Bordeaux coach “Hwang Ui-jo is not 100% yet, we will not overdo it”

(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Lee Jae-sang = French Ligue 1 (League 1) Girondain Bordeaux’s head coach said that striker Hwang Ui-jo (29) would not rush the return.

According to French media “Requip” on the 27th (Korean time), Bordeaux coach Vladimir Petkovich said, “It’s not 100% yet” when asked about Hwang’s physical condition at a press conference ahead of the Brest match.

Bordeaux will play against Brest on the 28th in the 2021-22 League 1 Round 15 home match.

Hwang Ui-jo, who missed four league games in a row due to ankle and hamstring injuries, recently improved his condition and joined the team training.

Hwang Ui-jo left for nearly three weeks due to an injury, and was also excluded from the roster of ‘Bentuho”s 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian final rounds 6 and 7.

Bordeaux, currently 16th out of 20 teams in League 1, desperately need Hwang’s return.

Bordeaux has 2 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses (13 points) this season, on the same points as 18th place Clermont (13 points), which is in the relegation zone. They are also being chased by FC Mess (9 points), which is the bottom.

Manager Petrovich made it clear that he would not rush Hwang Ui-jo’s comeback even in the midst of difficult times for the team.

He emphasized, “I hope that Hwang Ui-jo will come back without any problems,” he said.

‘Web Gilongdangs’, which delivers the news of Bordeaux, also said on the same day, “It is not certain whether Hwang Ui-jo, who has fallen due to a hamstring injury, will be able to play in the Brest match this weekend.”

Meanwhile, Hwang Ui-jo has scored 4 goals in a total of 10 matches for Bordeaux this season. He scored 12 goals in 37 games last season, the most for the team.