Munich is playing a pre-season game against Manchester City at 7:30 p.m. on the 26th at Japan’s National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Manchester City is leading 1-0 in the 30th minute of the second half.
Whether Kim Min-jae will make his debut was of keen interest. Kim Min-jae immediately moved to Munich, Germany, after his transfer to Munich, and focused on building his physical condition. The club recommended joining from Japan, the preseason destination, but Kim Min-jae moved to Germany to adapt to the team as soon as possible.
There was also a match to check in advance what Kim Min-jae would look like in Munich. From Munich’s first opponent in the preseason, it was Manchester City, the best team in Europe last season. Everyone wondered what Kim Min-jae would look like against Manchester City’s outstanding strikers and what would happen to the competition between the two players if a matchup with Elling Holland was made.
Unfortunately, however, Kim Min-jae’s debut match was postponed. Before the game, head coach Thomas Tuchel said, “I am happy that Kim Min-jae came to Munich. I hope Kim Min-jae will soon join his colleagues and continue to develop. It is still too early for Kim Min-jae to play in tomorrow’s game. I probably won’t play,” he said in advance. Kim Min-jae also said, “I’m trying to raise my physical condition quickly. You have to build up your stamina. “I want to play fast, but I won’t overdo it,” he said.
In the end, Tuchel completely excluded Kim Min-jae from the list. Munich started with Jamal Musiala, Nusair Mazrawi, Conrad Reimer, Alfonso Davis, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavar, Dayo Upamecano and Jan Zommer.
Kim Min-jae was not included in the list of candidates. Matthijs de Ligt, Kim Min-jae’s leading partner, was also excluded from the list because he has not recovered 100% from his injury. As Kim Min-jae and The Ligt were missing, Upamecano and Pavar came out as center backs.
Ufa Meccano, who is likely to compete with Kim Min-jae, showed poor performance. Even if it was the first game of the preseason, the stability, which had been shaken since the second half of the 2022-23 season, still did not return.
In the 21st minute of the first half, the problem began with the loss situation. Rico Lewis started dribbling in front of Upamecano. Lewis’s breakthrough was good, but Upamecano was not able to handle the ball properly and was pierced. He followed late but failed to keep up with Lewis’s pace, which led to James McAtey’s score.
Upamecano collapsed again and again as it began to shake. Even in the 37th minute of the first half, he failed to properly handle a normal long ball directed at him and gave the ball to Julien Álvarez. The ball was immediately connected to Lewis, and Munich was on the verge of losing a point.
Just before the end of the first half, he was out of sync with Jan Zommer. It was a situation where Umapecano and Zommer exchanged passes lightly, but the ball was taken away. In that scene, goalkeeper Zommer’s mistake was more prominent, but Upamecano’s pass option was not very good. Upamecano was replaced after the end of the first half. 먹튀검증
Munich recruited Kim Min-jae due to Luca Hernandez’s transfer and Upamecato’s shaky performance. It is clear that Upamecano is still a good defender, but if he is shaken this much, he can never give Tuchel trust. Then naturally, Kim Min-jae will be selected as the main player.
Kim Min-jae showed such a good performance last season that he was respected by Manchester City players, who are full of world-class players. “I didn’t see Italy’s Serie A in detail last season,” said Huweng Dias, one of the world’s best defenders at this time, ahead of the match against Munich. However, I know that Kim Min-jae had a good season with his influence on the team. He could also be watched in the Champions League. Kim Min-jae is definitely a very good defender and strong. “Munich will make good use of him,” he said, acknowledging Kim Min-jae’s ability.