His eyes were swollen before he joined the national team, so he said, "Run somehow!" Why on earth did Foyet do that?
His eyes were swollen before he joined the national team, so he said, "Run somehow!" Why on earth did Foyet do that?
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"You have to run somehow."
This is what coach Jeonbuk Hyundai Gus Foyet told Jeon Jin-woo at the locker room after the first half against Daegu FC on Wednesday.
It was a dizzying scene. After colliding with Jang in the air ball competition for 10 minutes in the first half, he couldn't get up easily with his face covered. While checking his condition, the medical team drew an "X" sign by raising both arms to coach Foyet. It was hard to run anymore. Soon after, his right eyelid swelled significantly and almost completely looked as if he had his eyes closed. Soon after, the medical team put a bandage on him as he headed to the bench. However, he repeatedly told Foyet that he would run. He returned to the ground with the bandage removed despite the medical team's objection. It was Jeon who finished the first half like that.
Given the situation, Jeonbuk had no problem except for Jeon. The team ended the first half with a 2-0 lead, and Lee Seung-woo was holding on as a substitute. However, Foye chose to let Jeon play more. As Foye said, Jeon broke the opponent's pass from the left side in the second half, beat four defenders and penetrated to the left side of the goal to score a right-footed shot to the net. Six minutes later, Lee Young-jae, who was rushing to the gate, even recorded help to complete the team's 4-0 victory.
"I couldn't see it. I just saw it with one eye," Jeon said after the match. "I just opened it because the ball was too tight. I tried my best to do whatever I could." The fighting spirit of injury he displayed ahead of the first national team call-up could have been a poison. "When you play in a match, you can't get your way. I'm just thankful that I wasn't hurt much," Jeon said. "It is true that I was worried for a moment (after the collision). I was worried if I could run faster than the national team. It was frustrating because I couldn't see it well, but I'm glad that he finished the game well."
What did Jeon think when Foye said that? "The coach said, 'I need to play more both offense and defense (while running somehow)," Jeon said. "Personally, it wasn't an easy situation, but I thought about the part where the coach let me play with faith. I wanted to do my best." 온라인카지노
Jeon has been suffering from injury this season. He has shown remarkable performance by scoring 11 goals and one assist in 16 matches despite this. "The coach keeps giving me opportunities, and all the seniors in the team are doing so well. I feel like I am being buried in a good atmosphere," he said with a smile. "Today, I felt like I was playing soccer with one eye covered. But when I play games these days, I can see the next play in my head. I think I have a lot of confidence."
"I hope Jeon Jin-woo will make his A-match debut for the national team. I will also go to Sangam (the match against Kuwait) and watch him play there," Foye said. "I just think that if I get a chance even for one minute, I will do my best. It would be great if I could contribute even a little to the national team, which is on the verge of advancing to the World Cup finals."