'Talking about candidates for director of the Korea National University' Hong Myung-bo's intention to reject once again"There is no reason to meet director Lee at the moment."

Jul 05, 2024

 'Talking about candidates for director of the Korea National University' Hong Myung-bo's intention to reject once again'There is no reason to meet director Lee at the moment.'
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Ulsan HD coach Hong Myung-bo, who is currently mentioned as a candidate for the head coach of the Korean national team, said he had never been contacted by Lee Im-saeng, technical director of the Korea Football Association, and that he had no reason to meet.

Ulsan and Suwon FC will play the 21st round of 'Hana One Q K League 1 2024' at Suwon Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on the 5th. Ulsan ranks second with 39 points, and Suwon FC ranks fifth with 33 points.

Ulsan, which went on an expedition, selected Kang Yoon-gu, Boyanich, Ko Seung-beom, Ataru, Yoon Il-rok, Shim Sang-min, Im Jong-eun, Kim Ki-hee and Jo Hyeon-woo, with Joo Min-gyu and Um Won-sang as the starting players. Kim Min-woo, Kelvin, and Lee Kyu-sung were included in the candidate list.



Ahead of the game, coach Hong Myung-bo said, `There are teams with a high winning rate, and some teams have been weak. As a result, we must overcome such jinx. Our jinx needs to be broken, and what we have must carry on. It's good to show up with confidence, but if you're not humble, you can lose at any time. The players should be humble, he said, calling on the players to concentrate.

Ulsan has traditionally been strong against Suwon FC, but under Kim Eun-joong, Suwon FC is gradually strengthening. "It's awkward compared to the first time we met. Increasingly, you will be able to adapt to your opponent and your strategy will improve. I don't think about the home game we played in Ulsan last time. I only think about Suwon FC's current power. He looks confident because he is winning, and the play looks good. We won 3-0 last time, but we need to focus on today's gameHe highly evaluated Suwon FC under coach Kim Eun-joong.



Kim Joo-hwan made the bench list for the first time. Coach Hong Myung-bo said, `Seol Young-woo has been confirmed to transfer, and Yoon Il-rok is doing well. Choi Kang-min was injured a few days ago while supporting. I could force myself out, but I didn't have to. Kim Joo-hwan came to our team for the first time. He is recovering from an injury to the national team during winter training. It's not perfect. It is difficult to manage players because there are many injured players in the team. I had a chance to join him and support him, so I brought him here"He confessed that he had difficulties running the team at the moment.

Ulsan's recent concern is defense. There are only six scoreless games. I am so worried that I am using 300 and 400 alternately. "Organization training should be done to improve it. It gets better when you train, but you don't have the time to train. Training requires a lot of physical strength, but now we have no choice but to focus on recovery. If Kim Young-kwon and Hwang Seok-ho had them, they would have done physical arrangements, but the two players are taking longer time to leave the injury. The physical strength of the players is also a key point. It's not enough for the type of game we've been playing consistently."



Recently, coach Hong Myung-bo continues to lead the Korean national soccer team. There are rumors that Lee Im-saeng, a technical director who is currently in charge of the appointment of a coach at the Korea Football Association, will meet with Hong Myung-bo after meeting with foreign candidates in Europe. Director Lee is known to have returned to Korea today.

Coach Hong Myung-bo responded, `I'm going to go home after a long time in Seoul and then go down to Ulsan. Tomorrow is the day off. My plan is to go home. There is nothing to say about the news that director Lee Im-saeng is going to Ulsan." As for the intention to meet with the director of the executive director "I haven't thought about it yet. I have to think about what issues I need to meet. I don't think there's any reason to meet, especially from my point of view."



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