From a one-club man to a coach, Pohang lover Park Tae-ha's sincere fans cheered for him a lot. → He wants to win three consecutive Korea Cups
Dec 26, 2024
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It started with a Taeha drama. A season that ended with a Taeha drama. Pohang Steelers coach Park Tae-ha's (56) season was full of affection for Pohang fans.
Coach Park Tae-ha, from Yeongdeok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, spent 30 years in Pohang alone and poured all his career into the Pohang Steelers. From 1991 to 2001, he was a true 「Pohang Man」 who played only in Pohang.
Even after retirement, he took the leadership path starting with Pohang coach. After serving as coach of the A national team and FC Seoul coach, he took the position of coach for the first time at Yanven Pudder. After coaching the Chinese women's B national team, he expanded his perspective on soccer as a technical member of the Korean Professional Football Federation TSG. Ahead of the 2024 season, he returned to his hometown as the head coach of Pohang.
It wasn't an easy decision, it was a challenge. There were also many concerns about whether Park, who had a hiatus from Pohang, where head coach Kim Ki-dong left, would be able to manage it well. However, it turned the mood around from the beginning. He won the game with dramatic scores early in the season and even earned the nickname 'Taeha Drama'.
Coach Park and Pohang's journey, which continued to run without losing their strength until the end of the season, even paid off as two consecutive Korean Cups. He also finished the season with a smile by winning 3-1 against Vissel Kobe in Game 6 of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) League Stage, his last game in his first year.
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Then "The parts that were concerned about in the beginning were dispelled to some extent, and the united results of veteran players and junior players were shown well in the beginning." The problem was large in the departure of the injured player. That's a pity because there is no player composition to supplement if an injured player occurs. As a result, there were some regrets in the second half, but I think I was able to wash away the bad things at once because I received big gifts as a result of the players' efforts at the end", he also directly mentioned the disappointing parts and results.
When head coach Park took charge of Pohang, the biggest concern was the hiatus. He served as the technical chairman of the Korea Professional Football Federation's technical research group. It is evaluated that it made a remarkable contribution to the early system construction of TSG. However, even though it was close to the field, it was not possible to completely erase the worries about the four years that the field experience was a little lacking.
However, his experience at TSG became the basis for coach Park to return to the field and demonstrate his ability. " helped me a lot enough," he said. "Not directly instructing the players, but looking at it from the outside, I learned a lot about what looked different. When I returned to the actual site, I think it was an experience that I was able to fully utilize in the team tactics. "I watched a lot of games as the chairman of the technical committee, so it was a time to fully understand the strengths and weaknesses and tactics of the K-League, and it helped me a lot as well."
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Regarding the composition and plan of the team "We have set the existing players in the direction of going together until next year as much as possible. I think the contract is going well. We are planning to stay all the foreign players as well,' he said. `We have planned to go together, in that direction, because we are essential players to show better performance than this year.'
He also had a clear goal for the next season. I promised to get better performance than this season. Director Park said, `I think we need a better performance than this year"If I have a chance at the Korea Cup, I have a desire to win three consecutive games. In the first half of this year, we will take lessons from the fact that we were really competing for the lead in the first half of this year so that we can regain the upward trend in the first half of next year. "I really want to win the right to participate in the ACLE," he said.
He didn't forget his affectionate words to his fans. Coach Park said, `The fans' support really helped me a lot. Even when I lost six consecutive games, the fans' cheering culture always helped me when I was in trouble. It was not a blocking of the bus, but a greater strength for the players through the greeting of the bus. The cheering culture shown in the Korea Cup final became a process of confirming through fans that our team is a traditional and strong team. I would like to express my gratitude once again to the fans who have silently and passionately supported me despite the difficult situation for a year.
Coach Park and the Pohang team, who finished a tight schedule in 2024, including the league, ACLE, and Korea Cup, will begin preparing for the season in earnest starting with off-season training in January 2025. He will leave for Hua Hin, Thailand, via Incheon International Airport on January 5, and will concentrate on spending the hot winter for the next season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
