Suwon manager Byun Sung-hwan, "10 undefeated, not happy." A draw is a defeat for me.'

Aug 12, 2024

 Suwon manager Byun Sung-hwan, '10 undefeated, not happy.' A draw is a defeat for me.'
"It was a very important victory. I really wanted to win."

Suwon Samsung's dragon frame has resumed. Yongin Mir Stadium, the new home stadium, created a synergy effect by adding better energy to Suwon's rebound. Under coach Byun Sung-hwan, he scored an unbeaten streak in 10 consecutive games, laying the foundation for his leap to the lead.

Suwon won 2-1 against FC Anyang, the leading team in the league, in the 26th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 2 2024' held at Mir Stadium in Yongin at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th. As a result, Suwon continued its unbeaten streak (4 wins and 6 draws) for 10 consecutive games since Coach Byun took the helm. He won his 10th game (seven draws and seven losses) of the season. It is still fifth in the league, but it is tied with Chungnam Asan FC in fourth place in the league. If you do well in the next round, you can jump to third place. This is because it is only one point away from Seoul E-Land, which is ranked third in the league.

Suwon beat Anyang 2-1 on the same day, where Lee Tae-hee recovered one goal with a header goal in the second half, with Kim Ji-ho's first goal in the 43rd minute of the first half and Mulic's winning goal in the third minute of the second half. Kim Ji-ho scored one goal and one assist to become the main player of the victory. In five games he joined, he showed amazing performance with five offensive points (3 goals-2 assists).

After the victory, coach Byun Sung-hwan said "Today was a very important game. I really wanted to win because I need to win to create a foothold to chase the lead. The process our players have prepared for the past two weeks has turned out well in the stadium. He emphasized the fighting side in various tactical areas or competition scenes, but he didn't see him lose one-on-one competition throughout the game. It's a pity that we didn't finish without losing a point at the end."

He then fully anticipated the performance of rookie Kim Ji-ho, who scored one goal and one assist. I've seen Kim Ji-ho since he was 11 years old. When I was the first leader, I met him as a student at Seongnam Youth and have continued my relationship so far. I've watched him grow up and communicate with him"Since taking over at Suwon, there have been many good players on the wing forward side, but we needed a characteristic player. So I called Kim Ji-ho, and he willingly came despite the bad conditions. I'm quite satisfied because he played a lot of decisive roles."

Coach Byun continued "There are many players who made their debut today. Goalkeeper Cho Sung-hoon, Milat, and Lee Jae-wook are there, and I want to say thank you for showing good performance by preparing well. In the case of Milat, the weather has been difficult since he entered the country. I couldn't even train properly in the first week. I came out of training for just a week and showed a great performance. Lee Jaewook also raised his energy level"I gave a good review.

Byun was not happy about his 10-game unbeaten performance. He `is covered a lot by the media, but I don't really sympathize. My feeling is that I lost the tie game. I don't think I'm doing well,' he said, adding that he will not be intoxicated by the result of '10 undefeated' and will play for victory.

Meanwhile, director Byun said at a press conference that `Just before entering the interview room, I heard that something bad happened to Baek Dong-gyu's family. I want to tell you that I and the entire team are consoling you" he noted.





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