"I've never had so many defenders..." An EPL-turned-captain → leads Jeonbuk to winless escape

"I've never had so many defenders..." An EPL-turned-captain → leads Jeonbuk to winless escape

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"I was desperate for victory."

Jeonbuk Hyundai won 1-0 against FC Anyang in the sixth round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2025 at Anyang Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on the 30th.

Jeonbuk, which had no win in four matches after winning the first round 2-1 at the match against Sangmu in Gimcheon, escaped from the winless swamp by beating Anyang. It ranked fifth with two wins, two draws and two losses and eight points.

Jeonbuk laughed thanks to Compagno's winning goal at the beginning of the second half. In the seventh minute of the second half, Park Jin-seop was fouled inside the penalty box and a penalty kick was declared. Compagno, who played kicker, completely deceived goalkeeper Kim Da-sol and shook the net.

Afterwards, Jeonbuk showed a winning move. It decided to strengthen its defense. After falling, Jeonbuk put center back Kim Young-bin out of the striker Jeon Byeong-kwan in the 31st minute of the second half. Then, in the 42nd minute, Kim Tae-hyun and Kang Sang-yoon came out, and Choi Woo-jin and Hong Jung-ho were put in. There were a total of four central defenders inside the ground: Park Jin-seop, Yeon Je-woon, Kim Young-bin, and Hong Jung-ho. In the end, they held a one-point lead and brought three points.

Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye told reporters after the match, "The overall pattern of today's game was a one-point game. I don't think both teams had many chances to win. "The goalkeeper didn't make many saves and didn't have many chances. There are two or three chances in this game, but I think I got a penalty and I didn't miss it, so I was able to win."

He continued, "I have a lot of experience as a coach so far and I've led a lot of other teams, but I think it's the first time I've played this defensive game. I've never put four center backs in at once and had many defensive players, but today I needed to do that. I hope I can find confidence after this game because I won today's game. I hope I can continue my momentum."

What positive aspects of the match did Foye see on the day? "The positive part is that we scored three points and recorded a clean sheet. When I thought to myself before the match, most of the teams that we had played thus far recorded a clean sheet with a probability of over 50 percent. They were solid defense teams," Foye said. "I thought to myself why Jeonbuk cannot do that. As we played today with a good defense system and deployed a lot of defenders in the last minute, Anyang did not have many chances. We not only took advantage of those strengths but also defended our crosses sufficiently, so we were able to play clean sheet," he said.

Jeonbuk's extreme defense in the match was not a common situation. "The first thing I want to say is, people check the results first. We only check who won. Of course, the results are important in professional baseball," Foye said. "As a result, I think it was the right decision because we won by focusing on defense. However, we need to improve our performance in some areas." 먹튀검증

Jeonbuk is scheduled to play Daejeon Hana in the seventh round away match at Daejeon World Cup Stadium at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Daejeon ranks first with four wins, one draw and one loss and 13 points this season. "We still have a lot of time. I will fully enjoy today's match and relax before thinking about the next match," Foyet said.