According to Korean media SPOTV, Lee Lim-seong, chairman of the Korea Football Association’s technical committee, explained their choice at the press conference for Hong Myung-bo’s appointment as the head coach of the Korean national team, and answered more questions from fans and reporters.
Here are some excerpts of the key Q&A content
On whether Hong Myung-bo will serve as both club (Ulsan HD) and national team head coach
Ulsan HD and the association have worked closely together and helped develop Korean football. However, we do not believe that he will be able to hold both positions at the same time.
On how the selection process went
We reviewed information on 97 candidates and narrowed it down to 3 in the final stage. We listened to the proposals of the final 3 candidates, including some foreign coaches. Then, after explaining the situation to the five committee members individually, I made a decision and, with their consent, made the final decision.
On the contract duration until 2027
Chairman Chung Mong-joon gave us full authority, rather than evaluating Coach Hong Myung-bo based on short-term results. We want to give him enough time to build relationships with the national team first team and national teams at all age levels. In addition, we have hired two European coaches to assist in the tactical aspect.
On the reasons for rejecting foreign coaches
I have given a lot of thought to how Korean football should go. Foreign coaches all want to come to Korea, and salary is not an issue. Everyone has their own football philosophy. But I’m worried if our players can adapt to this, since the Bento era, we’ve been trying to create opportunities through organized attacks. Our goal is not to play through long passes and defense to achieve our goals.
On the reasons for choosing Hong Myung-bo
If you look at Ulsan’s games, they are the team with the most attacking power in the K League. They are also first in terms of creating opportunities, and we have been thinking about how to improve the national team’s style of play. Hong Myung-bo received the highest support among the candidates ultimately chosen by the reinforcement committee. He has proven that he performs better than foreign coaches.
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