Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, ahead of his first home game, “so that we can win at home”

Coach Kim Ki-dong, the new head coach of professional soccer K-League 1 (1st division) FC Seoul, pledged victory ahead of the first home game. 

Ki Sung-yong, captain of his debut match against Gwangju FC, lost 0-2, "It will be a different game at home."

Coach Kim said through the club on the 7th, "I was embarrassed because the first game did not go as planned. "It is the first time I have lost my first game as a coach," he said. "As the next game is played at home (against Gwangju), we need a win to erase our poor performance."

Coach Kim, who led the Pohang Steelers until last season, attracted a lot of attention by moving the head coach in the off-season.

This is because he, who was recognized for his leadership by leading Pohang to second place in the K-League 1 and winning the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup in an unfavorable club environment, suddenly took over the baton of Seoul.

So his first match against Gwangju FC on the 2nd attracted great attention. However, Seoul struggled under Gwangju's pressure and lost 0-2.

Coach Kim said, "Fans would have had a lot of expectations from the game against Gwangju. "It was a great help to us that they came all the way and filled the stands," he said. "It didn't meet our expectations, but I think it will get better." "Please continue to support us in the future."

He pledged, "I will do my best to win at home."

Seoul will play its home opening match against Incheon United at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 4 p.m. on the 10th. It's a 2nd round match.

Seoul is also attracting a lot of attention with the addition of Jesse Lingard from Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL).

Lingard, who came on as a substitute in the game against Gwangju, is one of the world-class players who played for the England national team.

Fans are also very interested. According to the Seoul club, 33,000 people had made reservations as of the 6th. The club expects more than 40,000 people to visit the site on the day of the game.

There are also expectations that the number of paid spectators recorded for the Daegu FC game on April 8 last year, where singer Lim Young-woong attended to celebrate, could exceed 45,007, the largest number for one game.

Captain Ki Sung-yong said, "I was grateful that many fans came to the first game, but we did not get the results we wanted. It will be a different game at home." "I will work more passionately and do my best to deliver victory to the fans," he said. 스포츠토토맨