Hwang Hee-chan, who led his team Wolverhampton Wanderers to three consecutive wins in the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL) by scoring offensive points in two consecutive games with the help of the third league player, was selected as the British public broadcaster BBC’s ‘Team of the Week’. was selected.On the 3rd (Korean time), the BBC announced the 2023-2024 EPL 19th and 20th round integrated ‘Team of the Week’ selected by soccer expert Garth Crooks.Here, Hwang Hee-chan was included as one of the strikers in the 3-4-3 formation.Hwang Hee-chan led the team to its first consecutive win of the season with multiple goals, including the winning shot, in the 19th round match against Brentford.In the 14th minute of the first half, when Wolverhampton was ahead 1-0, Hwang Hee-chan stole the ball from the goalkeeper with active forward pressure and opened up an empty net. This goal became the winning goal as Brentford immediately made up for it by one goal.Then, in the 28th minute of the first half with a 2-1 lead, he deceived the goalkeeper by crossing his left foot once in the penalty area in front of the goal, and then finished with his right foot to score multiple goals.
In the 20th round home game against Everton, with a 1-0 lead, he assisted Matheus Cunha’s additional goal in the 8th minute of the second half, contributing to Wolverhampton’s 3rd consecutive win.Hwang Hee-chan, who scored an offensive point in two consecutive games, has 10 league goals and 3 assists.Crooks, who placed Hwang Hee-chan along with Muhammad Salah (Liverpool) and Chris Wood (Nottingham) in the offensive line of the ‘Team of the Week’, evaluated that “Hwang Hee-chan’s ability to penetrate the space behind the opponent’s defense is Hwang Hee-chan’s strength,” and added, “Wolverhampton will use this as a strength.” “We are maximizing it,” he explained.Hwang Hee-chan, who will participate in the Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar for about a month starting on the 13th, will join the Abu Dhabi camp in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of the national team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) on the 3rd and 스포츠토토존 challenge to win the Asian Cup.
