"Since director (Lee Jung Hyo) is such a master..." Director Kim Do-kyun of "Suwon Natural Enemy" never lets his guard down [the site of a water source]

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Suwon Samsung's natural enemy Kim Do-kyun (49), head coach of Seoul E-Land, vowed to win the opening game.

E-Land and Suwon Samsung will meet in the first round of Hana Bank's K League 2026 at 4:30 p.m. on the 28th at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

Coach Kim Do-kyun said in an interview before the game, "I'm burdened every time I play with Suwon," but expressed confidence, "I hope you tell me that if I win today's game, I'm really strong against Suwon."

He is a strong coach in Suwon. Head coach Kim Do-kyun leads Suwon FC and E-Land with 13 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses against Suwon. Last season, he also had two wins and one loss in three league matches.

However, he is inferior to Lee Jung-hyo (51), who will make his debut in Suwon. He met Gwangju FC six times under coach Lee Jung-hyo and lost all of them.

E-Land, which has a K-League 2 level squad, has a solid central core, including Osmar and Kim Oh-kyu, and Ewler, who scored 12 goals and 11 assists in the 2025 season, is holding out as a key offensive resource.

However, Osmar was excluded from the selection in the aftermath of the injury he suffered during the training camp. Coach Kim Do-kyun said, "I thought he wanted to play, but he was not in a starting body condition. He said, "I'm a player who will do my part well if I come in."

In the match against Suwon, E-Land places Jae-yong Park and Gabriel in the two-top and places Ewler, Baek Ji-woong, Park Chang-hwan and Cho Joon-hyun in the midfield. Oh In-pyo, Kim Oh-kyu, Park Jin-young and Kim Joo-hwan will play four-back, while Min Sung-joon will wear goalie gloves.

Regarding selecting Park Jae-yong instead of Kim Hyun and Eidale, head coach Kim Do-kyun explained, "I had a lot of worries, but I chose Park Jae-yong for forward pressure and aggressive operation."

It is Suwon's first game under coach Lee Jung-hyo. Regarding the change in the opponent's Suwon, head coach Kim Do-kyun said, "There will be an impact due to the change in the coach and the list of players, but he is such a master that he would have made the team in a short time," but added, "We are all ready, and I think it was rather more difficult for the opponent to predict us." I have faith and confidence in the process of creating the team," he stressed.

Regarding the atmosphere in which the largest number of spectators are expected in K League 2 history, he said, "The players may not be able to adapt at first, but they will forget when they play," and emphasized that "the players should quickly find their own rhythm." I hope the players of both teams will perform well in front of a large audience," he added.

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