Women's soccer team prepares to avenge World Cup defeat against Colombia... It will also post a full-fledged prelude to "generation change."

Women's soccer team prepares to avenge World Cup defeat against Colombia... It will also post a full-fledged prelude to "generation change."

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The Korean women's national soccer team vowed to win ahead of two consecutive friendly matches against Colombia. As it is the first A-match in Korea since the launch of the new team, the team is committed to not only win but also increase the beginning of a full-fledged generational change. As Colombia was an opponent team that suffered a bitter defeat at the World Cup two years ago, it also meant a revenge.메이저사이트

The women's team, led by head coach Shin Sang-woo, conducted its final training session in preparation for the match against Colombia at the Incheon Asian Rugby Stadium on Sunday. The women's team will have two warm-up matches against Colombia at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the same venue and at Yongin Mir Stadium at 7 p.m. on March 2. It is also the first A-match of Shin's national team, which was launched in October last year.

"Although the opponent team's ranking is lower than ours (19th in Korea, 21st in Colombia), we are a very strong team given our recent performance," said Shin Sang-woo, who attended the official press conference just a day before the match. "We prepared for a short time, but we will play well in the first and second games to bring results."

"When analyzing Colombia's recent match against Japan, they play soccer with strong lines rather than details. That's why we also prepared for the first round through Plan B training," he said. "Many young players have joined the team. They are showing good performances each. "Through these two matches, I am trying to give opportunities to all players. I hope that if we bump into each other in person and gain experience in the stadium, not just through training, we will be able to achieve our own color as well as change of generation," he added.

In fact, veteran players such as Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane) and Lee Young-joo (Levante Badalona) are at the center of the group, while 11 players, including Casey Eugene Fair (Angel City) born in 2007 and Jeong Da-bin (Korea University) born in 2005, have been born after 2000. The team is preparing for a long-term change of generation, including the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asian Cup to be held next year.

"The most important thing is to close the gap between players who play and those who don't. That way, we can bring good results up to the Asian Cup," Shin said. "If the players play responsibly, they will be able to produce good results no matter who enters the team. I think the women's team will be better if young players score and bring results."

"If you don't want to lose, you shouldn't just play defense. You have to score points," Shin said. "You have to play high-pressing systematically or tactically. It becomes a difficult situation if you give yourself space because your opponent is playing strong soccer. We will press hard, and for this, young players should be active."

"I think the goalkeeper is the starting point of the build-up rather than the long kick. I think the defense is at the forefront when it comes to defense. Up to now, we were able to get off if we played with a strong team, and we were able to move up if we played with a weak team, but the players had to do it to narrow the gap," he said. "What we keep ordering is to accurately take the timing of attack and defense. He also emphasizes what you can own, rather than throwing the ball away. That's how we train ourselves."

Captain Lee Young-joo, who attended the press conference together, vowed to avenge her defeat in the Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup two years ago. At that time, Lee Young-joo was on the replacement list, but did not get a chance to play, and had to watch South Korea's 0-2 complete defeat from the bench. South Korea, led by coach Colin Bell at the time, failed to overcome the defeat against Colombia and was eliminated from the group stage.

"The mood has brightened up a lot as we have many young players," Lee said. "The number of players born in the 2000s has increased, and most of them have potential," Lee said. "I remember losing 0-2 at the World Cup against Colombia two years ago. I will take revenge in this match."

"We are preparing for the Copa America. It is a great honor for us to play against a strong Korean team that is even more meaningful," Colombian coach Angelo Marcilia said at the press conference. "We won 2-0 two years ago, but a lot of time has passed. Back then, now. We prepared a lot against a competitive team like Korea. We will win in both games."