Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), claimed that although there were insufficient parts about the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as the coach of the South Korean national soccer team, he has been working hard according to the regulations.
The National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held a comprehensive audit of related organizations under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the National Assembly on the 24th. Chairman Chung was absent on the 22nd due to his visit to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, but he attended as a witness on that day.
KFA appointed Hong as the head coach of the national team in July. After the resignation of Jeong Hae-sung, chairman of the Korea Power Reinforcement Committee, in June, Lee Im-saeng, general director of the technical headquarters, conducted the appointment of the coach, and gave Hong the baton after a one-on-one meeting.
The appointment of Hong caused a huge controversy. Issues on fairness and procedures were raised. The appointment of Hong was also addressed as a major issue in the pending questionnaire held last month. The KFA countered in a statement on the 2nd by saying, “The appointment of Hong is not unfair because the proposal method is inevitably different.”
Min Hyung-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea pointed out the unfairness and procedures of the appointment of Hong and asked a question to the effect that “there were procedural defects at the time of Hong’s appointment.” He also argued that there was no big noise when Shin Sang-woo was recently appointed as the coach of the women’s national soccer team.
Then Chairman Chung said, “There are differences in the process of appointing the male and female national soccer team,” adding, “It took five months for Hong to be appointed. The foreign coach collapsed due to various reasons, and the team underwent trials and errors in finding a new coach. In the process, the team was not perfect and lacked in some areas.” 메이저놀이터
“For the past 30 years, there have been many controversies when appointing a coach for the men’s national soccer team. However, he has always been diligent in complying with the rules. It is said that Hong was subjected to a subjective evaluation based on a rule of thumb, but it is not true because the committee had sufficient discussions,” he stressed.
In an audit related to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, it was also problematic that director Lee, not the power reinforcement committee, recommended Hong as the final candidate. “There are many mistakes,” Chairman Chung said. “The power reinforcement committee recommended Hong as the top priority after the 10th meeting, but did what it had to do. Since then, director Lee has taken steps to sign a contract with Hong.”
Asked if Chung was directly involved in the selection of a coach, he said, “I think it is a process of negotiation, not an interview.” He dismissed the question by saying, “Since I took office as the president of the Korea Football Association in 2013, there has never been a time when I did not select a coach recommended by the committee. He has never neutralized the committee or expressed his opinion first. It is not true.”