-The Football Association announced its position on the appointment of the next head coach
-“Serious concerns about speculative reporting using anonymity”
-“The first meeting hasn’t even been held yet”
-“Don’t make any reservations until the official briefing of the Football Association”
While coach Paulo Bento, who led the World Cup round of 16, put down the baton with the end of the contract period, the Korea Football Association cautioned against some media reports regarding the appointment of the next coach.
The Korea Football Association said in a statement posted on its official social media account, “We express serious concern about the recent reports of indiscriminate speculation in some media outlets regarding the appointment of a new national team.”
Citing an anonymous official, the Korea Football Association emphasized that it is a situation where even a little absurd conditions such as ‘appointed as a Korean leader’, ‘an annual salary of less than 1 billion won’, and even a little absurd conditions such as ‘a patriotic leader’ are being reported, and in conclusion, all of them are not true at all. I did.
At the same time, he explained that the name of a specific person was even mentioned as a potential candidate, and even if an official from the Korea Football Association made such a statement, it was only his personal opinion and not the official position of the Korea Football Association.
The Korea Football Association said that the association’s National Team Power Enhancement Committee will be in charge of the appointment of the next national team manager according to regulations and procedures, but the first meeting has not yet been held, and it is now in the process of preparing for discussion.
In addition, with all possibilities open, we will start by establishing the direction our national team will go in the future, and therefore, as some reports have shown, it is not the time to talk about whether they are Koreans or foreigners, and it is not the situation to discuss detailed conditions such as salaries.
Concluding the statement, the Korea Football Association said, “As you saw in the process of appointing Bento coach four years ago, there were numerous speculative reports using anonymity, such as ‘persons who know the internal situation well’ or ‘sources knowledgeable in the football world’, but most of the articles were actually real. There was a difference from the conclusion,” he explained. As such, I urged you not to make hasty predictions regarding the appointment of the national team coach until the official briefing of the Football Association.
Below is the notice from the Korea Football Association.
A word about some media reports regarding the appointment of a new national team coach
The Korea Football Association expresses serious concern about the recent indiscriminate speculative reports of some media outlets regarding the appointment of a new national team. It is a statement from an official of the Football Association, and even slightly absurd conditions such as ‘appointed as a Korean leader’, ‘an annual salary of less than 1 billion won’, and even ‘a patriotic leader’ are being reported. The name of a specific person is sometimes mentioned as a potential candidate.
In conclusion, the above information is completely untrue. It is doubtful who the anonymous official is, and even if an official from the Korea Football Association made such a statement, it is only his personal opinion and not the official position of the Korea Football Association.
In accordance with the regulations and procedures, the National Representative Power Reinforcement Committee of the Association will be in charge of the national representative selection. However, we haven’t even held the first meeting yet, and we are now in the process of preparing for discussion. With all possibilities open, we will start by establishing the future direction of our national team. Therefore, as shown in some reports, it is not the time to talk about whether you are a Korean or a foreigner, and it is not the time to discuss detailed conditions such as salary.
As you saw in the process of appointing Bento coach four years ago, there were numerous speculative reports using anonymity, such as ‘an official who knows the internal circumstances’ or ‘a knowledgeable source in the football world’. However, most of the articles differed from the actual conclusions.
Soccer fans, referring to these past cases, earnestly ask you not to make hasty predictions regarding the appointment of the national team coach until the official briefing by the Korea Football Association. thank you
YTN Jaehyung Kim (jhkim03@ytn.co.kr)
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