'Strong defense + center' → 'The rental effect that immediately exploded' Seongnam, the choice of 'Genius' who led the unbeaten... heralding a reversal that will shake up the promotion war
'Strong defense + center' → 'The rental effect that immediately exploded' Seongnam, the choice of 'Genius' who led the unbeaten... heralding a reversal that will shake up the promotion war
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Seongnam's unbeaten streak is alarming. Seongnam is poised to emerge as a hero of a reversal that will wreak havoc in its promotion to the top tier of this season. Seongnam defeated Gyeongnam FC 1-0 in the seventh round of the "Hana Bank Krie2 2025" held at Changwon Football Center on Wednesday. Seongnam has had no loss in seven consecutive matches since the season's opening, with four wins and three draws. Seongnam is the only team that has not lost in both the K League 1 and the K League 2 this season. It was the lowest ranking in the K League 2 last season. After seven matches, the team has almost secured five wins in the previous season.
Seongnam has successfully improved its constitution. Coach Jeon Kyung-joon, who joined Seongnam in September last year, began to draw attention in earnest from this season. The biggest change for Seongnam under Jeon is its defense and midfield. He emphasized teamwork rather than relying on some players. Having displayed outstanding accurate analysis and tactics suitable for his nickname "genius" since his time in South Jeolla Province, Jeon focused on building a solid team. His performance started to be shown little by little from the opening game. He has stably built up defense centering on four backs including Benicio, Kim Ju-won, Kang Ju-bin, Jeong Seung-yong and Shin Jae-won. Midfielders including Samuel, Park Soo-bin and Park Ji-won also actively participated in defense and helped him. As the defense and the midfield remained steady, the team also showed performance in offense and improved both scoring and losing points. Seongnam, which had 34 points-66 goals last season, has not given up an average of a single goal per game with eight points-three goals in seven games this season.
The choice of loan also stood out. Jeon has been wanting to reinforce his offense since the beginning of the season. Before the end of the winter transfer window, he had Kim on loan at Pohang. Kim is known to have been a long-cherished player for Jeon. There are only three matches yet, but the effect of the loan is already bursting. Kim, who has shown outstanding performances in the side, has already scored two goals in three matches since joining Seongnam, helping his team win no loss.
Even for Seongnam, who is undefeated, its future schedule will be a challenging march. In the four consecutive games that will start from Wednesday, the team will face four teams that are at the top of this season in succession. A schedule with Bucheon FC (Home), Suwon Samsung (Wonjeong), Seoul E-Land (Home) and Jeonnam Dragons (Wonjeong) is the most burdensome to any of the K League 2 teams. However, it could be an opportunity. If Seongnam can achieve better-than-expected results in the schedule, it is not unreasonable to raise expectations on Seongnam's performance this season. It is a factor to expect that the team has already displayed potential against strong teams. The experience of catching Incheon, a strong favorite, 2-1 in the last three rounds can be a boost to the four consecutive games. 메이저사이트
Seongnam's unbeaten record has clear reasons. If Seongnam's "Genius-style" soccer can be seen higher with wings, the promotion war this season could be even fiercer.
Reporter Lee Hyunsuk, digh1229@sportschosun.com