Suwon Realizes No Attacks by Recruiting 'K League 1' Strikers
Suwon Realizes No Attacks by Recruiting 'K League 1' Strikers
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Suwon Samsung of the K-League 2 announced Thursday and Thursday that it will recruit Kim Ji-hyun (29) and Lee Il-chenko (35). Both players had played in the K-League 1 until last season.
Suwon ranked sixth in the league last season, failing to reach the threshold of the playoff spot where it had a chance to advance to the team. One of the main reasons was its lack of offense. Suwon ranked seventh in scoring (46 goals) among the 13 K League teams last season. Despite scoring the fewest goals (35 goals) in the league, the team lacked strikers to capitalize on critical chances.
Suwon, which marks its 30th anniversary, is a striker from the K League 1 and is trying to erase its weaknesses. Kim Ji-hyun was the winner of the 2019 Young Player Award. When he was with Gangwon FC, he scored double-digit points and became the hero of the Young Player Award, which is like the Rookie of the Year. Since then, he has contributed to the team's consecutive wins by wearing Ulsan HD uniforms.
What attracts attention is the addition of Ilyuchenko. Ilyuchenko is a Russian striker who joined the K-League as a member of the Pohang Steelers since 2019. He has 71 goals and 18 assists in 171 games, while playing for prestigious pro teams including Pohang, Jeonbuk Hyundai, and FC Seoul in the K-League 1. Notably, he had 14 goals and five assists as a member of the Seoul FC last season. Ilyuchenko was the second highest scorer in the league. He can expect to score more points in the second division, which is lower than the K-League 1.
A different story has also been made in which the rival team, Seoul-born Ilyuchenko, will wear the Suwon uniform. If Ilyuchenko leads Suwon's promotion this year, he may imagine the "Ilyuchenko Derby" with Seoul next year.
Suwon has convened a meeting since early December last year and is attempting to dispel its regret to stay in the K League 2. "If we had two more wins, we would have been able to compete with the top spot," Suwon manager Byun Sung-hwan once said. "That's why we are preparing for the season faster than others, not through recovery and finishing training." 메이저놀이터 In addition to strikers Kim Ji-hyun and Lee Il-Chenko, a large number of K-League 1 players have been recruited, including defenders Kwon Wan-kyu (former Seoul) and Chung Dong-yoon (former Incheon United), to beef up their squads. Suwon plans to leave for Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday for training.