"Early opening, short training," "Preparation short and thick vs. lack of time"
"Early opening, short training," "Preparation short and thick vs. lack of time"
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With less than 10 days left until the opening of the K League 1 in the 2025 season, the players showed conflicting reactions ahead of the fastest opening day ever.
The Korea Professional Football Association held a media day for the four teams participating in the 2024-25 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at the Korea Football Center in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on Tuesday. The event was attended by Ulsan HD, Pohang Steelers, Gwangju FC, Jeonbuk Hyundai head coaches and team representatives, respectively.
This season's K-League 1 will open on May 15. It is about two weeks earlier than last year, and four days earlier than 2022 when the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup was held at the earliest. This is due to consideration of the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) Tournament, which will start in April, the FIFA Club World Cup in June, and the East Asian Football Confederation (EAFF) E-1 Championship in July.
Naturally, team leave was shortened after the last season, and many teams advanced the start date of winter training. Winter training has also become shorter and tighter than before.
Then, how would the players feel about preparing for the upcoming season earlier than usual? Ulsan captain Kim Young-kwon welcomed the move. "Long winter training does not mean you can prepare well," Kim said. "As the season has gotten shorter, it is a good idea to focus on shorter and thicker training sessions." "The opening game has accelerated, but that is something we should enjoy," Kim said. "Personally, I like it."
Jeon Min-kwang of Pohang also said, "The preparation period is not important, but how we prepared it is important. I don't worry." Lee Min-ki of Gwangju said, "I think there is a lot of concern about the team as the main players are separated during the short winter training period," adding, "It is enough time to dress in the system that the coach has established," adding, "If we finish well, we will show you a good performance."
On the other hand, Jeonbuk captain Park Jin-seop was rather cautious. Last season, Jeonbuk had difficulty surviving after the promotion and playoffs even though it won the championship the most in the K League 1. Ahead of this season, the team announced a new start by appointing Gus Foyet, the coach.
"It's true that we don't have enough time to wear new colors," Park Jin-seop said honestly, "It's hard to completely wear what the coach wants and what he wants." At the same time, he expected to develop, saying, "I'm not worried because I think it will get better over time." 카지노사이트
Meanwhile, the federation, which is set to open the league as soon as possible, borrowed the weather forecast from the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) and said, "We have cold weather until the first week of February, and the opening week is minus 2 degrees to 6 degrees Celsius in Seoul, and minus 2 degrees to 10 degrees Celsius in the southern part of the country." In addition, the first round of matches will be held in the southern part of the country, where the temperature is relatively high.