Ulsan Joo Min-gyu, The Super Killer Still Grows

The expectation of 'just in case' collapsed. There was no room for Joo Min-kyu 33, Ulsan Hyundai. His name could not be found on the list of 25 consecutive European away games 25 players of the national soccer team that will lead to Wales and Saudi Arabia in September.

It's not new. Despite his steady performance, Joo Min-kyu has no connection with the national team. Former head coach Paulo Bento Portugal, who took the helm of the United Arab Emirates UAE team after leading South Korea to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is also turning a blind eye to him.

The record is great. Joo Min-kyu scored 130 goals in the K League. He became the top scorer 22 goals in the K League 1 in the 2021 season wearing the Jeju United uniform and scored 17 goals in the 2022 season. His performance this season, which he moved to Ulsan, is also surprising. He is tied for the lead in scoring with Thiago Daejeon Hana Citizen with 13 goals in 26 matches. In particular, he scored multiple goals in the 28th round of the "Hana One Q K League 1 2023" away match against FC Seoul at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 27th, a day before the announcement of the national team entry in September. 스포츠토토

The atmosphere wasn't bad either. Cho Kyu-sung Mitwillan and Oh Hyun-kyu Celtic have not been able to play recently due to injuries, and Hwang Ui-jo Nottingham has been completely pushed out of the team's competition, so his physical strength and sense are not good. In addition, the September-October A match series is a good opportunity for the national team to come up with a plan B. We don't have to put all our energy into the match against Saudi Arabia, which will be held in Newcastle, England on the 13th of next month Korea Standard Time, and the match against Vietnam, which is being promoted in Korea in October. Rather than mobilizing all the best members, there are many voices calling for expanding the pool of strikers in preparation for the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup, which will start in November, and the Asian Cup finals in Qatar early next year.

Fortunately, Joo Min-kyu was calm. Expectations are around 0.1 percent. I've already been hurt. "I let go of my mind a long time ago," he said. Again, the sad hunch was not wrong. Klinsmann, who has been criticized for his long stay abroad, picked existing members as usual. Injuries and poor conditions do not seem to be a problem for the "Clinsmanho" coaching staff, who has only lost two draws and two losses since its launch.

Joo Min-kyu is not particularly disappointed. As usual, I do my best every day by focusing on team training. Even after scoring the same goal as Cho Kyu-sung then Jeonbuk last season, he has a lot of games to play, so he has a lot of things to do, such as recapturing the title of the top scorer and Ulsan's second consecutive league title.

I have another homework this year. It is rhythm maintenance according to time allocation with Martin Adam Hungary. Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo doesn't like the two's simultaneous input. Joo Min-kyu is growing again and again as he adapts to the different environment from the past when he played the entire 90 minutes. "I'm always learning," he said. It is a meaningful time because it is the process of finding answers to physical care according to participation in Pongdang Pongdang. "I will play more desperately and with a strong tenacity," he vowed.