20G undefeated + Jeonbuk Foye coach Winning Mentality to advance to the semifinals of the Korea Cup
Jul 02, 2025
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Jeonbuk Hyundai coach Gus Foye summed up his victory in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Korea Cup against FC Seoul like this.
Jeonbuk beat Seoul 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Korea Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 2nd. Song Min-gyu's score in the 41st minute of the second half led to the winning shot. With this victory, Jeonbuk will play the first and second leg of the semifinals against Gangwon FC, which beat Daegu FC on August 20 and 27. The K-League 1 and Korea Cup unbeaten streak, which has continued since the match against the Pohang Steelers on March 16, has increased to 20 games (15 wins and 5 draws).
It wasn't an easy match. Jeonbuk handed over the lead to Seoul in the middle of the second half, leading to a difficult scene. However, Jeonbuk overcame the crisis with Kim Jung-hoon's save, and Song Min-gyu's last-minute winning goal eventually won the game.
Coach Foyet said after the game, `It was a really difficult game. Both teams showed tactically well-prepared performances in the first half. In the second half, both team players were seen exhausted in hot and humid weather. If you play in such an environment, mistakes are bound to come out. There were difficulties in the middle of the second half, but goalkeeper Kim Jung-hoon showed good performance. In a last-minute bite, Song Min-gyu scored again against Seoul. To sum up, I think it's a match that showed our team's winning mentality", he commented. Coach Foye, who operated a rotation that started Lee Seung-woo and Lee Young-jae, said, "(Seoul has had a difficult time tactically because it is a very tight team to mark sweatshirts. A player with the same characteristics as Lee Seung-woo is expected to be the key to today's game. It is expected that it will be important to play a role in attracting the Seoul defense, which marks sweatshirts. I can't release the physical data because I haven't asked for consent from the player yet, but it came out very well" he said.
Jeonbuk lost four consecutive games in the process of playing the Asian Champions League 2 at the beginning of this season, but has been undefeated in 20 K League 1 and Korea Cup games since then. In the K-League 1, he became the lone leader and reached the semifinals in the Korea Cup, becoming a position where he could aim for the double (K-League 1, Korea Cup simultaneously). It seems to have completely changed from the way it fell into the abyss of the playoffs last year. Director Foyet noted that "the process was important. If the process is repeated, faith is strengthened throughout the team. Then, not only the players, but also the coaches and fans seem to be connected"Now, when he enters the locker room before the game, he seems full of aspirations to win. It took time to make this process, but it seems to have been normalized sooner than expected after taking office.' About the double "I think we're halfway through the season. He's been showing great performances so far. It is still too early to say the goal. Depending on how you get through July and August, when the break overlaps, I think you can reveal your goals. What is clear is that the team's goals are changing little by little. The goal set out in the early days of his appointment was aimed at normalization. I said let's wait and see after time, but both the league and the Korea Cup are good trends. I can say it has changed drastically from the January target."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
