26G undefeated, but a bitter draw...Responsibility within Jeonbuk Foye Coach

Aug 20, 2025

 26G undefeated, but a bitter draw...Responsibility within Jeonbuk Foye Coach
◇photo courtesy of the Korea Football Association



The season's unbeaten record has increased to 26 games (20 wins and 6 draws). However, Jeonbuk Hyundai deserved to feel uncomfortable.

Jeonbuk drew 1-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup against Gangwon FC at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 20th. Jeonbuk led by Kim Young-bin's first goal in the third minute of the second half, with Foye choosing a rotation to change seven of the 11 starting players used in K League 1. However, after allowing the equalizer in the 16th minute of the second half, he failed to score an additional goal despite several attempts, and rather suffered a reversal crisis due to Gangwon's counterattack. Although the match ended with a 1-1 draw, it was a disappointing match.

Coach Foyet said after the game that "it was a bad game. It was lacking more than usual and the screw was missing"This is part of soccer as well. There is still one more game left. I think we need to forget the negative things quickly", he commented. When asked about the problems of the players who participated on the day, he jokingly said, `What time do you want to go home?'"I think I'll stay up all night if I talk about what I'm lacking." The overall atmosphere, pace, and technical mistakes were frequent. I don't want to blame individual players. It's my responsibility to choose a team. I want to take full responsibility," he added. As for the part where Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho said "I found a solution to break Jeonbuk", I will not answer it"."




On the possibility of changing the lineup in the second round of the semifinals on the 27th, Coach Foye said, `I don't intend to make a big change,' but added "Maybe the players who will play on Sunday (against Pohang on the 24th)."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.