Jung Woo-young introduced an anecdote with Neuer and Müller.
[골닷컴] Reporter Lee Myung-soo = On the 18th, when Jung Woo-young’s visit to his family took place. After the match between Freiburg and Bayern Munich, Jung Woo-young smiled and chatted with former colleagues such as Neuer and Müller. In a video interview held on the 27th, Jung Woo-young talked about the story he shared at the time and the dignity of Cha Beom-geun in Germany.
Recently, Jung Woo-young is strengthening his position in the team by increasing the playing time. Last weekend, he scored his second goal in the season with a scoring gun against Stuttgart. On the 27th, an interview was conducted with Jung Woo-young through a non-face-to-face video conference with KBS, a Korean Bundesliga broadcaster.
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I asked Jung Woo-young about the episode against Munich. After the game, Neuer had his arm on Jung Woo-young’s shoulder and talked a lot on the broadcast screen. Jung Woo-young said, “Near as a joke,’Did you not work hard when exercising?’ Also,’I saw a scene where you score goals. I think my performance is improving. If you do this, you will have a good opportunity and you will be up.’
Müller also spoke playful words to Jung Woo-young. Jung Woo-young said, “Müller plays a lot of jokes. ‘I saw the goal well. He added, “I think my performance has improved”. “It’s been a long time since I saw it, and it was really nice that the players were welcoming,” he recalled.
How did Jung Woo-young, who is from Munich youth, watch the 2018 Russia World Cup match against Germany? Neuer and Müller, who were close to each other, were German national team players who played at the time. Jung Woo-young said, “At that time, I kept talking about that for a week in Munich. German players also recognized Korean players at that time. My brothers also showed good performance, and when German players admitted to winning Germany, I was really proud as a Korean. I think I received a lot of strength.”
Jung Woo-young also told an anecdote about Cha Bum-geun of’Legend’. Jung Woo-young said, “I hear a lot of stories about Cha Bum-geun and Son Heung-min in Germany. Also, as the staff are older, I hear a lot of director Cha Bum-geun. I think he was a great player. In particular, I heard that the attitude was different in terms of life and in the stadium.”
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Director Streich, who directs Jung Woo-young, also had a relationship with Cha Bum-geun. Jung Woo-young said, “The coach also said that he played sports with coach Cha Beom-geun. He said that he is a really fast player and a violent player,” he said. “We emphasized that we have to learn that part. Don’t be afraid, create a one-on-one situation. He always says that you have to learn that way,” and introduced an anecdote between Director Straich and Cha Bum-geun.
Freiburg is currently in 9th place with 27 points. On the 1st, the league round 19 away game will be played against Wolfsburg. Jung Woo-young, who recently showed impressive performance, is expected to participate.
Jung Woo-young told Korean fans, “Thank you for always supporting me like this and taking care of me when I play late. I will do my best to show a good look of the next Gyeonggi Province.” He finished the interview with a message.