Kim Min-jae and Upamecano developed at the same time

Kim Min-jae and Upamecano have shown their best skills since Kompany, a former defender, took office.

“How could Kompany stabilize the defense and instill new confidence, especially in Upamecano and Kim Min-jae?”

Upamecano, who joined Leipzig in Germany in 2017 with a good performance in Salzburg, Austria, has been in the starting line-up since the 2017/18 season and showed tremendous performance in the 2019/20 season to lead the team to the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time in Leipzig’s history.

After joining Munich in 2021, he continued to work with Luca Hernandez and Matheis de Ligt, solidifying his position as a key centre-back. However, he was praised as the best defender until the middle and second half of the league last season, but all the praise went up in smoke due to the horror show against Manchester City.

He was outstanding and showed a lot of good performances in the league, but he often made mistakes in big games, and fans’ trust in Upamecano was slightly lowered. Since Koo Hu Dyer was recruited, his position has fallen to the bottom.

The decisive reason was to leave the first Champions League match against Lazio. In the 21st minute of the second half, Andersson dragged the ball and handed it over to Immobille in Munich’s box. Immobille tried to shoot but was blocked by Kim Min-jae and the second ball headed to Isaksen. In the process of Isaksen’s shooting, Upamecano stepped on Isaksen’s step and Isaksen collapsed and Upamecano received a direct red card.

Tuchel, who lost the match, said, “I’m frustrated and angry about the loss. I think we lost, but I’m not sure Lazio won. We made mistakes, lost confidence, and did everything we could to fall behind. (Ufamecano) didn’t have to go in that way. It wasn’t rough or intentional, I just needed to block the shot.”

In the end, Upamecano was completely pushed out of the starting lineup and suddenly fell to the fourth-ranked center back under Tuchel.

The same was true of Kim, who moved to Munich last season, but failed to show good performance in the second half under Tuchel. He continued to show off his previously unavailable mistakes and showed his fans a lack of confidence.

Now, with Tuchel leaving the team and Kompany joining in, Munich’s defense has completely changed. Kim was at his worst in his first match against Wolfsburg, but in his second round match against Freiburg, he regained his senses.

Kim Min-jae also showed why he is Munich’s main defender in this fourth round match. Kim Min-jae seemed to be light from the start. 토토사이트 Kim Min-jae led the game with both predictive defense and build-up that he showed during his time in Naples. Kim Min-jae perfectly distinguished between when to run out and when not, and tied Bremen’s strikers tightly with his unique speed.

The answer was Kompany’s detailed tactics. “During the four matches, the average distance from the Bayern final defender to his goal line was 41.9 m, which is more than 2 m farther from last season’s 39.6 m. Munich needs to get the ball back quickly through high pressure on its sweatshirts as it plays defense tighter and more cohesive, which narrows the distance between players and gives fewer space to opponents. This helps with defense as well, and all players are encouraged to assist in defense,” the outlet said.

In addition, the media added, “Kim Min-jae and Upamecano receive clear instructions from the coach on when to attack and when to protect the defense. This helps to prevent the problem of adjusting the defense line and minimize errors.”

Now, the real test of Kim Min-jae and Upamecano awaits. Munich has a game against Leverkusen, last season’s winner, this weekend. There are also other top-level teams, Aston Villa, Eintracht Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and FC Barcelona. If successfully blocked in these games, too, they are back on track to some extent.

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