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Korea's rising star Yang Min-hyuk is in crisis. He has not played in five consecutive games already.
Yang Min-hyuk's team, Portsmouth, lost 0-2 in the sixth round of the English Championship in the 2025-2026 season at Pratton Park in Portsmouth, England, on the 21st (Korea time). Portsmouth finished 12th in the league with the loss.
a selection list announced ahead of the game. There was no name for Yang Min-hyuk. Yang Min-hyuk, who has not played in the last four games in a row, was excluded from the list at all and failed to play in five consecutive games.
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Yang Min-hyuk, who spent the pre-season at Tottenham, decided to lease Portsmouth, a Championship (second division), to secure time to play this summer, and will join as the first Korean player in the club's history. Portsmouth coach John Musinho had high expectations. About Yang Min-hyuk "The sharpness shown on the left was impressive. I have high expectations from Tottenham", he also said.
However, Yang Min-hyuk's performance was disappointing. In the League Cup Reading match, he did not show his skills properly even in his first start, nor did he create a threatening scene, struggling with the opponent's tight defense. Portsmouth fans' reaction to Yang Min-hyuk was also cold. Some fans have to send them back to Tottenham on social media", 'Yang Min-hyuk was unfortunately like a child who came to play in the game" he evaluated.
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Since then, Yang Min-hyuk has not been able to continue to appear in the Portsmouth game. Since the Reading match, he has sat on the bench for four consecutive games and his participation has not been completed. However, there were remarks that raised expectations. Director Rich Hughes stressed that Yang Min-hyuk will get a chance. Hughes said "Yang Min-hyuk has been doing really well. I think it was difficult because I didn't have much time to play in Tottenham's first team during the pre-season. I was pushed back a little. Yang Min-hyuk has never missed it and had a proper training period for the first time. He showed everyone how good he is. I'm really pleased with him. I'm sure I'll get a chance and show everyone how talented a player he is."
However, contrary to the general manager's remarks, Yang Min-hyuk did not receive an opportunity right away. Unlike the previous four games, Yang Min-hyuk's situation has become even more foggy.
Yang Min-hyuk, who was considered one of the hopefuls to fill Son Heung-min's vacancy, is struggling on loan in Portsmouth. Attention is also focusing on whether Yang Min-hyuk, one of Korea's top prospects, will be able to play well enough to receive a chance to play in Portsmouth safely for the rest of the season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
