"Open Recruitment for Temporary Manager Until November"... Emergency for Asian Cup

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The Korea Football Association has decided to play all six A-matches scheduled for this year under a "temporary manager" system. However, by deciding to "openly recruit" the entire coaching staff, it is uncertain whether any candidates will even step forward, and preparations for next year's Asian Cup have become difficult from the start.

Reporter Ha Seong-nyong explains why.

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The Korea Football Association held a board meeting and approved the appointment plan for a temporary national football team manager.

The contract period runs until November, leading the team through six A-matches starting in September. The KFA decided to select the temporary leader, including the coaching staff, in the form of a "coaching entourage" in accordance with the regulations of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, its higher governing body.

Following the revision of the Olympic Committee's regulations last February, the KFA recently openly recruited Olympic team manager Kim Eun-jung and under-20 team manager Kim Jung-soo. This is the first time in history that the national team helm is being pursued in this manner.

Initially, considering concerns that entrusting the national team to a temporary manager would only add to the confusion and that the Asian Cup is just five months away, the association leaned toward appointing a permanent manager. However, with administrative foundations significantly shaken by the vacancy of the president and preparations for a by-election, the association is known to have made a sharp turn to leave the appointment of a permanent manager to the next executive body.

As a result, preparations for the Asian Cup, where the team is attempting to reclaim the top spot for the first time in 67 years, have hit an emergency.

It remains unclear whether there are any candidates willing to form an entourage and apply just to direct six matches, and even if a new permanent manager is appointed in November as scheduled, the team would have to enter the Asian Cup without any opportunities for friendly matches.

Furthermore, since the presidential election could be delayed until March of next year at the latest, the appointment of a permanent manager before the tournament cannot be guaranteed.

(Video Editing: Lee Jae-sung, Design: Hwang Se-yeon)
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