“New 男 team captain” Byun Jun-hyung said, “Korea-Japan match? I will overcome it with military spirit.”

The Korean men’s basketball team has been joining hands and feet at the auxiliary gymnasium of the Sono Arena in Goyang since Sept. 29. With a friendly match with Japan set to take place, the team has become even younger. Yoo Ki-sang (LG), Park In-woong (DB), and Lee Doo-won (KT) are newly joined, and Byun Joon-hyung, the 1996 best player, is leading young players.

“They are very talented individuals, and we are adjusting them through conversations,” Byun said after the training on Wednesday afternoon. “(Ahn Jun-ho) is also leading the training in a good way. I have only four days to go, so it’s a short period, but I am still positively engaged in the training.”

The national team had difficulty in selecting players ahead of this warm-up match. Unlike the Basketball World Cup and Asian Games, warm-up matches do not have mandatory borrowing regulations. This is why they had no choice but to set up an entry with young players. As young players are the main players, captain Byun Jun-hyung’s role has become more important.

“Honestly, I don’t really care. Captain or not, we are all on the same team. Of course, we need to take more responsibility, but all 12 players have the same attitude to play as national team members. Rather than pressure, we are getting along well with our juniors and preparing for the Korea-Japan match,” Byun said. 토토사이트 순위

Japan, which is preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics, has called up its top team members for the upcoming friendly match. While Yuta Watanabe (Mempis) will be absent due to a calf injury, the main players including Rui Hachimura (Lakers), Yuki Kawamura (Yokohama), and Josh Hawkinson (Shibuya) are still in good shape. In particular, Lee Jung-hyun (Sono), Park Moo-bin (Hyundai Mobis), and Oh Jae-hyun (SK) should not be pushed aside in the previous matches against Kawamura and Yuki Togashi (Chiba).

In response, Byun said, “We are preparing for a full court press. Japan also likes to use a defense that presses hard from the beginning. We are also preparing for this. I think (Lee) Jung-hyun, (Oh) Jae-hyun, and (Park) Moobin will be able to overcome because of their good personal skills.”

The national team will train at the auxiliary gymnasium of Sono Arena in Goyang until March 2 and leave for Tokyo on March 3. The warm-up match between Korea and Japan will be held at Ariake Arena on May 5 and 7. Although the team is expected to be inferior in objective power, it is unlikely to back down as it is a match between Korea and Japan.

Byun said, “I think I am a soldier. I think we should overcome it with the spirit of a soldier. The match between Korea and Japan is special, so I will try to win by joining forces with the players. I will take good care of my body and play well.”

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