Roy Ghim, Author at Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors

Tavern Podcast: Deciphering patterns in Korea’s scoreless World Cup tuneup result with Bolivia

June 8, 2018 Roy Ghim 14

Post game analysis of Korea’s scoreless draw with Bolivia – what does it all mean as Korea prepares for a tough group F in the […]

Korea 0:0 Bolivia / Latest Experiment Fizzles Out in Front of Shin Tae-Yong

June 7, 2018 Roy Ghim 20

The plan was this: with a C+/B- Bolivia side that lost to American teenagers 3:0 a week and a half ago, Korea was looking to […]

Korea 1 : 3 Bosnia / Shin Tae-Yong’s experiment ends in failure in World Cup tuneup [update v.1]

June 1, 2018 Roy Ghim 36

Super quick recap: Shin Tae-Yong trotted out an experimental lineup, installing Ki Sung-Yeung as a centerback, Lee Jae-Sung and Koo returns to action and Lee […]

Korea 2:0 Honduras / World Cup Tuneup Debuts Lee Seung-Woo + Son & Moon Strikes

May 28, 2018 Roy Ghim 25

Lot to take away from a feel good World Cup tuneup match friendly against Honduras in Daegu today, but we are short on time at […]

Koreans in Europe Weekend 5/5-5/6 Roundup: Goals goals and more goals

May 7, 2018 Roy Ghim 3

Yes, it has been a long ass time Tavern people. Reason for the long absence: life kinda getting in the way of updating properly. This […]

Poland 3:2 Korea / Comeback Stymied by Defense (again) + Video Highlights

March 27, 2018 Roy Ghim 24

An insane last 7 minutes of the game saw Korea nearly complete a comeback from a 2-0 deficit against Poland, with the host looking extremely […]

Northern Ireland 2:1 Korea – Defensive lapses betray improving Korea [UPDATED}

March 24, 2018 Roy Ghim 13

World Cup 2018 is fast approaching and the March international break finds Korea testing out Shin Tae-Yong’s call ups in Belfast against Northern Ireland (and […]