The reason for the Korea-Japan match disaster diagnosed by Lee Young-pyo, who is a pretty serious problem in soccer for three consecutive losses against Korea and Japan

Aug 02, 2025

The reason for the Korea-Japan match disaster diagnosed by Lee Young-pyo, who is a pretty serious problem in soccer for three consecutive losses against Korea and Japan



Lee Young-pyo saw Korea losing its strengths in the Korea-Japan match.

Recently, the gap between Korean soccer and Japan has widened. It was hard to deny that Japan was ahead in football, but Japan now seems to have a clear advantage over South Korea. Starting with the 0-3 loss in 2021, the 0-3 loss in 2022 and the latest 0-1 loss, South Korea fell to Japan for the third straight game. The three-game losing streak is the first disgrace in Korean soccer history.

Lee Young-pyo feels that his mental strength has become stronger. First of all, Japan and Korea's existence have been very good stimulus to each other. Korea and Japan have grown each other through many games so far, winning and losing. Japan originally had a very technical ability, and Korea had a very strong strength in terms of physical strength and mental strength"He began to explain why Japan is gaining the upper hand over Korea.
The reason for the Korea-Japan match disaster diagnosed by Lee Young-pyo, who is a pretty serious problem in soccer for three consecutive losses against Korea and Japan
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Lee Young-pyo said, `Japan cannot win the match against South Korea only with technology. I think I realized that in addition to skills, you have to have a strong mentality to win the game. In fact, looking at the recent game, I feel that Japan's mentality has improved considerably. Korea, on the other hand, also felt through the game against Japan that `to play soccer better and simpler, we need to invest more time in technology,' and Korean soccer has also achieved great growth in technology in a very short period of time"I believe that both Korea and Japan tried to compensate for their weaknesses through a Korea-Japan war.




However, the gap between Korea and Japan widened in the process of making up for their weaknesses. Lee Young-pyo said, `What I feel is that Japan has maintained its strength, the importance of technology, and supplemented its mental strength. Korea, on the other hand, has made great strides in technology, but the mental part, which was their strength, has weakened.'
The reason for the Korea-Japan match disaster diagnosed by Lee Young-pyo, who is a pretty serious problem in soccer for three consecutive losses against Korea and Japan
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Lee Young-pyo's analysis is that South Korea has yet to surpass Japan in technology, but is struggling in the Korea-Japan war as it has lost its strength in mental and physical fights, which are its existing strengths.

Lee Young-pyo said, `I think that's why Japan is almost winning the representative match by age in Korea and Japan recently. In the past, Japan was not a match for South Korea in terms of physical fights and mentality. However, while actually explaining the Asian Cup and some age-specific national team matches, what I felt at that time was the reality that Korea was losing to Japan in physical and physical fights. `I felt this was a pretty serious problem for Korean soccer,' he said, pointing out Korea's problems honestly.

Finally, until our time, I could feel that the Japanese players were a little afraid of Korea when they played. There was already that atmosphere before the game. But now, it doesn't seem like Japan is feeling Korea 'scary'. I think that is the difference between before and now," he added.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.