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Now 'Korea' has become an indispensable theme in Southeast Asian soccer.
The craze continues at the AFF (ASEAN Football Federation) Mitsubishi Electric Cup (hereinafter referred to as the Mitsubishi Electric Cup), which is the "Southeast Asian World Cup". Vietnam, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik, took over the genealogy. Vietnam, which reached the semifinals without a loss in the group stage, was on the verge of going to the finals with a 2-0 complete victory in the first leg of the semifinals against Singapore. Vietnam is in an advantageous position to advance to the finals even if it loses 0-1 in the second round of the semifinals on Tuesday (Korea time). Vietnam, which won the title in 2018 under coach Park Hang-seo, is enthusiastic about going to the finals again.
Coach Park Hang-seo started the K-football craze in Southeast Asia. Regarding the appointment of Park Hang-seo, a Vietnamese leader was brought in from VietnamIn fact, there was an evaluation of '. However, coach Park Hang-seo made a brilliant achievement, including winning the Suzuki Cup (currently the Mitsubishi Cup) held that year and the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 2019 after giving Vietnam the second place in the AFC (Asian Football Federation) Under-23 (U-23) Championship in 2018. Coach Park Hang-seo's success was the starting point for the competition to recruit Korean leaders in Southeast Asian soccer.
Coach Shin Tae-yong took over the genealogy. In 2020, he took the helm of Indonesia, ranked 173rd in the FIFA (International Football Federation) rankings, and reached the final of the Suzuki Cup despite the major unfavorable factors of COVID-19, and also reached the semifinals in the 2022 Mitsubishi Cup and faced coach Park Hang-seo's Vietnam. At that time, a tense war of nerves between the two coaches became a hot topic. Since then, coach Shin has gained absolute support from Indonesian fans by leading Indonesia to its first Asian Cup second round and third World Cup qualifying round.
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Even when head coach Kim Sang-sik took the helm of Vietnam, the gaze was evenly divided. A question mark has been raised as to whether he will succeed in Vietnam after resigning from Jeonbuk Hyundai. Coach Park Hang-seo stepped down and gave Philippe Truscier the baton, but the key was whether he could meet Vietnam's high expectations of failure. Although doubts arose as he showed sluggish performance in the early warm-up match, coach Kim was recognized for his leadership as he made a performance in the Mitsubishi Cup, which came six months after taking charge of the team.
The reasons why the three Korean leaders were able to succeed in Southeast Asian soccer are similar. The main success factor is that Southeast Asian soccer, which is different from Korea, has chosen to be evaluated solely by its ability. In particular, it was able to gain competitiveness while being faithful to strengthening the basic base of physical strength and physicality, not technology that was a complex of Southeast Asian soccer. Manager Kim Sang-sik was able to quickly settle in Vietnamese soccer by showing his strengths in terms of team management, which was also a strength in Jeonbuk. Another factor in the success is the melting of Asian sentiment in the Southeast Asian soccer community, which was disappointed by the failure of localization even after bringing in a foreign leader.
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In addition to them, Kim Pan-gon, the current Ulsan Hyundai coach who successfully led Hong Kong and Malaysia, is also playing a role as a 'K-football evangelist' in Southeast Asian soccer. Through this Mitsubishi Cup, the flow seems to be strengthening.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
