Is the ‘Emergency Innovation Committee’ formed to renovate Incheon United undergoing innovation.
Incheon United, which remained at the bottom of the K League 1 in the 2024 season and was demoted to the K League 2, has launched an “Emergency Innovation Committee” with the aim of a major overhaul. Concerns have been raised both inside and outside the soccer community over how the “Emergency Innovation Committee” will be operated.
On the 25th, Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok officially announced the launch of the Emergency Innovation Committee, emphasizing the improvement of the club’s constitution and strong innovation for its return to the K League 1 in 2025. However, a soccer source pointed out that “the nature of the committee is shaking” and informed that the committee is not working normally.
The Emergency Innovation Committee was launched in charge of analyzing the current situation of the club and developing mid- to long-term plans. It has been heard that the committee is moving to overly intervene in the core management of the club rather than analyzing the failures of the current season.
The source said, “The committee is trying to lead the appointment of a new director and even the recommendation of a new CEO. There is a widespread atmosphere that Lim Joong-yong, the general manager of the committee, will be held accountable for his poor performance.” This seems to be a move that is somewhat far from the original purpose of the emergency committee, which is a temporary nature and should focus on solving the current problem.
Some point out that in-depth discussions on the cause of the club’s failure have been put on the back burner as the committee tries to intervene outside the essence. The Emergency Innovation Committee makes discussions on the composition of the team, reorganization of the secretariat, and preparation of ways to strengthen its power, but there are rumors that it is actually focusing on the replacement of internal managers and personnel issues.
Incheon United has long been stigmatized as the “remain king” and has failed to operate a stable club. The launch of this emergency innovation committee was launched to solve existing problems, but it is an intervention beyond the role of a temporary emergency committee that the committee is trying to lead the sensitive issue of appointing a coach and a CEO. 안전놀이터
It is time for Incheon to analyze the cause of the failure coolly and discuss real issues for long-term structural improvement and innovation. If the emergency committee loses its essence and “falsely” it is likely to bring about another failure, let alone Incheon’s comeback.
What Incheon citizens and fans want is not demonstrative innovation, but substantive and sustainable change. The committee should focus on reflecting on its original purpose and designing the club’s long-term future plans.