Not for the first time this season I feature a photograph of a “resigned” manager on my mactchday previews as this time we bid farewell, a fond one for some, to FC Seoul’s Choi Yong-soo. Choi was in his 2nd stint at the club and quite like Kim Hak-beom circa Seongnam 2016, his past successes…
“If only every K-League match could be played with the same intensity and attack-minded approaches then we wouldn’t be seeing ghostly silent stadiums with cheerleaders playing to empty rows”. These were the thoughts running through my mind both during and after what was an entertaining and often pulsating match as FC Seoul fell to their…
After another productive Hwang Ui-jo inspired international break it’s time to return to the bread and butter of the domestic scene and the penultimate round of the K-League One. Before the break FC Seoul put themselves to within touching distance of safety with a ’12th man’ assisted victory over Jeonnam Dragons, while Incheon came back…
After what feels like an eternity of an International break which saw the Bento revolution continue to meander along through a throng of meaningless friendlies, it’s time for the K-League One to return to action and with it the crowning of the 2018 Champions as an injury time Lee Dong-gook penalty sealed the title for…
As the curtain was closing on the first ‘quarter’ of the K-League One the trophy engravers were all but chiseling the name of Jeonbuk Hyundai in the 2018 slot as the Chmapions raced into a 9pt lead after only eleven matches. Bluewings, their nearest challengers, had drawn 0-0 with Ulsan only a few days after…
This weekend brings us the second installment of ‘The Supermatch’ this season, although in fairness it may have been a little while since the match lived up to that billing. v FC Seoul v Suwon (5pm) All the talk this week from the Seoul camp has been of revenge for that horrendous 5-1 thrashing at The…
In the year of Sheep/Goat FC Seoul hoof Hanoi. It was eventually here, the first competitive match in three months as FC Seoul lined up against the Vietnamese champions Hanoi T&T, although when I say “competitive” it turns out I was using that term loosely as what was about to unfold was anything but.…
Sunday November 23rd sees the 19th FA Cup Final being held at Seoul World Cup Stadium. FC Seoul and Seongnam FC are the teams hoping for victory. The match kicks off at 14:15 and the winner will not only get their hands on the cup but will gain entry to next season’s…
FC Seoul v Suwon – The ‘Supermatch’ They call it the ‘Supermatch’, the largest game in Asia, on Sunday FC Seoul welcomed Suwon to Sangam World Cup Stadium for a match that would go a long way to decide what the two teams would be playing for after the split. Seoul had decided…
One of the most interesting matches on paper last weekend was FC Seoul v Incheon, even though both teams occupy slots in the relegation group it had all the potential to be a cracking match. Incheon had hit a purple patch and after only one win in 15 had managed three in a row. They…
The K-League Kilt 