“Hee-chan, who is becoming an indispensable part of the team, I look forward to a greater performance in the future.” Ki Sung-yueng posted a picture on his personal social media on the 9th (Korea Standard Time). In plain clothes, Ki took a picture with Hwang Hee-chan at the training ground of the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ki Sung-yueng wrote, “Today, I came to Wolverhampton to see Hee-chan.” Hwang Hee-chan led his team to victory by scoring the winning goal in the Premier League’s 15th round match against Wolverhampton and Burnley in the 2023-2024 season. It was Hwang Hee-chan’s eighth goal in the league and ninth goal of the season. He has eight goals and two assists in the league alone this season and one goal in the League Cup. He has already achieved double-digit attack points in the Premier League.
In October, Hwang Hee-chan also set a record for scoring in six consecutive home games for Wolverhampton for the first time since John Richards in the 1972-1973 season. He shook the net from the last home game of last season against Everton to the match against Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Newcastle.
Prior to this match, Hwang Hee-chan was tied for third place. He had scored 15 goals alongside Ki Sung-yueng, a senior player of the Korean national team and the Premier League.
Ki Sung-yueng moved to Swansea City in the 2012-2013 season, and played in 139 league matches and scored 12 goals during the six seasons. He also scored eight goals during the 2014-2015 season. When he was on loan at Sunderland in the 2013-2014 season, he scored three goals, recording a career-high 15 goals in the Premier League.
Hwang moved up to fourth place in the Premier League’s scoring list. With eight goals, Hwang tied for fourth with Ollie Watkins (Villa) and Jarrod Bowen (West Ham). He is only one goal shy of third-place finisher Son Heung-min (nine goals).
In addition, Hwang Hee-chan scored a total of 16 Premier League goals, ranking third in Asia in the Premier League. 슬롯머신
Ki Sung-yueng cheered for Hwang Hee-chan by writing, “Hee-chan, who is now growing a lot and becoming an indispensable part of the team. I look forward to a bigger performance in the future.”
Meanwhile, Ki Sung-yueng met with Brighton & Hove Albion coach Robert De Zerby on the 8th. Ki Sung-yueng, who is leading Brighton stably, said, “There are teams that make you interested tactically in the game. One of them is Brighton,” adding, “It is an interesting team that always has a numerical advantage in build-ups and attacks, and works with organic movements through bold advancement of fullbacks and minimization of offense and defense gaps.”
Ki Sung-yueng then wrote, “He explained well what I was really curious about, such as coach De Zerbi’s philosophy, tactical movements, and training methods to put tactics on the players.”