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 While Korean football is shaking, the content of a match involving a former coach the national team Paulo Bento (pictured), who led the round of 16 World Cup Qatar 2022, attracts 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 Korean national team and the development of Korean football, and in the first episode, the former coach did Bento makes 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 even more attention was focused.
‘Myungjang Road’ features Park Jeong-moo, the head of Nexon Group, known as ‘Jeongmu-hyung’ to game users and oversees the online services of the CC, caster Seong Seung-heon, commentator Lee Joo-heon from football entertainment channel ‘Eastar TV’, and football creator ‘Dawn Soccer Expert’ Peno etc. 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 when he was the national team coach, said, “As I was the national team coach, it was important to understand the country and the culture,” and “I had 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 it was a good choice,” he explained. It was a response that contrasted with the so-called ‘telecommunications controversy’ created by his successor, Coach Klinsmann.
Regarding the criteria for selecting the national team, “I personally went to the stadium and consulted data to select players who fit well with our team. “My approach is to be a player who can grow with us,” he said. He continued, “In particular, the initial list of 11 members had to consider more aspects. “What really mattered was whether the players and prepared tactics were correct, whether they were compatible with the opposing team, and what the condition of the players was,” he stressed. He also gave an honest answer regarding the criticism he received for not hiring Lee Kang-in during his time as director. 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 selected for the World Cup roster was because Lee Kang-in had changed. Former coach Bento said, “He proved that with his change in mentality 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 term ‘Benburji (Bento + Father)’ was pride,” he said “It was because it means family. “The team we wanted to create was a family,” he added. Former coach Bento also said, “I hope the Korea Football Association (KFA) will quickly resolve the matter (appointment of national team coach), and tell the new coach, KFA, and Korean fans that you 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 team coach and the development of Korean football. It was announced that the guest in episode 2 was the famous coach Jose Mourinho, nicknamed ‘The 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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