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▲ Gwangju FC coach Lee Jeong-hyo is watching the away game against FC Seoul on the 17th. Provided by the Korea Professional Football League Ahead of the professional soccer K-League 1 match played at FC Seoul’s home on the 17th, Gwangju coach Lee Jeong-hyo said he watched the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL) game until late at night.
The match that coach Lee focused on is the EPL 5th round match between Manchester United (Man U) and Brighton & Hove Albion (Brighton) at 11 PM (Korean time) on the 16th. At the same time, Tottenham, where national soccer team captain Son Heung-min plays, played a league match against Sheffield United, but coach Lee chose to play against Manchester United and Brighton.
Brighton is a team that is causing a sensation in the EPL this season. After beating Luton Town 4-1 in the opening game, they won 4-1 against Wolverhampton, Hwang Hee-chan’s team, in the second round. In the third round, they faced West Ham and lost 1-3, but in the fourth round, thanks to Evan Ferguson’s hat trick, they defeated Newcastle 3-1.
And the 5th round, held at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s home stadium, was an important game that could be used to gauge how long Brighton’s upward trend can continue. ▲ Manchester United manager Eric Tenhag left wing in the home game against Brighton on the 16th. Giving instructions to Bruno Fernandez, who started as a starter, during the game. AP Yonhap News
Brighton ranks first in EPL with 15 goals
Even though Brighton was away, they did not give up and pushed their opponents from the beginning. Finally, in the 20th minute of the first half, Danny Welbeck scored his first goal against his former team, Manchester United. In the 8th minute of the second half, Pascal Gross calmly and neatly scored the second goal near the penalty box. The first goal was played on the right side, and the second goal was played on the left side.
Coach Roberto De Zerbi replaced Welbeck and Lallana with Joao Pedro and Ansu Fati in the 19th minute of the second half. As if the coach’s choice was right, Pedro struck the Manchester United net with a sensational shot 7 minutes after coming on as a substitute. Manchester United scored a consolation goal two minutes later, but it was not enough to turn the game around.
Brighton’s attack was simple. He launched an attack from the side and then crossed into the opponent’s goal. Rather than excessive individual dribbling from the side, he increased the attack speed with passes. Although it was an away game, Brighton was ahead in ball possession (56% to 44%), and had more shots (10 to 9) and effective shots (8 to 4).
Brighton is in 4th place in the league with 3 points from the game against Manchester United. Currently, they have scored 15 goals, which is better than first place Manchester City (14 goals). ▲ Brighton’s Pascal Gross (left) and Lallana are happy after winning 3-1 in the 5th round league away game against Manchester United. . Reuters Yonhap News When asked why Manchester United lost during a meeting with reporters ahead of the game against Seoul, coach Lee said, “To put it simply, coach Brighton knew how to do it, and (Man U) coach Eric Tenhag did not know how.” I answered.
When asked by reporters, ‘Seoul is like Manchester United and Brighton is like Gwangju,’ he responded, “Absolutely not.” There is still a long way to go. I felt it again while watching it yesterday. “There’s a long way to go,” she said, waving her hands.
As coach Lee said, Brighton and Gwangju cannot be viewed on the same level, but the rise of Gwangju, a ‘promoted team’, is scary. This season, Seoul won twice against Gwangju, but was caught by Gwangju on this day. Seoul, under acting coach Kim Jin-gyu, came out aggressively, aiming to score a large number of points, but was unable to break down Gwangju’s defense, which scored the first goal early in the game. ▲ Gwangju FC coach Lee Jeong-hyo raised his arms after winning the 30th round away game against FC Seoul on the 17th. I’m happy to open my eyes. Provided by Korea Professional Football League.
Coach Lee Jeong-hyo said, “The performance was better in Seoul.” When asked about the goal for the season, he said, “There is still a long way to go.”
Coach Lee, who said he “paid a lot of attention to even the smallest details” ahead of the game against Seoul, met with reporters again after the game and said, “I think Seoul will be a bit unfair in terms of performance. “Seoul’s performance was better, but I think our players spoke for themselves through the results,” he said cautiously.
He continued, “I think we gave Seoul a lot of chances, so we will improve that area through review,” and added, “I would like to praise the players who fulfilled their responsibilities in a difficult environment even though it was not their position.”
With the win on this day, Gwangju (48 points) solidified its third place following Ulsan Hyundai (62 points) and Pohang Steelers (56 points), but when asked about the goal for the season, Coach Lee said, “There is still a long way to go and we are still lacking a lot.” He showed humility, saying, “I will work harder with my players to fill in the gaps.”
Reporter Kim Heon-ju
2023-09-17 14:02:19
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