The Japanese media is showing an explosive reaction to the candid remark of Kim Min-jae (26, Napoli), a defender of the Korean national team, saying, “I envy Japan.” 스포츠토토

Now, I could feel the pride that Japan is the leader in Asia rather than Korea. On the 15th, Japanese media Soccer Digestweb said, “The monster defender Kim Min-jae of the Korean national team mentioned the difference between Korea and Japan, saying, ‘Honestly, I envy Japan’! He said that now (Korean and Japanese football) cannot be compared.” It was a special feature.

Another Japanese media, Football Zone, also carried his interview with great importance, saying, “Kim Min-jae pointed out problems in Korea.”

Kim Min-jae revealed that he was envious of the Japanese national team, which had many European players. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 19 of the final 26 members of the Japanese national team were from Europe. On the other hand, the Korean national team only had 8 players.

Soccer Digestweb responded enthusiastically, saying, “Kim Min-jae is a monster defender from Naples who is leading the Italian Serie A.”

Meanwhile, at the last World Cup in Qatar, Japanese Europeans played a big role. In particular, Doan Ritz, the protagonist of the reverse game against Germany, is playing for Freiburg and Takuma Asano is playing for Bochum. Ao Tanaka, who scored the winning goal against Spain in the final group stage match, also belongs to Düsseldorf.