Uhm Ji-seong, who returned to the national soccer team after 2 years and 8 months, said, "I couldn't sleep because I was excited."
Uhm Ji-seong, who returned to the national soccer team after 2 years and 8 months, said, "I couldn't sleep because I was excited."
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I couldn't sleep after hearing the news that I was selected for the national team at 3 a.m."
Um Ji-seong (Swansea City), who wore the Taegeuk mark again after 2 years and 8 months, said this.
Second-string striker Uhm Ji-seong is one of the most promising prospects in Korean soccer.
He left Gwangju FC in this summer's transfer market and joined Swansea City of the English Championship (2nd division), stepping into the 'European league'.
Having settled in well in his new home, Swansea, including starting in four consecutive opening matches, he was selected by new national team manager Hong Myung-bo for the September international match.
For Um Ji-seong, this is his first time wearing the red uniform of the national team in 2 years and 8 months since he scored his debut goal in a friendly match against Iceland (5-1 Korea win) in January 2022.
“Honestly, I couldn’t believe it. There are so many great players on the 추천 second line, so I wondered if I would be able to get picked,” said Um Ji-seong, standing in front of reporters ahead of Hong Myung-bo’s first training session at Goyang Stadium on the 2nd, with a sour look on his face.
He said that he couldn't sleep after hearing the news of his selection and emphasized, "I'm excited, but I think I can work harder and do better."
However, it is true that the space for the thumb to stand still seems narrow.
As he said, the national team's second line is 'saturated'.
Not only are key European players such as 'Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), and Lee Jae-sung (Mainz) in line, but even Yang Min-hyeok (Gangwon FC), who has recently been showing outstanding performance in the K-League, has thrown down the gauntlet.
Eom Ji-seong said, "I am confident in one-on-one breakthroughs, crosses, and shots in offensive situations," and added, "If the opportunity comes, I will definitely try to show that side of me."
It was also reported that Um Ji-seong is adapting well to Swansea, a 'boring city'.
He laughed, saying, "Ki Sung-yong (Seoul), who played for Swansea, contacted me and said, 'This is a city where you can focus only on soccer,' and just like he said, I'm focusing only on soccer."
He continued, "I still think I have a lot of shortcomings, and I think I'm in the adaptation stage right now," and "It might not be easy to adapt, but I think of that as a process and I will overcome it."
Um Ji-seong said that failing to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics motivated him to perform well this year.
"I was upset because I didn't get a ticket to the Olympics. That's why I came back to the team and used that as motivation to do better," he said.