Unofficial Ji Dong-Won Fan Club

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Ji is a talented footballer. He has a variety of skills that are required for his position. He never stops working to find space. He is comfortable and composed on the ball. He seems genuinely two-footed and can generate shot power in both feet. He doesn't panic in front of goal as evidenced v Man City from a 'cold start' off the bench. He is good in the air and this will be more evident as he gets game time and grows in confidence. Some of his one touch lay offs are superb and he has great vision when passing the ball; the one touch through ball played between Wickham and Jozy on Saturday was class but made to look crap by those two who just stood there asleep. Although few can say for sure, he seems to be an earnest, hardworking lad too and obviously mentality is so important for young players.

Weaknesses like holding on to the ball too long can be altered relatively easily with game time and coaching. I'm not convinced his perceived lack of strength is a major issue either. He needs to adjust to the English game, develop better balance and start shielding the ball more effectively rather than turning into his man. There are plenty of examples of slender, small players doing very well in the Premier League.

Comments like 'Ji is shit' are not constructive for anyone (cue numerous hilarious responses stating said comment). It doesn't even make interesting reading and surely that's why many visit this board? Fair play to those who criticise Ji and explain their reasoning.

He's a young lad who has had very little game time. He's come from a completely different footballing culture and country. For the critics of Ji - imagine if you at 20 year old were dumped in a very different country on your own where you struggled to even talk to people and expected to start performing immediately in the strongest league in the world? FFS give him time, lets see how he develops; we've persevered with much worse players than him in the past!


Well articulated post mate although i would disagree about him generating power in his shots.....he looks at times as though he has two sponges for feet. I would however agree about his technical skills and those are in short supply in our squad.
 
Well having played football and been involved in the game for over thirty years......probably makes me a KNOWS NOWT on the board but what the hell.

Ji is a very good technical footballer. Nice first touch, makes space and can spot an opening. the only thing he does lack is game time. He has some attributes that others who have been lauded at our club could only ever dream of and they have been feted as Legends.
 
I like him, has more to his game than Whickam, shame he"ll be away for nowt at the end of the season.
 
Nevertheless it has been good to have a player in the squad to turn to.


Being really honest though we've had zilch from Sess since the Spurs game in Hong Kong and Ji hasn't done anything substantial either. Whatever his merits are, or may be in the future the team is currently short of anyone who can change a game and from what i've seen in the first two games if the club don't bring in a couple of players before next Monday we are really going to struggle this season. This much vaunted "extra fitness" we would possess is (as i suspected) a complete red herring.....quality always prevails over huff and puff and if anything you would have chosen Southampton as having higher fitness levels on Saturday.
 
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Hardly a ringing endorsement though....
Durrrrrr try reading the Op

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He reminds me of former Sunderland strikers David Swindlehurst, Lilian Laslandes, Thomas Hauser and Jon Stead. He's awesome!

Ji is the best Korean player Sunderland have ever had and I can say that with my hand on my heart.

I would also add that he is the best Sunderland player I have ever seen in any position with only 2 letters on his back.
 
Ji Dong-Won

Born - 28/05/1991
Jeju, Jeju-do, South Korea

Height - 1.87m

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he owes us 2 goals...
 
Ji didn't deserve the criticism he got after Southampton imo.

He done a hell of a lot more than the donkey Whickham.
 
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