Ahead of the first win against Gangwon tomorrow, it was revealed that “we discussed breaking up due to the team’s poor performance”
Professional soccer K-League 1 (1st division league) Jeonbuk is taking steps to part ways with coach Dan Petrescu (57, Romania, photo).
A Jeonbuk official said on the 5th, "Due to the team's recent poor performance, discussions are underway about parting ways with the coach, but no official decision has been made yet. Coach Petrescu will also take the helm for the 6th round home game against Gangwon on the 7th." revealed. After losing 0-2 in the 5th round match against Jeju on the 3rd, Jeonbuk decided to part ways with the coach at the club level and reported it to the higher-ups, but it is known that the final approval has not yet been received.
Jeonbuk, which was considered a favorite to win before the season, is currently in last place (12th) with 3 points (3 draws, 2 losses). Among the 25 teams in K-League 1 and 2, only Jeonbuk has yet to report its first win.
Jeonbuk, the team with the most wins in the K League (9 times), has not won in 5 games since the start of the season for the first time in 16 years since 2008. At that time, Jeonbuk had 1 draw and 4 losses in 5 games. Jeonbuk currently has 4 goals, the fewest in the league, along with 11th-place Daegu (4 points). We were dragged out after conceding the first goal in all 5 games.
If the breakup is confirmed, Coach Petrescu, who took office in June of last year, will leave the team before completing his term of office for less than a year. To escape from the slump, Jeonbuk must defeat Gangwon on the 7th. Gangwon is in 8th place with 6 points (1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss). Jeonbuk met Gangwon last year and recorded 1 win and 2 losses. 토토