Um Ji-sung, who was on the England stage in his first year, said, "I wanted to go back to Gwangju because it was hard, but..."I've got more greed for EPL"

Um Ji-sung, who was on the England stage in his first year, said, "I wanted to go back to Gwangju because it was hard, but..."I've got more greed for EPL"

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Um Ji-sung (23, Swansea City), who finished his first year safely in the English Championship (second division), returned more mature.

Um Ji-sung started his career in Europe last summer by moving to Swansea City after leaving Gwangju FC. If anything, it can be likened to a "half success." He played in 37 matches of the Championship, scoring three goals and two assists. He has displayed consistent play as a starting member, but his attack point was not satisfactory to himself. He even self-evaluated that he scored five out of 10 points.

"I have hope." He performed particularly well this year, and in the last game of the season, he scored a fantastic goal, achieving a successful conclusion. It was a goal that made us look forward to the next season.

◆"I thought I wanted to go back to Gwangju"

He had a hard time going to England with his former team Gwangju, but the process of adapting himself was not smooth. He needed time to adapt himself to completely different environments, languages and styles of the game. Masugol's goal was also scored in March this year.

Um Ji-sung said, "I was excited, but it was a big difference from the K-League. Especially in terms of physical and physical strength, it was difficult to keep up. The transition to offense and defense is incredibly fast. All players possess more skills than foreign players in the K-League. The defenders came out at a completely unexpected timing. At first, it was difficult to deal with. The grass was so good that there was no excuse. My ability was completely the problem."

"I felt so low in confidence that I wanted to go back to Gwangju," he said. "In Gwangju, I found a way to solve it as a team while being coached by Lee Jung-hyo, but I had to find a breakthrough by myself here. As things didn't go well, I hoped that the ball wouldn't come. I had many opportunities when I felt that way. As I kept missing things, I lost more confidence."

◆"Getting confidence, now I want to play the Premier League."

Leaving the difficult process behind, Um Ji-sung's performance revived in the second half of the league. The atmosphere has changed since Alan Sheehan was appointed as coach.

Um said, "The coach told me a lot of good things. I also gained strength when I said I could do it with confidence. In the middle of the game, Park Ji-sung also came to the broadcast and gave me some advice. As the game went well, I think I finished the season in good form," adding, "I played the last goal a lot. I keep thinking about it so that I won't forget that feeling. I was surprised, too, because it was a shot that seemed unlikely to go in. I'm going to try to continue shooting like that," he said.

Um Ji-sung, who spent one season in the Championship, came to yearn for the Premier League more. "The Championship is an amazing stage. Especially, the atmosphere is overwhelming. I watched a lot of Premier League matches in Gwangju, and after experiencing the English stage, I thought the difference was even bigger. I think the Premier League will be at a heavenly level," he said. "But I have several experiences in the Premier League in my team. Considering my skills, there is nothing I can't do. I want to try it as motivation someday." 토토사이트

Um Ji-sung said, "I have watched a Tottenham vs. Manchester United game when I was in London. I realized that (Son) Heung-min and (Hwang) Hee-chan are doing amazing things. I can take a closer look at them because they are in the same position in the national team. I want to take advantage of the older brothers' strengths and reach a higher level. I want to grow better using my strengths."