"Side by side, winless." Incheon-Daejeon showdown, Yoon Jung-hwan, "I'll win someday, but I hope it's today." [the scene of Incheon]

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Incheon United manager Yoon Jung-hwan, who is trying to win the opening game against Daejeon Hana Citizen for the first time, expressed his desire, "I'll win someday, but I hope it's today."

Coach Yoon Jung-hwan met with reporters ahead of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 fourth round showdown against Daejeon at 7:30 p.m. on the 18th at Incheon Football Stadium and said, "I don't have the impression that the players are mentally chased. I have positive thoughts," he said.

Incheon, which reached the top of the K League 2 last season and succeeded in re-advancing after a year of relegation, lost to FC Seoul and Gwangju FC one after another, and is tied with the Pohang Steelers for the third winless game (1 draw and 2 losses).

Manager Yoon Jung-hwan, however, said, "We are not producing results, but there are some things that are getting better as we play three games," adding, "If we focus a little more, we don't see any big problems in defense or anything like this right now." I think I'm more excited in a way because I made the same mistake in the build-up process for just two games and I'm revising it little by little."

As for Park Seung-ho, who has been excluded from the entry for three consecutive games, including this day, he said, "I'm working hard, but I think the players should know the difference between doing it in the second part and doing it in the first part." I think Seung-ho should also upgrade what he lacks," he pointed out.

Coach Yoon said, "Since I played last year, I think the prerequisite of playing this year should be to fit in the first part," adding, "I have to feel it myself." Still, over time, I think I'll have a chance someday because I'm working hard with my venom," he added.

Against this, Daejeon coach Hwang Sun-hong said, "We have to do a full-fledged war. Both teams were determined to win their first games of the season, saying, "Would there be any background?" Daejeon also has no victory yet due to its 1-1 draw in the opening three consecutive games.

Head coach Hwang said, "If you sag more here, it's actually not easy to follow," adding, "The games are completely overwhelmed and I think they've led, but it's not easy to win 3-0 and 4-0 while completely overwhelming the game." Still, I think it's important that we made a game that didn't lose two games," he said.

Coach Hwang Sun-hong then said, "Incheon is stable. "We are solidly defending as we have done last year," he said, "There are not many forward pressures or such things because the forward two-top mobility is not good, but you still have to be careful with the counter. I think we should be careful of counters and straight plays using Gerson. (Park) Kyu-hyun is very responsible," he added.

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