Director Seo Jung-won's press conference Anger declared war, saying, "I can't stand it anymore toward Chengdu who cut his limbs."

Jul 17, 2025

Director Seo Jung-won's press conference Anger declared war, saying, 'I can't stand it anymore toward Chengdu who cut his limbs.'
Seo Jung-won, head coach of Chengdu Rong-cheong, publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the club's management at a press conference on the 17th.



South Korean soccer legend Seo Jung-won, head coach of Chengdu Longcheong, has publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the club's management.

Coach Seo said in an away press conference against Tianjin Jinman on the 17th, `I'm sorry to those who say this now.' I put up with it for six months, but I can't take it anymore as a director. You can't just watch it."

Coach Seo claimed that the club unilaterally fired its coaches. "Since the winter, the club has not trusted (our) coaches," Seo said. Dismissed the medical staff and interpreters. The coaching contract was signed in March (when the season started) and there were few decisions I could make."




A Chinese soccer official said in response to the remarks, "'Cut your arms and legs first' in order not to renew your contract with coach Seo. It is intended to weaken its influence."

Chinese media reported that the Chengdu club has not fulfilled its contract with coach Seo and automatic renewal conditions for more than half a year. It is said that high-ranking executives of the club openly expressed dissatisfaction with coach Seo's leadership at a team meeting attended by coach Seo and all players. He claimed that it was because of coach Seo that his performance was not getting better this year. As a result, the two sides were in conflict, and the meeting did not end smoothly.

Some media believe that coach Seo will be replaced this summer due to the conflict between the club and the coaches.




Director Seo Jung-won's press conference Anger declared war, saying, 'I can't stand it anymore toward Chengdu who cut his limbs.'
Homulo with Director Seo Jeong-won who attended the press conference at Tenjinjeon on the 17th.
Seo also said, `We need to recruit players to use the third-line tactics in the second half, but the club has not made any contact. I don't know much about it. This situation is unacceptable."

Coach Seo said, `If the club is not satisfied with the coaching staff, please let us know as soon as possible. Please communicate with me as soon as possible so that we can make a decision."

Then "This is a very difficult time, but there's not much I can do. It's very unfortunate."




Chengdu ace Romulo, who played at Busan I'Park in the past, told the same press conference "It's time to tell the truth. Now I think some of the relationships between people on and off the field have been broken. The club must realize that what we have built up over the past five years, the hard work, should be recognized. My team was in the second division when I joined. Look at the present. Do you think we should acknowledge everything we have, or do you think we should get rid of it?" outraged.

Coach Seo promoted Chengdu, who was in the second division, to the first division, and presented the Asian Champions League ticket by leading the team to third place in the Chinese Super League, the club's all-time record, in the 2024 season. As of this season's 16th round, he is also in third place. In the first half of the season, he took the lead in the Super League for the first time in the club's history.

However, coach Seo has suffered from major and minor problems such as unpaid agent fees and one-sided dismissal of coaches amid frequent changes in the leadership of the Chengdu club over the past year or two. In addition to coach Seo, Korean coaches such as Ha Dae-sung and Kim Hyung-il are active in Chengdu.

In response, the manager's wife posted a direct criticism of the club on her personal SNS on the 16th.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.