“These are the parts I need to learn, such as build-up and tough play.”
Jeonbuk Hyundai U-17 (Youngsaenggo) defender Kim Geon-woo defeated Suwon Samsung U-17 (Maetango) 2-1 in the 2023 Ground.NK League Youth Championship High School U-17 final held at Cheonan Sports Complex on the 28th to lift the championship trophy. He won the Most Valuable Player award.
Kim Kun-woo, whom we met after the game, said, “I am happy because it is the first time I have won the tournament since I came to Jeonbuk.”
In the second half, with a 2-0 lead, they conceded a goal, but kept the lead. Kim Gun-woo said, “I had to protect it until the end. I'm sorry for losing one point. He looked back, saying, “I was able to do it comfortably with a two-goal lead, but I played a difficult game because I tried to keep it.”
Jeonbuk U-17 is the first championship trophy and the best performance in this tournament. After the championship was held for the first time in 2015, Jeonbuk was far from a trophy, but it defeated 'strong' Suwon, who won the championship in 2017 and 2018.
Jeonbuk coach Lee Gwang-hyun said, “Geon-woo has good physicality. But he has to be a tough defender. All players are the same. If he highlights his strengths and compensates for his weaknesses, he will become a good player.”
Kim Geon-woo laughed and said, "It's true that I'm passive," and said, "The coach told me to be more rough and foul sometimes. I think about it, but I can’t put it into practice.”
It is the first MVP of my life. Kim Gun-woo said, “It is too much to the point that I wonder if I can accept it. I feel like I have to work harder,” he said. He doesn't even get into a fight."
My role models are Hong Jeong-ho and Park Jin-seop. Kim Kun-woo said, “These are the parts I need to learn, such as build-up and tough play. I want to make my professional debut at Jeonbuk Hyundai, and later go to the national team and overseas,” he said, “I have to work harder. Then you can be successful like those players.”
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