Is it true that 8 out of the 11 best debuted as K2?Coach Cha Du-ri of Hwaseong, I hope that all Korean players will have a dream and challenge to their soccer careers today
Feb 23, 2025
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The opening match of Seongnam FC and Hwaseong FC at Tancheon Stadium in Seongnam at 2 p.m. on the 23rd, and the biggest topic of the day was Cha Du-ri's debut as a professional head coach. As many as eight of the 11 starting lineups Cha put forward made their K League 2 debuts in the game that drew public attention. It was a squad that was hard to believe even after seeing it. "There are many players who are new to today's professional stage," Cha said. "It's a challenge for these guys. The fact that he still hasn't made his professional debut means that he hasn't caught the opportunity. I hope it will motivate you. I know what a good opportunity the opportunity in front of me right now is, and I want to help these players to go higher." "I want to win." It's my first game, but I'm going to play it proactively. Rather than waiting for the opponent's mistake, we will induce the mistake and play an active game."
Hwaseong took on Seongnam, head coach Jeon Kyung-joon, who shared a team with the coaching staff at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia 'Shin Tae-yong'. After Jeon Sung-jin's thunderous first goal was erased after VAR in the fourth minute of the first half, Seongnam won 2-0 thanks to consecutive goals by Huiz in the 18th minute of the first half, and Hong Chang-beom in the 7th minute of the second half. He gave up two goals, but Hwaseong did not back down or fall down, and when he took the ball away, he ran and showed a spirited play. In the stands, Cha's FC Seoul juniors Ki Sung-yueng and Kim Joo-young were also seen cheering for Cha's debut match.
At a press conference after the defeat, Cha congratulated the players who made their professional debuts. "Congratulations. The psychological pressure of the first professional game would not have been easy, but he played a good game. I congratulate you even though you lost." "They're just getting started. For these players, today is the biggest day of their soccer career. I will show better performance. I will be able to win my first victory as soon as possible," he said, conveying a message of hope.
When he said that Hwaseong could be a hope for South Korean players who play soccer without hope, he said, `We are not K1, we are K2's founding club, so these guys have a clear goal, go to higher places, go to K1, become national team, young guys go abroad... I hope it becomes a club that can have such goals and dreams. I hope we can make that together," he replied.
Coach Cha's challenge to Ki Sung-yueng and Kim Joo-young, who came to the site to cheer on the day, also smiled. "FC Seoul won yesterday, so they must have been happy to come. Thank you for coming and supporting meAfter saying hello "Sung-yong has been very close since he was a player. There are many similar results between watching soccer and thinking about soccer. We communicate well when we talk about soccer. I think Sung Yong is preparing for the leader because there's not much time left to play soccer, so I think he learned a lot from watching a game like today," he replied. Below is the full text of Cha Du-ri's first press conference for the opening game.
Seongnam = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com .
-How do you feel about the game
▶Congratulations to the players who made their professional debut today. The psychological pressure of the first professional game or everything would not have been easy. I had a good game. Congratulations. They are friends who are just starting. I think I can show better performance throughout the game and win my first victory as soon as possible. Anticipating that he would be nervous, he chose a strategy of going long on the target to relieve the burden rather than a delicate pass. There was a story before the game that there was a chance when the opponent occupied it, and the moment he defended loosely, he thought he could score at any time, but as such a figure came out in the first half, the cross came up and the loss was made. Nevertheless, the players continued to struggle with the football we wanted to do and continued their efforts to transport it from the back build-up stage to the final third. Rather than leave it to chance, we wanted to play the game with the ball in the lead, and I don't think it was bad even after the loss. As soon as the ball was taken away, the pressing line was set up in front and pressed to quickly win the ball in a very high area, but that was not perfect, but it put great pressure on the opponent. I want to compliment that part. At the start of the second half, we lost another point with a counterattack and became 0-2, but we tried to control it again and took a high possession, but we need to create more chances in the final third because we can't play soccer just because we have a high possession. The soccer we play requires courage, and we need to receive the ball even in difficult areas, and we also need to exchange the ball. But I didn't want to hope for too much from the start, and I lost 0-2 as a result. It's a bad result to lose the professional... Congratulations to director Jeon Kyung-joon. You must have had a hard time last season, but congratulations on your first win in the first game. I want to say congratulations to my friends, who are just starting, even though our players lost.
-It seems regrettable that Sungjin's first goal was erased four minutes before the first half.
▶I can't watch the video, so I don't know if it's a foul or not, and of course, if the goal had been scored in that situation, the atmosphere would have changed and the pressure on the players could have been reduced, so it could have flowed into a different atmosphere, but that's what soccer is like, and the referee must have made the right decision. Unfortunately, it's part of the game.
-I saw a lot of players making their professional debut, and there were so many. Eight out of eleven. I think we need the courage of the player, but we also need the courage of the coach. How you organized the starting lineup.
▶Friends who survived by competing fairly through winter training, showed really good performance, showed good training attitude, tactical understanding, and the best players in each position were selected. But there are few experienced players just by looking at the bench today. That's the reality of our team now and the way forward, so I think they'll have learned from today's game, and if we show good performance in the next game and continue like this, we'll be able to win our first game as soon as possible.
-Hwaseong FC seems to be a hope for many players who play soccer without hope. What do you think as a coach of this team?
▶I want all the players in Korea to challenge themselves and play soccer with their dreams. Since it is not K1, but K2's founding club, I hope these friends will go to a higher place, go to K1, become a national team, and become a club where young friends want to go overseas and have those goals and dreams. I wish we could make it together. And I think the players we have now are competitive enough in the K-League and will be able to do well even at a higher place.
-Ki Sung-yueng and Kim Joo-young also came to cheer.... Director Cha's path is also likely to be a path for his juniors.
▶ (FC Seoul) won yesterday, so he must have been happy. Thank you for coming and supporting me, and Sung-yong has been very close since he was a player. There are many similarities between watching soccer and thinking about soccer, so he is a friend who communicates well when talking about soccer. Sung-yong also seems to be preparing for the leader because there is not much time left to play soccer, so I think he must have learned a lot by watching games like today.
-What part did you lose today but do well.
▶ I always tell the players not to make a quick choice. The story you always tell emphasizes not to make the easiest choice, but to make the best one. It's true that a really simple kick is a threatening means, but I ordered it to be organized confidently, and I wanted you to show what you can do, but I was nervous and burdened at the beginning. However, as the game continued, he improved, and when he was defending, he set the pressure area high and immediately pressured the opponent if he was taken away. I think that is hopeful.
-What kind of order did you make to the players at half-time.
▶If the first 20 minutes were learning time, the remaining 20 minutes were time to do what we were going to do relatively and execute little by little. In the second half, he told us not to panic about the change because we don't know how the opponent will change, and in the first half, the opponent didn't pressure our back three-top, but when he came out as a three-top in the second half and pressed the back three, he recognized the situation to find space, move in advance, and position it.
-There's a story about recruiting additional foreign players.
▶I was going to reinforce the central defense, but as you know, we are not a very rich club, so we are looking for various ways now. If I'm reinforcing it now, I'm going to do it at the central defender or backline.
-My professional debut has just ended. What will you do tonight and get ready for the next game.
▶Well, I'll have to prepare for the next game, but it's a meaningful day for me as well. We didn't get the results we wanted, but I think it's a big day for them in their soccer life. Throughout the month-and-a-half winter training period, there were many friends who played the first game now, and I hope they spend time with their family, wife, and girlfriend. We will give each other time to think and prepare well for next week's home game.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
