The cruelty of the legend continued. This is the reality of a club that has lost its direction.
Suwon Samsung said on the official channel on the 18th, “We have decided to sack coach Lee Byung-geun to take responsibility for the poor performance.” We will put the top priority on overcoming the crisis and focus on putting the club on the right track.”
The legendary defender’s reputation was cracked. Coach Lee Byeong-geun was one of the best defenders in Suwon’s history during his playing days. After his retirement, coach Lee Byeong-geun, who served as coach and manager of Gyeongnam FC, Suwon, and Daegu FC, took the helm of his former team Suwon last year. Coach Lee Byeong-geun said at the press conference for the inauguration of Suwon’s 7th head coach, “I will go through difficult times with the players with a great sense of responsibility.” However, coach Lee Byeong-geun left the team after one year of his appointment, citing poor performance, leaving behind a bitter look. 스포츠토토
It was not easy from the first year in office. Suwon, under coach Lee Byeong-geun, seemed to be successful in rebounding until May, but it fell into sluggishness as it went downhill rapidly from June. He was pushed to the brink of the Relegation Playoffs (PO) following his fall in Split B. In the final match against FC Anyang, K-League 1 was confirmed after an extended match, narrowly avoiding the first relegation since its foundation.
Even in the second season, which was confident of renewal, it was seldom used. To make matters worse, the defensive insecurity that had been emerging all along overlapped with the loss of goal-making ability. We drew in games to win, and lost in games to draw. In the last Ansan Greeners and Korea Football Association (FA) Cup, they reported their first win of the season, but stayed with 2 draws and 5 losses in 7 K-League 1 matches. In the end, Suwon had a hard time hardening manager Lee Byeong-geun at the beginning of the season after a year in office.