Shinsung center back Kim Ji-soo (Brentford) from the U-20 national team, the ‘youngest Premier Leaguer’, properly tasted the ‘spicy reality’ ahead of this season.
Kim Ji-soo, a member of the Brentford B team, started in a friendly match against Chelsea under-21 at the Chelsea training center Cobham in London and suffered a 1-5 defeat.
After Ben Elliott scored the first goal in the 12th minute of the first half in his first friendly match shortly after leaving the U.S. preseason tour with Brentford’s first team, Tony Yogone quickly scored an equalizer, but Stutter gave up another goal. In the Chelsea counterattack, Stutter split the net with a volley shot before Kim Ji-soo cleared the deflected ball. Chelsea, who scored one more goal just before the end of the first half, added two goals in the second half to win 5-1. It remained a very unsatisfactory friendly match for Kim Ji-soo. I felt keenly that Chelsea’s young players’ skills were also formidable.
Kim Ji-soo went on a pre-season tour of the US with the first team last month and accumulated ‘precious experience’ as soon as he entered the European stage. He improved his adaptability to the team by breathing and bumping into first-team players, and appealed to Brentford coach Thomas Frank with his skills.
However, Brentford was not given a chance for a single minute in three consecutive friendly matches against Fulham, Brighton and Aston Villa. It can be seen that coach Frank still recognizes Kim Ji-soo with uniform number 36 as a ‘promising B-team defender’. Kim Ji-soo is actually listed as a member of Team B on the Brentford website.
Kim Ji-soo raised expectations by starting on the 13th of last month, before the tour, in a first-team friendly match with Boreham (5th division). However, it should not be overlooked that the starting list at the time was mainly composed of the B team. He joined the pre-season first team squad, but given the circumstances, it seems difficult to expect a quick Premier League debut. He needs to get a spot on the B team first.
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