Jeonbuk Foye's offense and defense are both sluggish and I don't want to make excuses for neutral games
Mar 06, 2025
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Jeonbuk lost 0-2 in the first leg of the 2024-2025 ACL2 quarterfinals against Sydney FC (Australia) at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 6th. With the defeat, Jeonbuk will be able to reach the semifinals only if it wins by more than three goals in the second round of the quarterfinals in Sydney on the 13th.
Since the beginning of the first half, the lead has shifted to Sydney. Sydney, which blocked Jeonbuk's side attack, scored two goals with a clear strategy to attack the back of the defense. Patrick Klimala, the main character of multi-goal, also showed off his personal skills. Coach Foye tried to make changes by using five replacement cards in the second half, but Jeonbuk failed to create a significant chance.
Coach Foyet said after the game that the game went in the opposite direction as expected. "I knew Sydney was a good team offensively," Foyet said. "I thought we could find a way to attack Sydney." However, there was something to be desired on both sides of the offense and defense", he commented. Also "It's not just a problem for today. He suggested the direction of how to play, but Jeonbuk seems to have a bad habit in its body after more than a year of bad times. There are many parts, but I don't want to make excuses. After the opening, I expected the performance or tempo to come out faster than I thought, but I think today has revealed that there is still a long way to go." "As I have to go away to Sydney after the league schedule, I want to have time to analyze it."," he added.
Jeonbuk had to play in Yongin, the third region of the day, as the ground condition of the Jeonju World Cup Stadium was rejected by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). A home average of more than 20,000 spectators visited Jeonju this season, but the number of spectators gathered in Yongin on this day was only 2,561.
Coach Foyet said, `A neutral game can be a good excuse for someone. But I don't want to attribute today's loss to a neutral game. Both teams were in the same condition, and the ground size was the same. Thank you to the fans who came all the way from Jeonju." However, while I respect the decision of the AFC, it is true that it was somewhat difficult to accept. It seems that the supervisor who made the decision did not know the situation in Korea, so the decision was made."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
