Daegu FC Coach Park Chang-hyun said, “I Know the Concerns About me… I will Win and Dispel them”
Team B coach Seo Dong-won joins as head coach and assistant… “I will seek help from existing coaches”
Debut as a professional coach… “In the long term, we want to create ‘dominant Daegu soccer’”
Coach Park Chang-hyun, who took the helm of Daegu FC, which has fallen to the bottom of the K-League 1 professional soccer league, said he was well aware of the concerns raised about him as he had little experience as a professional coach, and expressed his ambition to prove it with ‘results'.
Coach Park, who was appointed as Daegu's 14th coach on the 23rd, “This year is off to a bit of a bad start, but Daegu is a strong team by nature.” 카지노사이트
He added, “We will start with the game against Jeonbuk Hyundai on the 28th with the intention of winning unconditionally.”
“I will do it,” he said, expressing his determination ahead of his debut.
Daegu, which continued to perform poorly this season, appointed coach Park, who was in charge of Hongik University, as the new head coach when coach Choi Won-kwon, who had led the team as acting head coach since August 2022, stepped down on the 19th.
Daegu, which entered Final A last season, finished in 10th place (7 points) with 1 win, 4 draws, and 3 losses through the 8th round of K League 1 this year, and was eliminated in the 3rd round after losing to the second division team Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, in the Korea Cup.
Coach Park, who is from Daegu, played as a striker for Pohang Steel (currently Pohang Steelers) and Jeonnam Dragons during his playing days.
He has been building his leadership career since 1997.
As a coach, he was mainly active in high school and college teams, and as a professional team coach, he worked as a coach for Pohang from 2008 to 2010.
At Hongik University, which he has led since 2017, he achieved runner-up finish in the Taebaeksan Mountain College Football Federation last year.
Coach Park said, “As it is the area where I started playing soccer, there must have been some atmosphere toward me.
In addition, Hwang Jae-won (from Hongik University) was successful in Daegu, and I even had a practice match with Daegu, so I was in charge of the game at that time.”
“I think he was paying attention to my back,” he explained.
He added, “There are a lot of young players in Daegu, so I think a coach who can handle those players was needed.”
Coach Park has a long history as a coach, but some say Daegu's selection is surprising because he has never led a professional team other than serving as acting coach of Pohang for about seven months from May 2010.
Coach Park said, “I know what fans are concerned about.
There seems to be a concern that just because the division is low, the standard of the coach will also be low.”
He continued, “I think many people think that just because they have never coached on a professional stage, they are ‘not a coach.'
“That is not the case,” he emphasized.
At the same time, he said, “Wouldn't only winning be able to dispel the concerns? I will try to win quickly.”
Regarding the coaching staff, he said, “As the season is in progress, I have to seek help from those who have already done it rather than adding from the outside.”
He also revealed, “I will work with the existing coaching staff, and Team B coach Seo Dong-won will step up to the top and help.” did.
From his first game as a professional coach, Coach Park faces a formidable opponent, Jeonbuk.
He said, “We are going to win.
Our recent performance has not been bad,” and added, “There is no place to go further.
After that, we are truly falling into the abyss, so we will only move forward.”
Coach Park continued, “Beltola played about 20 minutes in the last game, but he said he could play a little more this time.
I expect the quality of passes developed in attack will increase,” and added, “Edgar also expressed his willingness to play, saying he wants to be helpful to the team.”
“I can see it, so I’m checking its condition,” he said.
In his first meeting with the players, Coach Park is said to have emphasized ‘challenge' and ‘positivity'.
He said, “‘Hopefully and positively, keep trying.
We won't scold you if you make a mistake, so enjoy your mistakes.'
At the same time, we need to increase our chances of success.
If we don't try because we're scared and don't try, how will we be able to overcome our opponents?”
“I told the players to plant a ‘happy virus’ and have fun playing soccer on the field,” he said.
He continued, “Daegu is a good team that participated in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, won the FA Cup (now Korea Cup), and entered Final A last year.”
“Seeing the players come in and play their roles, it looks like a team with a bright future,” he said, giving him hope.
Coach Park also expressed his desire to change the football color of Daegu, which has been recognized as a ‘counterattacking team', in the long term.
He said, “I want to change into a team that can defend higher and attack faster than it is now.
It won't happen overnight and we will have to change it gradually, but I want to play a game where we have more possession and control.”
