Becoming MVP candidate 'K High School' 'Miracle of Yang Min-hyuk' 'A year ago, I was in high school during winter training"

Nov 29, 2024

"I was in a high school for winter training a year ago at the K League Awards…."

Yang Min-hyuk (Gangwon FC) smiled when asked about his appearance a year ago ahead of the K League 2024 Awards on the 29th.

A media interview was held ahead of the award ceremony at 3 p.m. at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The spotlight poured on Cho Hyun-woo (Ulsan Hyundai), Yang Min-hyuk and Andersson (Suwon FC), MVP candidates. As Cho Hyun-woo arrived late to the scene due to training, attention was focused on Yang Min-hyuk, who was nominated for Young Player and MVP at the same time.

Yang Min-hyuk, a third-year student at Gangneung Jeil High School, is the best gem discovered by the K League this season. Starting as a semi-professional at Gangwon FC, he played in 38 games as a starter and replacement, and played in Jeon Kyung-gi, scoring 12 goals and 6 assists. '7 goals and 13 assists'2 with Andersson, who scored the most offensive points in total of 20. With 18 offensive points, Lee Dong-kyung (Kim Chun) and Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai) were on par with each other as native players. Thanks to Yang Min-hyuk's crazy performance, Gangwon FC competed with Ulsan for the lead and ranked second in the K League.

Yang Min-hyuk, who was nominated for the MVP and the Young Player Award at the same time at the first award ceremony in his life, was calm. Yang Min-hyuk, who is scheduled to join Tottenham, laughed when reporters said he came to the K-League awards ceremony instead of the graduation ceremony of Gangneung Jeil High School. Ahead of his trip to Tottenham, of course, questions about Son Heung-min and Tottenham were also poured out. Yang Min-hyuk said, `The biggest goal is to participate in the game. First of all, I'm going to aim for one game." When asked what he expected the most, Yang Min-hyuk said, `I think it will be fun to have good facilities and good players. I want to adapt well and show my skills," he said, his eyes shining. Asked about the Korean duo matching their feet with Son Heung-min "Happy Imagination,"It's an honor just to be able to be with the best player in Korea on the same team. I think I need to learn a lot and do well. If we play together, it will be a good thing for Korean soccer as well." Of course, if I go to a big club, I think there will be a difficult moment for me, and even if such a moment comes, I am determined to overcome it well." When asked who he is most looking forward to working with when he goes to Tottenham, "I want to work with Madison."," he replied immediately.

Asked what he was doing at the K-League awards a year ago, Yang Min-hyuk said, `I was in winter training at high school," he replied. "At that time, I didn't think about the award ceremony. I just wanted to go up to the professional stage and play the game as soon as possible." In a year, K-High Schooling's life has completely changed. Regarding the growth and remarkable change in Gyeongcheon, he said "I think I am rewarded for overcoming all the difficult training in high school. I'm so proud of it,' he said with a calm smile. He also did not forget the message to '2nd Yang Min-hyuk', who will be enduring a difficult winter training session on the ground. "To my juniors, I hope they don't give up on hard training and overcome it."I'd like to say ' This arduous process must be rewarded and surely helpful. I want to tell them to endure and overcome even if it's hard."

The MVP will be announced at the ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m. The MVP will be selected through votes from each club manager (30%), captain (30%), and media (40%).

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Becoming MVP candidate 'K High School' 'Miracle of Yang Min-hyuk' 'A year ago, I was in high school during winter training"

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