Jo Kyu-sung's first joining → Son Heung-min X Hwang Hee-chan Wing Forward OK...Hong Myung-bo's offensive line will become more diverse in fierce competition

Nov 12, 2025

Jo Kyu-sung's first joining → Son Heung-min X Hwang Hee-chan Wing Forward OK...Hong Myung-bo's offensive line will become more diverse in fierce competition
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Jo Kyu-sung's first joining → Son Heung-min X Hwang Hee-chan Wing Forward OK...Hong Myung-bo's offensive line will become more diverse in fierce competition
사진=Yonhap News
"Hong Myung-bo's offensive line will be put to the test once again.

The South Korean national football team will play a friendly match against Bolivia (Daejeon) on the 14th and Ghana (Seoul) on the 18th. It is the last A match in 2025.

There is a change in the offensive line. Jo Kyu-sung (Mit Willan), who stands tall as an icon of human victory, joins the team. Cho Kyu-sung took a full rest last season due to an injury. He overcame a difficult rehabilitation process and returned to the ground. In addition, he returned to the national team after 18 months. It is now a challenger's position. While Cho Kyu-sung was away from the national team, Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) grew up scary. He boasts a fierce toe between the national team and his team. Oh Hyun-kyu has scored eight goals in official matches this season, including five in Belgium's main pillar league. In addition, he also scored in a friendly match against Paraguay last month with a pass from Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).




Director Hong Myung-bo said, `I will devise a big framework as a whole. First of all, Jo Kyu-sung seems to have recovered a lot from his current physical aspect. However, it seems that it is not yet complete in terms of the sense of the game. You will know all the characteristics of Jo Kyu-sung. I hope you don't expect too many things this time. Please understand it as a step to find a good condition after getting out of a very gloomy time (due to injury)."Oh Hyun-kyu has the best performance in our team right now. In the national team, he continues to score for his team."

Coach Hong's idea for the offense is not limited to Cho Kyu-sung and Oh Hyun-gyu. "Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) are players who can do whatever we want depending on the opponent. Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan can also play the role of wing forward. There are many options, so I'll try to prepare well.'

In fact, coach Hong tested Son Heung-min in various positions, including front-line strikers and left-side strikers. Depending on Son Heung-min's position, the positions of other players also changed little by little.




There are about seven months left until the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup. Coach Hong said, `The big frame has been set, but no details have been set. Opportunities are open to all players. No one can predict that the injured will not come out in June next year. We are also continuing to study well how to prepare for the game and how to deal with it in this situation."

The line of attack in the `Hong Myung-bo' is becoming more colorful. The fierce competition is also 'present progressive'.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.