Amid the ongoing debate over the appointment of Hong Myung-bo (55), the coach of the Korean national soccer team, the National Assembly will ask questions on pending issues of the KFA on the 24th. It is also expected that “excessive suspicions” will be determined.
According to Yonhap News TV, which obtained the minutes of 11 meetings of the KFA’s Power Enhancement Committee (hereinafter referred to as the All-Power Committee) on the 20th, there was noise such as the voluntary resignation of former chairman of the All-Power Committee, but Hong Myung-bo was consistently nominated for the next director with support from the members of the All-Power Committee from the first meeting.
The recent remarks by a foreign supervisory agent’s determined remarks that “Didn’t he decide to head coach Hong Myung-bo and proceed with the entire committee?” could lose validity.
Former French national soccer team coach Eber Renard accepted all conditions including salary and living conditions, but the KFA ignored the offer. Just like the script, the appointment of coach Hong Myung-bo has been decided,” said Pietro, who introduced himself as JP Sports Group’s representative.
However, according to Park Joo-ho, a former member of the committee who sparked controversy over his appointment, Renard’s side has not shown willingness to take the leadership position of the Korean A team by continuously changing the meeting schedule. It is possible that Renard received a low score in “attitude” before “conditions” from the KFA, which had been severely hurt by “attitude controversy.”
The minutes obtained by Yonhap News TV include how the committee has been working on the appointment of directors for about five months from February to June, from the first meeting to the 11th meeting.
Until the 1st to 4th meetings, the former committee of the Jung Hae-sung system discussed ▲ how to appoint a director ▲ whether to go overseas or domestic ▲ criteria for selecting a director.
At a press briefing after the first meeting, Chairman Chung Hae-sung publicly said, “We should go as a domestic coach,” and since then, director Hong Myung-bo has been mentioned.
The KFA has included Hong Myung-bo in its candidate list, but met with various coaches. It was close to signing the contract with current Canadian coach Jesse Marsch. However, the deal finally collapsed due to his stay in Korea and tax payment issues. This is in the minutes of the seventh meeting.
In Korea, there was a growing public opinion that they missed out on Jesse Marsch. According to the minutes, however, if Marsch moves from the U.S. to Korea, his taxes will increase significantly not only in Korea but also in the U.S., which coach Jesse Marsch told the KFA he opposed to staying in Korea. The KFA, which suffered from “confrontational controversy,” was unable to continue negotiations in the end.
Chairman Jeon Hae-sung also met with “second-ranked” coach Jesus Casas, but the Iraqi Football Association did not let him go.
KFA started from the ground up. ▲annual salary of 3 billion won ▲ simultaneous interviews of candidates ▲ criteria such as conducting interviews were redefined based on priority.
At the 10th meeting, the committee held discussions with the committee members over 17 candidates. The committee held multiple recommendations.
“Although not included in the minutes, other documents suggest that Hong Myung-bo and David Wagner, the former coach of Norwich City, received the most votes each with seven, while Gus Foye, the former coach of Greece, received six. At the time, the KFA decided to appoint a coach to Chairman Chung Ha-sung, and the official meeting of the committee ended with the 10th meeting,” said Yonhap News. In fact, the committee narrowed down to Hong and Wagner.
However, at this time, there was a variable in which Chairman Jeong Hae-sung suddenly resigned. He resigned after Wagner, who emerged as a new candidate, and the KFA made an appointment for a meeting. Upon hearing the news of Chairman Jeong Hae-sung, several members resigned one after another.
Despite the chaotic situation, the 11th round of the committee meeting (June 30) was held in a non-face-to-face manner. Five former committee members and three KFA officials attended the meeting. The core of the meeting was that technical director Lee Im-saeng would take over the role of chairman Chung Hae-sung with the consent of the committee members. 메이저사이트
However, it has not been revealed whether there is any problem with technical director Lee’s ability to play the role of the committee’s former chairman. This is something that the KFA should explain.
Amid the controversy, technical director Lee Im-saeng went to Europe to meet with Wagner and Foyet. Later, he returned to Korea and met with director Hong Myung-bo based on the criteria of simultaneous interviews with candidates.
The authority to appoint the director was entrusted to Chairman Chung Hae-sung at the 10th meeting, and technical director Lee Im-saeng, who was handed over at the 11th meeting, decided to coach Hong Myung-bo as the head coach of the A national team.
The association explained, “After returning home, the technical director contacted the five members and asked them to delegate which of the candidates to decide, and all five members agreed. To prevent information from being leaked to the outside world, he did not tell who it was.”
At that time, Park Joo-ho, former member of the committee, revealed that “nothing has been done within the process.” The KFA, which said it obtained “consent” from its members prior to the appointment of Hong Myung-bo, needs to express its position once again with clear evidence.
Lee Im-saeng, a technical director, held a press conference on July 8 and said, “I chose Hong Myung-bo, who has been mentioned since the first meeting, in consideration of the KFA game model, the continuity of the national team by age, and the residence problem and play style.”
Looking at the contents in the minutes, some may say that the rumor of Hong Myung-bo’s appointment is excessive.
The KFA should provide clear explanations such as ▲ whether there was any problem with the transfer of technical director Lee, who was not exactly explained in the minutes, ▲ before the final decision of the director, and evidence to support the claim that the committee members’ consent was obtained. This is the root cause of controversy over the appointment.