[인터풋볼=성남] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = Manager Nam-il Kim plans to make a big change amid the sluggish attacks of Seongnam FC.
Seongnam FC lost 0-1 to Ulsan Hyundai in the 7th round of’Hanawon Q K League 1 2021′ at 4:30 pm on the 3rd at Tancheon Sports Complex. With the defeat on this day, Seongnam experienced defeat after 5 games, and the rise was weakened.
Seongnam maintained a good trend at the beginning of the first half. However, after putting in Lee Dong-jun in the 22nd minute of the first half, he was pushed sharply and gave the opening goal. At the beginning of the second half, he started counterattacking with 3 replacement cards, changing his mobility. Lee Gyu-sung’s shot hit the goal and continued an active attack, but there was no goal. Even with Lee Joong-min and Si-hoo Hong, he couldn’t surpass Jo Hyun-woo. In the end, Seongnam suffered a painful defeat at home with 0-1.
The main goal was that the goal did not occur even in the situation where the flow was completely caught. Seongnam’s atmosphere was good enough to record 3 wins and 1 draw in the recent 4 games. However, even during the undefeated march, there were regrets about the attack power. The foreign line made up of Mulich and Bush was also included. Mulwich scored two goals and Bush scored one, but the overall regret is clear.
First of all, Mulich is 203cm tall, but shows regret in the aerial ball competition. Post play is not smoothly performed because of the shorter opponent’s defense. In the case of Bush, he brought Na Sang-ho to fill an empty spot, but he lacked accuracy. Even after being replaced in Ulsan, he recorded several shots, but did not threaten Cho Hyun-woo at all.
The sluggishness of native strikers is also painful. Park Yongji is representative. Park Yong-ji came to Seongnam from Daejeon Hana Citizen this season. There are Mulich and Bush, but as a striker who showed good appearances in Sangju in the past, it was expected that he would gain strength by winning the competition. Director Kim Nam-il continued to give opportunities, but Park Yong-ji did not live up to expectations. Not even one goal was successful, and the decisive opportunity was missed, which aroused the sighs of fans.
Director Kim Nam-il expressed the regrets of the attacking team in a calm tone. Manager Kim said, “Park Yong-ji continues to give opportunities, but I have a lot of regret about his performance. It seems that the time has come for a change in the front side. It is really regrettable that the front-line players could not connect with the ball guarding the ball each time.”
“Honestly, I think there is a limit to creating opportunities by blowing an offensive throughout the game. We have to score fewer opportunities and try to deploy quickly, but that’s not possible now. Instead of Park Yong-ji, we put Lee Joong-min and Hong Si-hoo cards to make a difference. It’s an idea,” he said.
Both Lee Jung-min and Hong Si-hoo are young strikers who are under the age of 22 (U-22). He was a famous goalkeeper at Bupyeong High School and Gwangju University. Using the height of 187cm, he was good at attacking the opponent’s defense and was able to penetrate instantly. Defenders can also digest it, so it has high utility.
Hong Sihoo is a hit product produced by Seongnam last season. As the nickname’Hongsiford’, he properly took a snow stamp on the fans with tremendous mobility. Last season, he scored one goal and one help in the final game, which became the number one contributor to Seongnam’s stay. He is receiving a chance with six games this season as well.
Both players have full potential. However, it is burdensome to entrust the entire team attack power to less experienced players. As the schedule continues, it is necessary to quickly find improvements. This is expected to have a great impact on Seongnam’s performance in the future.