Shocking criticism emerged against Kim Min-jae. Manuel Neuer was the most disappointing player in the losing scene, but the arrow of criticism was directed at Kim Min-jae.
Bayern Munich lost 0-1 in the second round of the European Champions League (UCL) league phase of 2024-2025 season against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 3rd (Korea time).
Bayern led the way throughout the game, but Villa finished the game. Neuer's absurd mistake became an error. In the 34th minute of the second half, Neuer suddenly advanced too far from the goal with Villa's attack. John Duran, who confirmed this, attempted a long-range shot as soon as he caught the ball, and the ball passed Neuer's height and shook the Bayern net. It was a very vain goal considering that the Bayern defense had kept the goal firmly. Bayern then tried to make up for it, but the game ended with Bilan's 1-0 victory.
Kim Min-jae played 86 minutes of the game, recording a 96 percent pass success rate, three clearings, two ball ownership recoveries, and 100% successful ball competition. In particular, he showed perfect performance in Gusuguo, blocking Villa's plan to develop in the Bavarian camp with a long ball.
However, shocking criticism has emerged against Kim Min-jae. It was Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher and Manchester City legend Micah Richarz who pointed out Kim Min-jae.
The two are CBS Sports soccer experts, and they analyzed the situation after the match between Bayern and Villa. "Bayern center backs are also responsible for the winning goal," Carragher said. "The score came after the set-piece situation. With the opposing team having to fight back, the two players did not run into the back space and played cross-legged. In the end, Upamecano had to play further away, and the ball was delivered to Duran and was in the wrong position, and there was no turning back," he said, pointing out the disappointment of the defenders' positions.
Among them, Richarz pointed out Kim Min-jae's problems even more strongly. "Kim Min-jae did not know where the ball was even when he returned to his position. He could not see the ball, and a defender should have checked the position of the ball even when returning to his position. This happens only to 10-year-old players, and I lost money because of this," Richarz said, criticizing Kim for making a mistake that would not come out even at the youth level. 메이저사이트
However, it is difficult to attribute the loss solely to the mistakes of Kim Min-jae and Upamecano, especially Kim Min-jae's positioning mistakes. The two players were already trying to defend their best in the counterattack situation, and the most decisive reason for the loss was Neuer's position, which was too far ahead. Had Neuer been positioned a little further back, there might have been more defensive opportunities, and Duran's mid-range shot could have been saved.
Kim Min-jae's performance is inevitably important to continue to overcome the forced criticism. Kim Min-jae is expected to play to make up for the disappointing defeat against Villa in the away game of Eintracht Frankfurt on the 7th.