Lee Young-pyo (29, Tottenham Hotspur) is preparing himself for a match against Arsenal at Highbury Stadium in London.
Arsenal features the star players that Team Korea will have to face in its 2006 World Cup foes France, Switzerland, and Togo. The famed French striker Thierry Henry represents the quality of Arsenals offense. Henry scored 22 goals this season and is ranked atop the Premier League in scoring. Henrys teammate, Philippe Senderos is considered as the core of Swiss national teams defense. Arsenal FC also features Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
As Tottemhams defender on the left side, Lee Young-pyo is expected to go head-to-head with Henry and Adebayor. His defense skill will also be compared against Sendeross. Park Ji-sung of Manchester United recently played against Arsenal and scored his second goal of the season.
With three more games left on its calendar, Tottenham must hold on to fourth place (61 points) in order to earn a ticket to the next Champions League. Losing one game will be too many. Arsenal, with a total of 57 points so far, must go after Tottenhams fourth place standing, making the upcoming bout a heated one.
In the German Bundesliga, Ahn Jung-hwan of Duisburg will start against FC Cologne at 10:30 p.m. on April 22, and Cha Du-ris Frankfurt will play against Stuttgart. Back in the U.K., Seol Ki-hyeon (Wolverhampton) will be on the active roster for an England Championship League game against Brighton to be held 11:00 p.m. on the same day.