Young players' running sheep X veteran fusion Shin Sang-woo, female soccer coach, says the proud achievements of the Korea-Japan match (exclusive of questions and answers at the East Asian Cup Korea-Japan match)
Jul 13, 2025
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Shin Sang-woo, head coach of the women's soccer A team, expressed satisfaction with the new and old harmony after drawing 1-1 against Japan in the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) 'Refugee' held at Hwaseong Sports Town at 8 p.m. on the 13th.
Japan made up all but three overseas players in the tournament with domestic WE League players. The East Asian Cup was used as a test stage for young players to gain experience in international competitions. After two players scored their debut goals in the first match against Taiwan, a total of five players made their debuts in the first half of the day. It was a player composition close to the second division, but as Ji So-yeon said, Japan was Japan. However, South Korea was ahead of Japan in terms of physical strength and fighting spirit in the second half.
In the 41st minute of the second half, coach Shin Sang-woo's ambitious 'Korea University One Top' Jung Da-bin shook the net and led the draw to a 1-1 draw. Immediately after the game, coach Shin thanked the players for following the loss against the strong team. I'm grateful that the players who replaced me did their part" expressed his feelings.
Asked what improved the game when he was completely defeated 0-4 in his away debut in Japan in September last year, coach Shin said, `At that time, I played mainly with experienced WK League players. It was good that the generational change is under way now, the amount of young players playing was good, and the veteran's skills were fused," he self-praised. "I didn't win, but I think it's a factor that can keep up."," he sang of hope. Below is the full text of Shin Sang-woo's post-match press conference.
Hwaseong = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com .
-How do you feel about the game
▶First of all, I am grateful to the players that they followed and lost against the strong team. I am grateful that the players who replaced them did their part.
-Coach Shin Sang-woo's debut game was against Japan, but he was completely defeated 0-4. Compared to the game, what part of our players do you think has improved.
▶ When he made his manager's debut against Japan, he mainly played with experienced WK League players. Now, it is a generational change, and it was good to have a good amount of young players playing, and it was good to combine the veteran's skills. I didn't win, but I think it's a factor that can keep up.
-In Japan, domestic players came to this tournament without overseas players and five made their debuts. What would it be like if all Japanese players came in and we were stuck in a situation where all the players were there.
▶ Japan is a stronger team when it comes to new and old harmony. But we will also think about what went well and what went wrong today and prepare well with the players. They had high-intensity training ahead of the games against Japan, China and Taiwan. I ran a lot and let him play more than 100% every training session. There's still a lot of time left, and in that regard, if the senior players continue to train well that they've been following well... I don't know soccer anyway. I will prepare to play with confidence.
-The recent games against China and Japan must be physically difficult for the players, but will they use the main player in the game against Taiwan or give a chance to a player who hasn't had a chance
I think I should check ▶. The will of senior players is great right now. There is a great desire to win the East Asian Cup in Korea. If the players are okay, I will prepare as an elite member again.
-Are you trying to stabilize the first half when the women's national team scored goals and followed them with a hard time, and the second half is much more dynamic than the first half?
▶I didn't mean to be stable. I set my goal as the winner and I need to score a goal to win. As I told you after the match against China, the biggest problem is to lose points and follow them, and more research is needed to solve that problem. We need to inject more players. What I thought got better was that there were times when I lost points in the first half and collapsed in the second half, but it got better to follow without giving up. I want to encourage the players in that regard. There is absolutely no intention of stabilizing. As we prepare for next year's Asian Cup, we can make changes depending on the opponent, but let's do something more challenging than stable at the East Asian Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
