Korean soccer is a big dealOnly three Asian best-leven players, seven Japanese players, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in were selected

Sep 09, 2025

Korean soccer is a big dealOnly three Asian best-leven players, seven Japanese players, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in were selected
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Korean soccer is currently heavily dependent on superstars.

Soccer content media SCORE90 had a time to compare African active best Eleven and Asian active best Eleven on the 9th (Korea time).

Asia's best Eleven selected by the media was selected mainly by Japanese players. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Son Heung-min (LAFC), and Kubo Takefusa (Real Sociedad) were named in the attack. Doyan Ritz (Frank Frankfurt), Endo Wataru (Liverpool) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) were deployed in the midfield. The defense consisted of Hiroki Ito, Kim Min-jae (both Bayern Munich), Abdukodir Husanov (Manchester City), and Takehiro Tomiyasu (independent). Suzuki Zaion (Parma) defended the goal.




It is not easy to disagree in attack and midfield. It can only be pointed out that Endo is rarely playing in Liverpool. Tanaka Ao (Liz United) also has a great presence recently, but there is a problem that the verification in the big league has not yet been completed.
Korean soccer is a big dealOnly three Asian best-leven players, seven Japanese players, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in were selected
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However, there is also a bit of a mystery in the selection. It is a controversial defense. The selection of Kim Min-jae and Fusanov is normal, but it is somewhat strange that the left and right fullbacks are composed of only Japanese national players who are not even playing properly. Prior to moving to Bayern, Hiroki was a top fullback in the German Bundesliga in Stuttgart, but after moving to Bayern, he has not proved anything while struggling with injuries.

Tomiyasu is worse than Hiroki. It has been a long time since he lost his main position due to his injuries due to his glass-bodied temperament at Arsenal. Even ahead of this season, he was released by Arsenal due to continued injuries. There is not even a team that belongs to now. With Tomiyasu not sure what kind of performance he will show after recovering from his injury, it is difficult to be evaluated as the best fullback in Asia.

It's hard to deny Zaion for the goalkeeper position. This is because Zion, which is growing more after settling in Parma, continues to connect with European big clubs as well.
Korean soccer is a big dealOnly three Asian best-leven players, seven Japanese players, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in were selected
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It is hard to deny that many Japanese players have entered Europe, and Japan is currently the strongest in Asia, but I also feel that I overestimated the Japanese players in this selection. But apart from overplaying Japanese players, it is true that there are no more Korean players to be added.

It's hard to push Mitoma and Kubo because Hwang Hee-chan is struggling at Wolverhampton. Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord) and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) are the only Korean players who can be considered, but it is difficult to name them recklessly. Except for Lee Kang-in, who was born between 1992 and 1996, and who is an overwhelming talent, it is hard to deny that Korean players are greatly behind Japan. It is worrisome that there is no generation to support the players who are currently leading Korean soccer.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.