"Cha Du-ri's first captain" Woo Je-wook. "Director, the force itself was different."

"Cha Du-ri's first captain" Woo Je-wook. "Director, the force itself was different."

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Hwaseong will play the first round of Hana Bank K League 2 2025 against Seongnam FC at Tancheon Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 23rd.
Hwaseong, which has entered the K League 2 as the youngest club since this season, is most famous for its head coach. Cha, a former member of the Korean national team, is challenging himself for the first time in the professional league. "I am excited and have a moderate tension," Cha said at the opening media day on the 19th. "I wonder if the soccer I always thought about will be realized in a good way on the professional stage."

Woo Je-wook received the captain's armband, Cha's first team in the professional league. Woo Je-wook will also join the pro league for the first time like Cha. He is new to the pro league but has diverse experiences as a player. In 2022, he became the first Korean to win a title in the K4 League (fourth division league) while moving to the Icelandic Second Division. In the following year, he returned to the K3 League and became joint top scorer.

Ahead of his first professional debut, Woo said, "I think I've been recognized a bit now," renewing his commitment, saying, "It's time to prove it again." As Coach Cha of Hwaseong and Cha put on the captain's armband on their way to becoming a professional player for the first time, he also has a unique sense of responsibility. "I need to show them why I was chosen," he said. "I want to look back after the end of a season."

"I heard that he was a former Warnak star player and taught very well from the time he coached youth players," Woo Je-wook said of Cha. "I learned a lot from my experience in Europe after training in the winter."
Regarding Cha's coaching style, he said, "He communicates with the football part and cares about the player's psychology in detail." He also added, "He always approaches first and treats me positively, so the players have no choice but to follow him."

Woo also recalled how he felt when he met Cha for the first time. "The force itself was different. It was my first time to feel pressured by words or actions," Woo said with a smile. "Because I'm Cha Du-ri, I just trust and follow him."

Boasting solid physical conditions measuring 185 centimeters and 80 kilograms, Woo has been moving between the frontline striker and the central defender. When he became the joint top scorer in the K3 League in 2023, he achieved the feat after changing his position from a defender to a striker during the season. 바카라사이트

The coach plans to use Woo Je-wook as a defender this year. "I'm trying hard because the coach succeeded by changing his position when he was active," Woo said. "I wonder how far I can go." "When I play as a striker, I feel impatient if I can't solve it, but a defender can make his own mistakes and even if I make mistakes, it's totally my fault, so I feel comfortable in that regard," he said.
As a defender, Gersault (Incheon United) is expected to face off. "I heard that my teammates and friends in the K League 1 are really different," Woo said. "On the contrary, he thanked me that I no longer have to meet him in the first division."

Woo Je-wook, who is entering the professional stage for the first time with coach Cha, said, "I will desperately and desperately work as a challenger no matter what team I do," adding, "I will compete with the youngest's spirit."