Suwon Samsung manager Byun Sung-hwan after 7 years of goal X Inseong MF Choi Young-joon Suwon Happy Football
Jun 29, 2025
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Suwon Samsung manager Byun Sung-hwan expressed his special affection for veteran midfielder Choi Young-joon, who scored his first goal in seven years in the 18th round of Hana Bank's K League 2 against Busan I'Park on the 29th.
Choi Young-joon shook the net in a storm shortly after Kim Ji-hyun's header following Suwon's free kick chance and Lee Ki-je's cross close to the gate was blocked by Busan goalkeeper Koo Young-min in the 18th minute of the first half. In January, Choi Young-joon, a veteran midfielder born in 1991 wearing a Suwon Samsung uniform, scored his first goal in Suwon, and it was the first time in seven years since he was in Gyeongnam in 2018. Suwon kept this one goal well and tied it 1-1 by giving up an equalizer to Busan striker Gonzalo just before the second half extra time. In an interview after the game, coach Byun expressed satisfaction and absolute trust in Choi Young-joon's performance after moving to Suwon.
Suwon is the sixth professional club of veteran defensive midfielder Choi Young-joon. Choi Young-joon made his professional debut in Gyeongnam in 2011 and was loved by leaders and fans as a housekeeper with a wide range of activities, wide vision, brilliant tackle ability and airlift connection ability. He led Gyeongnam to the K League 2 title in 2017, the runner-up in the K League 1 in 2018, and was selected as the best 11 in the K League 1 in 2018. Choi Young-joon, who moved to Jeonbuk in 2019, ran in his prime with current Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong in Pohang (2019-2020), joined on loan, returned to Jeonbuk in 2021 to experience his first K League 1 championship, and moved to Jeju in 2022 to support his advance to the top split. He fell down twice over the past two years due to a cruciate ligament injury, but he rose like a rotuk and successfully returned in October last year and scored his first goal of the day after wearing the Suwon uniform in January this year.
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The following is the full text of Byeon Sung-hwan's post-match press conference.
Suwon = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
-a general review of the game
▶Today was a game in which three points were needed. Suwon Samsung is a team that needs three points every game and needs three points. It's a shame that I couldn't bring the 3 points I aimed for today. The weather was quite humid. I know better than anyone how our players prepared well through this game and how much they wanted to win this game. I also talked about it in the locker room talk. He failed to win due to a loss just before extra time, and that part is up to the coach. Our players did their best. I want to say thank you and thank you for your hard work from the director's point of view.
-He missed several chances and missed the chance to run away.
▶We are the most scoring team in the league. As I said in the pre-interview, if you score the first goal, you have a high probability of winning. I thought I could catch the flow of victory. However, if you fail to take advantage of the perfect chance in soccer, you will get a shot and tie. It's a shame that I didn't take advantage of many chances. I will prepare better for more points against Asan.
-After scoring the first goal, he played defensively.
▶The weather was my biggest concern. It was after the away match in Gyeongnam, and the players' mental and physical recovery was the most important due to the big match defeat against Incheon. There are games played by pressing dynamically from a high position, but there is also a way to modify the plan. Today, I chose Plan B. It was humid enough to have a cooling brake. If you forcefully pull up the line to get a count attack and the number of sprints goes up, the balance is lost. He had a plan to take the lead in the game with a sense of stability.
-In July, news of recruiting a Japanese coach, Masami Ihara, a tactical expert, is being reported, so how to run the team.
▶This is what we talked about even before the start of the season. When a new foreign tactical coach comes, there are times when it needs to be verified. There should be good candidates, too. I couldn't start with coach Ihara, but I was communicating with him and it became a fait accompli. Coach Ihara, who has been watching since he was a member of the national team by age, was impressive in the 4-4-2 formation of high blocks, mid blocks, organizational appearance of pressing the opponent, and bullying the opponent by having a numerical advantage when he had a ball. I'm currently watching our team play and looking at the pros and cons. Currently, I don't see any big problems in the offensive part, so I plan to reduce the number of runs through collaboration in the details of the defense.
-How to manage the team in the heat wave?
▶Our team's players are well prepared. Depending on the opponent team, the players who will be effective and raise their energy levels will be carefully selected during training. No matter how great a player is, he can't keep up with this heat unless he's a machine. From now on, we should focus on managing the condition of the player. He also emphasized recovery in the physical part and the medical team. Players must be rotated properly.
-Choi Young-joon scored the first goal in seven years since Gyeongnam. How you're adjusting in Suwon.
▶I am playing happy soccer. He is also communicating with me a lot. All of our team's veteran players, including Choi Young-joon, Lee Yu-chenko, and Hwang Seok-ho, are professional. There's nothing to touch. If you have a good personality and maintain the performance to play, your leadership in the clubhouse is good. I respect these players, too. We are trying to create a club culture in the right direction by continuously communicating. Choi Young-joon gave a break during the match against Gyeongnam, but he seems to have rewarded it with a goal. Congratulations from the bottom of my heart. As a coach, I'm not young, but I have a history of surgery, so I hope Young-joon doesn't get hurt as much as possible and plays happy soccer for a long time. As a director, I intend to help him hard. I want to say congratulations.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
