What about Baek Seung-ho’s Birmingham?
Stoke City of Bae Joon-ho 20 seems to have taken a breather from the relegation zone.
Stoke beat Plymouth Argyle 3–0 at the 44th round home game of the 2023/24 English Football League EFL Championship at Stoke-on-Trent Bet365 Stadium in England on the 20th. Stoke, who has 50 points, will secure his remaining in the Championship when he wins his next match.
Korean Leaguer Bae Jun-ho was the biggest contributor to the victory. After playing full 90 minutes, Bae scored his seventh offensive point of the season by helping Million Manhoop score an additional goal during extra time in the first half.
Football statistics media “FotMob” also selected Bae Joon-ho as a MOM Man Of the Match with an 8.7 rating. This is supported by figures such as 62 touches, 4 dribbles, 3 opportunity creation, and 11 recoveries.
Recently, Stoke denied Bae Jun-ho’s invitation to the 2024 Asian Cup of the Asian Football Confederation AFC. Bae Jun-ho’s absence at the risk of being demoted is a risk and he is not obligated to do so at the event. Although there were criticisms in Korea as he has retained the national team’s core resources, Stoke’s outstanding performance helped him breathe a sigh of relief.
With two games left, Stoke accumulated 50 points, widening the gap between 22nd-ranked Huddersfield Town 44 points, which is in the relegation zone, to six points. There is always a possibility that the ranking will be reversed because 23rd-ranked Sheffield Wednesday 44 points played one less game. If you beat Southampton on the 27th, you can comfortably confirm your stay without counting the cases.
On the other hand, Birmingham City is not in a good situation with Baek Seung-ho 27. At the “lowest” Rotherham United away match held on the same day, the team had a 0–0 draw, failing to reverse the mood. Currently, the team ranks 21st with 46 points, which is close to the relegation zone, but if Sheffield wins today, it will drop to 22nd.
The remaining schedule is also not easy. Birmingham will have a guillotine match against Huddersfield, ranking 22nd, in the 45th round. No matter how well they overcome it, they will face Norwich City, the “candidate” for promotion, in the final match. Birmingham and Baek Seung-ho, who could potentially fall into the EFL League 1. 스포츠토토
