"Selecting German U21 Representative" Castrov, "There are too many complications"... Big concern over military service law
"Selecting German U21 Representative" Castrov, "There are too many complications"... Big concern over military service law
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Jens Kastrov (Nuremberg) is definitely a hot potato. Coach Hong Myung-bo and the player themselves have to worry about.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, held its first training session at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the 17th.
On this day, coach Hong Myung-bo talked about the players who are active in the German Bundesliga.
First of all, Hong could not hide his regret over key defender Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).
"Kim Min-jae is a very important player for our team. What's regrettable is that Bayern Munich should have prevented him from getting injured. There have been signs of Kim's injury. The national team was fully aware of the risk (of injury)."
Kim Min-jae was included in the national team's call-up list for the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Oman and Jordan, which was announced on the 10th. However, the call-up was lifted on the 17th because he needed treatment and recovery during the A-match due to left Achilles tendinitis. Instead, Hong replaced FC Seoul defender Kim Joo-sung.
Kim Min-jae has been playing for Bayern Munich nonstop. He played every game under Coach Bang Sang Kompany. He explained that he is not in good physical condition recently and cannot play on his own. After all, Kompany recently said that Kim Min-jae cannot play for a while.
Coach Hong Myung-bo expressed regret again, saying, "I'm going to play without important players in important games," but added, "I wanted to give Kim Min-jae a bold break because it's not right to play now in order to protect the players."
He also explained again that it was difficult when asked about Jens Kastrov (Nuremberg), who is not a national team player but is playing in the Bundesliga.
According to the German Football Association (DFB), Castrov was selected for the U-21 national team, which will face Slovakia and Spain in turn on the 21st and 25th.
Coach Antonio DiSalvo, who leads the German U-21 national team, selected Castrov as a central midfielder on the 23-man list to play in the two consecutive games.
Castrov, who was selected from the U-16 team to Germany's national team at all levels, began to be selected for the U-21 team last year.
He has played three matches for Germany's under-21 team so far.
Born to a Korean mother and a German father, Kastrov is a defensive midfielder who plays for German Bundesliga 2 Nuremberg.
If Castrov joins the Korean national team, he can fill the third line, which is a vulnerable position, so many soccer fans expect to board the Hong Myung-bo.
However, Coach Hong Myung-bo, who leads the national soccer team, does not weigh in on the possibility of Castrov joining immediately.
They say it is difficult to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup trip between North Korea and the U.S. on the premise of Castro's joining in the country, with a lot of homework to be solved over nationality and military service.
Coach Hong said in a press conference on the 10th, "There are too many complicated things (about joining the national team) to think about only the game aspect. There are too many problems to be solved for those players," adding, "We have to train for two to three days right away and go to the game."
"I don't want our team to go in the other direction. It's a matter to prepare after looking at the longer-term side," he said.
Ahead of his first training session, Coach Hong Myung-bo said, "It's a different matter because we were selected for the under-21 national team, not the national team. I think I mentioned this at the last press conference. There are too many complications (including the call-up of the national team). But right now, we (national team) have to train for a day or two and go to the World Cup qualifying round. I don't think it's right for the players and the team to go in a different direction overall." 바카라사이트
"At some point, we can make a decision and do that, but now we have to train for two days and go to an important game. It is too complicated to think about it under the current circumstances. I thought we should postpone it to a later date."