"It won't be an easy road, but we have to go well to win"...'MVP' Cho Hyun-woo's only wish is to stop Ulsan from winning
"It won't be an easy road, but we have to go well to win"...'MVP' Cho Hyun-woo's only wish is to stop Ulsan from winning
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"I want to win the championship that the fans want."
Ulsan HD won 1-0 against FC Anyang in the 19th round of Hana Bank's K League 1 2025 at Anyang Stadium on the 23rd.
In the 5th minute of the second half, Ulsan took the lead with Eric finishing the penalty kick that Ko Seung-beom got. Anyang then knocked on Ulsan's goal to tie the game, but it didn't open. Ulsan had Cho Hyun-woo, the "watermarker."
Cho Hyun-woo missed the match against Gangwon FC on the 19th. It was because of his injury. However, it was not a major injury, and he recovered quickly and returned to wear goalie gloves for Ulsan.
Cho made four saves on the day. He blocked Eduardo's two shots in the first half and displayed good defense against Kim Un. In the second half, he also defended Matheus' surprise mid-range shots stably, completing a scoreless game.
He also showed off his aggressive blocking of crosses. As soon as the game started in the second half, Anyang took out Kim Un and put in Mota, and sought to score through cross play. However, Cho quickly caught the falling spot and succeeded in defense.
Cho Hyun-woo, who met reporters in the mixed zone (joint coverage area) after the game, said, "It was a bit difficult today because I lost the last game, but I'm so happy to win. I will not stop here and prepare well for the weekend game," he said.
On his good performance in the game, he said, "Before the game, goalkeeper coach Cho Jun-ho always sends me all the videos. I prepared well as I prepared. When Mota came in, I predicted that a cross would come up at a certain point and a shot would come out in a certain situation, so I think he made a good defense," adding, "I feel so good to win. I hope the fans can go home in a good mood."
Ulsan has scored 11 points in 11 games this season. It has scored an average of one goal per game. Many teams are playing defense against Ulsan. Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon is also agonizing over digging up dense defense. 메이저사이트
How would Cho Hyun-woo feel about looking at the players who are aiming to score at the back? "I want to score a goal while hitting my head in front of me, but I can't, so I'm telling the players a lot that it's okay," he said. "I'm giving foreign players faith that 'it's okay to miss a chance. I'm sure you're doing well and you'll do well,' and I think it'll be a great help to our team." I think it will explode coolly soon," he said.
Cho led Ulsan to win the K League 1 title last season by allowing 40 runs and 14 clean sheets in all 38 matches. He even won the first MVP award in his career. This season, Cho vowed to put his personal goal behind him and work hard to win the title.
"When I think about my goal, I feel so burdened. I won the MVP award last year and thought a lot about wanting to win the MVP award this year as well, but I want to put that goal behind me for a while and really think about my team and win the championship that the fans want," he said. "Of course, it's not an easy path, but I want to be a lot of help in the team so that we can go well toward winning the championship. As a senior, I want to remain a good senior to my juniors. I will do well this season."