"K League's Homegrown No. 1" flashed again in 2006! "Hope" found in Seoul's disappointing draw
"K League's Homegrown No. 1" flashed again in 2006! "Hope" found in Seoul's disappointing draw
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The "Home Grown" system, which was ambitiously introduced by the Korean Professional Football Federation this year, has taken its first step. Seoul rookie Bato, the "K-League's Home Grown No. 1" player, made his debut in the fourth round of the "Hana Bank K League 1 2025" away game against Suwon FC held at Suwon Stadium on the 8th. Home Grown is a system in which "foreign nationality holders who have grown in Korea are considered domestic players when registering as K-League rookies." A player who has been a member of a domestic amateur team registered with the Korea Football Association for more than five years in total or more than three consecutive years until the age of 18 signs with the K-League as his first professional team and registers as a rookie, is considered a domestic player and excluded from the quota for foreign players, and is recognized as a domestic player when registering for the K-League even after the registration of a rookie. The intention was to foster more "domestic players." Ba'ilo Samuel, a native of Ivory Coast, was called up to the professional team this year after passing through Osan Middle School and Osan High School, Seoul Youth Team, and enjoyed the green grass for the first time on the day.
His debut match had strong impact. Playing as the right-handed striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation, Bato showed off his outstanding talent for 45 minutes in the first half before being replaced by Moon at halftime. In an interview with Sports Chosun in January, Bato appealed, "I am an explosive and speedy player," and he showed off a bold breakthrough that he is not afraid of making mistakes. Bato, who just graduated from high school in 2006, was not shy in physical fights with defenders. His dribbling skills by making a sharp turn in the 15th minute in the first half were particularly impressive. He gained the upper hand in a one-on-one match against Suwon FC's left back Park Cheol-woo. After the match, Bato said, "I gained confidence that I can play professionally." He can expect to see his use of the U-22 going forward.
The fact that the "youngest" Barto is the most threatening player among Seoul's strikers during the first 90 minutes of the first half has clear implications. Seoul has failed to score in three of the four matches since the opening of this season. Seoul, which lost 0-2 at the opening match against Jeju Island, reported its first win by 2-1 at the second round against Anyang, but drew 0-0 against Gimcheon in the third round and two consecutive matches on the day. It only had five points in four matches. In four matches, it had 42 shots and 3.38 goals in expected score (xG), making only two goals. The actual score compared to the expected score is 0.59, which is less than half of the 1.26 in the last season. Strikers such as Lucas and new No.9 Cho Young-wook, who had expected an explosive performance this year, have yet to finish the game. 안전놀이터 Tall striker Banks, who was scheduled to start on the day after recruiting early this month, was absent at the match against Suwon FC due to colds. Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong made a good impression while searching for an answer. "There were definitely some threatening scenes. I think it would have been better if there were scenes that lead to final shots. Since he is still young, he will have plenty of room for further development," Kim said.