Korea National Football League “The standard is understanding of Korean soccer”
The main criterion set by the Korea Football Association, which interviews seven foreign coach candidates first, is the understanding of Korean soccer. This is a new standard that has been applied every time a foreign coach is appointed, including the former Klinsman. Jeong Hae-sung / Chairman of the Soccer Association's Power Enhancement Committee: We clearly understand how prepared we are for the Korean atmosphere... Considering the standards announced by the association and the time until the World Cup qualification in June, attention is being paid to four domestic candidates. Currently, Hwang Sun-hong, the Olympic team coach, is drawing the most attention. However, the results of the Asian Cup and Paris Olympics, which are both Olympic qualifiers, are variables. Jeong Hae-sung / Chairman of the Soccer Association's Power Enhancement Committee: I don't know what it's like to say, but the national team under Coach Hwang Seon-hong said, "There was no flaw." My experience has really made it into a one team. It was made in a short time... According to the explanation of the Korea Football Association, it is estimated that three incumbent K-League coaches are also included in the domestic team's candidate list. Ulsan Hong Myung-bo, Seoul Kim Ki-dong, Gwangju Lee Jung-hyo, and Jeju Kim Hak-beom are expected candidates in the soccer world. Amid the inevitable controversy over removing the K-League coach, the Korea Football Association emphasizes its sense of duty to the national team. Jeong Hae Sung / Chairman of the Soccer Association's Power Enhancement Committee: It's for Korean soccer and it's a great honor for me personally... Since the 2000s, when the national soccer team needed so-called firefighters, the association mainly used domestic coaches from the K-League or Olympic teams. Choi Kang-hee, Hong Myung-bo, and Shin Tae-yong are representative examples. Applying past cases to the present, the candidates are compressed into Hwang Sun-hong and Hong Myung-bo. This is one of the reasons why there have been constant rumors about the appointment of the two coaches since Klinsman's replacement.