Hong Myung-bo, who spoke out against Chairman Jeong Hae-sung's resignation, took a direct hit at the Korea Football Association
Hong Myung-bo, who spoke out against Chairman Jeong Hae-sung's resignation, took a direct hit at the Korea Football Association
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"I don't know much (about this issue). But when I think about how much support Chairman Jeong Hae-seong had behind the scenes to do this, it
seems like no one did anything."
Hong Myung-bo, head coach of professional soccer team K League 1 Ulsan HD, has directly criticized the administration of the Korea Football
Association, which has been struggling to appoint a new head coach for the national team since former head coach Jurgen Klinsmann was fired in
February.
On the 30th, Coach Hong met with reporters at Pohang Steel Yard, where the away match against Pohang Steelers in the 20th round of the Hana
Bank K League 1 2024 was held, and criticized the Korea Football Association while mentioning the situation in which National Team Strengthening
Committee Chairman Jeong Hae-seong suddenly expressed his intention to resign on the 28th.
Coach Hong, who served as executive director of the Football Association before taking over as head coach of Ulsan and supported former power
strengthening committee chairman Kim Pan-gon, who appointed former coach Paulo Bento, said, "At this point, if the chairman in charge of the job
resigns, it means that something has happened." He said.
He then looked back and said, "When I was working as an executive director, Chairman Kim Pan-gon was there, and Chairman Kim had both
responsibility and authority," adding, "That's why I was able to select someone regardless of nationality if I thought he was the right person for
Korean soccer, and that's how Coach Bento was appointed."
Coach Hong said, "After selecting Coach Bento, he received a lot of criticism. Chairman Kim Pan-gon also had a hard time with that, and at one point
he thought, 'Can I really do it? '" and added, "At that time, I said, 'You and I should take responsibility, so choose him.' I also said, 'Public opinion can
be considered after looking at the results of the game. '"
He continued, “If I think about the entire process up to the selection of Coach Klinsmann and what has happened since then, I would like to ask how
much the Korea Football Association has really learned.” “You seem to be isolated,” he guessed.
Director Hong emphasized that although the chairperson or director who is at the forefront can handle criticism, in fact, in order to achieve results,
the association's employees must do their 카지노사이트모음 part.
He said, "If you look inside the Football Association, the positions of chairmen are held by people with expertise. The chair of the rewards and
punishment committee is a lawyer, and the chair of the medical committee is a medical professional. It is the association's administrative staff who
must help these people," he said. "If high-ranking administrative staff do not help, there will be no way “It’s not working,” he said.
He continued, "In this case, if there are people in the association who acted for their own personal gain, I hope they quickly think of other options.
Otherwise, there will be no progress."
Coach Hong has been mentioned as a strong domestic candidate as the national team has not been able to find an official head coach since former
coach Klinsmann was fired in February.
In relation to this, Coach Hong expressed his refusal, saying, "I heard through the media that I was promoted to the top candidate (for national team
coach). If so, the 'boundaries' of the national team coach have been set."
Since he has no intention of taking on the role of national team coach, he means that when considering candidates for the position, he should use
himself as a 'guardian' and look for a better coach than him.
He then said bluntly, "If our association brings in people with more experience, careers, and achievements than me, my name will naturally not come
up," and added, "My position has always been the same, so fans do not need to worry too much."