Full crowd → Full of expectations to strengthen police security. Jung Seung-won, The B, focus on Seo Dong-won's game vs. Kim Ki-dong, if he gets excited, he will exclude it

May 18, 2025

K League 1 FC Seoul and Daegu FC were held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 29th. Jung Seung-won of Seoul is celebrating toward Daegu supporters after scoring an equalizer in the second half. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2025.03.29/

photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association

"It's more important to focus on the game itself than on personal feelings."

This is the words of acting Daegu FC coach Seo Dong-won.

Daegu FC will play a home game against FC Seoul 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' at Daegu iM Bank PARK on the 18th. According to the Daegu club, the game was sold out within 15 minutes of the opening of the reservation.

Daegu is a 4-3-3 tactic. Park Dae-hoon, a politician, leads the attack with Edgar at the center. Jang Seong-won, Lee Chan-dong, Yoshino, and Hwang Jae-won form the midfield. Cao, Kim Hyun-joon and Park Jin-young are in charge of defense. The goal is protected by Han Tae-hee.

Ahead of the showdown, Seo said "It's an important game. We must win against a good team called Seoul. I made a lot of concrete tactical efforts. It's the Korea Cup, but I think I can tell you that my overall confidence is rising a little bit as I win."

It's a match between the two desperate teams. No. 9 Seoul (15 points) is in danger with four draws and three losses in the last seven games. Daegu has been playing under the acting coach Seo Dong-won since head coach Park Chang-hyun left. It is struggling in the lower ranks with Jeju SK and Suwon FC.

There is a reason why the game is more eye-catching. The match between the two teams is called 'Jung Seung-won Derby'. Jung Seung-won made his professional debut in Daegu in 2016 and played a leading role as a star. However, the relationship with Daegu is not comfortable. Ahead of the 2021 season, there was a conflict over the contract. He even went as far as to adjust the salary of the Korea Professional Football Association. At the end of the year, noise continued due to controversy over the violation of quarantine rules. Jung Seung-won moved to Suwon Samsung in 2022. After that, he went through Suwon FC and built a new nest in Seoul this season.

Jung faced Daegu in a heated match at Seoul World Cup Stadium on March 29. He scored the equalizer with a great volley at the end of the second half when Seoul was trailing 1-2. Jung Seung-won suddenly turned back and started running to the other side of the ground. Jung Seung-won, who headed toward the away stands, seemed to try to provoke Daegu fans with his right ear. Surprised Seoul players, including Kim Jin-soo, chased and restrained Jung Seung-won. However, as the war of nerves continued, players from both teams flocked to the ground and tangled up.

Jung Seung-won was booed by Daegu fans every time he caught the ball. After the game, Jung Seung-won said of the situation at the time, `There was no other reason. I didn't want to create a bad atmosphere. I wanted to show the fans that I've grown like this. At the end, he said, "I said hello well, and I don't think there were any other problems."

Acting Seo said "I think there is a lot of affection left for Daegu in my personal opinion. There's also affection for fans. So I think there's definitely a part where the players are upset about one part in that way. The players were asked not to let their personal feelings lead to too extreme play or tackle that could be disadvantaged by misintroducing them to a game called soccer. I think it will be more important to focus on the game itself and allow the winning game to be played rather than the individual emotions."

According to the Daegu club, security was strengthened with the cooperation of the police in case of an emergency.

photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association

Against this backdrop, Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong said something similar. Director Kim said, `Jung Seung-won himself must be thinking. He told me not to be agitated and only do my own. Fans said there was nothing they could do about it, but they didn't have to respond. He said he would lose weight if he got excited. He said 'Oh, I won't do that' I think I'll probably keep it calm."

Seoul is a 4-4-2 formation. Lingard and Banks are two-top players. Jung Seung-won, Hwang Do-yoon, Ryu Jae-moon, and Moon Seon-min form the second term. Kim Jin-soo, Kim Joo-sung, Yazan, and Choi Jun are located in the four-back. The goalkeeper's gloves are worn by Kang Hyun-moo.

Banks will start. He played eight league games for Seoul this season, but has no offensive point. Coach Kim said, `Duck's injury is okay. It wasn't a major injury. It was a bruise. He says he's in good condition. I think I should do something for the team now. Daegu is a team that puts the ball forward. I think it will be a little more comfortable (for the game). "I'm trying to make myself confident by playing in this kind of game." "I'm also more focused during training. If you say a striker, you'll be greedy. I didn't score a goal when I came. Maybe it hurt my pride. I think it will hurt my pride more than anyone else if I can't come to a league in another country and show it. I had a meeting and he said it doesn't matter if it's 10 or 20 minutes. He said he would do his best to play. Then he said he would be able to run for a lot of time."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.