[News UP] Son Heung-min who is excited with 'one goal and two assists'...Hong Myung Bo-ho wins his first victory.

■ Host: anchor Yoon Jae-hee
■ Starring: soccer commentator Park Moon-sung

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[Anchor]
Let's take a closer look at last night's match against Oman. I'm connected to soccer commentator Park Moon-sung. Commissioner, you're out, right?

[Moonsung Park]
Hello, I'm Park Moon Sung.

[Anchor]
Fortunately, there were no two graduation ceremonies. Yesterday's match against Oman, please give us a general review first.

[Moonsung Park]
Son Heung-min's great personal performance at the end. So until the goal that we could get ahead of us, many people would have watched nervously until dawn. It was a tough game, but it was Son Heung-min. And as expected, Lee Kang-in. With the tremendous performance of the two players, we were able to achieve a precious victory of 3:1.

[Anchor]
It was easy to open with Hwang Hee-chan's goal at the beginning of the first half, but the frustrating trend continued until the second half. Is it possible to say that the troubleshooter was Son Heung-min?

[PARK MOON SUNG]
That's right. Son Heung-min was also the top scorer at England Music University, and it proved why Son Heung-min is a superstar when we call him a superstar. When the team was in trouble, the team showed an adventurous temperament that never missed the opportunity that came at the moment of crisis.

We scored three goals yesterday, and Son Heung-min scored all three of them. I made one goal. I helped him with two goals. So, he scored one goal and two assists, and all the scenes were great, but especially when he scored himself, the scene was surrounded by about five players in the back, a very cool first touch, and a left-footed shot that turns back after looking at the opponent's position. This was such a huge shot that the goalkeeper couldn't even come near, but especially this goal wasn't a left-footed shot, right? Son Heung-min's characteristic is that he has tremendous determination regardless of his right foot and left foot, and I think it was a truly overwhelming scene and play where he could see his ability, energy, and everything.

[Anchor]
Son Heung-min is also approaching the most goalscorer in the A-match.

[Park Moon-sung]
Yes, if this happens, we can talk about Cha Bum-keun as a Korean soccer legend. Now, the gap with legend Cha Bum-keun is narrowing to less than 10 goals. Son Heung-min will continue to cruise to the finals of the North-China World Cup and will play many games, but in my view, it's only a matter of time before Cha Bum-keun's tremendous milestone, which is used as a concept that matches Korean soccer. There is only a nine-goal gap at the moment.

In this case, I would like to say that Son Heung-min has only time left to become a perfect legend of Korean soccer, surpassing Cha Bum-keun's record through the third qualifying round or various warm-up matches after that.

[Anchor]
If you could pick another player who did well yesterday, who would it be?

[Moonsung Park]
It's Lee Kang-in. If we've lived in Son Heung-min's era for 10 years, it's a game that showed that we can live in Lee Kang-in's era for the next 10 years. In particular, Lee Kang-in did not give us space with his fairly good defensive organization even when we were struggling, but every time he did this, he created space and shook the opponent a lot by continuing to shoot with his left foot, which he uses so well in open space, but there is a scene where I shouted while watching the game yesterday.

That's what Lee Kang-in passed when Son Heung-min scored, and viewers will watch Lee Kang-in pass in that scene when he has time. Then, two people will surround you. It's surrounded by 2
people and completely depress it as if there's no one there.

Another one, the third player, brings all three players to his side and then connects them to Son Heung-min. How can that scene have such a great skill? How can you run like this?
Can I have a vision? How can you have such a great sense? I think it was a wonderful scene where we could see the ability of the genius Lee Kang-in.

[Anchor]
I personally wish I could replay that scene again. There was a lack of tactics to be considered as the loser of the first game, but how was it this time?

[Moonsung Park]
I think that homework is left. As I said just now, each of our players has a great ability. This time, we convened a total of 26 players, nine of whom are European. Among them, Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-sung, and Hwang In-beom have very good members. Even if we look at the history of Korean soccer, it's an era where we have the most good resources at the same time, but compared to the individual players' abilities, don't we have something like this when we watch the game?

Wow, that's really cool. It's really refreshing. You're really good at making it. These scenes should come out, but if you look at the way they've been, you can maximize them with individual players' ability to solve this, which means that it's weak for teams to unite and show team goals and team play. In the end, team goals and team play are part of tactics, so we can say that we still lack completeness in terms of tactics.

[Anchor]
Researching these tactics and training the players seems to be one of the coach's biggest roles, so what kind of evaluation can we make about coach Hong Myung-bo?

[Moonsung Park]
As a result, we won 3:1 on a difficult road trip, so we took a breather. We can say that we led the victory well, but if we look at it more soberly, we are not aiming to pass the Asian regional qualifiers. We continue to go to the World Cup finals, and what kind of game will we get and what kind of results will we get from the World Cup finals? The cold reality is that it is difficult to perform well in the North-China World Cup finals with this level of team play because we aim to reach the round of 16 or the quarterfinals.

In order for us to perform well, we need to think about how to combine these good resources into one team and one tactic, and I think we need to think about two things. The first is that we lost about a year of time if we look at it like this.

In other words, after Klinsmann resigned, the process of appointing interim coach twice, and this time, coach Hong Myung-bo was not good. By wasting about a year like this, we've lost a precious year that we have to work with. In that sense, it's called a lost year, but first of all, we've let go of a year so unfortunately, this is the first time.

Second, nevertheless, Coach Hong Myung-bo has to prove himself anyway. Of course, the selection process was not good, and it is still being criticized by many fans for it, but from Hong Myung-bo's point of view, it has been pointed out that Hong Myung-bo lacks tactical details. We classify soccer coaches into two categories.

One is a manager-type coach who is good at motivating players. Another category is a strategist-type coach who is good at drawing up certain tactical details, and Hong Myung-bo is a little managerial and motivates the players. He has been evaluated as good at raising players like this, but he has been pointed out a little about how much tactical detail there is. It can be seen that director Hong Myung-bo's future task is to prove and prove the things that have been pointed out.

[Anchor]
The next opponent in the third round is Jordan, but we lost in the semi-finals of the last Asian Cup. What do you expect?

[Moonsung Park]
It's really not an easy opponent. We fell to Jordan and failed to make it to the Asian Cup final. We also met twice at the Asian Cup, and we drew once and lost once. Jordan is performing very well in the beginning and won the game yesterday, but Jordan next month is especially away.

That's why I'm preparing to fly a chartered plane. But what's important is Iraq, which is the second economic game after Jordan. In our group, Jordan and Iraq are considered the most uncomfortable for us, and in this third qualifying round, we have to finish second in the group to go straight to the World Cup finals, but I would like to say that next month's game against Jordan, especially the away game, is very important because it is calculated that at least one team between Jordan and Iraq needs to beat us to advance to the World Cup finals.

[Anchor]
The match against Iraq you mentioned is a home game, but in fact, the players in the last home game as well. Didn't you have any complaints about the condition of the lawn? After the Oman game, Son Heung-min praised the grass condition of the stadium, saying, "It was good." It was a bone-in interview, but if the grass condition is not good in October, the plan to change the stadium for home games is also being considered?

[Moonsung Park]
Currently, the Korea Football Association has applied for a rental at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam. But now, if the grass situation is too bad, I'm also thinking about moving to another stadium.

If the grass is not good, technical players have difficulty handling the ball. European players run on such good grass, so if the grass is not good, they will be less competitive.
That's why the Korea Football Association is also thinking about it, but I want to tell you this.

Of course, it will be necessary for the Korea Football Association to find the best stadium available now, the grassy environment, but in fact, even if we do, if we play against Iraq, we draw because of the grass, we lose because of the grass.

The last Palestinians were like that because of grass, it's a little bit too much to do. Because bad grass isn't just bad for us, it's the same condition for the other team. So, at the level of the Korea Football Association, we need to make efforts to find good grass and improve it in the future, but this should be an excuse or a prerequisite for us.It can't be like this. I think I need to look at it separately.

[Anchor]
Regardless of the contents of the game, the controversy over the appointment of head coach Hong Myung-bo continues. The association's opaque appointment process will also be addressed in the National Assembly?

[Moonsung Park]
On the 24th of this month, the National Assembly will ask pending questions. So, we applied for several witnesses, including Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, Hong Myung-bo, and Lee Im-saeng, technical director who had the appointment process. That's why I'm asking you directly. So, we will look closely at all the processes, starting with the sudden amnesty of the match manipulator a year ago, the appointment of Klinsmann, and the failure to advance to the Paris Olympics.

I think I should watch this in a two-track version. Our national team qualifies for the World Cup, so I think we can support our fans, wait, and cheer for them. However, apart from this, I think it's a completely separate matter to look into whether there have been any problems with the appointment process or the operation of the association. As it is, the national team will support it, but if there have been problems so far, I think it would be right to look into it and improve it if there is anything to improve and take responsibility if there is anything to be done.

[Anchor]
I see. Let's take a moment to talk about Son Jun-ho. I've been permanently expelled from the Chinese Football Association and now it's controversial, what happens to this?

[Moonsung Park]
The situation doesn't seem simple right now. The Chinese Football Association has decided on what is called permanent expulsion, but for now, it is only applicable in China, but I don't think the Chinese Football Association will end the problem on its own. If you post it as FIFA, a higher-level organization, it's under the influence of FIFA that plays all football in the world, including Korea. So if it is reported to FIFA, Son Jun-ho will not be able to play soccer anywhere, including Korea.

So this afternoon, Son Jun-ho will officially announce his position regarding this. So about what we're going to talk about. Because Son Joon-ho has never officially explained or explained what happened after returning from detention in China.

However, since the Chinese Football Association made this decision, I think the next step will be decided depending on what message Son Jun-ho will send and what he will talk about. So first of all, I think we should pay attention to Son Joon-ho's announcement of his position this afternoon.

[Anchor]
I see. I think we should also take a good look at the press conference in the afternoon. It was with commentator Park Moon-sung. Thank you for talking with me today.