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[스포츠서울 김용일기자] ‘The children of Hong Myung-bo’ have a true sword fight with the teacher for life.
Manager Hong Myung-bo (Ulsan Hyundai), who achieved the first bronze medal myth in Korean soccer history at the 2012 London Olympics, and Park Joo-young and Ki Sung-yong (Lee Sang FC Seoul) will face off at the K-League Ground for the first time.
Ulsan and Seoul clash in round 8 of’Hanawon Q K League 1 2021′ held at Ulsan Munsu Stadium at 7 pm on the 7th. Ulsan is in second place in the league with 14 points, and Seoul is in third place with 12 points. It is a confrontation that cannot be compromised for both teams to pursue the lead Jeonbuk Hyundai (17 points).
Here, a priest who represents Korean football is a game that competes as a simple enemy, so it attracts more and more attention. Ulsan head coach Hong and Seoul’s leading stars Park Joo-young and Ki Sung-yong are inseparable. They are also benefactors to each other.
Coach Hong, who gained fame as’Asia’s best Libero’ during his active career, worked as a coach for the A national team after his retirement, and began his coaching career in earnest through the U-20 national team’s command tower. The big turning point was when I took on the U-23 national team and stepped on the stage at the London Olympics held nine years ago. Hong, who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, unfortunately, pledged a new history at the Olympics finals. Park Ju-young and Ki Sung-yong were the central axes of the sketch of the Olympic finals drawn by Hong.
In particular, Park Joo-young was criticized by the public for the controversy about evading military service at the time. However, Hong selected him as a wild card, leaving a famous saying, “If Park Joo-young says he will not go to the army, I will go instead.” He chose to break through the negative public opinion head-on. In the Olympics, athletes are given military service benefits if they win 3rd place or higher. It was the last chance for Park Joo-young, who played in Europe at the time and looked at her late 20s, to receive legitimate military service benefits. Sung-Yong Ki played for Celtic in Scotland at the time and was trying to advance to the big leagues. Director Hong identified Ki Sung-yong as the key agent of Joongwon and put his name on the final entry. For him, the Olympic medals touched his future European career.
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Coach Hong built trust with them on the basis of’brother leadership’ and wrote a history of bronze medals at the Olympic finals, as if re-enacting the myth of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup quarterfinals. In particular, Park Joo-young and Ki Sung-yong played a central role in the new history as director Hong’s expectations. Ki Sung-yong roared with a goal to finalize the quarter-finals as the last kicker in the penalty shoot-out against the host country England. It was similar to the scene where Hong smiled brightly after confirming the quarterfinals 10 years ago as the last runner of the penalty shoot-out in the Korea-Japan World Cup quarterfinal match in Spain. Park Joo-young fired a right-footed finisher with an amazing personal skill that outstripped three opponents defenders in the 3rd and 4th place match (2-0 win) against Japan, which had a bronze medal.
Of course, Hong Myung-bo’s children weren’t alone with glory. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, coach Hong and London’s flagship members united, but due to the lack of preparation periods, the group staged a pain. However, the memories of the national team, filled with emotions and sorrows, strengthened the link between Hong and the children of Hong Myung-bo.
When Hong returned to the K-League after 3 years and 6 months while holding the Ulsan baton earlier this year, he looked forward to a confrontation with Park Joo-young and Ki Sung-yong on the ground. In Ulsan, London member Kim Ki-hee is guarding the central defense. The competition in good faith is expected to be as hot as the competition for ranking.
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