Korean coach admitted to choosing the wrong squad
"I'm sorry. I was wrong in choosing a squad and tactics. I took responsibility for this failure. But I did not think that Korea lost to three goals, we did not deserve that result," the coach, coach Hwang said after defeat at Pakhtakor, Tashkent on 12/6.
The match is like the soon -ended final did not take place as expected, when the Korean defending champion was inferior and broken from the middle of the second half. The whole match they only launched two targeted finishes, compared to the nine Japanese.
The Korean media said that Hwang's coach did not use the defensive midfielder, when both Kwon Hyeok-Kyu and Lee Jin-Yong were on the reserve, the cause of failure. Previously, he was controversial when he did not use Lee Kang-in in the Vietnam 1-1 draw in the group stage. At that time, if he wins Vietnam, Quoc will definitely go on and can rotate the squad in the last round meeting Thailand.
This is the first time Korea has not reached the semi -finals of the Asian U23 tournament. Before being eliminated this year, Kim Chi country team twice ranked fourth when the tournament was held in 2013 and in 2018, the second in 2016 and the 2020 championship.
According to Hwang coach, after this tournament, Korean players must improve their skills, continue to improve the game organization and make effective use of opportunities. He also praised Japan, the U21 team only attended the tournament to target the Paris Olympic Games 2024. The 53 -year -old military leader said: "Their players have an incredible speed."
Hwang was appointed coach U23 Korea in September 2021, with the goal of protecting the championship in the U23 Asian Championship 2022. His contract will expire after the Paris Olympic Games 2024. His term will be evaluated Again after the Asian Games 2022. However, the tournament is scheduled to take place in September in Hangzhou, China was postponed due to the influence of Covid-19.
Hwang is Korean football legend. He attended four consecutive World Cups from Italy 1990 to Korea-Japan 2002, and was the striker scoring the second most goals in the history of Korean football with 50 goals in 103 matches, only after Father Bumkun (58 goals over the past goals 136 matches). Hwang's most memorable goal is to open the score when South Korea defeated Poland 2-0 in the opening match at the 2002 World Cup - the home tournament that the kimchi team reached the semi -finals.
He started his training career as an assistant at Jeonnam Dragons, then took power at Busan Ipark, Pohang Steelers, FC Seoul and Daejeon Hana Citizen. The 53-year-old former striker was the first coach of Korean football to win the K-League championship and the domestic FA Cup, with Pohang Steelers in 2013.
