‘2002 Legend’ Lee Cheon-soo was also extremely angry at the fall of Hwang Seon-hong and the fall of Korean soccer.
The Korean Olympic soccer team, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, lost 2-2 in the 2024 Paris Olympics final qualifying match and the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Qatar Asian Cup quarterfinals against Indonesia held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 26th (Korean time). 2, lost 11-12 after a fierce penalty shootout.
This ended South Korea’s record of advancing to the Olympic finals for the 9th consecutive time. It was the first time in the world that it failed to advance to the Olympic finals for the 10th time in a row, and it was the first lonely summer 40 years since the 1984 LA Olympics.
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2002 Korea-Japan World Cup legend Lee Cheon-soo was also very angry. He has his own personal YouTube channel ‘Lee Chun-soo’.[이천수]’I’ve been to the Olympics too, but this doesn’t seem like it. “I think what we’ve been saying since before that we were concerned about has come to light now,” he said.
He added, “We have been giving signals ever since. Even though she said she should have changed and cut it, she quietly moved on. In the end, the arrow came to Chairman Chung Mong-gyu again. It has to be right now. He gave a signal even before that. The results came out anyway and I can’t go to the Olympics. “We need to advance for the 10th time in a row instead of the 9th time in a row,” he added.
Lee Cheon-soo’s anger continued. He said, “I’m not saying that it’s okay to not go to the Olympics at least once. Korean soccer has no choice but to go down. There are not many ball sports at this Olympics. “Without further discussion, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu must take full responsibility,” he said.
He also mentioned Power Strengthening Committee Chairman Jeong Hae-seong and Director Hwang Seon-hong. Lee Cheon-soo said, “From the appointment of Chairman Jeong Hae-seong, he used a double-edged sword by saying it was okay even though I told him not to appoint coach Hwang Seon-hong, who was in another team (U-23), (to national team A) after Klinsmann was fired. That situation was absolutely wrong. “I told you not to do it for fear of this kind of result,” he said. “Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, Chairperson Jeong Hae-seong, and Director Hwang Seon-hong must all be held accountable. Players must also reflect. We didn’t lose at 2-2 after going to a penalty shootout. To Indonesia in terms of performance, chance percentage, and many other aspects… . The level has already become the same. “But why did we not get nervous and say we would go (to the Olympics) unconditionally? That’s annoying,” he said.
He continued, “Everyone in the technical department should quit. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu’s problem was that he used the wrong people. You must definitely quit. He gave several signals. He has set back Korean soccer for more than 10 years and must resign unconditionally. I hope you resign now. It is Chairman Chung Mong-gyu’s fault for using the wrong people. Instead of forcing the seniors who quit somewhere, we need to get rid of all the soccer players and change them. Only then can there be a future. I have committed a huge sin against Korean soccer. “If he doesn’t have the ability, he should quit.”
Min Jun-gu, MK Sports reporter
