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Headache for the Team that is Going Down… Gwangju FC Manager Lee Jung-hyo: “It’s Really Unfortunate”
0-2 crushing defeat to Incheon… “Even if we concede a goal in the end, we have to keep beating them”
Coach Lee Jung-hyo of Gwangju FC in the professional soccer K League 1 sighs every time he faces a team that is crouching down with its lines down.
He wants to see 'fun soccer' on the field, with players hitting and fighting each other, but the more the opponents build up a defensive block at the back, the less likely that is.
In addition, if there is no player with finishing ability as great as Gwangju, who can be called a 'problem solver', even if they dominate the game, they will not score and the flow of the game will become frustrating. 바카라사이트 추천
Even in the midst of a rush, if the opponent takes advantage of the gap to quickly counterattack or score from a set piece, the defeat will only become more certain.
That is why Gwangju, led by coach Lee Jung-hyo, cannot smile when they meet Incheon United.
In the last 6 games, they have 3 draws and 3 losses.
This is because Incheon, which lost 0-5 after fighting back with an attack in March last year, has been gradually crouching down and finding a solution to deal with Gwangju.
Incheon also won 2-0 in the match against Gwangju in the 23rd round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 held at the Gwangju Football Stadium on the 14th.
Gwangju tried to open Incheon's goal by increasing the possession rate to 76% in the first 15 minutes of the game, but ended up scoring no goals.
Regardless of whether it was on the side or in the center, the players tried to create shooting opportunities in the penalty box by mixing short passes and crosses, but no real opportunities came.
Coach Lee Jung-hyo, who had expressed his determination before the game by saying, "If we play against Incheon, the players seem to get bored, but we will keep hitting," met with the press again after the loss and said, "In the end, the team that faces us will go down like that, so our homework is to exploit that."
He said, "It's really unfortunate.
I'm trying to find a way, but it's really unfortunate," and "The players seem to be having a hard time.
I think the players worked hard, and I don't think they're lying (to me) on the field."
In soccer, if you increase possession of the ball through organized pressure and offense/defense transitions, and if you keep the ball in the opposing team’s half for a long time and develop an attack, but don’t score , it’s useless.
“Everyone is working hard, but what’s important is whether it leads to a goal or not.
It seems that we are far from being able to break through (Incheon’s) defense,” said Coach Lee. “I need to work harder.
I think we can find a solution if the players work together.”
Usually, teams with such low scoring ability can acquire players with excellent finishing skills in the transfer market.
However, Gwangju, which received a ‘conditional approval’ measure in the short-term budget review early this year due to failing to comply with the financial regulations newly introduced by the Korea Professional Football League, will have to go through this transfer market ‘empty-handed.’
Additional player registration is not possible until the club’s actual income reaches the level stated in the budget.
Coach Lee said that he will do his best under the current circumstances, such as researching ways to maximize the combination of existing resources.
He emphasized, "It's unfortunate that the results aren't coming out as much as the players' efforts.
Still, the players are giving it their all," and "even if we end up conceding a goal (through a counterattack, etc.), we have to keep hitting them."