Controversy over the owner's press conference, manager Yoo Byung-hoon was shaken together → Focus on today's game

May 23, 2025

"I'll focus on today's game" FC Anyang manager Yoo Byung-hoon's eyes were only on the game.

Anyang and Pohang are set to play in the 15th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' at Anyang Sports Complex on the 23rd.

It is a confrontation between Anyang, which needs to change its atmosphere, and Pohang, which desperately needs points to leap to the top. Anyang, which showed the potential of the promotion team with better-than-expected performance in 1 Robin (11 games per team), failed to add a victory in 2 Robin, and the atmosphere subsided. Although his performance is consistent, he is struggling to add points with two draws and two losses in the last four league games.

Pohang needs a steady rise. There has been no winning streak since the unbeaten streak was cut against Jeju in April. Since the match against Jeju, the team has won 2 games, 1 draw and 2 losses in 5 league games. In the sixth place, three points must be collected to close the gap with the top ranks.

Anyang recently became controversial as its owner, Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho, raised a strong complaint about the K-League referee's decision through an emergency press conference. After pointing out the fairness of the decision, Mayor Choi shot a corporate team playing together in the K League, which became controversial. At that time, Mayor Choi's remarks could be taken to mean that the `corporate club' is receiving `preferential treatment.' The federation responded strongly and said on the 21st that it has decided to refer FC Anyang, a club belonging to owner Choi Dae-ho, to the reward and punishment committee.

Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon met with reporters before the game and said, `There is nothing to specifically mention. I'll focus on today's game"It's not too shaky, it's united with the players. There are some difficult economic situations, so we are trying to work together to overcome those areas."

Coach Yoo checked his organizational ability because there were runs in defense. The defense structure was changed to improve the set piece loss. I also tried to improve the part where the signing mistake occurred in the replacement player. As a game today, I think I'll be psychologically stable only if I get rid of the afterimage of the loss"I explained the strategy of the game.

As for the four-back conversion, we faced each other as a three-back in the first game, and we had difficulties. Today, I'm trying to respond in a different way to the relative height. Since he is a good team in pressure and conversion, he paid attention to the response, including Auberdan. He emphasized that we should focus on that part because the opponent's strength is high."

For Pohang, Auberdan, who was injured, returned quickly. It was initially believed to take about a month, but it returned to the stadium early on. Pohang coach Park Tae-ha said, `After treatment, I recovered quickly. I didn't let him play the last game because I thought it would be too much. The training was carried out normally for about four days.'

As for the recent performance "It's not a normal squad. There was a problem with the change. The players are also adapting because they have experienced positional changes every time." Then "Since there are many injuries, we have to consider the physical part." The young players in Team B are also watching. I brought in one or two, and depending on the situation, I'm considering putting them in," he added.

Pohang beat Anyang with Lee Ho-jae's score in the first Robin. Coach Park said, `My performance has improved a lot. The midfielder area ordered it to be easily linked. I told him to put his strength into it because he had strength at the gate", he explained.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.