In this era of football, I read a book about the 30 years of Chairman Chung Mong-gyu in the football world, and I completed reading it. As I read this book, the clear thought that solidified was that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu is the one who is ruining Korean football. While reading this book, I feel that Korean football can develop further if Chairman Chung Mong-gyu steps down quickly. Basically, what this book conveys is that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu is the one who is ruining Korean football. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu needs to step down quickly for Korean football to advance further. What this book makes me feel is that it emphasizes self-defense a lot. Criticisms towards myself are excessive. There is no other figure in the sports world who receives as much attention and criticism as the football association chairman. Among numerous sports organization leaders in the country, there is no one as much a target of public criticism as the football association chairman. This is what is being said.

If the national team performs poorly in major competitions, they must endure the public's criticism. No matter what sport it is, when the national team's performance is poor, people do not demand the resignation of the chairman. However, every time this happens, thoughts arise that the national team coach and the association president are not scapegoats for the public. At that moment, people start saying, The duty of the association president is to make the nation happy through the national team's matches. But this is fundamentally impossible. Why is it impossible? It's because of the unreasonable expectations. Football cannot always win, so it is impossible to bring joy every time. This is just a defensive statement. In other words, criticizing a loss in a match is not the issue; it's because there is no future. They appoint strange coaches, and it seems like there is no future for Korean football, which leads to defeats and poor performances. That's why people criticize. However, this is impossible.

I talked about the mission and also mentioned a story about being a magnanimous person. What does it mean to be a magnanimous person? Even when I receive criticism, I feel grateful in a way. Isn't pouring criticism another expression of love and passion for the country? So, I understand that criticism pours in towards the association or the president based only on the results of international competitions. However, it is still distressing. I have expressed this for now. And underneath that, there is another story. When Coach Bento lost 0-3 in the match against Japan, he apologized. However, it is highly unusual to apologize for a friendly match defeat, but considering the extremely negative public opinion, I judged that it was necessary to apologize. And I realized that if I do not take responsibility and tie up these loose ends, it will be difficult to move on to the next step, so I personally apologized. That's why every time we apologize, our football seems very unique. Fans really think of football as

I realized that the sport is unique. It says, Why is the team manager apologizing so much for a certain sport? The reason for apologizing directly is that it is one's fault and taking responsibility for it. It's really unusual. Do you know what Cho Myung-gi is? When Ben, the coach, lost in a friendly match, he apologized for losing in a match against Japan. But the problem at that time was, it was during the time of COVID-19. It was during the COVID-19 period, and the World Cup qualifiers were starting from June. However, in March, Match A was canceled, so there was no need to schedule Match A. And of course, even though the European players were not called up to the national team because of COVID-19, the Japan Football Association proposed to the Korea Football Association at that time, just before the World Cup qualifiers began, to have a match. Let's have a match at our home ground. But the Korea Football Association didn't respond.

The association accepted this. They accepted it, and that's how this situation unfolded. At that time, Japan succeeded in recruiting all European players, and then proposed. While none of the European players joined us, all went to Japan. But at that time, naturally, when there were no European players, Coach Bento said, We will make it with the current players. That's when we lost 0-3. But why should we apologize for this, I don't understand, it says. There are many absurd things written, and as you scroll down, from the Asian Cup onwards, excuses begin. The excuses for the Asian Cup, why should the head coach make excuses for the Asian Cup? It's because of the mistakes made in appointing Coach Cleansman. So ultimately, the failure of the Asian Cup is criticized as a lack of the coach's ability.

Yes, that's right. However, now to talk about the fact that it's not your fault or the fault of the association, there are a lot of unfair stories about the Asian Cup and the Cleansmen. But why did they fall out? It's because Hwang Hee-chan and Son Heung-min fought. The reason Hwang Hee-chan and Son Heung-min fought is that it didn't fit the autonomous atmosphere that Cleansmen's coach advocated in Korean society. That's the key point. It's not my fault, it's not the association's fault. So, these kinds of stories come out. I said in front of the players that we need to become one team. I directly told the players that if we don't become one team, we can never win, and being one team is more important than having excellent players. But the players didn't know they had to fight. Cleansmen's player management is freedom to some players, but to others, it appeared as negligence.

He says that on the day of the match, senior players requested to exclude Lee Kang-in from the lineup. In response, Coach Cleansman said, Isn't Lee Kang-in like your youngest brother in age? If you take him out, you will regret it for the rest of your life. If Lee Kang-in doesn't play well or give his best on the field, I will substitute him. However, after the game, there were many rumors. In fact, fans and the public criticized the national team, the coach association, and the president after the game. However, most people were completely unaware of the fight between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in that had taken place before the match, so it seems that the rumors about Joer Dangjeon are.

I would have been angry about the lethargic play. It's unbelievable. What is this? What is this nonsense? In the end, we lost because of the players' issues. It's not about tactical problems or issues with cleansers. Not even a chapter, not a single line. How does it come out? Because the weaknesses of cleansers are summarized by me. It only comes out like this, that I appointed cleansers by considering everything here. Even though I heard the weaknesses, it was the result of my overall consideration. There is no mention of the weaknesses. The fight between Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min is the players' issue, and this is a part where a sense of superiority is felt. It's a problem of Korean society, a problem of Koreans. I lecture that this is a problem of Korean people. What do you say to the fans? Fans and citizens seem to expect leadership like a father or a teacher from the national team coach. According to a traditional perspective, a father or a

Isn't a teacher a similar existence? In Korea, they teach everything in a Confucian authoritative manner and take responsibility. Therefore, fans think that a national team coach should be involved in and responsible for players not only on the field but also off the field like such a teacher. Korean culture is too rigid. Why blame the coach for that? Foreign coaches may have differences, but Coach Klinsmann is a coach with a strong conviction. He is very professional, respects players, and helps them perform well on the field. My job is to have the conviction to let players freely do activities other than their usual routines at the living quarters. However, a coach with such conviction led to a conflict between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in. Korean culture cannot accept this, so if you keep blaming the players like this, it's unfair.

It's amazing. They also talk about educating etiquette in age group representative teams and elementary, middle, and high school competitions in the future. They say they will make efforts to cultivate a sense of belonging to the original team from a young age. In this context, they mention Korean players and link it to the issues in Korean society. They talk about how Korean society is too rigid and lacks flexibility. For example, once, coach Klinsmann asked two attackers how they would score goals and the players were confused. They explained that the players had never directly discussed such matters in the attacking zone for the past 20 years while kicking the ball. Therefore, they aim to express this directly.

People felt awkward about that kind of thing. For example, Guardiola, the director, gives an example. Guardiola, the director, also follows a tactical framework, but in the end, he said that in the final attacking area, such movements should be done creatively by the players. This is a misunderstanding by Chairman Jung Moon-gyo. Guardiola, the director, has never said such a thing. He said that he can create patterns to make goals in the final third attacking area and even create situations to make goals, but the finish is up to the players. He has never said that he doesn't detail tactics. However, what came out here is, Doesn't Guardiola detail tactics? Isn't it up to the players to do the final part? This is speaking without understanding football. Korean society cannot accept this. I was very surprised when I heard about the story of Petrescu, the coach of Jeonbuk recently. Jeonbuk's players

I heard that there is a talk about foreign coaches lacking tactics and details. But I felt that this is similar to the situation of the national team. Korean players generally seem to feel that foreign coaches are less detailed compared to Korean coaches. I wonder what Son Heung-min thinks, what Kim Min-jae thinks, what Lee Kang-in thinks, what Hwang Hee-chan thinks, and what Lee Jae-sung thinks. How about players who receive coaching from the best coaches in the Bundesliga and the Premier League? In a match once, Lee Kang-in directly told Klinsmann during the game, I want to run from the right side, and Klinsmann accepted it and changed his position. If it wasn't Klinsmann, who else would it be? In Korean culture, it is easy to be criticized if you say such things. It's written here. And it's not easy for superiors to accept such suggestions.

They don't accept it, but Director Klinsmann is a very flexible director who accepts such things. So, the reason I mentioned this is that the problem created by Korean football, which has such rigid hierarchical relationships and culture, is the Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in fight. This is the conclusion. Since it is the responsibility of the senior regarding Director Klinsmann, the advocacy for Director Klinsmann continues. People now wonder how the national team coach is appointed. First of all, famous coaches do not prefer Korea. What does this mean? It means that famous coaches do not prefer to come to Korea, and it is difficult for them to judge that Korea's average strength is at a level where they can achieve sufficient results in the World Cup. Therefore, if they fail in the World Cup, they will be blamed, and Korea is

Now, there seems to be a considerable reluctance towards being far away from family during the term of office. Of course, famous managers like Klopp and Guardiola wouldn't come to Korea. Those directors are expected to win the World Cup when they take charge of a team. But still, for our national team below, it could be a very good option. Directors like Jesse Marsch wanted to come, as our national team's strength is good. This also shows how surprising it is that the person in charge of the association doesn't know this much. The reason the person in charge is like that is because if directors like Jesse Marsch come, who are at this level, they could potentially cause a change that could make the best team that could cause a change. When they go to the World Cup and cause a change, they can receive high praise like, Wow, this coach caused a change, when they return to Europe.

That's why many directors who want to come are known. In fact, Director Park Ji-sung also said that there has never been a time when foreign directors of the Korean national team were concentrated and wanted. Director Park Ji-sung even mentioned it to that extent. Although the domestic media said that I was close to Klinsmann, it is not true that I recommended him. I asked for advice from the president of the US Soccer Association when appointing Klinsmann as the director, and at that time, I clearly received the opinion that was recommended from the US Association as well. And although I cannot disclose it in detail, we also reviewed the disadvantages that many people talked about internally. And when appointing the director in the first place, Chairman Miller reported Klinsmann as the first choice to me. But Chairman Miller himself said in an interview with a German media outlet, I did not recommend Klinsmann. I just.

The list was made only for foreign directors. Miller, the chairman, also mentioned that players tend to prefer foreign directors after the World Cup. The reason for this is that players seem to dislike domestic directors because they emphasize authority and try to control the players. It is written here. So, the appointment of Coach Klinsmann is seen positively even by domestic directors. Chairman Jung Moon-kyu appointed Coach Hong Myung-bo. In any case, there is a preference. What does this mean? Foreign directors who have experience in European championships or major tournaments support us because they are advantageous to us.

So, isn't it natural for Korean directors to be left behind in their careers? Domestic directors are currently fighting in unfavorable conditions, but if opportunities are not given to domestic leaders, this is very unfair. This is now, with the appointment of Director Hong Myung-bo, that kind of support, right? Klinsmann's advantage was that he was a director who could break the glass ceiling that Korean football has in the international football community. Klinsmann was someone who could have contact with any association president or famous club. If the association utilized him well, he would have been a very useful figure. Then, Klinsmann should be used as an advisor to the football association, not as a coach. In the reality where the weight of our national team's big league players is increasing, we also expected the players' leadership. He was a director who had high leadership. So, he talked about leaving the tactical aspects to the coaches and the rest to the players.

Management was only done by Klinsmann, and he preferred to entrust the players with freedom rather than meticulous management by someone else. When you read this, there is no Klinsmann at all. The tactics were given by the coaches, and player management was taken care of by Klinsmann. Klinsmann, the coach, preferred to entrust the players with autonomy rather than having someone else manage them. But here, the players caused problems. National team players are recognized as great celebrities in our society, but expecting them to be more ethical than ordinary people is not realistic. Players are also human beings. There are no perfect people. Klinsmann, the coach, received criticism for smiling on camera after losing at the Jor Danjeon. But why were people criticizing him? People were angry because they lost the game, yet the coach was smiling. But even though the coach lost the game, who would feel good about it?

Wouldn't it be nice, but this smiling is a personal characteristic of Cleans. Why should we swear at this, saying that? After the game ends, think about whether it is so wrong to smile and congratulate the winning coach. Moreover, for our fans, these smiles are seen not as working hard but as disregarding our emotions. So, we need to consider the aspect that reflects ignoring our emotions. Therefore, when Korean society doesn't understand the culture of smiling and congratulating after losing a game, just like Cleans did, it's the same story. Chairman Jung Moon-kyu also talks about the same story. So, these stories come out. When establishing the philosophy of Korean football, efforts are made to reduce actions that harm teamwork. The failures of the Asian Cup and Cleans' coaching are not my fault; they are issues of Korean society and the players.

However, the responsibility for appointing a coach lies with the chairman. The ultimate responsibility lies with the chairman. All decisions and final responsibilities rest with the chairman. If there are decisions to be made and responsibilities to be taken, it is autocratic to remove the coach. But why isn't the responsibility for appointing Cleanseman as the coach being taken? Why is this autobiography attacking me like this? I heard once that some staff members of the Korea Football Association referred to me as the Chairman. I didn't know at first what Chairman meant. But what does it mean? It's because I meticulously involve myself in the association's affairs. Perhaps the ideal chairman in the employees' eyes is someone who generously contributes to the association's funds, does not interfere in the affairs, does not stress the staff, delegates all tasks, and works hard to take nice pictures in fancy places.

While shining in front of the camera, they do not stress about their work. They would want a chairman who does not stress them out. However, I have not been interested in publicity since I took over as the head of the federation when I entered Korean football. I don't like to stand out and I am indifferent to promoting myself. I don't like publicity. I don't like shining. But at the same time, during the FA Cup, I want to come forward like this, and when the World Cup ends badly, I don't want to show up, including the criticism of coach Shin Tae-yong in the 2018 World Cup. When a successful World Cup happens, I want to come out like this. It's very self-centered, very self-centered, and I'm mostly writing about defending all these things about myself. If you read through this content, the main point is that. There are parts that people don't know about, like the appointment of coach Paulo Bento, the failures in the Asian Cup, and things like that.

There was excessive criticism. Klinsmann was a good coach. When you hear such stories, in the end, you take responsibility. It's written in a book now, but oh, those who don't know if the football association president will take responsibility. When you think about the perspective of this football association president, you realize that the person blocking the development of Korean football is the president. When you read this, you feel 100% that the president was the problem. It became clear now. Another thing is when Hong Myung-bo was fired in 2014, he didn't go to adult entertainment venues, but he was criticized excessively and reached a certain level. The same goes for Coach Klinsmann. Even when Klinsmann took office, he clashed with fans in various aspects. Isn't it biased from the beginning? And there is also a story that even if you hire coach Stielike.

I often think about what the result would have been if we had made it to the final qualifying round of the World Cup in Russia. The coach can't do everything perfectly; among many things, there could be shortcomings or fatal mistakes. It's easy for anyone to criticize such mistakes, but it's difficult to come up with solutions or prescriptions for these mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, but in Korea, due to this atmosphere and the nature of the people, it's difficult to overcome difficulties and turn failures into experiences for success. Let me now tell you about the recent climax. Recently, tens of thousands of YouTubers are provoking with sensational information. Those who believe that everything in the world should be lived in one way or that the Football Association should operate flawlessly are the ones who could potentially commit the mistake of destroying football, in my opinion.

What if you can't accept this kind of tee? Remember that this can ruin soccer. Are you not doing it wrong? Are you keeping all the promises you made? This is the last thing. It seems like the field is tilted too much to one side. It seems like the field is tilted to one side.

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