Kim Kwang-guk, Ulsan's representative statement "Hong Myung-bo, whom we loved, let's send it beautifully"
Jul 09, 2024
|
|
In a post posted on the club's SNS on the 9th, "Ulsan HD fans, I would like to say something about Coach Hong Myung-bo."Representative Kim, who exclaimed "I post to explain the current situation and seek understanding." Director Hong is leaving. Many fans are upset. He also gets angry that he broke his promise, lied, and that he was not respected. I fully respect the fans' feelings. I thought our fans' hearts would be almost the same as how they treat their loved ones. The one you loved, 'You say you love me for the rest of your life, and you're leaving me? You're a liar! You said you loved me, you promised me, you said I was much cooler than the other one. This is the feeling."
CEO Kim said "Coach Hong is going to Kuk University. It's from our club. The message was frequently sent to head coach Hong that he should help if he failed to select the national team coach and made a request, saying that the best is Hong. It's not because our club takes the league lightly or takes the club's goals and fans' wishes lightly. We have our own pride and confidence. However, I do not deny that the final decision and responsibility are up to director Hong Myung-bo himself. Hong is the manager who gave our club two stars. How do I send someone I loved for 3 1/2 years after having two children? There are not only one-sided reasons for breaking up with someone you loved. When a loved one leaves, he is bound to be hurt by the feeling of betrayal, recalling the vows of the two who said they would love for the rest of their lives. But Coach Hong said, "We're sending it. The time to leave has come, and the other person who has moved his mind to new challenges and goals must be sent."
Keep going "I hope you have a great time. Coach Hong can only walk on the flower path, or he can fall into difficulties. Even in happy moments and difficult situations, I think it would be more wonderful to make us look back on our wonderful day while thinking about our club and fans. We'll live happily with the new great director. Just as there were some people who felt insufficient about coach Hong at first, they may have insufficient feelings at first. The coach should also be encouraged to grow further with the support of strong clubs and cool fans. Hong is working hard and seriously on his successor. Trust the club and wait. We will also achieve our goal of three consecutive league defeats without wavering. We will prepare for a brilliant time that fans will be proud of without shrinking even among the world's best club teams with a wonderful and fierce performance at the Club World Cup next year."
CEO Kim said, `I ask you to say goodbye to Director Hong in a wonderful way. The situation is different, but I hope we can spend it cheering with desperation as if we sent Seol Young-woo and Martin Adam, who we loved. It is the reason why our club exists to make fans happy. I will make you happy because I am a fan of Ulsan. I hope we can overcome this difficult situation and move forward with the club in one heart."
Coach Hong, who took the helm of Ulsan in 2021 and won his second consecutive K League 1 title in 2022 and 2023, recently accepted the Korea Football Association's proposal to head the national team. After announcing Hong's nomination on the 7th, the association announced in a briefing by the technical director of the association Lee Im-saeng on the 8th that it had signed up to the Saudi Asian Cup in January 2027. Director Lee explained the background of the appointment, saying that he judged Hong to be the right person to lead the development of Korean soccer.
Coach Hong is scheduled to announce his position on the national team for the first time through the match against Gwangju, which will be held at Munsu Football Stadium on the 10th.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
