"Is it time to dismiss Coach Hong Myung-bo and break up the team?" "Bentu Recruitment" Former Chairman of the state affairs commission Kim Pan-gon's violent protests in South Korea
Sep 28, 2024
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If Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), had picked Hong Myung-bo, the first-ranked coach, to receive a report from Chairman Chung Hae-sung, who was leading the national team's power reinforcement committee at the time, the division would not have happened. However, he ordered Chairman Chung to fly to Europe and meet directly with former Norwich City coach David Wagner and former Greek national team coach Gus Foyet.
Chairman Chung, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, resigned, and some former members of the committee also resigned. Lee Im-saeng, the technical director, continued the negotiations, but the last administrative procedure was insufficient. No matter how much consent was obtained, the remaining former members of the committee should have first announced the appointment of head coach Hong. The explanation for 'keeping secrets' eventually returned to 'good prey'.
Would Park Joo-ho, a former member of the committee, have caused such controversy if Wagner, who he recommended, had been appointed as the head coach of the A national team. What about YouTubers who only need to take care of their own interests. Korean soccer in 2024, which includes political circles, will inevitably be recorded as a dark history. Everyone turned a deaf ear to the worrying prospect that the 'outdoor wind' that crossed the line could return as a bigger storm.
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He, who led the Malaysian national team, returned to the domestic soccer community in July. He took the helm of Ulsan. Coach Kim poured out his determination after an away game against Daejeon Hana Citizen in the 32nd round of the K League 1 at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 27th.
He "I found the timing to speak whenever I was asked this question after I came here for the first time. Today is the day I won, so I think it would be better to talk about it today because of the timing. When we look at the legs of an elephant, we know what an elephant looks like." Ulsan, which is aiming for the top spot for the third consecutive year in the K League, beat Daejeon 1-0 on the same day and maintained its lead.
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Director Kim thought differently. "I think there's a little misunderstanding that I should verify all the coaches with the parts that I verified when I appointed Paulo Bento. Wanting to verify Bento failed in China and failed in Brazil. There were also some doubts in Greece. When I wasn't sure about that, I asked for verification because it was not the coach I wanted because it was completely attractive in this part, and I think I did a good job of verification"I think it's funny for the national team coach level to ask for a PPT from a top-level leader, whether at home or abroad" he said.
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Coach Hong succeeded in making a comeback in Ulsan after spending quite a while 'wildlife'. He presented his first K League 1 championship cup in 17 years in 2022, and last year won his first two consecutive games since its foundation. It is by far the best career among domestic leaders.
Head coach Kim also talked at length about coach Erbernar, Carlos Queiroz and Cique Flores, who were Bento's top rankings at the time.
"I told director Renard 'If you're at the end of the world, you're going to the end, you're going to Africa, you're going to Europe, you're going to meet me once." I went and showed them the video I prepared and told them that Korea is like this. I did my verification by asking why. He has won the Cup of Nations twice in Africa. They are very much like Zambia. He was the best coach in the locker room, whether it was leadership or players control or control of the game. He said he was such a good person even though he recognized his character through a third party, so he asked 'I hope you come'. 'The day you show up at the airport, we're going to be in a mess. He asked me to wait, so I said I would wait as long as I could. Renard asked for time to persuade the king. How am I going to ask him for a PPT, how am I going to operate the tactics, I can't say that. Just what I checked with director Renard was to show him fashion how important you are to your life in coming. Do you really want to come or work in Korea. When he did such a thing, he said 'It's an important position for him, and I want to go, and it's important in life' Everything was such verification. He said he could come to Korea and do it. The same goes for Queiroz. He is also all verified. Tactically, United's head coach, he was top in Asia. Why do you ask such a director for a PPT. Like Iran, they asked us to make us the best in Asia. I also showed you a video of Quique Flores. He said it would be a big hit if he came. I hope you don't misunderstand. When we go to some scouting concept, it's a scouting concept."
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And the current atmosphere is deplorable. Director Kim said, `Where should I use my energy wisely now. The team has already played two games because of the maintenance. The next two games are 'the day after tomorrow' We have to put our energy into this, dismiss the director, relax, break the team, and look at what we need to do now, whether it's a politician or a YouTube person. Who will be responsible if he fails to make it to the World Cup. It's so upsetting,' he said in a rousing voice.
Coach Hong, who took his first step toward advancing to the finals for the 11th consecutive time, will lead the two A-match series again next month. On the 30th, the Taegeuk Warriors will be announced to play in the 3rd and 4th games of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup.
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