Coach Hong Myung-bo's first move to meet with foreign coaches departing from Europe on the 15th
Jul 14, 2024
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The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on the 14th that Coach Hong Myung-bo will depart for Europe on the 15th for business related to the appointment of foreign coaching staff. Hong will also conduct an on-site interview at the departure hall in Incheon.
The KFA held a written resolution of the 4th board of directors in 2024 on the appointment of the national team coach for three days from the 10th to the 12th. Twenty-one out of 23 approved. A written resolution shall be made on matters related to personnel affairs or special matters requiring urgency if there is much time left until the next regular board meeting is held.
Hong plans to meet with coach candidates to assist him. He agreed with the KFA to have two 'European' coaching staff. Hong plans to appoint tactical and physical coaches as foreigners. In addition, the entire coaching staff will be completed within this month.
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He also revealed eight reasons for choosing Hong. The technical director "First, we considered KFA's philosophy and game model. Coach Hong efficiently targeted the build-up shown in Ulsan, using La Volpiana, taking the back three, and the back space. He showed various aspects such as attacking third, line breaking, attack through crosses, and combination. Based on last year's data, he ranked No. 1 in opportunity creation, No. 1 in build-up, and No. 1 in pressure intensity in the K League"The activity ranking was 10th, but that means that he played effectively. Argentina, which won the Qatar World Cup, was also at the bottom of the list. That is a lesson for Korean soccer. Hong also has extensive experience as a leader of the A-team, 23-year-old and 20-year-old national teams, and as an executive director of the association, he has a broad perspective in technical administration" he said.
He then explained that Hong's leadership emphasizing "one team, one spirit, one goal" was higher than the two foreign candidates based on his leadership, foreign coach's resident problem in Korea, Hong's performance as a leader from his 20-year-old national team to Ulsan's second consecutive K-League, the third qualifying round for the World Cup, which begins in September, the time to apply a new philosophy to the national team, and his experience as national team leaders at all levels.
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Coach Hong revealed the background of his acceptance as the head coach of the A team on the 10th. He said "The Chairman of the Board of Presidents Lee came to the front of the house. He couldn't shake off the chairman who waited for two to three hours. That's when I met Chairman Lee for the first time."
He said the biggest reason for turning his mind was because of the KFA's announcement of 'technical philosophy'. Chairman Lee talked to me about the technical philosophy of `MIK(Made in Korea)" Of course, I was fully aware of the content when I announced MIK. On the other hand, I was very interested in the job while I was in administration. However, there is a limit to administration. The most important thing is execution. It's important for the person in the field to do it. "I think who is good for implementing it is the coach of the A national team."
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And "Thinking, agonizing all night, that time was too long for me. Because you have to protect me. I barely played fun soccer and had fun with the players for the first time in 10 years, and as a result, I thought I had to abandon myself. I abandoned me. I don't have any more. There is only Korean soccer."
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