Ahead of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) second leg home match against Wuhan Shenhua, head coach Kim Ki-dong of the K League One Pohang Steelers is confident that they have “enough to win” against the Chinese side. “We got off to a good start in the first leg against Hanoi,” said Kim Ki-dong at the official press conference on Wednesday, one day ahead of the 2023-2024 ACL Group J second leg against Wuhan (7 p.m., April 4 – Pohang Steel Yard). “It’s our first game at home. I think we have a good chance of winning if we play as prepared. We will give it our all,” he emphasized .Pohang got off to a good start with a 4-2 victory over Hanoi FC in the first leg of the group stage on March 20, and will host Wuhan for the second leg .Wuhan has 2018 K League 1 MVP Malcung and national team defender Park Ji-soo, but they are expected to miss the game due to injury.”Malcung and Park Ji-soo, who played in the K League, are expected to miss the game due to injury,” said Kim “Wuhan is a team that uses offside traps well and has good counterattacks. To win, we need to penetrate the dense space of Wuhan’s defense.” “What worries me about the change from ACL to Autumn Festival is that if we make it through the group stage, we will have to rebuild the team after December,” he said .Kim also commented on Wandelsson’s injury, saying, “We lost an important player at a crucial time,” adding, “We’ve lost a lot of players this season, but other players have filled in well. I’m sure the other players will step up to the plate.” “This is the first ACL game at home in a long time. I hope a lot of fans will come and support us,” he said, emphasizing that he would like to deliver a win for the fans .Zeca, who scored an assist hat-trick in Hanoi, also attended the press conference and said, “We are preparing to win. Of course, I want to score, but I’m not interested in personal records,” he said, 스포츠토토존 emphasizing that it’s important for the team to win through my play.
