The Italian media gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 6.5.
Napoli defeated Spezia 3-0 in the 21st round of Italian Serie A in the 2022-23 season held at Stadio Alberto Pico in La Spezia, Italy on the 5th at 8:30 pm (Korean time). With this, Napoli firmly maintained its lead with 18 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss (56 points).
Napoli pulled out a 4-3-3 formation. Hvica Kvarachhelia, Victor Osimen, and Irving Lozano formed the attacking line. In the midfield, Piotr Zielinski, Stanislav Robotka and Jambo Angussa teamed up. The back 4 was paired with Mario Hui, Kim Min-jae, Amir Rahmani and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Alex Meret in goal. 먹튀검증
Napoli scored 3 goals in the second half and took 3 points from enemy territory. In the 2nd minute of the second half, Kvarachhelia scored the first goal from a penalty kick (PK), and in the 23rd minute of the second half, Osimen scored an additional header. Finally, in the 28th minute of the second half, Osimen received a pass from Kvarachhelia and scored a wedge.
While the attacking team played a big role, Kim Min-jae also took charge of the defense and led the scoreless. It didn’t provide a situation that could be a problem in the first place. He played an ‘iron wall defense’ with active forward defense and cover play. In addition, during the game, ‘three consecutive ball blocking’ was added to the taste of watching.
Here’s the situation. In the 28th minute of the first half, the ball was intercepted while Kim Min-jae was passing. Then Kim Min-jae quickly reached out and kicked the ball away. Afterwards, when a roving pass was attempted again toward the back space, he blocked it with a header. Passes between the surroundings continued to be attempted, but this was also caught by Kim Min-jae with his feet. Lastly, he even created a goal kick with his back defense on the corner flag side. It was a scene that came out in just 20 seconds.
Match records prove it. Kim Min-jae was active full-time and recorded 1 kick, 1 header clear, 1 interception, 5 recoveries, 1 successful ground contest, and 2 successful aerial contests. Also, it became the starting point for the build-up. He produced 1 key pass, 3 successful long passes, and 7 offensive area passes based on a 91% passing success rate.
After the game, Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 6.5. This was followed by Kvarachhelia, Osimen (more than 7.5 points), Angusha, and Rahmani (more than 7.0 points). He evaluated, “Indispensable. Kim Min-jae went up less than usual, but the tight line of Spezia was guarding the midfield.”