Former national soccer player Lee Chun-soo once again hit the Korea Football Association, which appointed head coach Hong Myung-bo.
On the 5th, Lee Chun-soo delivered a worrying reaction from soccer players regarding the appointment of former Ulsan HD coach Hong Myung-bo as the head coach of the South Korean national soccer team on his YouTube channel, “Li Chun-soo.”
First of all, Lee expressed doubts about the association’s decision to appoint Hong. “There are people around me who say, ‘Will Hong Myung-bo catch them?'” Lee said. “Young people say, ‘Why do you catch them? Are we playing together?'” Lee said. “This is different.” “I won’t catch foreign coaches. I will make it together. It’s a warning. It seems like we are going together while explaining our soccer, but I think Korea’s leadership is what it takes. Our leadership is not strong in soccer, but strong in society. This is different.”
In addition, Lee continued to criticize the recent remarks by Lee Im-saeng, technical director of the Korea Football Association, about Hong’s treatment. “I think Korean coaches should be treated the same way as foreign coaches,” Lee said. “But I don’t know why they brought up money that they didn’t even ask me to do. An inspection will reveal how much Hong is paid.” 안전놀이터
At the same time, he pointed out once again the move to oust the K-League coach, which he had continuously criticized. “Ulsan suffered a lot. The Korea Football Association thought they were stronger and took the coach away. I don’t know if there is such a case overseas as well. These days, professional teams have strong status and Ulsan fans also like the national team. But how can this happen?”
Meanwhile, Lee also criticized Hong for leaving for Europe to meet the players after he was appointed. “Hong also went to meet the players, and to be honest, why would I meet them after a meeting with the coaching staff? They were going to come back to Korea in a few days,” Lee said. These were remarks about Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and the two had to visit Korea not long ago to play the Coupang Play series in Korea.