Ahn Jung-hwan revealed his predicted ranking ahead of ‘Fantasy League’.

JTBC‘s ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ (abbreviated as ‘Mungchan 4’) will feature the first-ever 11 vs. 11 official soccer league ‘Fantasy League’ in South Korea‘s entertainment program, and South Korea’s representative soccer legends Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook will each serve as coaches for the teams and engage in fierce competition.

Meanwhile, Ahn Jung-hwan, the center of the ‘Mungchan’ series and once again the coach this time, shared his thoughts and aspirations on becoming the new season‘s coach in an interview.

First, Ahn Jung-hwan said, “Although it’s an entertainment program, I‘m happy to be doing ‘Mungchan 4 with people who love soccer. In particular, I think it’s an honor to be able to compete with Coach Park Hang-seo as a coach, even though it‘s not a professional league,“ he said. ”Variety shows are entertainment, but I think more sincere football will come out of people who are passionate about football coming together,“ he said, talking about the direction of the new season.


He then talked about his own strengths, saying, ”The experience in team building (early-morning football) that I’ve built up through the ‘Mungchan’ series is my greatest strength,“ and ”As a professional, I can‘t compare to Coach Park Hang-seo, but team building is different. It took a long time to educate the players at their level. I predict that it will take Coach Park a long time as well,“ he said, revealing that he thinks of Coach Park Hang-seo as a rival.

Is it because of these thoughts? Ahn Jung-hwan revealed his predicted ranking in the ‘Fantasy League’ as “1st place Kim Nam-il, 2nd place Lee Dong-gook, 3rd place me, 4th place Coach Park Hang-seo”, showing his ambition to beat Coach Park Hang-seo even if he doesn’t know about other coaches, making everyone laugh.

Ahn Jung-hwan also said, ”Rather than emphasizing something in particular, I think it‘s important to find a good balance. If we’re only strong in offense or defense, soccer becomes simple. I‘m going to play soccer that’s fun to play in defense, offense, and the middle,“ raising expectations for Ahn Jung-hwan‘s signature ‘balanced soccer.

Lastly, when asked what kind of coach he thinks of himself, Ahn Jung-hwan said, ”I think of my teammates as family. That’s why I think of myself as the ‘most’.“ There is growing curiosity about what Ahn Jung-hwan‘s team, which is tightly knit with family beyond teamwork, will look like and what kind of performance they will show in the ‘Fantasy League’.

‘We Must Unite to Win 4’ will first air on Sunday, April 6th at 7:10 PM.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com

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