Gangwon Gangwon head coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who was once called a “genius midfielder” during his playing days, has heaped praise on the club’s forward Yang Min-hyuk (18).
“I can only say that he is amazing,” Yoon said of the ‘2006-born supernova’ who scored the opening goal in the third minute of the first half after Gangwon ended the 15th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 with a 2-1 victory over Jeonbuk at Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon on Monday. It’s not easy to play 90 minutes in a row at his age. Looking back, I couldn’t do that at that age either,” he said.
“It’s not easy to hit a shot when you don’t have an angle, which is what he did today. It was a good shot.” ”Minhyuk cleverly catches the opponent and breaks through. It gave him confidence. That’s good to see, so he has the potential to improve. If he adapts to the professional game a little more and gains more strength, he will become a better player.”
Yang Min-hyuk opened the scoring in the third minute of the first half when he let a penetrating pass from Kim Dae-woo go untouched and then fired a right-footed shot into the top corner of the goal from a narrow angle.
“Daewoo’s pass was so good,” said Yang Min-hyuk. When the ball fell out, there was no angle, so I thought I had to kick it towards the keeper’s head, so I shot strongly,” he said, describing the goal.
“I didn’t see him play on my night, but I think he would have done as well as I did,” Yang Min-hyuk said with a wry smile when he heard Yoon’s praise.
“Even as a player, I think Coach Yoon must have been surprised and honored, and I feel very lucky to have him as my coach (for the same team). I’m even more honored that he believes in me,” he said.
“He always tells me to be bold, to be bold. If I make a mistake, he doesn’t say anything. He instills confidence in me.”
After taking an early lead through Yang Min-hyuk, Gangwon equalized through Lee Young-jae in the 23rd minute to end the first half tied 1-1. After Jeon Byung-kwan Jeon was sent off for accumulating cautions in the 16th minute of the second half, Gangwon took advantage of their numerical advantage and won 2-1 in the 32nd minute when Yago headed home a cross from Lee Ki-hyuk. It was their third consecutive win after Ulsan and Daegu to close the gap on the 스포츠토토 leaders. They are now fourth with 25 points, two points behind third-place Gimcheon (27).
Coach Yoon said, “It was difficult to play after two days off. We scored early and took a good lead. Our bodies were heavy, but the players’ will to play was good. It’s not easy to win a series like this. I would like to thank the players for their hard work,” he said, giving them the credit for the victory.
When asked about the key to beating Jeonbuk, who were expecting a change in coach, he cited “mental strength. “The Jeonbuk players were motivated. But they were too motivated and got sent off. That should have motivated our players. We played with a strong spirit,” he said.
“It’s the players’ consciousness. It doesn’t matter how much the manager or coach talks about it, if you don’t have it, you can’t concentrate. When the results are good, they 바카라사이트 are more positive and focused when they are winning. The players are also united and have a stronger ‘let’s do this’ mentality,” he said.
Yang Min-hyuk, who had set a goal of five offensive points for the season, added a goal on the day to increase his tally to six offensive points on four goals and two assists. “I surpassed my goal, so I’m not going to set another goal, but I’m going to try as hard as I can,” Yang said.
