A new challenge for Marvik in light of influential absences, most notably Lima

"Veterans" and the fighting spirit are the team's weapon against South Korea

Youssef Jaber is one of Marvik's most prominent weapons to compensate for the absence of Shaheen Abdel Rahman.

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The national football team will play at three o’clock in the evening Emirates time at Goyang Stadium a fateful confrontation against its South Korean host for the first group in the fifth round in the decisive round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Positive will help him enhance his chances of competing for the World Cup qualification ticket because any non-positive result will reduce his hopes of competing for the qualification ticket, after his tally stopped at only three points in fourth place, which he won from three draws against Lebanon, Syria and Iraq and one loss against the Iranian team. The meeting will be run by a Chinese arbitration team led by international referee Mai Manning.

While the team suffers from influential absences, such as Fabio de Lima due to injury, in addition to the absence of Shaheen Abdel Rahman, Mahmoud Khamis, Majed Hassan and Khalfan Mubarak, it is betting on the element of experience by summoning the stars Ismail Matar, Muhannad Al-Enezi and Youssef Jaber.

Al-Abyad faces today a fierce competitor playing at home and among its fans, as the Korean team occupies second place with eight points in the standings of the group teams behind the Iranian team “leading” with 10 points.

The national team, through its short camp in South Korea since last Friday, intensified its daily training, led by Dutch coach Marvik, who is expected to make some changes in the starting lineup, and the use of substitute players in the absence of a number of basic elements.

The players of the national football team will have to take advantage of four weaknesses in the South Korean team, and beware of four like them during the confrontation. The Englishman, Son Heung-min, but the defense line is the most vulnerable line in the team, but the attacking style he uses is what covers the weakness of his defense.

The second weakness is the difficulties that some of the Korean national team players may face, who will play for the first time in front of stands with full capacity, as the last time the stadium was filled dates back to December 2019 in the East Asian Football Association Championship against Japan, and the control of “Al-Abyad” may help. And registering early in the fans' transformation is a pressure on their players.

As for the third weakness, it is represented in the difficulties faced by the coach of the Portuguese national team, Paulo Bento, in finding the appropriate alternatives, as the French Bordeaux striker, Hwang Ui-ju, is absent due to a thigh muscle injury, while the defender of the South Korean Gamba Osaka team, Kim Young-kun suffers. The injury is in the calf muscle, while the coach hinted in a press statement to the possibility of changing his method if he did not find the appropriate alternative.

As for the fourth weakness, it is that the Korean team did not have enough opportunity to train with all its elements, as the players contract was completed on Tuesday with the arrival of Tottenham player, Son Heung-min, Russian Rubin Kazan player, Hwang In Beom, and Turkish Fenerbahce player, Kim Min Jae.

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Weak points

1- Weak defense line.

2- Pressuring the masses to return with full capacity.

3- The absence of the duo Hwang and Kim Young, and the weakness of the substitutes.

4- Not getting enough opportunity to gather.

strength point

1- Homogeneity of the attack and midfield lines.

2- The presence of the outstanding striker Son Heung.

3- Unbeaten record.

4- Adaptation to low temperatures.

Ranking of the teams in the first group

Iran: 10 points.

South Korea: 8 points.

Lebanon: 5 points.

Emirates: 3 points.

Iraq: 3 points.

Syria: 1 point.

• A Chinese arbitration team is managing the meeting, led by the international referee Mai Manning.

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