“All footballers are bad, President Chung Mong-kyu should be held responsible”
The Korean Football Association has spoken out against the foolish management of the country’s soccer organization.
“President Chung Mong-kyu, who is taking Korean soccer backwards, must step down immediately,” the KFA said in a press release on Wednesday. “We had hoped that the KFA’s announcement (of the coach’s appointment) would be the final nail in the coffin of the past five months of incompetence and repeated missteps, but it has become a prelude to further chaos and another round of deception,” the leaders’ association said in a press release.
On July 7, the KFA announced the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as the new head coach of the South Korean national team. The appointment comes five months after the KFA fired Jürgen Klinsmann in February, and the organization has struggled to find a new coach since then, handing the reins to Hwang Sun-hong and Kim Do-hoon on an interim basis for the two Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup North America 2026 in March and June.
The KFA has now officially named Hong Myung-bo as the new head coach after the team qualified for the final round of World Cup qualifying. The announcement shook the soccer world to its foundations.
This is because the appointment of Hong Myung-bo is seen as a clear disregard for the selection process. The KFA set up a power strengthening committee, headed by Jeong Jung-sung, to select a new coach. However, Hong Myung-bo’s appointment was not based on the opinions of the entire committee, but on the choice of Lee Im-sang, the general manager of technology. Lee immediately gained full power to appoint the director when Jeong Jung-sung, the chairman of the power strengthening committee, suddenly resigned.
Park Joo-ho, who was a member of the Power Enhancement Committee, was furious. “The correct process for selecting a head coach was not established,” he told the Korea Football Association. If this was the case, there was no need for the Power Enhancement Committee,” he said in a strong criticism of the KFA. Other Korean soccer legends such as Lee Young-pyo and Park Ji-sung also expressed their regret to the KFA for 해외 카지노 사이트 causing the situation.
The Korean Leadership Association also expressed its regret over the situation and called on Chung Mong-kyu, the president of the KFA, to step down. “President Chung Mong-kyu gave all responsibility and authority to Director Lee Im-sung, and Director Lee said that he only reported the appointment of Hong Myung-bo to the vice president, not to Chung Mong-kyu. Unless there is something to hide, it is common sense that the process and results should be reported to the chairman who gave him full authority and responsibility.” The association pointed out the incomprehensible reporting system.
“If, as he said, he appointed an important national coach without reporting to the president and even held a press conference, it is his right. On the other hand, if the president allowed the technical chairman to make a decision on his own without being briefed on the issue of head coach selection, which has become a matter of national concern, he has proven himself to be unqualified,” said Chung Mong-kyu.
Finally, the Korean Coaches Association said, “Many soccer people are lamenting. They say they have never seen such an incompetent and irresponsible organization in their lives. The Korea Football Coaches Association clearly states that the responsibility for creating this total mess and creating even more chaos lies solely with the president of the KFA, Chung Mong-kyu. Therefore, we call on the president of the KFA, Chung Mong-kyu, to take responsibility for the entire process and outcome and resign as president immediately.”