Jordan Son Heung-min is blocked, Jordan Kim Min-jae must be pierced to catch Jordan
Mar 24, 2025
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Son Heung-min is a Musa Altamari who plays for Stadren, France. Altamari, who played for Cypress and Belgium, is the only Jordanian player to play in a major European league. It's not just running. Altamari, who was named the first Jordanian player in French Ligue 1 in 2023, is considered the league's top striker with his enormous dribbling skills. In 2025, he moved to Ren for 9 million euros.
Altamari is key to the Jordanian attack. Jordan makes up the three-top of Yazan al-Namite (Al-Araibi) - Mahmoud al-Mardi (Al-Hussein), where Altamari's dribbling is the starting point. When Altamari dribbles and cracks the opponent's defense, Alnamite and Almardi finish. Of course, Altamari's left-footed shot penetrating and hitting is also threatening. Altamari also scored one goal and one assist to lead the team to a 3-1 victory over Palestine.
It was also strong in Korea. He played a one-man show in the semi-finals of the Qatar Asian Cup last time, violating the South Korean defense that was not there at the time, Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). South Korea lost 0-2 to Jordan, failing to win the Asian Cup. Hong Myung-bo won the match 2-0 on his home turf in Jordan in October last year, but Altamari was excluded from the list due to injury. Jordanian media even said "I lost because I didn't have Altamari", but this game is a revenge game.
Altamari was tied to Kim Min-jae in the group stage of the Qatar Asian Cup, and Hong Myung-bo is worried as Kim Min-jae is missing in this game. For now, the role of Seol Young-woo (Zvezda), Lee Tae-seok (Pohang), and side defenders, who are likely to face Altamari directly, is important. Seol faced Altamari in the Asian Cup, and it was very difficult to stop. Now, I'm as confident as I know about Altamari than I was then." Coach Hong Myung-bo also vowed that `Altamari clearly has good personal skills, but I will systematically block the defenders.'
Kim Min-jae is a professional soccer player who plays for FC Seoul. He is the best defender in the K League. Yazan, who wore a Seoul uniform in the transfer market last summer, performed tremendously in his first 12 games in his first year of joining the league, ranking as many as six of the league's best 11. Seoul, whose defensive weight has risen remarkably due to the addition of Yazan, succeeded in advancing to Final A for the first time in five years. He is playing more maturely this season.
Yazan, who was recognized for his potential enough to be selected for the Olympic team at the age of 15 in 2011, has been a key defender of the A team since 2017. He also scored a header in the last match against Palestine. Jordanian coach Amjad Altaher even calls Yazan the "best defender in Jordanian football history". It is said that he has all the virtues that a defender must have because he is excellent in height and speed as well as build-up ability. In particular, his offensive defense style is similar to that of Kim Min-jae.
Depending on how you target Yazan, Jordan's goal can be opened. Although our players were heavy, Hong Myung-bo had difficulty penetrating Oman's dense defense with a monotonous attack. Jordan, where Yazan holds out, is one step ahead of Oman's defense. Of course, our strikers playing in Europe are better than Yazan, but their close defense is different. More sophisticated and fast attacks are needed.
In the end, we can catch Jordan only by blocking 'Jordan Son Heung-min' and drilling 'Jordan Kim Min-jae'
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
