It will be a hearing, not a press conference. What will the new national soccer team coach, Hong Myung-bo (55), have to say?
Hong Myung-bo was officially appointed as the national team’s head coach on Nov. 13. His appointment has been criticized as a “favoritism controversy” because he is a well-known figure within the Korean Football Association.
Hong Myung-bo chose to tackle the issue head-on. He left for Europe on Nov. 15 to search for a foreign coach. Hong, who interviewed foreign coaches such as Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae in Europe, will return home on the morning of the 25th.
The Korea Football Association officially announced that it will hold a press conference for Hong’s inauguration on Sept. 29. Hong had held a brief press conference at Incheon Airport on the 15th before his departure. However, it will be his first official press conference.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has announced that it will conduct an audit to determine whether the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as head coach of the Korea Football Association was done through due process. The KFA released a statement on the 22nd. The KFA said that it was unfair that the favoritism controversy arose when the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo was transparent.
The KFA said, “The entire process of appointing the head coach was in compliance with regulations. We focused on whether the ultimate goal of 메이저사이트 appointing a head coach could be achieved without disruption in the event of a sudden and unilateral resignation of the chairman of the National Power Enhancement Committee with only a few roles left to play.”
As for the fact that Hong Myung-bo was hired with little preparation, the KFA explained that “from the first meeting of the power strengthening committee, most of the committee members were very familiar with the playing style, football philosophy, and experience of domestic coaches.”
Football fans are even more outraged by the federation’s explanation, saying that “showing favoritism to someone you know is itself an admission of favoritism.”
As a result, Hong’s press conference is expected to be a “hearing” where he will be asked to explain what happened. Hong, who said he would not coach the national soccer team, has been caught in a “self-imposed exile” by accepting the job just a few days after saying he would not coach the national team.
Will Hong be able to win back public opinion by facing the press conference head-on, or will the national team begin its World Cup journey without fan support for the first time in its history?
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