Park Moon-seong, harshly criticizes 'Hong Myung-bo's resignation' as "feeling of forced apology"... Tells Korea Football Association, "A cartel of desires must be uprooted"

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Park Moon-seong (52), a football commentator, criticized the resignation process of Hong Myung-bo (57), the national team head coach. He also pointed out that the fundamental crisis in Korean football stems from the closed structure of the Korea Football Association (KFA).

Commentator Park appeared on CBS Radio's "Park Sung-tae's News Show" on the morning of the 29th to discuss the reasons for the national team's poor performance in the World Cup and the need for reform within the football association.

Commentator Park evaluated Hong Myung-bo's "90-second voluntary resignation" press conference as "giving the impression of being forced to apologize, as if he was doing it because he was told to, despite having done nothing seriously wrong." He argued that a one-sided notification simply stating "I will take responsibility for the result," without reflecting on the tactical causes of the failure, only intensified fans' frustration.

Regarding the South Africa match, which is considered a poor performance, he pointed out the incompetence of the coaching staff. Commentator Park stated, "They were somewhat lazy in understanding tactics," and added, "Since the team could not produce organic play, the opposing team could easily figure out that 'there is not much team play here, so just focus on Lee Kang-in.'"

He also criticized the lack of adaptation to the opponent's tactics. Commentator Park said, "To exploit the opponent's weaknesses, we should have deployed Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung, who are best at high pressing, but they were left out of the starting lineup." He further remarked, "Honestly, it is surprising that the coach himself said, 'I fought the same way in all three matches.'"

He also raised his voice regarding the failure of the three-back tactic. Commentator Park stated, "Unlike Japan's three-back system, Coach Hong Myung-bo's three-back is an old-fashioned style where the defense is fixed." He added, "Choosing a tactic that highlights our weakness, the wing-back, caused the offensive and defensive balance to collapse, ultimately making it impossible to avoid a 'give-me-the-ball' style of football that relies solely on the individual abilities of Lee Kang-in and Hwang In-beom."

Commentator Park clearly stated that the fundamental responsibility for the situation lies with the Korea Football Association. He characterized the association as "a stagnant organization that does not need to compete to win the public's heart." He then delivered a direct blow, stating, "The association has now degenerated into a 'cartel of desires' that draws a line with the mainstream to avoid suffering any damage."

In particular, he strongly criticized the loopholes of the indirect election system for the Hyeon Haeng (Chairman) position. Commentator Park said, "It is a structure where one does not need to win favor with the entire public to seize absolute power; one only needs to please about 200 electors." He pointed out, "We must overhaul the ecosystem that prevents new challengers from entering." He further emphasized, "The election system must be changed to a form that allows as many stakeholders as possible to reflect public opinion, so that innovation and competition can occur from within."

Regarding the selection of the next national team head coach, he said, "There are many coaches who want to lead the South Korean national team," and urged, "Rather than focusing on nationality, evaluations should be made strictly based on ability, and the selection should not be rushed but given time."

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