Defending champion is falling … Where is the winning mental of Ulsan HD?
(MHN Choi Jun -seo intern reporter) Ulsan is not winning the lowest Daegu and continues a bad flow.
Ulsan HD scored 2-2 with Daegu FC in the 21st round of Hana Bank’s K-League 1 2025 at the Ulsan Munsu Soccer Stadium on July 12 at 7 pm. Ulsan, which only scores one victory, is currently ranked 6th in the league.
Ulsan has disappeared this year. Ulsan, who won the championship last season and achieved three consecutive league titles, seems to be hard to see this season. Ulsan is ranked 6th with more than half of the league. Although the second place is five points and a lesser than a league game, the high -ranking leap is not easy.
Winning mentality that disappeared
Looking back at the days of Ulsan’s winning, there was a situation that made the game compete and made the game win. He also scored a strong victory in the match between rival match Pohang Steelers and Jeonbuk Hyundai.
But this year, these results are not being made. Ulsan, who lost 0-1 to FC Anyang in the league opening, was on the rise with three consecutive wins from the second round. But this trend did not last long. He was caught in Pohang at the East Coast Derby, and he played four league games and showed no steady performance.
In addition, Ulsan has only recorded a winning streak in the league. After winning the game in the early days of the league, he won the game and scored all the next game. The results are far from Ulsan, which is aiming for the lead.
Attackers
According to the K -League Data Portal, Ulsan has the highest share and pass in the current league. The front pass and the short distance pass are both the first, and the average pass is 464.2. The number of shots is also high. There are 14.45 shots per game, with a total of 185 shots in the penalty box, ranking first in the K -League first team.
In this figure, Ulsan’s attackers do not act as a solver. The attack is continued in the rear or midfield, but the shooting is not accurate and the accurate shooting is not continued.
Hur Yul and Lee Hee -kyun, who were recruited from the transfer market before the season, were not as good as expected, and Um Won -sang, who returned from the injury, had not yet raised the form. It is also a pity for foreign players. Rakaba’s ability to keep his ball is not bad, but the finishing shooting is not accurate, and Rubicson has no destructive attack power as last season or a wingback.
The forward striker Eric is adapting little by little, but he is not contributing to many scores. It is Ulsan who needs more attacks.
Ulsan took a total of 25 shots with 19 effective shots in the Daegu War, but only two goals in the space of the cosmic after Lee Jin -hyun’s Wonder Goal. After returning to the Club World Cup, Ulsan lost 0-1 to Gwangju FC in the last 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup.
In this situation, fans exploded anger. Kim Pan -gon said, “It is a process for replacement of the team generation and will gradually produce results.” In addition, the game has not been able to result in the performance that relies on the role of the player rather than a tactical appearance. Fans are demanding Kim Pan -gon’s hard work and want to change the team.
Ulsan recruited Jung Seung -hyun through the summer transfer market to reinforce the defense, and the attacker Malcolm, who can serve as a solver, has also been imminent to recruit. Ulsan is getting far away from the competition. Kim Pan -gon and Ulsan Squadron will be able to regain the collapsed winning mentality through the emergence and tactical changes, and the FC Seoul expedition will be a test.
Photo = Korea Professional Football Federation
