Shin Tae-yong, "I feel heavy on my shoulders, but Seongnam is a team that has to compete in K League 1."

Shin Tae-yong, "I feel heavy on my shoulders, but Seongnam is a team that has to compete in K League 1."

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"We must regain our tarnished reputation."

Shin Tae-yong (55), a part-time Seongnam FC general manager, was not in a good mood when he saw his friendship from the outside. After resigning from his coaching position for a while, he has been running to recover Seongnam's honor with the title of general manager since last month.

"I feel good (to come to my home stadium), but my shoulders are heavy because we had a bad performance in the second part of last year," Shin Tae-yong, the general manager, said at Tancheon Stadium, where the 10th round of Hana Bank K League 2 2025 between Seongnam and Seoul E-Land was held on the 4th.

Shin Tae-yong, Seongnam's "legend" in name and reality, joined Ilhwa Chunma (the predecessor of Seongnam FC) in 1992 and played for 12 years. He started his leadership career after retirement, and led Seongnam's Ilhwa coach since 2008 and honored the team by winning the 2010 Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) and the 2011 FA Cup (Korea Cup).

Seongnam, however, has not been able to display as much performance as it did in the K League 2 in recent years. Seongnam, which competed in the second division from the 2023 season, finished last year at the bottom of the 13 teams. "I am actually very upset (because of my recent performance). As much as I am spending money, I have not achieved as much as I did in a good environment. "From the owner to the representative, staff, coaches, and players should all reflect," he said.

"I'm sure the professional team needs to show good performance to have a lot of fans come and support them. We need to figure out what the problem is and talk to the coaches. We are also talking with the CEO about what we should do to the audience, including the team's marketing," he said.

Shin Tae-yong, who plays the role of a helper in his team, aims for the team to achieve good results. Seongnam has secured four wins (four draws and two losses) from the 10 matches it played this season, ranking sixth among the 14 teams in the K League 2. It is showing a very different trend from last year.

"We need to go at least to the playoff. We need to go to the PO and regain the honor that we tarnished," Shin Tae-yong, the team's general manager, said. "I think Seongnam should compete in the first division, not in the second division. We need to prepare more."

Along with Shin Jae-won, who plays for Seongnam, Shin Jae-won is expected to focus on the team's rebound. Although Seongnam lost to E-Land on the day, Shin Jae-won threatened the goal with a sharp cross. 메이저사이트

Shin Tae-yong, who saw his son play in person for the first time in a long time, said, "(Shin Jae-won) is originally a good friend. "I couldn't find my pace until last year, but I've played steadily this year, and the game has improved. Unfortunately, I don't have a big striker to receive good crosses, but I'm still looking to supplement (the front line) in June," he said.