It was too powerful to devalue because it was a military team...Promotion → 3rd place in the 1st division, 'Jeong Jung-yong Magic' that shook the K-League
It was too powerful to devalue because it was a military team...Promotion → 3rd place in the 1st division, 'Jeong Jung-yong Magic' that shook the K-League
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Coach Chung Jung-yong's leadership transformed Gimcheon Sangmu into the core of the K League 1 sensation.
Gimcheon, led by head coach Chung, finished Hana Bank's K League 1 2024 by ranking third. It had 18 wins, nine draws and 11 losses from 38 matches, earning 63 points, one point behind second-ranked Gangwon FC (64 points). It was comfortably ahead of fourth-ranked FC Seoul (58 points).온라인바카라
This is the best record ever, including when he was based in Gwangju and Sangju. He has set a new record in four years since he ranked fourth in 2020.
Coach Chung won the title of Gimcheon, which had been wrecked in the middle of last year's season. Until Chung took the helm, Gimcheon remained in the mid-range and dispersed like grains of sand, but later rebounded to successfully win promotion to Direct. Rather than staying in the promotion, he showed strong performance in the top division, playing a role in restraining Ulsan HD's win. With Jeonbuk Hyundai collapsing, he stopped the trend of becoming a soloist with Gangwon FC. He was Ulsan's strongest running mate this year.
In general, military teams' performance tends to be devalued. The reason is that they select excellent players, but it is true that if you look at the Gimcheon squad this year, it is less weighty than in the past. Except for Lee Dong-kyung and Kim Bong-soo, there is no national team level. There were so many players who received military service benefits at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year that they did not receive many players with name value compared to other seasons. Considering that there are no foreign players and many resources are discharged during the season, the performance was better than expected. When it comes to the lineup, it is true that Seoul, Jeonbuk, and Daejeon are much stronger.
Chung made Gimcheon even stronger by scoring several points, including Lee Dong-kyung's free roll and Kim Bong-soo's aggressive management. He displayed overwhelming performance in the K-League 1 with 90-minute intervals and aggressive capability to advance heavily and create chances no matter which team he encounters.
Chung started his professional coaching career at E-Land in Seoul the following year after finishing second at the U-20 World Cup in 2019, but suffered trial and error. Above all, he failed to complete his promotion mission at E-Land in Seoul due to difficulties in forming players.
In Gimcheon, which does not directly select players, coach Chung won the game with just one football, and finally paid off. Just as Gwangju FC was promoted in 2022 and ranked third in the top division in 2023, Gimcheon also had the best period in the club's history with coach Chung.
Chung was nominated for the Best Director Award along with Ulsan coach Gampangon and Gangwon coach Yoon Jeong-hwan. The possibility of winning the award is hard to predict, but he had enough seasons to become a candidate. It was the season when "Jung Jung-yong Magic" hit the K League 1