Vice Chairman Lee Yong-soo, who returned to the Korea Football Association after resigning in 2017. Korea Football Association
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Lee Yong-soo (62), a professor at Sejong University, returned to the Korea Football Association (Soccer Association).
On the 27th, the Football Association announced a new executive department to lead the 3rd President Chung Mong-gyu. Announcer Shin A-young’s surprise director appointment was a hot topic, but the core of this greeting is on the list of six vice chairmen. The weight of this vice chairman’s comeback.
Vice Chairman Lee is the’Brain’ representing Korean football. A representative achievement is the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. At that time, he served as the chairman of the technology committee and played a big role in the’Lesson 4 Myth’. Vice-Chairman Lee once stood on the other side of Chairman Chung, but even Chairman Chung chose him. It is a competitiveness that has been recognized by the other side.
Vice-Chairman Lee’s return was 1323 days after he resigned as Vice Chairman and Technical Chairman on June 15, 2017. Chairman Chung’s last World Cup, Qatar 2022, is approaching. This is the time when Vice Chairman Lee’s ability is needed. It can be seen as Chairman Chung’s last match.
One footballer said, “Everyone knows the abilities and passion of Vice Chairman Lee Yong-soo. Even after resigning, I know that Chairman Mong-gyu Chung’s trust has not changed. It is undeniable that he is a person necessary for the development of Korean football in any way.”
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In the past, Vice Chairman Lee served as the Technical Chairman, but this time he only serves as the Vice Chairman. The Football Association explained that “Chairman Pan-gon Kim is in charge of the national team, and Chairman Michael Müller is in charge of youth. We chose Vice Chairman Lee Yong-soo to act as a bridge between both sides.”
There is also a negative gaze. The reason that Vice Chairman Lee resigned three and a half years ago was because of the former national team coach Uly Stilike. Coach Stilike, appointed by Chairman Lee, was initially hailed as “Gattilique”, but was hardened by revealing limitations in the 2018 Russia World Cup Asian final qualifiers. Vice-Chairman Lee also took responsibility and left.
The Football Association emphasized the executive’s greetings as’unconventional and youthful’, but on the one hand, it cannot be free from the gaze of rethinking failed personnel. Many football fans are expressing doubts about Lee’s return to vice chairman.
The Football Association also knows this view. The Football Association said, “I know there are negative opinions. However, both the national team and youth have experience, and only one person, vice chairman Lee Yong-soo, was the only one who could embrace it.”
Unlike three and a half years ago, Vice Chairman Lee is not going to the front. It is the role of looking, advising, and coordinating from behind. That doesn’t mean you’re not without responsibility. It is in the hands of Vice Chairman Lee that the development of both the national team and youth and the plan for the two teams to coexist.
Vice-Chairman Lee is a message that he decided to return to the development of Korean football, not to restore his honor. The real evaluation of him has not yet been finalized.
Reporter Choi Yong-jae [email protected]
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