The national team's front line competition is on fire! Oh Hyun-gyu's speed is confident → He's growing every day in his team

Mar 17, 2025

The national team's front line competition is on fire! Oh Hyun-gyu's speed is confident → He's growing every day in his team
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. Oh Hyun-kyu is interviewing before training. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/



"I'm more confident with speed."

The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, held its first convocation training session ahead of the March A match at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the 17th. Oh Hyun-kyu also participated in the first convocation training and met with reporters.

Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) and Joo Min-kyu (Daejeon Hana Citizen) are scheduled to compete with Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia) for the front-line striker position of the A-match team in March. Oh Hyun-kyu, who said that his strength in the competition is "Isn't it speed?"Speedly, I'm more confident." I think there is an advantage of being able to go in sharper when there is a counter attack or a defensive back space."




The national team's front line competition is on fire! Oh Hyun-gyu's speed is confident → He's growing every day in his team
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He recently returned from injury, but said he had no physical problems because he was not seriously injured. He "It wasn't really a big injury. I took a day or two off and worked out again. I think (my physical condition) is 100 percent."

Oh Hyun-kyu, who moved to Genk, Belgium, ahead of this season, raised the mood by scoring his first double-digit points since entering Europe despite his small playing time. Considering the playing time, the scoring pace is amazing. He played in 27 league games, but only started in two games. In the previous match against Union Saint-Jilouaz, he scored his 10th goal of the season as a substitute and joined Hong Myung-bo. Oh Hyeon-gyu said "I think it's important to empty your mind. I don't think time matters no matter where you are, even if you don't get much behind the game. It is important to score goals as a striker. I think I was able to score a good goal because I always emptied my mind and played."

However, he was confident. "Double digits in Europe is a bit more confident. I don't think I've received a lot of opportunities, but I think I've come out with what I've prepared sincerely and what I've tried to do in any situation."




The national team's front line competition is on fire! Oh Hyun-gyu's speed is confident → He's growing every day in his team
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, trained at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on the afternoon of the 17th. The players are running. Goyang = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/
As for adapting to the Belgian league, "There are so many talented players" "There are good players, so there are a lot of things to learn from the players in the team who play soccer together. It continues to grow in it regardless of age. I feel like I'm growing every day, and I think that's important."

Genk is the Belgium league's most likely favorite this season. He is leading the league, and if he finishes the season like this, he is likely to advance to the European Champions League next season. On the UCL stage, you can also expect a showdown with your former team Celtic. Oh Hyun-kyu did not hide his expectations for a meeting with his former team. "If you win, you can go to the Champions League, and I've experienced it at Celtic last year, and I'm very eager to meet you. I don't think I did a good job at Celtic, but I want to go to Celtic Park and prove that I've grown this much. This kind of mind is a great motivation."

As for Yang Hyun-joon, a former teammate who remains active at Celtic, he said "I'm proud" and "I know it's not easy because I've watched it with them no matter how hard it is." I'm proud to see you overcome all this and I want to tell you that you did a good job."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.