‘Fall’ Daeguvs ‘Leap’ Seoul aims for its first home win and first away win, respectively

Daegu FC without home victory and FC Seoul without away victory meet in the 6th round of the K League 1. Expectations are high for who will laugh when the two teams of conflicting atmospheres meet.

Daegu FC and FC Seoul will have a showdown at the sixth round of the “Hana Bank K League 1 2024” to be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Daegu Bank Park. Currently, Seoul ranks fifth with two wins, two draws and one loss, and Daegu ranks 11th with one win, one draw and one loss and four points in the league. Last season, the two teams faced off in a tight race with one win, one draw and one loss.

#Daegu, which still has no home win, plunges to 11th place

The situation is not so good at Daegu FC. It seemed to be on the right track by garnering its first win of the season at an away match in Gwangju last time, but suffered a lethargic loss to Gangwon FC 0–3 and plummeted to 11th place in the league. Poor scoring ability is another problem. It is early in the season, but Daegu only scored four goals in five games. The player who scores the most in his team is not a striker but a defensive midfielder Yoshino (two goals).

Daegu, whose team color is “defense first and counterattack” so-called click soccer, is highly dependent on Brazilian strikers such as Edgar and Vaselus, as well as “Ace” Cesinha. As the team has not recovered their form, Daegu’s offense is also declining.

His weaknesses were exposed not only in his frustrating attack but also in his defense. In the second half, he was frequently seen collapsing sharply. In the opening home game against Gimcheon, he allowed the finishing goal in extra time in the second half, and in the away game against Pohang, he scored the first goal in the first half, but collapsed in the second half as he lost three goals. He also led 1–0 at home against Suwon FC, before allowing an equalizer in extra time in the second half, seeking to secure a win.

According to Football Statistics magazine Foot Mob, Daegu has the lowest market share (39.5) in the league. Naturally, as the time required for defense increases, the burden on defenders is increasing.

Meanwhile, since Lingard was recruited, every away game in Seoul has been sold out. The sixth round was also sold out within three minutes of the start of the general reservation. All three games at home in the 2024 season were sold out due to the sold-out match against Seoul.

Daegu and Seoul have a slight lead with 15 wins, 16 draws and 20 losses, but they are in a tight race with one win, one draw and one loss in last season’s confrontation and three wins, three draws and four losses in the last 10 games.

# FC Seoul will live only when “Kidongball disciples” live

FC Seoul under head coach Kim Ki-dong is coming to life. After losing 0–2 at the opening match in Gwangju, the team recorded two wins and two draws in four games. The highlight was the 15th round of the K-League against Gimcheon in Seoul.

Seoul’s starting lineup was interesting. Ilyushchenko, Palosevic, Kang Sang-woo, Lim Sang-hyup and Kwon Wan-kyu were the only five players Kim Ki-dong’s former Pohang players. Shlaka was sent off at the match against Gangwon FC, and Lee Tae-seok, Baek Sang-hoon, Kang Sung-jin and Baek Jong-beom were drafted by the Olympic team to form a lineup that is available.

“We were away for a while and I forgot everything,” Kim told his students from Pohang. He hoped that he would quickly regain his previous style of play to his students.

Ahead of the match against Gimcheon, Kim took out a whip and a carrot. He stimulated the team by excluding Lim from the list at the match against Gangwon. And unusually, he had a meeting with Ilyushchenko and Palosevic on the day of the match. He showed videos of players’ performances in Pohang and demanded changes.

Kim also made a direct apology to the team before the game. “I took changes from game to game when the players didn’t fully understand the play I wanted yet. So I felt like the players were confused and said I was sorry. This game didn’t change in a big way,” he said.

Kim’s sticks and carrots were effective. Pohang players scored all five goals and led the team to a landslide 5–1 victory. Ilyushchenko made two goals and two assists, one goal and one assist from the Korea Clinical Trials, and one assist from Palosevic, while Kang Sang-woo and Kwon Wan-kyu also played their part in defense.

Attention is focusing on DGB Daegu Bank Park to see who will laugh among Daegu FC, which is seeking to break the decline and rebound, and FC Seoul, which will continue its upward trend. 토토사이트