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When national midfielder Lee Jae-sung (Mines) said that the usual impression of Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the national soccer team, who is working with him for the first time, was scary, Hong replied with a smile, saying, `That's not true.'
In a standing interview on the first day of the September A national team convocation training held at Goyang Stadium at 5 p.m. on the 2nd, Lee Jae-sung said, `In fact, I was afraid of Coach Hong Myung-bo. I have a story I have heard."
Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), the second national team call-up, said "Do you think Coach Hong Myung-bo is in the K-League a lot??C. He's charismatic and full of force. I think it's just kind of cool because I'm on the same team as a member of the same team."
Recalling the moment he had a meeting with Hong, who was on a European tour in Mainz last month, Lee Jae-sung recalled "Thank you so much for your time. After hearing the coach's story, I also conveyed what I felt during my career in the national team"and " (talking about it)I found out that you are more caring than I thought. They bought me dinner and I enjoyed the meal," he said with a smile.
Coach Hong ordered national team players to wear suits to the training ground from 2013 to 2014 when he was the first head coach of the national team. Lee Jae-sung, who was selected for the first time for the national team in 2015, said "We haven't set the rules yet. Director Hong emphasizes discipline and attitude, and I also think that's important."
Lee Jae-sung, who is about to play in the final qualifying round for the third World Cup, said "It's finally starting. We must work together to move forward"There are a lot of new players, including Yang Min-hyuk, this time, and as a senior, he makes them enjoy playing soccer as they come to the dream stage."
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In a subsequent interview, Hong asked 'How would he approach Hong when the players are afraid of him?' He said 'That's right (I'm not scared). I don't like to talk to the players a lot, and I didn't talk about it particularly if the players are good, so I think there will be a little bit of such an image. "I think I should approach the players in a friendly way. I have a few players who have lived with me, so I want them to tell (other players) that I'm not like that," he said with a smile.
As for 'admission to wear a suit "If you wear a suit, you have no choice but to look in the mirror once at the end. This is because I have to see if the tie is worn well. At that time, players were asked to wear suits for the first time to look in the mirror once again and give them a message that they want to come in with a certain heart,' he said. `Now, it is ridiculous to ask players to wear suits because most of them are coming in from abroad, and they are tired after flying for 10 hours.'
Then "I basically don't prefer the rules that I show outside, I like to be very free. I will tell the players how to stay comfortable while keeping the line. "I'm thinking about how to create a team atmosphere and what kind of culture so that the players can come to the national team for the first time in a long time and only think about good performance. "
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Coach Hong, who trained for the national team for the first time in 10 years, said, `As I left home, I had various thoughts. There was excitement, and there was a lot of fear. It's a fear that comes from having experienced it once before. I didn't feel that at the time, but I think there's a lot of difference from 10 years ago. When I played in the 1990 World Cup in Italy and when I played in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, I felt more than 180 degrees different, but now I am in that state."
"I think I was able to come back here because I learned a lot from it without staying in failure."Director Hong said, "A lot has changed since 10 years ago. Looking at the old picture, I was young. There were also many internal changes. I learned a lot from many experiences. I feel like I've grown into a much more manager now."
On the first day of the convocation, 19 out of 12 K-League players, two European players, three Middle Eastern players, two Japanese players, and 26 players participated in training. These include Kim Young-kwon, Jung Woo-young, Cho Hyun-woo, Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan), Hwang Moon-ki, Yang Min-hyuk (Gangwon), Lee Dong-kyung (Kimcheon), Jung Ho-yeon (Gwangju), Choi Woo-jin (Incheon), Hwang Jae-won (Daegu), Kim Joon-hong (Jeonbuk), Kim Jae-sung (Mainz), Um Ji-sung (Swansea City), Oh Se-hoon (Machida Gelvia), Park Yong-woo (Al Ain), Jung Seung-hyun (Alwasle), Cho Yoo-min (Shonan Belmare). Cho Yoo-min and Hwang Jae-won were selected as replacements for Kwon Kyung-won (Corpacan Club) Kim Moon-hwan (Daejeon Hana).
Hong Myung-bo, who convened for the first time on the day, will hold a three-day convocation training until the 4th and then play the first match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Palestine at 8 p.m. on the 5th at Seoul World Cup Stadium. On the 9th, he will move to Muscat, Oman, and play the second game against Oman at 11 p.m. at Sultan Qaboos. South Korea's goal was to win the first and second games. Coach Hong said, `I really want to play the first game for our country, not for me," he stressed.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
