Is it a problem even if there are a lot of players? Sluggish Daejeon Changes Every Game Lineup
Aug 27, 2025
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Daejeon suffered a shock 2-3 upset loss to FC Anyang on the 24th, losing to two consecutive games. Daejeon (42 points), which has only won two games in the last 10 games, has fallen to fourth place. Daejeon, which once led the way and surpassed the championship, is also uncertain about its ticket to the Asian Champions League due to its recent slump. The gap with fifth-ranked FC Seoul (40 points) is also only two points.
Coincidentally, the summer transfer market went downhill. Daejeon is going to take a deep shower this summer. Starting with the recruitment of defensive midfielder Kim Bong-soo, who was called the 'biggest fish in the summer transfer market', Yeo Seung-won, and Seo Jin-soo, Hernandez, Kim Jin-ya, Joao Victor, etc. `Left fullback from the national team' Lee Myung-jae was at the peak. In addition to this, Kim Min-deok and Yoo Kang-hyun, who were discharged from the military, joined the team to build the championship' has been evaluated.
But so far, it has not worked. Daejeon, which had harvested 32 points in 18 games before the summer transfer market and gained 1.77 points per game, only gained 10 points in nine games since the summer transfer market. The figure barely exceeds one point per game. Rather than chasing Jeonbuk Hyundai, it gave way to Kimcheon Sangmu (46 points) and Pohang Steelers (44 points).
The large reinforcement seems to have become rather poisonous. At a time when we had to accelerate the hunt for points with clear best 11 and tactics, we had to start a new round. The aftermath continues to this day. You can tell by looking at the recent best 11. In the nine games played after the summer transfer market, the same lineup was played only once. Daejeon is changing one or two players at least and six to seven players at most every game.
As the weather is hot, coach Hwang Sun-hong is looking for a solution through rotation. However, frequent changes are rather revealing organizational problems. In particular, Bob Shin's long-term injury has changed the position of an offensive midfielder every game, and the form of playing the game is not constant. In addition, the stickiness, which was called the strength of Daejeon at the beginning of the season, has disappeared a lot. It is Daejeon, which won several theater wins by scoring extra time, but lost the last match against Anyang with additional points.
This contrasts with Jeonbuk, which has been undefeated with almost the same lineup every game. I invested to win the championship, but it's going backwards, so it's a embarrassing match.
In fact, Hwang was cautious about the public eye of the championship, saying, `The squad has become thicker after the summer transfer market, but I don't see a clear ace.' So far, it seems to be going according to Hwang's concerns. As there are many players of similar levels in all positions, coach Hwang has no choice but to give several players a chance. If this goes well, it can create a synergy of fierce competition → competitiveness improvement, otherwise, organizational power and atmosphere can be broken. Players also feel less responsible. That's exactly the situation in Daejeon right now.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
