Kim Hak-beom, coach of the U-23 soccer team, watches the training of the players at the Gangchang Hak Park Stadium in Seogwipo City, Jeju on the 1st. Seogwipo = Reporter Kim Hyung-jun
The training led by the football national team coach Kim Hak-beom (61) and under 23 years old (U-23), who completed the last domestic convocation training ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for one year, was quite difficult. Young-wook Cho (22, Seoul) laughed, saying, “The atmosphere of the team is good, because the convocation is over.” It was hard”.
Coach Kim Hak-beom, who met at the Sports Complex in Gangchang Hak Park, Seogwipo-si, Jeju, on the 1st, a day before the dissolution of the national team, said “about 60~70 points” when asked about the training results. Earlier, in the K-League Pohang (3-1), Seongnam (4-0), Suwon FC (2-1) and all of them won the evaluation match, coach Kim said, “The result is meaningless.” It is the key to following the plan)” he emphasized. The athletes’ story is that they spent a’winter of hardship’ in the policy of coach Kim, which requires mental strength and determination as much as physical strength.
In fact, this Seogwipo field training was held on the assumption that it could happen at any time during the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and next year’s Hangzhou Asian Games. In particular, ahead of the third evaluation match with Suwon, coach Kim put in high-intensity physical training. He wanted to bring out his stats even when his stamina fell drastically during the tight tournament schedule. Director Kim ordered, “If I don’t say I’m feeling well, I’m immediately eliminated.”
U-23 football national team Jeong Seung-won (left) and Song Min-gyu are training at the Gangchang Hak Park Stadium in Seogwipo City, Jeju on the 1st. Seogwipo = Reporter Kim Hyung-jun
U-23 football national team Lee Soo-bin (left) and Oh Se-hoon are training at the Gangchang Hak Park Stadium in Seogwipo City, Jeju on the 1st. Seogwipo = Reporter Kim Hyung-jun
The convocation schedule ends with the 2nd match and evaluation match. This is the last time to check the domestic wave, but coach Kim is in a position that all are candidates for the Olympics until the final list is announced, and no one can guarantee the boarding. Three tasks were also left: △ Good self-management, △ taking care of what you need, and △ playing in the team is important. He said, “I will continue to watch the players this convocation.”
The question is whether the Olympics will be held. Once it goes as scheduled, the final draw will be held in mid-April, but the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) around the world is seldom subsided, and the possibility of cancellation and re-postponement of the competition is struggling. When asked by the reporters that there might be an anxious atmosphere, director Kim said, “If you get sick of it, you die,” and “I don’t care too much.” He said, “Isn’t there anything we can do with our own strength?” He said that he will prepare steadily as it is the same condition for all teams.
U-23 football national team Jo Young-wook (left) and Jeon Se-jin are taking pictures before interview with reporters at Gangchang Hak Park Stadium in Seogwipo City, Jeju on the 1st. Seogwipo = Reporter Kim Hyung-jun
The same goes for the players. In particular, the eagerness of Jo Young-wook and Jeon Se-jin, who got a chance again after the competition was postponed for a year after being unclear on boarding the Olympic team due to an injury last year. Jo Young-wook said, “Athletes also respond to Internet articles (about acting), but they do not want to be shaken. If you challenge yourself with the confidence that you have accumulated, you will be able to do well.” Jeon Se-jin, who will be a civilian during the Olympics, said, “If you are desperate for the Olympics because of the military, I think it’s an incorrect posture. If you prepare, you will be able to do well enough.”
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