"Director Choi Kang-hee doesn't know me..." Lee Jung-hyo's Challenge, the 'hotest' coach in the K League
"Director Choi Kang-hee doesn't know me..." Lee Jung-hyo's Challenge, the 'hotest' coach in the K League
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Gwangju FC coach Lee Jung-hyo, the 'hotest man' in the K League, challenges veteran head coach Choi Kang-hee, Shandong Taishan.
Coach Lee's Gwangju will play Shandong Taishan at the last Olympic Sports Center in Shandong, China, on the 11th, in the seventh game of the East Asian Group of the 2024-2025 Asian Football Confederation Champions League Stage.
Gwangju is ranking second in the league stage with 13 points with four wins, one draw and one loss in the first to sixth games held last year. It is highly likely to advance to the round of 16 by creating a surprise sensation. If the team wins the match, it will likely confirm its advance to the round of 16.
Shandong Province, which will face off against Gwangju, will be led by Choi. Choi used to be a symbol of Jeonbuk Hyundai, and is a leader who has won the K-League 16 times and the Champions League twice. Since taking the helm of Tianjin Quanjian in 2018, Choi has served as coach for Shandong from 2023 after passing through Dalian Yifang and Shanghai Shenhua.
Lee is an emerging coach in the K-League. He led Gwangju to the K-League 2 title in 2022, and created a stir by ranking third in the top division league in 2023. He displayed strong presence in the Champions League last year.
"Coach Choi Kang-hee is a very famous coach in Korea and he has made many achievements. I think you probably don't know much about the coach Lee Jung-hyo who just started," Lee said, expressing his thoughts on the upcoming showdown. He displayed a humble yet calm challenge to his seniors. 바카라사이트
"Of course, we will be aggressive in our own way. We will stage a game to steal the ball and score goals through forward compression, and we want to pour everything we have to score as many goals as possible. We will defend our opponents' attacks with clever defense," Lee said.
Gwangju will also play the opening game of the K League 1 2025 season on Saturday against Suwon FC. "We are playing our first game of this season, and I think we have prepared well. We will have our first game before the opening of the K League tomorrow, and I think it will be a good opportunity for us to see how much we have completed as a team ahead of the opening of the K League," Lee said.