Jung Seung-won (FC Seoul), who performed a reverse driving ceremony against his former team, said he would cope well if the same situation happened again.
Seoul had an away match against Ulsan HD in the seventh round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2025 at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on Saturday, and tied 0-0 without a goal. Seoul continued its unbeaten streak of six league matches (three wins and three draws) after losing the opening game, and maintained its third place with 12 points.
It was a disappointing match. Seoul, which has shown good performance recently, added Willian and Banks, who have started for the first time in a long time, and sought to score a goal for Ulsan, but failed to create a decisive opportunity.
At the end of the game, Lucas' handball foul in the box, which was replaced, also brought a crisis that allowed him to concede a penalty, but fortunately, he escaped the crisis and had to settle for one point.
Jung was the player who shone amid the frustrating attack flow. Jung, who has shown good performance in attack since moving to Seoul this season, failed to score a point in attack against Ulsan, but spearheaded his attack while actively running on the ground.
After the match, Jeong told reporters in the joint coverage area (Mix Zone), "It's fun because there are many chances to score a goal by changing the position from the third to the second. Also, if I become a midfielder, I have to fill the spot, so I don't think there is any such thing as which position is better. I think I'm enjoying myself enough and doing well."
"I'm going up really hard to score a goal, but this is a little disappointing. I think it would be good to match it little by little," he added.
Jung has recently become a hot topic of conversation. In the previous match, Jung performed a reverse driving ceremony against his former team Daegu.
He was loved as a "face genius" during his time in Daegu, but he was in conflict due to noise during the transfer process during COVID-19. Although it was his former team, it was not a good relationship.
Therefore, during the match against Daegu, Daegu fans booed even before the start of the game, and Jung Seung-won, who was excited about this, did a reverse driving ceremony to run toward the away seat where Daegu fans were located after scoring.
Jung Seung-won's reverse driving ceremony is also well known among soccer fans as the Adebayor ceremony. Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor ran to the other side of the pitch after scoring against Arsenal after moving from Arsenal to Manchester City, performing a knee sliding ceremony.
Usually, it is an unwritten rule to refrain from celebrating when scoring against a previous team. Therefore, not only Adebayor but also Jung Seung-won's behavior this time attracted the attention of many fans.
If Kim Jin-soo and Choi Jun hadn't stopped him, Jung Seung-won could have run right in front of Daegu fans and even slid his knees.
"I didn't intend to go that far. I didn't want to go too far. I really wanted to show myself growing up," Jung said. "I can imagine everything, but I didn't think about it (knee sliding)."
Regarding the huge popularity overseas, he said, "I didn't think about it until overseas, but now I'm grateful that you're watching it with good stories overseas," adding, "I was surprised. It's a great pleasure for me because so many people like it."
Jung was born in 1997. Adebayor's ceremony to go back to the stage came in 2009. Did Jung, who was an elementary school student at the time, know about Adebayor's ceremony.
In response, Jung Seung-won said, "It's very famous," adding, "There's probably no soccer player who hasn't seen it."
Seoul will go on an away trip to Daegu on March 18. Another issue of interest is how Jung Seung-won will respond when Daegu fans booed him at the match. 메이저놀이터
Jung said, "I think he's going to keep me in check, but I'll do my best. Please look forward to it. I don't know how much he'll boo. I don't know what will happen at that moment because of the emotion, but I think I'll be able to cope well."
He added, "I feel like I have to do better when I get complacent. If you boo me, you can enjoy it, but I'm hurt by the team, so it's a little weird if you boo. It's okay to boo because I'm not good at it."