Four-time losing coach Foye: This is football, not drama, we need time to change
Mar 16, 2025
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That was what Jeonbuk Hyundai coach Gus Foye said. Jeonbuk will play the fifth round of the 「Hana Bank K League 1 2025」 against the Pohang Steelers at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 16th. Jeonbuk is currently ranked 10th with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses (4 points), and Pohang is at the bottom with 1 draw and 2 losses (1 point). Pohang played one less game due to Gwangju FC's Asian Champions League elite schedule.
It's two teams that are shaking. Jeonbuk suffered a shocking 2-3 come-from-behind defeat in the second round of the Asian Champions League quarterfinals against Sydney last time. It fell into a quagmire of four consecutive losses until the first game at home and the second consecutive league game. They didn't win a single game in March. He has worked hard all winter to appoint Gus Foyet, but he still cannot escape from the quagmire that went down to the elevation playoffs last season.
Pohang has not won a game this season. It has one draw and four losses, including elite players in the Asian Champions League. It's all defeat in February. After a shocking four-game losing streak, it was a good harvest to break the losing streak with a 0-0 draw against Daegu FC.
Two teams desperate for a turnaround, Jeonbuk, took out 4-3-3 cards. The Sydney away list was included in large numbers. Jeon Jin-woo, Park Jae-yong, and Jeon Byeong-gwan made a three-top, and Lee Young-jae, Kang Sang-yoon, and Han Kook-young were located in the midfield. The four backs were composed of Kim Tae-hyun, Park Jin-seop, Yeon Je-woon, and Kim Tae-hwan. Song Bum-keun wore goalkeeper gloves.
While Compagno was not able to come out due to injury, Hernandez, who had not played for a long time due to injury on the bench, was notable to sit with Lee Seung-woo, Kwon Chang-hoon, Kim Jin-gyu, and Song Min-gyu.
Coach Foyet said, `The opponent had about two weeks, and we only trained for an hour because we were going to Sydney again. It's 11 to 11, Gifu High School is in ground condition, and the conditions are the same. "There is no ping system. The opponent is not the strongest in the world, and we are not the worst in the world. It's important to win by any means because we're losing consecutively." "I'm physically ready as I've changed about five players compared to Sydney," he said. "As it's my last game before the A-match break, I'll train on what I need to move on after the win."
As for Hernandez "We don't know. It can digest for about 30 minutes. It can vary depending on the situation of the game."
Regarding Jeonbuk's continued sluggishness, "It is natural to psychologically affect the players because they have lost consecutive games now and were sluggish last year. While we are making changes to the roster, most of them are players who played last season. I still think negatively while playing. They show signs of mental shaking, and to solve this, they have no choice but to completely change the list or invest their time. No one knows how long it will take." Then "They're training in the same way, and they're talking about how to play."I also experienced it during my time in Sunderland, but it's not drama, it's football. It could take more time. We have no choice but to accept the results after doing our best.
As for the recent series of runs, the scenes of the runs are all different. I'm not satisfied with the defense right now either. Our players can do better. I'll think about making more rules. First of all, some of the rules are being followed well by the players.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
