FC Anyang’s relentless run to win its first K League 2 title and promotion has put a brake on its first K League 2 title. The first consecutive defeat of the season came at the most important time of all. The trauma of being considered a candidate for promotion every season and getting close to the actual promotion but being frustrated every time also comes back to mind.
Anyang has not lost its lead throughout this season. It has not lost its No. 1 ranking since June 2. It is the lone lead with 54 points as of Tuesday. It is now in the position to be promoted to the K League 1 for the first time without any promotion or playoff.
However, the recent trend is unusual. It lost three consecutive games to E-Land in Seoul, Asan in South Chungcheong Province and Samsung in Suwon. It lost all of its matches against top teams. It is the first time this season that Anyang has suffered consecutive losses, which has increased to three consecutive losses.
Anyang’s dominance once seemed to have been broken. The gap between the second-ranked Asan and the sixth-ranked Suwon is three points higher than that of the latter. The number of matches remaining per team is four to five. If the mood cannot be changed, the team is on the verge of losing both the championship title and promotion. The goal of other top-ranked teams was adjusted upward by winning the championship all at once. 먹튀검증
Concerns are also growing that the nightmare that collapsed at the last minute despite performing well throughout the season will be repeated again. Anyang fell behind in the promotion competition by throwing, as it had no win (three draws and five losses) in eight consecutive games since the end of August. In the 2022 season, it was frustrating to lose to Suwon even after reaching the promotion PO, and before that, it ended the season in vain due to the elimination of the K League 2 PO. For this reason, we have no choice but to link the recent trend with the past nightmare.
The desperation to win promotion and the pressure to maintain the lead are even causing extreme stress. According to Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon and his team, some players even got injections or suffered hair loss due to facial paralysis. If he fails to stop the trend recently, the mental burden will increase.
The only way to change the mood is to achieve results. It is all the more welcome to see the A-match resting period that came after three consecutive losses. After catching their breath for a while, Anyang plans to calm down the mood through a four-day off-season training in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province early next week. Its goal is to become the leader in the league, Suseong, and promoted to the K League 1.
Although he has lost consecutive games, he is still in the lead, and has played one less game than other teams, which is advantageous in the competition for rankings. If he rebounds quickly, he still has a good chance of achieving his goal. On the contrary, if he fails to break the trend quickly, the competition for promotion could turn into chaos. This is why Anyang’s break is all the more important at a critical juncture.
