Asian Cup Star Best 11
The 2023 Qatar Asian Cup will be held in January next year. The stars of Asian soccer are scheduled to wage war. Among them, premftbl, which specializes in sports, selected 11 Asian stars to play at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup on the 22nd and selected the best 11. However, there were only three Korean players compared to seven Japanese players. Including "Captain" Son Heung-min Tottenham, "Monster Defender" Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich and "Golden Talent" Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain were listed. Son Heung-min, Korea's ace player, has been playing consistently this season as well. He has scored 11 goals and had four assists in 18 matches in the league. In a home game against Everton in the 18th round of the league held on Monday, Son scored a decisive goal and led his team to a 2-1 victory. This season, he tied for third in scoring. He was on par with West Ham striker Jarrod Bowen, and closely followed second-ranked Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah 12 goals. He is also close to Eling Holan 14 goals. Kim Min-jae, who led his former team Napoli to the championship last season, moved to Munich through the summer transfer market and successfully entered a big club. He is a key defender of Munich, beating out world-class defenders. Lee Kang-in is also a key member of Paris Saint-Germain after winning competition with outstanding players. This season, he has scored one goal and two assists in 10 matches in the league. However, Korean players playing in other European leagues such as Lee Jae-sung Mintz, Oh Hyun-kyu Celtic, and Cho Kyu-sung Mit Whelan were not selected as the best 11. Japanese players who made the best 11 were Takefusa Kubo Real Sociedad, Kaoru Mitoma Brighton, Wataru Endo Liverpool, Takumi Minamino AS Monaco, Hiroki Ito Stuttgart, Takehiro Tomiyasu Asnel, and Yukinari Sugawara Alkmar. The formation was 4-3-3. Son Heung-min, Kubo, and Mithoma three-top, while Lee Kang-in, Minamino and Endo were deployed as midfielders. Four-back players from left were Ito, Kim Min-jae, Tomiyasu, and Sugawara. The only player who does not have Korean or Japanese nationality is goalkeeper Matthew Ryan Australia, Copenhagen. Korea and Japan are considered the biggest favorites to win the Asian Cup. Korea will try to win the title for the first time in 64 years since the 1960 Asian Cup. Korea will face Bahrain, Jordan, and Malaysia in Group E of the Asian Cup. Korea will play its first match against Bahrain on January 15.