Jeonbuk Hyundai and FC Seoul will play a game for the third place.
Jeonbuk and Seoul will play the 21st round of the “Hana One Q K League 1 2023” at Jeonju World Cup Stadium at 19:30 p.m. on the 8th. Jeonbuk is in fifth place with 30 points, and Seoul is in third place with 33 points.
Jeonbuk, which started the coach system of Dan Petrescu, has begun to show its true strength as a strong team. Jeonbuk, which beat 메이저놀이터추천 Gwangju 4-0 in the Hana One-Q FA Cup and avenged its 0-2 defeat, won two consecutive games by catching 2-0 from home to Jeju United. It was also a good thing for Jeonbuk that it was a clean sheet for two consecutive games.
Now Jeonbuk is in third place. Jeonbuk will be in third place if they win this game. Expectations are high as the Petrescu system is taking place and has shown a strong side against Seoul. Jeonbuk has never lost the league against Seoul since 2017. The opponent’s record is overwhelming with 13 wins and 5 draws. If it rises to third place, Jeonbuk can also pull the reins in the pursuit of the second-place Pohang Steelers.
Attention is also focusing on whether the match against Seoul will be a farewell match for national striker Cho Kyu-sung in Jeonbuk. Currently, Jeonbuk is negotiating with Mitwillan, an emerging Danish powerhouse, for Cho Kyu-sung’s entry into Europe. It is known that an agreement has already been concluded between clubs on the amount of transfer fees.
Cho Kyu-sung is in private negotiations with Mitwillan. An official from the K League transfer market said in a phone call with “Interfootball” on the 6th, “Cho Kyu-sung is joining Mitwillan, Denmark.” The transfer fee was discussed to some extent between the clubs. The individual negotiations still have to be completed, he said. A Jeonbuk official also said, “We are talking about the transfer.”
Seoul also has a different perspective, but there are many concerns about the striker position. Hwang Ui-jo lost a solid troubleshooter as he returned to Nottingham Forest. There are Ilyuchenko and Dongjin Park, but it is hard to expect as much weight as Hwang Ui-jo. In the match against Daejeon Hana Citizen, which was the first game played without Hwang Ui-jo, Seoul showed problems in goal determination, raising concerns.
The recent fluctuating atmosphere of the team is also worrisome. Seoul has been shaky since losing 2-3 to Ulsan Hyundai. He has two wins, four draws and one loss in the last seven games. Jeju United, Daegu FC, Incheon United, and Daejeon, which are ranked lower than Seoul, have failed to firmly overcome, jeopardizing their third place position. The fact that no game has scored more than two goals since the match against Ulsan also represents Seoul’s recent disappointing atmosphere.