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I took out the ace. But the result is rather good.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Lee Seung-woo's absence from K League 1 is prolonged. The fourth round of the 2025 K League 1 against Gangwon FC on the 9th of last month was the last participation. Since then, Lee Seung-woo has not appeared in K League 1 since he missed the second leg of the Asian Champions League Two (ACL2) quarterfinals against Sydney FC.
There are no special injuries. Coach Gus Foyet has consistently put Lee Seung-woo on the bench waiting list for the league. However, he is rarely given a chance to play.
Lee Seung-woo, who left Suwon FC in July last year and wore Jeonbuk uniform, was the center of the team's attack. Lee Seung-woo, who scored 10 goals and 2 assists at Suwon FC, scored 2 goals and 5 assists in 12 games in Jeonbuk uniform, and also contributed to his stay in the promotion and playoffs.
Coach Foyet chose to put Lee Seung-woo and Lee Young-jae in the midfield at the beginning of the season. Since taking office, he has honed his formation with the development of a second line centered on them in mind, and has also been effective with aggressive strategies in practice. However, as the result of six consecutive wins (two draws and four losses) including K League 1 and ALC 2 continued, coach Foyet chose a tactical change to put the center of gravity on defense rather than offense. Jeonbuk, which succeeded in escaping winless by beating FC Anyang 1-0, reached a winning streak by defeating the leading Daejeon Hana Citizen 2-0.
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Jeonbuk has set a tactical theme of build-up, forward pass, and active pressure since Foye took office. However, it has been steadily pointed out that the pace of development is slow and monotonous. In recent defense-oriented tactical operations, pressure and build-up are maintained, but the pace of forward passes and the deployment process are quickly and concisely taken. Since the attack was cut off, strikers are also required to actively participate in the defense transition process. Lee Seung-woo, who has been considered to be disappointed in his participation in defense although he has outstanding offensive abilities, seems to have fewer chances to play due to such tactical changes. Like Lee Seung-woo, Song Min-gyu, who started early in the season, has recently increased the proportion of replacements. On how to use Lee Seung-woo and Song Min-gyu recently, Foye said, `Those players are aggressive players. It should be an attack control as a team. If you can't control it in an aggressive way, it's hard to save your personality."
However, it remains to be seen whether such changes will continue throughout this season. It is true that Jeonbuk's team color and player composition are focused on offense rather than defense. Joel Anasmo, a second-year professional winger from Australia who was recently recruited, is also an offensive player. If the team's atmosphere and the players' condition, which rebounded from the winless slump, stabilizes, coach Foyet is expected to eventually try to make aggressive changes again.
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The use of Lee Seung-woo is also likely to be outlined at this time. Jeonbuk signed a long-term contract until 2028 when it recruited Lee Seung-woo last year, and also gave him the highest treatment salary in the K-League. Even if you chose a tactical change for the result of winning in the field, from a team perspective, it is a resource that must be utilized somehow unless the player chooses to transfer. 'How to make the best use of Lee Seung-woo' is one of the tasks that coach Foyet has to solve this season. Attention is focusing on what answers to find.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
