Hwang Sun-hong, Who was Worried About Qualifying for the Paris Olympics, Took a Breather by Joining the Overseas Team

Bae Jun-ho, Yang Hyun-jun, and Kim Ji-soo included in the Olympic team list.

Coach Hwang Sun-hong said, “I met with each team during my trip to Europe and received permission to be called up.”

“This preliminaries, the problem of players joining overseas can be seen as virtually zero base, said Hwang Sun-hong, coach of the Olympic national soccer team, as he left the country for training camp in Turkicye last January.”

Coach Hwang and the Olympic team's 'primary goal' is the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 (U-23) Asian Cup. 바카라사이트

This competition, held in Qatar from April to May, is an Asian qualifier for the Paris Olympics, which opens in July.

If you place in the top three, you will advance directly to the finals, and if you place fourth, you will have to go to Paris for a playoff against a country from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

It is an important tournament that determines whether Korean soccer will advance to the Olympics for the 10th consecutive Olympics, but Hwang Sun-hong-ho seemed to be in a position where he could not form the best team.

This is because it is not easy to recruit European players as it is the end of the European soccer season.

The strong statement of 'zero base' was an expression of Director Hwang's own regret that he could not expect to join overseas teams.

Turkiye training camp was also conducted mainly with domestic players.

However, there was a twist in the issue of joining the overseas faction.

The list of participants for the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) U-23 Championship, released on the 11th, included the names of overseas players such as Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), and Kim Ji-soo (Brentford).

Seonhongho Hwang participates in this tournament as a preparation for the U-23 Asian Cup.

There is a high possibility that the player named to the U-23 national team roster will participate in the Paris Olympic qualifiers.

Director Hwang revealed that he solved the problem of recruiting overseas talent through a business trip to Europe.

However, he says that he cannot be at ease because he has reached a provisional agreement with each club.

Coach Hwang said, “After completing training camp in Turkiye, I went on a business trip to Europe for about 12 days and visited four teams, including Celtic, St. Mirren (Scotland), and Stoke City (England),” and added, “I decided to let Bae Jun-ho participate in the preliminary round.”

“We have reached a certain level of agreement,” he said.

He added, "Due to the team's circumstances, the words may change for various reasons, but we have received a promise.

We will call them on this expedition to check the combination, etc.," and added, "The same goes for Yang Hyun-jun and Kim Ji-soo.

I visited and received permission from the club."

The addition of Bae Jun-ho, who is used as a key midfielder at Stoke City, and Yang Hyun-jun, who has shown long-term aggressive breakthroughs in Scotland and earned Celtic's starting position, is expected to be a great boost to Hwang Seon-hong's attacking line.

In this U-23 Asian Cup, Hwang Seon-hong is in a group with Japan, China, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), so he cannot be confident that he will advance to the quarterfinals by rising to second place in the group.

At the WAFF U-23 Championship held in Saudi Arabia, head coach Hwang was hit with bad news that made it impossible for him to lead the team on-site.

During this period, Coach Hwang must take charge of the A team as temporary head coach.

Regarding this 'living in two homes', Director Hwang said, "It is true that there are concerns and concerns," and "There are parts that need to be developed and parts that need to be confirmed."

However, he added, "We have shared this story with all of our coaches," and added, "We have decided on the lineup and game concept to some extent.

We are also preparing to establish procedures to confirm this."

The player who will be the ‘highlight’ for Hwang Sun-hong’s Olympic team is Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).

Lee Kang-in, who has become the core of the attack in the national team A beyond the age group national team, plays for Paris Saint-Germain, which is based in Paris, the host city of the Olympics.

However, Coach Hwang drew the line, saying, “It is impossible to be selected for the preliminaries.”

He continued, "If we pass the preliminary round, we will have to discuss it with the club again in July.

But it is difficult because we do not have a choice."

July and August, when the Olympic men's soccer match is held, is the pre-season for European soccer.

According to French sports media outlet L'Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain is reportedly considering Asia, including Korea, as a possible tour destination this summer.