Kim Ki -dong (53), who is playing a second season in the professional football K -League 1 FC Seoul, heard from fans as ‘Naga’.
Seoul is the fifth place in the league as of the 18th (9 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses and 37 points). Although he was selected as the winning candidate before the season, he is currently competing in the mid -range competition.
Recently, Seoul has not been able to hit a big win by winning and losing. It is a defense that caught ankle. Seoul scored 11 runs (8 points) in five recent league games. In the early stages of the season, he competed with a strong defense, even though he had a strong defense, but now the defense is shaking.
The fans’ anger broke out was the 26th round of the Hana Bank K -League 1 2025 with Kimcheon Sangmu held at the Gimcheon Stadium on the 17th. Seoul defeated 2-6. Seoul’s six runs in the league single match for the first time since 2020. In addition, the undefeated record (5 wins and 4 draws), which has been continued since 2022, was broken in 1260 days. The fans shouted ‘Kim Ki -dong Naga’ and expressed anger.
He has not been able to fill the gap of the defenders who have escaped during the season. Initially, Kim Ki-dong chose a fixed bag 4, which leads to Kim Jin-soo-Kim Joo-sung (Sanfreshe Hiroshima, Japan), Yajan-Choi Joon. However, during the summer transfer market, Kim Joo -sung was separated. In the same position, Park Sung -hoon still has little experience in the first group, and Lee has emptied his seat due to injury. Veteran defender Jung Tae -wook has been placed here, but he has not seen a big effect.
Fans’ trust toward Kim Ki -dong, who is considered a master, is shaken. Earlier, Kim led the team to Final A in five years last season and finally ranked fourth. As a result, the 2025-26 season’s AFC Champions Champions League Elite (ACLE) was also available.
However, this year, even though the transfer market has been recruited, the results are not noticeable. He’s just 9 wins in the league’s first 26 games. In both scores and runs, they are also somewhat ordinary, seventh and fifth, respectively. Kim Ki -dong’s second -year league record is similar to Ahn’s record (10 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses), who took the baton two years ago. At that time, Ahn resigned with responsibility for sluggish grades.
During the season, Kim Ki -dong said, “We are not a candidate for the championship.” “I think the ups and downs have been significantly reduced than before. If the score is not improved, I will be able to rank in the remaining game.” Now it is necessary to defend again.
Reporter Kim Woo -joong