was also the first to announce Kim Min-jae's injury at an official press conference on the 14th, a day before the match against Berlin. He said "Kim Min-jae was injured. I hope it doesn't take too long (to recover) but I won't be able to play for at least a few weeks." "Kim Min-jae is suffering from Achilles tendon. I hope I can come back soon, but I have to be careful not to overdo it when I'm already doing a lot of work," he added.
In the end, Kim Min-jae remained in Germany during the A-match period and intensively treated and rested.
The effect of rest was outstanding. Kim Min-jae is back at the training ground after almost two weeks. It is a faster-than-expected return. This was possible because the injured area was intensively treated while getting enough rest.
Some are raising suspicions that Kim Min-jae is inflating his injury when he returns to training earlier than expected. Kim Min-jae's Achilles tendon injury is not really serious, but it is suspected that the Munich club refused to join the Korean national team for fear of worsening the injury. However, this view is based on excessive national team-centeredness.
In fact, Kim Min-jae played with Achilles tendon pain for almost five months. In addition, he could not rest properly this season because he gained the trust of coach Kompany again and regained his main center back position. Throughout the season, the modifiers 'Hurrah', 'Hurrah' followed. No matter when he collapsed, he was not in a strange condition.
Even national team coach Hong Myung-bo said, `There have been danger signs of injury for Kim Min-jae since the end of last year. We were fully aware as well. I thought it was not appropriate to put the game into the game because the game is important now, so I gave him a break by boldly considering it," he said, explaining the reason for the cancellation of the convocation.
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| The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is running with the players. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/ |
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| The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Director Hong Myung-bo is interviewing before training. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/ |
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It is certainly worth congratulating and encouraging that Kim Min-jae showed signs of recovery earlier than expected. It is hard to say that it is a matter that can raise lame suspicions.
In fact, even healthy players may suffer from poor condition or injuries after long-distance flight and national team games. However, if Kim Min-jae, who has chronic pain in his Achilles tendon, joins the Korean national team after a long flight and the injury becomes more serious, it will be a big loss for Korean soccer in the long run. Kim Min-jae was right to rest well at this timing.
Germany also predicted that Kim Min-jae's injury would take a long time to recover. Just before the A-match break, Bild, a leading German media outlet, said 'No one knows when Kim Min-jae will return. Rehabilitation may be longer than expected.
However, Kim Min-jae returned to the training ground by demonstrating his super-high recovery ability again. Another German outlet, Jut-Deutsche Zeitung, predicted 'Kim Min-jae may return sooner than expected' We cannot rule out the possibility of a brief appearance against Jeank Pauli as early as the weekend. Kim Min-jae's appearance in the game means that he has almost recovered from his injury. For Munich, it is a strong boon to secure a league championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
