Korean national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo, who is under pressure from the soccer community and fans to resign over his unfair and opaque appointment process, is in another controversy. He responded with a wrong speech to jeers at him during the game.
“It’s outside, and I hope you can support our players even if it’s just inside the stadium.”
Coach Hong Myung-bo responded to the criticism and booing from the Red Devils fans at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, where the first round of the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between South Korea and Palestine was held on the 5th.
The match was a return match for Hong, who took the helm amid controversy over fairness in the selection process. Whenever Hong appeared on the electronic display even before kick-off, fans including the Red Devils booed him.
This continued for 90 minutes. As the match ended in a 0-0 draw, which was almost like the loss of the home team, the stadium shook with boos again.
Coach Hong and the national team conducted their first training session at Muscat, Oman, ahead of the match on the 7th, three days before the second away match of the third qualifying round against Oman. When asked how he felt while being booed by Korean media at the scene, Hong sighed, saying, “It’s my first time, so I can’t say I’m not embarrassed.”
“It’s a criticism, 먹튀검증 the coach can take it, but I hope our players will support us,” he said, asking the fans.
This is interpreted as an explanation for the controversy caused by defender Kim Min-jae (München) approaching the red devil’s stands and protesting against the unilateral booing atmosphere.
However, Kim Min-jae misunderstood the situation right after the match. He did not criticize the player, but booed Coach Hong. It has already been proven that Kim mistook this for the entire national team.
Nevertheless, Hong continued saying things that were off-putting by citing Kim Min-jae, who had committed an incident. He kept it under wraps why he is being criticized, why he is being urged to resign, and whether he is willing to resign soon.