The favorite to win...I need a shot, after all
The favorite to win...I need a shot, after all
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Ulsan HD and FC Seoul were classified as strong contenders for the K League 1 at the starting line of the 2025 season. Ulsan focused on its record of winning four consecutive league titles, while Seoul received high marks for its effectiveness in strengthening its capacity by recruiting a large number of league-class players.
However, both teams lacked one shot in the opening round, and ended up starting on shaky ground as they collapsed at the same time. They agonized side by side at the forefront of their Achilles tendon, which was left incomplete.
Ulsan lost to the promotion team FC Anyang 0-1. Seoul lost to Jeju SK 0-2. The end of the window was too dull.
Ulsan has been agonizing over a "solver" since the end of last season, when it won three consecutive league titles. Martin Adam, who was pushed back from the main competition during the season, transferred, and the frontline offensive line leading to Joo Min-gyu, Yago and Kim Ji-hyun failed to give trust to Kim Pan-gon.
Ultimately, Ulsan has decided to change its position in the winter transfer market ahead of this season. Korean national striker Joo Min-kyu has left for the Daejeon Hana Citizen with a height of 1 meter 93. Heo Yul, who was born in 2001 with Gwangju FC, is expected to become a next-generation big striker as he has the right to provide, technique and speed to play.
Heo Yul, who started the game against Anyang, fell short of expectations, however. He ran hard, but failed to display impressive performance in three shooting opportunities. Overall, his support for the team was poor. His replacement card for Yago in the second half was not good either. Out of 15 team shots, only three were effective.
Yago also failed to display stellar performance when he lost 1-2 to the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage Buriram United (Thailand) in the 2024-2025 season. As a Daejeon player, he scored two goals as soon as the season opened, which would make sense to him.
At the opening media day of the season, coach Kim Pan-gon openly expressed his ambition and ambition to recruit foreign strikers to achieve a good season. After the defeat against Anyang, however, he expressed discomfort, saying, "I will not respond."
Seoul, which has left the club, has also been agonizing over the absence of a front-line striker after starting the season. In the match against Jeju Island, Cho Young-wook was the front-line striker. Cho showed consistent scoring ability with all-weather attack resources, but showed a little lackluster performance in the last season when he returned from Sangmu. On the same day, Cho Young-wook, Jesse Lingard, a former English Premier League star, and Moon Seon-min, a transfer player, failed to penetrate Jeju's defense.
Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong regretted the absence of a striker who could take advantage of the chance.
Ulsan and Seoul have left the door open for the transfer window. They are leaving the frontline strikers as the last "puzzle" to beef up their capabilities. 스포츠토토
Jeonbuk Hyundai, which defeated Gimcheon Sangmu in the opening match, also had to deal with its newly recruited tall striker Kompanyo. Kompanyo scored two goals against Port FC (Thailand, 4-0 win) in the AFC Champions League 2 (ALC2) held during the week, but was blocked by the opponent team in the opening match on the day. "Kim Chun seems to have analyzed Kompanyo a lot. I will train and find out how to make a breakthrough," Jeonbuk coach Gus Foye said.