South Korea wouldn't dare, and couldn't afford not to utilize him - in fact, if Paulo Bento was braver and let Cho Kyu-sung have this game bar + Lee Gang-in start, the effect would likely be different. Or maybe the Chinese Super League duo :Kwon Kyung-won: . Son Junho sent up earlier as well might have been more effective. Paulo Bento did his best, this could be his last few games in charge of Korea and he wants to prove himself.
In 2002, Portugal lost 0-1 to -1 to South Korea. However, Korea deservedly won that match. It was a 2-1 win for Korea over Spain. There was no controversy in the match between Korea and Portugal. The Portuguese played badly themselves - and later, Paulo Bento came to Chongqing in the Chinese Super League. His tactical style was strong and Bento himself was serious.
He was able to coach South Korea, especially after Stielike took over, mainly because the KFA was afraid to use local coaches, Hong Myung-bok and Shin Tae-yong performed poorly, and Paulo Bento's annual salary demands were relatively low - at the 2019 Asian Cup, South Korea lost to Qatar in the semifinals, but Paulo Bento still received recognized by the Korean Football Association.
At this World Cup, Bento's tactics are still looking to center around Son Heung-gyi. However, Son's eye was injured and Cho Kyu-sung rose to the occasion in the air - thus South Korea provided high school tactics in a 0-0 draw with Uruguay in their second match against Ghana. Cho Kyu-sung is very similar to Kim Shin-woo from the last World Cup.
On paper, South Korea's backline is not low level:Former Asia's No.1 iron defender:Kim Young-chun who played his third consecutive World Cup in 2014.2018.2022. As well as Kim Mun-ah who played high in Naples, plus the old and strong Kim Pearl. It seems like Korea has a good defense. But tonight, Korea conceded three goals after consecutive mistakes on defense. Especially after Cho Kyu-sung scored two goals in a row and equalized the game, it was disastrous for him to be scored by Ghana!
The match came to a climax at the last minute: 1. The injury time was 10 minutes long, as is customary in this World Cup, but it was too long. Moreover, it was already 100 minutes of extra time, and the referee gave it a chance: the referee "mined" himself at this point: since Korea was allowed to attack in the 101st minute, and since Korea had already attacked and got a corner kick, why not give Korea a chance to continue to play for a corner kick? This is soccer practice. Therefore, the referee's decision will inevitably cause controversy!
The Korean internationals who have played 100 bloody minutes are rushing up to protest! Kim Young-chuen's eyes are round and very unhappy! Head coach Paulo Bento rushed up and condemned him defiantly! As a result, Paulo Bento was red-carded and missed the final match against his native Portugal. With a draw and a loss, Korea is in a dangerous position to qualify.
