"Focusing on the results until May" Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho's cool-headed season operation that compromised with reality, and the driving force to hold out in the middle despite the 'wet self-defense squad'

"Focusing on the results until May" Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho's cool-headed season operation that compromised with reality, and the driving force to hold out in the middle despite the 'wet self-defense squad'

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"If you set the flow now, you can go up later."

Gangwon FC is in the middle of the K-League 1, which has played 15 matches. It is ranking seventh with 21 points. It is just one point shorter than the fifth-ranked Pohang Steelers and sixth-ranked Gwangju FC (22 points). It had some crises including three consecutive losses in the early days of this season, but it has overcome them and steadily accumulated points by posting two wins, two draws and one loss in the recent five matches.

Given its performance, the team is not entirely satisfactory. In some cases, players create chances by banking on its performance under strong pressure, but depending on the situation, its offense can be dull. Such was the case with the game against Gwangju held at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on Saturday. Gangwon did not perform offensive work in detail to the extent that it failed to score an effective shot until the last minute of the game. However, it garnered a penalty right before the game ended, and Kim Dong-hyun scored a goal to win the match dramatically.

During the last winter training session, coach Chung Kyung-ho devised a leading style of soccer. His focus was on building up from the rear and advancing. Contrary to expectations, Gangwon players had difficulty in performing these goals. Finally, Chung reversed course. He switched to a tactic in which he strongly pressures opponents and uses fast counterattacks as his main weapon, and eventually began to stabilize his performance and results.

Coach Chung chose to change quickly because of the "wetzage squad." Gangwon's midfield and defense line weights are strong. Kim Dong-hyun, Kim Kang-guk, Lee Ki-hyuk, and Kang fighting spirit have lower strength, but are relatively weak on the offensive side. Kovacevic and Gabriel have less presence than foreign players of other teams. Yang Min-hyuk, Hwang Moon-ki, and Kim Young-bin, who were at the center of last year's storm, have suffered from injuries one after another, and they are agonizing over the composition of the squad.

Coach Chung calculates that if Kim Dae-won and Seo Min-woo are discharged from the military in Gimcheon and strengthen their attacks through the summer transfer market, they can increase their completeness in the second half of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League elite. 먹튀검증

The problem is that poor performance in the early stages of the season, which determines mood, could adversely affect future management. "I am focusing on securing points until May," Chung said. "I was in the K-League for a long time. If I keep the momentum going now, I can advance to the league later on. Now I am focusing on results rather than on performance," Chung said. Although he is a novice coach, he seems to be leading after watching the entire season with skill as he has worked as a coach for a long time in the K-League.