Imposing centre-back Doneil Henry was signed to improve the stability at the back, with Suwon also adding 2 exciting pieces to their front line. Winger Min-uh Kim ended his military service and is back at the club, while Krpic (12 goals in 18 appearances in Bosnia last season) is tipped to form lethal partnership with Taggart up front.
The 2 most important departures from the squad in the off season where of solid centre-back Ja-ryong Ku, joined champions Jeonbuk, and of exciting 20-year-old playmaker Se-jin Jeon, started his 2-year military service.
In 2019 coach Lee was heavily criticised for constantly changing tactics, formations and styles of play. A year later and after long preparation period due to the postponed start of the 2020 campaign Suwon’s fans hope that their team’s identity will be much improved. However, lack of friendly fixtures might see regular change of personnel in the first few weeks of the campaign.
One obvious weakness is the fact that Chul Hong is the only typical left-back in the squad, with only 1 other defender being left-footed player. The other thing concerning some is the fact that team captain and reliable source of assists for the past 4 years Ki-hun Yeom is nearing the end of his career, turned 37 in March.
With at least 1 starter in the K-League having to be aged 22 or younger it seems that for Suwon this most often will be 20-year-old right-back Tae-hwan Kim. His electric speed makes him an exciting prospect and most analyses suggest that the majority of Suwon’s attacks will be concentrated down the right flank where Tae-hwan Kim and Min-uh Kim operate.
Target
Top 3 finish is the goal, with the team definitely having enough quality to challenge for that. In any way top 6 position very likely.
