Lee Chun-soo: “The era of controlling players through names and age is over”
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- Former South Korea international Lee Chun-soo said leadership based on a coach’s reputation, seniority or age will not work with today’s national-team players.
- He criticized former coach Hong Myung-bo’s reported approach and said disagreements should be answered with tactical reasoning rather than anger.
- Lee said players who have learned under world-class managers expect a coach to demonstrate a clear football system.
Lee Chun-soo says South Korea’s national team can no longer be led by relying on a coach’s name, age or hierarchy. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, he criticized the leadership and player-management approach associated with former coach Hong Myung-bo.
Lee argued that modern players, including Son Heung-min, will not simply accept authority when they question a decision or challenge a coach. He said a manager must overcome disagreement through logic and football, not temper.
Even if it is the national team, when Son Heung-min or players like him question me or push back, you have to overcome them with logic and football, but he is trying to overcome them with anger.
“Even if it is the national team, when Son Heung-min or players like him question me or push back, you have to overcome them with logic and football, but he is trying to overcome them with anger,” Lee said.
He also stressed that today’s players have different expectations because many have worked under globally respected managers. “They do not follow a coach because of his name. If they were going by reputation, they have learned from people like Mourinho,” Lee said, adding that a coach’s football system and ability should determine his authority.
They do not follow a coach because of his name. If they were going by reputation, they have learned from people like Mourinho.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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