Lee Jae-seong "Coach Hong Myung-bo, scary at first glance, but also has a kind side"

Lee Jae-seong "Coach Hong Myung-bo, scary at first glance, but also has a kind side"

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Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), a key midfielder for the Korean national soccer team, honestly revealed that his first impression of the 'new head coach' Hong Myung-bo was scary.

Lee Jae-sung was asked by reporters about his first impression of Coach Hong before the national soccer team training scheduled for the afternoon of the 2nd at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province. He said, "Actually, I was a little scared. There was a story I had heard a long time ago."

He added, "He was more detailed than I thought."

Coach Hong's tendency, which Lee Jae-seong said he was 'a little scared of', was particularly emphasizing team discipline.

Lee Jae-seong said, "(The coach has) emphasized discipline and the players' attitudes a lot since a long time ago. I also think that those aspects are very important when living as a player," but explained, "I thought it was a little scary from a player's perspective."

Coach Hong, who took charge of the national team in early July, left for Europe to find a coach immediately after his appointment.

During this process, I met with major overseas players active in Europe one by one and had a candid conversation about the national team.

Lee Jae-seong, who looked back on his meeting with Coach Hong, said, 스포츠 "Thank you for buying me dinner. I ate well and had a good conversation," and added, "We will talk a lot about how to lead the (national team) culture in the future."

It has been 10 years since Coach Hong took charge of the national team.

Coach Hong, who was appointed as the successor to Coach Choi Kang-hee in June 2013, focused on maintaining team discipline from the beginning, such as by requiring players to wear suits when called up.

However, Coach Hong had the worst period of his coaching career at the World Cup in Brazil the following year.

Amid the controversy over loyalty after 12 members of the 2012 London Olympics were included in the final roster, the 'Hong Myung-bo 1st Generation' returned home without a single win in the World Cup group stage, with 1 draw and 2 losses.