‘3 losses’ Ulsan failure is ‘poor foreign’… The K -League Policy should be made again → ‘hold = participation’ (SS Cincinnati site)

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(Sports Seoul | Cincinnati = Kim Yong -il) Ulsan HD’s Club World Cup Challenge eventually resulted in a bitter ‘three -game defeat’.

Ulsan, led by Kim Pan-gon, lost 0-1 in the final match of Borussia Dortmund (Germany) and the 2025 International Football Federation (FIFA) Club World Cup Group F at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on the 26th. The gatekeeper Cho Hyun -woo has performed a super -save several times, but the defender’s mistake was lost. Ulsan, who was previously in Mamelody Sundo (South Africa, 0-1 loss) and Fluminensi (Brazil, 2-4 losses), finished the competition with the only point in Group F.

Kim prepared a three -back tactic ahead of the Club World Cup, which is a world -class Kangho, and implemented it in practice. However, due to the slow defenders such as Troyak, the opponent’s striker’s response to the back space was slow, and the scenes were frequent due to the mistake of the rear buildup. Even in the process of attacking, it was not effective except for counterattack using Um Won -sang (1 goal and 1 assist), which was good at speed. There was no replacement in the Dortmund in the shoulder injury. The other form of Plan B was unfortunate.

Ulsan’s biggest failure factor is the sluggishness of foreign players who account for a large proportion of power. Eric, who played in the Brazilian 1st League until last year and embraced it as ‘Club World Cup’, scored only without this performance. Rubikson, who has a airborne talent, has lost destructive power in front of a world -class defender. Lakaba, who has joined the Venezuela national team, showed less than a level of performance. Brazilian striker James, who had been judged for ‘power’, did not play a match. ‘The Nuclear’ of the midfield, Boyanich, played the best performance, including the penetration pass for Um Won -sang in the fluminene cast, but compared to the form in the K -League 1.

It is a predicted situation. Already, the K -League Club, including Ulsan, is also struggling with foreign competitiveness in Asian stages such as the Asian Football Federation Champions League Elite. In addition to the Middle East Club with ‘Oil Money’, the Southeast Asian big club, such as Takjim (Malaysia) and Buriram United (Thailand), is shaking the K -League Club and K -League Club with a completely different investment from the K -League. There is a concern that the K -League, which has a number of limitations regarding the foreign quota, can lose its international competitiveness and become a ‘frog in a well’.

Following the ACLE, there is a view that the K -League must solve the limit of foreigners in order to secure international competitiveness through the Club World Cup. The club can be autonomously run foreigners and secure competitiveness, and it is possible to re -embrace the Asian club football hegemony where the ‘Middle East’ is located, and does not repeat the failure in the Club World Cup.

It is a correct claim. However, a step -by -step approach is required because the league industry structure and culture are different. It is a prerequisite for the existing foreign restrictions and restrictions (K -League 1 6 registration) and then decide on effectiveness. It is also considered to be considered to reduce the probability of recruiting failure, such as the reorganization of the scout system. In addition, it is necessary to clarify the autonomy of foreigners, but also clarify the penalty regulations on the violation of the market order.

Kim Pan -gon, who has been insisting to abolish the foreign quota for a long time, said, “The Club World Cup is only competing only in Saudi Arabia. Ulsan captain Kim Young -kwon also said, “Saudi and others will bring good players with a lot of investment, and the K -League will also have to be prepared in that area.” kyi0486@sportsseoul.com