Coach Park Tae-ha "Early lost points made the players more focused."
Jul 21, 2024
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That was the smile of Pohang Steelers coach Park Tae-ha. Pohang beat Daejeon Hana Citizen to take the lead. Pohang came from behind to win 2-1 against Daejeon in the 24th round of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 21st with '3 minute magic' in the second half. Pohang, which gave up the first goal in the first minute of the first half, turned the game around at the start of the second half. Hong Yoon-sang's equalizer in the first minute of the second half and Lee Ho-jae's come-from-behind goal in the third minute of the second half turned the game around. Pohang, which has won 12 games, jumped to the lead with 44 points, beating Gimcheon (43 points). He continued his 5-1 victory in the Korea Cup against FC Seoul during the week.
Coach Park said in a press conference after the game, `It was not an easy game. I thought it was a crisis in a tight schedule. Daejeon was below the rankings, but it was not an easy target to look at. I thought there would be a physical problem with the game during the week. The early run made the player more focused. Keeping your concentration to the end is the factor of victory."
Turned the game around in three minutes. Coach Park explained in a locational way the part that was not smooth offensively. Through the striker's height and Hong Yun-sang's position, he made changes to change the game. Jung Jae-hee went in and helped, and I think he also set the stage for the reversal."
As for Lee Ho-jae "He does a lot of research on the game himself. Actually, I don't have much time to train, but I talk a lot with Yoon-sang and the players around me. It's showing up well on the field."
Hong Yun-sang has been in good form lately. Coach Park said, `The movement is the best in our tactics. "The part that can even make a score in the penalty box is the early position change, wide open and then inside, but he's showing good performance as he gets used to it."
I'm back in the lead. Coach Park said, `We're in the season and we have a lot of games left, and we don't call the goal of winning, but we want to have fun and produce results. Then you will be able to compete for the lead naturally."
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