Can Daejeon Hana Citizen, who failed to aim for two K-League 1 wins in a row against Daegu FC, create a sensation again?
While Daejeon, which took Ulsan Hyundai, who took first place in the Hana 1 Q K-League 1, was unfortunately defeated by Daegu by 1 point on the 22nd, attention is focusing on whether it can recover its upward trend by facing Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Jeju United in turn this week.
Jeonbuk, the first opponent, lost 0-1 in the match against Suwon FC on the 15th and is in 10th place in the league. Jeonbuk, which previously commanded the K-League 1, faced a dark period after the new CEO joined in 2019. At that time, Jeonbuk, which underwent a major team reorganization in the winter transfer market, filled the vacancy with new faces by sending away veterans who symbolized the team or excluding them from the rotation.메이저사이트
A prime example is the goalkeeper. Jeonbuk parted ways with veterans Song Bum-keun and Lee Bum-soo ahead of this season, and replaced them with Jeong Min-ki and Kim Jeong-hoon. However, as Jeong Min-ki lost power due to an injury, he faced the worst situation. If Kim Jung-hoon is also injured, he will have to use even a youth player. In the worst situation with 7 points, it is somewhat uneasy as the role of the veteran’s mental support is loosened.
Jeju United, who will face off on the 30th, is a formidable opponent. Jeju is in 9th place in the league, but they have won 3-2 against Suwon Samsung. Despite being in the lower ranks, the embers of firepower are reviving as they overpowered Gangwon and Suwon in a row in three consecutive matches this month.
In particular, in the match against Suwon, foreign player Hayes scored a multi-goal and Yuri Jonathan scored a total of 3 goals. Contrary to the early trend of 5 consecutive draws (2 draws, 3 losses) due to injuries to key players that occurred at the beginning of the season, it is showing a reversal.
In this situation, Daejeon showed a blast as a promoted team by running an undefeated march (3 wins, 2 draws) after the opening, but was robbed of the victory in the away game against Daegu and remains in 4th place in the league. In addition, the current league has scored 13 goals and scored the second highest goal after Incheon United, leaving a variable called a weak defense.
Fortunately, with the return of Ju Se-jong, the captain and core player, on the 12th, Daejeon’s midfield is regaining a sense of stability to some extent.
Joo Se-jong suffered a major injury called an orbital fracture in the last K-League against Incheon, and after that, he underwent surgery and went through a hiatus of about a month. Joo Se-jong’s skills are said to be of a high level that is comparable to that of the national team. He has yet to fully shake off his injury and has not been able to demonstrate his condition, such as wearing a face shield, but he still showed activity in the match against Ulsan on the 16th and contributed to the team’s 2-1 victory.