Kim Minjae’s challenge and opportunity
Kim Min-jae is not included in Bayern Munich’s expected lineup for the next season. “Transfermarkt,” a soccer statistics medium, suggested a 4-2-3-1 formation while predicting Munich’s lineup for the 2024-25 season, and the defense team saw that it would consist of Alfonso Davis, Hiroki Ito, Tah, and Joshua Kimihiro. This expected lineup does not include Kim Min-jae, Matthijs de Licht, Dayo Upamecano, and Eric Dier.
Munich is planning to make a major comeback to overcome last season’s loss. It has hired Vincent Kompany as its new coach and has hired Hiroki Ito, an all-round defensive player who played for Stuttgart, for a buyout of 30 million euros (W44.5 billion). It is targeting not only Ito, but also several players including Ta from Leverkusen, João Paligna from Fulham, and Chris Furich from Stuttgart. Ta was the leader of Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak, and has lifted the Bundesliga and the German Football Association (DFB) trophies. He is currently on the roster for Germany’s national team and is currently playing for Euro 2024, with negotiations expected after the tournament ends.
Kim Min-jae was unable to participate in the A-match due to injury in the second half of last season, and made a decisive mistake in the match against Real Madrid, a 메이저놀이터 in the Champions League, losing his position in the team as well. German media believe that even if De Licht and Upamecano go out, Kim Min-jae is also in danger. If not for sale, it is clear that the red light has been turned on in the competition for the main job. You can see this just by missing his name from the expected lineup.
a season of possibilities blossoming in optimism
However, there are optimistic prospects as well. German media Kicker said Kim’s passing success rate is 93 percent, which is the highest after Ta (94.7 percent) and De Ligt (94 percent). Among players who played more than half of the Bundesliga’s total participation time, Kim’s tackle success rate (64.1 percent) is the ninth highest, and he intercepted the opponent’s passes 45 times. This is a record in which only eight defenders blocked more times than Kim.
By reducing the shortcomings and maximizing the strengths, Kim Min-jae will be able to gain an advantage in competition with existing and new resources and be selected as the main player by Coach Kompany. Kim Min-jae’s future can still be bright in that it was a season with hope for improvement. The crisis in the main competition is providing him with greater challenges and opportunities at the same time. I hope that Kim Min-jae will continue to demonstrate his abilities and play an important role in the 안전놀이터 team.