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Yang Hyun-joon (24, Celtic), who is equipped with multiple abilities, has enough justification to rejoin the Korean national team led by head coach Hong Myung-bo.
Yang Hyun-joon scored the first goal in the 22nd round of the "2025-26 Scottish Premiership" home game against Dundee United at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, England, on the 11th (Korea Standard Time) to contribute to the 4-0 victory. Celtic, which has lost two consecutive games, are in third place after leading Hearts and Rangers with 41 points (13 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses).
On this day, new coach Martin O'Neill also made his debut with a victory. Celtic replaced Wilfred Nancy, who was appointed in December last year, on the 6th when he was sluggish with two wins and six losses, and gave O'Neill, who led Celtic from 2005 to 2005, the baton.
O'Neill played Yang Hyun-joon as a right flanker in a 3-4-3 formation. Yang Hyun-joon, who played right wingback under coach Nancy, met the coach's expectations by playing as a winger for the first time in a long time and scoring a goal.
Yang Hyun-joon, who caught the ball in the arc circle in the 27th minute of the first half when the score was 0-0, shook the net with a low shot toward the corner of the goal. As a result, Yang Hyun-joon scored two consecutive goals following the Rangers FC match on the 3rd. He has scored three goals out of the last four league games, boasting his peak condition. Yang Hyun-joon has scored five goals in 23 official games this season.
Yang Hyun-joon went through an experiment to play the wingback position in response to Nancy's tactical demands this season. In a somewhat unfamiliar position, he demonstrated his ability to perform tactics by receiving a passing score due to his active activity and active participation in defense.
Still, Yang Hyun-joon's main position was a flanker. When he was assigned the offensive mission again under the new coach, he opened the scoring as if he had been waiting. Through his wingback experience, he showed off his unique breakthrough and determination while improving his understanding of defense.
This is also an attractive factor for director Hong Myung-bo. In the context of having to play the World Cup group stage, "multi-resources" that can understand both side defense and offense and destroy positions depending on the situation is essential. This is why Yang Hyun-joon's justification for returning to the national team has been sufficient.
Yang Hyun-joon has not been called by head coach Hong Myung-bo for about 10 months since the A match in March last year.
Currently, the right fullback of the national team is competing with "Budong's main players" Seol Young-woo (Zvezda) and Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon). Expectations are high on what effect it will have if "a defender who can attack" and "a striker who can defend" Yang Hyun-joon are added to this.
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