What style does Son Heung-min want the next South Korea coach to have?

After the sacking of Jürgen Klinsmann, the national team went through a period of turmoil. The team was unable to find a replacement quickly enough, and the March A match was played under interim coach Hwang Sun-hong. Jesse Marchi, Jesús Casas, and other candidates were mentioned, but by the June A-Match, the team still hadn"t named a permanent coach. This time, Kim Do-hoon stepped in as interim coach.

The result was a third-place finish in the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Canada-Mexico-USA (North and Central America). Now that the fire has been extinguished, the national team is back to the drawing board. A power-building committee has been convened and the process of selecting a new coach has begun again.

There is still mistrust. There are those who are unhappy with everything that the KFA has done, starting with the suspicion that they have a specific coach in mind. The only way to reverse the situation is to go through a proper process, give a clear direction, appoint a coach, and do a good job.

 

The committee can take a cue from Son Heung-min"s post-match interview with China. In the press conference, Son said, "I think active soccer is definitely a basic virtue. We need to think about the direction Korean soccer should go in the future. We can"t exactly compare with our club team, but we need to learn from the direction and system of the club team. The most important thing is to figure out what kind of soccer we should sportstoto.link play and what kind of soccer we are good at. We have a lot of good players. I think it"s important to choose the right and safe path, even if it takes time."

 

In an interview with Mixzone, he laughed about the new coach, saying, "I think he has to be a world-class coach to get the kind of coach our players want. It makes sense because there are many people in the national team who have experienced the best training and coaching systems in Europe. However, it is very difficult to bring such a coach to Korea.

 

 

"Obviously, I think we need to bring in a good coach for Korean soccer to develop, and I don"t think that"s something that we players talk about, but I think the federation needs to bring in a coach that fits the direction that Korean soccer wants to go. It"s taking quite a bit of time now, and I think it will be helpful if you give it time. It will be good for the players, it will be good for the fans, and it will be good for Korean soccer."

 

"In the second round of the World Cup, we played against lesser teams, but in the third round, we have to fight harder against more competitive teams. For the present and for the future, the coach must come and set the direction, select the players, and run the game accordingly. Taking Son Heung-min"s words as a reference, the Power Enhancement Committee and the Korea Football Association should make careful and sober judgments "for the sake of Korean soccer.