Lee Chang-yong (FC Anyang) expressed his thoughts on the game against FC Seoul.
Anyang held a press conference for winning and promoting the K League 2 at 10:30 a.m. on the 7th at the soccer center in Sinmun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Anyang tied 0-0 in the 38th round of “Hana Bank K League 2 2024” against Bucheon FC on the 2nd, confirming its K League 2 victory regardless of the final result. Founded in 2013, Anyang achieved its dream of being promoted to the first division in 11 years.
Captain Lee Chang-yong has played in 25 games this season and played as a key defender. Although he was injured in the 30th round against Gimpo FC and failed to play afterwards, he has made history of being promoted to captain.
Lee Chang-yong, who attended the press conference, said, “I’m happy to put the names of myself, the players and everyone in Anyang’s history. I thought it was a failed season because I was injured at the end, but fortunately, my teammates at the team sports high school won the championship. I’m so grateful to be the captain of the team who won the championship, and I want to thank the coach, the mayor, and everyone.”
Lee Chang-yong joined Anyang in 2021. Lee Chang-yong said, “When I first come to Anyang, I see a history video of Anyang, and it makes me feel weird. There is the power of the video. And I can feel the love of the fans. Now, I have recognized the players, so I have grown my heart toward Anyang.”
Lee Chang-yong played for Gangwon FC, Ulsan HD, and Seongnam FC and experienced the first division. Lee Chang-yong said, “I chose the second division because I wanted to go back to the first division. Director Lee Woo-hyung, who was the coach at the time, said that I can’t live without him. 메이저사이트 This is the first time I’ve heard of this while playing soccer. I thought I could play soccer while being treated like this. I thought Anyang had the highest possibility of promotion, but it actually happened.”
Anyang fans are anticipating a showdown with FC Seoul in the K League 1. Anyang LG (currently FC Seoul) moved to Seoul in 2004, and the team was founded as a team run by citizens. These are two teams entangled in past stories. Upon hearing the news of Anyang’s promotion, Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong said, “I don’t really care. I have too many rivals.”
Lee Chang-yong said, “I read an article by Kim Ki-dong. He said he doesn’t pay much attention, but we feel the same way. If we focus only on the match against Seoul, we can make a mistake in the season, so we will prepare without paying any attention.”