Biggest difference from last year? Leader 'Daejeon Captain' Lee Chang-geun "Explenty of confidence in the team" ····"I want to climb as high as possible beyond Final A."

Biggest difference from last year? Leader 'Daejeon Captain' Lee Chang-geun "Explenty of confidence in the team" ····"I want to climb as high as possible beyond Final A."

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Daejeon Hana Citizen is at the top of the K League 1 ranking table. "Daejeon captain" Lee Chang-geun (31) was calm as usual.

"We played in four of 38 K-League 1 games this season," Lee said. "When any team plays in a single season, it will come to a difficult time." "It is important to overcome that period well. When we are winning or losing, we often tell our teammates to maintain balance. I have faith that if we hold on well in defense, our strikers will score goals unconditionally. We will trust each other and continue to move on."

Daejeon wrote a dramatic reversal drama last season. Led by Hwang Sun-hong, who was deployed as a firefighter for Daejeon, which was on the verge of being demoted, the team united and succeeded in staying in the K-League 1.

Daejeon continues its last-minute trend of last season.
Daejeon has recorded three wins and one loss (nine points) in four K-League 1 matches this season. It is the lone lead among the 12 K-League 1 teams.

"In order to achieve our goal, the early part of the season is important," Lee Chang-geun said. "We have to win as many points as possible."

Lee Chang-geun cited "confidence" as the biggest difference from last year.
Lee Chang-geun said, "I am full of confidence from the eyes of the players. No matter who goes on the ground, he clearly knows his role. It is possible because he has confidence that he can do well."

There are not only positive factors in Daejeon. The opening was earlier than ever before, which caused a bad news.

Core midfielder Lee Soon-min was put on the operating table after seriously injuring his collarbone in a home game against Ulsan HD on Feb. 23.

Daejeon expects Lee Soon-min to return sooner than expected after successfully completing the surgery, but it has no choice but to continue to worry about the power gap from the beginning of the season.

"It is true that there were difficulties with the early opening," Lee Chang-geun said. "The players paid all their attention to body care to prevent injury."
"Goalkeepers used to warm up by reducing their radius of play than usual. There are moments when a goalkeeper has to choose between safety and challenge during a game. It seems that he always chose safety because the ground is hard and the risk of injury is high. Success of all players through injury-free play is also a very important factor that will determine the success or failure of this season," he said.

Lee Chang-geun maintained his calmness but did not raise expectations for this season.
Lee Chang-geun said, "Daejeon has never been in the Final A (since the introduction of the platform system in 2013)," adding, "I will do everything I can to finish the season at the highest position."

Daejeon will face Jeju SK in the fifth round of the K League 15 of the 2025 season at the Jeju World Cup Stadium on March 15. 안전놀이터

Daejeon is aiming for its third consecutive league win this season in away games in Jeju.