Cho Hyun -woo’s team is sluggish, Lee Chang -geun is injured… K -League 1 Best 11 GK Summary

Cho Hyun -woo (34, Ulsan HD) has been reading in the K -League 1 Best 11 goalkeeper division. He made his name in the winners of this sector for eight consecutive years from 2017 to last year, and did not allow competitors to pursue.

This year, the atmosphere has changed. While the ‘defending champion’ Ulsan stalled seventh place, Cho Hyun -woo’s performance was not just before. As of the 20th, Cho Hyun -woo’s performance is 28 runs in 21 games. According to the soccer statistics ‘Beefro Eleven’, Cho Hyun -woo’s pre -defense rate is 69.2%, ranking 9th out of 13 goalkeepers who played more than 10 games. The rating was also 6.92, followed by Kim Dong -heon (Kim Cheon, currently Incheon United), Kim Dong -joon (Jeju SK · 7.04), Song Beom -geun (Jeonbuk Hyundai, 7.02), and Lee Chang -geun (Daejeon Hana Citizen, 6.93).

K -League 1’s strongest seats have been shaken from 2020 to last year. During this period, Cho Hyun -woo ranked first in both defense rates (74.5%) and rating (6.92). As he shakes, the wind of change is also blowing in the K -League 1 Best 11 goalkeeper category.

Initially, Cho Hyun -woo’s strong opposition was Lee Chang -geun. He has played a comparison to Cho Hyun -woo over the past two years, and he scored 28 runs in 25 games this year, with a high defense rate (75.2%, 2nd). However, on the 10th of this month, the hand hit the goal and suffered a fracture. The colon is inevitable for about three months.

As Lee Chang -geun left his seat, the award -winning competition became more intense. Among them, Song Bum -geun’s momentum has been paid to Korea for two years and returned to Korea this year. Song Bum -geun is adding a great strength in the leading runs of Jeonbuk with 20 runs in 26 games this year. The league is also the best in the league. Even though he won the championship of Jeonbuk from 2018 to 2020, he is determined to solve the regret that was pushed by Cho Hyun -woo.

Kim Dong -joon and Hwang In -jae are also considered to be a bottle. Kim Dong -joon is active at 28 runs in 23 games and 74.5%(3rd). For many years, the Jeju team had a five -year contract in September last year. Hwang In -jae also played 23 runs in 23 games and 73.3%(6th). In the second half of last year, he gave a place to Yoon Pyeong -guk, but he succeeded in regaining his gloves with a good performance this year.

Reporter Kwon Jae -min jmart220@donga.com