Shin Moon-sun criticized Hong Myung-bo Team's decision, saying, "The thought of eating it as a World Cup day, heaven will not forgive me."

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Shin Moon-sun (68), a professor and soccer commentator at Myongji University's Graduate School of Records and Information Science, criticized Hong Myung-bo Team's 0-4 defeat in Ivory Coast, saying, "In a way, I thought I would eat the World Cup day by day without studying or trying."

Professor Shin Moon-sun analyzed the warm-up match between Korea and Ivory Coast through his YouTube "It's Shinmun-seon's Goal" on the 29th, and said, "If you expected soccer to be played that the players would do well in time, that would not be forgiven by heaven." The prelude to that was made today," he pointed out.

Earlier, the South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, was completely defeated 0-4 by Ivory Coast in the warm-up match at Stadium MK in Miltonkins, England, on the 28th (Korea time), losing two goals each in the first and second half. South Korea is ranked 22nd and Ivory Coast 37th in the FIFA rankings. It was a game with bad luck that South Korea's three shots hit the post, but criticism was strong for the complete collapse of the defense even after using three-back tactics.

Professor Shin Moon-sun said, "Cote d'Ivoire was a three-forward (three-top), and South Korea was a three-backer. I mismarked the form. Ivory Coast operates two formations (4-3-3, 4-2-3-1), and if it watched the video against Ivory Coast and analyzed it, it should have improved the defense system and made tactical preparations to score goals in attack."

"I didn't mark the three players (who scored) and even though there were five to seven midfielders on the left and right sides, I ended up giving one goal to each of the three players. "Rather than the defender's wrong mark or the defender's principle, we have no choice but to raise questions about (Hong Myung-bo's) preparation issues," he explained.

Professor Shin Moon-sun said, "What's more frustrating is that even though we were beaten like that in the first half, we maintained the same three-back in the second half," adding, "The opponent was consistent with the flow of the game, tempo, rhythm, and tactics even though we replaced eight players, while our left-handedness became the decisive loss." "Today's defeat was a great failure of coach Hong Myung-bo's tactics," he said.

Professor Shin said, "The World Cup is not a game for one coach. In the World Cup, the support of our people and the taxes we paid are partially funded, and some of them melt away with the annual salary of Hong Myung-bo. All the players' support costs are also spent, he said. "In the history of Korean soccer, the process of preparing for the World Cup has never been this poor."

He said, "I also used three-backs in the game against Brazil and was beaten on the left and right sides. It was the same today. "It is basic for the coach to use a certain formation and analyze the tactics of the opposing team," he said, adding, "The fans were angry when they lost 0-5 to Brazil, but the 0-4 loss to Ivory Coast (coach Hong Myung-bo) did not study."

After a crushing defeat against Ivory Coast, Hong Myung-bo Team will move to Vienna, Austria, and play its second match against Austria at 3:45 a.m. on the 1st of next month. Austria was the 24th-ranked team in the FIFA rankings, defeating Ghana 5–1.

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