Kim Jin-gyu and Kim Jun-hong leading Jeonbuk's 'Lowest Escape + 2 consecutive wins'Reserve Power'
Aug 25, 2024
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Jeonbuk won 1-0 in the 28th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' against Incheon United at Incheon Football Stadium on the 24th. All attention was focused on the showdown between Jeonbuk, which was at the bottom, and Incheon, which is ranked 9th, which is not far apart from the relegation zone, and Jeonbuk was the winner. Jeonbuk, which won two consecutive games following the previous match against the Pohang Steelers, succeeded in escaping from last place.
In fact, Incheon was ahead in terms of content. Incheon, which switched to four-back after Choi Young-geun was appointed, continued to target Jeonbuk with sophisticated offensive work centered on Shin Jin-ho and Lee Myung-joo. Jeonbuk, which came out as a defensive and practical model on the road, was constantly pushed by Incheon's offensive, but it finally got the three points it wanted.
At the center were Kim Jin-kyu and Kim Jun-hong. The two players, who returned to the team after being discharged from military service in Sangmu, Gimcheon this summer, are performing like 'buckoo'. Kim Jin-kyu showed his best performance in the midfield on the day. He performed very well in offense and defense, recording four successful offensive passes, a 100% success rate of long passes, seven forward passes, six clearings, and seven ball acquisitions. He even scored the winning goal. In the 6th minute of the first half, Thiago saved Andrigo's cross to the end and connected it to Hernandez, and Kim Jin-kyu finished the cross from Hernandez with his left foot.
Although Lee Young-jae was recruited, Jeonbuk, which was struggling in the midfield due to the absence of a playmaker, cleaned up its troubles neatly with Kim Jin-kyu's discharge. Head coach Kim Doo-hyun has improved midfield efficiency by using Kim Jin-kyu as the axis of the midfield, and Kim Jin-kyu is repaying with a cracking performance.
If Kim Jin-kyu is in the midfield, Kim Jun-hong was in the back. Kim Joon-hong defended Kim Jin-kyu's winning goal well with a fantastic save in the 33rd minute of the first half and a one-on-one chance against Lee Myung-joo in the 13th minute of the second half. Kim Joon-hong even showed an amazing build-up ability of 100% of the mid-range pass success rate, 100% of the short pass success rate, and 100% of the lateral pass success rate, serving as a lubricant for Jeonbuk.
Kim Joon-hong, who was selected for the national team in Gimcheon under Jurgen Klinsmann, quickly became the main goalkeeper of Jeonbuk after being discharged from the military. He shows why he is the "next generation number 1" of Korean soccer with a different level of play. Jeonbuk's defense, which is unstable enough to score the most points in the league, found a sense of limitation with Kim Joon-hong's joining. Jeonbuk has further upgraded its power by recruiting many players in the summer transfer market, but the recent rise is by far the power of 'reserve'.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
