Ulsan sent by Joo Min-gyu, the last piece is a striker..."The culmination of a young blood transfusion"

Ulsan sent by Joo Min-gyu, the last piece is a striker..."The culmination of a young blood transfusion"

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Kim Pan-gon, head coach of Ulsan HD in professional soccer, picked striker as the last piece for the K League 1's fourth consecutive victory. "We recruited young and energetic players while keeping the old age," he said, "If the striker position is not resolved, we will face difficulties."

"I will not only achieve four consecutive league defeats this year, but also the Korea Cup that I missed in the final," Kim said in a media day before the opening of the 2025 K League 1 at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Saturday. "I will accumulate a lot of points in the first half of this year and shake off the sluggishness of this season's Asian Champions League next season," he said. "I will also participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in June on behalf of Korea. I will make a performance that can give pride to my fans."

He also expressed satisfaction with the players he recruited in the winter transfer market. Kim, who took the helm in the middle of last season, has transfused a large number of young blood in his 20s including Heo Yul (24), Seo Myeong-gwan (23), Lee Jin-hyeon (28), Lee Hee-gyun (27), Lee Jae-ik (26), Yoon Jong-kyu (27), and Kang Sang-woo (32). "We have high expectations that Myung-gwan and Hee-gyun will be in good condition during the training camp. Notably, Myeong-gwan will play a good role this year," said Kim.

Veteran players including Joo Min-gyu (35) and Lim Jong-eun (35) of the Daejeon Hana Citizen, Kim Ki-hee (36) of the Seattle Mariners, and Lee Myung-jae (32) of the Birmingham City have left the team. Ulsan has taken a major change in response to criticism that poor ACL players are influenced by the aging of its players. "I kept key resources among the seasoned players. Now I can maintain stable power and add more excitement. I will dominate and control the game through harmony between the old and the new," Kim said. "Now I just have to shoot the peak of the fire dragon."

The position that he said needs to be strengthened is the frontline striker. Ulsan struggled last year when its flagship striker Joo Min-gyu was silent for more than three months. The foreign striker Yago Carielo, who was recruited in the summer transfer market, also failed to show as destructive power as he did when he was with Gangwon FC. He brought in a tall striker Heo Yul from Gwangju FC, but he feels sorry for his weight. 먹튀검증

In response, Ulsan is looking for a foreign striker. "We expect the club to recruit a good striker so that we don't hear that the squad looks good," Kim stressed.