The Korea Football Association has begun the process of selecting a candidate for the next head coach under the new technical philosophy of ‘fast, courageous, leading’ soccer, but is not making much progress.

Including Iraqi director Casas. The number of players increased from 12 to 16, and we searched for candidates under the soccer philosophy of ‘fast, courageous, and leading.’ Park Moon-seong said, “It is important to create a team in the flow of world soccer.”

Korean soccer has been operated according to the coach's style or modern soccer trends without a clear direction or philosophy, not only for the national team but also for national teams at each age level.

The short-term management of national teams at each level was not enough to achieve long-term development for Korean soccer as a whole, and it eventually fell into a dark era as it was eliminated from various major competitions.

The men's national team, led by former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, was defeated by Jordan, which was considered one level lower, in the semifinals of the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup' in February.

The men's U-23 national team, led by former coach Hwang Sun-hong, was eliminated early in the quarterfinals of the '2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup' by Indonesia in April, missing out on a spot in the '2024 Paris Olympics'.

Following the disappointing results, concerns grew as the process of selecting the next coach to replace former coach Klinsmann also ran into difficulties.

The Korea Football Association, which needs improvement, held a presentation on the Korean football technology philosophy at the Korea Football Association Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Lee Im-saeng, Chief Technology Officer, Kim Ji-hoon, Head of Football Talent Development Team, and Cho Jun-heon, Head of National Team Operations Team, spoke about 'Technology Philosophy and Technology Policy', 'Age-based National Team Operation System', and 'KFA Game Model and Application'. Under the name 'Made In Korea', the Korea Football Association revealed a strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of the national team, including technology philosophy, age-based national team operation plan, and game model. The Korean football philosophy was established around three keywords: 'Fast, Fearless, and Focused'. The Korea Football Association plans to apply the new technology philosophy and detailed strategies to the men's and women's national teams and age-based national teams to create a unique color for Korean football. Now, attention is focused on the next head coach to lead the men's national team, following former coach Klinsmann. On the 18th, the Korea Football Association's Strengthening Committee held its 9th closed-door meeting centered around Chairman Jeong Hae-seong and selected 12 candidates for the next coach. It is known that the candidates include former Ulsan HD coach Kim Do-hoon and Ulsan HD coach Hong Myung-bo, as well as domestic and foreign coaches. At the time, a Korea Football Association official said, “We plan to select the final negotiation partner at the next 10th meeting,” and it was expected that the number of candidates would be narrowed down to around 5. Following this, the 10th closed-door meeting of the Power Reinforcement Committee was held on the 21st to continue the selection of the coach. However, a member of the Power Reinforcement Committee said, “Iraqi coach Jesus Casas has been included again as a candidate for the next coach. In addition, the number of candidates has increased from 12 to 16,” and reported the progress. Regarding this, a Korea Football Association official said, “If a good candidate comes up after the meeting, (the number) may increase.” There are concerns that this has not narrowed down the number of candidates but rather increased them, causing difficulties in the selection process. Korean football, which is in crisis, is using the time secured through two interim coaching systems to find a coach who can lead the national team under a new football philosophy. Commentator Park Moon-sung said in a phone call with Newsis on the 21st, “It’s unprecedented that a formal coach has not been appointed for four months. It’s the first time I’ve seen this, so I’m perplexed.” Regarding the new football philosophy presented by the Korea Football Association, he said, “It’s positive that they’re trying to present and create a certain direction,” and explained, “The problem is that, unlike nearby Japan and other countries, there hasn’t been such a thing until now, based on the big picture and philosophy.” When asked about the type of coach that Korean football needs the most, Commissioner Park said, “In the big picture, there have been many things that have shaken up since the Asian Cup, so it’s important to pull things together, but this is a short-term goal,” and emphasized, “It’s important to understand the flow of football tactics around the world and be able to build a team within that.” Having safely completed the second round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America, Korea will enter the third round of the qualifiers starting in September. They avoided Japan and Iran by securing the top seed, but they need to hurry up and select a coach, as they could face difficult Middle Eastern countries and even North Korea. 고스톱사이트