Director Park Choong-gyun said that director Lee Jung-hyo seemed to be looking inside himself.
The Korea Professional Football Federation held the ‘Hana One Q K League 2 2023 Opening Media Day’ at 1:00 pm on the 21st at The-K Hotel in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. Directors and representative players of 13 teams participating in the 2023 K-League 2, including Kim Cheon, Seongnam FC, and the new clubs Chungbuk Cheongju FC and Cheonan City FC, attended the media day.
Prior to the event, the coaches and representative players of each team participated in interviews. Seoul E-Land FC coach Park Choong-gyun also participated in an interview and revealed his aspirations ahead of the season. Coach Park Choong-kyun, who had coached for the national soccer team and Jeonbuk Hyundai in the past, built a career as a leader. was
When asked about his feelings ahead of his first K-League season as a coach, coach Choong-gyun Park began the interview with a light joke, saying, “I prepared by ‘pretending’ to work as hard as others do.”
“There are things I am concerned about. The size of the team has also decreased, and many high-paid players have left the team, weakening their power. In the midst of this, the players who play a pivotal role have also been found injured. Still, the expected part is that the players trained hard and showed such a mindset and training attitude to bring the team back up again. Compared to last season, these parts seem to have improved a lot.”
He also showed confidence in the players. Coach Choong-gyun Park said, “It could be our team’s strengths or weaknesses, but there are no players who are exceptional or lack much in terms of skills. They are players who can play their role no matter who enters. I delivered a message to the players, and to some extent I saw them trying to figure out what the manager was asking for. I believe that the players will do well as much as they put in the effort.”
Seoul E-Land has built a team under the guidance of former head coach Jeong Jeong-yong for the past three years. It is natural for a new director to need time to develop his own style.
Regarding this, coach Park Choong-gyun said, “Director Jeong Jeong-yong was a full-time coach. When he looked at the training process or team a meeting, he confirmed that he did a really good job in detail. He agonized over how to approach the players, focusing on those that had a positive or negative impact on the players. The players were confused at first,” he said. Unlike last season, when we defend first and aim for counterattacks, we are trying to put on a leading soccer style,” he said, saying he would play leading and aggressive soccer.
I also asked about ‘1st class 12th’. 1st round 12 is the word that predicts the K-League 2 game this season. It is expected that Kim Cheon, who has many outstanding players, will achieve an overwhelming performance, and the remaining 12 teams will compete fiercely.
Director Park Choong-gyun had a slightly different idea. Director Park Choong-gyun said, “I think it will be in the first round of 12. 1st is us Although there are new teams, they have been steadily reinforcing players. As I said before, a lot of our players have left, so I don’t think this season will be easy. So I think it will be a successful season just by going to the playoffs right now.” 안전놀이터
During the interview, coach Park Choong-gyun said, “To be honest, all the teams I want to win are on the K-League 1.” When asked which team he wanted to play against, coach Park Choong-gyun brought up the story of Gwangju FC. In particular, coach Park Choong-gyun mentioned the name of Gwangju coach Lee Jeong-hyo, who ate rice in one pot as a player.
Manager Park Choong-gyun said, “It’s the same with what I did yesterday (K League 1 Media Day), and looking at the previous interviews, (Director Lee Jeong-hyo) seems to look inside me. I do all the things I want to say or do first. I wanted to do things like the performance in the uniform yesterday and the story about the team concept, but I did it first.”
“I don’t think I will have to have a private meeting in the future. After talking about this and that, I told director Lee Jung-hyo, so there is nothing to talk about in a place like this,” he joked.
I asked what they talked about in detail and if there was any advice about K-League 2. Director Park Choong-gyun said, “We contact each other often, but there was no advice or talk. ‘Congratulations, do well,’ he said. I didn’t think director Lee Jung-hyo would show such an overwhelming image. Our fans and players are thirsty for promotion, so we will work hard to show a good image as soon as possible,” he concluded the interview.