Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless

Aug 19, 2025

Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. With South Korea losing 0-1, the players are disappointed. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/



Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Oh Se-hoon is heading at the Japanese gate. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan won the championship with a 1-0 victory. Captain Yuto is holding the trophy at the awards ceremony. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
A Japanese media raised the theory of uselessness of the East Asian Cup. The intention is that Japanese soccer does not have much to gain.

Soccer Digest' published an article on the 18th under the title of 'Is the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (hereinafter referred to as the East Asian Cup) any longer necessary amid major changes in the world soccer tournament?' The East Asian Cup was created in 2003 to continue the heat of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

The media first pointed to changes in global soccer trends. 'The framework of the world soccer tournament has changed significantly over the past five or 10 years. The World Cup has increased from 32 to 48 countries at the 2026 North and Central American Games. In Europe, the Nations League will be held for two years from the 2018-2019 season, and the European Champions League will increase the number of participating teams to 36 teams and change to the league phase rather than the group stage, increasing the number of games. In addition, this year's Club World Cup took almost a month, making it the biggest tournament of all time.




Then 'Marketing priority prevails. As the number of games increases, the burden on the players increases and there are many things to worry about, but it must be paying off in terms of box office. You can also see spectacular games,' he added.

Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan won the championship with a 1-0 victory. MVP winner Ryo Germain holds the trophy. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
Looking back to the East Asian Cup 's Soccer Digest' then is the East Asian Cup a necessary competition anymore? Since it is not a FIFA match day, it is not possible to select a European team and lacks buzz. To put it modestly, the level of competition is also low." This year's East Asian Cup (men's team) was held in Yongin, South Korea, in July. In the tournament, which Japan beat South Korea, the average audience was 1904, which failed to make it a box office.

's Soccer Digest' is ' (which participated in the last competition)Hong Kong's performance was underperforming in every way. The players must have struggled, but their skills, tactics and physical strength did not meet certain standards. He said that the initial loss in the match against Japan was largely due to the 'too much contraction in the opponent's name'.




Continuing 'Chinese football is investing huge amounts of money. National team players are excellent in terms of physique, but they have fundamental problems such as kicks and accuracy. There is also a problem with the development process, such as not being able to properly evaluate key parts. There is a lack of concentration on skills considering football intelligence, timing, and strength of the game.

'The only indication of the development of Chinese football is the reduction of dangerous fouls, which at the time was mocked as 'Kung Fu Football', he added.

Korean players often miss simple passes, lack of skills, and public diss or factual attack...The East Asian Cup is useless
The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is encouraging the players. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/
South Korea could not be left out of evaluating the East Asian Cup participants. The media reported that `Korea is not as bad as China. Physically, they are dominant, but they lack players who show smart skills or excellent vision on the field. There are many simple pass mistakes, and technical weaknesses are revealed when you go to the goal.




Hong Myung-bo lost 0-1 against Korea and Japan to miss the championship. The only way for Korea to catch up with Japan was to place tall players in front for the Powerplay. There were no short passes or dribbles to break down the defense, and the cross was inaccurate. The missed kick headed toward the net and there was a chance. There was a gap between the Japanese side's center-back and wing-back, and South Korea should have targeted that gap more often.'

Finally 'Why is Japan participating in this competition? Victory is a great result. However, winning a championship in East Asia, which has weakened its status, could lead Japan the wrong way. For example, it is dangerous to pay attention to 'captain Yuto Nagatomo's moving victory'. If Japan fails to improve its way of competing in Asia, it will fall behind other countries,' he concluded.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.