22 summer Naples Insigne, Mertens , Milik, Fabian Luis and the defender Culibali have successively escaped, causing the team to almost lose the core of both offense and defense.
is now the number one in Serie A
But if you look at the current Serie A standings, Napoli actually ranks first in the league. There are only two teams who can maintain a complete victory in the Champions League arena, one is Bayern , and the other is Napoli.
Sparetti's contribution is indispensable
Losing many main players, but still being able to rise against the wind. Head coach Spaletti naturally makes an indispensable contribution, but it is said that Napoli's best player is the Korean central defender Kim Min-jae . Kim Min-jae ranks fourth in all players in the current Serie A player rating and ranks first among the defenders. That is to say, as of now, this Korean is the best defender in Serie A.
This looks a bit magical. After all, after the battle between Italy and South Korea in 2002, there were actually no Korean players in Serie A for many years. Even if the situation improved later, the Koreans still failed to show any convincing performance in the Apennines.
played for Guoan for three seasons
This 26-year-old central defender is changing all this. From 2019 to 2021, he played for Beijing Guoan , and played for the team for 45 games without scoring. At that time, many Korean fans said that he fell into his wallet, but the facts proved that he could shine anywhere. With his outstanding performance in the Super League in , , he has always been the regular central defender of the South Korean national team.
Once connotated by Dabao
In an interview, he once said that many Chinese men's football team are too poor and they don't know how to defend at all. He is a two-person man in Beijing Guoan, criticizing his partner for being born on the front line for lack of understanding of defense. Although he is a national team player, he has almost no concept of filling up. This passage is almost pointing at the nose and talking about Yu Dabao.
responded to this, saying that everyone is more than 100 pounds, and no one is worse than anyone else. In terms of technical capabilities, the Chinese team is no worse than South Korea and Japan.
was criticized by Chinese players
As a result, Yu Dabao appeared in the central defender position in the top 12 games, which was basically a disaster. His also caused controversy in China. Some players directly called him like a pig. Many people said he was too arrogant, and many people even thought that he could not play in the five major leagues of .
People's criticism was slapped in the face less than a year. He not only became the starter of the five major leagues, but also became the team's defensive core. In the defensive data of Serie A defender, Kim Min-jae ranked first in the average clearance per game, and at the same time, 1.4 blocks. When facing many forwards, he did not suffer any physical confrontation, and he felt very oppressive on the defensive end.
Serie A best player in September
At that time, Napoli chose to replace Koulibaly with Kim Min-jae, in fact, many people were not optimistic about it. However, after only half a season, he conquered fans with his performance. Even Manchester United was interested in signing him in the future at 45 million euros. Kim Min-jae really walked out of his own path. He won the Serie A best player in September, breaking the rumors of "ban on South Korea" with one force. Football is always speaking with strength. I can only say that there is another player we envious of South Korea.
