'Goodbye Fallo'Five-year mercenary Palosevic Seoul'Sad farewell'Sad goodbye'Sorry"

Jul 21, 2024

'Goodbye Fallo'Five-year mercenary Palosevic Seoul'Sad farewell'Sad goodbye'Sorry'
◇Palosevic pretending to playfully wipe Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong's soccer boots at a training camp in Hua Hin, Thailand in January. Photo by Hua Hin, Thailand = Reporter Yoon Jin-man
'Goodbye Fallo'Five-year mercenary Palosevic Seoul'Sad farewell'Sad goodbye'Sorry'
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
'Goodbye Fallo'Five-year mercenary Palosevic Seoul'Sad farewell'Sad goodbye'Sorry'
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Palosevic, a top foreign player in the K League, will leave the Korean stage for the first time in five years.

Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong said in a pre-interview of the 24th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' with Kim Cheon-sang held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 21st, 'Palosevic will play until today and leave tomorrow. In fact, I should have gone earlier, but (Ki) Sung-yong was injured and the position (third term) became a problem, so I continued to use it through replacement. I told Palo (Sevic) 'I wish he could play until the last game today' Palosevic, who was listed on the replacement list on the day, is expected to play a farewell match in Seoul through replacement in the second half. Depending on the situation of the game, there is a possibility that it will not be put in.

Palosevic is currently a representative of the K League 'Soup Mercenary'. In July 2019, he joined Pohang, led by then head coach Kim Ki-dong, and spent five years on the K-League stage. Equipped with bouncy dribbles, accurate left-footed kick ability and soccer sense, Palosevic has earned a reputation as a 'point monster' who scored 19 goals and 10 assists in 38 K-League games during his one-and-a-half year stay in Pohang. He was a member of '1588' (Ilyuchenko, O'Neill, Palosevic and Palacios). Palosevic, who scored 10 goals and four assists in his first year of moving to Seoul in 2021, has scored 20 goals and 10 assists in a total of 128 games in Seoul so far. He played 21 games (one goal and three assists) as a substitute this season when he was reunited with coach Kim.

Director Kim said, `We talked about this and that yesterday. I heard that a lot of emotions intersect. If I was in Seoul for more than three years, I had a good time, but in general, it was difficult, but I looked forward to it and wanted to help a lot. However, he said he was a little confused by his family history, so he couldn't help me, and he thought he ruined the game because he started the match against Pohang (Korea Cup) after a long time. At the end, he said he wanted to bring his image to the fans. He looked uncharacteristically sad.'

'Goodbye Fallo'Five-year mercenary Palosevic Seoul'Sad farewell'Sad goodbye'Sorry'
Palosevic, whose contract was terminated as of last season, stayed in Seoul by renewing his contract before the opening, but reportedly expressed nostalgia for being separated from his family living in his native Serbia. As a result, he was unable to concentrate on the game, and eventually told manager Kim and the club that he had no choice but to leave the team in the summer. Head coach Kim and the Seoul club also took the method of dividing Palosevic beautifully, appreciating his contribution to the team. As such, Palosevic ended up holding a farewell match in Seoul. Considering the age of 31 this year, there is a possibility that it will be the last game to be played in the K-League.

Coach Kim left open the possibility of returning, saying, `For now, I know it's a rental method.' A Seoul official also explained that "Lease Transfer".

Seoul pulled out a 4-4-1-1 formation on the day. Ilyuchenko will be at the forefront, and Kang Sung-jin will be the shadow striker. Han Seung-gyu, Lee Seung-mo, Choi Joon and Cho Young-wook will take the second term, while Yoon Jong-gyu, Kwon Wan-gyu, Kim Joo-sung, and Kang Sang-woo will set up a four-back. Baek Jong-beom protects the goal. Coach Kim, who came out with Choi Joon's Central American card, mentioned the recruitment of Won Doo-jae and the injury of Ki Sung-yueng Hwang Do-yoon, saying "The third line must have been cursed." I thought Choi Jun would play that role responsibly in the current team."

As for Lingard, who is absent due to a hamstring injury, "I come to the training ground twice in the morning and afternoon to train. They train sprints even when told not to. He wants to play against Incheon even a little bit. I don't know if it will be medically"That's how serious he is about soccer," he said, raising his thumb.



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