"I went to the army," Cho Kyu-sung said at a press conference before the national soccer team training at the National Training Center in Paju on the afternoon of the 10th. "It would have been nice for the players to experience it, but I came here proud to win another gold medal."
Twenty-two players, including Jung Woo-young (Schutgart) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), won the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games under the guidance of coach Hwang Sun-hong.
As a result, players who were worried about the "military issue" enjoyed the highest reward of military service benefits according to gold medals.
If he wins a gold medal in this competition, he will serve as an art and sports agent. After receiving basic military training, they must complete 544 hours of volunteer work while participating in the event for 34 months.
Cho Kyu-sung, who served in the military at Gimcheon Sangmu, a military sports unit, laughed, "I think about a month (living in a training center) is just 'field learning'."
Cho Kyu-sung, who moved to Danish professional football Meat Whelan this summer, now has to endure a long travel time and accompanying fatigue whenever the national team call-up training takes place in Korea.
Cho Kyu-sung said, "It's my first time adjusting to jet lag (according to the call-up of the national team), and that's hard. I still slept a little and came here, but I can feel how great overseas brothers are."
Cho Kyu-sung, who looked back that the transfer of Meat Whelan was a "100% good decision," said, "Many people say they are sorry that it is the Danish league, but I have no regrets at all. It's because I think we're going step by step," he said emphatically.
"The Danish league also demands a lot of physical aspects. In that respect, it's similar to the K League, so I think I'm adjusting well."
"For me, the five major leagues (England, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain) are 'of course where I want to go'. I've lived with such a dream, he said, adding, "There's no reason to play soccer without motivation."
Now, Cho Kyu-sung is in charge of the "front line" of the Klinsmann.
The national team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, will play a friendly match against Tunisia at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 13th and face Vietnam at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 17th, four days later.
Cho Kyu-sung, who became a "rising star" by scoring two goals with only a header in the match against Ghana in the group stage of the Qatar World Cup last year, has been selected as a front-line striker ever since Klinsmann took office.
Cho Kyu-sung said, "You demand a lot of physical aspects from me. In that respect, I think I'm different from other players," he said. "You have to fight harder and protect the ball. That's the director's order," he said.
"The coach manages the team really well. It is best to be able to play in 100% physical condition, he added. 스포츠토토사이트
Cho Kyu-sung, who is only used by coach Klinsmann, was not considered to be "a fixture" in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup team in January next year.
Cho Kyu-sung said, "Every time I come to the national team, I feel there is competition. We don't know when we'll be picked again. It's not strange at all even if it's not picked, he said. "I've never let my guard down for a moment."