‘Sold out of entry effect’ Ki Sung -yong and Pohang debut ‘Jinx’ will be defeated

(Reporter Kwak Sung -ho)

Can Ki Sung -yong in new clothes can shake off the tired Jeonbuk Jinx?

Pohang Steelers, led by Park Tae -ha, will clash with the Hyundai Hyundai of Gus, the 22nd round of the Hana Bank K -League 1 2025, held at Pohang Steel Yard at 7 pm on the 19th. Currently, Jeonbuk is ranked 45 points in 13 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, and Pohang is ranked 4th with 9 wins and 5 draws and 7 losses.

Jeonbuk, who is leaving the expedition, is showing an overwhelming pace. He faltered early in the season under the old system, but after April, he entered the top orbit. Already in the league, he has been undefeated in 17 games and is firmly leading the leading position.

‘Unexpected transfer’ Ki Sung -yong, Pohang debut, ‘Jinx’

Pohang, which deals with Jeonbuk, which is one of the top candidates for league championships, is also fine. Under the leader of Park Tae -ha, who was appointed last year, he fell to the bottom of the 4G draw at the beginning of the season, but soon recovered the mood. The foundation for rebound was clearly established around young resources (Cho Sang -hyuk, Lee Chang -woo, and Han Hyun -seo), and afterwards, veterans did their part and came to the top.

He’s been a bit slow with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last five games, but his performance was quite good. Pohang, who finished the first half of the first half, succeeded in catching an unexpected ‘big word’ through the summer transfer market. It is a ready -made for Korean football history. Ki Sung -yong, who played three World Cups and three Asian Cups and served as captain in the national team, showed off his skills in Europe.

He played in Celtic-Swansea City-Sunderland-Newcastle United-Mallorca and made his name in Europe. In the summer of 2020, he returned to K-League stage. Except for the period of injury in the first season, Ki Sung -yong showed a steady class. He played more than 30 games every season and caught the center of Seoul, and last year he did not rust with two goals and five assists.

This season, it was also the main driver of the opening, but the hamstring injury with the 8th round was caught. While leaving the power, Kim Ki -dong used Ryu Jae -moon, Hwang Do -yun, and Lee Seung -mo to replace Ki Sung -yong’s gap and decided that there was no place to enter. Ki Sung -yong had a strong willingness to play, and eventually headed to Pohang, where Park Tae -ha, who had made a connection during the national team, left.

Pohang, who is now 36 years old and has entered the twilight period of the athlete, is clearly experiencing the popularity of ‘Superstar’. The content taken after Ki Sung -yong has surpassed 450,000 YouTube views (as of 18th), and Instagram’s reels views record 1.8 million times. In addition, the ticket power of the stadium is also clear.

Pohang announced on the official website on the 17th that “Jeonbuk Hyundai Exhibition (home game) sold out all seats except wheelchair seats. At the time of the opening of the ticket, more than 7,000 pieces were sold in five minutes.” In the midst of this, Ki Sung -yong will clash with Jeonbuk, who has continued his nightmare after his professional debut in his debut.

Ki Sung -yong, who has been named on the professional stage since the 2007 season, has played 17 games against Jeonbuk, but has only one win. In the second confrontation of 2007, he recorded two draws, and he bowed his head with 1 draw and 2 losses in three games until 2009. It is the last memory that won 2-1 in the league match that had been clashed before entering Europe.

In addition, after returning to Seoul in the 2020 season, I had to see the bitter taste of defeat every time. In the 2021 season, all three confrontations were defeated. The situation was the same afterwards. In 2023, he recorded 1 draw and 2 losses and one loss last year.

In the 20th round of the league last year, Seoul laughed at Jeonbuk 5-1, but Ki Sung-yong was excluded from the list due to injury. This season, Seoul could not play due to injury even when Seoul was in a two consecutive victories against Jeonbuk. Indeed, Ki Sung -yong’s green uniforms only made a smaller pride.

While personal motivation was considerable, Ki Sung -yong became the first to fight with the gift of ‘Sunderland’. Poe, who is leading the Jeonbuk, led Ki Sung -yong to lease the Poten in the Premier League when he led Sunderland. Ki Sung -yong made a breath with Po -old manager and played 34 official games and played an impressive performance with four goals and two assists.

As such, Ki Sung -yong’s will is significant in the midst of a poorly struck with the teacher who made flowers in the heyday of Jeonbuk. At the Media Day held at Songra Club House on the 4th, he said, “I am grateful to stand on the ground now. I want to repay my chance and I want to put everything I can do for the members who believe in me.”

It is now for ‘Pohang Man’. What will you look like against Jeonbuk while your debut is imminent?