Um Won-sang, Lee Hee-kyun and Heo Yul, the highly anticipated 'Geumho High School Three Musketeers', were reduced to 'paper tigers'...Ulsan is different. You can rebound only when you don't forget your initial commitment

Um Won-sang, Lee Hee-kyun and Heo Yul, the highly anticipated 'Geumho High School Three Musketeers', were reduced to 'paper tigers'...Ulsan is different. You can rebound only when you don't forget your initial commitment

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Expectations were high. The trio Um Won-sang (26), Lee Hee-kyun (27) and Heo Yul (24) from Kumho High School in Gwangju were evaluated as the new driving force behind Ulsan HD, which is aiming for its fourth consecutive win in the K League 1. They were the turning point for a generational change hoping for a "new wave." However, all three seem to have degenerated into paper tigers.

Hur got off to a good start, as he was expected to fill the vacancy of Ju Min-gyu, who moved to Daejeon Hana Citizen. He has swept three goals in his first four games since the season's opening. He scored a multi-goal (2 goals) against Daejeon on Feb. 23, and multiple goals (2 goals) against SK in Jeju on March 9. However, that was the last time.

No goal has been made for two months. Despite the reduced playing time, Hur has yet to find a breakthrough. In the "East Coast Derby" (1-1 draw) against the Pohang Steelers on Saturday, Hur Yull had the opportunity to start the game for the first time in five matches since the match against Daegu FC (1-0 win) on March 13, but was replaced at half-time.

Lee participated in 14 games played by Ulsan. However, he is different in nature. He only played in five matches as a starter. The only match he played against Ulsan was the match against Daejeon on April 1, when he scored one goal and one assist. His attack points were the first and last. He crosses the center and the sides, but there are too many errors. Lee Hee-kyun also disappeared after playing only 45 minutes in the first half with Heo Yul in the match against Pohang.

Um Won-sang, "the incarnation of speed," is not as good as he used to be. He played in 33 matches in the first season of 2022, recording 12 goals and 6 assists, the most in his team. He had a clear name for himself to shake off the drought of championship title in 17 years. In the second season, he had four goals and four assists in 28 matches despite being mired in injury. He showed perfect purity. Ulsan won all of the seven matches in which Um scored offensive points. However, the injury did not sidestep in the 2024 season. He disappeared early after playing against the Pohang Steelers on August 31. Despite this, he played in 26 matches, recording four goals and two assists. However, the downward spiral in the 2025 season is steeper. Um has only one assist in 13 matches.

Lee Hee-kyun and Heo Yul moved from Gwangju to Ulsan ahead of this season. They completed the "Geumho High School Triangle" with Um Won-sang, who is from Gwangju and is spending his fourth season in Ulsan. Um, who was born in January, is born in 1999 at the earliest, and is in the same age as Lee. Heo is three years younger than him. However, there is no synergy effect so far. Ulsan has been unable to find a way out due to sluggish performances in all three teams. The winning streak has disappeared. After repeatedly winning and losing the 'pong-pong-pong-pong' game, it has at least one win and one draw in the last two games.

Ulsan is ranking third with 21 points (6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses), but it played one or two more matches compared to other teams as it participated in the FIFA Club World Cup next month. The current ranking is meaningless. Of course, the K-League 1 has only gone around once this season. There is much more way to go. However, Ulsan's "smile" will be impossible without their unexpected turn of events. In particular, Lee Hee-kyun and Heo Yul are in a position to prove their values. 먹튀검증

"Compared to Gwangju, there are many high-quality players. We need to be more responsible while sticking to the basics." "At Ulsan, I feel more responsible for every ball I play. It feels like I am in a 'real society.'" "Everyone always has a big dream when they start a new year. There are so many good players in their team and they have goals they want. I will work hard to achieve the goal of winning two gold medals (double) with my team this year." This is Heo Yul, Lee Hee Kyun, and Um Won-sang's bid just ahead of this season. If Ulsan keeps these promises, including "basics, responsibility, and dreams," it will rebound even higher.