‘Full-time again’ Kim Min-jae, a monster without rest cannot be replaced or replaced.

 It is difficult to imagine the national soccer team without ‘Korean Monster’ Kim Min-jae (27, Bayern Munich), but it is no different from his own team. It is an absolute being that cannot be replaced or replaced.


Kim Min-jae started and played full time in the away game against FC Cologne in the 12th round of the 2023-2024 German Bundesliga held at the RheinEnergie Stadion on the 25th (Korean time), leading the team to a 1-0 victory. Harry Kane's 18th league goal in the 20th minute of the first half allowed Bayern Munich, undefeated in the opening 12 games (10 wins, 2 draws) and 32 points, to continue competing for the lead.
As expected, it was a 90-minute period in which Kim Min-jae's presence stood out. After being called by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), he joined the national team and played against Singapore (Seoul on the 16th, won 5-0) and China (Shenzhen on the 21st, won 3-0) in the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifier (Group C). After finishing the first and second games, he returned home for a while and then returned to Germany to play in his team's away game one day later.

Even though there were many obstacles such as fatigue and jet lag, the performance was outstanding. He won all three ball duels, and the pass success rate reached 95%. Even though there were concerns of serious injury after falling on his back during an aerial contest early in the first half, the ‘Iron Man’ did not stop running.

Initially, Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said, “There was a lot of pressure on those who played in the A match. He said, “I will carefully decide on the roster,” but he could not afford to give Kim Min-jae a break. With other players such as Matthijs de Ligt and Tarek Buchmann absent due to injury, the only available central defenders for Bayern Munich are Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano.

However, there is no guarantee that Kim Min-jae will always play his part. After moving to Bayern Munich this summer, he took charge of 10 league games starting from the third round, and played in all three matches of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Even in Germany, where players rarely worry about players, voices of concern about Kim Min-jae's condition continue to flow. In the end, the solution to relieve the burden on specific positions is to return or recruit injured players, but the European winter transfer market is still too far away as it is in January next year.


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