It's already 3rd place...Foyeho Jeonbuk, who has adapted to the K-League, will wake up
It's already 3rd place...Foyeho Jeonbuk, who has adapted to the K-League, will wake up
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Jeonbuk Hyundai in the K-League 1 has already jumped to third place. It seems that the soccer of Gus Foyet (Uruguai), who has finished adapting to the league, has been on the rise as it has gradually shown its color.
Jeonbuk ranks third among the 12 teams with four wins, three draws and two losses (15 points) in the K League 1 as of the 21st.
Although the ranking table fluctuates every weekend due to the tight gap between the top-ranked points, Jeonbuk's leap to the top is meaningful. Excluding the rankings of the first and second rounds immediately after the opening, it is the first time in about 20 months that Jeonbuk has risen to third place in the league since August 26, 2023.
Jeonbuk, a "famous family" who had a hard time last season, took the helm of "EPL-turned-head coach" Foye this season, seeking to restore its reputation and dignity.
Despite this, it was not easy in the beginning. Jeonbuk had a scoreless loss in both the third round match against Ulsan HD and the fourth round against Gangwon FC. During the period, it lost to Sydney (Australia) in both the first and second rounds in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League (ALC2) held during the week, and ended up in a four-game losing streak in official matches.
Jeonbuk under the Foyet system seemed to be shaken greatly due to the addition of the 2-2 draw against the Pohang Steelers in the fifth round, but the rebound began after that.
◇ Victory over Anyang in the 6th round is an inflection point...4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games
Jeonbuk scored the first goal in the match against FC Anyang in the sixth round and then played an extreme defense in which six defenders locked it at the end of the second half. The opposing coach said, "I didn't know Jeonbuk would defend this much," but anyway, it took the victory and escaped from the swamp of winless victory.
It was an inflection point that he somehow managed to get results with his practical use. Since then, Jeonbuk has recovered from the pressure of no wins, and it was around this time that Foye, who took a breather, has completed his adaptation to the K-League.
After winning the match against Anyang, Jeonbuk has four wins and one draw in five matches, including the match against Ansan Greeners in the third round of the Korea Cup. These include a game that beat the first-runner Daejeon Hana Citizen 2-0 and a 1-1 draw against Jeju SK that tied the game with Compagno's dramatic goal at the end of the second half.
Jeonbuk has elevated multiplayer Park Jin-seop from center back to defensive midfielder, making efforts to protect its four-back structure. This represents Foye's "sili" for the coach, who wanted a solid rear.
However, he is not just trying to keep his promise. He has accelerated his offense by making quick turnovers and deployments by banking on his second-term team Kang Sang-yoon and Kim Jin-kyu. Key striker Compagno got up after shaking off his injury at the beginning of the season, and Jeon Jin-woo's personal tactics have also revived, with his confidence rising with seven goals in the last seven games.
◇ Coach Foye, who has adapted to the K-League, is on the rise in the team's mood
In the end, the change in the position of key players and the strengths of the strikers mean that coach Foyet has now finished identifying the team and analyzing its strengths and weaknesses.
In the beginning, he went through trial and error, but now the entire team is creating synergy as he makes appropriate changes as he analyzes and it leads to results.
It is a message that Foye, who used to play in the Premier League, also sees a change in his view of the K-League. "Coach Foye seems to have felt that every game is important because it is not an easy stage as he has experienced the K-League for a few months, and because the teams have a similar history. That's why we work harder to analyze our power and try to win every game," a Jeonbuk official said.
Players also have high confidence in Foye. "Players' trust in the coaching staff seems to be stronger than ever," a club official said. "Not only Foye, but also the entire coaching staff, including coach Mauricio Darigo and physical coach Panayotis, are trusted and followed." 메이저놀이터
Jeonbuk, which was always considered a favorite in the squad composition, had the biggest issue of how to rebound the trend that had been down due to last season's sluggishness, but now it is gradually regaining its original form in line with the time when coach Foyet has completed his adaptation.
If Jeonbuk, which has a strong basic power, forgets its defeat and rises to the top of the K-League, it is only a matter of time before the game changes.