‘Crisis and Opportunity’ Club WC Ulsan Kim Pan -gonho, Gwangju and Korea Cup quarterfinals… Do you fight fatigue or experience?

(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kim Yong -il) It’s a crisis and an opportunity.

Ulsan HD, the only representative of the K -League in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, returned to Korea on the 28th with a regretful three losses. The Ulsan Squadron will take a break until the weekend and gather again in the clubhouse.

Ulsan, led by Kim Pan -gon, will play a 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup quarter -final match against Gwangju FC at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on the 2nd of next month.

Ulsan’s biggest goal this season is the K -League 1 4 consecutive losses. But the situation is green. This month, the Club World Cup participated in the first half of the schedule than other teams in the first half. In addition, other competing teams were gone during the Club World Cup.

To date, Ulsan recorded 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses (29 points), and the leading Jeonbuk Hyundai (45 points) and 16 victory points were 16. There are more than five games. The gap with Hana Citizen (35 points) is also 6 points. The reality is that it is not as easy as it is to digest half of the league’s schedule or pursuit.

Ulsan also expected to be in my heart in the Club World Cup, which had a big prize, but failed to hunt. Domestic competitions are more eager. If you want to see at least one championship cup, you can’t neglect the Korea Cup. In the last year’s Korea Cup final, he lost to Pohang Steelers and stuttered in the runner -up.

However, we must face the great enemy of ‘fatigue’. Gwangju War is a game that has been played five days after returning from the United States. It is time for time to get full condition after adaptation. In addition, Um Won -sang and signature, the key agents of the airborne, had left shoulders and thigh injuries at the Club World Cup, respectively. It is not known that it is not serious, but both will be tested for injuries after returning home. It is necessary to watch the Gwangju War.

The results of Ulsan’s Korea Cup quarter -finals are expected to affect the K -League 1 on the 12th Daegu FC (Home) and the 20th FC Seoul (Wonjeong). Kim Pan -gon also recognizes. He said, “It’s true that it’s hard to be physically difficult to play one game every four days in the heat of the Club World Cup.

On the other hand, there are also expected factors. The result was a pity, but it was a ‘experience’ that competed with the world’s strongest in the Club World Cup. There is room for a player who has more eyes to football and plays with a relaxed heart in Korea. Shortly after the tournament, Cho Hyun -woo said, “We played with a strong opponent, so our players will go back to Korea and make a better performance.”

If the players who have accumulated precious experiences as he will, the team will succeed in reversal and rebound in the second half. On the other hand, if you do not get the results due to poor performance, the red light can turn on. kyi0486@sportsseoul.com