E-Land's new FW E-Dale I have a scoring instinct, I'll score a goal when I get a chance
Jan 18, 2025
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It was the bold introduction of John E-Dale, the new striker of E-Land in Seoul. E-Land's biggest concern, which unfortunately failed to be promoted last season, was the front line. With the ambitious Ikova dropping out due to injury, Kim Shin-jin and Jung Jae-min, two native strikers, fought alternately, but coldly failed to meet expectations.
Naturally, the top priority in the winter transfer market was the recruitment of smart strikers. Following bringing in Lee Tal-ro, who played for Daegu FC, he added Eidale, a striker from the Australian national team. Eidale, who made his professional debut with Sydney FC in 2017, later moved to Germany where he played for Wolfsburg 2, SC Paderborn and Bechen Wiesbaden. Eidale, who moved to Olborg BK of Denmark's Superliga in July last year, scored three goals in 14 appearances.
I met E-Dale, who left Europe and took his first step on the Asian stage in Korea, in Bangkok, Thailand, where E-Land is training in winter. Eidale said "I thought the offer first came and it was a good opportunity. Being Australian, I was interested in the same Asian soccer. Knowing Kovacevic who plays in Gangwon, I watched the K-League for a few months. The fact that it was a high-quality stage greatly influenced the choice. I asked her to play in Asia first before returning to Australia one day with her fiancee, and the opportunity came early."
Despite leaving football's home Europe, Eidale looked excited for a new challenge. He "I've dreamed of traveling around Europe since I was a child, and I've been lucky enough to achieve it. At one point, I was thinking about a new attempt with my fiancee. I had good memories of Asia, so I looked at the K-League." The K-League he saw is a strong and tough league. There's a lot of offense and defense transitions, which suits my style of playing a lot and fast."
Eidale has represented Australia by age. He was also selected as a representative of A. In particular, he was also listed in the final entry for the last Asian Cup. Unfortunately, he couldn't play, but he watched the quarterfinals against South Korea from the bench in person. At that time, South Korea won a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind victory with Son Heung-min's one-man show. Eidale said "Korea is the biggest competitor of the Australian national team in Asia. After watching the game, I realized once again that I was a difficult opponent. We played well for 90 minutes, but we conceded a penalty at the end of regular time and allowed Son Heung-min to score a come-from-behind goal in extra time. I think Korea's quality came out at an important moment."
E-Dale, who has been with E-Land players for about 10 days, said "The quality of the players as a whole is high. Of course, there are still many mistakes because it is pre-season, but even considering this, it can be seen that it is at a high level. Overall, they are united with the goal of promotion, and they have been promoted in Germany, and if they unite well and overcome the crisis, they will be able to be promoted enough." Osmar is also the most helpful player in adapting. Eidale says "Seeing new things on and off the field 'Why?He always answers the question '. It's a great help."
He also gave a thumbs up to Korean food. He said "When I was in Hamburg, I had Korean fried chicken, which was my only Korean food experience. At that time, I thought it was so delicious, but both the bulgogi I ate when I first came to Korea to sign a contract and the Korean barbecue I ate at a company dinner in Thailand were fantastic. I ate too much, so I overeat without realizing it."
"It's on the speed side. When Cross comes, he is instinctively good at positioning. Eidale, who explained his strengths by saying, `I can shoot with both feet,' said, `Of course, there is pressure on the goal, but I am confident. I think I can get a high-quality pass from my team. I'm full of confidence that I can score accordingly. I have a scoring instinct. When given the opportunity, I have confidence in connecting the goal."
Finally, he said, `The team's goal is to get promoted. Personally, my goal is to help the team by playing in as many games as possible. Some players talk about numbers, but I say, "My goal is to first play the role I've been given and then to score goals and help up."
Bangkok = Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
