SAFFC-Suwon-A fan's analysis

Here's my rather detailed (and updated, taking into consideration, today's news) analysis to SAFFC-Suwon. First posted in the corresponding thread:

GK: *^Lee Woon-jae, Kim Dae Hwan
DF: *^Juninho Anselmo, ^+Kwak Hee-ju, ^Oh Jae Seok,*^Li Weifeng, ^+Yang Sang Min, Choe Seong Hwan
MF: Lee Hyun-jin, *^Cho Won-hee, ^Yang Jun Ah, Park Tae Min, Lee Dong Shin, +Baek Ji-hoon
FW: *^Jose Mota, *Kim Dae-Eui, *^+Lee Gil-Hoon, ^Seo Dong-hyeon

* Star players
^ started against Busan I'Park last week
+ played against us at Jalan Besar last year

GKs: Cha Bum Kun is seriously 'garang' enough to bring in Lee Woon-jae? After his double exertion in London against Ivory Coast and K league?? That's really bad news for Fred Martinez

DFs: I actually thought Kang Min-soo, (who went to London with Lee Woon Jae last wed while we're playing Jordan) would be rested enough to stonewall us. Turns out he got in his Brazilian (no surprise) and Li Weifeng (former Everton and China NT player. some surprise here). Juninho was oddly played in midfield last week. Oh Jae Seok is rather new to Suwon, while Yang Sang-min is rather lao-jiao where playing at JBS is concerned. as far as Kwak Hee-ju is concerned, his experience with this pitch might serve the team handy

MF: He got in the big guns here. starting from former Wigan player Cho Won-hee. Last week newbie Yang Jun-ah was played on the left wing while striker Lee Gil-hoon wass slotted on the right wing. centre midfield pairing was Cho Won-Hee and Juninho against Busan. Baek Ji Hoon can play in the middle, so it was rather surprising that he was benched against Busan I'Park. Usually, former WBA player Kim Do-Heon will pair fellow EPL reject Cho Won-hee, but he's injured. Lee Hyun-jin was a used sub in the game against Gamba, while little is known about the other 2 mids used as filler for this one

FW: Not surprised the Brazilian Mota is going to be worked into the equation: he's either partnering 'fans favourite' Seo Dong-hyeon, or former NT player Kim Dae-eui (or maybe both?). Slightly good news is that former Paris St-Germain striker Reinaldo is out injured and not making the trip, but former Molde player Mota still can cause problems. last league game: both Seo and Mota scored 2 each at home. Good enough to push former Korean NT player Kim Dae-eui onto the bench. Lee Gil-hoon is listed as a striker, but in reality, with the Mota+Seo combo having good effects so far, he's going on the wing

Overall: With a wealth of first teamers at his disposal, Cha Bum Kun is going for broke for this one. It helped that they don't have a league game this week due to the K-League's 15 team structure. A strong team is in the works here. expect quite an onslaught from the start. Havent seen their set pieces yet, but I think Cho Won-hee will take the FKs

Predicted Suwon Starting lineup:
GK: Lee Woon Jae
LB: Yang Sang-min
CB: Kwak Hee-ju + Li Weifeng
RB: Juninho Anselmo
LM: Yang Jun-ah
CM: Cho Won-hee + Baek Ji-hoon
RM: Lee Gil-hoon
FW: Jose Mota + Seo Dong-hyeon

Hopefully, what I'd like to see in SAFFC:
GK: Sharil Jantan on form again

DF: without Shaiful Esah and Noh Rahman, Hafiz Osman and Razaleigh Khalik will have to step up for this match. Lee Gil-hoon is the more dangerous of the two wingers, so cutting his crosses off to Mota is essential, though he might also have a go at goal. Daniel Bennett and Ivan Lovric will have their work cut out against Mota+Seo, and any error in defence will most likely be taken advantage of by the duo. Man-marking would be the key here, so it's Lovric vs Mota, Bennett+Hafiz vs Lee+Seo

MF: We don't have John Wilkinson here, so that is big trouble in the centre. Niklas Sandberg is rested and raring to go, so he is the key to our game given Wilko's knee injury and IMO, doubts on Rhysh Roshan Rai's current ability to cope against tough guys like Suwon. Though RRR has a decent game at Henan Jianye, and wasnt involved in the NT, he is largely untried at this level, and Suwon will use both CMs to hit our soft center. Sandberg will mostly play as DM and the crucial barrier between our DFs and Suwon's MF+FW. Taisuke Akiyoshi and Ahmad Latiff to start on the wings and run through the flanks, Taisuke going the direct approach on the left wing, and Ahmad Latiff doubling between CM and winger to trick his way past the midfield, and crucially, cross to Fred Martinez. Mustaqim Manzur is a viable option in case Ahmad Latiff is turned into a CM

FW: Fred Martinez and Indra Sahdan on form. Indra would have no excuses given he sat out for the Jordan match. A withdrawn striker role for Indra, being the main recipient of our wingers crosses as well as running from the midfield. Fred Martinez, who has the stature to match both Kwak+Li Weifeng, will be our target-man. Both will have to take their chances well

Tactics: Counter-attacking. Catch them on the break, esp after set pieces

Original post can be found on this thread: [2010 ACL Matchday 2] SAFFC vs Suwon Bluewings (10 Mar)