"Climala and Kim Jin-soo are excluded." Director Kim Ki-dong said, "I thought a lot about the lineup" [Ulsan site]

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FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, who went on an away trip to Ulsan HD in the K League 1 of professional football, said, "I thought a lot about the lineup," regarding the rotation lineup, where key resources were missing from some of the starters.

Coach Kim Ki-dong told reporters ahead of the away match against Ulsan at 7:30 p.m. on the 15th against Ulsan at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, saying, "If Incheon (United) had caught Ulsan, I would have thought of more rotation."

All of Seoul's key resources, including Klimala and Kim Jin-soo, who have four goals in six games, will start on the bench. Considering that it is the second-place Ulsan away road, it is an unusual rotation width.

Coach Kim said, "Ulsan won (at the weekend) and it became a battle for first place and second place. Therefore, the showdown with the second place is a six-point game after all. Moreover, if we go up after today's game, it will be 3 a.m. tomorrow. I have to take a day off on Friday and play at 2 p.m. on Saturday. It's a really ridiculous situation, but it's a rotation that considers these things."

As for Son Jeong-beom, who was born in 2007, who started on the day, he said, "We will use it the way we used it before. "I've been doing well since my debut, so I'm trying to keep giving those roles," he said. "In the case of Whoise, if he scores today, he will be able to have confidence both as a team and person."

Coach Kim Ki-dong said, "Ulsan has players with ability and is well equipped in balance. Since he has good personal skills, there are many threatening scenes when he has a chance, he said. "Still, the absence of Lee Dong-kyung reduces the risk factor. He added, "It's because I've been a player with such good form since I was in Gimcheon."

As for the away jinx (4 draws and 9 losses) in Ulsan, which has not won for 10 years since April 2016, he said, "Leaving the jinx, the last Jeonbuk Hyundai match is also a mountain that needs to be crossed," adding, "Jeonbuk, Ulsan, and Daejeon Hanati seasons are all good teams and are competing for the championship." You have to win games against these teams to show your competitiveness. It's a mountain that needs to be crossed rather than jinx," he stressed.

Against this, Ulsan HD coach Kim Hyun-seok said, "It's a choice to take a break from the game as a protection rather than an injury," regarding the option of excluding ace Lee Dong-kyung from the entry. "The rotation does not completely change the players, and there is a time limit," he said.

"Seoul has changed a lot from last year because (Kim) Jin-soo and (Choi) Jun seem to be enjoying a lot of fun with the pattern of coming into the inverted and putting a lot of midfield numbers and putting (Lee) Seung-mo up to fall into the back space," head coach Kim Hyun-seok said. "In fact, we didn't pay attention at the beginning of the season, but there were still some people who expected Seoul to be in the top ranks." Not to mention Jeonbuk," he said.

Head coach Kim said, "I thought our center backs could stop the part about Klimala. I prepared like that, but I'm not actually coming out of the starting line-up," he said with a smile, adding, "We'll have to start the game, but there's a struggle. "I think we have to open the lid to see which number is right," he added.

On this day, Seoul will be selected by Whoise, Son Jung-beom, Song Min-gyu, Barbets, Lee Seung-mo, Jung Seung-won, Park Soo-il, Ross, Yazan, Choi Joon, and Koo Sung-yoon (GK). Klimala, Chun Sung-hoon, Bato, Moon Sun-min, Hwang Do-yoon, Lee Han-do, Kim Jin-soo, Park Sung-hoon, and Kang Hyun-moo (GK) are preparing to play as substitutes. Ulsan's Lee Jin-hyun, Lee Hee-kyun and Benji will be in the second line, with Yago at the forefront, while Boyanich and Lee Kyu-sung will work together in the midfield. Cho Hyun-taek, Lee Jae-ik, Jung Seung-hyun and Choi Seok-hyun defend the defense line, and Cho Hyun-woo protects the goal. Seoul leads the opening six games with no losses (5 wins, 1 draw, 16 points), while Ulsan ranks second with 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss).

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