"Sungyong, why don't you do it?" Kim Jinsoo, Moon Sunmin, and Jung Seungwon. I look forward to your first training session
"Sungyong, why don't you do it?" Kim Jinsoo, Moon Sunmin, and Jung Seungwon. I look forward to your first training session
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Freshmen Kim Jin-soo, Moon Seon-min, and Jung Seung-won from Seoul looked forward to collaboration with Ki, who is the center of Seoul. From the first training session, he continued to display a seamless atmosphere, and he also explained his role to help Ki create the team atmosphere.
FC Seoul held a media day at GS Champions Park in Guri, Gyeonggi Province at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. After about 10 minutes of team meeting ahead of the first training session of the 2025 season, the team started preparing for the new season as its training started in earnest at an external training site. After completing the training for an hour and a half, coach Kim Ki-dong and new players held press conferences.
Seoul, which is the most popular club in the K-League but has not recovered its reputation for a long time, saw a new hope last season. Manager Kim Ki-dong took the helm, and Lingard also steadily strengthened it by recruiting an unprecedented star player from the Premier League. Seoul suffered a slump in the early part of the season, but gradually rose in the second half. As a result, it reached the Final A in five years, and achieved a new record of 500,000 spectators in a single season for the first time in the K-League, proving that it is Korea's most popular club by catching both box office hits and performance.
Expectations are high even higher this season. Following the recruitment of Kim Jin-su, the national team and the best flanker in the K-League, big recruitment is underway including veteran striker Moon Seon-min and rising multiplayer Jung Seung-won. Now, Seoul is emerging as a strong contender for the title, adding more weight to its squad including Ki Sung-yueng, the center of its team.
When the training started, Guri, where the training ground is located, was surrounded by severe cold. The lowest temperature in Guri was minus 8 degrees Celsius, and when the training started, the temperature was so cold that it felt like minus 1 degree Celsius. Just in time for the training, Ki Sung-yueng, Cho Young-wook, Lee Seung-mo, Baek Jong-beom, and Kim Ju-seong showed up one by one. Freshman Kim Jin-soo also talked with coach Kim Ki-dong separately, and players who returned on loan including Lee Si-young and Kim Shin-jin were also notable.
Although it was their first meeting with new recruits, they still felt a bright atmosphere. Due to their relationship with the national team in the past, Kim Jin-soo and Moon Seon-min communicated with their captain Ki Sung-yueng without hesitation, and Kim Jin-soo jokingly shouted, "Sung-yong, why aren't you doing it properly?" In addition, Ryu Jae-moon from Daegu FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai had close relationships with the three, and Kang Joo-hyuk, the youngest, gave a boost with his unique energy.
As I felt through the training, freshmen have high expectations for Ki's teamwork this season. Kim Jin-soo, who attended a press conference after the training, said, "I will talk about Ki Sung-yong. He is a player and person who has a lot to learn outside of competitions. I want to learn a lot from Sung-yong while working out. I think I can do well if I adapt and learn a lot from him externally as well as in the stadium." 스포츠토토
Referring to Lingard and Ki Sung-yueng, Jung Seung-won also mentioned, "I met with other Korean players before the official schedule. I have high expectations. I want to play well with Sung-yong as well. He was a difficult player when we played together. I think if we work together, we will have good synergy."