"I am trying to conserve my strength and focus as much as possible in Jeonbuk."
Jeonbuk Hyundai and Daejeon Hanasitizen recorded a 1-1 draw in the Hana Bank K League 1 2025 Round 12 match held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 6th.
Jeonbuk maintained 2nd place with 6 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, accumulating 22 points.
Jeon Jin-woo, who scored the opening goal and his 7th goal of the season, said after the match, "Although we created better chances and played a good game, everyone is disappointed that it ended in a draw."
During his time in Suwon, Jeon Jin-woo recorded the most goals with 6 in 2022. However, he surpassed that record this season by scoring 7 goals despite not playing in half of the matches.
Jeon Jin-woo explained, "I am doing my best in both Suwon and Jeonbuk. However, in Jeonbuk, I am conserving my strength and focusing. Rather than wasting energy, I am concentrating, and results are coming in. Moreover, my performance is improving while playing with good teammates. I have never thought that I am solely responsible for the good results. I am really grateful to be training well."
Regarding the scoring situation, he explained, "Thiago showed good movement and I received the opportunity. I was hoping that Thiago would make a return pass. I thought I could take a shot after evading the opposing defense. I also thought about the possibility of being offside, but fortunately, the goal was declared, and I felt good. I hoped it would end like that."
Having officially entered the race for the top scorer, he stated, "That's the case based on the indicators, but I am not being greedy. I am only thinking about capitalizing on opportunities. I am focused on the team's victory. If that happens, everyone will receive good evaluations," while adding that "it might be too early to talk about the championship race. The performance of confident players and less confident players will clearly differ. It is most important to go into each game thinking about winning."
Meanwhile, Jeon Jin-woo said, "I feel really disappointed even if we drew, as if we lost. I think we all need to overcome this," and added, "With little time left, and because my teammates did well, I waited in the front even after being substituted with expectations. I wanted to keep watching the game without going to the bench as a fan."
[Photo] Provided by Jeonbuk.
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