Korean media: If they can't defeat the Chinese team and Singapore, the interim coach of the South Korean team will be criticized

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2024-05-21 08:56Posted on the official account of Live Bar in Hong Kong, China

Live broadcast on May 21 The Korean Football Association yesterday appointed former Ulsan Hyundai coach Kim Do-hoon as the interim head coach of the national team to lead the team in two World Preliminary Matches in June, and Korean media X Sport also wrote an article commenting on this.

The article wrote that although Kim Do-hoon is the interim coach of the South Korean national team, the burden and pressure are not small, and if he can't beat the Chinese team at home, he will also be criticized at home. On June 6, South Korea will play away from home against Singapore, and on June 11, South Korea will return to their home stadium to face China. The Korean Football Association said that Kim Do-hoon knows Korean football very well and has also coached in the Singapore league, which is the reason why he was appointed as interim coach.

Hwang Sun-hong took over the coaching whip of the South Korean team temporarily in March, and led the team to achieve 1 win and 1 draw in the two world preliminaries, and compared with his predecessor, although they are both interim coaches, Kim Do-hoon has more pressure, because Hwang Sun-hong has three weeks to prepare after receiving the appointment, while Kim Do-hoon only has about a week to announce the South Korean team list, and the time is tight.

Kim Do-hoon said, "Although there is not enough time right now, I will do my best in the existing environment and conditions. I don't have much time left, so I will look at the merits of the candidates on the pitch and make the most suitable decision after consulting with the Korean Football Association. ”

South Korea only need to draw with Singapore to advance to the next stage of the World Preliminary Tournament, but that doesn't mean Kim Do-hoon's burden will be lightened. Hwang Sun-hong's South Koreans have previously been held to a draw at home by Thailand, which has been heavily criticized, so Kim Do-hoon's South Korea will surely face ruthless criticism if they fail to beat Singapore away and China at home.

If the interim coach of the Korean team is not a Korean, but a foreigner, then even if he does not win all the games in June, he can be forgiven, and the pressure and burden will be much less, because the fans can think that the foreign coach is not familiar with Korean football and is still in the stage of scouting the players.

But Kim Do-hoon is different, if he fails to achieve good results in the matches against Singapore and China, then his own coaching career will also be fatally hit, although he has worked hard and done his best for Korean football, he can only resign at that time.

Kim Do-hoon has been on a break for two years, and this time he is finally back in the coaching chair and will lead the national team to international A-level competitions, and he certainly wants to make a difference and turn his coaching career around.

On the other hand, if he fails to win both games in June, then the Korean Football Association not only does not know about foreign coaches in the appointment of national team coaches, but also lacks understanding of local coaches, and there is reason to be questioned about the chaotic selection of coaches.

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