Ha Chang-rae emphasizes professionalism: “It’s professional to get paid to play”

Ha Chang-rae wanted his players to be professional until the end.

Pohang did just that with a 2-0 victory over Hanoi FC (Vietnam) in the fifth match of their 2023-24 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) Group J match at the 카지노사이트 Pohang Steelyard at 7 p.m. on Monday. Pohang maintained its unbeaten record in the group stage and retained a commanding lead atop the standings.

Ha Chang-rae, wearing the captain’s armband, played a solid role at the back. While Pohang dominated the game, Hanoi often looked to counter-attack, and Ha was there to keep them at bay with good support from Park Chan-yong. Ha even scored the winning goal in the eighth minute of the second half from a corner kick.

However, Ha said, “We made some mistakes in the first half. We had the advantage in the first half, but we tended to lose it in the second half, but the players did their best and we won. If we want to go a little higher, we need to play well,” he said.

Pohang is definitely not motivated. Their league position has been confirmed, and they have already advanced to the ACL Round of 16, so the remaining two games of the 2023 season don’t mean much. Still, Ha Chang-rae said, “We are professionals who are paid to play. We have to do our best regardless of any motivation. The coach and captain Kim Seung-dae say that even if we win the championship and the league is confirmed, we have to do our best until the end. We have about two games left and we have to do our best until the end,” he added.