{"id":14263,"date":"2018-07-09T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=14263"},"modified":"2018-07-09T19:51:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T10:51:31","slug":"the-football-tribe-asia-xi-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2018\/07\/09\/the-football-tribe-asia-xi-june-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Football Tribe Asia XI: June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June was a special month for Asian football, with five AFC members taking place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup where they wowed fans across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Because so many domestic leagues were on break as a result of the World Cup as well as the Eid holiday, Football Tribe&#8217;s staff decided that June 2018&#8217;s XI would be a special one, combining Asia&#8217;s best players at the World Cup as well as the best players from active leagues in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Who made our final list of 11 players and who was named our Asian Player of the Month? Click through to find out!<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"tribe-slideshow-wrap-14242\" data-id=\"14242\"\n             class=\"slideshow slideshow_id_14242\">\n            <div class=\"tribe-slideshow\" id=\"slideshow14242\">\n                                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Cho-Hyun-woo-Getty.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Goalkeeper: Cho Hyun-woo (South Korea)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Need explanation? Korea's WC star, who managed to keep a clean sheet against Germany and led the team's historic 2:0 victory. His nickname is \\&quot;Dae Gea,\\&quot; after his club \\&quot;Daegu\\&quot; and \\&quot;De Gea,\\&quot; but his performance in WC was indeed better than the real De Gea, recording 13 saves with 81.8% saving rate.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Is any explanation needed? South Korea's World Cup star managed to keep a clean sheet against Germany and lead the team's historic 2-0 victory. His nickname is \"Dae Gea,\" after his club \"Daegu\" and Manchester United's DavidDe Gea, but his performance in Russia was indeed better than the real De Gea, with a 81.8% saving rate from 13 saves.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Nattaporn-Phanrit.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Defender: Nattaporn Phanrit (Navy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The 36 center back used his experience to help his team before June Navy look no hope to stay in Thai League and they program very hard they have to face a big team but they win over Chonburi fc,Bangkokglass fc and Pattaya United. They losing just 3 goal we can see how defending game important in this team and great performance of Nattaporn coming to the right time.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403715,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,0],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">The 36-year-old center back used his experience to help Navy, who before June appeared to have no hope of remaining in the Thai League 1 and faced a difficult schedule. Instead they managed wins over Chonburi fc, Bangkok Glass and Pattaya United, conceding just three goals thanks to superb performances by Nattaporn at just the right time.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Gen-Shoji.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Defender: Gen Shoji (Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;A fantastic World Cup performance that has already earned him interest from European clubs. The only J.Leaguer who was good enough to make Akira Nishino's starting XI.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">The Kashima Antlers centre-back had a fantastic World Cup campaign which has already earned him interest from European clubs such as . The only J.Leaguer who was good enough to make Akira Nishino's starting XI.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Kim-Young-gwon-Getty.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Defender: Kim Young-gwon (South Korea)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Was criticised much when he said \\&quot;fans cheered too much, and [it was so loud that] we could not communicate well with each other\\&quot; after the WC qualifier draw with Iran in Korea last year; after his performance in the WC, the atmosphere has changed completely. Some fans even pledge to be quiet (or eat things by melting so that there is no sound coming out of mouth) while watching the match, and even jokingly blame themselves for being loud. He was as solid as rock against such tough opponents in Group F, resulting in conceding three goals only. Also scored a goal against Germany.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Made up for criticism that has dogged him since his controversial comments about crowd noise in the team's qualifier draw against Iran last year. Kim was as solid as rock against tough opponents in Group F, resulting in South Korea conceding only three goals. He also scored a goal in the team's historic win against Germany and has drawn attention from European clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Omid-Ebrahimi.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Midfielder: Omid Ebrahimi (Iran)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;when Carlos Queiroz picked him for his world cup final squad, many eyrbrow raised because he has been injured for several weeks but at the tournamrnt, he has played in Iran starting line up in all three matches and showed great performances.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:899,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Eyebrows a'plenty were raised when an injured Ebrahimi was selected by Carlos Queiroz for Team Melli's final World Cup squad, but he proved that he was up for the task in three terrific starts against a group that was widely believed to be one of the most difficult of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Gaku-Shibasaki.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Midfielder: Gaku Shibasaki (Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Established himself as the heir to Yasuhito Endo at central midfield with great vision and effort on both sides of the ball.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Established himself as the heir to Samurai Blue legend Yasuhito Endo at central midfield with great vision and effort on both sides of the ball. Created or otherwise participated in many of Japan's attacking chances; fans in Europe could soon see him playing in the Champions League if some reports are to be believed.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Riko-Simanjunta-800x449.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Midfielder: Riko Simanjuntak (Persija)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Riko been superb for Persija in June, despite he is miss training with his team due to national called up at the end of June. Even just scored one goal and got one assist, he was the key factor why Persija are so brilliant in June where they go undefeated in three matches before Eid's break.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:899,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Riko been superb for Persija in June, despite missing training due to a national team call-up late in the month. Even though he just scored one goal and one assist, he was the key factor in Persija's brilliance last month as they went undefeated in three matches before the Eid break.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Sy-Minh-1.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Midfielder: Le Sy Minh (Nam Dinh FC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Le Sy Minh is one of the best player in the league this month. He scored 3 goals this month to help Nam Dinh FC moved out of relegation zone with 4 unbeaten games. He is one of the best freekick specialist in the league. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Le Sy Minh was one of the best players in the V-League last month, scoring three goals\u00a0 to help Nam Dinh FC move out of relegation zone with four unbeaten matches. He is one of the best free-kick specialists in the league this season.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Takashi-Inui.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ASIAN PLAYER OF THE MONTH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielder: Takashi Inui (Japan)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Entered World Cup in great form after scoring twice against Paraguay; dominated in two group stage matches including a cracker of a goal against Senegal.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">After entering the World Cup in great form by scoring twice against Paraguay in Japan's final pre-World Cup friendly, Inui dominated for Japan by scoring two golazos against Senegal and Belgium to become the Samurai Blue's standout attacker of the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Van-Toan-HAGL-800x420.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Forward: Nguyen Van Toan (HAGL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Van Toan has scored 3 goals in June, help HAGL gained directly 4 points. While the team has not found the quality foreigners, Van Toan is the key player in the attacking of the team. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Van Toan scored three goals in June to help HAGL earn 4 points. While the team has struggled to find quality foreign players, Van Toan has more than made up for it by becoming their key attacker.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/Son-Heung-min-Getty.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p><strong>Forward: Son Heung-min (South Korea)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Korea's ACE that led the team, having scored two goals throughout the campaign. Though one might blame Neuer entirely for his goal against Germany, it is also notable that he was below the half line to break the offside trap and ran at the speed of 32.83km\/h after playing for 90 minutes. brilliant move with such a strong concentration&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:771,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,11982760],&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Korea's ace led the team with two goals in their World Cup campaign. Though one might blame Neuer entirely for Son's goal against Germany, he deserves plenty of credit for beating a high offside trap and running at a speed of 32.83km\/hour after playing for 90 minutes. It was a brilliant move with strong concentration from one of Asia's best.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/07\/gen.png\"\/>\n                                    <script>\n        var currentSite = 'asia';\n        var isMalaysiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var isIndonesiaCampaign =\n            '';\n        var postId = '14263';\n    <\/script>\n                                    <div class=\"slideshow_text_content\">\n                                    <p>Who else deserved inclusion in June's Asia XI? Let us know on social media and stay tuned for next month's edition!<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-2 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-4\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <span class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"\n                              aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June was a special month for Asian football, with five AFC members taking place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup where they wowed fans across the world. Because so many domestic leagues were on break as a result of the World Cup as well as the Eid holiday, Football Tribe&#8217;s staff decided that June 2018&#8217;s XI would be a special one, combining Asia&#8217;s best players at the World Cup as well as the best players from active leagues in Asia. Who made our final list of 11 players and who was named our Asian Player of the Month? Click through to find out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":14264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[637,1138,1397,166,1613,1612,1614,1611,1477,486,1610,1572,1609],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}