Quarterfinal: Korea - Uzbekistan [AFC Asian Cup 2015, Australia]

[sarbaz]

The truth also is that the last 3 times we played korea ,they were the better team but we got the
Result.
The fans can pray all the want about us facing them in semi finals and revenge etc... But the other
Truth is also that we have the mental upper hand over them as well
I am telling you they are scared of TM

[jahandoost]

Honestly our 3 wins against Korea wont mean anything unless we can finally eliminate them from a tournament. At least they had to play 120 minutes today and hopefully we beat Iraq in regular time and go into our match against Korea more refreshed than the Koreans.

they have one more day to rest though.

[Persian-Pride87]

Although thats true, Korea has broken our hearts 3 times in the last 8+ years by eliminating us from the WC and 2 Asian cups. I just want to see them eliminated at our doing. We may be ahead on our head to head record against them but they have caused us far more heartbreak than we have caused them.

Those wins meant a lot to a lot of us. We qualified to world cup because of those 2 wins.

[Persian-Pride87]

Its unfortunate that the scheduling affords them one more day of rest, but at least they had to go 120 minutes today in a hard fought match. We can take some solace in that

they have one more day to rest though.

[Bi-honar]

For those who watched the game, how did S.Korea play? Were they impressive? How do you rank our chances of beating them?

I missed the 1st 30+ minutes of the game Camran jaan, but based on the comments from Stielike after the match, they didn't play that well. And Uzbekistan was in my mind the better team from minute 30 until minute 90, although Korea did have some good chances.

A few things made a huge difference for the Uzbeks and ultimately to the result of this game, which made Korea look better than they really were:

1 - They got 2 yellow cards in the 2nd half, both of them for key players who were already sitting on a yellow from the previous round, and both playing on the right side of their defense (center left and left back). This took away a lot of their ability to play the same physical game they had been playing. Both of those guys were already out of a potential semi clash, both of them could have been ejected in this game and any of their other 5 players sitting on yellows, could have been sitting out the semi with one bad tackle. Ultimately, both of the plays that led to the goals started from mistakes on the left side.

2 - Overall,the Uzbeks were very slow in taking their chances and shooting the ball. This had pretty much been the theme for them in the tournament, playing against tightly defensive teams. So, the results were very different when they got all the time in the world to do their thing than when they were shut down quickly in defense. Not to mention that when you play a counter-attacking game, everything has got to happen real fast in offense.

3 - They also had an early sub before minute 30, which really compounded their issues going into extra time.

4 - Either because of 1, 2 & 3 and fancying that they'd be better off going into penalties, or because they were completely worn out after the 90 minutes, they went into a completely defensive shell in the 1st half of extra time. Essentially, they made the exact same error that we made against Korea in the last Asian Cup and the same error I hope we avoid this time. When you've been playing 90 minutes and your defense is already tired and half of it is sitting on a yellow, the last thing you need is to let them be the line that absorbs the pressure.

And for that reason, they eventually had a complete collapse in defense toward the end of the 1st half of extra time, where they literally handed the ball to Korea twice in quick succession in and around their penalty area. It would have been harder for Korea not to score off that! And the 2nd goal was in the last minute of the 2nd half of extra time when the Uzbeks were throwing everything at it to get the equalizer.

Moral of the story is, Korea are a safety first team just like TM. Their fitness levels are amazing and they're very quick as they always have been. Their weakness is that they do have serious lapses in their defense. If a team puts enough pressure on them to have enough of those lapses, of if they're good enough to take advantage of a few lapses (like we did in our last two games), then they're very beatable.

If you sit back too much and give them room to do their thing without constantly keeping their defense in check and letting them move of the field too much, they'll eventually get the ball in the net by brute force, like they did in this game. And they'd be capable of doing that to any team in the world that doesn't challenge their "safety first" philosophy.

[Bi-honar]

they have one more day to rest though.

That advantage has already been wiped out by the extra 30 minutes they had to play. As long as we beat Iraq in regulation time (fingers crossed), I consider both teams even in terms of recovery.

[CAGE]

Well, we can atleast exclude Iran and Iraq from the Final.

Piss off from these forums you slimy kunt, You not only a fokin pessimist you also tell people who have hopes of us winning not to give us hope were 'definetly' not gonna win. Bache koonis like you piss me off. Quit wasting your time on a forum of a football team you don't believe in you sad kunt.

[Ali.Karimi79]

Quarterfinal: Korea - Uzbekistan [AFC Asian Cup 2015, Australia]

Piss off from these forums you slimy kunt, You not only a fokin pessimist you also tell people who have hopes of us winning not to give us hope were 'definetly' not gonna win. Bache koonis like you piss me off. Quit wasting your time on a forum of a football team you don't believe in you sad kunt.

Agha hoosssshhhhhh,

what's with the insult dude?
He is obliged to have his "pessimistic" opinion.
No need to call names like that

[KeonKish]

Cha du ri is such an awesome player, what a run, what strength, what speed, he is like a right back version of dejagah, a total workhorse. I cant believe he wasnt at WC. thats a crime against korea NT

[sarbaz]

Like i said the Koreans are scared of facing Iran in the semis

But hey lets get passed iraq first

[ramingeles2000]

If we do get to Korea - I am not optimistic.

An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2010 tied us. An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2014 came ready to kill us in Ulsan. They've lost to us 3 times in a row, feel cheated, feel they're the better side, and are going ot come out motivated as HELL to kick our ass in the semis.

Honestly guys I have never been this pessimistic about TM's chances against an Asian side. A motivated South Korea is a scary thing. They've knocked us out of 3 of the last 4 Asian Cups and sadly I think this'll be another.

[sarbaz]

If we get passed Iraq we will beat S.Korea

And I strongly disagree,Koreans have always been motivated to beat us even in a friendly match becoz of our huge rivalry in Asia

Did you not see how they were worse than arabs in creating hashiyeh and fights every time we play them

I am telling you from a psycological stand point , we own them.

[Ali.Karimi79]

If we do get to Korea - I am not optimistic.

An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2010 tied us. An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2014 came ready to kill us in Ulsan. They've lost to us 3 times in a row, feel cheated, feel they're the better side, and are going ot come out motivated as HELL to kick our ass in the semis.

Honestly guys I have never been this pessimistic about TM's chances against an Asian side. A motivated South Korea is a scary thing. They've knocked us out of 3 of the last 4 Asian Cups and sadly I think this'll be another.

I share similar opinion.

I highly doubt that the same tactics which miraculously worked 3 times in a row will work a 4th time against them.

[khodam]

I really thought Uzbekistan had more coordinated attacks. They gifted SK with the first goal and simply did not finish. This SK defense has big holes.

[BehnamT]

An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2010 tied us. An UNMOTIVATED South Korea that had already qualified to WC2014 came ready to kill us in Ulsan..

wrong! they were not yet qualified when they played Iran( although they were on top of the table)!and had to wait for the result of the other game ( Uzbekistan-Qatar). if Uzbeks had scored 2 more goals SK were out. but I guess they just payed Qatar for 5 goals!