MF defensive success! Lee Yoo-hyun

Gangwon FC is a team that works. When they try to change positions, they succeed, and their performances and results are coming through. Midfielder Lee Yoo-hyun dreams of winning the K League 1 title with Gangwon. 

Gangwon defeated Jeju United 4-0 in the 24th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Gangneung Sports Complex at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. With the win, Gangwon moved up to third place. Jeju suffered its fourth consecutive away loss. 10,710 fans attended the match.

Lee Yoo-hyun started in the center midfield again, but his main position is right back. When he played for the Jeonnam Dragons and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, he was constantly on the right side of the defense, and the same was true for Gimcheon Commerce. He has also played as a left back depending on the situation, but he has rarely played in the midfield. Even after his loan to Gangwon, Lee started playing as a fullback, but when there were more injuries in the midfield, he started playing in the center.

Coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who had success with Hwang Mungi-Ki and Lee Ki-hyuk by switching their positions, also utilized Lee Yoo-hyun in the midfield. He was 토토사이트 stable regardless of who he played with, and showed great mobility and defensive support with his energy and stamina. On this day, he teamed up with Kim Dong-hyun, who was making his comeback after moving to Gimcheon, and they played so well that it felt like a midfield combination that had been playing together for a long time.

“I'm so happy we won 4-0,” said Lee in the mix zone. I'm personally very proud. I saw the midfield, and the coach taught me to understand my role well. I have no problem digesting it,” he said.

“We have good chemistry among the players. We communicate a lot and hang out together, so we have a good synergy. (Kim) Dong-hyun was a player I knew well, so I was comfortable with him. His reading ability and experience as a midfielder helped me. That was key today.”

“I don't know what coach Yoon Jung-hwan saw in me and asked me to play midfield. We had a meeting during training and he asked me if I wanted to play midfield. I said yes, so I trained in the midfield and played a game, and I think he liked it. I'm used to it now, I know the tactical stuff, and I don't have a problem with it because they told me. I owe a lot to my teammates,” he said.

The goal was to win the title. “The whole team is playing the season with the goal of winning the championship,” said Lee. We want to play well in the remaining nine games and play as many games as possible in the final round to win the title,” he said.