About to wrap up his first full yr on his second tour of responsibility as head coach of the Korean males’s nationwide soccer crew, Hong Myung-bo stated Monday he has been comfortable along with his gamers’ efforts on and off the sphere.
Korea will wrap up their 2025 worldwide calendar by internet hosting Ghana at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Taegeuk Warriors have to this point recorded seven wins, three attracts and two losses for the yr below Hong, who took over the crew in the summertime of 2024, a decade after his first stint as bench boss.
“We set a few targets for this November window, and we are going to attempt to accomplish that with perfection tomorrow,” Hong stated at his prematch press convention on the Seoul stadium. “We are going to attempt to ship a win for our followers to complete off the yr.”
Requested to price Korea’s progress with the FIFA World Cup only some months away, Hong stated it’s tough to place a quantity on it — “No crew might be 100% excellent,” he stated — however praised his gamers’ work general.
“The extent of dedication and work ethic that our gamers have proven this yr has been higher than something I’ve seen on different groups previously,” Hong stated. “Personally, I hope our gamers preserve their present kind and keep on their toes till the World Cup.
“I consider there are some elementary issues that we should do to achieve success, be it executing performs on the sphere or having good ways,” Hong continued. “And I feel our gamers right here all have a extremely good understanding of these wants. Based mostly on what I’ve seen from them since final yr, I’m feeling optimistic about our preparations for the World Cup.”
