(BE. On -site) Ki Sung -yong who kept the fan after five runs… The dignity of ‘Daesan’ left in Steel Yard, who left

(Best Eleven = Pohang)
The atmosphere of Pohang Steelers was not good as the 1-5 defeat of Suwon FC and so greatly collapsed in the room. It was an atmosphere after the game, which was full of silence in the middle of the announcer’s announcement, which is famous for its elegant voice.
It was a pity that Ki Sung -yong recalled that the crowd of Pohang home fans after wearing Pohang uniforms. Currently, Pohang has been defeated by the K -League 1, including the defeat of the Suwon FC, and has been in a difficult situation in many ways, including two retired players in 12 runs. You have to do better when your fans’ interest is increasing, but it’s a pity that you can’t do it.
Perhaps it is a bit embarrassing for Ki Sung -yong. It is the most likely to be upset for Ki Sung -yong that there is a situation where the fans cannot laugh at the fullest after the game. However, Ki Sung -yong also showed his honor to home fans as a Pohang player after defeat.
It happened outside the steel yard, which has been over an hour since the game was over. The press conference of both teams was over, and even the winner, Suwon FC’s mix zone interview. In the situation where Pohang’s team left early, the fan zone where the Pohang Legend murals were painted were still gathered, but there was a reason. It was because of Ki Sung -yong.
Ki Sung -yong was willing to sign and signed for fans waiting to see him right after the game. The line was quite long, and as mentioned earlier, even though it was quite a while, Ki Sung -yong was responding to the fans with all his heart. The team bus also seemed to have been inevitably sent to colleagues for fans. So Ki Sung -yong left Steel Yard until the last fan finished.
An official from Pohang explained, “In fact, there were a lot of fans in Jeonbuk Hyundai and before debut, but at that time, I interacted with the fans so that I couldn’t even make a sign because of the other schedule.” At that time, I thought I could not approach the fans a little more and I couldn’t express my heart.
The most important thing for athletes is performance and victory. In fact, Pohang’s performance was not quite good on the day, and it was a natural reaction that I couldn’t even think about this fan service because I was angry at Ki Sung -yong, one of the team’s best. However, Ki Sung -yong smiled after the defeat and met with the fans. It is a place where you can relax as a “ big star ” and forget the appreciation for the fans.
This attitude of Ki Sung -yong is very pleased, nice and unusual in Pohang, where he enjoys the ‘Ki Sung -yong effect’. Perhaps this is more potential than the uniform revenue using a high name value. Even in difficult situations, the memories of fans who met a star who smiled and fulfilled their fan service remain forever. So the fan becomes the player, and the team of the team.
Written by Kim Tae -seok (ktsek77@soccerbest11.co.kr)
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