Colin Bell, head coach of the women’s national soccer team, will be put to the test

Belho will face Colombia as the first opponent of Group H of the 2023 FIFA Australia and New Zealand Women’s World Cup on the 25th. After that, they will meet Morocco on the 30th and Germany on the 3rd of next month. 토토사이트

South Korea was eliminated early at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France with three losses in three matches. Therefore, the yearning for this competition is bound to be greater.

The importance of the first game cannot be overemphasized. The strongest team in Group H is Germany (2nd). It is highly likely to compete with Colombia for a ticket to the round of 16 on the premise that they must catch Morocco (72nd), which is considered the weakest in the group. Colombia ranks 25th in the FIFA rankings, lower than South Korea (17th). In fact, the match against Colombia is a watershed for advancing to the round of 16.

Coach Bell basically uses strong forward pressure when defending and active soccer based on forward passes when owning a ball. Against the strong team, which requires stable defense, it comes with a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 three-back, and a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 four-back in a game to be more aggressive. But it’s not limited to formation. He has shown flexible tactical changes in warm-up matches with various overseas teams.

The match against Zambia in April was typical. When defender Lim Sun-joo, who started at the time, was out due to injury, Bell lowered Choo Hyo-joo to defense and put in Chun Ga-ram. Choo Hyo-joo’s main position is a side striker, but he moved to the right fullback and played the game. In the second half, Jang Seul-ki, who was located in the midfielder, moved to the left fullback and formed a four-back unlike the first half when three center backs were deployed.

Flexible tactical changes continued at the ceremony. The first half of the game against Haiti was not going well. Coach Bell set up Choo Hyo-joo, who played as a right back, as a defensive midfielder and marked the opponent’s ace exclusively. And he found a clue by placing Kim Hye-ri as a right side defender and changing the formation to a four-back.

The players are not swayed much by Bell’s changes. It is easy to follow the coach’s instructions while keeping the basic play principles in a large framework.

After the match against Zambia, Bell said, “One of our strengths is that we are flexible (such as changes in the selection process). However, we value the principle of play before formation. He also said, “Whatever formation you choose, you know that the principle of play is important, and the players understand and perform their roles.”