2024-02-25 06:20:08
Star News Reporter Park Geon-do | 2024.02.25 15:20
Jeong Hae-seong, the newly appointed Chairman of the Korea Football Association’s Power Strengthening Committee, is speaking about the results of the first Power Strengthening Committee meeting and his impressions of his inauguration at a press conference held at the Football Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st. / Photo provided by Newsis Jeong Hae-seong, the new national representative of the Power Strengthening Committee, is bowing before the first briefing on the Power Strengthening Committee at the Shinmun-ro Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st. /Photo provided by News The appointment of the first coach seems to have gone back to the beginning. The Korea Football Association (KFA) Power Strengthening Committee changed its words. The Power Strengthening Committee, which serves as an advisory body for the head coach of the Korean national team, held its second meeting at the Soccer Center in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 24th. According to a Newsis report, the Power Strengthening Committee agreed that the March A-match will be operated under a temporary supervision system.
For the same reason, different results were obtained. Jeong Hae-seong (66), Chairman of the Power Strengthening Committee, said in a briefing after the first meeting on the 21st, “The Power Strengthening Committee will accelerate the appointment of a formal manager before the international match in March,” and added, “We have placed emphasis on a domestic player as the next manager. “It’s because time is running out,” he explained. However, according to Newsis, the Power Strengthening Committee changed direction at the second meeting to selecting a temporary manager due to the difficulty of finding a formal manager until the March international match.
According to the soccer world, KFA has begun work on appointing a domestic leader to replace Jurgen Klinsmann (60). Even the leading candidates were known. Current leaders such as Hong Myung-bo (56), Ulsan HD coach, Kim Ki-dong (53), FC Seoul coach, and Kim Hak-beom (64), Jeju United coach, were also mentioned. It is reported that former Gangwon FC coach Choi Yong-soo (51) and former Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo (67) were nominated as candidates.
Public opinion was boiling over. There is less than a week left until the opening of the 2024 K League. Ulsan supporters ‘Cheoyong Warriors’ even issued a statement themselves. Through social networking services (SNS), ‘Cheoyong Warriors’ said, “We condemn KFA’s incompetence. Do not hastily shift responsibility for the association’s administration to the K-League.” In front of the soccer hall where the KFA office is located, a truck protest was held with the slogan, “Cancel discussion on appointing K-League coach to national team.”
The 1st Power Strengthening Committee meeting held at the Soccer Hall in Sinmun-ro, Seoul on the 21st. The Korean national team, which has a vacant coach position, will play the 2026 FIFA North, Central America World Cup 2026 FIFA World Cup Thailand in the second round of the Asian region qualifying round on March 21 and 26. It takes place. With less than a month left until the official game, the Power Strengthening Committee was confident of appointing an official coach. He even expressed his intention to select a domestic head coach who is relatively more familiar with the national team situation than overseas. However, KFA seemed to be aware of the burning fan sentiment and changed its stance three days after the first meeting. In a situation where there was limited time, it was judged that it would be difficult to form a formal supervision system. Chairman Jeong Hae-seong met with reporters after the first meeting and asserted, “There will be no problems in forming the national team in March.”
However, KFA’s exact intentions are currently unknown. According to KFA’s announcement, the second meeting on the 24th will be held privately. Media access is also prohibited. KFA explained, “Please cooperate in refraining from entering the site. The schedule of the next few meetings will be announced in advance. When the final results are reached, a separate media conference will be held including a progress report for each meeting.” The schedule for the meeting has not been set.
South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann (left), who won 4-0, is talking with Chairman Chung Mong-gyu during the Hana Bank invitational national soccer team evaluation match between Korea and Tunisia held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of October last year. / Photo provided by Newsis Jeong Hae-seong, the new national representative of the Power Strengthening Committee, is answering questions from reporters at the first briefing on the Power Strengthening Committee held at the Shinmun-ro Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st. /Photo provided by News 1 If you look overseas, you will also find leaders who are worthy of offering you the position of director. The dismissal of Klinsmann was a topic of great interest in Europe as well. Britain’s ‘BBC’, ‘The Guardian’, and ‘The Athletic’ focused on the news about Klinsmann. Afterwards, the British media ‘Mirror’ reported that former West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Bruce (64) was positive about moving to Korea. Coach Bruce is a veteran leader who has led 1,019 games in the English Premier League (EPL) and Championship (second division) alone. Even the Turkic media outlets highlighted that “Coach Senol Gunes (72) is interested in the Korean national team.” Coach Gunes led Türkiye to third place in the 2002 FIFA Korea-Japan World Cup. He is a representative friendly coach who also coached Seoul in the K League from 2007 to 2009. Until October last year, he coached the Turkic side Besiktas.
First of all, KFA seems to have decided to take some time to appoint an official manager. Korea is a representative Asian powerhouse that has successfully advanced to the World Cup finals for the 10th consecutive time. Although they struggled in the Asian Cup, they still have powerful players such as Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich). Passing the second round of qualifying in the Asian region also appears to be going smoothly. Last November, they took first place in their group by defeating Singapore (5-0) and China (3-0) in succession.
Ultimately, this is why attention is focused on the appointment of an official director. The initial contract period for Klinsmann, who was dishonorably dismissed after one year, was the 2026 North and Central America World Cup. There is a strong possibility that the next official head coach will lead the Korean national team until the World Cup. Paulo Bento (55, currently in the United Arab Emirates), who set the record for the longest-serving coach of the Korean national team, achieved a remarkable achievement by advancing to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Attention is focused on the next leader who will add color to the team for over two years.
Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu is giving a briefing after completing a KFA executive meeting on national team issues at the Seoul Football Center on the 16th. / Photo = Provided by Newsis Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu is lost in thought at the KFA executive meeting on national team issues held at the Seoul Football Center on the 16th. /Photo = Provided by Newsis
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