Jeonbuk tied 1-1 in the first leg of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League quarter-final against Ulsan HD at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 5th. 먹튀검증
In Jeonbuk, Song Min-gyu scored the first goal early in the first half, but Thiago missed the penalty kick and failed to escape. In the end, Lee Myung-jae was allowed an equalizer due to a mistake by the defense team in the second half, and unfortunately lost the draw.
Song Min-gyu, who was selected as the MOM on the day, said at a press conference after the game, “It was a very disappointing game. I feel very angry and annoyed. It is hard to accept that we are preparing for the game to win. In a way, it is a reality. I will prepare well for the second round and make sure to win.”
As for his recent good performance in the No. 10 spot, Song said, “I always think that I should just do well, no matter where I play. I am trying to do my best for the mission that has been assigned to me. I think about what I would do to play according to Jeonbuk’s status and ask for advice.”
“I’m growing on my own, and I want the team to go back to its original position more than my own. It’s not getting along in that area a little bit. It’s important to try to keep moving forward as a team,” he stressed.
When Petrescu asked what he was ordering, Song said, “Side winger players like to be fast. I like to get it in half space. So, I don’t fall into the side and I get it in half space and I’m good at threatening plays, so I often ask him to do so. If you’re a striker, of course, you want a lot of offensive points. You look forward to those things.”
Song Min-gyu, who met again in the mixed zone (joint coverage area), emphasized his willingness to win the second round of the match against Ulsan, saying, “I think it’s a very good opportunity, but I’m only thinking about winning the match against Ulsan because I have to beat Ulsan for now.”
Hwang Sun-hong, interim coach and coach of the South Korean national soccer team, watched the stadium. Song Min-gyu, in particular, made a connection with Hwang at the men’s national team at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games last year and achieved a gold medal together.
Personally, Song Min-gyu had the last call-up of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann in March last year. As a member of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, he failed to have ties with the national team for a year and also failed to participate in the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup.
Song Min-gyu said he did not know that Hwang came, and in response to a question about the national team, “Anyone thinks it is their dream to have all the players on the national team, and although it is a place they want to go very much, I think they should play a more important role in the team for now.”
“It is also very important to put the team in its right place now, so if we improve those areas, I think we will be able to look at boarding (the national team) then,” he said with humility.
As for the good personal performance, he said, “I’m not satisfied with my performance at all. It’s because I have to do better and it’s my role to make the team win.” In a way, I don’t think it was possible because I didn’t win.
“So in a way, I think we need to make a lot of efforts to help the team continue to win while continuing to improve the areas that we are not satisfied with,” he said, adding that he needs more performance in Jeonbuk.
When asked if the experience of playing Asian Games with Hwang would be helpful, Song Min-gyu said, “I’ve never thought about it (like that). First of all, there is a soccer that Hwang wants and our coach also wants, so the player has to match the soccer that all coaches want. I’m thinking about catching those parts quickly and getting them right.”