In the first game of the 2023 professional soccer K League 1, which opens on the 25th, Ulsan Hyundai, the champion team last year, and Jeonbuk Hyundai, the runner-up team, face each other.
However, recently, the atmosphere between the two teams has deteriorated to the point that they should be regarded as enemies beyond rivals. This is because in the transfer market, harsh words were exchanged when Amano Jun, who was from Ulsan, moved to Jeonbuk.
Hong Myung-bo, coach of Ulsan, criticized Amano’s transfer as “the worst Japanese player I’ve ever met”, saying, “I transferred after seeing the money that was said to be unimportant. In response, Amano refuted that he felt that Ulsan was not sincere in extending the contract, and eventually chose Jeonbuk, which had been offered seriously first. In response, the Ulsan club refuted Amano’s words. The battle of words is over, but as the sediment of the two teams remains, a hotter game is expected than ever.
The match between Jeju United and Suwon FC on the opening day also draws attention. This is because ‘genius midfielder’ Yoon Bit-garam moved from Jeju to Suwon FC, and rumors of a disagreement with Jeju coach Nam Ki-il were revealed. Yun Bit-garam returned to Jeju last season after 3 years. However, he only had 3 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances.토토사이트
Some saw that it was difficult for Yoon Bit-garam to play an active role as the opportunity to participate decreased as he had a disagreement with Nam coach. And after the transfer, the discord rumors turned out to be true to some extent.
At the K-League Media Camp event held in Seogwipo, Jeju on the 7th, coach Nam said, “I personally feel sorry for not being able to send a lot to the game. The fact that we did not agree with each other was a communication problem that we do not want to repeat in the future.”
However, Yoon Bit-garam, who transferred to Suwon FC, said, “The coach said he was sorry, but I feel regretful why he couldn’t do that at that time.” He expressed his regretful feelings.
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