Kim Min-jae received global attention last season with his outstanding performance at Naples in Italy’s Serie A. Napoli, with Kim Min-jae protecting the rear, won the league title for the first time in 33 years. Leading player Kim Min-jae won the honor of being the best defender in Italy’s Serie A, the country of defense.
Then, love calls from big European clubs followed, and Kim Min-jae chose Bayern Munich, the best club in Germany.
Kim Min-jae’s greatness continued even after coming to Bayern Munich. He came on as a second-half substitute in the Super Cup against Leipzig, which was his official debut. 0-3 loss. The situation and atmosphere have changed in the German Bundesliga.토토사이트
Kim Min-jae played as a starter until the third round and achieved three consecutive wins. Bayern Munich defeated Werder Bremen 4-0 in the first round, then finished with a 3-1 win over Augsburg and a 2-1 win over Mönchengladbach.
As soon as Kim Min-jae came to Bayern Munich, he established himself as an undisputed starter. In particular, Matthijs de Ligt, who was a regular starter and was considered one of the best center backs in the world, was pushed back. Many German media outlets were surprised by this and were praising Kim Min-jae.
Among the many compliments, ‘the best compliment’ came out. Germany’s ‘WEB’ brought up one player’s name while evaluating Kim Min-jae’s competitiveness. The name is ‘Franz Beckenbauer’.
Who is Beckenbauer?
A hero whose greatness can be felt just by his name. He is a legendary defender who debuted in the first team in 1964 as a member of Bayern Munich’s youth team and played 14 seasons until 1977. He played a total of 584 matches and scored 75 goals. During this period, Bayern Munich won the championship 14 times.
Beckenbauer also won the Ballon d’Or twice while wearing the Bayern Munich uniform. In 1972 and 1976 he was the protagonist of Valdon d’Or.
He is considered the greatest player in Bayern Munich’s history, and is considered the greatest defender in world soccer history, even beyond Bayern Munich. While explaining Kim Min-jae, the name of this great legend was mentioned.
‘WEB’ explained, “Kim Min-jae, who newly joined Bayern Munich, immediately took his place as a starting player. Kim Min-jae started all three Bundesliga games and, having paid a huge amount of money to sign him, pushed Ligt out of the starting position.” .
He emphasized, “Kim Min-jae followed Beckenbauer’s play style in the process of becoming the best player. Kim Min-jae is a player who was influenced by Beckenbauer.”
This media also introduced Kim Min-jae’s remarks in the past.
Minjae Kim said, “My role model is Beckenbauer. He was a very strong defender and had great qualities to dominate the game. I am trying to learn from this. He was the center of Bayern Munich, maintaining the highest level for a very long time. I also “I would be really happy if I could do that here,” he said.
Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel’s love confession was also introduced.
Coach Tuchel said, “I love Kim Min-jae. I love him very much. He is very fast and courageous in defense. He fully understands what he can do to help the team. He is also very sincere, kind, humble and focused. He said, “It’s making a very good impression.”