You have to score in the beginning Coach Kim Pan-gon, who is avenging the opening game, should prevent counterattack and dominate the game

Apr 23, 2025

 You have to score in the beginning Coach Kim Pan-gon, who is avenging the opening game, should prevent counterattack and dominate the game
Photo = Korean Professional Football League



"You have to score at the beginning of the game."

Anyang and Ulsan will play in the early 19th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025" at Anyang Sports Complex on the 23rd. The match was scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 18 due to Ulsan's participation in the FIFA Club World Cup.

The two teams have already met once this season. After becoming a promoted team in the opening game, he faced Anyang, the K League 2 winner last season, as K League 1 defending champion Ulsan, which opened the door to the dynasty. At that time, Ulsan lost a point to Mota and became a victim of Anyang's first K-League 1 victory.




The situation between the two teams is quite different from just before the opening game. Anyang is aiming to leap to the mid-range by harvesting four wins (five losses) with better-than-expected performance. With the combination of anomalous tactics and the players' performance, the performance is also receiving more favorable reviews than expected. He is aiming for his first consecutive league win of the season against Ulsan.

On the other hand, Ulsan, the favorite, slowed down a little. He has only won one game (two draws and three losses) in the last six league games. He also swallowed his regret by losing 1-2 against Gangwon, even though he had an advantage with a 17-to-6 shooting and a 70-to-30 possession ratio. He aims to rebound with the will to avenge his defeat in the opening game against Anyang.

 You have to score in the beginning Coach Kim Pan-gon, who is avenging the opening game, should prevent counterattack and dominate the game
Photo = Korean Professional Football League
Coach Kim Pan-gon met with reporters before the game and said, `I've tried various things about the attack combination, and I think the attack will be good because I tried to go out in the best way today" he said.




Anyang, which faces Ulsan, made a choice considering the second half as key players such as Mota and Mateus of Gyeonggi Province were listed on the replacement list. Coach Kim said, `We always have to score early in the game. It didn't go well in the beginning recently. I think we should dominate the game early today and prevent counterattacks", he said, expressing his willingness to see the game at the beginning.

Then "Anyang solidifies the defense and strikes back. Now, I remember strengthening the counterattack when our power was getting weaker. There is a combination of Mota and Yago, so we have to play good offense while dominating the game as much as possible. There was a considerable focus on balance."

As for Boyanich's gap, there is a type that Boyanich has. When there is no, (Lee) Jin-hyun and (Go) Seung-beom break the line into small pieces with their activities. Both types have strengths. I think Boyanich will also return in a couple of games. It will be a great help to be a variety of options when you come back" he evaluated.




In Ulsan, Cho Hyun-woo, the main goalkeeper of the game, returned from injury. Coach Kim said "Cho Hyun-woo has been very good, and he came back quickly because he had an injury in the last game "

As for Rubik's use of wingback, he said that he was very confident in three-back or four-back, one-on-one, and that he would not have much difficulty. I don't think there will be much difficulty in balancing things like this. I think it will be of great help to this attack combination. He also balanced well in defense. I'm looking forward to it a lot."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.