<Reporter Kim Young-seong>
Cho Kyu-seong, who has been reborn as a sure ace, is expected to start the match against Portugal.
Attention is focused on the tip of the spear of Cho Kyu-seong, who has repeatedly transformed from an unknown midfielder to the best striker.
This is reporter Ha Seong-ryong.
<Reporter Ha Seong-ryong> Cho Kyu-
seong, who used to be a defensive midfielder, changed into a striker at the recommendation of his teacher in 2017 when he was a sophomore at Gwangju University.
[Lee Seung-won/Gwangju University coach (Cho Kyu-seong teacher): 'Kyu-seong-ah, you have good heading ability and are quite tall.
When he gains strength, he is a player with considerable merit as a center forward (attacker),' I said.]
Since then, Kyu-seong Cho has become a completely different player.
Even in the forefront, he created scoring opportunities by pressing hard with vigorous activity like a midfielder, and began to attract attention with his unique right to deliver.
Cho Kyu-seong, who is unknown without a youth representative career, made his professional debut in Anyang, the second division, and made his name known by wearing the Taegeuk mark for the first time as an under-23 representative.
Even though he was 189cm tall, he had a skinny physique of 72kg, but through intensive weight training, he increased his weight to 83kg and developed his fighting ability
.
Now his body has grown so much like the 'Hulk'.
So ah, people can change like that.]
After winning the top scorer in the K-League five years after transforming into a striker, he is endlessly exploding his potential in his first World Cup.
After being reborn as a starter in the sluggishness of built-in goalscorer Hwang Eui-jo, he quickly emerged as the national ace by scoring two goals against Ghana.
[Cho Kyu-seong/Soccer team striker: I was a mediocre player when I was young, but now I really can't believe that I can score goals on a world-class stage like this.]
Cho Kyu-seong also flew vigorously, dreaming of a 'Miracle in Doha' in the match against Portugal .
ready to climb.
[Cho Kyu-seong/Soccer team striker: We will not give up and all the players will work hard until the end, so if you trust and support us until the end, we will repay you with a game that will not disappoint.]
(Video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG: Seo Dong-min, video provided: SPOIT )