Eom Won-sang, member of Hwang Seon-hong’s ‘Golden 2nd Line’, “I’m not greedy for goals… I have to overcome the difficult part of the game against China”
“China has advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to its skills, and must overcome this.”
The Republic of Korea Asian Games national soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong (55), will face China in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games soccer quarterfinals at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium on October 1 (Korean time).
China, whom they faced in the quarterfinals, is one of the most difficult opponents of this tournament. This is because ‘home territory tax’ is expected.
Chinese spectators are famous for their enthusiastic cheering. Regardless of the sport, every stadium is filled with people constantly shouting ‘Jjayo!’, the Chinese word for ‘let’s go!’. In addition, there is no video assistant referee (VAR) in this tournament, so there are great concerns ahead of the match against China, which is famous for making harsh fouls against its opponents.메이저놀이터
Eom Won-sang, who played a big role in the round of 16 match against Kyrgyzstan on the 27th, met with reporters immediately after the match ended. Eom Won-sang collapsed after being injured in an excessively rough tackle during an evaluation match against China last June.
Eom Won-sang recalled that time, saying, “It was an unexpected injury. I suffered badly. I have painful memories.”
At the same time, he emphasized, “But it is now September. It is not June, but another month where we have to prepare again. It is also a game that we must win. We must overcome this difficult time.”
In June, Hwang Seon-hong faced China twice in a row. The national team had a record of 1 win and 1 loss at the time.
Eom Won-sang said, “Actually, this is China, and the problem that not only us but everyone else is worried about is the task we have to overcome.” He added, “China is a goblin-like team. They made it to the quarterfinals with their skills. We need to prepare well. It’s a difficult game. “It seems like it will happen, but we have to overcome it well,” he emphasized.
Eom Won-sang formed a strong second line of attack in this tournament along with Jung Woo-young, Lee Kang-in, and Song Min-gyu. Eom Won-sang is good at both scoring and assisting. But he had no desire to score.
Eom Won-sang said, “There is no greed for goals here. It would be great if everyone could score like in this game. Not just me, but everyone here. Whether it’s (Jeong) Woo-young, (Cho) Young-wook, (Lee) Kang-in, or Park (Jae-yong). “Everyone can score. I have no desire to score. I really hope that someone will score another goal,” he said with a smile.
He said, “Kangin is a player who really likes to pass to him. I also like to move. As Kanin joins the team, I am thinking that if I make good use of Kangin’s passes, I will be able to receive good balls.” added.