'Knows well about China'Pohang coach Park Tae-ha'Shanghai Shenhua is a good team but will produce results'

Sep 17, 2024

'Knows well about China'Pohang coach Park Tae-ha'Shanghai Shenhua is a good team but will produce results'
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"Shanghai Sunhwa is a good team, but it's going to be a fun game."

Pohang Steelers coach Park Tae-ha expressed his determination to win ahead of the match against Shanghai Sunhwa.

Pohang will face Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League in the first round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) League, which will be held at Shanghai Stadium in China at 9 p.m. on the 17th (Korea time).

Shanghai Shenhua is currently in second place in the Super League this season after Shanghai Hi-Gang. Since August 10, he has continued his good trend by winning four consecutive games until the 13th, including the FA Cup. He has scored 14 goals and six runs in the last four games.

Pohang, which advanced to the ACLE as the No. 1 player in the league last season, has maintained its top position this season with a fighting spirit and a strong one-team team that never gives up, but despite its fierce performance in the summer, it has been suffering from six consecutive league losses due to a one-point loss in every game.

Starting with the Shanghai Shenhua expedition, a home game against Shanghai Haigang on the 1st, Buriram on the 22nd, a home game against Shandong Taishan on November 6, an away game against Yokohama Marinos on the 27th, and a home game against Vissel Kobe on December 3 are scheduled one after another.

Ahead of his first face-off with Sang-hwa Sun-hwa, Pohang coach Park Tae-ha made a confident debut. "Now it's my first ACLE game, and it won't be easy to play against Shanghai Shenhua, which has a history and tradition in the Super League, but I'll do my best to get a good result."

Midfielder Han Chan-hee, who held an official press conference with head coach Park, said "It's a tight schedule to play ACLE while playing the league, but I will focus on the Shanghai Shenhua match, which was given right in front of me, without paying attention to the previous game or the latter game." expressed his determination. Coach Park, who worked as China's Yan Ben Pudder coach from 2015 to 2018, won the Class League and led the promotion to the first division, making his name 'Miracle of Yanbian'Park Tae-ha Magic', is the head coach of the Republic of Korea who knows the Chinese Super League better than anyone else.

Coach Park Tae-ha said, `I remember that Shanghai Shenhua is a very good team. "It's a team that always stays in the lead, and I've watched the game all season, and I think it's a good team as I thought it would be," he admitted. "We're going to try to do a good job, and I think it's going to be a fun game."," he said, expressing anticipation.



-How do you feel before the game

▶ I remember that Shanghai Shenhua is a very good team. It's a team that always stays in the lead, and I've watched the game all season, and as I thought, it's a good team. Tomorrow, we will also try to produce good results, and I think it will be a fun game.



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