Korean coach expects positives against Ghana

By Veronica Commey, GNA correspondent in Egypt, courtesy Ministry of Youth and Sports

Suez, Oct 8, GNA - Korea Republic's coach, Hong Myung-Bo, yearns for a positive result when the Asians meet Ghana in a FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal duel at the Mubarack Stadium in Suez on Friday. The Koreans have made a third quarter-final appearance in 11 attempts at this level and after finishing fourth in 1983 and making it to the quarter-finals in 1991, Coach Myung said he hope his team was going to make history in North Africa.

He told GNA Sports in Suez that "Ghana is one of the strongest nations in Africa, but if we play our own game and give it our all, I'm sure we'll get a positive result."

The Coach said he would rely on the obvious fact that the only star in the Korea Republic squad is the team and "with hard work and team work, our attitude will be strong enough to beat the Black Satellites on Friday".

Coach Myung-Bo described his side as a super fit capable of playing beyond 120 minutes without running out or energy.

He said "We're getting stronger with every game; becoming more and more confident and we have no problem performing over 90 or 120 minutes because we're super-fit".

The Korean biggest threat is Kim Min-Woo, a full-back by trade, who has become a goal hero at the tourney that laces the world's best 24 teams together.

Min-Woo notched a brace in the round of 16 victory over Paraguay to book a date with Ghana on Friday.

Coach Myung-Bo told GNA Sports the team's only disappointment in the tourney so far was against Cameroon - an African side whose style of play he reckoned looked like Ghana's but was quick to add that "against Ghana, we know they have physical players but the experience we got against Cameroon will aid us."

The coach said he has a lot of respect for Ghana adding "My players have made me believe that they can do great things, but I'm urging them to concentrate on Ghana because am worried about the threat Ghana will pose us. They are a very strong team".