"K League 2 is a swamp... Everyone has a plan, until they get punished." What the coaches say ahead of the opening
"K League 2 is a swamp... Everyone has a plan, until they get punished." What the coaches say ahead of the opening
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With the opening of the K League 2 in the 2025 season just two days away, coaches and players from 14 clubs boasted their talk, while they did not forget to check their opponents.
The Korea Professional Football Federation held the opening media of "Hana Bank K League 2 2025" at Nuri Dream Square in Seoul on the 19th.
The event was attended by Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan and Lee Myung-joo, Chungnam Asan coach Bae Sung-jae and Park Se-jik, Seoul E-Land coach Kim Do-kyun and Kim Oh-kyu, Jeonnam coach Kim Hyun-seok and Kim Kyung-jae, Busan coach Cho Sung-hwan and Jang Ho-ik, Suwon Samsung coach Sung-hwan and Yang Hyung-mo, Gimpo coach Ko Jung-woon and Choi Jae-hoon, Bucheon coach Lee Young-min and Han Ji-ho, Cheonan coach Kim Tae-wan and Lee Woong-hee, Chungcheongbuk-do manager Kwon Oh-kyu and Kim Byung-oh, Ansan manager Lee Kwan-woo and Lee Seung-bin, Gyeongnam coach Lee Eul-yong and Park Won-jae, Seongnam Jeon Kyung-joon and Kim Joong-won, Hwaseong Cha Du-ri and Woo Je-wook.
This season's K League 2 will feature 14 teams, including Incheon, which was demoted from K League 1 last year, and "newcomer" Hwaseong, which brought coach Yoon Jung-hwan and new foreign players.
Coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who took the helm of Incheon after winning the K League 1 Gangwon FC's runner-up prize last year, said, "I think we should go to the top spot (of the league)," adding, "It's my first time in the second division, and it's going to be hard, but I think I'll go well if I bump into it and realize (the parts that need to be corrected) quickly."
Other team coaches also agreed that Incheon is the most likely candidate for promotion, but warned that it will never be easy.
Coach Kim Do-kyun said, "It will probably be difficult to lead the game," adding, "I think we will experience K League 2, which is not a lot."
Coach Bae Sung-jae also said, "I think Incheon has prepared a lot for promotion," but added, "K League 2 is 'swamp football.'
Coach Kim Hyun-seok, who moved to Jeollanam-do after leading Chungnam Asan, aimed for a gap, saying, "We will go up while other teams bite and tear each other."
Suwon Samsung manager Byun Sung-hwan, who came down to the K League 2 last season and sought direct promotion, said, "As it is the 30th anniversary of the foundation this year, I will give a good gift (promotion) to the fans at the end."
"We should have said that we would bring down Incheon, not us," Byun said to coach Lee Kwan-woo, who attempted provocation. "Everyone has a good plan. Until we are punished."
Coach Cho Sung-hwan, who led Busan after resigning from the Incheon head coach last year, said, "It's really difficult after I've been through K League 2," and predicted, "I think a team that doesn't make mistakes can head to promotion."
"I don't think Gyeongnam and Seongnam (which were sluggish last year) will be at the bottom again this year. No one can easily predict it until the middle of the season," coach Lee Young-min said.
Coach Lee Eul-yong of South Gyeongsang Province and Cha Du-ri of Hwaseong, who will lead a professional team for the first time this year, said, "Coach is a stressful job. You have to take good care of your health," and advised him to "push forward his own philosophy without being swayed by external influences."
Coach Kim Tae-wan also said, "You can lead the team as you think and as you've been doing."
"If we laid the foundation for our team by last year, we will try to promote our team this year. We will play soccer every game and have fun," coach Kwon Oh-kyu said.
Coach Lee Kwan-woo also said, "Our team's players have changed by about 95%, so we will make it the first team that can advance to the playoffs."
Coach Lee Eul-yong said, "As much as I've been appointed, I'll only play forward to reach a higher level than last year," while Cha Du-ri said, "Everyone is saying 'promotion' but we're not yet. However, I will play a game where fans keep visiting the stadium with fun soccer." 바카라
Meanwhile, K League 2 will open the 2025 season starting with the official opening match between Incheon and Gyeongnam at 2 p.m. on the 22nd.