Century-maker Lee vows to stop Swiss
Goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae will literally put his body on the line to ensure his 100th appearance for South Korea ends with a victory over Switzerland in delicately balanced Group G.
The ace shot-stopper and talismanic team captain said that the 2002 semi-finalists were thinking of nothing else but winning the match and heading into the last 16.
“We are all concentrating our minds only on the match against Switzerland,” said Lee, whose heroic performances between the posts were vital for Korea in 2002.
“As I said before the match against France, if I cannot save balls with my hands, then I will use my feet, my legs and all different parts of my body.
“My 100th game for Korea will be meaningless if we lose.”
Switzerland, South Korea and France, who play already-eliminated Togo in their final match, can all still qualify via a dizzying array of avenues but the Koreans have dialled in route one on their GPS trackers.
“We want the win – we raise our fighting spirit even more in hard times,” defender Kim Young-Chul told reporters. “We know the shortcomings of the Swiss players and will try and exploit them.”
Kim added that wingers Seol Ki-Hyeon, a revelation in the second half against France, and Lee Chun-Soo could get behind the Swiss defence and set up chances for the strikers.
Switzerland’s influential midfielder Daniel Gygax has been ruled out of the clash with badly bruised stomach muscles. He was replaced at half-time in the 2-0 win over Togo.
Source:Soccer News
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