Kim Min-jae needs a break, but… Appointed as a starter against Spalletti Milan”
Blue Iron Pillar’ Kim Min-jae (27, SSC Napoli) is preparing for a sortie again.
Naples will play the 2022-2023 Italian Serie A round 28 home match against AC Milan at Naples Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 3:45 am on the 3rd (Korean time).
Napoli is leading the league with 71 points (23 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses). As long as there is no change, as long as there is no change, the championship is virtually solid as it is in a state of 19 points with Lazio (52 points) in second place.
Opponent AC Milan (48 points) is in 4th place. They have the same number of points as 5th placed Atalanta, but are ahead of them on goal difference. Some believe that Napoli, which has won the championship, does not need to strain. Rotation is possible.
However, manager Luciano Spalletti does not consider the rotation of the main players until the championship is confirmed. The prospect of not taking out Kim Min-jae, the core of the defense, is gaining strength. Moreover, Milan is also an opponent that has to face again in the Champions League quarter-final stage on the 13th and 19th.
In response, Italy’s ‘Daily News 24’ expressed concern over the physical condition of Kim Min-jae, who returned from playing for the Korean national soccer team.메이저사이트 It emphasized what Kim Min-jae confessed, “It’s difficult. Mentally collapsed,” during the remarks on the controversial retirement of the national team after the match with Uruguay.
Kim Min-jae played in all but one of Napoli’s regular matches this season. He injured his calf during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last year and had to sit on the bench in the final match against Portugal in the group stage.
Kim Min-jae was replaced due to pain in the same area during the game against Atalanta on the 12th of last month. He blamed his slow recovery as he didn’t get enough rest. Even in the Korean national team, it was difficult to rest while playing both matches against Colombia and Uruguay full-time.
The media said, “Only rest can completely cure Kim Min-jae’s physical problems,” and “Coach Spalletti may substitute Joao Jesus as a starter in place of Min-jae Kim in the match against Milan. However, Min-jae Kim was appointed as the starter. will do,” he expected.
Spalletti has had several rotation opportunities in the meantime. However, even in the game where the local media predicted that Kim Min-jae could be given a break, Kim Min-jae was invariably appointed as the starter. In the end, most of the local media believe that considering the weight of the game, Min-jae Kim will be the starter again.