The Korean team is scheduled to meet Iran on Wednesday at the Al Shabab Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This will be the second encounter between Korea and Iran in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, with the former winning the previous meeting 2-1 in 2020.
“We have studied the way Iran plays, and they have very good strikers and are good in their build-up. We need to control these aspects, and this will prove to be a very exciting match,” he said.
“The players have had seven training camps since I took over as head coach, and they faced some problems with teamwork and fitness levels, but we overcame these at our final camp.
“Today we are in peak condition, our confidence is high and it is really important that we obtain the best possible result in our opening match,” he added.