Midfielder Kim Jung-hyun (31), who contributed to FC Anyang’s victory, is still suffering from facial paralysis. He is looking forward to the day when he will play in the K-League 1 by focusing on treatment.
“When I was confident, I thought I wanted to go to the top division. I’m so excited to go up with my team,” Kim said at a press conference for winning and promoting the K League 2 at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Sunday. “Now I have physical or personal confidence.”
Anyang, which has always been in the K-League 2 since its foundation in 2013, has confirmed its win and promotion to the K-League 1 with the final match remaining against Gyeongnam FC this season. Anyang won the top spot in the second division, but is a “challenger” in the first division. “Aren’t you an unknown player in the first division? In a way, I think I have nothing to lose. Rather, I am more confident,” Kim said.
It was painful to enjoy the joy of winning the championship. Kim Jung-hyun suffered from facial paralysis last month. As such, there was a lot of pressure on Anyang’s performance. He said, “I took a picture with my girlfriend not long ago. I thought she was smiling, but both sides of her face were different. I thought it was getting better, but I was embarrassed because my right side didn’t smile well,” and added, “I stopped taking medicine, and now I’m not paying attention.” Kim Jung-hyun is still going to the hospital with facial paralysis symptoms.
Kim Jung-hyun, who seems to have suffered facial paralysis because he couldn’t sleep after his team’s consecutive losses, said, “I do it passionately. It’s really good when I win, but when I lose, I get a “real hit” and feel sorry,” adding, “He kept pushing me because he wanted to improve personally this year. I think (the facial paralysis) came because it overlapped with the slip that the team was going well.” 토토사이트
After a particularly challenging season, Kim wants to prove his competitiveness by playing in the K-League 1. “If you think about your team’s goal in a cool way, you won’t be demoted,” Kim said confidently. “Personally, I want to play for the national team at least once because I showed competitiveness in the first division.”
Anyang is finally able to face FC Seoul, which has a bad relationship. Anyang fans lost their team in 2004 when Anyang LG Chitas, the predecessor of FC Seoul, moved to Seoul. As Anyang has a painful history, it has been very long waiting for the match with Seoul.
“If we play with Seoul, I think there will be more spectators, and I’m sure we will be different (from usual) even before we go to the stadium,” Kim said. “Personally, I can’t make plays as I try to gain strength and enthusiasm in such games. Rather, I think we need to play more calmly and cool-mindedly to perform better. I’m going to prepare myself that way.”