Thursday, June 17, 2010

Preview: Argentina v South Korea

Both teams have won their first game, so the winner of this game could probably be the first team which qualified for the second round. Messi has a very good game against Nigeria, so Jung Sung-Ryong would be expected to deal with plenty of good shots today. Lee Jung-Soo and his mates would have to be very discipline and quick to deal with plenty of great skills by the Argentinean, which I doubt they could done it well enough. However Argentina defence has always shaky especially when both flanks need to deal with wingers with pace. So I would expect Le Chung-Yung and Park Chu-Young to give a run of their money during counter attacks. This is a very interesting clash, but I do favour the Korean to held Argentina today with a little bit of luck.

Man to watch (Argentina): Lionel Messi
He will be in center of attention again after a silky play against Nigeria. Whether the Korean can guard him well without conceding too many fouls would be a vital element of the outcome of this match.

Man to watch (Korea republic): Park Chu-Young
The Monaco forward is very quick during counter attacks with some good skills. Korean would need him and their influential captain Park Ji-Sung to hold up the wall whenever they stop an attack from Argentina.

Prediction: A good 1-1 draw for both sides.

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