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Coach Bento must have decided in his head the 11 people who will start tomorrow (24th) by now.
Among them, there must have been a lot of thought about who to set up as the frontline striker, because Hwang Eui-jo, who seemed sure to be a starter, has been sluggish recently, and Cho Kyu-seong, who was a candidate, has grown rapidly.
Reporter Kim Young-seong will deliver this information.
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Hwang Ui-jo scored 15 of his 16 career A-match goals at Bentuho, and was called the Crown Prince of Bento.
Hwang Eui-jo, who had established himself as a sure starter, continued his sluggish performance ahead of the World Cup, and the atmosphere changed a bit.
This is because while Hwang Eui-jo did not score in his team this year and was pushed out of the starting competition, his substitute player Cho Kyu-seong showed tremendous growth.
Cho Kyu-seong was the top scorer in the K-League this season with 17 goals and scored 4 goals in 12 A matches.
His defensive skills are recognized and he is emerging as an alternative to Hwang Eui-jo.
Cho Kyu-seong, who is showing his best condition since arriving in Qatar, is full of confidence.
[Cho Kyu-seong/soccer team striker: I'm thinking that I should do a knee slide (scoring a goal) and a signature ceremony because I'm in really good shape right now.]
Cho Kyu-sung's growth is also a good stimulus for Hwang Ui-jo.
[Hwang Eui-jo/soccer team striker: I think if the two of them compete well together, there will be better synergy with each other.]
[Cho Kyu-seong/soccer national team striker: Since we are in the same position, there are parts where we rely on each other a little more This is the best,” while continuing to support
Uijo-hyung like this, and Uijo-hyung
also supports me.] As Hwang Ui-jo and Cho Kyu-sung played as two tops in the final preliminary round against Lebanon in January and scored the winning goal, coach Bento had various options.
I am struggling with it.
The one-top competition between the two players, who encourage and stimulate each other, is a great boost to the offensive power of the national team aiming for the round of 16.
(Video coverage: Lee Byeong-joo, Video editing: Woo Ki-jeong)
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