Bento and Hwang Seon-hong “June A Team First” – Maeil Business News

Paulo Bento, coach of the Korean national football team, and Hwang Seon-hong, coach of the U-23 national team, were worried about the national team schedule for this coming June.

After attending the groundbreaking ceremony for the Soccer Comprehensive Center held at 120 Gasan-ri, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, on the afternoon of the 29th, the two coaches met with reporters and expressed their concerns about the schedule for June. Usually June is the time when the World Cup starts, but as the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held for the first time in November, the A team is in full swing, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, where the under-23 national team plays, will also be held in June. Because of this, the heads of both national teams were complicated by the selection of players.

Bento, who expressed his anticipation, said, “I think it will be helpful for the players to develop their skills as a good facility is built in Cheonan.” After being asked about the schedule for June, he showed a cautious look. Bentoho is scheduled to play 4 A matches in June, but Brazil is being talked about as the opposing team. Ghana, who will meet in the finals, is also known to assume Japan as a ‘virtual Korea’ and start the evaluation match in June.

Regarding this, coach Bento said, “Rather than talking about Brazil, we need to prepare for the June convening first. We don’t have much time to prepare for each game, and players who are active in Europe will be in a difficult state when they arrive in Korea after the season.” said. Before analyzing opponents, I was worried that it would be a short time for Europeans such as Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Jae-Sung (Mainz 05), and Hwang Eui-Jo (Girongdaeng Bordeaux), who played a pivotal role in the national team, to recover their condition.

Coach Hwang Seon-hong also said, “I hope that the Soccer Center will provide a new turning point for the development of Korean football.” Regarding the composition of the national team in June, “Even in difficult times, the coaches of each team are cooperating, so it is not 100%, but we take as many people as possible to get good results. I will,” he promised. Regarding the possibility that some players will overlap with the A team, he said, “The A team is important and the age of 23 is important, so we need to find an appropriate line, but in June, the A team takes priority. said.

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