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Entered 2024.04.26 21:30 Modified 2024.04.26 21:42
FC Online releases ‘Myungjang Road’, content featuring famous football coaches
Ex-director Bento makes a surprise appearance… Mourinho’s appearance in the next episode of ‘Special One’ announced
Former coach Bento will leave the country after leading the Korean football team to the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. / Photo = News 1 As Korean football has been shaken recently, the content of a game that includes former national team coach Paulo Bento (pictured), who led the round of 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, is attracting attention.
According to the industry on the 26th, ‘EA Sports FC Online’, an online football game served by Nexon, released ‘Master’s Road’ content on the 24th. This content is a series that visits top football coaches to ask for advice on choosing the next coach of the football team and the development of Korean football, and in the first episode, the former -coach Bento made a surprise appearance via video call. It was designed after the national team, which was considered the strongest member ever, including Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). failed to progress to the finals due to loss to Jordan in the Asia Cup. This includes seeking the next director after director Jürgen Klinsmann resigned. Coincidentally, on this day (Korea time), they lost to Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the U-23 Asian Cup and were canceled from participating in the Olympics for the first time in 40 years, so there was interest football fans even more focused. .
‘Road of Masters’ features Park Jeong-moo, the head of Nexon Group, who is known as ‘Jeongmu-hyung’ among game users and is responsible for the online services of the FC, caster Seong Seung-heon, commentator Lee Joo -heon peldfooter The entertainment channel ‘Eastar TV’ appeared, and the football creator ‘Dawn Soccer’ ‘Expert’ Peno and others. Former coach Bento appeared in the middle of the video and gave advice, reminiscing about his time in charge of the Korean national team.
Former coach Bento, who lived in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do during his time as the national team coach, said, “As I was the national team coach, it was important to understand the country and the culture,” and “Having to go to the Paju training ground (the training center of the national football team, NFC) a lot of time. ” “This is the reason I chose Ilsan, and I think it’s a good choice,” he explained. A reaction that contrasted with his successor, Coach Klinsmann, who created what is known as the ‘telecommunications debate’. Regarding the criteria for selecting the national team, “We went to the stadium in person and consulted data to select players who fit well with our team. “My approach was to be a player who could grow with us,” he said. He continued, “In particular, the initial list of 11 members had to consider more aspects. “What was really important was whether the players and the tactics were preparing properly, whether they were compatible with the opposing team, and what the condition of the players was,” he also emphasized while giving an honest answer regarding the criticism he received for not hiring Lee Kang-in during his time as coach. He said, “No one can refute the fact that Lee Kang-in’s talent is outstanding. “But more analysis was needed than that,” he said, “You shouldn’t judge based on talent alone. “Players like Kang-in Lee mainly thought about offense and didn’t think about defense,” he pointed out.
He continued, “To tell the truth, I added Lee Kang-in to the World Cup list just before the World Cup was held. “If I said I was confident in Lee Kang-in’s selection for the World Cup, that would not be an honest answer,” he added. However, it was said that the reason he was eventually added to the World Cup roster was because Lee Kang-in had changed. Former coach Bento said, “(Lee Kang-in) proved that with his change of mind and his performance at Mallorca (his team at the time). “He became a completely different player in Mallorca,” he said “I think he recognized that he had to change his style. “As a result, we managed to secure good results on the World Cup stage.”
He said, “I think the director’s job has to be honest and sincere. The feeling I felt when I heard the word ‘Benbuji (Bento + dad)’ was pride. “This was because it meant family,” he said, adding, “The team we wanted to create was a family.” Former coach Bento said, “I hope that the Korea Football Association (KFA) will quickly resolve the matter (the appointment of the national team coach) and I would like to tell the new coach, KFA, and the Korean fans that I will always support them. . “I also hope that Korea will advance to the 2026 World Cup,” he added.
In the second half of the video, the plan for the ‘Myeongjang Road’ expedition project was announced to listen to the opinions of famous football coaches from different angles for the appointment of a national football team coach and the development of Korean football. Following the former coach Bento, the director who will appear in the second episode is Jose Mourinho, a famous general with the nickname ‘Special One’. The response to the video was enthusiastic, with almost 600 comments. Netizens were surprised and asked, “Why is Bento here(?)?” or left comments like “All the answers seem to have been compared to Klinsmann,” and “Bento has a clear philosophy and has kept his word unchanged in the selection of players.” I poured it. He also said, “I have never had such a long and detailed interview at any official event, but the interview was quite honest.”
Hankyung.com reporter Kim Bong-gu kbk9@hankyung.com
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