The Korean FA Cup winners will kick off their K-League Classic season on Saturday, but before then Choi is expecting a tough test from their J.League visitors.
“That was a perfect start to the season for us but it is in the past,” he said. “I have told the players to forget about it and focus on Tuesday's game. To win 6-0 may be good for the fans but as a coach there were many aspects, both positive and negative to consider. I want the players to maintain their focus.”
“It is not going to be easy as we know that Hiroshima are a strong team. But we are at home and are looking to show our fans what we can do for the first time this season.”
Choi also looked back to the meetings between the two teams in the group stage of the 2014 tournament. Seoul took first place in the group standings but only took one point from their two meetings with the Japanese club.
“The results were not great,” recalled the coach. “It was good experience for us but experience is just experience. We have to go out and get the result we want tomorrow and that is the focus. We will not be thinking about the result from two years ago.”
Sanfrecce have started the season slowly. Last year’s J.League winners followed up their loss at home to Shandong with another defeat in front of their own fans by losing 1-0 to Kawasaki Frontale as the new Japanese domestic season kicked off last Saturday.
The Hiroshima-based club will also be without striker Hisato Sato and midfielder Toshihrio Aoyama due to injury.
“That was a perfect start to the season for us but it is in the past,” he said. “I have told the players to forget about it and focus on Tuesday's game. To win 6-0 may be good for the fans but as a coach there were many aspects, both positive and negative to consider. I want the players to maintain their focus.”
“It is not going to be easy as we know that Hiroshima are a strong team. But we are at home and are looking to show our fans what we can do for the first time this season.”
Choi also looked back to the meetings between the two teams in the group stage of the 2014 tournament. Seoul took first place in the group standings but only took one point from their two meetings with the Japanese club.
“The results were not great,” recalled the coach. “It was good experience for us but experience is just experience. We have to go out and get the result we want tomorrow and that is the focus. We will not be thinking about the result from two years ago.”
Sanfrecce have started the season slowly. Last year’s J.League winners followed up their loss at home to Shandong with another defeat in front of their own fans by losing 1-0 to Kawasaki Frontale as the new Japanese domestic season kicked off last Saturday.
The Hiroshima-based club will also be without striker Hisato Sato and midfielder Toshihrio Aoyama due to injury.
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