'Jung Woo-young's replacement' Stuttgart is closely following Munich with Kim Min-jae playing
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Beating Werder Bremen 2-0 for 4 consecutive wins 30 points for the third time in the Bundesliga
Stuttgart striker Serou Ghirassi
Stuttgart (Germany), the team of national striker Jung Woo-young, is cruising in the early part of the 2023-2024 season, overcoming the pain of last season when it was struggling to remain in the first division.
They are following closely behind Bayern Munich, a prestigious German professional soccer team where Kim Min-jae, the core of Korea's defense, plays, reaching the 30-point mark for the third time in the Bundesliga this season.
Stuttgart defeated Werder Bremen 2-0 in the 13th round home game of the 2023-2024 Bundesliga held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on the 3rd (Korean time).
They won the game with consecutive goals from Denis Undab and Seru Girassi in the 17th minute of the first half and the 30th minute of the second half.
Girassi, who scored his 16th goal of the season, trailed leading scorer Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, 18 goals) by two goals.
Jung Woo-young, who was replaced by Chris Purich in the 34th minute of the second half with a 2-0 lead, was active in the front line until the final whistle sounded, but was unable to accumulate attack points.
3rd place Stuttgart (10 wins, 3 losses, 30 points), who had 4 consecutive wins, caught up with 2nd place Bayern Munich (10 wins, 2 draws, 32 points), which had played one less game, by 2 points.The point difference with leading Leverkusen (11 wins, 1 draw, 34 points) is 4.
Stuttgart was a team that was struggling to stay in the relegation zone until last season.
Jung Woo-young and Stuttgart players rejoice after victory
The regular league performance for the 2022-2023 season was 7 wins, 12 draws, and 15 losses (33 points), ranking 16th out of 18 teams.
Stuttgart, which was in danger of relegation, defeated Hamburg, the third-place team in the second division, in the promotion play-offs and succeeded in remaining in the first division.
Jung Woo-young, whose position was so limited that he only appeared as a starter in 4 of the 26 regular league games he played in Freiburg (Germany) last season, moved to Stuttgart last July after receiving a love call from his 'old teacher' coach Jevistian Hoeness. moved.
Coach Hoeness coached Jung Woo-young in the Bayern Munich second-team team.
Coach Hoeness used Jung Woo-young for an average of 81 minutes in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounds against Bochum (5-0 win), Leipzig (1-5 loss), and Freiburg (5-0 win).
However, after Jung Woo-young was selected to the Hangzhou Asian Games, his playing time was drastically reduced.
Jung Woo-young, who scored 8 goals to win the Hangzhou Asian Games and to be the top scorer at the same time, saw his average playing time drop to 19 minutes in the 6 regular league games after returning to his team. 슬롯사이트