SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea hope Shin Tae Yong’s familiarity with the squad, good communication expertise and skill to get the most effective out of younger gamers will assist get their World Cup marketing campaign again on observe after naming him the brand new nationwide crew coach on Tuesday.
The 46-year-old former South Korean worldwide midfielder replaces German Uli Stielike, who was sacked final month within the wake of a poor run of outcomes that left the facet’s 2018 World Cup hopes within the steadiness.
Stielike took the Koreans to the ultimate of the 2015 Asian Cup simply 4 months into the job, however has been unable to get the crew again to that normal and was fired after a 3-2 defeat to Qatar in mid-June.
Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) technical director Kim Ho Gon mentioned Shin had been given a contract that may see him coach the crew via the 2018 Finals in the event that they certified, however terminated in the event that they failed to achieve Russia.
“Shin has labored as an assistant coach for the nationwide crew and that is why he is aware of the gamers higher than anybody,” South Korean information company Yonhap Information quoted Kim as saying.
“One in all his sturdy factors is his communication expertise, so he’ll make an excellent ambiance within the crew once more.”
Shin has been a part of the teaching employees for the nationwide youth sides since 2015 and was in command of the crew that reached the final 16 of the latest under-20 World Cup on house soil.
He additionally coached the Olympic facet on the 2016 Rio Video games the place they reached the quarter-finals, and labored as an assistant to Stielike earlier than taking on the under-20 crew.
Shin, who made 23 appearances for the nationwide crew, faces a job in getting Korea’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign again on observe because the facet goals to play within the Finals for a ninth consecutive time.
With Iran already assured of high spot in Group A, Korea, only a level forward of Uzbekistan with two video games remaining, should maintain onto second spot to safe computerized qualification for Russia.
They host the Iranians in Seoul on Aug 31 earlier than travelling to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent 5 days later in what shall be a crunch tie.
