Hee-chan Hwang (27, Wolverhampton), who is continuing his career high this season, is receiving rave reviews for his outstanding performance. Local media, team legends, and even former Ballon d’Or legends are giving Hwang Hee-chan a warm round of applause.
According to local media such as Molineux News in England on the 9th (Korean time), Wolverhampton captain Maximilian Kilman (England) said in a local interview, “Channy (nickname for Hwang Hee-chan) is performing phenomenally this season. Even in games where he doesn’t score a goal, he still helps the team. “He is showing really great performance this season,” he praised.
Kilman said, “Coach Gary O’Neill gave Hwang Hee-chan confidence. Last season, he went back and forth between starting and replacing, but this season he took advantage of the opportunities he was given by consistently appearing in more games. He is showing much more confident play than before. “Not only is he creating opportunities on his own, but he also has good decision-making skills,” he said.
He continued, “When Hwang Hee-chan first came to England, it took time for him to adapt as he had to learn English. Fortunately for her, she has adapted really well to the team. She is polite and a good person. All of the achievements he is showing this season are ultimately due to his own efforts. “He fully deserves the praise,” he added.
Molineux News, which reported this news, also said, “As Kilman explained, he went back and forth as a starter last season, and there were times when he was not in good condition due to injuries. However, he performed fantastically this season, scoring 8 goals in the English Premier League (EPL) alone. He deserves all the praise,” he explained.
It’s not just the team captain and local media’s rave reviews. Previously, world-class striker and 2001 Ballon d’Or winner Michael Owen also joined the ranks of praise by directly mentioning Hwang Hee-chan. This is while explaining the goal scored by Hwang Hee-chan in the EPL match against Burnley on the 6th.
At that time, Hwang Hee-chan played full-time as a starter and scored the winning goal that led the team to a 1-0 victory. After receiving a pass during a counterattack in the 42nd minute of the first half, instead of shooting immediately, he slowed down the tempo slightly and broke down the center of the opponent’s defense. Afterwards, he shook the opponent’s net with an accurate shot. It was a scene where calmness and determination at the gate shone.
Owen also said in a local interview, “If Hwang Hee-chan had shot quickly, it would have been blocked by the defense. Slowing down the tempo slightly opened up shooting angles. Hwang Hee-chan always tries to shoot from the correct position and almost never misses it. He praised, “He took advantage of a decisive opportunity very well.” Soccer analyst Ashley Williams also agreed at the same time, saying, “It was a clever finish.”
Hwang Hee-chan is having a ‘historic season’ to the extent that local praise is pouring in. This season, he has appeared in 15 EPL games (12 as a starter) and has already scored 8 goals and 2 assists. Hwang Hee-chan not only scores the most points in the team but also holds the record for the most attack points. Including the League Cup, 9 goals, a double-digit score, are just around the corner.
Even though the season is not even half over, he is continuing his career high performance. The 8 league goals are the most goals in a season since entering the EPL in the 2021-22 season. His previous record was 5 goals in the 2021-22 season, but he has already surpassed this and is rewriting his own record in every game. With this momentum, it seems only a matter of time before he surpasses the 12 goals he scored in Salzburg (Austria) in the 2016-17 season and breaks the league record for most goals in his debut season.
In particular, it is more meaningful in that rather than scoring a goal in one game, he is consistently scoring throughout the season. In fact, Hwang Hee-chan scored all eight EPL goals in different games. Out of 15 league games, he scored more goals than he did not. Even the purity is high. Among his 8 goals, 2 are the winning goals, and 2 goals each are equalizers and first goals. This is the backdrop for not only the love of local fans but also a lot of applause from inside and outside the team, including legends and captains.
Hwang Hee-chan is also preparing to play in the 16th round of the EPL against Nottingham Forest at midnight on the 9th. The battlefield is Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium, the home stadium where Hwang Hee-chan scored six of his eight league goals this season.
Reporter Kim Myeong-seok clear@edaily.co.kr
2023-12-09 00:35:00
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