Head coach Byun Sung-hwan expressed his sincere disappointment after the match.
Suwon Samsung drew 0-0 with Chungbuk Cheongju FC in the 23rd round of the Hana Bank K League 2 2024 at Suwon World Cup Stadium on Tuesday.
Suwon failed to win the last Big Bird of the season. Despite dominating possession throughout the game, Suwon lacked the finishing touches and shots. Suwon also had a goal from Mulich in the first half disallowed for offside and a goal from Park Seung-soo 토토 in the second half disallowed after video review for a foul on the previous attacker.
Byun was deeply disappointed with the result. “Today was an important three-point game for our team, and our preparation was not bad, and the players’ will was good, so we were confident to win, but in the end, we didn’t win. I feel pretty bad because of the flow of the game and a lot of things,” he said. ”We need to work on our details when they hit low blocks. In many ways, I’m disappointed with the match. There are definitely things that we lacked, and there are personal disappointments. There are a lot of things we need to work on, and there are some personal disappointments.”
On the two disallowed goals, he added: “It seems like every time we score a goal, it’s disallowed afterwards. Now I’m afraid to score. If you do VAR after scoring, the goal will be canceled, so I think we need to prepare to make sure that scoring after VAR is perfectly fine,” he said, expressing his desire to create more perfect scoring opportunities.
Suwon made a lot of changes in the forward line and midfield on this day. In the second half, they brought on younger players Lee Kyu-dong, Park Seung-soo, and Kim Ji-ho at the same time to freshen up the attacking lineup. In another substitution, the midfield combination of Kang Hyun-mook, Hong Won-jin, and Peter, who only joined the team this summer, was briefly used.
“I think the guys in the squad are ready to go, depending on the situation,” Byun said of the midfield combination. In fact, it’s true that the team needs a little more strength from the mercenary players. It doesn’t mean that they don’t work hard, but it means that they need to put in a special performance. The domestic players also need to step up a bit more. Every team is playing with a five-back, and they’re trying to play from behind. We need to be a little bit more prepared and create the perfect goal,” he said, noting that it’s not just the midfielders who need to work hard.
On his young offense, he said, “As I always say, age doesn’t matter. Every coach has his own way of operating and has a different philosophy. For me, it doesn’t matter how old or young they are. It’s about how much you get on the pitch, fulfill your role and play according to the principles of the game. If you feel pressure because you’re young, you shouldn’t be here in the first place. “On the contrary, the younger guys come on in the second half and definitely change the game. If I make a bad substitution and we lose or draw, it’s my fault. But right now, the young guys I chose, if they changed the outcome, I would have changed them, but they didn’t take the game away from us. You have to be competitive and play the way you want to play. I could have used 11 older players. It’s not a big consideration for me,” he clarified.
Still, Suwon are unbeaten in seven league games since Byun’s arrival and have maintained their position in the standings. While direct promotion is very much out of reach, they are still in a position to make the promotion playoffs.
“It’s better to draw than to lose,” Byun said. But in our situation, we need to win the game. I’m personally very disappointed today. We have a game the day after tomorrow, so we will share our deficiencies with the team and find ways to score goals.” ”We had a meeting with the club in July and set our own goals. We did well in the first game in Cheonan, and then we played out a hypothetical scenario of how many wins, draws and losses we wanted in the remaining 17 games. Realistically, it’s difficult to chase the top team. It’s not impossible, but we are calmly calculating how many points we need to get and preparing for it.”