Will the match between Named Foyet and Jeonbuk, instead of Lee Jung-hyo, be successful?
Dec 25, 2024
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Jeonbuk will appoint Foye as the 9th head coach on the 24th' is officially announced. It was literally a surprise appointment. Jeonbuk, which stayed in 10th place last season and had its worst season ever, even playing its first-ever promotion and playoff, chose a new round. Coach Kim Doo-hyun, who was ambitiously brought in, was thrown out with poor performance in just seven months. Immediately, he started to find a new coach.
With Incheon coach Yoon Jung-hwan, former Ryan City coach Kim Do-hoon and Shandong Taishan on the list, the most talked about candidate was Lee Jung-hyo, who played amazing soccer at Gwangju FC. In fact, coach Lee was also listed as a final candidate, including a meeting with Jeonbuk. However, Jeonbuk's choice was Foye. Lee Do-hyun, the head of Jeonbuk, went directly to London and held a meeting with Foyet before reaching a final conclusion. Jeonbuk has quickly completed its search for a coach amid ironclad supplementation, in which only a few share information on the appointment of the coach and exclude Foye's agent. It was only eight days after Kim's dismissal.
Lee said, `It was not an easy decision because there were many good leaders for the director at home and abroad. I checked more references than I thought"He put high empathy and communication skills for the club's vision and philosophy as the most important criteria for appointment, and he was impressed and trusted by Foyet's clear direction for soccer and his passion for the team."
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Foyet, who turned into a leader after retiring as a player in 2004, took the post of Brighton manager in 2009. Coach Foyet, who received attention by leading his team to fourth place in the 2010-2011 League 1 (third division) and the 2012-2013 Championship (second division), took the helm of Sunderland in the English Premier League in October 2013. Rebounding the relegation team, he rose to 14th place and finished second in the League Cup. He aggressively utilized Ki Sung-yueng, who was hired on loan, and left a strong impression on domestic fans.
Foyet, who stepped down from Sunderland due to poor performance in 2015, went through AEK Athens in Greece, Real Betis in Spain, Shenhua in Shanghai, China, Bordeaux in France, and Cattolica in Chile. Until recently, he led the Greek national team. In particular, he was named as a candidate for the head coach of the Korean national team and even conducted actual negotiations. It is certainly an attractive card in that it has gone through so-called big leagues such as England, Spain, and France, and has a high understanding of Korea as well as the Asian stage.
Now, attention is focused on whether Foyet will succeed or not. Jeonbuk, which is seeking to rebound, showed a winning move of being a foreign coach instead of a clear card called Lee Jung-hyo. The name value is obviously great, but a career does not guarantee success. Coach Foyet has been going downhill recently, and he has also failed in China. As Petrescu, who had been successful in Romania, also dropped out less than a year after his inauguration, it is unclear how long he can wait for adaptation and trial and error from Jeonbuk's point of view, which needs immediate success.
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Foyet is considered a pragmatic leader. He is not an excellent tactician, but he produces results through flexible changes depending on the situation. With an emphasis on defense and balance, he prefers direct football, but he also showed sophisticated build-up football in his time in Greece. It is not Jeonbuk's trademark style of 'Dakgong', but it is considered a leader who can quickly change Jeonbuk, which suffered from the collapse of its defense last season.
The key is also expected to be control of the squad. After the departure of Kim Sang-sik, Jeonbuk's backbone, Jeonbuk suffered from loud and small noises inside and outside the team. Jeonbuk, which boasted the best squad, but failed to unite as one, lost the aura of the strong team. The point is how coach Foye, who has a handicap of being a foreigner, will solve this part. Coach Foye is also aware of this. "The Asian and K-League stages are a new challenge as a coach," he said. "I think communication and trust in football can outpace tactics and strategies. We will do our best to communicate with the players and trust from fans so that Jeonbuk Hyundai can be reborn as the best team in the K League," he expressed his ambition.
Coach Foye will enter Korea this weekend and plan to take his first step as Jeonbuk coach through a press conference on the 30th.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
