"Big shock." Kim Minjae is last place! Does this make sense?Kicker's Munich rating in the first half of the year, 'lowest' in the main grade → No. 1 in the world again
"Big shock." Kim Minjae is last place! Does this make sense?Kicker's Munich rating in the first half of the year, 'lowest' in the main grade → No. 1 in the world again
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Kim Min-jae came in last place.
Kim Min-jae, who was recognized as the world's No. 1 centerback in the 2024-2025 season at an FIFA-affiliated research institute, is actually being treated poorly by the German media.
With shocking ratings, the team ranked at the bottom of the group's key players in the first half of the season. An incomprehensible event happened at Kicker, Germany's top soccer magazine.
Kicker rated all 18 club players in the first half as the schedule for the first half of the German Bundesliga ended in 2024-2025 season.
Here, Kim Min-jae got an unbelievable score and put his name on the bottom.
German media rate players from 1 to 6. The better the player, the lower the score, the higher the score. A score of 3 means that he or she has performed on average. A score of 4 to 5 means that he or she has performed poorly, and a score of 6 means that one player in a game will be able to score.
Kim played in all 15 games in the first half of this season and was a starter in all of them. He gained trust from Coach Bang Sang-Kompany as he became the only starting player in the Bundesliga in his team along with midfielder Yosu-Kimihi.
However, the kicker, who consistently criticized Kim Min-jae last season, effectively ran Kim Min-jae's play again this time.
Kicker gave Kim an average rating of 3.27 points in the first half. This ranks 16th out of 22 Munich players who received scores. Most of the players who received lower scores than Kim were backup players who played less than Kim, resulting in Kim receiving the lowest score among the main Munich players.
Under Kim Min-jae, Leo Goretzka (four-game selection, 3.33 points), Rafael Geheiro (ten-game selection, 3.36 points), Shasha Boy (three-game selection, 3.40 points), Leroy Zane (five-game selection, 3.42 points), Eric Dier (one-game selection, 3.50 points), and Matisse Tell (two-game selection, 4.50 points). Side defender Geheiro had some time to play, but it is difficult to see him as a complete starting player.
Dayo Upamecano, a French national team member who started 14 games with Kim Min-jae, tied for sixth with 2.86 points. It was the highest score among defenders.
The assessment is difficult to understand. Kim Min-jae is said to have reproduced his performance this season when he won the Italian Serie A MVP in the 2022-2023 season.
It swept the top ranks in various rankings as well. CIES said last month that Kim Min-jae scored 91.1 points to rank No. 1 when ranking center backs around the world during the 2024-2025 season. Following this, Portuguese defender Hoobeng Diaz, who led Manchester City to its fourth consecutive Premier League victory, ranked second with 89.7 points, falling short of 90 points. Liverpool's two center backs, Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk, who are leading the Premier League this season, ranked third and fourth with 89.5 and 89.4 points, respectively.
Eder Militão (89.0 points) of the Brazilian national team, who plays for Real Madrid, came in fifth, while Upamecano (8.9 points) came in sixth.
In addition to CIES, Kim Min-jae was recognized as a perfect revival for his defense and pass skills, ranking first in the center back rankings in the first half of the Bundesliga by soccer statistics company "DataMB" and second behind Kim Mi-hi in the overall pass success rate of all players in the five major leagues.
However, the kicker, who had been critical of Kim Min-jae since joining the team last summer, still did not recognize him.
Kicker only gave Kim 3.27 points in the first half of the season, which had been widely criticized for overuse. He was ranked 16th among Munich players. Early this year, Kicker caused a stir by saying that Kim should be excluded from the starting lineup and Eric Dier, who was kicked out of Tottenham and came to Munich on a loan, should be used as the starting lineup. 안전놀이터
This season, Kim Min-jae is in the spotlight as the world's best center back, but once again gave him a harsh evaluation.