On the 22nd, a long article was posted explaining the process of appointing coach Hong Myung-bo, saying, “The final decision is made by Director Lee Im-saeng.” Unable to explain the lack of procedures
As the controversy over the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as the national football team coach continues, the Korea Football Association has explained the process of the past five months. However, it is questionable whether the Football Association’s explanation will be able to persuade the public. On the
22nd, the Football Association posted a long article titled “Explaining the National Team Coach Appointment Process” on its official website.
Through the article, the Football Association stated, “We will explain the discussions of the National Team Strengthening Committee that have been held since February to appoint the national team coach, as well as other major progress and decision-making processes.”
When the Korea Football Association appointed former Ulsan HD coach Hong Myung-bo as the successor to former coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) who was fired in February, there was a series of criticism directed at the association, saying that the process, system, fairness, and transparency had disappeared.
In addition, the revelations by former national team power reinforcement committee member Park Joo-ho added fuel to the criticism against the association.
Despite the strong criticism, the Korea Football Association consistently maintained that “the appointment was carried out according to procedure without any problems,” but it seems that it has stepped forward to provide a specific explanation after the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism began an audit.
According to the Korea Football Association, all candidates who were considered for the national team head coach position up until the 6th Power Reinforcement Committee meeting in April were foreigners. The association even held working-level negotiations with the top and second candidates. The top candidate, according to the association, is Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsh, who was one of the candidates who received the most support from the public. Regarding Coach Marsh, the association explained, “At first, they were favorable about the salary scale and domestic residency requirements, but after specific inquiries and negotiations, there was a disagreement,” and “Finally, the other party responded that ‘the offer to become the coach is being withdrawn due to domestic residency issues and tax issues.’” They said that since Coach Klinsmann caused controversy by staying overseas during his term, they considered the domestic residency requirements important. They also explained that the second-ranked candidate also ended up failing due to delays in submitting a certificate of contract termination with his team. The association continued, “Even in the process of selecting the final four candidates up to the 10th meeting, Coach Hong Myung-bo received the most recommendations, and due to his previous statements, the possibility of his appointment was low,” and “The ‘Hong Myung-bo free pass theory’ is a misunderstanding.” In addition, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu of the Korea Football Association explained that the final selection was left entirely to Director Lee Im-saeng, and that the rumor that Chairman Chung had influence in the selection process was a misunderstanding. In this way, the Korea Football Association explained in detail the process of the past five months and the reasons for the final selection. However, the conclusion of the lengthy explanation that the Korea Football Association finally released is that, despite having held more than 10 meetings, reviews, and interviews over the past five months, Director Lee Im-saeng ultimately decided on the national team coach based solely on his own judgment. The association stated that the two foreign coaches whom Director Lee had the final interview with in Europe on the 2nd “showed their enthusiasm for the position of national team coach by submitting 22 and 16 pages of documents respectively.” However, the association explained that “passion and sincerity cannot be the basis for ability and competitiveness as a national team coach,” and that “the football philosophy and direction of the coaches in question did not match what the team strengthening committee had previously identified.” It added that “we were also not sure whether the clear football philosophy of the coaches in question would be combined with the technical philosophy of the association.” However, it said that “since we know Coach Hong Myung-bo’s football philosophy and career very well, there was no need to check other materials.” After five months of discussion, the candidates were ultimately evaluated by different standards, and the most important final decision was made by one person. And that in itself means that the procedures and systems within the association did not work properly. The Football Association attempted to explain the criticisms raised by the public through a long statement, but ended up admitting the problem. In the end, the Football Association only showed through this explanation that it does not understand the core of the problem that the public and football players are currently pointing out. 카지노사이트
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