Legend coach left due to team sluggishness. Now, the players have to prove their worth with their performance.
Jeonbuk Hyundai will play an away match against FC Seoul at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 2:00 pm on Friday the 5th.
This match is a must-win for Jeonbuk, which is off to a poor start this season. Prior to this game, head coach Kim Sang-sik left the team.
The previous day, the Jeonbuk club officially announced, “Director Kim Sang-sik conveyed his intention to resign for personal reasons, and the club accepted it.”
This marked the end of a 15-year long journey from player-coach-manager to Jeonbuk Hyundai uniform in 2009.
Coach Kim Sang-sik is a team legend who has shown the best performance ever since he joined Jeonbuk. After taking office as manager, he led the 2021 K League 1 championship, the 2022 FA Cup championship, and the Asian Football Confederation (ACL) semifinal advance.
However, this season, it stayed in 10th place with 3 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses and 10 points from 10 matches. As dissatisfaction erupted due to consecutive defeats, manager Kim Sang-shik resigned to take responsibility himself.ㅋㅋㅋ벳
Director Kim Sang-sik sent a handwritten letter right after the announcement of his resignation, saying, “I have a lot of seasons left, but I feel infinite responsibility as a manager for making the results now contrary to expectations. He apologized to the fans, saying,
“I resigned midway through the season without being able to finish the season. To our players, the front desk, and the fans who supported me, who believed in me and followed me. I am truly grateful and sorry
. ” From Jeonbuk’s point of view, the match against Seoul has to be played with multiple camps.
Now the players have to show off too. As the manager and team senior legend left, the players should also use this as an opportunity to awaken. It’s a tough trip to Seoul, but we have to show the strength of the club called Jeonbuk.
Team Jeonbuk always aiming for first place. At this point, the gap with the ‘old enemy’ Ulsan Hyundai (25 points) is a whopping 15 points. Attention is focusing on whether manager Kim Sang-shik’s voluntary resignation can serve as a signal to awaken Jeonbuk players.