FC Seoul, which brought in coach Kim Ki-dong from Pohang Steelers in K-League 1, is accelerating its team reorganization.
On the 20th, FC Seoul completely recruited striker Willian (Brazil), who was on loan, and then parted ways with defender Osmar (Spain), who had played for the team for 9 years, on the 21st.
Willian, who brought creativity to the team during a crisis and scored a great goal, remained, while Osmar, who was evaluated as losing speed as he got older, left, which is in line with Coach Kim's inauguration.
Coach Kim gave an evaluation of the existing Seoul offense and defense in his inauguration interview with the club on the 14th. He said, “I think the offense and defense are not perfect in terms of player composition. “I think his defense was weak compared to his offense,” he said, adding, “I hope he will bring good results if only those areas are improved.”
Accordingly, Coach Kim and the club are expected to focus on reorganizing the defense team.
Central defender Lee Han-beom transferred to Denmark's Midtjylland midway through last season, and right fullback Park Soo-il enlisted and went to Gimcheon Sangmu. Meanwhile, Osmar, who played central defense, left the team. Accordingly, FC Seoul is known to be working to recruit defenders from other clubs.
There is a possibility that there will be changes in the midfield as well. Ki Sung-yueng, who is currently staying in Europe and working on his own, is considering whether to retire from active duty. It is reported that he is also discussing whether to renew his contract with Palosevic, who played in midfield last season.
The offensive line received a breather as Cho Young-wook, the leading player who won the soccer gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, joined under military service benefits. Here, Kang Seong-jin, who played in the '2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup', scored two goals in the final game of the league and predicted his performance next year.
The existing offensive line, including Na Sang-ho, Ji Dong-won, Ilyuchenko, Kim Shin-jin, and Han Seung-gyu, are also waiting for Coach Kim's intervention.
Attention is being paid to what kind of picture Coach Kim will draw for his new team after joining FC Seoul, which can spend more money on player recruitment and team management compared to Pohang. FC Seoul plans to train in Hua Hin, Thailand for about 20 days starting January 9th next year and then play practice games with Japanese J-League teams for about two weeks in Kagoshima, Japan starting February 4th. 카지노사이트존