Director Kim Ki-dong, who is not satisfied with his first advance to the Sangs in five years "Second goal is 3rd place"
Sep 29, 2024
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Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, who presented Seoul with a prize ticket for the first time in five years since 2019, said in a pre-interview with Suwon FC in the 32nd round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 29th, `We were difficult in the beginning, but we came this far by making changes. But we should not be satisfied here and move on to our next goal. There is not much difference in points from third place. We will work hard to prepare for the second goal with the third place." The third place is where you can get tickets to the Asian Champions League next season. It can be seen as an expression of the ambition to advance into 'Acham'.
Coach Kim Ki-dong said, `If you went to the 7th place, you would be in a pot. Even if I watched the game yesterday, Jeju Island became difficult as Jeju lost. The same goes for the above (top split). You have to concentrate on every game." Coach Kim Ki-dong, who looked back at the last match against Daejeon Hana, which lost 2-3, said, `I wanted to try to win the title by ranking third. We looked ahead, and Daejeon only looked at one game in Seoul. You have to focus on every game like this," he stressed.
Suwon FC coach Kim Eun-joong, who led Suwon FC's relegation battle last season, did not mention specific rankings and figures, but he seemed to look higher. Manager Kim emphasized to the players at the end, saying, `What I emphasized to the players was that they could achieve results by reducing the number of runs. "It went as we prepared it to go" and "I feel comfortable about reaching the round of six, but I have to challenge myself toward the next goal. I told the players 'Why are you giving up when we're men and players?' I think I'll run to my heart's content with new motivation today."
Currently, Suwon FC ranks fifth with 48 points, and Seoul ranks sixth with 47 points, one point difference. On this day, the winning team can expect a rise in the rankings. The two teams are two and three points apart from fourth-place Pohang, respectively.
Seoul has not won the last three consecutive games, but head coach Kim Ki-dong does not seem to mind much. Coach Kim Ki-dong said, `If you look at three games, that's the case, but based on eight games, they are 5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, and 2nd place overall. If the performance was not good, I would have thought about it, but there was no big problem. He said, "I lost a point while trying to overturn Daejeon by catching up with two goals."
Seoul set up an offense with Lingard, Lucas, Willian and Cho Young-wook without an authentic striker. Lee Seung-mo and Ryu Jae-moon took over the midfield, and Choi Joon-Yazan and Kim Joo-sung and Kang Sang-woo made up the four backs. Kang Hyun-moo protects the goal. Fullback Choi Jun plays at right back, his first position in a long time. Coach Kim Ki-dong said, `Choi Jun was able to play as a midfielder because Yoon Jong-kyu was better than expected. Ryu Jae-moon's condition has improved a lot recently" explained the background.
Ilyuchenko, who is fighting for the top scorer, said he plans to use it as a resource to change the flow of the game in the second half, just like he did against Daegu last time.
On the game of the day "Wed??He has conceded 10 goals in his last three games. I don't know if I'll go down. The offense is likely to leave Andersson to play solo" he predicted.
Coach Kim Eun-joong, who lost Kwon Kyung-won, Lee Seung-woo, and Son Joon-ho all at once since last summer, said "Kwon Kyung-won, Son Joon-ho escaped." I think the players relied on a lot. It collapsed at once"I'm sorry to the players and thank them."
Coach Kim Eun-joong, who has been active in Seoul for five years, said about the environment of the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which is in poor grass condition, `If you talk to the manager of Suwon's turf, there is a big difference between us and Japan for managing the grass. As (Son) Heung-min said, grass leads to victory or defeat. More soccer fans will visit the stadium only when they show quality football."
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