With poor anticipation of Madrid’s opener and then a gross foul which cost his team a penalty at the end of the match, Kim Min-jae had a difficult evening on Tuesday evening in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League (2 -2). After the meeting, the South Korean defender of Bayern Munich was not spared by his coach, Thomas Tuchel.
An evening to forget for Kim Min-jae. Established in central defense for the Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening (2-2), the South Korean was guilty of two errors which cost Bayern Munich two goals.
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On Real’s opening score (24th), he was initially overtaken behind him by Vinicius after having anticipated too much a drop from the Brazilian. At the end of the match, he caused Madrid’s equalizer with a foul on Rodrygo (83rd).
“He must not participate in the counter-pressing in such an aggressive manner. (…) Then the attacker is so free,” railed Thomas Tuchel, on Prime Video, about Madrid’s opening score. “As a central defender, it’s not possible. If he had gone up and someone else had covered behind his back, then fine. But now he’s just way too greedy. This is simply not possible! Participating in counter-pressing so aggressively before the ball is played is too greedy…”
“It’s not smart enough.”
The Bayern Munich coach was no more tender when discussing Kim Min-jae’s mistake leading to the 2-2 penalty: “A second time too greedy. In this situation, he has the inside trajectory. And then for no reason, he suddenly releases this interior trajectory for Rodrygo. He is better placed throughout the action, and when the pass is made, he finds himself in a bad position. And then Eric Dier also comes in. rescue. It’s just too greedy and if the positioning error happens, at least stay on your feet… It’s not smart enough.
The South Korean defender, who only played 14 minutes in the double confrontation against Arsenal in the quarter-final, took advantage of Matthijs de Ligt’s injury this Tuesday. The former Neapolitan will perhaps have an opportunity to make up for it in eight days during the return match in Madrid (Wednesday May 9, at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport 1).
