South Korea and South Korea are once again seen as one of the favorites ahead of the start of this year's U23 Asian Cup and will be hoping to get three points by winning what looks to be a rather difficult group.
The main team style of the Taiji Tigers is their aggressiveness and seeing that, I expect them to try and then press their opponents at the start of this game.
Sure, there are a lot of good waves in the South Korean array, but I'm especially looking forward to seeing Bae Joon-ho in the attacking midfield. He's been outstanding since he joined Skins last year.
Looking at the cards, Group B is the group of death in this tournament and the UAE will face Japan and China respectively at the end of this tournament. In other words, they can't afford to be behind their opponents at the start of the game in their first match of the group stage. I expect them to take the main defensive approach in this match to avoid conceding first.
Naturally, they can't just fall and be under constant pressure, but also try to find and create chances in the attack. In this regard, I think Adala will have an important role to play, as the 21-year-old is already a regular player for the big national footballers, which is a testament to his prowess.
However, since South Korea has a lot of good offensive players, I expect Coach Hwang Sun-Hong's aggressive tactics to give him the win and take the 3 points without a hitch.
