“Did the coach really say that?” asked Jang Yun-ho (28, Gimpo FC), now a 10-year ‘veteran’, in surprise.

Born in 1996, Jang made his professional debut in 2015 in a Jeonbuk Hyundai jersey. With Jeonbuk, he won the K League 1 and Asian Champions League (ACL) titles. He helped South Korea win the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.

Injuries slowed him down. In 2022, he tore his hamstring. This season, he also suffered a heel injury that kept him out for a while. Gimpo FC coach Ko Jung-woon feels sorry for Jang Yun-ho. “Jang Yun-ho is a ‘sore finger,’” he said. (Jang) is a proven player. His experience, technique, offense, defense, everything is good. But his body is not 100 percent. I don’t know how much more frustrating it is for me. 파워볼사이트 I want to play, but my body doesn’t cooperate. It’s a pity,” he said.

Jang Yun-ho said, “Did the coach really call me a ‘sore finger’? I think the coach must be upset, but the coach has given me a lot of consideration to make my comeback, including exercises and conditioning, so I think I can play.”

“I didn’t play a full season. I felt really bad, as did the coach. I don’t think I was able to help the team…. It was really frustrating because the injury was not in my favor. My heel was really hurting a lot. There was no way to treat it because it was always in contact with the ground. Even when I had injections in my heel, they melted away because there was no muscle. The heel was damaged and couldn’t absorb the impact, so the bones kept touching. It hurt because of the inflammation. I even tried to reduce the impact a little bit by putting pads in it.”

Jang Yun-ho only played 21 games in the Hana Bank K League 2 2024. However, he returned to the team when it mattered most and has been a big boost to the team. He recently returned from injury and has been a stalwart in the midfield. Thanks to him, Gimpo is unbeaten in its last five matches. They are still in the race for a promotion playoff (PO) ticket. The seventh-place Gimpo is level on 50 points with the fourth-place Jeonnam Dragons, fifth-place Busan IPark, and sixth-place Suwon Samsung. They are separated by goal difference, which could change depending on the outcome of their remaining matches.

Jang is even more eager to play now that he’s back. “Now, I have to bring results rather than mental strength. I think it’s my homework to do, not someone else’s. I think I have to do it myself, not someone else. I think we have to win all the remaining matches and somehow increase our chances of going to the Promotion PO,” he vowed. Gimpo will next face Seongnam FC on November 3.