MEDIA South Korea (South Korea) is participating in monitoring the 2022 AFF Cup. Even though the South Korean National Team (Timnas) did not play in the event, they are still taking part in the 2022 AFF Cup because there are three coaches from their country who are playing in the competition.
Who else if not Park Hang-seo (Vietnam national team), Kim Pan-gon (Malaysian national team) and Shin Tae-yong (Indonesian national team). The local newspaper even compared this event to the championship of the “three kingdoms”.
According to the reports summarized on the Soha.vn website, Korean media agree that Southeast Asia is quite an attractive market for Japan and Korea. Over the years, Korean football and the economy have benefited greatly from Southeast Asia.
In addition, the Korean League (K-League) has repeatedly signed Southeast Asian players and achieved marketing results that exceeded expectations. Therefore, they really have many reasons to be interested in watching the AFF Cup.
“It’s even more interesting that Korean coaches will lead 3 of the 10 teams participating in this year’s tournament. It’s amazing that the 3 teams are the ‘elite’ group in Southeast Asia. So 3/4 of the teams are led by our coaches (except Thailand),” wrote Sunday Newspaper focused on Korean strategists working in Southeast Asia, Tuesday (27/12/2022).
The media further explained the effect of the presence of the three coaches on the achievements and popularity of each team. Starting from Park Hang-seo who has handled Vietnam since 2017.
“With 1 championship, 2 gold medals at the SEA Games, reaching the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, entering the qualifying round for the finals of the World Cup, Mr. Park is considered the best coach in the history of Vietnamese football,” wrote another Korean media.
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