Ulsan HD won its third consecutive league championship with the minimum number of K League 1 goals this season.
Ulsan won 2-1 in the 36th round of Gangwon FC and Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at Ulsan Stadium on the 1st, combining goals from Rubik’sson and Joo Min-kyu. With this, it widened the gap with second-place Gangwon to seven points and lifted its fifth trophy with the top of the league for the fifth consecutive time.
Ulsan suffered from faltering defense in the early and mid-season this season, but it stabilized as it entered the second half and played a big role in securing an early victory in the league. Veteran defense players, including captain Kim Ki-hee, Kim Young-kwon, Hwang Seok-ho, Lim Jong-eun, Lee Myung-jae, and Yoon Il-rok, were outstanding. All players are in their 30s except for goalkeepers Cho Hyun-woo and Jo Su-hyuk, and Kang Min-woo (18) and Kim Joo-hwan (23). Voices pointing out the aging process came from all over the place, but as former and current national teams, they locked the opponent’s onslaught with their experience and organization. As a result, they showed off the prowess of the team with the least number of goals conceded in 36 league games.
It represents that this season’s defensive indicators (hereinafter reflected up to round 35) are just a number of years old.
Ulsan ranked first in total number of passes and success rate of ▲ defensive areas. It attempted a total of 5,271 passes and succeeded 4578 times, ranking first with a success rate of 86.9 percent. It beat runner-up Gwangju FC (4371 attempts, 3,789 attempts, 86.7 percent success rate) by 0.2 percent.
▲ He is also ranking first in turnovers in defense areas. He made the fewest mistakes with 338 times. He is eight times shorter than second-ranked Suwon FC (346 times), and 101 times shorter than lowest-ranked Daejeon Hana Citizen (439 times).
Based on the high pass success rate in the defensive area, the league has achieved the least turnovers.
In addition to the defensive area, most of Ulsan’s attacks or other data are in the lead or top ranks.
▲ It ranked first in the number of passes per attack sequence at 4.85 times, second in attack sequence time at 13.43 times, and second in sequence start position at 46.88 mm.
So far, Ulsan has attempted a total of 414 ▲ shots, 177 of which were effective shots made to the goal. The ratio of effective shots to shots was 42.74 percent, which is the No. 1 ranking.
▲ It topped the list of passes with 19,501 times, and 3,886 attempts were made in the final third (offensive area) to 3,278 times. It ranked first in the pass success rate of 84.4 percent.
Ulsan also showed excellent pressure. ▲ The lower the number, the more efficient the pressure is. It ranks first in the league in its 10.14th edition. ▲ The Intercept ranked third with 401 sessions. It is followed by Jeju Island (423 times No. 1) and Gimcheon (406 times No. 2). Efficient forward pressure and intercept are distributed.
During this season, Ulsan started offensives from a high position and showed high pass success rate in the opposing side (offensives area). Based on this, it positioned the ball in the final third to minimize the risk that could occur in the defensive area. 메이저사이트
The high average age of players who were concerned was found to have a technical advantage in the game situation based on a lot of experience, and to have a clear share of possession and offensive soccer in the opposing camp.
“Personally, an older player has a lot of experience and advantages. Our players are controlling and controlling for as long as 90 minutes. They run 11 kilometers per game on average. The speed is also quite high. Players need their own thoughts, professional spirit, and young passion, rather than their age. I think we need players suitable for our team’s character,” Kim said, not paying much attention to aging.